The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-28 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HIL

ASSAULTS,—At the Police Court, on Thursday,
before W. F. F. Boughey, Esq., (stipendiary magis-
trate), William Moore, John Tennant, and Joseph
Dickens were charged with assaulting Nicholas I
Wood, on the 21st inst. Mr. Waldron defended.
The evidence given by complainant showed that
they were in the Bird-in-Hand public-house, Park
Street, together, and a quarrel arose with William
Moore and complainant, son Nicholas Wood and
they went out of the house to fight. Complainant
went out after his son to prevent him from fighting
and the three defendants struck him and knocked
him down and kicked lain several times. He had
a wound on his head and had a blackened eye.
Ellen Wood, daughter-in-law to the complainant
gave corroborative evidence. Dr. Ashmead said he
examined the complainant on the 24th inst and
found his left eye blackened and a severe wound on
the head, and his left hip also discoloured.—Joseph
Dickens was further charged with assaulting Win.
Wood on the same date. The evidence of com-
plainant went to show that he went to the assistance
of his father, the former complainant, and was met
by defendant who struck him twice and knocked
him down In this case, on cross-examination by
Mr, Waldron, Nicholas Wood, the witness called
for complainant who admitted that they were
fighting together for about 10 minutes. In the
former case Mr. Waldron contended that they were
quarrelling together, and called the landlord of the
Bird-in-Hand Inn, who said that he ordered de-
fendants and complainant out of his house because
they were quarreling together. They were both as
bad each other. After hearing the evidence of Mrs.
Hill, win resides in Park Street, which was similar
to that of the landlord, the learned Stipendiary said
he considered them very disgraceful proceedings,
he thought there were six of one and half-a-dozen
of the other and also said that according to the
witnesses they were both as bail as each other as
far as the public were concerned. He then ordered
the three men to pay the expenses of the Court and
the complainant would have to pay 'the surgeon's
expenses —William Martin, engineer, Round Oak,
was fined lOs and costs, with the alternative of 11
days' hard labour, for an assault upon Mary Ann
Gething on the 16th inst.
T FIREATS.—Josiah Green, fishmonger,was charged
with using threats towards Thomos Moore, another
fishmonger ou the 19th inst. Ile mos bound over
in his own recognisances of £lO and one surety of
.25 to keep the peace for three months, and pay
costs.
ALLEGED FRAUD.—John Longmore was charged
with attempting to obtain money by fraud at
Brit rley Hill. George Southern, assistant at Mr.
6hc play a, grocer, at Brierley Hill, said that on the
night of the 26th bast, the prisoner came into the
shop and asked for a three-halfpenny packet of
cocoa. He (witness) said that he had only got two-
penny packets. Prisoner asked for one of those
packets and put a shilling on the counter to pay for
it. Whilst witness was reathing the change the
prisoner
said the cocoa would not do. The prisoner
left the shop and he (witness) saw that the shilling
had been picked up. Alter a short time had
elapsed the prisoner set urned to the shop and asked
for the shilling that be put on the counter to pay
for the cocoa. Mr. Shepley ordered ham out of the
shop and he (prisoner) walked off without sling
anything. Mr. Wollaston informed the learned
Stipend cry that the prisonor resided in Thomas-St.,
Birmingham and thit he had tried the Stifle thing
on at several other :hops in Brierley Hill ,and he
asked for pi issoner to be remanded for a week. Pri-
soner was accordingly remanded.

THE CLENT HILLS HYDROPATHIC
ESTABLISHMENT.
A company has just been formed, with a capital
of £50,000, in shares of £lO each, for the purpi,se
of erecting and working, at Clent, near Ragley, a
first-class hy dropathic establishment and winter and
summer sanatorium. In a prospectus which has
recently been issued the directors remark that the
uniform success of such establishments and their
increasing popularity show ta at they are a necessity
of modern civilisation. The continual wear and
tear of the brain and nervous system endured by
thousands in our business centres render places of
healthful resort in accessible situations indispens
able. No means of relaxation is so effective t.nd
popular as a well-conducted hydropathic establish-
ment, and the directors in providing such an insti-
tn.:ion at Clent do so with the assurance that they
arc supplying a much-felt want to a wide and
populous district. Clent ii surrounded by large
towns within easy distancs, a 3 Birmingham, Wolvi r-
h•lmpton, Dudley, Kidderminster, Was .1‘ , ftc.
There is a population of over a million wiu,in a
iaLlins of twenty miles, and there is no similar
establishment of equal importance within sixty or
seventy miles. The site the directors have secured,
"Still Hill," is an elevated terrace on the flank of
the Clent Hills, which rise boldly immediately to
to the rear. The views from it are very extended
Lord Lyttelton's park stretches out en the one
hand and the grounds of Cleat Grove on the other.
The institution will thus be in the midst of bold
and picturesque scenery, surrounded on three sides
with undulating parks adorned with stately trees.
The et;tablishment will be rather over a mile from
Hagley Station on the Great Western Railway, and
hence within easy access of most parts of the King-
dom. According to the present plans the building
is designed to afford accommodation for 150
visitors, out provision has been made in the design
for very considerable extension, when necessary.
In every respect the outfit of the building will be
after the model of the must approved and successful
of similar establishments. The grounds will be
tastefully laid-out, and will afford convenience for
games, covered promenades, and sheltered walks
A pleasing feature of this company is that no pro-
motion money, in cash or free shares, has been paid
or is arranged to be paid to promoters or others.
Application for shares in y be made to the Stafford-
shire Joint-Stock Banking Company, at any of their
branches, or to the secretary, M. D. Mackenzie, at
the c nipmy's office, Imperial Chambers, gfi,
Colmore ltow, Biraangham.