The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-11-21 00:00:00

SATU RDA Y, NOVEMIIEII 21. 1,41;A

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n.--shury. intimations of which were reetivea nath laud that in answer to the eharge the &ceased said 'it wail
and continued aimlause. Re first showed that Ireland trouble that had diiven him to it." He alto Said," If I
was christianised not by Rome, but probably by some have done ILI said my prayers first." In gustier todslia
Eastern people. It was a christian country, and was not Bench, he said there wis no knowing what trouble would
Roman Catholic till it was made to be so by the English make a man do, and be had been more than 3 mouths
Government, Which same Goyernment afterwards sought • out of employment. He said he would never make such
to make it Protestant. The Irish Chttigh *as for many All attempt again. The Bench considered it a moat ale'
hundred years in the foulest state imaginable, as con- liberate attempt at seltonurder, and committed the man
teased by its own friends who wrote upon it at that iliac for trial at the Sessions.
By numerous statistics and extracts he showed that the ot.
aHE o .TREET ARAN NtIiANCE.—Fonr of the street
Irish Munch was at present not fulfilling her mission, Arabs who infest the highway near the railway station
and was only existing to gall and engender hatred among ere charged with various offences against the bye-laws.
the inhabitants of that country. He believed that if she throwiog stones and annoyiew payseugers being the chief
was disestabiished and diseadowed Popery would cease complaints. 'they were in each case tined or eminnitted
to flourish, and the people of Ireland would be Protest. for seven or fourts--cu days. It is to be hoped thtit the
ants in the traest sense of the term—(loud and continued vigorous action recently taken by the police and railwiy
applause).—E. Wood. Esq moved a vote of thanks to authorities will tend to abate the nuisance so long tore.
the lecturer, and said he hoped they would at the polling rated.
booth give an answer to the great question which was now
agitating the country. Foley and Foster were the men 'Row STERLING.—David Roberts (IR), paddler. was
they should vote tor—(load applause). The motion was charged with stealing three cast-iron rails, the property
seconded by G. Green, Esq., in one of his eloquent and of Messrs. J. and G. Dunn, coalmastsra, of Netherton.
stirring speeches, and was carried without • dissentient The iron was missed on Monday night, and was traced
as was also a similar vote of thanks to the chairman.— to the possession of the prisoner by Police-constable
Cheers for Gladstone, Bright. Foley, and Foster were Mapp, who found him attempt_ng to sell it at Hartshorn's
given as the audience was separating. marine-store shop. It was shown that the accused had
previously borne a good character, anal that he was the
chief support of a widowed mother. Prosecutors, for
whom Mr. E. M. Warmington appeared, resomtnended
him to mercy, and he was sentenced to eaten dXya. hard
labour.