The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-05-23 00:00:00

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find in case anyone Ind not read the papers he
would again state his political views. The
Irish Church was the church of a small minority,

numbering only one-eight of the population
(Hear, hear). Again, the Irish Church had not
succeeded in fulfilling the objects for Which that
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church WM originall; founded, (Cheers). Its
objects had been the diffusion of Protestantism
in Ireland. In that it had signally failed. The
Irish Church was one that was entirely sup-
ported by the material force of England. It
was as much supported by that material force
as was the Popes teinpor.il power by French
bayonets. (Applause). Who, thecefore, could
consider that it wane national church ?• And

in such a state of things who could wonder at
there beiug disaffection in Ireland. While, for
himself, he had no sympathy with a class of ob-
scure and misguided assassins, he could not be
ignorant of the fact that the existence of a
church of the minority in Ireland was the cause
of much sympathy with Fenianism. (Hear,
hear). He denied that Mr. Gladstone was an
enemy of the English Church establishment
He had good reasons for knowing that, for he
had the privilege of Mr. Gladstone.s acquaint.

ance. There did not exist in England more
devoted churchman, or one less likely to look
with favour on the policy of the Church of
Rome. (Loud cheers, hisses, and counter
cheers). The circumstances of the English and
the Irish Church were in no degree paralell.
The English Church had succeeded in penetrat-
ing to the lowest stratum of the population, and
hid secured a place in the affections of the in-
habitants of the country. Was the Church of
England in an obscure minority P He answered,
" No." ( Hear, hear). For these reasons he
cm aidered that the supporters of the Irish
Church had taken a most unwise stop in placing
the two Churches on the same footing, and say.,
Mg that if the one goes as an establishment the
' other must follow. With respect to the "No
Popery" cry, be would ask what right the Tories ,
had to raise that cry. Had not their party in-
troduced a scheme for" levellingup "—a scheme
for endowing the Roman Catholics in Ireland
(Hear, hear). The charge had been brought
against him, and might spreat amongst incr.:du-
lons people, that he sympathised with Popery.
That was about as likely as that he should be a
Buddhist or Mahonnnedan. (Laughter and
cheers). Neither had he any sympathy with
that class in the Church of England called Ritu-
alists. (Applause). He repeated his declura-
Con of confidence in a system of compulsory
education, but was glad to accept the measure
introduced by the present Government, as good
in many respects. He expressed his determina-
tion to support Mr. Gladstone's Bill for the
abolition of Church rates. (Applause). In re-
gard to the personal payment of rates, he re-
garded that as a harsh measure, unjust in many
respects, and that tharefere it ought to be abol-
ished. (Cheers). As to the charge of his be-
ing a nominee brought against him by Mr. Las-
lett, he said that it was not likely that a nomi-
nee could be forced on a large majority of the
electors. It reinaind therefore with the electors
to prove whether be was a nominee or not.
(C leers). He appealad to them to banish all
personal considerations from their minds, and
look upon him only as a supporter of Mr. Glad-
stone—(cheerid—und Mr. Laslett as a supporter
of Mr. Disraeli. (lie ar, hear). In reviewing
the measures brought forward by the lute Go-
vernment, he remarked thst the late Reform
Bill, though the prtanahle of it, perhaps,. owed
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its origin to Mr. iii raeli, was really the bill of
Mr. Gladstone. tLm d cheers and cries of "John '
Bright. ") He woad not deny the large share
that Mr. Bright had in that bill. (Cheers).
He alluded to the course taken by Mr. Disraeli
since his defeat on the Irise Chtu-Th question,
and appealed to Ho m whether that statesman
was fit to retain the confidence of the country.
(Loud cheers). He did not consider him a fit
person. He had b!en repeatedly defeated;
once by almajority of 60, and odee by 56—and
still he clung to the office. The great question
for them to consider was whether they would
send him to Parliament to support Mr. Glad-
stone, or whether they would send Mr. Laslett
to support Mr. Disraeli. He would ask them
to well consider the statements he had made,
and he had no doubt they would return him by
a great majority. (Great cheering).
The Chairman said Mr. Lyttelton would be
glad to auswir any question that any person
might feel inclined t') put.
Mr. G. W. Preiicott attempted to ask some
questions, but he was received with mingled
cheers, hisses, and groans. Mr. Prescott then
got onto the platform, admist great uproar.
Both the Chairman and Mr. Lyttelton appealed
to the audiedce to give him a hearing, bat it
was some time before he could be beard.

Mr. Prescott then handed a copy of Mr. Lyt-
telton's address to the lion. Caudedate, dated
May 4th, saying " may I ask you to look to that
address?
Mr. Akroyd, ask a question:
Mr. Prescott: Did you see that address be-
fore it was published in the body Poet.
Mr. Lyttelton : I believe I did.
Mr. Prescott. Is it true or false, that Mr. Ak-
royd said in the County Court, att Kidderminster,
that you have not seen it
The Chairman :That is a question for me to
decide. (lireat cheering).
Mr. Prescott: I want Mr. Lyttelton to answer
it.

Mr. Lyttelten ; I am quite willing to answer
any questions ; and hoped they would hear Mr.
Prescott,
Mr, Akroyd Please ask a question. (A
voice; "Yea, and you hod better be careful how
you ask it.
Mr. Prescott ; Then is It true or false for Mr.
Akroyd to sliy that you did not say—(Great
roar and cries of " turn him out. "
The Chairman denied that he had ever said
so.

Mr. Prescott then attempted to ask anothsr
question and there was great uproar and confu-
sion, Mr. Prescott saying that he would stand
there for a month, but what he would be heard.
After standing there for some time unable to
make himself heard, several gentlemen advised
Mr. Prescott to go down, and he left the room
adarid great uproar.
Mr. W. C. Firmstone then proposed the fol-
lowing resolution, which he had lunch pleasure
in doing:—" That this meeting fully approves
the political sentiments now expressed by the
Hon. C. G. Lyttelton, deems him a lit and sub-
stantial person to represent the Eastern Divi-
sion of Worcestershire in Parliament, and pled-
itself to support him by all legitimate means at
the corning election, so as to secure his triumph-
ant return. (Great applause). It was a most
manly and straightforward expression of opinion
which Mr. Lyltelton had made that evening; and
though he the speaker) would not have sup-
ported any other man, he felt bound to give Mr.
Lyttelton all his support. (Cheers).
The Rev. J. Richards seconded the resolution,
and spoke at some length on the Irish Church
question ; but admitted he could not to the ex-
tent of the talentd Incumbent of St. Thomas's
Church, who was to deliver a lecture on that
subject.
Lord F. Cavendish spoke at considthble
length in support of Mr. Lyttelton, amid great
&leering, and was followed by Mr. John liar.
word, wino said he should vote for Mr. Lyttelton,
and earnestly appealed to those present to sup-
port him.
The Chairman then put the resolution to the
meeting, and a shower of hands were held up,
very few being iheld up against it. The Chair-
man declared it carried.
One young man named Lightband expressed
himself unfavourable to the resolution, and was
at once seized upuu by stveral persons, who
held him by the arms and th sat. The young
man culled out as lustily es he could for fair
play, but was rougly handled by several per-
sons, and the greatest confusion prevailed, while
severaal gentlemen assisted to get hint on to
the platform ; but Ire was again seized, and car-
ried out, admid great struggling and confusion.
On the motions of Mr. 13011111 C a vote of thanks
to the Chairman was unamously accorded, and
acknowledged by Mr. W. Akroyd.

that the prisoner, David Jones, came to his shop a week 1
tence.-7Tlic Bench decided 10 ontini .
a t the prisoner to ,
last P.-idav, and asked witness to buy some sheet leaa. I
take his trial at the next Staffor Firewoune..prisener
He said that there was more than a hondredweight, and
being bailed nut in a surety of i Id, and hiwaelf in
and naked lie. Illeve wts. he contended. no false pre..
that he bad had it trim MS father.in•lares. Witness d.
then told him that it was dangersius to offer that leall„ 14°.
santhe police were after some. Benjamin St. out Baia the '
, oh:Mx
*AteeSka; Bltasr/dtiTi.nhvm.t.—rEl. rridaMcreo7,e.tonofwabLstesnrtdeyn.cetnd ,
prisoners came to him ~1 oftered sonie lead, on the oth
: Paethena Isioelt.—Dav id Heath was sentenced to two
Inst. Witness told theta that he woulsdaidettcheitilf‘athii eiyt
bad come by it honestly. David Jones
11 idebzt.ti:Loirrzytv-pfdrshza,,,,t to Ann cinentrllnoell:awatyosobajAir,:rl
(reit his father.in-law's. Police•constable Hughes pro.
1
clued a quantity of lead, and sold th three months. at the ault of Mary Ann Plant, for non-
David Jones's house, and a mallet (produced), and the payment of £7 for her tiro bastard children.
lead in the pun. Tho other lead he found in prisoners' ! CrisimE or OBsTRUCTING Die Ponice.—Joszah.W nod-
in Stout's yard, where they stern trying house Wits charged by Superintendent Mills with ob-
to sell it. Wit-
strocting hint in the esecution of his duty, on the "ith
nese charged them with ideating it, and they said they
had got it from Mr. Parrish's, who had taken it from Inst. Prom the evidence of the officer, it appeared that
some old houses. Anna Maria Parrish said that both he went to search the defendant's house for his son, the
' prisoner in the previous ease. Defendant refused to It
tgteptchiseopnreirssowneerrse
any
ynaineatad o; inheietrhehru.stnitli,ereShae ne.vlevaear
him in, and pushed htm about. Witness had to burst
spouting. William Davis, manager to Mrs. Budd's , the door open, and found defendant's son. Alfred Wood-
Works, at Brockmoor, proved that the lead proluceil Was house in the house, and locked him up. Fined 2s Cal and
sheet lead. Both prisoners were then committed to take coats ;in default ^1 days.
their trial at the next Stafford Sessions. NEGLECTIM3 TO Strrowe A WIFF.—John RhOilea WAS
summoned by John Taylor, for neglecting to support his
wife and two childree. The officer said that defendant's
HALESOWEN. wife becatue chargeable to the Dudley Union, on the 21th
CRARWE MT HotISEBREARINCI.—At the Petty Sessions, of April. There were 12s due. Defendant had been a
on Suesday last, before E. Moore, E. Dem. and S. Han- ! great brute to his wife, frequently beating her. Cons-
bury, Esqrs.. Alfred Talbot, residing at quarry Dank, : Misted for one month's hard labour.
was charged with unlawfully entering the dwelling-house Steams° Iftox.—Sophia Davies Was charged with
of Mary Ann Dey, Horn Bask, on the 12th instant, and feloniously steeling tints of iron, the property of Messrs.
stealing therefrom a quantity of dresses, wearing apparel, Williams and Perry. Jcseph Williams said that he was
and other things. Prosecutrix said that she went to bed
t
and locked the doors. Shortly afterwards she heard
t,,n
itihrown
idllei,a.lers,arneasirdienrgryßt 001.1
Flrliialla, dvainf,utlllstntaeraoe.rslp
clock ia
: some one in the house, and thought it was her nephew' at night. He ea* the prisoner coniiug
f Int
, bat a short time after she heard her nice., scream out Prisoner had a pan fall of icon, worth Is.
1 Witness then got up and went downstairs. and saw the cased her of taking it. Prisoner Mad it Was Mily scrap i
pi isoner sitting down by the front doot, iti climate of her iron. Ilvfendant. In answer to the charge; *aid that the
nephew. Witness saw a large bundle of thin things inside Ptosecutor's nephew, Henry Bennett, asked her to fetch
the porch of the door. The one produced is the same, the iron and cell it; to buy some bread, as she had been
and it contained a sheet, box, tea.chest, shawl, blind, recently contined.—Soplda Dottie and Phillis Danis were
and box belonging to witness. They were safe the day charged with feloniously stealing lent. 1-01,s. of iron,
. previous, in the drawers.—Sarah Neck said: I am a the property of Messrs. Williams and Perry; and Sonottel
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oeza .c..
1 niece to the last wi neas. On the morning of the 14th Priest was charged with receiving it, knowing it to have
Met, about half-past for, I was distrurbed by hearing been stolen. The three prisoners were committed for
the window put down of my bed room. I heard footsteps trial, bail being accepted.
&crow+ the room. I got to the window, and saw the pri- EJECTMENT Case.—Thomas Clews, of Cradley Heath,
seiner stooping down, 88 though he was picking up some- applied to the Bench for an order of ejectment of one
thing. I then ran and called my brother, who went William Tibbetts, of Cradley Heath. Complainant said
downstairs, and I followed him. My brother opened the that he had given the defendant notice, and that he re'
front door, and caualit hold of the prisoner. 'the bundle lased to leave. The Bench made an order of eject.
produced Was at tie door. A box (produced) three
I:ulNa'tlL. :CUL DAM toz.—Elizabeth Ham
dresses, two shawls, a black silk jacket. are my property, :
and were in the bundle. They were safe the night pre-
up on a remand charged by William pet
vious.—Thomas Nock said he was nephew to the prose- Heath, with wilfully damaging his door. Complainant
cutrix, and lived with her. On the morning of the 14th Proved that defendant broke the panel of the door in,
Coley, of brought
llradey
lust he was called up by his sister, and went downstairs and that it had cost him Is 61 to have it repaired. De-
to the front door, opened it, sat found the prisoner out. !outwit admitted breaking the door in, and said that
side, is Or act of putting his shoes on. Witness caught some men had got her daughter in the shop, and she
hold of him, and asked him what business he had there, burst it open. Defendant was .ry sorry, but she was in
Prisoner replied that he had no work, and must have a passion at the time. Fined 61 and costs, and ordered
' something from somewhere. After the prisoner had put to pay the damage done, Is 61; in default Bevan days.
his shoes on, witness took him into the kitchen, and sent
for William Withers.—William Withers, Parish con.
stable, auid he was sent for by the last witness, between
four and tee o'clock on the morning of the lith 'natant,
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and found the prisoner sitting in a chair in the kitchen.
Witness asked him how he came to rob a poor woman
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cwfilpi.:l like Mrs.
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hr ohe Moneymt
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picket
lal.'n_.,:dst
containing three pipes), meal two
a sinall box (produced,
llobert M. Dill proved that the three pipes, and the tele-
scope belonged to him; and also one of the c iats.—
Police.consitable Rawherey sail that about live o'clock lie
was sent for by Mrs. Dey. and went in company with Su-
perintendent Overend. He found Dm prisoner in coin.
puny with sieveral men. Witness took him into custody,
and
jtetkan,ln'''::v.'eb'h'd,':in:iiiii'lyorren.,!ye(e't,sodillaalftttn'''al-tako'oasighe'n:lttt:si:':::Bl,at‘i'ossidp,i'ili'iandeP:'dggher''''e''rgii:r:ii'adti::e::::lnrtillhnotaibi:ttha‘tee.o,-riurina:'dhh,'enn?isicy'eirlia,:tuaueornwilair''ss'etdn'blgteee,
Worcester Assizes,
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,A.phr.irl lost,d i.
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also
„:11i license.
Pwlieula:::ilsi.g:iiliiarty..,ik(n)credcreidbtoo.p.ayii..tarltleilys: tel:e6sieniotiigna,teerd.
said that he had seen the defendant's dog repeatedly, and
cautioned the defendant. He considered the doe' wee
two years oil, Ho reported the dog last February .The
defence was that the dog was not six months old. Fined
£1 ds.

LI.XNE AND DIAORDENLY.—Joicpb Taylor, Charles
Lowe, John Hackett, and Edward Wakefield, were
charged by Superintendent Overend with being drunk
and disorderly on the 1511, inst. Police-constable Roe
proved that he was in company with another officer, when
he heard a great noise. He went in the direction, and
found the four defendants in a beastly state of intoxica-
tion, nod creating a disturbance. The Bench fined each
of the defendants Is and costs.
IIitUNKI,N ANO lyintumsrr CONDUCT.— William Glaze
was charged by Superintendent Overend with being
drunk and committing A nuisance, on the sth inst. Sir,
Overend said about half past six o'clock on the above
date he saw the defendant, who was in the act of cum.
iflitting a nuisance. Witness made him go away, and
afterwards defendant committed a nuisance. Police-ser-
geant Kennedy corroborated the evidence. Fined Is and
costs.

A Disonnent.• Wow am. Elizabeth Gifford WWI
charged by Superintendent Overend with being drunk
and disorderly, on Sunday night last. Inefentlant, who
is one of the "Nymphs of the Pave," was very drunk,
and making tine of bad and filthy language. Fined tOs
and costs ; in default 21 day.' hard labour.
UNJUsT WEinills AND W.f.:lllEB. The following
persons were summoned by Superintendent Overend,
Inspector of Weights and Meeseres, for having unjust
weights and measures in their poSsession f—Charles Par-
rish, of Finsbury, live unjust weights. Pleaded guilty.
lined 5.1 and c.e.ts.—ltichard %Valera, Hanbury, coal
dealer, one 501 b, short weight. Fined 5s and costs.
Further charged with having unjust scales. Snperin-
tendent Ovelend proved that they were four !mends
against the buy, r. nue! So :kful costs.—Jahn Langford,
Hashary. greengrocer, six unjust weights. Fined 5s and
costs.—Edward SherrairJ. coal dealer, Haabury, unjust
scales. Superintendent Overend proved that the scales
were 711 is against the buyer. Fined 5s and coals—Wit.
ham Stinker, greengrocer. Hasbury, unjuat weights and
utlast scales, Fined 2t Oa in each case. and costs.
LARCENir CASE —Richard Nickolls, of Oldbury. Was
charged with breaking open a bay of William Roberts,
and stealing Stl. Prosecutor said be lived at Oldbury
Carriage Works. He knew the prisoner, who worked in
the mime shop. Witness had a box which contained
money in the shop. The box wit( It fixture, and uotttainel
ad in copper. The box had been several times broken
open before, and money taken alit. Poliee•sergetint Sim-
moods, of Oldbury. prove I • in; the piisoner into ens.
t Ay on the charge of beeaknig open the box of prowls.
tor, and stealiug 31. Prisoner asld he did, but would
never do it any more. He also said that be lost one
penny out of his pnektt, one penny he threw into the
canal, and the two halfpence lie lost oat of his pocket.
Pleaded guilty. The case was not pressed, and prisoner
was ordered to be locked no for 21 hours.
HARBERY TEMPERANCE MEKTINO.—The fortnightly tern.
prance meeting was held at Husbery Chapel, on 'Tues-
day evening. The attendance was good, and very res•
pectab:e. Mr. Stephen Price presided, mid opened the
meeting with a suitable speech ; than followed Messrs.
Jos. Cole, .lolin rri,e, T. Cole. Timothy Cole, and Jos.
Hulston, Ilagley. The speeches were of a very impres-
sive character, and very instructive. Melodies were sang
hy Mr. U. Braoks, Mrs. S. Price, and Master E. Price.
Singing mid prayer, as usual, conchided the meeting.
AceinENT..—On Tuesday lifterntion a little boy named
Benjamin Shelvock (son of Mr. W. Sheleock, of New
York, inventor of the American " Patent flung' )was
playing on a plot of land at Ilightield Road, with a num-
ber of other chiltren. It appears the little fellow got
playing and running round a horse that mei feeding on
the same phi id land. The horse was one of that pecu-
liar class called" jibbers, " and while the little fellow was
running round the back of the animal it reared its hind
legs, and caught the child "just above the left eye, and
inflicted a dreadfull wound A surgeon wigs called in
" ' "

end driased the wound. The poor ofsild lied in a very
ilaugeroui condition.