The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-01-04 00:00:00

THE STOURIIIIIDGE onsEllyyß.

wenianivin with the dust. The snspension of
.he Habeas Corpus Aet in Ireland hod the best
icsible effect so fur as that nnhanpr conntry
,iervel was concerned. but it also had the effect
verilintz over here a nninhor of dungen:au. ,
•diaracteiw, who have since been plotting againat I
is. A similar course ftdaptod here would doubt.
10911 drive hundreds of Fenian Irish away, and
4ueedily rid us of the elements of rebellion. It
will be well for the Fenian Brotherhood to look
. feet fall in the face. In this respect the
Thitivh Invernment has aqitint.s strength and
the Feniana will have nnly themselves to blame
if they cause circninstances to avive tinder which
it will not be tyrannous, but merciful to use that
strength as a giant.

ASSAULT Ciss. --
Wilmal leratril. esrpester. Mu.
charged by Pater Chauye *Rh akritaltie!+. him oh th • 21,b
ult. Mr. B.irtlitt appearad LI tour plaiitant. After MA,
ease was beard Al Wed dr,. it .na Thorne.. Robinana were
ehgrged Mit!. assAaltitit honor ChArket on the 97th talt.
The Bench dlantiased both Cadl 1.
AVAULT CARE.—The charge of &Result bruit uht against
G nr4e and BR anal It Ilion, by Mary Ansa Batten wok.
St Oia called 110, hot the enrel.laiha.it ail not a..pear
Mr. Barbary. wiij or, th 6 occasion appeared for defood•
eot,4, made tile,, remark.. after which the Bench said

that ft' comildnant did not appear, there was an end of
the one. .

STEALING 1 MUSICAL Box.—At the Worcestershire
,arter Sesiions (Cro an Court). on Tuesday, before the
kixbt Iron. tbe Earl of Dudley, Christopher Bssgnett
(29, watchmaker, was h dieted for staling a musiidd
is x. of te.r ankles, tlio pr•iperty of E I•sin Strin;Jr.
on the 16th of Octet r, at 110-street, in this town
Mr. Griffiths prosecuted. The musical box was entrusted
to prisoner to repair, and he pledged it. Whsti appre-
hended, ha sail he w intel to rake mency to get married
with. As there were exieuusting c.rcuauctsains in the
' case, prisoner was only committed for 14 days.

h sot pf oa not gnilty. Mr. Strikes Made attest abls
speech on beholf if his Client., and then proceeded to
tall witnesses to disprove the statements of the proseeu•
inn; after which Mr. Shakespenr• The Magi,
Bates retired with Mr. Haves for abet ten minutes, end
on re-entering the Court, Mr. Moore ststal that they had
derided to dismiss the cases against all the defendants
—Mr. Shakespeare then made an application forth' pro.
seeutriz to he bound over to prefer a hill against the
defendants for perjury before the Grand Jury at the neat
Worcester Assizes. This was done, and the preceeding,s
terminated. This engeiry looted five hours, and excited
considerable int,rett.
USING THREATIINING LANGEAGE. Eike Hackett
eharged Richard Tilley with using threatening lauttuatto
to her on the 14th ult. The ease was proved. and the
defendant was ordered to tied one surety in £lO, to keep
; the peace for three monthe.—Elizabeth Harris there, 3
B
James Henry Burgom with assaulting her on the '2sth RIERLEY HILL. ult. No witnesses were called on either side, and the ,
TITS RELIEF or THE PESTILENT DISTRESS. This ! case was disinissed.
town has been divided into eleven districts, with a view PI:UILIaTs IN TROUBLII. Larry Heaven, William
of faeilitting the distribetien of the means placed in Baines, James Woodhall, William Hingley, William
the hunch nf a enmmittee. by charthible persona for the Sheldon. Joseph Woodhall, and Richard Turpin were
relief of the distreseed elm-. Thirty-three gentlemen. charged by Superintendent Overend with aiding and
who perform house-to }mete visitation. have been ap- abetting at the late prize fight at Rubery Hill, on the dad
Pointed to gather seb.eriptions. and investigate. in the ult. All the defendants pleaded Oily, and were let off
first instance, cases of went and distress. On TIP. lay I on payment of eons.
afternoon, a weekly meeting of the committee was held DRUNK AND ILoooES.—JOiepla Withers Was charged
at the Pollee Court, High-street, for the purpose of re- by Superiutendent Overend with being drunk and riotous
c .iving an ac -oust of moneys received by the visitors. at Hasbury, on the 16th ult. The ease was proved by
and further to decide upon the various cases of relief Bolieemonatable George Smith. who stated that he beard
brought forward. Everything connected with the moves the defendant making use of very bad language, sod
most appears to be in a proanerons condition. On Thur.- when be ordered him home, defendant became very abs.
afternoon 140 lOSVe+ of breal sal between 60 and live, aid told the oilier that "ho would show him a little
70 quarts of coop were diatribete Ito the persons whose Fenienism." Fined ls and costs, or seven days' impri-
cases had ben considered on Taesday afternoon. It has sonitent, and caitiosed as to his future combat.
been determine.' by the committee that a soup boiler
should be erected for Immanent use, the above distribn- BELBROUGHTON.
tion having tak:n place at a shopkeeper's house, whilst
proper arrangements are being considered. ' At the Worcester Quarter Sessions, on Tuesday last.
THE RP.t.ENT Ot. AGITATION. b correspondence the Grand Jury ignored the bill against James Parkes,
upon this sebject has tak -n phiee between the represen- gardener, who it will be remembered by our readers
Wive: of a large and intim:titbit contraeting firm in Len. VMS charged with steeling seven live tame turkeys and
, doe aml Hull. and the secretary of the agitation corn- twely: live tame fowls, the property of George Bate, of
mqtee. The former stated that th-hr attention had been Bethroughton,
called to the matter In conaequeeee of various newspaper Tn.% MEETIN(I.-0, New Year's Day a tea meeting was
earagsaphs, aed wish to know the am 'ant of support held in the Primitive Methodist Chapel, whisk was well
likely 10 1)0 given ins new company. The latter, in eon- attended, when vary intereatiug, addressee were delivered
tinning the eorrespondenee, assures the aontradora of • by the Rev. T. Brainmell, of Broinsgrove ; sod by Messrs.
suCient nue,ber of consumers to make the speculation , T. Martin, C. Mann, and Paul flutter. The profile
pay. Upon this the firm oromiee an attendance at Bri- arisieg from the tea meeting will he given toward, the
erley Hill. in order to in she the fullest enquiries. Here liquidation of the Chapel debt,
at ',resent the matter mats. _ _