The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-06 00:00:00

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LOCAL GIOVERNEN'r LuAaD INQUIRY

An Inspector from the Local Government Liortr,
,Mr. J. T. Harrison, C„E ) attended at tne Commis-
sioners Room, Coro Exchne, on Toursday, for tile
purpose of holtithg• an inqut,y as to the noundary
dividing Stourbricigu from A.inblecote. Thu Com-
Lssiuners wcre reprosented by Mr it,irry Mili;
the sanitary Authority by Mr. W.ol; and Meszrr.
W. J Turi,ey und Co, woore works alo. situiv.e
it
the locality where the question of toe bound.ir)
~rises, by Mr. Walker.
later gontieinna exprcssoil surpr+se that ti.e
~..kuardians ot t.,a St.iurhidge 11:tion conseate4
o that inquiry, whicii sort u4y aff:cted Messrr.
rurney. In his opinion it was not competent fot
he Guardians to e(alseut to an i: quiy oil qu,s
ion of boundary where 110 dispute hart itriseo. iw
this csse no dispute, within the nieaniug f the
2.7Stn section of the Public Hea.ito Act, tinder wllieL
tiie inquiry wits to be held, had taken place. It
was quite clear from the section quoted there must
no a boita-fide cow.ebt as tu boundary between the
urban and an adjoining Authority to legalise till,'
an inquiry, He took exception to the proceedings
The Inspector: Has theie not beent dispuie ?I

Mr. Walker replied that there had be-en uo,:t.
whatever that he could learn. He wss astonisuen
to find. on the face of the correspoudence, taut
.here had been no dispute.
Mr. Harrison remarked that the Rural Sanitary
:tithority appeared by their letter to acknowledge
t.,4 fact that there was tonic dispute.
Mr. Walker did not know the circumstances
under which that letter was written, but he under-
stood the Union was not represented there.
Mr, Wall said that tie represented the Untili
intlirLrities, and they concurred in the inquiry.
Mr. Walker remarked that the Rurat Sanitary
hor ty only had urbauporers in specified etreete
tahlecoty, and they had no control, as an ur-
ran anthority, over the place where the question 01
'Jou ndai y arose. There was 1144 dispute between
tee urban Authority of Stourbri .ge and the rurta
Authority of the Union.

The luspecter: But there is a d:sputo apparently
netw, en the ilighwey Surieyor and the Urnbh
Authorities.

Mr. Watker 'aid the:e bail kit en some d
reiativc: to a bridge over to &oar, uut it In4d.
,„;jll-te.l, by tht, repairs being tone by Anabice.,t,
141.! prescw. inquiry waii nothing inure or ie6s than
:atelupt to got the InSpuelor to tvAtie tio3 OWL:a-
iry between the counties of btafford arid WOrev6-
ter.

Mr. Mills contended that there was a mow, serio‘J,
LW to the boundary. In toe )tat.- 1661, h
tOwaa Itviedand deinutided from Mr. J. PiLir au,
the pr2deoe,bur of Ales Are. turuoy. He retuiau
and w:a suuirhoued, lout the jaatieei dechnet;
ibakt: itn onto for payment.
c.liarcison Ilaked if i iro not a Lei; that fo;
yaara or 10 Ambleoc,te had loied -ates or:
4,••73o...rtirGey property.
Ir. Mul rev;cl that ho could provo that both
A utb or i ties had received ratea out of
pArish.
tue Inspcctw remarkel th it would be ty.tter
to raLu thdinite disput,,, so that when the Loca,
Governinent Board doeide-d the IL:at;er it shoutd
!dt. The buit plan Ivouid be :or the Ste)er
Coulinia,dou:ra to endeavour to lwYy a ro,
t.,e 'A hole of the lratth-r wok,
.nd th.tt woulo bring the ina; yr to a point.

Mr, Walker replied that Messra 'Carney weuld
re;Leie to pay, and that %wild rams

Mr. Mills wm of opinion that thero wns an issue
before the inspector, anti that the latter 'ad power
to proced with the inr!,tigttiort. The 00111111i' •
.nolers were boned to agree to i..ny nwor,i he tnitzt:J

'fhe Inspector did not Ek to proceed.
it was no use adjourn;ng 'she aiNir They nitist
dc novo.

sa Pile proceedings then
It WWI arraug.2d that t,ere should have been
oeeroad inquiry later in the day to docide a dip 'e
Ai to the boundary of tie district under tho contrel
..)f the Brierley Hill Local Board, of the hamlet of
Alublecote, but the matter had ben arrauved by
consent. This was notified to the Inspe.tor by Mr
e!erlc t he Sturbridge Guarthans, and Mr.
11,41berton, eieik to the Local J:;-,,r(:at Bri Idey

DIORA.MI AND (JTCLOEAMA. Mr.
.•:T;:ntilton has been exhibiting his diorama and
:Iyelorama at tho Corn Exchantre daring the %reel;
•And he ha.* had very favouranlo audiences.—The
'cones are very vivid and life•like, and are good
•p,cimens of the scene paintin: art. After the
oldience. have s en all the placa of note on tile
•mitiormt and elsewhere, they are treated to severe)
;iews illustrative of some of tiie events whieh trail'
pl tee in the Zulu war, and the late Soudan wa-
The cicerone, Mr. Wi!ton, gives a -rrapldc accouty
and a careful explanat:on, of all the various scenes,
also sings one or two songs. A variety enter-
:shit:tient is given at i,itervids, consisting of sailor
'cm-pipe danci g, banjo si:u;s. comic niaget
4reichee, sons, and jui:gliug. The jn..fulin.
eks are neatly and cleverly xectved The Diggers
••tused roars of laughw. as ahio does the banjo
..,ong. The others are well appreciated.—All who
,vish to gain an idea of the mawnitaile and grandeur
the world should visit tt e Corn Exchange, and
ere they wilt see it truly and effectively depie-
ted, and we eau safVy i;ay they will enjoy a veal
pleasant evening.
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DRUNKENNESS.—At the Pollee 'Court yesterday,
heforc.. Messrs. 1.1. 0. Firmatone and T. D. Thomas.
trid Captain Noel, James Perrens was charged with
being drunk at Hay Green, on the 28th ult. Fined
2; 6,1 and costrs.—Edwin Green was fined 2s Gri and
cots for being drunk on the 28th ult. at the Lye
—John Abel was charae4 with being drunk on t'e
27th ult, at the Lye, and was tined 2s 6il and costs.
—Henry Littlewood was charged with being drun,
on the 15th ult. A larte number of previous con-
victions were proved against the defendant, and ha
scud mulcted in the sum of lOs and cogs-- George '
Dillwortit was charged with being drunk on the
28,11 ult. Fined 2s lid and costs.— John Stevens
was charged with being drunk and disorderly, and
at using to quit the 0;d Pip Lou, and he was fur-
ther charged with being •drn7itr and disorderly in
the public street on the 27th ult. The lindlord ot
;be Old Pipe Inn, said dcf;-iiihmt came into his
ionise in a drunken state and Tefued to go out
Then requested. P.S. Chare said he heard tne
landlord ask Stevens to leave, aiid he rafused. lie
was even.ually got out, and he was taken to the
Police Station. A number of previ,us conviction;
were proved against defendant, nal he was now
fined 20s and c,,sts, in all .4 124 Gd; in default of •
payment one month. - -

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CArrioN.—Jompti Williams %lin eiarged that he.
beint the driver of a hers, and c:irt, on the 18th
oft, was in a pwition not to liiive proper control
over his horse. Fined 24G nd eoSca.

OnsTtrucTrox.—"Wiliam Wiiite.was charged With
obstruciing the ire,. paasato of tie Irgh road at
lent. On the 25tli ult, by leaving a. horse and car:
thereon for a long and unreasonable rime, to wit,
30 ruittutem. lon.cd 5* and costs,
DISTURBANCE AT TIIE RINK —John Overton and
William Rooms were charged with riotous and in-
decent behaviour in a place of worship duriug
divine service. The officer in charge of the Skating
Rink, occupied by the Blue Ribbon Army. said the
defen.!ant had born down in the Rink for 6 months
continually making a noise. On the night in
qu-stioti about half-a-dosen altogether made a
rush to the door. He saw Overton and Roorue go
out with them with the rush. It was auout th
time a young lady was praying, and tile serviet
finishe,l about ball a minute after they went out
vitness was called who said he heard the de-
Lndaut use bad language. The Benet' cow:ado:4)4
the crites proved and seed them al 64 atta w.to

Antoravril —Tel4,Ol Pont., was col r el nh
2 21,4 n I,ftrn, bv f is • pr...t :.• e
23: '• i•S lii,rl P U y 1
01;:d th:lt th rose ri
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•prescuted nirnAf•li • 2.r
er, off j 1 f U US • • Or ,ta iS noun
übtainel the at;ove articles an i then f..i.Od
only got El, and that he would Le by on the flan-
ow and would pay. Case was adj urmd till next.
Friday.

Or. ,::1 DURING PROHIBITED Houns. Douglas
ilenn..y was char,:.ed with h tying his house, the
falbot Hotel, open during prohibited hours, on the
S..Chare saw two females and a man
go in the diiecti'm of the Talbot Hotel about live 1
ninutes vast eleven. At twenty pet eleven he went
by the house and saw a car in the entry, He heard
la female use some bad language and he went and
Aaw a female in the car. A mem came out of the
house with a bottle which he harried to a woman
in the car After that he asked the man how 11,,
mounted for serving after hours. Mr. Penny came
u, arid to ask.A iiiin tile same qu.stion. Mr
c.'en,y said he thought they were travellers,—Mr.
who defended, said that toe two females i.t.(l
the man went to the Talhot for a fly. When the
fly iti ready they asked for aometring to drink,
au.! toy wet COL:it, 110111 Westbromyi:h I y
'-ge_tl the suplie with e,me whiskey, Ar. I.enny
teiie'ing they were travellers is he had never seen
them before. The people assured him that they
taat come from Wewlaroniwich and were going to
Crauley, which was more than three miles away.
['here was also no sale, as Mr.'Pemay never received
any money for th,-,whiskey.—Thomas Sewell, in the
employ of Mr. Penny, said he remembered some
priisons coming after 11 o'clock and asking for
t:ak, for Ciadley After that same whiskey was
a:lied for. and one lady said she had come from
We3tbroinw;ch.—ilenry Stokes, billiard marker,
gave corrohontive evidence.—Douglas Penny said
thoeght the persons who came for the whiskey
I.ere revellers. He heard one:t.f them SAy they
oaine for West Bromwich —The Bench retired to 1
I,sider their ver lid and on returning into Court
laid they understood a case would be brought be-
fore them in connection with this case, and they '
would give tiicir decision after hearing it —Noah
Butler, Hannah Batchelor, and Celeste Hebbard
w-re charged with being on licensed premises dur-
ing prr,hitht(Al hours,—P.S. Chare repeated his esi-
',nee as in the former case.—The Bauch said with
regard to the case against Mr. Penny they con
sidered there was some little doubt, and they
agreed that Mr. Penny believed them to be bona
icte teeysilers. The ease against him would be dis-
missed. The Bench cautioned Mr. Penny, and
Lought he was a 1 ttle too easy, and that he ought
no,. to take the word of mouth, but sec them him-
tne other case Rutter was fined 203 and
costs as he had given ths wrong address; the
wb zlon were fined 2s 6d and costs. They were sure
P.S. Clittre brought the.ease properly before them.
ASSICI.T ON A. WIFE. -- Richard Pardee was
eittr„.;ed with assaulting his wife on the 2nd inst at
t no Lye. Mr, Waldron was for the complainant and
Mr. Homer defended,—Eliza Pardoe, wife of the

.etenda ,t, said she had been married nearly 12
months.
.On Toesday last hr husband was in the
kit,..:111 and asked her fe,i . the key. She made no
rep!y, but he said she hr..l gut to turn it up, Ile
azio4bt hold of.her and flung her against tha stair
doo-, caught hold of tier throat. and put his hand
;ver her mouth to prevent her scrittynittg.—lt was
su:,-;,,ted that the case should be adjourned for a
i:th to see if def3nlant betave..l bbt ter, and this
tt..; jt m Italy agro to.--The case was then ad-
journed.

I,..sWYIIII'S AGENT IN TROUBLE.—ieSepL idart.
of Lye, was charred with bent: drunk uid disci.-
• .ery on the Ist inst ; and further with being druni;
-;L Eagt., Inn, Lye, on the same (tato.—
Nilhaw ietfries, landltird. said that about half-
pazt eig;lt defendant came into his how.° and asked
for half plot of I.lc or fourponny. Witness re•
fused to supply him and asked him to 1 ave, but
no sat down and woul&,not go. Defendant went
iLto another own, and he was again ordered to
I.,ave but refused.—P.C. Stone s:id ho was called to
Vie above house. The landlord requestod the de-
f,»Liant to leave, but he said he should not go for
him nor the police. Witness ordered him to leave
bdt he did not go for above ton minutes.--P.C.
ions saw the defendant iu High treot, Lye, help-
less druuk, and he had to assist him home —For
~eing- drunk in the highway defendant was tined
2, 61 aivi coots ; in the other rasa defendant w
lined F,Os and costs, in all .21 19s Gd.
ALLGED TIIBRI: BY A WIFE. A.mslia Kirton
wa, c»arged wittl stealing three 28 pieces and two
G Ithe property of her husband Thomas Kirtou,
the 26th nit. Mr. Addison appeared to prosecute
.zmi Mr. Hinds defended.—Presecutor said he lived
at the Two Gates, Cradley. He had berm married
bet went tire and sa ruoutha. On the 28th Feb.
rio haa V.ree 2, pieces aud two 2.3 GLI in a large
box IL was safe on Sunday morning at.
bent •dev,n ck. He had been loclging with
i his sister and her husband. The only person who
went upstairs from the time he saw the money safe
until he missed it waB the d ,fendant. She went
• upstairs and stayed for nearly an hour, and she
came down "cleaned up." She took the child from
sint and went out withoat saying a word. He
aslied af er her. but she did not turn round or an-
swer him. Ho had been kind to her, and did not
giro her any reason to leave him. Ho never re.
fused to give her tuoney.—Two witness were called.
—lt Was urged that the wife had not left her hus-
band. • She nid not return home on account of the
inclement weather, and because the child was taken
111 ...jai the measles.—The Bench dismissed the
11.00.

AssNuLT.—Susaunah iiarris was charged with
assiultim Sarah Clarke on the hat inst. Com-
plain at said;that the def,ndont csme to her boast.
an I tuld iter to home out. Defendant struck her
al I knocke' her down and then kicked her. Corn-

plainant had two black eyes, and appeared to be
badly injured. George Perry gate corroborative
evidence Mrs. Taylor y.IS called for the defence,
%vilo stated that the complainant was turned out of
!ito4ic-lions in Church Street, for being drunk.
The compl.duant then struck the witness, awl de-
eridairri cal d them bad names. P.O Davis .aw
the complainant on the above dat just before the
assault and she was perfectly sober, PC. Pitt
gave corroborative evidence. The Bench consider, d
th ease proved. It was a 1-ery s4vage one h.
w.:uld be lined 10-, and costs.