The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-09-12 00:00:00

TITE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVER.

Evict, the itch thitants 'tined an agreement to he could" scarcely °ter expect to be coiled upon
take the water NVlten the distriet was canvassed to take part in such a measure. ' Did Mr.
before, vay small encouragement was given to Gladatone entertain then the same opinionsthat
the comnenv. he entertained now upon this question? If he
The Chairman thought the Waterwarks Corn. did, was it becoming his high position ; was it
. mg their mains Into the ontlying
deny was not using the public very well in not in accordance with honeaty or teeth to seek tbe
kII ennwnunicat:ona tunat he authenticated ha the Name k,
and Address of the writer, not n taking for publi•
After some eonversation, dietrict. ropresentation of that University under such
cation, but as a guarantee for Goof f ,ith Those who the Surveyor, who is false pretensions? Sir It. Palmer, the late So-
da tint with their canter to he published shoal, ill also agent for the Waterworks Company, pee. ' lieitor-General in the same Government with
addition, adopt a n...” de plume. mised to caneaas the district at an etuly day. , him, seeks to fasten this grievous imputation
Cranninnientiens for the Bailor mat he 43.1resacd to 92. A letter Was read front the Secretary te the npon him, for he told his constituents at Rich.
HiIia•STRERT. STnrfralllnnwt, or to the Branch Odice, Great Western Railway Company, in answer to
Ma T. MOMS, PIitNTV.R. eI:ADLEY III:4T11. a request on the part' of the Board that the mond, on the elst of August last, a conversa-
tion he had had with Mr. Gladstone. He said to
compkny should provide crossings at the Beier. them. "In the year 1863, at a time when no one
by Hill Railway Station and at a level crossing was bringing forward this question or seemed
near Brettell Lane Station. The Secretary very likely to do so, Mr. Gladstone told me pri- .
pointed out that the crossing at Srierlea' Hill rately that he had mettle up his mind upon the 1
Station was as good as the crossings at many : subject. That communication took '
other stations on that and other lines, and that me by surprise ut the time, but from thencefor-
at the crossing near Brettell Lane Station a , ward I have known that his mind was made up
signalman was kept. Under these circnmstan- on the subject, in the sense he has lately given
ens, the Directors do not feel called upon to g) expression to before Parliament '• I have un-
to the expense of providing bridges over tl .HAY . thin to do personally with Mr. Gladstone, or
o
line at these places.
A letter Was read from the Earl of Lichfield, with hit party either ; but Ido want the people
to come to a right conclusion as to whom they
intimating that the Magistrates of the Wordsley
' are to trust, and not to commit themselves to
Petty Sessional Division lend decided to hold representatives whose policy on these great
Petty Sessions at Blierley Hill every alternate questions has not been cleaned. According to
IMonday till the le .se of the premises at Weeds- , this last account, Mr. Gladstone had made up
'ter which a Court would be '
A railway calamity in many respects without ley lead expired. a his naiad in 1e463 to disestablish and disendow
parallel in the horrible eircnenstances which at. held every Monday at Bri(ell 'y 11111. The clerk the Church in Ireland, yet in 1845, when offering
tended it, has been followed by a long and pit. Was directed to write to the Earl of Lichfield
I imself for Oxford; ha distinctly intimate; that
tit Rt enquiry, which also poseceec thanking him for the trouble he had taken in the a featnrea of such a course is so entirely out of the range of
interest which distinguished it from similar in- matter. Iracical politics, that it is unnecessary to repu-
qairiea. The jury have brought in a verdict of The Roads Committee's report was then read,
diate it, and ridiculed the idea that he should be
manslanghter against Williams, the bat it prorented no feature of public interest. seek? called on to express any opinion upon it. And
break-mean, and Jones, the jneior breaksman ; The report of the SanitarY:Committee recom- lam willing to allow him credit for then hol I-
mended that the Board should make an arrange- ing this opinion. But, in lii.i6, a negotiation is
they censure the conduct of the station-master
I at Llandulas, fol. gross dereliction of deity; went with Mr. Wilshaw. reglstrar of deaths in opened between that Government of which hate
they deolare that several of the compatly•s mks
the Kingawinford districtl re procure a monthly
:
I return of the mortality for the Ecclesiastical then the leader in the /loose of Commons, and
Cardinal Cullen and the Catholic hierarchy of
Arne carelessly enforced ; and they off 9r certain
saVestions for the at&dance of accidents in district of Brierley Hill, ah.mying the number of leeland ; and Sir George Grey, the then Horne
the future. deatba. the ages, causes of death, and Um streete Secretary replied " that their proposal !eighth°
The coroncee court is of course not n criminal where they take place. Mr. Wilshaw had offered agreed to provided the governing body were not
tribunal, and the two persons chiefly blamed for to do Obi for .t i per annum.
The report was adopted sue-tee. con. entirely ecclesiastics." We all know the history
, of the charter which Mr. (Redstone was about to
the iteeident ail] have a fair legal trial, as well
lea the master of thee Llandulas station, against The report of the Finance Committee Was concede behind the back of Parliament whom he
w•tont a enenniona for manslaughter has subse-
then read. This showed that the balance due had promised to consult. Bat what 1 have to
qnently been granted. But meanwhile, the ver- to the Surveyor was 3a 4.1. The Committee re- do with now is another demand of these same
diet, we belie-v,•, will comtnend itself to the pub- commended that a cheque for R 2.0 should he Roman Catholic Bishops, made in solemn reso-
lie as one from which the jury could not well signed on behalf of the Surveyor. The collet.- lutions passed by them on the 3rd of December,
•-•-• in fete- tf the evidence brought la!fore tint Recount showed that .2:19 5s 411 had been 1867.. In one they directly point to their deter-
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" Atter". at of 'vet!

NOTICE TO CORTIESPONDF,XTS.

In consequenep of ll,e prPnanre of allverti•rmf n's WO filre
enninelled tg IqW scorwl paregrvlis ti stand over
nntil !wit week.

Mr! shall feel °Minted by all nos, %T.. favour us with
Conlin iratinu in or AnlvertisnonwintA writing on one
site of tit pi.pr, ono' n. and stinking nein as early in
the an etc ann ino

then at once *reused the prisoner. Re (Ifni Addiaonl
ELECTION NEWS. said it waft a trumpery ebarge. tel milled William New-
-- ton, a boy. who said that he was in company with Wy hie.
THE REPRESANTATION OF EAST WORCESTER. and that he heard erica of " Murder.- He and the pri-
SIIIR%. soner ran to see what wan the matter. when he mar a
man go series the railroad towards the Fad of Dudley's
In consequence of Mr. Brown-Westhea4 RC- works. Two other witnesses were called for the defenee.
After hearing their evidence. the Bench committed the BELBROUGHTON.
cepting the pressing solicitations of many of
his friends at York. to stand again for that city, bait
to take his trial at the rest Stafford SOPPIr :iO.
FIRE AT MESSRS. WALDRON'S SCYTHE 5V0RR11....• OR
I eine accepted—himself in .E3O, and two sureties in
it has necessitated his withdrawal as it candidate £.25 each.
caught the
for East Worcestershire, and Mr. Richard Rid- NEOLF.CT Or Wong,—Elizabeth Williams was eliarged the 1 ortihgei
origin
dinner nweir,ihoTnarpap
appears
brokeii ,o,wtte,,in.
dulph Martin, of Overbnry Court, Overbury.
lbaywL.ll7,..,r,:lbsStennwtehne.rstleml: or i
tthl :1
t29.inh
yu lit.i t:t onsrble.w.lfiti- li an- ienif°,:i
kthteh building.
near iireedon, has consented to contest the 8a t 'srt
t Yeeq rul7esntine luring
ot f some gnarls of tire having
Eastern Division in the Liberal interest, in con- Polishing some goods. like ing reckoning day ,1•1:t few
chlur""A,ldrirs.ointh.vtligePPd'eaferendel ain'tr. altir."Mmatnsaanit4 til",:it
junction with Mr. C. G. Lyttelton. We under- of the men
,linad_laeltattlans; work.;
new hgi,enw.nie
These aim
been Itth earl': employedr s lwiil (lie
im,r0e.?e,.1,:',1
Mr. Bowen was in clay manufacturer. at Clatteraball. n
stand that a personal canvass will be at once The defendant, with others, worked for the complainant.
net 7 work
•ndanon got the roof ...F.
commenced. : On the above date they left work without any lawful ex -
The other men soon extinguished the tire, there being
On Wednesday it was eurrently reported that W. Ak- cute, and put coniplainant to a loss of ft Sa for each of an abundance of water close at band, there was very
my& Esq ,of Perkfif 14 House, would be solicited le the defendants. If he proved the ease, be shonl.l ask
little damage done. Had it happened an hour or twin
come forward in the Liberal interest, and a canvass was the Bench to fine the defendant. They did not ward the
later, after the men had left, the damage muat have been
partly made of the town, after which a deputation waited fine. but to show them that they could not da as they ,e, .eriou,.
upon Mr. Akroyd in the afternoon, requesting him to liked, anal put their master to no serious aloes. Com-
Ilsniviisr THANN4IIIVINO SERVICF..— OR Wednesday
stand. Mr: Akroyd declined. pluinaut then gave his evidence, and proved that he en. evening, the fird instant, a harvest thanksgiving hers ice
In the evening a number of gentlemen attended a gaged the defendant to make a certain number of bricks
was bold iu the parish church. The church had been
meeting held at the Vine Hotel. Mr. Akrovd was present, Per day, which were to be of the first quality. He corn- very tastefullydecerated for the occasion by the Mis,es
and expressed himself at some length. He ar,i,f be bad plaincd to the defendant that they were not properly Woodgate and Wylde, a great variety of flowers and
not the alightest ilea that he should be ticked to become made; the bricks were not square. She left, and went fruits both wild and cultivated, being employed for the
a candidate for East Worcestershire until some gentle. to others and persuaded them to leave. There WWI a purpose. In the chancel window sills were miniature
men had called upon him that afternoon. There were quantity of else prepared, and instead of tine defendant
. wheat sheaves with flowers. Over the altar was the text
many gentleman well qualified to become candidates for making one thousand, there were only live hundred mane. '. A
Parliament, but there were a great many PS nenges attend- and he had lost the profit. Mr. Addiaon here objected
Thel l
r teli n l,ihn. ;itt
diskpraisea nd Tpuhlepeit, O Lord,' n
vre;eet.; i earn
a gaye a o
but wheat.o.,te
ing it, and they had arrived at that pitch that there was to the profit. and same cram-firing took place between appearance. The Rev. 11. A. Woodcate, rector, intoned
no nomibility of a man being returned to Parliament the two legal gentlemen. !dr. Addison objection was
the prayers as for as the third collect, tine Rev. R. Wylde,
without costing a good deal of money. He had known I overruled by the Bench. Mr. Maltby said that he was of 114erthfield, completing the service. The lemons were
something of the contests that had taken place during not going to be pot down I.y hi., friend. while Mr. Addi- read by the Rey. 4, liaminage, curate of the parish.
the last lifts years. The speaker went on to one that the arm mid be RSA not going to be bullied by Mr. Maltby.
An impressive serRIOD was preaohed by the renter from
eleetion of the Hon. Culthorpe cost 4 LOOS, and the late Mr. Maltby said that Mr. Bowen would forego the profit. Lev. %sill. v. 10, iin which the Fr umber endeavoured to
eleg,o, the
. oa
io.nof Mr.yittet of m
Iton had
woulddeuns t t in the Liberals
be o
iberanls
ilniprt
,idnfa): He did not want the roomy. His object was to make an ! point out Coat although much that was contained in the
Al
1 example of them Elizabeth Williams, Mary Hudson,
i Old Testament so tar as form and ceremony were cons
ant to him, still, when a man became a member of par. i and Sophia Thompson then gave evidence to the effect i cerned, Was no longer required el us, yet the spirit in
-
Lament the were many claims made upon him.and many ! that Mr. Bowen said if they did not do the work better i .. . c
voicediß toeso aortas would ev, r remain. It Was than
other erpenses besides. A ;sin, there were late hears in they had better go home. He did not order them ad the I
, with the duty spoken of in the text. We were not ex-
London, and the effect of the atmosphere on a person ground. There were three other charges against Other I
' lorded literolly to comply with the demand of (dad, lint
arrieed at GS years of sire who was accustomed females, wihch it was agreed to be settled by the first to a
country life, pure air, and regular habits. lie must beg decision. Defendants were then fined Si and coats. the duty of thanksgiving would ever be 6 duty (ming
from Hi, people to God at all times, whether the harvest
to deolino the otter with Ills best thanks. Mr. Akropd The other three defendants agreed to the same verdict, were abundant or scarce. But we, in this country. hail
then spoke at some length on the Irish qnration, after especially to thank tiod for the temporal mercies which
wit iii the gentlemen present thanked Mr. Akroyd for . for years has been showered down upon us. and we ought
attending, and then separated. i to be ready to show forth our thankfnhaess, not only with
our lips, but in our lives. The service was well attended
by the parishioners, and at the close of the sermon a
good cullection was made for missionary purposes.

OLD HILL.
CHARGE OF NEGLECTING TO SUPPORT • WIER AND
FAMILY —At the Petty Sessions, on Wednesday last, be-
fore E. Moore, Esq . William Taft was charged by John
Taylor, Relieving-officer, with allowing his wife and four
children to become chargeable to the Union. Taylor
proved that defendant was able to work, but would not,
and the parish had been put to Is 6.1 expence. Commit-
ted for one mouth, in default of the amount not being
paid in I-1 days.
CHARON OE STEALING MONET.- John Ibbotann was
charged with stealing .14 on the 6th lost, the property of
Georgedohnson. Mr. Ponton •:utcd. Mr. Addison