The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-03-20 00:00:00

He thun proceeded to point out the amount of i
heir attendance and hop mi to have the honour of I KIDDERMINSTER.
money :poet upen the army and Navy. During again %Ade ssineor them bTH
efore the election. The : .
E ELECTION.—On Wednesday night Mr. John .
the Liberal Government, the total cost of the
Amy and Navy, came to tt e very large sum meeting terminated in a reeular disturbance. : Brinton attended a meeting of his supporters at the
' of
' Sugar Loaf Inn, Franche, and was received in a
126,000,000 ef money, and the five yesrs of the Vicroata HALLf AND RINK The Ernest Family gratifying manner. Mr. M. Tomkinson presided,
conservative, instead of 126,000,000, they had spent . have b( performing to very good houses during • and in introducing Mr. Brinton, said the electors
143,000,030, showing an ieerease of no less than the the week and their engserearent terminates to-night had an opportunity of purging the borough by send.
of 17,000,000 of raouey. Ile thought they (Saturday). There will be an afternoon p ‘rforma.nes . ing to Parliament a man thoroughly respected and
would agree with him, that retrenchment was this • a- •
i dafternoons at 3 o'clock. Mr. Ernest has intro- thoroughly respectable. (Hear, hear.)—Mr. Brills
needed. The speaker afterwards referred to Sir •
cleuioce several novelties including the Bending i ton said the town of Kidderminster presented many
Richard Temple's candidatur -, and said though he .
wit) skating upside-down ; the Zulu Chief, a aspects of a satisfactory nature, but, politically
came forward as a Conservative, it was a curious .
and a grand success ; Mrs. Garnp,
fact that he had always heard from his friends, up . capital
t Lau m all 5 he 11 p Misses'! speaking, he was sorry to say there was a drawback
e Ernest have again charmed upon it, and the political aspect was not what they
till recently, that lie was a Liberal. Sir Richard tile't ''' a;
sbair aU ,eineel by their very elegant and graceful must aim to make it. (Hear, hear.) He did not
Temple spoke of the many nasioual improvements
—enprovements commercial, electorial, educational f..ictiiirigs
by
rl Master Harry has gained a host of intend to bring forward anything of a personal
social, and sal'''. ary--(laughter) —.which the Con- thehiis,riera.llylderiatitniefr in which he goes through nature resaiest the gentleman who was to oppose
D , yin •at eats on the rollers. him at thet electi n, and he held it was the greatest
servativee had introduced or supported, as making Misse ON. TFOR.D.—It will be seen on referenr e mistake to introduce anything like personalities
him anxious to join them in pursuing the same
to our advortTsing columa that this talented lady into a contest. It answered no practical purpose,
wise eud patri..tic course ; but he (Mr. Gladstone)
mesmerist will Pay Stourhsilge another visit - and afterwards left a sting which prevented men
thought it woull puzzle Sir Rh.ihard Temple to tell
for four nights only, commencing in the Corn working together for the public good. He had '
them what those ihpro;emenos were, whi,h in-
Medlar-use, on Monday evening next. The well- made up his mind, and so had his supporters, that
duced him to throw in his lot wdlr the Conserva-
tives,—(Laughter and Cheers),
known abilities of Miss Be Mostford ought to en- they would nut import personal animosity or per-
Mr. G. W. Hastings said the plain is3ue be:ore sure good houses. sonal criticisms into the contest. They would no-,
tie: constituency was whether they desired the IntEsers 05 THE PEACE —At the Pelice Court, descend to trivialities which would lead to them
continuance in power of the present Ministry, held sesterday, hero' e Colonelretcher and Mr. R. L. f .regoing discussions more worthy of their cause.
There was a tim for all things—a time to deal with Freer, Chsrles Southall was charged with 0, .rnmitting They felt that Kidderminster had not of late years
s
small questions and ma:ters of detail, and a time a breach of the peace, by fighting, at Clew, on been represented as :she should have been.
also when it became impo.ta. I', before all teinga, Sunday. the 7th inst. Two witaes.:es proved the They knew Sir William Frazer was a polished and
ti deal with great Prhieiples. It was a I.:ere now 'ease. A former case was prove.' against the defend- caltivaseri man, and they would not abuse him; but
whea they musts ry whether Liberalor Consarva,tive an, and he was boun I ov-•r in _.tlo, ansl orde!ed to let them basy him andlforg t him___(Laughter)___
principles wT' to Prevail- Thee', in 'hat hall, the find one surety in £5 ; in defeult 14 dsys imprison- bury him politically, he meant, as his own friends
beginnive and end an subs ance of eis exhortation met, had already done. (Laughter.) If they could Let
was ; sink ail minor differences, think of the Dausns AND DISORDEULY —Joseph Round and mourn over his obsequies, let th. m, at all events,
grsat ishte, and vote straight upon it (Cheers.) Samuel Priest were charged with being drunk and drop a solitary tear for his good qualities.
A Vienna newspaper had E'aid it hoped ',ern disorderly at Clout, on the 7th inst. Defendant (Laughter.) It remained for them to say who was
Beaconsfield is ouid have a majority, and that he Pl"ncled guilty Police-constable Wallace proved in future to sit for Kidderminster. (Cries of
was eot at the end of les projects- Quoting from the esse. and said defendsnt was making use of " Brinton," and cheers) Let them try to avoid.
a Blue Beek, to show the opinions held by another very had language, and Round gave the wrong name giving that borough a continued reputation for
Indran statesman. regarding Afghan policy, Mr. and address. Round was fined is 6d and costs, and political fickleness, but unite upon whomever they
Hastings added that these extracts were pass .ges, Priest 5s and costs ; in default 14 days.—Thomas thought the best man, and give him no trouble at a
ivr,tteu by Sir Richard Tempe a few yeas s ago. In . Knowles was charged with being drunk and dis future election. So far as the Liberals were col,
them. Sir Richard express ii most entire hostility, orderly on the 16th inst. Pelice-constable Widdowa cerned,;let the contest be one upon a pure basis,
as an Indian statesman, to interfering with prove] the ease. Fined ds and costs. ant', whether they won or lost, they should then
Afghanistan, and lie laughed at the idea that there NEGLECTING To SnreouT A Wan AND FAMILY have nothing to regret afterward... (Cheers.) Mr.
could be sny danger to theei fro= Russia through George Priest was eharsesi whb neglecting to sup- Brinton was asked questions on the game laws and
Afghsnistain He teak up and used ail the argu-
port, his wife and two children, and leasing them to disestablishment question. As to the latter, It.
men's wit ch Lord Lawrence and the Liberals had become chargeable to the Union. Mr. Walcircia de- said he was, as a Churchman, opposed to disestab-
used upon this matter ; but n..w, after all, he fended. Mr. Mills, relieving officer, said that the lishment, but he was sure it was not a questi al
turned rouuri and supported the 'satiny of the defendant had sold his goods to a broker, and on the that was at all coming forward, and he was glad t :
Government. A 4 reasonable and independent men 10th February, at mid-night, defendant left his wife see Churchmen and Nonconformists, alike working
they shoul I ask Sir Richard Temple why, in such a and family, and they became chargeable to the for the good of those around them. Mr. J. P.
sh rt time, he had changed his opinions and ap-
Union at a cost if 4s per week, and there was 20s HarveY said though he had no doubt he had more
,
pealed to them to return him as a Conservative for due. Mr. Waldron addressed the Bench for the than twenty crochets—(Laughter)—he'should sink
that division. Sir. Hastings after auras dealt with defencs, and called witness to prove that defendant's them all at the present time, believing, however,
other toeies. wife refused to go with him ts Wolverhampton that in the course of years they would all be
' 1. - d ' -tended that th«lefendant did !d. H' -ed, "That Mr. Be'eton - tit;

I resolution was pa-,sed in support of th,.: can.li-

askei, and con, that the
not run away from his wife, and that he was willliw
to live mql her. The Bch retired to consider
'heir verdi. The c-se was withdrawn on def.ndant
paying 20s and costs.

adopteu. e inov ..aa, .r. Brinton was a.
and proper person to represent the borough itt
Parliament." (Uheers.) This was seconded by
Mr. Mitchell, supported by other spe>diers, au,!
carried. Mr. Brinton afterwards attended ineetin2:4
in other parts of the borough.

COSIiIiVATIVE METING AT
810MORIDGE. .

A gr-at tn.?i nag of the Conssrvatiws was held
in the Corn Exchange, Stourbri.lge, on rharslity
evening last. C. P. Noel, Esq in the chair. There
were also present on the platform Col. Fletcher,
Messrs. H. Smith, W. Corbett, J. Ciok, E. Webb,
'N. B. Fletcher, W. J. Turn, y, A. P. 'Price, Dr
Walker, J. Holoerfon, B \Vool.dridge, Wright,
N. Perry, T. W. WOoldridge, F. Blakeway, H.
Ki Brooks, J. Brooks, W. Scott, H. Heck-
ford, \V. Maud and oth-rs.

The Chairman in introducing Mr. Benson (who
app.etred on ueh .If of eir R. Temple) said he was a
personal friend of Slr R Temple and had known
him all his lie. The Chairman was here inter-
ruptee by a radical crying cut •" Three cheers for
Gladstone and Hastings," which caused an uproar.
rheir chairman then called to order and said that
all he asked was for them to be quiet and asked
them to listen to what Mr. Allsopp and Mr. Benson
had to say. His friend Mr. Vernon said the other
eight that this place was the stron • hold ot the Liberal
darty. He begged to contradict teat flatly and
say it was not the stronghold of the Liberal pat ty
woeld be sh.,wn when the election trek place.
(-f.7heers.)
Mr Allsopp, on rising amid c'eeering and hissing
said be did n •t expect ween he came there that
hey should have ben all of one mind, and in
addressing them he begge,i to assure .HI in that it
was 11,,t -nis nentioti to s.y anything that would
Pc "ally be offensive to th• m; but on the contrary
•• • .
he was desireu- of explaieing their present posttioe
of Couservativ. party in this country end 11,, there-
fore asked their indulgence. He would only re-
in-rk that the sooner they exercised a little con-
sideration the soone, the proccedbigs would be over.
( rhe speaker was h •re interrupted by the liberal
party.) He proceed, d again and s he believed
tnat the grist ques:ion which they had to discus 4
,yhs the the forevi policy of the Government and
it was upon that question he believed the verdict
of the eouety rues He therefore asked the
asvenaely to hear patienly the few remarks he had
o make, and be said in c:msequenee of the vast
majcuity which the present Government had re-
ceived in the presant House of Commons and of
the way in which .heir measures had been received
by the country. end also of the testimonay which
has been borne, their policy good. (Hear, hear),
Ike speaker was again interrupted. Mr. Turney
then called to order and said that there was one
thing that every Eng ish man lik d and that was
freedom of speech, (hear, heat,) and he asked for
the gentlemen present to have fair plty Mr.
ALsopp then said he would proceed if :hey would
allow bin to ,iscuss the foreign policy of the
Government. He had again te repeat that policy
ahich had been approv d by the country at llrge
and by a majority. of the Home of Commons, a
eli ma larger majorey than the ministers had any
seasen to expect. It had been approved by eli
foreiun powers except
.Russia and he believed they
were justified saymg they must support that
policy. (cheers) a. d that any other steps would be
injurious to the sabj..?ct. He had heard that their
oppon nts took another view of that question. This
was a question to which all minor subje Is must
ive p:ac.- to this oue i nportant question, whether
we, as Englishman, could undo that which has been
done in the interests of our country. He felt
satisfied that the voice of this great country would
endorse the opinions of Europe and gratifiy the
course which had been performed by her majesty's
min sters. There were other subjects he should
have liked to hew) brought hefere them but he did
not think he seould be justified in talking up in
Ihe remarks which may be distast fill to them. He
was desirous, if they would give him the oppertunity
of bringing forward th., opinions of one of the
reatcat men in India, Sir Richard T-mple, to ex-
olain' the motives whi..:1.1 h had in breed him
ti clam their suffrages as a Worcestershire
man. They all knew t it r. ifistings had great
imitations. He had tried several pla,tes an I had
not been e:ected. lie had put his addresses to the
town of Wolverhampton and they would not have
him, t ten to the electors of West Worcestershire
and they rej.N.ite I him. 'Dm other candidat: Mr
Glad.-tone, who was he A perfect stranger in the
eouety and did net possess a yard of land in the
c-unty. He came thee the rejected of Chester and
atm the rejected of Whitby. He came uader the
euspOes of his friend L.,rd Lyttleez,n, to ask their
:suffrages. He came as a representative of Lord
Lyttleten and not of the electors of Worcestershire.
Je had t ikon great paiLs to ascertain the opinion
pi ac, which he last came,
of gr. Glal-t,ne from the
and th t was from the place which he repeeseuted.
lie h.d taken pains to enquire from a gentleman
of Whitby Its to his character and he stated that he
left that. Oleo for want of sympathy and atten:ion
to the buire ss of b 'rough. This was a gentleman
who was asked to represent them by his cu ii
Lyttleton. It w,s quite right they should know
the character of the individuals, unpopular in li-
viduale, who came before them to represent that
oeatitrieney. (Hear, hear.) He had had numbers
of letters from gent omen who entertained different
opinions to bimsel upon the foreign policy of the
G overnincnt. He could read teem a letter which
he had received from a gentleman of whom he had
not the slightest knowledge, but he understood he
he'd the same opinion of that distinguished radical
Mr. Cowen, of New a 419. He, Mr. Alleopp. may
, lifer in opinion from him as regards the con-
dtv•t of the Government. lie stated that the Con.
servative Goverinent was the only one that would
safely pilot the nation through the storm of foreign
affairs, (hear, hear.) and he should give him his
support on that ac, out. If any of them wish( dto
ask him any question when any subject which had
been brought before them he should be gla.'l to
answer them. As they did not wish to ask him any
questions h had wily to ask them to hear the re-
presentative of eir R. Teeple, (Mr. Benson) who
was e more eloquent man than he was.
Mr. Benseei said that Sir R.chard Temple claimed
their suffrages as n Wucetershiro born end bred
man. Twenty-live years ago Sir Richard left this
eountry for India. a young in tn. It was perfectly
true that his father was a whig fhisses) but whigs
had died out tong ago, and there w,,Fte now comer-
vatives and radicals, He believed the last whigt
ad been set up in the Worees!ershire
Whetm young he was tutored under the influence of
what was called libtral politics Som thing about
20 years nem he was made govenoe of the central
province of India. He was equal to Chancellor of
the Exchequer of that vast province of the British
Crown. The Libel Government was in power
el the famine w s in India, and that famine cost
ab,ut .£4,000,000. It was raisk d, under Providence,
chiefly by the energy and courage of Sir Richard
Temple—(hear, hear). As he had said before,
govenuente change, bet the honest e-rvants of
the crown did :lot relax in their duties because
7ir po' op :colon is e. (-ye in power. Toy 'lehiul
pttid ~f 1 the 'is of tliat famine, and after p:',Yi"
th e:4:Kinses of -tu, Afghan war there Tas 0)0
surplus money. Should his prophecy be true. W`.),r.
ceste• shire w ul I coder a fresh honour uP':!l'
noble name by returning Mr. Allsv and Sir B.
cheers). Be had to thank