The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-01-11 00:00:00

Xocal anti pistrict

nELTE7 (le Tax POOll.—A meeting was held 011 Mos.
..ky night lot. at Mr. 14001116aIra, for th• purpose of
organising e Rune! Vaud. It was ilidertniiied to eansinia
the town for sulisurioliuun and during ilia week a num-
ber if have been oanya.sing, and we are glad
to say they hare aollirded gl'2l lie lid. During the
wwt.lE we behave that the Col:unable will go round the
town. awl that relief wit he dealt out according td the
in.e,,eeitiee of the various kniiiliea.

bosun ne Ottanotave.—The weekly meeting of this
Board we held yesterday, lir. Grainger in the digit.
There were alto present 1— Xle.sra. Brookes, Wood,
Rhodes, Cartwright, Itsyhould. flollinson. and
Wright. Admitted int., the hones .'orlo4 the week, 49:
disdiarged, ; dead. 2 ; reineininfl. 509. Correseohd•
log week laat year. 199 Olt•door relief. Ifle.tewin.
ford thatriet. 1409. 43d; Stem bridge distriut.l24 10- 5j d ;
Helesowen district, itT 15s 54; total, 196 11, 2:1, against
leaf 9. 114 last year. The quarterly bills were ordered to
be raid.

lit %TIT Or DR. Mean—Dr. Mail, an well known for
his exertions in poptiiiirising ITIO,ie a tong the young,
dind at Afaticheeter. tiler an il deeo of live in emits.
Alttir OV ATTV0.11.11:43 TO Pill( POCK :1,1. At the
Pin yesterday. hi lie C. E. SA intiell end W.
C Strin.doitc, Esqrit Mary Aim Williams /Fat brought
up mta re•Olfiloi titter tod attemptind to pick the
pocket of Stink Spieks, on the 4th lerdm the
evoleeee of primedtarit it apdeara tient on the above 11.0 e
Alia wont into Mr. l'onney's s'iap, to bay onto anti.
Poor can, t • fete, put hoe hah.l leto, tnt
pook,.t. Reef u felt the yeironor'A h•oel in her pocket.
Wei esferi her what sae WAS daft,/ 1.11/10110r then pillhid
her Mold out et her pocket. Witnnes had a parte in her
peek .•t evntaininerdineiy. Pri.oe, .1i i eot take it; bhe
had no the,. Fri. r denied tsk:ntt nay money. The
Hellen cinediltired tli.• 04.11 e of att sliding to pick packets
proved. 311E1 sentenced her toll days imprisonment, with
bar I 17.b0nr..._

Sri: i 1.150 TIMPER —Timms Bosworth and Charles
Bo.:AoctO were charged with stealing a piece of timber
on the Gth inst, the properiy of John Carrington. Pro-
w Attic snit! he lived at Peilmore, Will was & labourer.
Ito missed a rieCC of timber, nil the piece produced
won Lie prop It-tv. Poliee•com.table said that on
th; 7th inst he searched the prisoner's house, and found
a moan piece of woo I which exact:y corresponded with
the large place prodocel by the prosecutor. lie after-
wards apprehended the tw.i prisonurs.—Thomns BOB-
worth was further charged with gosling an ash slab, the
property, of George Lichfield. Proseuutor said he was
simile tree maker, nod lived at the Heath. The piece
of thither produce! was his property. Pris.mer did not
with for him. The value of the timber was Z. GI. Po-
liee.conistable Bogard proved opprolionding the prisoner.
—Thomas Bosworth was further cliarg,il with foloni-
onsly stealing a vice, the property of Job Mills. Prose-
castor said he was a spade maker. Be believed the vice
proinced was his property, but could not swear to it.
Both prisoners were then discharged.
Nos-PAVIIRNT Or IMPROVEIIIisT 'LATS.—John Jones
was summoned by Joseph Borrieutt, collector, for non-
payinent of two rate*, ainonuting ti fl -Id. Mr. Dor-
rival, proved applying for the rates, and that they were
not paid. Mr. Swindell said they bad no alternative bet
to make an order for the payment; in default to issue a
dears.. flat they would withhold the warrant •ntil the
next day of Commissioners' meeting, for time to deal
with the ease. Defendant's wife said they had boon be-
fore the Commissions., who informed thom that the
, Magistrates alone Lad the power. Mr. Swindell mid he
was afraid they had ever-rated their power. The order
was then made.—Jamee Kelley was also summoned for
ll* 90 for Improvement Rate. Mr. Dorricutt proved
th• amount dliC. Au order was made for the emuunt,
and the &nag recommended Lim to go before the Cum-
iniasiouera at the next meeting, and stile the case before
them. The distress warrant would be withheld till after
the meeting.

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NROLKCTING TO WORK UP Inon.—Sainuel Harper was
Intent med by Ileadra. Afountford and Homer, of Cradley,
for riczivetito4 to work tip 1541 he of iron into mails. Ed.
w.od Britton proved that on thel7th October, defendabt
had 2241 ha of iren to work op into nail,. Defendant
had brought in 74Ihs, sad thero Mill remainedllL
(worth Ils tO) to be brought in. It vas the best roood
iron. Defendant ad.nitted oaog 150liet of Lon, and be
was Wi1111.14 to work it no if compininant wouhi f.Tive
tin:, 11_40n1:tot mid he would allow the def, adaut 14
dove, and an order woo made for him to work up the iron
io It ,lnys and to pay in Cal_cohts. . _ _
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Liftn•t6fly Asatt:LT.—Thcmas Aston, of the Lye,
nun summon,' by Eliza Aston with assaulting her on the
thh not, Mr. Marbury &pummel for the cnnplaintat,
and Mr. Maltby tot the defendant. The Bench saggas-
led an amicable arrangement. but this could not be done.
Complainant acid thlt defendant was her brother-in-law,
and on the 6th inst he came into her Louse at Starnbor
Mi!l, and struck her on the back. Defendant also made
use of abusive language. and told her that she tuust go
oat of the house. Witness's ht,band had been to fetch
the defendant (bis brother) to turn her out of the house.
Defendant turned her out. Emma Fox said she liv• d
next door to the comilalnant, and corroborated her evi.
deuce as to the assault. Lath Lycett, landlady of the
house, also gave corroborative evidence, and said that
after the alma she took complainant into her hose.