The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-28 00:00:00

DUDLEY LICENSED VICTUALLERS'

ASSOCIATION

On Tues,hty night the forty-third anniversary
net of the above associatiou was held at the
Dadlay Arms Hotel, Dtvileh, Mr. il. HINGLEY, M.
P. . presided, and Mr. JOHN Duel; occupied the
vice-chair. Among those present were Mr. Brooke
Robiuson, M.P., Alderman Walker, Alderman,
Thompson, Counoillors Challingsworth (pr,cl-
- of he a-sociatioh) H. C Brettell, W. hi. Ur-
ton, Jordoh, llentock, Mr. • Wartnington (Town
C,erli), .ind Mr, W. Dufloy (Kecretery). A goor!
p ogratnine of music vrae proviidsd by the Dunley
Oleo Uniori. After dinner the loyal and pahrietit;
thaws were submiltel. The :itCRETAIIT then read
tiai letters of
.n-ohlogy from. MeS,ri,ll. 11iekan.
n Lloyd, W. Wilkinsoh, -U• Biagott, 11. U.
Wglicrr, Tyiden Wright, Sch. AL-krill:ln -THoursoN
gave q The County an I Eohough Members." The
to at this ree'iveel with much enthusiasm, Mh
Ba.,hku Ho NaOt,hi, P., rho was ccrtiialy gr, eted
said, in terhh, it vt•ti at all thneslt. great: ple.rure
to meet the licensed. victuallers. ;ill of wlioa-, were
his p.hsonal friends, and most of them hie politi
e4l3upportera. whe pr bahie tlhit in the appi ohch-
mg res3ion of Perlhirnent there w,:uld be brought
a ince:fur,- most materially nil citing the test i ter
eshs of the licensed tv letohll.r. As soon a the
East r was- ever the County Govhhhineut
Bill woili be laict open the table of the House of
Commons, and thet hill wcul ery likely brha:
abut greate: changes than lhithi occurred since hie
passing f the Reform Act of ISI2. fie thusteil tht.
no ai.lC ia -00;h:eh:ion with, that ineasurh
would lead to any d eiatio, of local eseozin...-
hon. Altholgh they - wrre ton. , of St, Iffor,h.
a.ire, they did not wish to become Sisff,,rd•hii
:Lisa- (hear, L ar) The Mayhr was entitled to
thoir hrat.tutle for the sk.li and energy he had Fe.
lay in reproi•ehtivg the views of the borough of
thhile.—(.ipplause)„ It wee almost universay
agreed that eon of the pro.ision of the comiag bill
vthuld be to placm io h Courhy Ahtbority tho:h!
Hoene:ng pew. re whicii were exhreiseht by tne, loca:
magis!ratee. An athenip;
,would he made froto on';
quaril rof the Route to g e ihtliet County Anhhh:
not merely liceashh7 'voters hut those of Local
Option, wiiich the lie wed viothallsrs had elwaya
Jeclarol ±o be injartivie to their best hitt:rests,
and wi ich apphered in a large dvgres to interfere
with tih, frhedohi of the peoole--(hear, hear) If
they hhiritt,d Ih-jr in erest. to be successfully rh.
orcee, ted when that que-itioh canoe forward tbsy
uhut he licensed- victuallers first, and hOlhhiihns
afkrwards. They eth uhi edeht :he movo of the
petty to which he belonged, that " Union is
ht.i.tigth
['he in intro !i7C rhh the to it of "Soh.-
se to the itch:ociation," sai'l it.- hai been repre -
vented to him .le.t the 1-4-iyor -I•.Dadley, for the
lime being, had inrarimbiy takeh the ehaht at their
.innual dinner. an I be, t',ehiif-ir,•,thotheit it ba-n
his duty to pre!erva that traaition aubrkeo—(hear,
hear). He was not one of those who co-isidered
tAs calling of the licensed vjAntuaMr a wicked •sw ;
but he could wish tor his part that in the present
day the h uses which we, a licensed were in a greater
ih•gree licensed victuvihrs' houses, and were no
devo7al to tlie eels of strong drink only. He did
not rehard Vteir trade otherwise than Ii -nest and
hhnou-aele,. The e wero blaok elicep in every
trade. incluslin4 the iron tr ide—(laughter)—but it
was not falr to hold the licensed victuallers answer-
able for what happeled in some branches of thei
busines•--(hcar, hear). He felt it to be his duty to
took at both sides of the qu.stion affectiog licensed
victualleis, and to !Iseult them for their efforts to
pre.erve order ansi ',..eace—(applause).
Councillor Challifigsworth responued, and in the
course of ra lhnit tip;hatti announced that thee() h ere
44 honorary and 74 t ado tnemb.tre of the associa-
on, makitig a total of 120, and that the cash t,,
e bth.;h at tie p. csent time alnohnted 1,0 21.200. -
Other t oast i•

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