The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-04-02 00:00:00

REPOUT OF THE LNIPEOVEMENT COMMITTEE.

ROWLEY CoMXISSIONERS' IN BELL LAN.--
Your comittee report thAt your clerk 1;13 had
served upon him a County Court gumm9ns, and
reccurmend than to appoint a solicitor on behalf of
the Commissioners. _ _ . .

The ,committee also recommended that plans or
ba:lding hi Enville Street, Gig :kiln, and Hill Str,et,
be riased subject to theta lir.ing in cotnplLnc
with the bye-laws.
Messrs. itughes and the Clerk v. e7O appoint e
tu engage. a :.olicitor, hod complaints vv,rn wade et
the way some of the plan-s were sent in.
There was no other business of importance.

LIBERAL ASSOCIATION.—The annual meeting of
this association was held at the Institute, on Mon-
day night; Mr. G. Green ita the chair.—Mr. J. Is.
Shephe rd, in addressing the m _eting, said the new
Parliament was elected with the mandate that
justice was to be done to Ireland, and that Mr.
eilaietoee was to do it. An utterly unexpected
difficulty arose in dealing with the Irish question,
and they had seen Ireland rising as it were in
violence against her best friends. The Government
which came into office with the greatest desire t.
justice to Ireland, was met with this display
violenc- earl the question with all Liberals hae
been, *hat could be done under the circumstances?
At last there had come a chenge, and they were
now soon to have the Land Bill. He thought after
the Land Bill was introduced they should have a
meeting, to which they should invite their friends
from adjoining places, to consider it. He hoped
they might be able to get Lord Lyttelton to take
the chair, and try to get one or other of teeii
members present to make it as much as possible
a generally representative meeting of all the
Liberils of the distriet. Mr Shepherd then touched
on the question ot Sir Henry James's bill dealing
with brioery, and collateral points arising from it.
They had seen the Lords showing themselves to
acti el in their real col .ure in the welcome they
gave to Lord Lytton after his disasters in the East,
sanctioning his proceedings by an enormous vote
expressly intended to say that "We the nobles oi
gland con-ider Lord Lyttou's conduct in India
wa, the conduct of that kind of nobility which we
elan, in sanction." tine of the most de:ir.te
thiligs done by Lord Lytton, %%rhea in India, was
the despatch in wi-,ich he described his position to-
wards the neighbouring mouareh of Scinde, teihug
him ill, t he was but as a pot to be erusheel between,
two .ot4hty fore-s. The nobles ef England had
pledeed teem:wives to the belief thee Eugliall
nobility could indulge in violence an-i stateereft ot
this kind. [he conduct of the House of Lords was
clesr and Aistinet, and Mr. Shepherd asked how
they w -re to pritect their country against .K!
ig.tobe pr0,..e1din...,e of this LL.,us.4 of Noi-.1,w1
thought the meet Neve-taw thing to be got freie
:he p eseet Liberal Government was a tiaoroug-e
reviein el the franchise,and a therouge revision of
political power, so that the vast majetity of the na-
tion might rub the atlsite of the natioa. If thejli use
of Lore was confronte with a body elected as the
pretteut dons,. of Commons was, mid felt that
bort), din but inedequately represent the cue.i.
tueneiee of tee country. they would be encourage.;
in other mat era to support time same kind of
ignoble policy they had before done. He believe.;
a very te rious work would have to come on the
ehoul,:ers of Liberal associations throughout the
country, and it would require an earn-st effot to
give full effect to Liberal principles in the measures
coming before Parliament, a:AI to lot:yew. them
ht ing m maculated ía their paveage th:ouegi the
Legenature. l'hey wend find that ueiees the
eouutry was unanimous in its support ei ti,e Land
Sill, the m:yst serious conbequence might fellow.
—The officers for the ensuing year were then
appointed. Mr. J. B. Shepherd was re-elected
president; Messrs. C. Cochrane, IL Hughes, G.
Green, Revds. J. Richards, and D. Maginnis, vice-
presidents ;, Mr. G. Perry, treasurer; Mr. M.
Palfr,:7, hon. see.; and a committee of fifteen was
appointed. A registration committee was also
elected.

FUNERAL OF TUB LATE MR. PENLEY. The
remains of Ur. L. S. Penley, son of the vicar of
St. John's, Stourbridge, were interred, on Monday
last, in the Stourbridge Cemetery, in the presence
of a lorg, concourse of people. Ureat sympathy
ha, been evinced in Stou:bridge with the bereaved
parents, as was shown by the residents betwen
tee vicarag,e and the Cemetery ha,viag their blinds
drawn as the proctission passed. There were a large
uumber of clergymen present, amongst them h.,ing
he Rev. '1". Cla.ughton (vicar of Kidder-
minster), tne Rev. S. b. Bathe (vicar of St. George's,
Kidderminster), the Rev. U. R. Kewiey (vicar of
St. John's, Kidderminster), the Rev. C. S. Words-
worth (rect i of Oldswinford), the Rev. H. Sherrard
(vi:ar of t 1 hAnate, Stourbridge), the Rev. J. J.
jlead Master of the Stotirbrid;4e Grammar
6;ilso,tl), .i.the coffin was conveyed from the
v,caenge to ,Ivs ceuiAtt,ry on Streztun's patent hi: r,
and Art avrivaig at the gates was met by the clergy
aad the ct:oir.4 of St. Mary's, Kidderminster, and
St. Juhn's, S!oorbridge The choristers as they
were going from tilt; gltes to the church sang the
hymn " Brief Lifts is Here Our Portion." The
[.L. Claugiqou and the Rev. S. B. Bate
read portions of the funeral service in the mortuary
church anti taeli proceeded to the grave, !he cheirs
singing anoth-r hymn. The Rev. U. R. Kewley
then read the retnainier of the service ‘;‘,
grave, af:er whitl the choirs sang
witr. me."

NOMINATIoN OF Gt7A.EDTANS.—Ne.?Tlinii'iol.l9 for
Gitar.liaus have ten received which will
ta conto,t?. ht the following places unless thers are
withdrawalA : Amblecofc, P. Par.Leter,
Mullett ; Halesowen, T. Williams. A. Bitrr, E.
Jones; lia,sbury, J. Lansford, H. tirainger, E.
York, seri. ; tiawner, J. Slddaway, R. Smart I
Brierley Hill, It. B. Glide, B. Browning, M.
Rollinson, W. Mifilelt, R. Thomp,on, G. Griffiths ;
Broekmoor, W. Wood, W. Mullnt ; Pengnett, J.
Raybonid, B. il,,mcr, Rev. C. IL Cole-Webb, E R.
llle, W. Mullett ; Quarry. Bank, J. Bidingham,
W. Mullett ; Word:l.,y, E. R. Hale, H. Plant, W.
Mulieft, E. Guest, J. CruhT ; Lye, M. Lave,l
B. Taylor, G Rhodes, W. Mullett. J, T. Herrin, J.
Phillips, J. Smith ; Stourbridie, H. Biilf!..gha ~ F.
3 Hel,icew, (.3. E. Firms one, 8. Brooks, E. Stringer,
E. St,ingt.r, jun., H. Npwrnan, W. Mu.let ; Upper
Swintord, . Forrest, T. Eveson, Britel/ ;
ollebeote, G. Newham, J. Brooks, W. Sfuita. At
Wollaston Mr. J. G. Saunders replaces Mr. J. Gua,t
and at Cralley. Hasbury, The Hill, St.
YAry'F, Lapal Lntley, and Ridgacre, the retiring
Guardifins are re-elected.