The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-29 00:00:00

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HOP Pwarxo.--On Monday last Sal men, women, and
children book •d from the Stourbridge station to the hop
country. Most of the persons were naileri, from the
Lye district. They were conveyed in a special train of
29 carriages.

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120ARD OF GUARDTANS.—The weekly meeting of this
Board was held yesterday, Mr. Grainger in the chair.
There were also present :—Messrs. Brookes, Bird,
Certwright, Rellinson, Doody, Rhodes, Maurice, Buy-
bould, and rowel'. Admitted into the house during
the week, 21; born, 1: dead, 1 ; discharged, 19 ; remain-
ing. 431. Corresponding week last year, 170. Out-
door relief, iiingswinford district, /.1.1 is ill ; Stoor-
bridge district, /26 2s 40; Ilelesowen district, /21 13s
101: toll, /91 18s 1?d, against /79 17s 114 last year.
SIEWPtINEY STOCK SAL6.—A sale of Fat and Store
Stock was held at the Stewponey Hotel, on Monday lot,
the 24th hist. Mr. Bourn conducted the sale, aml the
prices of mutton and beef were as follows (every 1,1 1, deg
disposed 01): Mutton, from 7.1 to 714; beef, from 7.1 to
711. Lambs were sold at fair prices, and pigs met with a
better sale.

ANNUAL LICENSING Day.—At the Petty Sessions, yes-
terday, before C. E. Swindell (chairman), J. Holcroft, R.
L. Freer, Ewers., and 51“jor Fie tcher. There were eleven
applications for full licenses, but the whole of them were
refus-d. Richard Bateman, High-street, Stonrhridge,
supported by Mr.Por. ton, opposed by Mr. Perry; Sonnet
Bennett, Two Gates, Cralley, supported by Mr. Homer,
opposed by Mr. Perry; Janaes litngley, Crielley ; Daniel
John Lovett, High-street, Stourbridge, supported by Mr.
Maltby, opposed by Mr. Perry; John Waldron, Clent.
supported by Mr. Pearman, opposed by Mr. Perry;
George Billinglmm, Two Oates, Cradley, supported by
Mr. Maltby, opposed by Mr. Perry; John Pearson, Lye;
Charles Pearson, Beauty Bank, Stourbridge, supported
by Mr. Maltby, o 5 posed by Mr. Perry; %illiusi, May bury,
Blakedown ; William Bunn, Cradley ; William Morgan,
Lye Waste, supported by Mr. Perry. 230 renewals were
granted, and three persons reprimanded.
CHARGE OF STEALING MONEY. Yesterday, at the
Nish.; Office, before C. E. Swindell, J. Holeroft, It. L.
Freer. Eery,, Major Fletcher, and the Hon. C. 0. Lyttel-
ton, Richard Binus was changed sill, stealing ss, the
property of Griffin Williams. Mr. Addison defended.
The case was remanded to Wordsley, on Monday.
Seamus CHARUES.—CharIes Carrick, late assistant to
Mr. Edward Stringer was charged with assaulting Edward
Stringer, jun. Defendant was called, but did not appear.
Mr. Ponton, who appeared to prosecute, said there were
four charges against the defendant. The first was for as.
smutting Edwin Stringer, by hurling him through some
glue,; another for wilfully damaging a book belonging to
Mr. E. Stringer. lea.; one for sureties of the peace, as
1 when Mr. Stringer went to remonstrate with the defend-
ant, he brought a five-chamber revolver, and threatened
to shoot him. The Bench here remarked they had heard
quite sufficient to issue a warrant, and a warrant was is•
sued for his apprehension.