The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-02-08 00:00:00

BRUMLEY HILL.

re the list of candidates who attiafactorily plasm" the
intermediate examination, at tne Hall of the Incor-
porated Law Soeiety, London, on the 16th tilt., we
observe the name of Mr. T. E. Rowley, who is now
serving under articl, of clerkship to Mr. Thome, Homer,
of this town.

APP MC VON FOR AN EXTENSION OF FIODRS —Mr.
J. L. Holberton applied, under the Licensing Act, on
behalf of Mr W. H. Simpkiss. landlord of the Royal
oak Inn, Round Ilk, for permission to keep open the
house until twelve o'cloek on Thursday next, in cense-
quenee of a dinner to be held there to selebrate the
marriage of Captain Smith-8110[114one. M.A.—kfter
brief consultation, the Magistrates said they had pleasure
in acceding to the reggest, as Captain Shanstone bad
always been a warm friend to the district.
DRUM( AND INCAPADLC—kt the Police Court. on
Monday last, before Mr. H. O. Firmstone, John Hill,
who resided at Brrttell Lane, TIIR9 charged with having
been drank and inespable at Brierley Hill, on the morn-
ing of the 2nd inst. Police-constable Doorbar proved
the case, and said oil Sunday morning last he found de-
fendant lying in the road helplessly drunk. Defendant
pleaded guilty. and, as this was his first offence he WIN
fined in the mitig ded penalty of 5s and costa—James
Owen and William Shepherd, were charged with being
drunk at Brettell I. me; on the 26th alt. Shepherd did
not appear. P.C. 'i'itylor said he found the defendants,
who were drunk. r Tang about in the " sludge," on the
night of the above date. They wrre"ordered to pay a
fine of 5s each,
P. ACHING AT WMITTINGTON.—At the same Conn,
be ire Messrs. H. 0 Firmstone and H. Hall, Joh Perkins
(I. I Idler), and Wiliiam Lea (labourer), were charged wit't
r • ,chirp at Whittington, on land belonging to the Kari
iteinford, on the dtst alt. Mr. Holberton prosecuted.

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William Stevens and James Stevens, keepers, said 0,
saw the two defendants who had dogs with them, on
land at Whittington belonging to the Earl of Stamford,
on the above elite, one of the dogs caught a hare, and
brought it to the defeudaut. Perkins went and took the
hare from the dog. and brought it to his companion.
Defendants denied intone./ killed a litre, and said they
never left the public road. The Bench, however, con-
sidered the case proved, and fined defendants 10s. each,
and costa ; in default 14 days.
DRUNK men DISORDIELY.—CharIee Lewis, of Han-
bury, was charged for being guilty of the above offence
on the 27th ult., was fined Se and costs.
ALLEGED ASSAULT.—WiIIiam -Breskwell, WES charged
with assaulting William Coley, on tem 28th nit. He was
also charged with assaiCtiug James and Selina Coley on
the same date. Mary Ann Coley, the mother of com-
plainant's, made a rambling statement to the effect that
she allowed her children and some others to congregate
in her house playing tin whistles, in the object of keep-
ing them out if the street. On the above date she had
occasion to send them on an errand, and when they
arrived at the bottom of the garden, the defendant, and
some others, whn were with him, said "Here's the
drum," and began to assault and knock the
complainants about in a shameful manner. Selina Coley,
daughter of the foregoing witness, corroborated her
mother, but, in croes-examination admitted that she
threw a shoe at defendant. Defendant, a lad apparently
about sixteen years of age, who cried freely whilst in the
kteust handkerchief,oui.,jobT
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bitterly denied the charge, and alleged that it was him-
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self who was assaulted by the last witness. The Bench
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thought there were faults on both sides, and dismissed
the cue.
DRUNK LCD DIRORDERLY.—BURIIeI Shaw WRS fined 5,
. and costs, for having been guilty of the above offence, at
Wordsley Green. P.C. Taylor proved the case.
ALLEGED ABBRULT. —Helen Mils was charged with
assaulting Elizabeth Hathaway. Complainant said de-
fendant sent a little girl to her house and said she
wanted her. Witness. however, refused to go. Defen-
dant then came and threatened to assault her, challenged
her to fight and pushed her fist in her face. In answer
to the Bench, complainant said defendant did not strike
her. The Bench said as this Was a charge of assaulting
and according to complainant's own showlng no assault
had token place, they must dismiss the case.
THE LOCAL BOARD—An ordinary naciattely meeting
was held on Monday afternoon. at the Surveyor's office,
Hfgh-strect, Brierley Hill. There were present :
Messrs. E. Cook (chairman), W. S. Shepley, T. Fereday,
Jeremiah Skidmore, T. Wood. I Rollinson, R. Thompson.
H. Detterido,e, S. Criley, S. Bennett, ii. Preston, John
Skidmore, J. Scriven. E. Grove, and I'. Meeee. The
report of the General Purposes Committee recommended
that Mr. J. W. Beckley be retained for the three app oint-
ment of surveyor of highways, inspector of nuisances,
and collector of rates, at a salary of £llO per annum,
exelusive of the present arrangenient as to plans, he
expresied his willingness to withdraw his resignation of
the collectorship. The report was unanimously adopted.
The Registrar reported that the mortality return of the
district for the past month was as follows: —Deaths. 25 ;
7 were under the age of one year, 10 were between the
ages of one and five years, 3betiveen Sand 20;1 between
20 and 50, end 4 were 50 years and upwards.— A dis-
cussion started by Mr. Fereday took place with refer-
ence to the letting of the roads, but nothing of &practical
nature took place. The Finance Committee reported
that there was a balance of £lB 18 11,1 due to the sur-
veyor, and that the collector had paid over to the
treasurer, during the past mouth, £92 2s 13d. The
balance in hand on the general account Was £llO 6s 5d ,
on the loau account, £l3l 7s 3d; and on the district fund
account. £l6 12 2,1 ; total, £258 5a ltd.—The reinainiug
business was unimportant.
MEETING or Istogwoexitsts.—A private meeting of
ironworkers was held ou Monday, at the Horse Shoe
Brierley Hill The object of the meeting we
believed was is discuss lanai grievances, and to hear an
address from Mr. Kane. After the chairman had been
elected, the first business consisted in the appointment
of two representatives to be on the Conciliation Board
for the next twelve months. Mr. D. Harper, of Corn-
grearee, and Mr. J. Beniiitt, of Primrose, were elected.
One of the grievances alluded to was the dispute at the
Round Oak about a patent furnace. It was announced
that a satisfactory lei minatinn was likely to he arrived
at, inasmuch as the working of the furnace during the
next month was to be regarded as an experiment, mod
that there were to be two paddlers and two underhand.
at each furnace, to work eight heats as • shift, instead of
two men working six heats at a shift. After bearing
addresses from U . Kane and Capper, it was resolved:
--el) That this meeting deeply sympathises with the
suffering, of the honworkers in South WOGS. who are
members ef the association, and hereby resolves to
assist them out of the funds, and by voluntary effort.''
(2). That we resolve to canvass the district, sad appeal
to the general public for additionel support to assist
those who are not members." Some time was then
occupied in discussieg the wages question, and eventually
it was resolved, That title meeting approves of the
policy adopted by the North of England Board of Arbitra-
tion and Conciliation, on the question of the sliding
scale, in agreeing to further suspend the October, 1871,
arrangement, by which they had sacrificed an advance of
24 per cent., up to March 3let, in order to equalise the
prices of both districts, and to enable the standing com.
mittee of the Northern Board to communicate with the
Employee and Workwee's Committee of this district, by
wey of arriving at a satisfactory basis, which will apply to
both districts in the futmee, as to the rate of wages to be
paid.
A Wax BEATER —At the Petty Sessions, held on
Thursday, before I. Spooner, Esq., Stipendiary, Wtliam
Martin. was charged by Elizeheth, hia wife with assault-
ing her on the 31st ult. Mr. Clulow defended. From
the evidence of complainant it appeared she had been
married twelve months, aid was turned 19. Defendant
was not twenty. He bad been in the habit of beating
her ever since she had been married. The Bench ordered
the defendant to find two sureties in £lO each, himself
iu £2O, to keep the peace for six tuonthe, and pay certs.
CHARGE OF Worenixo, AND ASSAULTING THE POLICE.
—Thomas Morris was charged with unlawfully wounding
Hannah Middelton, on the 3rd inst. Defendant was
further charged with lesaulting the pollee. Mr. Addison
de fended. Complainant said that the defendant struck
her on the bead and sun twice, with apiece of iron, and
wounded her. She hod to go to a surgeon. She lived
with the defendant who had often beat her. Police-
Sergeant Passey, said that he was sent for and found
complainant suffering from a wound in the head. She
said, in the defendant's presence th it he had done it, and
charged him with wounding the woman and told him he
must go to the lock•up. He refuted to go. and began to
kick and fight. Mee and Hollins were with me, sad we
were fighting up and down for ten or fifteen minutes.
Defendant kicked me twice and tzie.l to bite my hand.
Defendant kicked and struck the other officers, when he
WAN hindedticd, and gut outside the door. Defendaut
kicked me decor six times, and also the other officers.
It took seven of us to take him to the station. He had
to be carried, as he would not walk. P.C. Mae proved
that the defendant kicked him on the leg, and he was
injured from the kicks. Defendant Ms o struck her P.O
Hollins also gave evidence. Mr. Addison, for the defence,
contended that the defendant did not strike the com-
plainant ; that Ate was a great drunkard, and that she
mu-t have fell ageinsi. SOM., pi:re of iron and caused the
wound : and that sh., had threatened to poison and 101 l
the defendant. Mr. Spooner said it was his duty to read
the previous conviction., from whisk it appears that he
had been seat twice to bli months' imprisonment, and
to find two sureties in 12 months', and seven times
charged with being drunk and assaulting the poßce, and
in each case convicted. He (Mr. Spooner) said it was
idle for men to be bound for the defendant, and con-
sidered it a mockery, and should direct that the sureties
be protested against and puniehed. Mrs. Morris, mother
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him off, and he would eentence him to six months hard
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months hard labour ia each case for assaulting Passey
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direct the sureties to be proceeded against.
with destroying clothes in the Union, on the 4ffi inst.
Isaac Perry proved the case, and defendant was sentenced
to three weeks' hard labour. The learned Stipendiary
remarked that it was the least diet,
.aud hardest punish-
ment he could give him.