The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-11 00:00:00

CRADLEY HEATH,

TRT: LOCAL AYY.—Aa se intimate& in our isene of
last week, the voting papers were gathered in on Friday.
the ard inst. There was found a good mnj city for the
Act, but on Saturday the oppoaition scrutinised them.
and by scratching cut thy =ley of those whose rates
were net paid. ke , they reduced the number of these in
favour of the Art to such an extent as to give themselves
majority of 84 votes, and so giving them the sietory if
we may roll it by eat!, name, Strange to say all their
patty were furnished with receipts of the rates so that
inch objections could not be MA le against them. And
still mere strange to say one of the head of their eerty
was tenni on Satirday last, copying into his pocket-book
the difterent values and rentals of the properties of
those in favour of the Act. What his purpose was in so
doing is best known to himself, but as soon as he Was
detected the papers were removed from him. As noon
as it was known that the Noes had it, bells were rung
and gaga bent WEIN ing in the breeze. They might have
spored Buell rejoicings however, for their victory was not
obtained in an English straightferwerd manner, but by
covert and miworthy means, by misrepres mtation, &rt.
Men of their party who profess to be highly educated,
and of superior nature to others, condescending to in.
form people that all these improvements contemplated
I would be made at the exnenre of the poor alone, and
that tradesmen would reap the benefit without sharing
the expense. It is supposed that the Old Mill people
will now try to obtain the Act for the whole parish of
Rowley. Haring already shown their blindness they may
rettalnly attempt to do something still more absurd, and
indeed they would prove themselves to be admirably re-
presented by a caricature they issued a short time ago.
If they attempted to place the whole parish under the
working of the Local Act. There are such weighty ob-
jections to this being done, that any man with the least
grain of common sense would not attempt it. The letter
of "A Ratepayer," which appeared in our contemporary
shows the barrier which exists, and which will prevent
any such adoption et the Local Act for the whole pariah.
We hope the Redden Hill people will not suffer their
ardour to be damped and grow heedless, because of their
defeat. They may have taken it to heart if they had
been beaten fairly and honestly, but they have not.
Their plans have only hzen thwarted fora time, aud they
have only to try again in order to gain their des;th.earant.
They will show their suitability for taking the reins of
power into their own hands by firmly. unfl,nchingly, try'
Mg again. and by never allowing their endeavours to
relax till the Act is obtained. It molt indeed show
their we“kriess if they allowed them odves to be sib-seal
Iv those who have opooied them. We urge upon them
therefore to jin together, and with one mighty, united,
continued d- IT•rt. to overthrow these opposers of all im-
provement—these fixed pe.rann who cannot keep pae,
with the ti:re*; sal if they stun they will ear:tiredly have
tine ,dessure of witnessil.g the Lied Act evidencing its
Loin fli it Mita mee in their midst.
SCPPER.—On Momlny last a number of friends sat
de—u to an excellent sitpper at the Vioe Inn end Railway
Role], under tl.e presidency of Mr. Alfred Taylor.
After the cloth lied been withdrawn, which it is needless
to any was lain! inn the wing sumptuous style of the res.

11,t44 host, Mr CArtWri2lit, Viirlotll4 tjnlt4 were pro.
poso .1, and amopfq them, " to the Loot! Govern.
ment Act, " which was drank with great enthusiasm.