The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-30 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

DESERTING FAMILT.—At the Police Court on Wed-
nesday, before Meer. F. W. G. Barre and E. Moore.
Joseph Shaw we, charged with deserting his wife aud
children, and rendering them chargeable to the Dudley
Union. Defendant promhed to take his wife back, and
pay costs.

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SELLING ALE WITHOUT • LICENSE.—Thomas Webb,
landlord of the Black Horse, Church-street, Oldbury,
was charged with selling ale on the Wake Ground, on the
'fish inst, without being duly licensed. Mr. Hemmant,
of Birmingham, defended Police-sergeant Powner Paid
he was stationed at Old Hill. On the above date he went
to defendant's booth, where he was selling ale and other
things, and asked him to produce his certificate, or
license.. He had not a license from the excise. Ther,
were two other officers with witness, and they saw the
same. He had a license. but it was not signed by a ma•
gistrute. Cross-examined s The wake and races were
held on the groan i that day. I was in plain clothes. I
saw something sold in the booth whilst I was there, lie
is a licensed innkeeper at Oldbury.—Mr. Hemnaant, in,
defence, contended that defendant had tried all in his
power to get the license signed before he opened his
booth on the race-course.—He then celled Henry Stokes,
who said he went to Spoil Lane Glass Works to see Mr
Chance, the magistrate. but he was not there. He went
to Mr. Kendrick, another magistrate, but he said he
could not sign the certificate, as it was not in his district.
—Mr. Moore Paid defendant had broken the law, and he
knew it, tied tined defendant 5a and costs.

ASSAI:MT Cane.—Rebecca Norwood was charged with
assanlung Elizabeth Hickman, on the 19th. Comp
ant ssiu on the above date she went into the Swan Inn.
when defendant began with her, and as she was going
out defendant struck her, and blackened her eye. Wi..-
nesses were called on both eider. Defendant was fined
ificl and costs, or seven days._

ANOTHER CAss.—Joseph Dim/flock was charged with
assaulting Samuel Woodhouse, on the 18th inst. Com-
plainant said the defendact hit him on the mouth, and
knocked three of Isis teeth out. Defendant was drunk
St the time. Dekndant was tined 20s and coats; in de
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twit 21 days.
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NiAeTEN AND SERVANTS.—Job Taylor and Ephraim
Harris were charged by Thomas Pargeter Jones, of the
Hailstone Quarry, with neglect of work, on the 4th inst.
Mr. Hemmant appealred for complainant, and Mr. W.
Hayes for defendants. John Hadley said he saw defend-
ants sign the agreement produced. James Levett, man-
ager far complainant, said defendants had been in the
employ of complainant, as cutters. They left their work
on the 2pd Most without giving any notice. They claimed
El from each defendant, and they were paid no much •
load. They del not complain that their loads were over
weight. Mr. Hayes mid that a man could leave his work
if he bad lawful excuse, and he contended that the men
loaded more stone than they were paid for. The Bench
were of opinion that defendants ought not to have left
without notice. They would rescind the contract, and
order defendant to pay costs.
THREATENING.—James Parkes was summoned for
threatening to cut Joseph Troman's la— head off, on
the 13th inst. Mr. ILommant appeared for defendant.
the case was withdrawn on payment of costs.
Wismiairs AND MEA4CRES Tue following person,
were communed by Mr. J. G. Horder, Inspector of
Weights and Measures, for having in their possessi on
deficient weights and measures ;—James Clutterbuck, bar
having a pair of unjust scales, 34 oz. out of balance. fined
5s and costs.—lsaac Mullett. three pairs of scales. OUP
tee. against the purchaser. A piece of lead was attached
to the scales, which, if removed, the sales would be 3111+
against the purchaser. The other two scales had bout
bulls for balance. Fined 28 64 and casts.—John Cooper,
a pair of scales for coal, 1211 tbs against the purchaser.
Ordered to pay costs.—William Letts, grocer, two pairs
of scales out of balance ; the provision scales being three
drachms against the purchaser, and flour scales half ea
ounce against the purchaser. Fined res and costs.—Wm.
Jukes, three pairs of scales out of balance ; flour scales
joz. out. Fine i Is and cmots.—William Blakeway, pair
of scale. Oa. against purchaser. Ordered to pay costs.
—Joseph Gregory, pair of scales lox, against purchaser;
small scales 2 drachms agoinst purchaser. Fined Is and
aosts.—Solomou Hadley, pair of scales, loz. against the
purchaser. Ordered to pay costs.—Samuel Cooper, two

-11171-;eigh-ts, three drachms owt. Ordere t, ny costs.
—Thomas Bennett, parr of scales, three tir.ethuis out ;
another pair two drachms oat; and weights deficient.
Fined 5s and costs —William Bailey. half pound weight,
for. short. Ordered to pay costs.—John Thomas Diaon,
two pairs of Beale, short; One ioz. against the purchaser.
Ordered to pay coets.—Joaepli Shaw, weights abort.
Ordered to pay cata.—John Jephcott, 211, weight, IJ
drachma abort. Fined is and coats—George Dewsbury,
pair of scales Idoz, out of balance. Ordered to pay the
costs.—John Bloomer, 211 weight, 6f drachms short.
Fined Is and costs.—lerael Wharton, flour scale loz. out.
, Fined Is and costa.—Sarah Payne, pair of scales and
I weights deficient. Withdrawn.—Joeiah Weston, pair of
scalea, 6 drachms out. Fined Is and cals.—Elizabeth
Hackett, weights deficient. Fined le and costs.—Rich.
ard Shaw, weights deficient. Fined 5s and coats.—
Samuel Homer, weights and scales short, 2s 6d mid
costs.—J. H. Green, scales tti drachms against parch..
aer, 5s and costs.—Edwin Mason, weights short, ordered
to pay costs.—Thomas Birch, baker, Cradley Heath,
short weights. Ordered to pay costs.— Mary Ann Peto
dance, cautioned for weighing gingerbread for Clutter.
Luck.

BRIERLEY HILL.
COLLECTION On LICENSE DCTIES.—A copy of a peti-
tion, prepared by Mr. Waldron, solicitor, Brierley Hill,
has received a large number of signatures, and been for-
warded to the Inland Revenue Office and the annexed
letter has been received in repl J. The petition was as
follows —"To: the Honourable the Commimouers of
Inland Revenue, Somerset House, London.—The hum-
ble petition of licensed victuallers, maltstere, wine
merchants, spirit dealers, beer retailers, and tobacco deal-
ers, and others in the district of Brierley Hill, quarry
Bank, Round dak, and Brettell Lane, in the county of
Stafford, sheweth : That in October And July next, the
above petitioners have to pay their license duty and malt
duties at Stourbridge—a dietance of from two and •balf
miles to three miles for the petitioners to travel. That
the petitioners having to pay at Stourbridge createa
great inconvenience and loos of time to the above peti•
tioners. That Brierley Hill is in the centre of the dis-
trict, and where all iniporiant basivess as regards the
neighbourhood is transacted ; and if a meeting was held
there it would be a great saving of time, incovenience,
and expense to your petitioners. It the Commissioner,
of Inland Revenue took into consideration the lots of
time, trouble, inconvenience, and expense cd your peti-
tioners, through their going to Stourbridge to pay their
duties, you will be pleased to appoint some suitable
plates in Brierley HRI for them to pay their duties that
would become due this next October and July. for all
future duties to be paid at the same place ; that it is
suggested to the Commissioners that the Public Hall or
the hall where the Petty Sessions are bold wnuld be
suitable places; and Tour petitioners will evar pray," A.e.
The following is the reply to the retitinn :—" Inland
Revenue, Somerset House, London, 23id September,
1071.—Sir—The Board having had under consideration
I your letter of the 6th Met, and petition which accompa-
i Mete it, I am directed to acquaint you. in reply, eutt they
have instructed their collector at Stourbrielge to make
arrangements for holding a sitting for the receipt of du-
ties at Brierleg Hill as requested.—l am, Sir, your obe-
dient servant, W. Of. ROSSETTI, assistant secretary.—To
Wm. Waldron, Req."

THE WAKE—This annual Wake MY held on Monday
last. There was a large number of persons present, and
no doubt the number would have been considerably is.
creased bad not the rain set in about six o'clock, and
continued throughout the night. There was the usual
complement of swing boats, circular railways, steam
horses, marionettes, shows, d:c., the proprielors of all
which seemed to be doing their share of business. In
the evening the Stourbridge Excelsior Minstrels gave an
entertainment to a large audience is the Pul lie Ball.
The solos and choruses were well reuder,d, iwci each
performer came is for his share of applause. The jig
dancing was retnarkirloy good.

Accinzwr.—On 3141,1;d;'‘ last an secidetit occurred to
a labourer named liehjamiti Collins, 50 years of ape. aho
was employed °a the Wolverhampton aud iirhtidce
Lailway. It appearsd that he was repairing a bridge
near the Hound Oak Station, and as doing so he missed
his hold and fell from the bridge to the ground, which
was a distance of 18 feet. He was taken to the Hospi-
tal where it was found he had sustained a rotep,uhd
fracture of the left aim, also a large sound which peni•
tested into the elbow joist, attd a fracture of two ribs
on the left aide.