The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-02 00:00:00

THE S'itrUi I'PTI (41 ('ll fIFVFIL

lie ally necessity for the same. Complaints hay.
lug been mode to the committee of persons com-
mitting nuisances in Wheeler's Hill, the com-
ll.ittee recommend the Commissioners to request
the police to take proceedings against all persons
committing nuisances in Wheeler's Hill or on
the other public passages in the town. The in-
spector of nuisinices attended before the com-
mittee to read his report of complaints, and what
sti pa he had taken in reference to the same.
Mr. Henry Hughes had kindly offered to the
committee a place for the reception of the con-
tents of such ash-pits, privies, pigsties, and
manure heaps that required immediate removal,
but the permission to extend for the period of
one month only from the present date. The
committee advised that 100 placards, " Precau-
tions against Cholera,- should be obtained, at
the cost of tis, and circulated. Cecil-street is
now lighted with two lamps, and a lamp on
Beauty Bank has been brought opposite the cen-
tre of the same street.

Mr. Hughes moved the adoption of the report,
which Mr. Woolley seconded, and it was carried
unanimously.
The Clerk reported that there had bet]] only
three deaths in the town. and thirty-five cases
of sickness in the town during the past month.
Mr. Dorricutt, inspector of nuisances, reported
that he had visited a number of premises where
nuisances had existed, but promises had been
given for their removal. His report contained
nothing of interest.
The Clerk laid a return to the following effect
upon the table :—At the last meeting of the
Board a resolution was adopted as follows :-
4' That the Clerk be requested to prepare for the
next monthly meeting of this Board a report,
showing :-1. The names of persons elected to
serve an commissioners in each ward, at each of
the last three annexed elections. 2. The names
of persons so elected (if any) who declined to
serve. 3. The names of commissioners ;if any)
who, during the last three years, have forfeited
their seats through non-attendance. Fourthly.
The number of Board meetings which each
commissioner has attended during the year
1870.1." The names of persons if elected; to
serve as commissioners in each ward, during
the last three annexed elections were as follows :
- - East Ward (elected in 1838) : Messrs. J. W.
Furnev, William Akroyd (deceased), and W. H.
Penney. Elected in 1869 : Messrs. H. Dilling-
ham, .1. W. Turney, and J. Mck:wen. Elected
1870:iii Messrs. E. Stringer, F. Perks, and
Win. Edwards.
West Ward ;elected in 1868) : Messrs. G.
Thorne, J. W. Woolley, and William Young.
Elected in 1869: Messrs. J. Maurice, G. 11.
Perkins, and D. Maginnis. Elected in 1870:
Messrs. Chas. Blunsona, Hazledine, and J.
Cooper.
South Ward ielected in 1868) : Messrs. L. H.
Packwood, H. Hughes, and AV. H. King. Elec-
ted in 1869 : Messrs. Jas. Allsop, Jas. Walker,
and E. Elcock. Elected in 1870: Messrs. H.
Newnan], C. W. Collis, and J. Emery.
Messrs. Turney and Cooper had declined to
serve. Messrs. AV. 11. Penney, J. Maurice, J.
Hazledine, and W. H. King had lost their seats
through uoma'tendance.
_

Thi; number of Board meetings from Septem-
ber 7th, 1870 to August 26th, 1871, both days
inclusive, had been 15. The following was a list
of attendances during the same period: --East
Ward: Penney, ; Billiugham, 10; McEwen,
10; Stringer, 9; Parkes, 2; Edwards, 7. West
Ward Thorne, 4; Woolley, 13 ; Young, 10 ;
Maurice, 0; Perkins, 9 ; Magiunis, 13; Blun-
som, 12; and liaziedine, 1. South Ward:
Packwood, 10; Hughes' 10; King, 0; Allsop, 9;
Walker, 7 ; Eleoek, 2; Newnan', 13; Collis, 3;
Emery, 12.
The Clerk said that the gentlemen who retire
at the ensuing election were as follows :—East
Ward : Messrs. J. W. Turuev, AV. Akroyd dc.
ceased), and W. H. Penney. West Ward
Messrs. IL Thorne, J. W. Woolley, and W.
boiling. South Ward : Messrs. L. H. Packwood,
H. Hughes, and W. H. King.
There was no other business of interest, and
the meeting terminated.

cree for sale of certain property, at Wordsley.
Decree granted, in default of payment in three
months.— Mr. Collis appeared for the plaintiff.
Hayes v. Biooks.—Juav CASE.—On Thurs-
day, before Mr. Lindale Warren, Deputy Judge,
this ease was again called on for hearing. Our
readers will recollect that on the first hearing
the jury could not agree, and they were die
charged On the secand trial the jury found a
verdict for Brooks, but left it an open question
as to whether Whittaker (defendant's man) had
paid the money or not to Hayes, and the present
action was brought against the defendant to re-
cover the sum of I:10 155., being the value of
half a carcase of a cow. Mr. T. Homer ap-
peared for plaintiff, and Mr. Perry for defend-
to L. Mr. Homer briefly opened the case, stating
ll,' both parties ore butchers at the Lye, sod
it at as often the custom in that part of the
cohntry for two persona to buy a cow between
them. On the 27th April plaintiff and defend-
ant's man, Whittaker, agreed to buy a cow of
Mr. Chessbire for X2l 10s. On going into the
Round House at Birmingliani, to pay for it,
Whittaker said lie had not got the money to pay
his half. The defendant had not given him the
money, and that he had only about ..C2 10s, and
said that he would pay when he got home. De-
fendant did not pay him, and the action wits
brought to recover the amount. A number of
witnesses were heard on both sides. For the
defence it :was contended that Whittaker had
paid the money, and witnesses were called.—
His Honour summed up, and the jury gave a
verdict for plaintiff.

Of the girl nsa found on Sunday tu.iriiim.t, about three
o'clock. The Jury returned a verdict of Suicide. whil it
in a state of temporary insanity."
MAOISTERIAL.—There w.ts DO liusine,, at the Police
Court, on Thursday, in consequence of the illness of
Mr. I. Spooner, the StipenJiary.