The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-10-06 00:00:00

THE OBSERVER.

ing to Josepli-Pearson, en the -night of theist Inst. for
11.1 unlawful purpose. Police-constable Rea proved the
ease. Hattori, whn had previously been seht to a refor-
matory, Was committed to prison for 10 daya, and hurley
for seven days.
01, ASIIAULT—AI the Petty Sessions. yester-
day, before B. Littlewood, J. Hunt, and W. C. Firm•
Esqrs., and the Hon. C. G. Lyttelton. Edward
Smith was charged by James Garry with assaulting him
on the 2fith ult. Mr. Bur-bury appeared for the corn-
plainest. From the evidence it appears that complain-
ant (a little boy) worked at the Heath Glass Works. On
the above date be was blowing down • gas pipe when
defendant came in and struck him several times, and
kicked him. Two witnesses were called to corroborate
the assault, including Mr. Chance, foreman. Defendant
stated that he was foreman, and the eomplainant was
neglecting his work, and threw stones at him. The
Bench considered the assault proved, but it was not a
serious one. Defendant was ordered to pay a fine of Is
and coatii,lBa fist; in default 14 days.
Carrxe PLAGUE 0111)10/3.—Yesterday, at the Petty
Sessions, George Dudley, farmer, of Compton, and John
Fellows, bailiff, of Cradley Heath, were summoned by
Soperiatendent Freeman on a charge of allowing two
cows to he removed from IVorceatershire into Stafford•
shire on the End ult, contrary to the Order of Quarter
Sessions. James Taylor, labourer, in the employ of
Dudley. preyed that he brought the cows from Cradley
Heath to Amblecote, but not with his master's orders.
The defence was that it was the direct road, and he did
not know they went through any part of Staffordshire.
Ordered to pay us Sd each, the costs.
STICALING a TURILLY.—At the Petty Sessions, yester-
day. Edward Berry was charlicil with feloniously stealing
• turkey on the Ist inst. the property of George Thomas
Jones, farmer, Blakedown. Police•constable Jones de-
posed. that he was on duty OP Monday last, at three
o'clock, when lie met the primer. Seeing that he had
something bulky in his pocket, he searched him and
found a quantity of nets, and a rabbit. Prisoner also
had a bag across his shoulder, in which was a dead tur-
key. It was quite warm. Witness thought it bad been
killed about half an hour. Prisoner said that hi. found
it in a plantation near Mr. iTones's house, quite dead.
Ile oleo had a quantity of apples in Ilia imsression. Wit-
ness took him into custody.—George Thomas Jones, de-
posed that he was a farmer, living at Blake Farm. On
Monday last, he niiv.sel a hen turkey, 1011011 i sin O'Claek
in the evening. The turkey was the one produced, which
was his property. Witness knew it froni its general ap-
pearance. It was worth Ms—Richard Graham deposed
that he was wagoner to Mr. Jones. Ou Monday last lie
was at the farm, and saw prisoner there about twelve
o'clock. The last time he saw him there was about two
o'clock. The turkey was safe just before two o'clock.
—ln defence thil prisoner tetated that he found the
turkey which was dead, and ho was taking it home for
the ferrets.—Committed to take his trial at the next Wor-
center Sessions.

Fx-y--C—M the Petty Sessions, yesterday,
Charles Jarvis was charged with stealing a jacket, on the
2nd Mat, the property of John Roberts. The case was
adjourned to Words ley, nest Monday.
CHAIWA& OF A ssiumiso THE POLlCE.—Yestenlay. at
the Public Office, Mary Ann Ware and Bridget Ware
were charged by Police-constable We with assaulting him
OD the 3rd inst. Complainant said that he was on dell.
lie heard • noise. One of the defendant'i husband ant
betting her, and creatinga disturbance. Ile caught hold
of him, when the two defendant, struck him several
times, and rescued the prisoner from him. Two witnes-
ses were called to corroborate the asmult. Fined 5s each
and costs; in default 14 days.

FIRST ELECTION OF COMMISSIONERS.
A good deal of excitement has taken place in the town
daring the first part of the week, in consequence of the
election of commissioners to represent the three wards.
la accordance with the new Stourbridge Improvement
Act, meetings of the various candidates were held, and
waraio were divided into sectious, and were canvassed by
the friends of some of the commissionera Others, we
ere Wormed, refused to ousass. On Tuesday, • leg of
settee wee hoisted on a pole with placards attached,
hewing the inscription," Vote for Prescott and Ind,
peadence," which was followed by a Nigger Band, com-
posed of a wheelie, banjo, and Icon., followed by a large
concourse of persons shouting "Prescott for ever."
In the eveniug large numbers of persons walked sheet
the town, disenssing the merits of the various candidates
and trying to predict who would be returned.
On Weduesday the excitement appeared to inerealie.
A great number of squibs niade their appearance, some
of them being of in very nniusieg kind ; one is em tientue
a betting het giving nu :Imam. to all the candidates re-
commended at the late meeting, and whirl. served . a
key to the list. Th,•re was another " Doildreery," which
created a good deal of fun, and whoever beard of an
election pe.ing over without a few squib.. On the pre•
mat occasion they lippear to been received by the various
candidates with gond humour.
It wee thought by a great many that on Thursday, the
followieg day, there would boa great deal of excitement,
but we are happy to say it passed off very well with the
usual amount of " chatting - ichiell must be expected on
thee, oceasions. In Ilirmingliaiii•street, flags and ben.
tiers were hoisted in favour of some of the candidates,
and on timely Bank. An old niau seined Fletcher, was
brought to the poll in a chair, and carried shoulder high
through the High-stri•et, causing a good deal of merri•
went. ;
However, last Thursday CIS the day on which the in-
habitant.. of this town for the first time had We oppor-
tunity of esl reining the privilege of electing eersous to
serve thrall a, ealiallii9lloacra, floe maidens sell recollect
that ender the all set, the coniuli,sioners were a sill
. elected body. When view.cu occurred is their sew
hers Boy ha l the exelueive right to elect new wenn. -
stoner,; and tlisie once elected were elected fur life, an-
Its they Jisynalitied themselves tier ingli mei-Miamians,
In, their own act. A good number of }arsena dirappreved
of the way in which this wits dame, and the smouia
Sanwa agreed its have a public 'tactile; to allow the
pot.o the opportunity of rawaituending persons for the
°Mae. This was done and • large belch of commis-
sioners made, on the recommendation of the public.
The self-electing syetein, eft, existiog for the best
part of a ecstasy, will reseiuded by an act passed dui=
the let louden of Pailiament Under this hill the Mew
is divided into doe!: Wards—South, Fist, and West—
each returning nine etaillailliJllCES ; awl the right to
vote is bestowed upon i very tenant and evince of pro.
perty in the townehip. The COM Exchange was the
polling plan: for the South, boater-street for the Feet,
and Cecil-atrial ear the West Ward. Blank re were
aerved out to all pane. by the elm k to • COIMYIII,
sionere, and the persona voting had to fill up and
deliver them at the vai ie. boot.. Many of the voting
papers had only the initial, of the christian Denim of the
perems Vatta ila inseribed upon them, het W some in.
abusers this was objected to, and the fell waft Ineerttel,
thue giving the voter. • good deal of trealsle. This
mode iff proceeding made It an impossibility In give the
state of the poll every boar, as is done It general dee.
thou, and thus the public were kept tri suspense. We
UMW 'hie could be simplified by Wardle' the eaudidalles
name, on We voting papers, and the voters patting their
initials opposite the MUM, of those wheel they intend to
vote for, and signiug the paper at the bottom sill. th. is
non Illitales in fall. But no doubt :it the next elertnni a
different systems will be slosited. One of the mulls of
the above was that the retuning officers did not state the
result of We poll at the close of the etmtion, as is done
at other elections. The poll closed at four, and every
one appeared anxines to knew the ri cult. In lacuna
cases 1)16 was randy maid; Med, bat an k.proximation t I
the Ness in .very installer cold "lily be known by
laboriously Weiler through the poll books.
We are enabled to give the following approximate
figures as to the state of the poll. They may not be
strictly correct, hot iudicate the general result. The
retu:ning otHeor will not give the result of the poll until
one o'clock this day (Saturday), as accordine, to the pre.
sent act, one iley most intervene after the polling has
take, place, below it MU be declared :