The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-07-03 00:00:00

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

This committee reported that the treasurer's
balances on the several accounts at this date to be
as folows :—Highway account, due to Treasurer,
£553 is. ; Improvement Account, due from
Treasurer, £B6 12s 11d ; Urban Sanitary Account,
due from Treasurer, £146 6s 9i. The committee
having examin,d the sevet al accounts recommended
that they be paid :—On the Highway Account £133
3s 8d ; Improx ement, Account £73 3s 4d ; Urban
Sanitary Account £66 us 3d.
Mr. Turney remarked that he had gone through
the books and found there was about £l2O Os. Od.
arrears of rates uncollected, but he felt sure th .t
they would be collected during the next month.
Mr. Perkins: They ought to be summoned.
Mr. Turney : The collector has had instructions
to take proceedings,

REPORT OF THE GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE,

MEDWAL OFFICER.S OP IIEALTR REPORT.

Number of deaths registered from May 24th, to
June 27th, 1880,9 viz :-5 males and 4 females.
Death rate 119. No case of zymo.ic disease is re-
ported. Number of births registered in the above-
named period, 29 viz : 19 males, 10 females. Bit h
rate 371. During the past month the death-ratwas lower than the previous one, ouly one death
occurred between the ages of one and 55. There is
no entry in Medical Officer's of Health Journal.
TOWN OFFICER' s RzrosT.—Nuisances remaining
from last month 19; reported during the month 45;
59. Removed, old 14, new 34.

NIGHT SOIL REMOVAL —Seventy ashpits, and one
cessrool, belonging to 243 houses, have been
cleansed. Number of loads, 236. There is one
rase of over-crowding reported in which there was
a deficiency of 924 cubic feet. The public
lodging-houses and shughter-houses are reported
to be in ;ood sanitaiy condition. It was propo3cd
by the Chairman and seconded by Mr. Kelly ana
unanimously cairied that the report be adopted.

RZPORT OF THB IMFROV?3. TENT COMMITTEE.

NEw BUILDINGS.—PIans of new buildings li
Beat Street, were passed subject
.to their boing hi
accordance with the bye-laws.
WOLLASTON STREET.—The committee having
inTected this street recommend that the application
be made to the Rev. A. Worthington for power to
widen the street at its junction with Queen Street,
with the view of impr)vin4 the same. Some dis-
cus:4 ,n took place about the matter aid the Board
passed the following resolution :—lt .was propos:d
bx, Mr. Turney and seconded by Mr. Kelly, "That
it be hereby adopted ani the committee
im hereby instructed to negociate with Mr.
Worthington to carry out the widening and im-
proving Wollaston Street, and to carry out the
alterations, end sufficient alterations as to them
may appear desirable and on isuch terms as they
consider necessary.
Mr. furney gave notice that it was his intention
to move at the next meeting that the resolutions they
had heard read for the foot bridge near St. John's
Church, be rescinded. _

Mr. Kelly also gave notice that he should move
an amendment.

CLVNT HILLS H YDROPATHIC ESTABLISHMENT COM-
PANY, LIMITED.— Witll a capital of £50,000, in .210
shares, this company proposes to establish and
carry on a hydropathic establishment, winter and
summer sanitorium and residence. It was regis-
tered with the following as first subscribers :—D.
Burns, C. E., Hallwhistle, Northumberland, 10
shares; J. Loslie, Hillhead, Glasgow, accountant, 5
shares; E. Turner, Wordsley, Stafford, surgeon, 10
shares • B. L. Barr, Hillhead, Glasgow, 8 shares :
G F liodingt ei, M.D., Kingswinford, 10 shares;
D. Wishart, Southport, timber merchant, 5 shares ;
B. Baker, M D., Southp,rt, 5 shares. The subscribers
to act as di; eetors un:-.11 toe appointment of .others;
qualifica• ion, five shares. Remuneration, £5 ss.
p -r month to each director,
STEALING A PERAMBULATOR AT STOURBRIDGE.
A the Worcestershire Quarter Session, on Tu-sday
b-fore Mr. G W. Hastings M.P., Mary Hill pleaded
guilty to stealing a perambulator at Stourbridge, the
perty of Alfred Humphries, end was s.entenct d
to five years' penal servittu'e and fiN e years' police
supervision. She has been several times previously
convicted.
THE LATE ELECTION RIOTS.
At the Worcestershire Sessions, on Wednesday,
before Sir R. Harington, G,.:orge Moreton' Henry
Walton, William Geoegn Steadman, Albert Walt()
man, and Ch ,rles Wakeman, on bail, were cl arged
with assembling, with others, to the number of 100
or more, n the 12th of April, at Stourbridge aid
malting a great riot and :disturbancc.—Mr. Godson
and Mr. Selfe prosecuted; Mr, R. H. Amph:et
defended.—ln opening the case, Mr. Godson said
that on the day mentioned the polling for the East
Worcestershire election took place, there being poll
mg booths at Stourbridge among other places. By
the good management and ability of the-police tie
town was kept in good order until half-past sevtn
at night, after which a number of persons assembled,
and the whole of the town became in a sta'e of riot,
the object of the riot evidently being to make the
streets impassable for any respectable person. The
police were obstro cted in their duty, and stones ar d
brickbats were thrown. Each of the prisoners took
part in the riot, and stones were found upon some
of them.

P.lice-sergeant Jones deposed to beittg on duty
during the polling. At night the police were eh-
strueted, and stones were thrown. He saw several
police officers injured. He himself was knocked
down by a a brickbat and bad his lip cut. The
police were reinforced by others from different
places. At one time the police were forced to take
shelter in the yard of the Talbot Hotel. All the
shops were closed by four o'clock.
Police-constable Webb said he was knocked down
by something heavy, and his knuckles were split by
some missile. He saw Albert Wakeman throwing,
and he took hold of him, end Baked him what he
was doi..g. Prisoner denied throwing and said some
one must have put the stone in his pocket. He
1,1-0 took Steadman into custody for tht owing stones.
Police-sergeant Gough said the police were stoned
,by tt:e rush near the Talbot Hotel, the Conserva-
tive lead-quarters. Ihe polie cleared the streets,
but the mob returned, and the row was resumed.
Urnss-examined : The mob was charged twice.
He u-ed.his staff twice, and struck one man on the
shoulder. He had been a policeman for seventeen
pars but never saw such a riot before.
Police-constaJ le Drew. Pf p Shroptlhire
corrobonsted. He was stutek by a stone, wh:ch
cur through his great coat. He was also hit on
rb.s head with a large stone, and received a cut 2i
che.s in length. The stone cut through his hel-
met. He was struck about tPn minutes after the