The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-11 00:00:00

BBIERLEY HILL.

STEALINti SWEDES.—At the Police Court on
Monday, before Messr.. 11. Smith and L. Freer,
Esau Smith, John Hill, Tho—as Cartwright and
Josiah Deeley, boys residing at Quarry Bank, were
each`tmed 58, including costs for stealing growing
swedes belonging to Samuel Siddaway, of that
place.
ILLEGAL FISHING.—JOSepIi Merchant, haulier,
Wordsley, and James Hussellbee, Camp Hill,
Wordsley, were each fined is and costs for illegally
fishing in the Worcesterahire canal, at a spot where ,
Mr. Foley has the right of fishing. Police-sergeant
Moore proved the case.—Thos. Sedgley and Alfred
Male glassnaakers, Wordsley, for attempting to
illegally take fish from the canal, were alto fined
is and costs. . •
OFFENCE AGAINST 'THE -.IJIDENSINI ACT.—
At the Police Court, on Thursday, before
W. H. Boughey, Esq., Stipendiery, Elijah
Ashten: landlord of the. Albion beerhouse, Moor-
lane, Brierley 11,11, WnS knimmoned for telling ale
during prohilited nou.s.e—Ori Saturday night. last,
Police-constab!es Wooten and I afford, whilst
.on
duty near detendaes house about twenty minutes
past eleven o't lock, saw something which caused
-
them to watch defendant's house. Twenty
minutes later they sew iv' man named Wm.' Dunn
coning out of the back &Cr of defendant's house
carrying the can and a bottle produced, both con-
taining tile. The man was taken back into the
house, and defendant admitted having filled the ale,
lett seid he was not aerare that it was so late. He
now said that the ale was ordered before closing
tiate.—The Stipendiary fined defendant 20s and
costs telling him that he would not endorse his
license, but he must know what would follow if he
was again convicted.—William Dunn, bowman,
Moor-lane for being on licensed premises during
prohibitedhours, was fined 6s and costs.
ASSAULT. AT A MONEY OLUIL.--ThOlDaS Mill Ward
bricklayer, was charged with assaulting William
Winstone, a blacksmith,. Both parties reside at
the Dolph. On Saturday night they were attend-
' ing a money club held at the Duke William Inn
there, and comp ainant alleged toot defendant,
without provoc.tion went up to him and struck
him in the face.—befendant was fined 20s and
cost, or in default 14 days' imprionment.
ALLEGED CItIAILNAL A,SAt LT.—Henry Garbet,
moulder, Brettell Lane, was brought up in custody
upon a charge of criminelly assaulting Jane
Hughes, a single women, residing at that place.—
Mr. Waldron appeared to defend.—Complainant
alleged that on eiseurday night last, about 20
minutes to 12 o'clock, whilst near to a spot dee-
cribed by her a; the fermi gate, she was surrounded
by eieht or nine young men, and criminally -as-
saulted by the prisoner, who was amongst the
number. It is also allege.l that complainant wae
afterwards subjected to, shocking illusage at the
hands of several others, present. —ln order that
enquiries might be made, prisoner was remanded
until Monday.
ASSAULT BY A CIRCUS EMPLOTE.—John Need.
ham, labourer, employed 'at a circus now located at„,
Round Oak, was charged with assaulting a youth
named Samuel Green, residing at Dudley Street,
Round Oak,—Complainant gave evidence to the
effect that on the previous night, while attending to
a fried fish stall near to the circus, prisoner went
up to him and struck him on the head with a stick
having a knob at the end of it, the effect ef the
blow being that he was rendered insensible. Dr.
Aehmead, who dressed prosecutor's head, gave
evidence, snowing that he had an incised wound
on Cie right side of his, head, the se:alp being
divided to tltet bone —P.isoner's defence was that
prosecutor had encouraged other boys to was,
stems underneath the viecna
_tent—The Stipen-
diary told the pr:soner that, if Prosteufer's injuries
had proved fetel, thete :Would have been as clear
a case of murder as ever. Went before a mud of
justice. He sentenced him to one month's im-
pri •onmeut, with hard abour
Smoot, Boerne BILETING.-4 monthly meetit g
of the Fk10,..1 13.ard V,r the parish of Kiegswinf re
was held on Tac,zday at ernoon, in the Boardroom
at the hio r•etree'. Brierley Hill. Presunt ;
Mr. B. Hines (in tee chair), the Rev. C. H Cole-
Went., Messrs. it. - nennett, W. Barlow, and R.
StniVa-Casson.—The Finance Committee's report
stated that the cost of taking the census of children
of school ag., as ordered by the Education Depart-
tut ut, had amounted to £24 65., and reeommended
that a theque be drawn in payment of that amount.
The balance in the hands of the treasurer amounted
to £638 19s. ld.—The General Purposes Com-
mittee recommended that the tender of Mr. William
Willetts, amounting to .£B2 103. for excavating and
s reforming the playground and approachzs at Moor-
street Board Schools, be accepted.—lt was a'so
recommended that Miss S. E, dr•ssop of Deighton
Infant Board School, be appointtel principal teacher
in the infants' department of the Quarry-tank
Board School, at a salary of £4O per annum, together
with half the fees, and a
quarter of the Government
grant .—A census of the children in the parish
had been taken, and was now being summarised.—
It was recommended that a return of the teaching
stiff at the whole of the Board schools be obtained
by the Clerk, together with the average attend—
ance of the children, and laid before the Board
with a view to a proportionate adjustment of the
swim. Accounts and salaries were recommended
tor payment, amounting in the aggregate to £194
3s. 2d.— All the reports were adopted,—Some
diseus.sion took place as to the amount of arrears of
school fees due to the '4oard, during which the
Clerk (tr. -Holberton) stated that the collective
arrears amounted to more than £2OO, those in con-
nection with the Quarryi Bank School alone amount-
ing t £6O —Mr. Bennett remarked that the amounts
. were due chiefly from people who were poor, .and
suffering from want of employment. —The Rev. C.
H. Cole-Webb observed that as far as his experience
went it was not the really poor people who did not
pay.—Mr. Barlow moved that the clerk make
enquiries as to tee beit mode of recovering the
arrears, and report to the Board. lie thought; if
instances could be found out where people could
pay, and would not, they should be proceeded
against. —The Rey. C. U. Cole-Webb seconded the
resolution, which was carried ueanimouely, it being
undeistood that the question should be' refeired
the Management Coratni.tee.--A.' lett r Was reed
from the clerk to the Ilarborne Scao-.1 Board, to
the effect that his Board was preparel to op-operate
with Other Boards in the enueavour to secute such
taibui—
ne.iformity with refetence to the fees for prosecu-
tion 1;
s ), sch„(tßairds as was considered disagree-
it was agree: to -how the lever to the Clerk
to the lecal meeistra.tes, and, if neteesary, ask one
of the magiatrit: s to move a
.retolution upon the
t-je, tat next Quarter Sessems.—There was no
other business.