The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-01 00:00:00

cou'ry COURT.

Trotter, Haines 4. Co., v. Whitehouse.--It the
County Court, on Thursday, before R. Kettle,
i;sq., Judge, this was an action brought to resover
the sum of £5O. Mr. Homfray appeared for
plaintiffs. Fro the evidence given, it appearce.
that plaintiff s are lire brick nutuu:acturers, o
Brettell Lane., and a quantity of lire bricks wel.
supplied to the defendant, at 655. per thousand,
carriage forward. Defce,aai.t had paid the mune:.
into Court except .R 5 6 ild., the carliage in send
jug the goods to Is4ottnigham. 'here was no de-
fence to the action, and his hoi.ur save a verdict
for the full atnount claimed, a'id
Rigby v. Pearson.—This nas an action to recover
the sum of £4 12s 6d for work dun... Mr. Addi.ol,
appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Waldron defended.
Complainant said that he took sumo sinking to do
at 16s. per yard, and is. extra for the rocky part
and there was a balance of £4 12s. 6d. due to him.
Edward Aston was called, and said that he agreed
with the plaintiff to do the work, and that he had
been paid £l2 12s. The agreement was for 16s.
per yard and no extra for sinking through rock.
After hearing the above evidence, his honour non-
suited the plaintiff.
ACTION FOR MAINTENANCE.—Ward v. Stevens.
This was an action brought by plaintiff to recover
the sum of £7. 10s. for the support of his daughter
who is defendants wife. Mr. Clulow appeared for
plaintiff, and Mr. Waldron defended. From the
the evidence adduoed it appears that defendants
wife left him some time ago through some un-
pleasantness between them and went to live with
her father (the plaintiff). After some consulta-
bet ween the solicitors and the judge, the case was
adjourned untill next court, his honour ouggestiog
that they should come to some amicable agree-
ment between them, If not, he should give a
verdict for the amount claimed. The case was
adjourned.
COMMISSIONER MEETING.

The monthly meeting of this body was held in the
Board Room, on Monday last; Mr. J. W. Turney in
the chair. There were also present :—.slessr:.
Hughes, Edwards, Kelly, Griffin, Franklin, Woolle3 ,
Stanley, Berkin, Mills, Penney, Blunsom, Stringer,
ant Billinghara. _

The Cle-rk r.ad the millrace of the last meeting,
which were colifiimeti.
APPOINTMENT OF MEDICAL OFFICER.

Thera were throe applications for this appoint..
ment : Dr. Sweet, of Leamington; Mr. Crisp, or
Birmingham; and Dr. R. L. Campbell, of this town.
Some disussion ensued a.; to the desirability of giving
the appointment to a resident surgeon, and it w...!
nitimately proposed by
Mr. Klly, aud 6econded b) Mr. Stanley, that D.
Campbell he appointed Medical Officer, at a salary
of ..t.30.

This was supported by th,, Chairman and Mr. 13i..
linghain, and carried truanimously.
ule THE FINANCE COZ/131/TTEE.

Improvement Account. —Duo from trusiurer, to
March 24th, 18M, 5:224 03 4d; choques ortioreCi,
lfis 10; cheque book, ; paid to treasurer,
£llB ai sd; total due from trea,ureT, .2333 48 id.
Highway Account. —Cheques ordered to March 29t13,
£36 Is 5d ; balance due to treasurer to this date,
£46 is 6d.

Urban Sanitary Accoant.—Balance due to treasu-
rer to March 22th, £lOl 8s 6,1; cheques orde!ed,
£3B 6s 8d ; balance due to treasurer to this date,
.2132 28 Bd.

A number of accounts were ordered to be paid—
Highway Account, x3l Is 3d; Improvement Ac-
count, £4O 28 7d; Urban Sanitary Account, .230
17s 7d.

On the motion of Mr. Woolley, seconded by Mr.
Edwards, the report was adopted.:

REPORT OP THIC GIENERAL PUIPO6ICB COMMITTEE'
Your Committee report that they held a special
meeting on .:the 10th nit, and have instructed Mr.
James Allsop to prepare rough plans and furnish ap-
proximate estimates for carrying out the proposals
suggested by your Committee, and hope to be able to
lay the whole matter before you at the next monthly
meeting.

GAS TESTISG APPARATUS.

Tour Committee are making the necessary enqui-
ries at to the cost, and will report at the next meet-
ing.

THE TOWN ORTICIER'S REPORT.

Nuiseatees remaining, 9; reported during the
month, 16; total, 54. R•moved—old, 7; new, 37;
total, 44. The slaughter-houses and rogistered
lodging-houses have been inspected and reported to
be in good sanitary condition. One case of over-
crowding is reported, and the usual notice given. In
this case eight persons were found sleeping in a room
of only 700 cubic feet.

MORTALITY RETURNS.
The:2l:lMber of deaths in the township between
the 20th of March and the 20th of April is twelve
males and nine females one of the deaths at 96.
The death rate is 15 pr thousand.
M. linghes mot', d the adoption of the report,
lithich was ekmiaLC. and ca-T

REPOR7 OF :113. 11.3!PRe". MENT COMMITTEE.

YJcir Cuunnittee report that a sewer consisting of
a 9-inch socket nip* has been laid down in New-

street, to complete the drainage at that part of the
town. •

Mr. Kelly moved the adoption of the report, which
was st conded by Mr. Blunsom, and carried.
Mr. Eillingham brought forward the question of
re-k. thing the footpath in certain streets in the
town. He stated that tlie Turnpike Trustees were
willing to meet the Board of Commissioners in the
matter, awl concluded by moving that the question
be r.f. rred to the Improvement Committee.
The in_ilovemeut in question consisted in substi-
tuting stone for the pebbles now usea, and the:streets
proposed to be re-kerbed were High-street, Market-
street, am' Birmingham-street.
Mr. Hughes seconded the proposition.

FRIENDLY SOCIETY CASE.—At the Police Court,
yesterday, before Colonel Fletcher and Mr. C.
Cochrane, Dudley Hill was charged with having
in his possession certain monies to the amount of
£1 12s. 6d. the property of "Court Union"
Union, Inn, Lye, and witholding the same from
the said society. It appears that defendant had
been employed by the above named society to
collect the rents of certain houses for them, and
was to have a certain commission on the money
collected. He had done so, and retained, as was
alleged, more than the commission which had been
stipulated, and hence the present action. After
hearing the case, Colonel Fletcher stated he saw
the rules provided for such cases as this to be de-
cided by arbitration, and, therefore, considered
they had no jurisdiction, and should dismiss it.
A POLICEMAN FINED FOR Assaum—Thomas
Moyland, a yolice-constable stationed at the Lye,
was charged with assaulting John Little, a boy 15
years of age, at the Lye, on the evening of the
24th ult.—Mr. Prescott appeared for complainont,
and stated that according to his instructions the
complainant went into a shop on the evening of
the above date, for the purpose of purchasing
some "suck," and came out counting his money.
As he did so, the defendant without the slightest
provocanion, began thrashing him with a cane
that he had in his hand, and the force with which
he struck the boy knocked him down, He after-
wards struck him again, and threatened to serve
two women, who remonstrated With him upon his
conduct, in the same manner. He called John
Little, who said lam a bucket maker, and live
at the Lye. On Saturday I went into Penney's
shop for sow e suck. When 1 came out I was
stiuck by the policeman whose liumber is 113. I
did. not say anything when he struck me. He
knocked me down, and when I got up he struck me
on the side of the head, and knocked me down
again: Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Westwood were by
when I was struck. Cross-examined: I was
knocked down a second time. I did not fall down.
I was not gambling outside the shop. I can swear
this is the officer (pointing to defendant) who
struck me.—By Col, }letcher: Defendant struck
me with a cane. He struck me at first on my back,
and then on the top of my head. I will swear that
this cut (meaning a scar on his head) was caused
by the cane. Cross-examined by defendant: I
did not fall against the kerb-stone because there
was not one there. You were close against me
when I fell down. The other policeman was run-
ning after the other boys. I said nothing to you
before you struck me. I did not run away when
I saw you.--Mona Smith said her husband was an
anvil maker, at the Lye. On Saturday night last
she was going up the Lye, and saw the complainant
in Penney's grocer's shop. She afterwards saw
him come out with some suck in one
hand and some half-pence in the other. The
defendant came up and struch complainant
without any provocation, and the boy fell to the
ground. She called out, "Hold, have mercy on
the boy; because you have killed him." She after-
wards brought the boy down to the station for
Mr. Freeman to see him. Cross-examined by
defendant: When I asked you not to kill the boy,
you ordered inc to move on. Re-examined by Mr,
Prescott: I am quite certain that is the man who
struck complainant. He said "If you don't move
on, I will serve you the same." In answer to the
Bench, defendant said the cane was as thick as a
persons finger. Ann Westwood said she was a
married women, and lived at the Lye. She was
going up the Lye on Saturday last with some
mackerels in her hand. When opposite Penney's
she saw the complainant coming out of the she_
with some suck and some halfpence in his hanas,
and the defendant, struck him two or three times.
The boy did not say anything to defendant.—ln
answer to the charge defendant said he did not
' touch the boy. He was not within six or seven
yards of complainant until after he fell down. Po
lice-constable Heath corroborated. The Bench re-
tired to consider their verdict. On returning
...,olonel Fletcher said they were very sorry to have
co remark that according to the evidence given in
that case, there was no course open to them but to
..onvict. They were sorry the police made such
ase of thdr canes. They tined him 5s and COStS.
IJlrNc AND DISORDERL Y.—William Cartwright
was chaigeu with being drunk and disorderly, at
lent, on the 20th ult. Police-constable Wallace
proved the case. lined ss. and costs.—William
Kcndrick, was charged with being drunk at tht
Lye, on the 21th. Fined ss. and costs.—John
iinowles, was charged with being drunk at the
Lye, on the 21st. Police-ccnstables Heath and
Harrison proved the case. kined 2s. 6d. and costs.
—Thomas Simmons, an old offender, was charged
with being drunk in Coventry street, on the 24th.
Police-constable Dunn proved the case. Fined
ss. and costs.
PLAYING AT CARDS ON TUE HIGHWA.Y.—Satnuel
Mallen, Alfred Dunn, John Dunn, and Alfred
Willets, were charged with playing at cards on the
highway, at Cradley, on the 26th. Police-constable
Tarrant proved the case. Fined 2s. 6d each, and
costs.

REFUSING TO Qurr.—Jolm Mantle was charged
with refusing to quit the Talbot Inn, Belbrough-
ton, on the 21st. The case was proved. Defend-
ant was further charged with being found at
Charles Hares' public house, on the night of the
21st. Police-constable Payne proved the case.
Fined 2s. 6d. in each case, and costs. Charles
Hares, landlord of the Malt Shovel, Belbroughton
was charged with permitting drunkenness in his
house on the night of the 21st. Police-constable
Payne proved the case. The defence was, that
Mantle had nothing to drink in his house, and called
witness to prove it, but the witness admitted that he
drank out of his cup, and was in the house an hour.
Fined is and costs.

REFUSING TO ADIKIT THE POLloE.—Jesson Green,
landlord of the Beefeaiers of the Lye, was summoned
for refusing to admit john Heath, a police-officer,
whilst in the execution of his duty, on the 25th inst.
Police-constable Heath proved that about 25 minutes
past 2 o'clock he heard some one talking in the house
and saw a light. Rapped at the door, and called out
" Police," but the door was not opened. The de.
Luxe was that he was away from home at the time.
Defendant's wife was called, and said she was tr:'
stairs with her boy, who was ill, wad was informe'r,
that the police were at the door. She at once went
down stairs, but heard no one rap. The servant had
not been with them threelweeks, And appeared to be
frightened. DefeLdant was tined Is and costs.
CRUELTY TO A ITORSE.—TIIOIFRS Richards, of
.._.'radley, and Peter Parrish, of Belbroughtion, were
Qharged with cruelly illtreating a horse on the 22nd
i £t. Police-constable Wallace proved that the
horse was attached to a cart and the horse was much
.ijured about the neck be a rope. The Bench eon-
- idered it a bad case and fined them 20s each and

THE QuFSTION OF TRAVELLERS.—The Ca
against John Hardy, landlord of the Lyttelton Ar se
(nu, Hagley, charging him with selling ale to persons
from the Lye not being bona fide travellers was de-
led yestrday. The case was adjourned to ',Await
,he docieion of a case before the Court of Queen's
Bench, and the Bench now fined defendant 5s and
costs.

Goodtva'uefor money is desired by all, with articles
that c tnnot be judged of by appearance. careful pur-
chasers rely on the high standing of those with whom
they deal. For 30 yeari, Hornimsn's Pure Teas in
packets have given general satisfaction, being exceedingy
strong, of uniform good guality,and truly cheap. Agents
Stoarbridge—Clarke,lsl, High-street; Baker, 124, High-
street ; 11« wit, Market Place; Morris, 136, Eligh-street,
Brierley Hill—Rawlings chemist; Kidderminster,
Rin; Halesowen, Adam, chemist; Lye. Jonas, chemist,
Wordsley, Turner, chemist; Kingswinford, Pearson,
Rrettel Lane, Collings, chetoist ; Birmingham', Barks,
Bull Ring.

Mr. H. Ring's fornightly stock sale was held on Tnes-
day last, when nearly 600 fat sheep and lambs were sold
and 40 head of cattle, the quality-being unexceptiontlty
good. The highest prices realial were :—For walkers,
out of wool, 724 64.; ditto, in wool. 745.; fat heifers, £27
7s. 6d.; fat bullocks, tee 7s. 6d.; fat calves, £4 17s. id.
Mr. Jas. Lane, of Holloway Head, Birmingham, leas put-
chaser to the amount of £763 les. •

BAGLEY WHFILIT STOCK Sam—At this sale, on
Monday. th.fre was a very large collection of every class
of stock :---60 pens of pigs, 143 pens of sheep and lambs.
19 calves, and 60 head of cattle. There was the usual
stood attendance. Choice qualities realized high rates,
but inferior qualities were not so well sold.

The annual stock sale was beld on Tuesday last, at
Romsley. near Briclunorth it was the occasion of Pitt. Z.
Cres.well commencing business. There was a large
attendance and lunch was provided at which about SOO
sat down. The attendance included butchers and deal-
ers from Birmingham Dudley, Halesowen, Btourbridge
Kidderminster and Bridgnorth. The stock included 96
ewes and lambs, 50 store tegs, 50 fat sheep, 12 cows and
calves, 25 head of store cattle, 12 fat beasts and a few
horse.. Fat sheep ont of the wool 675, fat cattle 00
cows and ealv-s £lB one now dnd pigs realized £l2.
The mile. Live £l.OOO. .tr. Wooldridge. of the
firm of o.,tes, Perrens, and Wooldridge, was in attend-
ance, and r.pened the , roceeding. b stath,g that Le had
groitt plessure in coming ov-r to introduce his prpil.
%v shed win tv ry sue ass and tiat he was sure every
on pi, sent would a% Vie close of the sale go away with
the impression that Mr. Cresswell, as a begiuer, con
ductal the sale very satisfactosily.