The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-05-16 00:00:00

THE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVER.

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criminately. A number of armed police, under
the direction of Mr. Superintendent Milne, drew
their cutlasses and charged the militia, who ran
i in all directions. One man received a severe
I rut on the facs. and -"- - -
, . ....Avail were injurea.
Murphy's man, Ainsworth, was taken into cue-
tody for inciting the people to riot and striking
Young Brougham first acqnired fame in a way several persons with a sword. The vicinity of
, ,
which was curiously characteristic of the versa. Freetown ally in a complete state of turmoil.
tility of his abilities and the varied career which The Manchester Guardia _ Guardian says :On the lee-
was to follow. It would be difficult to say turer entering his tent a pistol was fired, whether
whether the fame accrued to him as an author or at him or by him our report does not stoaLe
e.
a scientific philosopher. He was only sixteen Befor the proceedings had been
opened
a noise
when an elaborate paper on optics, from his pen, arose outside, and nearly the wholeofth e audi-
was printed in the "Transactions of the Royal !nee rushed out. One of the Murphi ytes, tuck-
Society," one of the highest scientific bodies in , mg up his shirt sleeves, brandished a sword, and
the Kingdom; and this was shortly afterwards said that if the others would follow him they
followed by a disquisition on geometry, printed would " clear them all. out of Bury, meaning,
in the same learned repository. From this time, it is supposed, the =Mao, who avere said to have
i
at intervals, for a period of more than 60 years, created tha disturbance. The nvitat.aon how.
he made valuable contributions to scientific re- ever, was not accepted, and comparative order
search in various departments. was soon restored. At the close of the lecture
The list of Lord Brougham's literary produc- Murphy was escorted to his lodgings. The
tions is long and varied. It comprises politics, I streets were crowded, and sever n
al fights took
,
history, ethics, science, biography, and classic ! place as a consequence but nothing seous oc-
literature—in this respect, as in others, showing curred. In the co
spoke
of his address, Murphy
his wonderful versatility and the vast capacity spoke of the persecu ion which he said he hail
of his highly cultivated mind. constantly to endure, awl suggested retaliation
But it will be as a legal and political reformer, byA•rnedp:iaatlilnritehfodlil,owsiandg
as the friend of education, and the stern nnyield- otug,
,arnutril, lines
e: —l,
' advocate of civil and religious liberty,
I ing ''
that I Then 30,000 LanChashire clugs shall show the reason
why.,
Lord Brongham will be best and most lovingly
I remembered. Unjust taxation and official cor-
ruption found is him a zealous and powerful THE REPRESENTATION OF EAST
opponent; and the overbearing power of the W ORCESTERSHIRE.
Crown and of the aristocracy, in days very dif- It will be seen from our advertising columns
ferent to our own, were by him mercilessly at- that Mr. Laslett, who formerly represented the
tacked. He took an active share in the removal city of Worcester, is coming forward to contest
of Catholic disabilities and in the removal also East Woicestershire,on Conservative principles,
of disabilities which affected other religious sec- against the Hon. Mr. Lyttelton, in place of
tions of the community. Never had the educe- Lord Calthorpe. In the address, Mr. Laslett
tion of the people a more ardent friend than he. states that he is a firm supporter of the Church
We need not attempt to prove what is well and State; that if sent to Parliament he will go
known—that it was chiefly to him that we owed for a more equitable adjustment of the levying
the establishment of pure, healthy, and cheap of County rates; and will go for measures cal-
literature, which was sneered at at the time by I eulated to diminish local burdens. In reference
supercilious aristocrats and men of all grades, to the Highway Act, from great practical expe-
who regarded popular education as a dangerous rience, he is of opinion that very considerable
weapon against established institutions; and
I amendments are required, and ho will be ready
1 that to him, also, were mainly due those meelia- I to assist in promoting any ehan,!.3 that may offer
I nics' institutions which now fail only because a fairer and more efficient system of Highway
the work they ought to accomplish has been Administration.
done. Lord Brougham could scarcely have The following is from last night's Worcester
foreseen the advent of that cheap press which Jeuraa/:—The electors of the Eastern Division
we now have, and which is one of the glories of of Worcestershire are to have an epportunity of
our country; but he was always favourable to giving expression to their opinions upon the
the liberty of the press, and some of his finest groat question of the day.
speeches were delivered in its defence, thus in- The Hon. Charles George Lyttelton has of.
creasing its power and ultimately developing it fered himself not so much to represent the
into the people's press. Nor will his labours for i
1 country as to support Mr. Gladstone. Whilst
the abolition of colonial slavery be easily forgot- 1 he does not oven condescend to address the eon-
ten. Others share the honour with him, but his stituency through the recognised channels of
was the most powerful intellect brought to bear communication, he does not pledge himself to
on this once cruel evil. In the department of anything except "to a general support of Mr.
law reform, too, the name of Brougham stands
Gladstone, in whose honesty and ability I have
out with bold pre-eminence. It was said of him
that from every confidence." Further, Mr. Lyttelton his entrance into the House of Lords says he heartily agrees with the action which
—and this was some 37 years ago—he laboured
Mr. Gladstone has taken with respect to the
for the improvement of the law with a zeal ap- Irish Church, and he will du all he can to aid
proaehing to enthusiasm. And public opinion him in abolialiing the Establishment.
hears out the tvsertion. And his labours were With regard to the honesty of Mr. Gladstone,
not without snccess. Many legal reforms were
opinions differ. Speaking of the Irish Church
effected, mainly throngh his analytical power
not
nit, O
long ago, he said "It cannot lu, destroyed ex-
and clear intellect being brought to bear upon ~ 0 A,, ,
t""i" ,/ ,o,' f a recreant senate and an 'IPSO-
the work. tate nation." These are the words of the
It is not easy to estimate the debt of grati-
" heftiest" statesman, who now demands the
tube that a nation owes to such a inan. He
total extinction of the Church, and is impatient
lived out almost two lives, but he did the labour
of delay. Mr. Gladstone, the once firm unbend-
of far more than two, and this labour was chiefly
ing champion of the Church, sees his way to
for the benefit of his fellow man. Were his
office by its annnihilation, and at once becomes
biography to be fully written, doubtless we
a fierce opponent of the institution for which
should see in it ninch that we could not wholly
our forefathers have fought and bled, for which
approve. It would be strange, indeed, if a life
martyrs have been sacrificed.
of nuarly 90 years was not marred by errors. to
Mr. Lyttelton bases his claim upon the else-
use no harsher word. Neoia nuirealinin (minibus
tors on a pledge to aid in abolishing the Church,
1,,,, is sapit. lint in memory of all that lie has
and when Mr. Gladstone becomes Premier, the
Alone for our fathors and ourselves, we feel that
3,
ming gentleman will no doubt be duly re marded
England has lost one of her intellectual heroes,
for his zeal:
and one of the greatest among her true ref or. Will East Worcestershire permit this family
niers. compact to be consummated?' Will the electors
consent to be the stepping-stones to Mr. Lyttel-
tou's opening career of spoliation? Will they
not rather nip this unholy ambition in the bud?
It is time the country showed itself above mere
party considerations. There is Belittle between
Conaervatives and Liberals on the broad field of
political opinion that we may fairly appeal to all
parties for a general support of the ancient
landmarks of the Constitution. The Established
Church of England and Ireland is an important
link in the national destinies—break it, and we
drift into a whirlpool of anarchy and degrada-
tion.

unquestionably he was nearly always so; and I
however bitterly many of his positions were con-
tested at the time, he lived to see those positions
successfully maintained and reforms effected,
which when he proposed them were counted re-
volutionary, Impracticable, or at least Urincivis.

Mr. W. Laslett, One of the wealthiest land-
owners in the county, offers himself to the elec-
tors on independent principles, consistent with
a firm support of the Church. He is not op-
posed to those changes mid reforms which time
has rendered necessary; but he will not consent
to forego that great principle of a State Church
which Mr. tyttelttin casts aside with the indif-
ference of youth and the nonchalance of an
office-seeker. We do not genertilly approve of ,
all Mr. Laslett's views ; but we heartily endorse
the sentiments expressed in his address. We
have no hesitation in saying that his opinions
are the opinions of the majority. Mr. Lyttel-
ton, on the strength of his father's name and
fame, may have more family interest; but it is
the duty of earliest men in these perilous times
ta have regard to expressed opinions rather than
to mere personal considerations. If the division
does its ditty it will return Mr. Laslett, end show
the Lytteltons, and their representative, Mr.
Akroyd, that the seat just vacated is not to be
, regarded as an appanage to Hagley, and that
they have no sympathy with a candidate whose
chief pledge is that be will support Mr. Glad.
stone.

GOOD ADVICE.
W e say—Eut Worcestershire, arise, combine,
L Ike true born Englishmen to take the shine,
A Roman spark, from the Ciladstonian wick—
et up a better candle—and be quick.
I. et no sham light your honest eyes deceive—
E lea a Protestant whom you believe
T a Ito a null who will, at any
T also for his watchwords •• 00D, and Cnurton, and
STATE."

Williams came upend said," Noe i built his premises wrongly the matter should be altered.
A Wire BEATER —Robert -- e e was chtmged by ' seid, "Good night."
Mary Ann Brettle with assaulting her on the 11th inst, old b—er, what *re you doing! At that time RodenJeffries then called attention to the fact that 'kith
Complainant said that her husband had been drinking, and Pearson were in trout, aril had said nothing. Wit, the gentlemen appointed as resident Magistrates for the
Leen smocked ' town had taken their mats at Wordsley. The Clerk mid
and she missed a number of glasses. She followed him hams struck Boden, who said that he had
to the public-house. After he returned home, defend- down four times renning. and that he hal no chance id that the proper course te obtain Petty Se:meals would be
ids fltSi• lie afterwards struck her get away from him. Roden said te Williams that he
ant !truce ner weer •to :Ile rootistise the Lord Lieutenant to that ell" et. This
' suggestieh was afterwards carried as a resolution.--in
with a poker, causing a lettere wound on her arm, and shoeld stead in his ewe defence, and he struck him with
then turned her and her children out of the house.
erY said that ha was on the litt bill when prosecutes mid.
his knife.—John Gutters, puddler, of Mount Pleasant.
h Good night." Witness replied to him. when William% pursuance of a eatice of motion, Mr. Jeffries said he
2.711;j0 Int. should propose that certain atreeta in the tows should
be lighted with gas. In dairy so, however, he would
slit
itcheactd,!l:Lbhir
I,l7loide had botatvie,d,
~N.,,m
into a public-home, and saw defendant throw a cup at enne up. and challengrd them MI three. Roden and rather a committee took the Yawl° matter M hand. ma
her. He afterwards heard him threaten her. The Bench Pearson caine, and Bodes and W
streets
illiams had a field. obtained the requisite information. The total length of
sentenced defendant to 21 days' hard labour. Roden came up to witness shortly after. and said that he ' in the district was 12,000 virile, and other 9.00 l)
CHARGE OF STEALING, MONEY. Yesterday, at the had struck Williams with his knife. He did not know yards were dedicated streets The whole vf the prince
.
Public Office, John Powell Was charged with feloniously whether he had hurt him or not. Prisoner said he had pal street W 22 it up at a cost which was not defrayed by .
stealing two forms ands half-crown, on the jilts instant, been knocked down four times by Williame—Police con- the Board, and he thought the side streets should er.joy
the property of George Henry Collis. Elizabeth Long. statute Fairbanks seta that he see the
prisoner on the some little illumination. Mr. Chappell seconded the
ford said she was assistant to Mrs. Ball, manager, to 28th of April, who asked him how Williams was. Ile metier]. Mr Corbett objected to the scheme on the
.
w
round that as Commissioners
Mr. Collie's liquor shop. On the above date she saw the told witness that Williams knocked him down four times,the ople of Brierley Hill in obtaining a reduction in
g, they should be assisting
prisoner coming from behind the counter. Previous to and that he afterwards took his knife out, and used it ,
Mr. Corbett moved, as an amendment,
the pe
ic of gas
prisoner coming from behind the counter, she had put in bat was very sorry for what he had done —This .—This being.
e .
the till a halt-crown and a forM. There was other the case, Mr. Maltby said after hearing the intimation that prthe gas question should not be entertaiuml. Mr.
money in the till. Mary Bell said sh m Hebrew
be levied apart from the other rate. Mr. Grove supper-
e was the anager I from the Bench, he should reserve his defence.Coley seconded the amendment. Mr. Cmson aupmirted
to Mr. Collis's liquor vaults. Prior to the re bbery she ;it was contrary to an Englishmen's ideas to use a knife, the resolution, and suggested that a lighting rate should
had looked into the till, and there were three florins, a but after hearing the evidence, the ease had a ver defer
half-crown, and six shillings, besides some coppers. ent light thrown upon it. He should ask the Bench to ted the amendment, on the ground of countenancing •
She afterwards missed the two forms, m
n and a half-crown. take bale—Prisoner was then comitted that the question of price between the company and the
to take his trial monopoly in the price of gas. Mr. Haiues was sorry
Edward Williams said he saw the prisoner about half. at the nest Stafford g Sessions, bail bein accepted—him- I
past four. From what he had heard he ran after the self in .£5O, and two sureties in elle each.
prisoner, who dropped a florin and a half-crow eII
n. Ile
,ARGE OF STF.ALINO Two Iot:NG DULLS. dalrleS WAS for the Board to make their own terms with the Dag
afterwards caught bim, and gave the money to Police- Case, Richard Gabbs, Thomas Jackson, and William ConiPani. The town should be improved if the Beard
sergeant Jones. Policemenstable Jones said he appre- Hand, four youths. wsre charged with unlawfully 'Leslie could afford rt. He therefore supported the resolution.
hended the prisoner, cud charged him with the offence. two gulls, the property of John Whitehouse of Envilleg. ' Mr. Steward objected to the scheme on the ground that
Prisoner admitted taking the Money, and said he did it ; Prosecutor said he was a farmer, resisting at !Snaffle. the town could not afford it. Mr. Detheridge said he
from want. Prisoner said he was not guilty. lie Sian ' De had some geese on spool at Ili h at •C" O
_. gg s amnion. n believed Mr. Jetfries's motion, if carried, would mama
charged with stealing one florin and one half-crown, and
I Sunday '
morning there were 22 gulls, lie saw some boys ; the price of gas—(hear, hear). Mr. Jetirien said he
was committed to Worcester f month. shored not have bees surprised at the tone of the discus-
or one throwing stones at them. Ile saw all four prisoners.
Bourn or Oteseemes.—The weekly meetingeof this He went to the pool, and saw one of the geese kickine Mon if he had wished for Brierley Hill to he lighted up
Board was held on Thursday, Mr. Grainger in the chair. I on top of the Water. lie shortly after missed two othetr. with gas, but he only wished a committee to obtain in-
There were also present :—Messrs. Brookes, Cartwright, fie shortly afterwards jumped on his horse d followed
s an; formation to be formed—(hear, hear, and laughter). The
Richardson, Griffin, Wool, Bennett, Bird, Powell, Her theprisoners. Two of 0 t
. . rem. go away Into Mr. Foley'. amendment and resolution were then put to the meeting.
bould, Maurice, Leonard, and Rhodes. Admitted into plantation. Witness gave Information to the police. The latter was carried by an overwhelming majority, Wei
the house darieg the week, es; discharged, II; dead, 1; There were two gulls missing, two lamed and one (pro. the meeting terminated.
remaining, 505. Corresponding wee!i hist sear, eel. duced) dead. Could not say what was 'thrown at (pro'
CRAROE OF ASSAULT.—At the Petty Sessions held ost
Out-door relief, Kingswinford district, /17 Is 7d ; Stour- tals. The Repels did not think there w s llicient evie
as u • ; - Thursday last, before I. Spooner, Esq., Stipendlme,
e Sarah Underhill was charged by Isaac Mullett with as.
bridge district, /*2B 19s 7)d; Halesowen district, /22 170 lc., MS- teel3Sed the prisoners wars a
igience to cons f ad' '
Bld ; total, /90 Os lid, against 175 Os 91 last year. Mr. • molting her on the 7th instant. Mr. Addison defended.
• caution.
W. Knott, of Pershore, auditor for Oxfordshire end War. et, .. . . e . e _.,h Fenn the evidence of cornplainant it appeared that he
L4PeENY C ASR. r tneic maceensie we! t.norgeu with
wickshire district, was appointed auditor for this district, feloniously- - was a boatman and resided at hocks Hill. On the above
stealing a pocket knife, on the 7th MM. the
In the place of Mr. Simkiss. ; slat h • s loading' '
e e wise
d some manure, when the defendant.
property of James Rhodes. Prosecutor said lie was sti • .
settle rip, ma e use of bad language, and struck him.
engineer. On the above date he left a knife in his '
eVitnesSes were examined on both sides. and from the
pocket. He foiled it was gone. The knife was worth 2s.
evidence giver; it war one of the most disgusting easel
Jobn Mills said about half-past eight o'clock on the above
ever heard in a Com I . and was alike disgraceful to boak
date, he was passing the engine-house. He saw the door
1
parties.—lsaac Mullett wes then charged by Sarah Un-
even, and found the prisoner there, who said he was ' derhill with assaulting her at the mime time and place.
alter a sparrow's nest, Police-constable Freeman proved
The Bench said the language Inade use of was very bads
apprehending the prisoner, who admitted taking the
and ordered each party to find two thee two sureties sinknife. Prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr. E. Aston, who re- I
90 each, to keep the peace for six monthe—Mary Ann
Presented Messrs, Harris and Pearson. said they did not '
I W atereeld was then charged by Isaac Mullett with as-
wish to press the ease heavily, hut they had been reheat ;
mulling him on the 7th iust. The evidence was similar
on several occasions, and brasses had been taken out of
to that given in the above eases. and the Bench ordered
the engine house. Prisoners had previously borne a
her to find two sureties in else to keep the peace for six
good character. Sentenced to 14 days imprisonment,
months.
with hard labour. •WoMEN's Qtssunees.—Mary Ann and Rachel Water.
STEALISO DEVI:S.—MOVIES Newer and Job Watton
field were charged by Mary Warrenner with assaulting
were charged with stealing t 512 bricks, oh the .Ith inst,
him on the ltli instant. This nits another specimen of
the property of Amos Westwood. John Westwood,
seamen's quarrels, the language being disgraceful. At
nephew of the prosecutor, said he missed about five or
the close of the ease the learned Stipendiary ordered the
six hundred of bricks from the stack. The two prise -
two defendants to Orel two sureties of Jer each to leep
nem wese horse drivers, and witness saw them both in
the peace for six mouths.
the yard. Amos Westweed, bsickmaker, said he lived at
Harts llill, and his brickeorks *ere et Mount Pleasant. —..—mme----
He employed William Blower to draw Meeks, wile ene
ployed the two prisoners under him. Witness *cot info
the back yard, and saw the two prisoners stacking theni.
They were his property. The bricks are of a superior
quality, and are worth hits. Olive Willetts, of Qearry
Bank, said the prisoner Blower cama to blue and asked
if he would buy some bricks of him. He esked 178 per
thousand. Witness told him that he would, if they were
good ones. Blower said that he had brought them from
Brierley Hill. Witness bought tie land give him eleven
shillings for them. The two prisoners brought the bricks
into witness's mi. They hal each a harm and cert.
Police-consieble Carroll proved apprehending the priso-
ners on the 9th inst. Both prisoners denied any know-
ledge of the Meas.—Thomas Blower was further charged
with being the bailee of a certain quantity of bricks, the
property of Amos Westwood, and unlawfully courerting
the same to his own use. Blower was committed on both
charges, and Wootton was discharged, the Bench consid-
ering that he W 22 acting under Blower's advice.
DESTROYING CL,I:IEs AT TIIE I.:Nom—Jab. Thacker
was cherged wish wilfully destroying his own clothes, at
the Union, on Saturday Wet. ltiehard Pardee proved
that rkfendant came into the tramp watt!, an Saterdey
morning, and soon after began to destroy his clotites.
On remonstrating with him, he said he wanted some
others. Sentenced to 21 days' imprisonment, with bard
labon.
COAL STEALING.—Diana Jemmy was charged with
stealing a quantity of coal, on the 4th inst, the proparty
of the Earl of Duiley. Police-constable Cottrell proved
the offence, and pi isoour was sentenced to seven days'
hard labour.