The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-11-24 00:00:00

CMROE OF ASSAULT.

At the PeUy Sessions, yesterday, 1.. foe .7. Mint, W.
C. Piruistone, snd IL L. Free I,,yrs., Edward NteToy
was eloirged by Patrick dards's with assaollinit him on
the 17th inst 'Dieu was • second charge of assaulting
mi the same day.
Dlr. Maltby dethded.
Fe.. 111 the evidence of complailant it appears that he
was is. the New luu Ile had emu, wrlt
in Ilic hoIPIC, and he told the its fendant that lie was as
good a man Axt hiiui. Wall VIAI.e was going out to
li.tht, but when in the p,stage defendant strink him on
the face, and "dowaed " hi.u. Ile struck mc 1 seetnel
time.
Tbe Bench dismissed the ease.

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D..teinlaut was then ellar4eti with the seenini anninit,
tlpp,ll6 /nom the evitenee to bone taken 'lice in
the High.street.

Defeudant pleaded pailty, and w.Ls fined 2i 6,1 and
co., L*; u tfu.lt 11 day,

A PRIZE. 'WWI' PREV!:NTED.

Yetteribly, at the Petty Sea het.re .1. limit. W.
C. Fit tostorr. mei It. L. Firer, F...oirw, Robert 1)4 Rey
was churveil by Sam rihtendeut ?A M+ with inten.liw.g
commit a breweh of the peace by fightiog on the 19:h
41,4.

Police•cousbible Wi!limna said from informition he
received that there was to ba a [wire fight between the
defendant nod a roan named Edward Brook., he followed
thim, and feund defendant about to commit a lireneli of
the pl•a,. at thee.... Forge. lie dispersed them and
nftersaids followed them to ILaf.penny Green. A ring
way formed, mid defendant we, going to fight. lie sp.
prehendel the prisoner at Frettell Lane, on Thursday
night.
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—Sir:. /diII4 askrd for ft remand till Niontlay, when he
hoped to kiss the tither pri-ioner apprehended.
niij .urne.l till Monday, at Wordsley.

SPECIAL MEETING OF COMMISSIONERS.
A special meeting of the Commissioners, called on a
requisition t n the Clerk signed by five members of tine
Board. Was held on Wednesday beet, at the Town Hall.
The purpose of the meeting was stated by the notice to
be to borrow f"2.000, or any Bonn not exceeding that
amonnt, on the eecurity of the rates, market tolls, Ane.
The members present were Messrs. Akroyd (chairman),
Allsop, Levi, Ife, Billingimin. Maurice, Packwood,
Stringer, Nash, Thorne, and Walker.
The Chairman, having read the notiee milling the meet-
ing, reminded the meeting that they had previously
passed a resolutien to borrow £1 0101, because that amount
was divisible by three, that being the proportion in which
the noun would have to be paid by the improvement rate
and the highway rate. Tine clerk had been instrneted to
advertise that the commissioners were prepared to bots
row Xl,sfal. Ile did advertise, but there had been no
offers Made to him by any persons. This circumstance
was no doubt traceable to a variety of reasons, and
among them the extreme difficulty at tine present time of
obtaining money for any pnrpoae, and the fact that a
good dal of money had been taken out of the Immix of
persons in the m.ighbonrhood for railways. and other
purposes. Under these circumstances Mr. F. T. Itutford
had offered to him to advance £d.ooo on conditions which
be @tasted. These eonditions were that the amount should
be repaid in seven , and that the interest should be
5 per cent. On the whole he 11l not think the Commis•
sinners could expect to get the money on easier terms.
Their aecnrity was net like railway debentures. inasmuch
as it was not transferable on the Stock Exchange. It
was no doubt is very ~,,011 bargain for the lender; but
when they borrowed money at long datex they were often
saved the frequently recurring costs for transfers and
stamps. The proposal to borrow 1, StIO was made through
ignorance of the fact that the Commissionary haul made
two rates in the course of tins year amounting to Is Gd
in the pound, anal thus leaving them tine power of miming
only CI rate. That would not meet their requirements,
and the expense of making it and collecting it would be
One same. Under these circumstances it was judged
better to borrow £2,000.

Mr. Shepherd thin) read the bond. and
the Chairman moved a resolntion to the effect that
the above amount should be borrowed by the Board from
Mr. Safford, it 6 per r 1 nt. interest, reducible to 5 per
cont. if paid within thirty days tator falling dile.
Mr. Maurice seconded the resolution, which was car-
ried uhanimonsly.

The Cononisttb;nors seal WM tbon atTitea to the bond.
There was no other business.

THE LYE.

PKVNY RRADINOL—The fortnightly meeting of the
Penny Readings took place nt the Institute, on Monday
evening Nat; J. Well, Fan ,in the chair. The pro•
gramme woe a very attractive one, an,l the room WAS well
filled. Roth the vocal and instrumental parts of the
entertainment went off well, and were thoroughly appre•
dated by the audience, which was manifested by the
repeated applause given.