The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-01-17 00:00:00

MEDICAL CAUTION.

riieUse poßrOation,. and the. peenliar
. . . .
ciaairtetqristies of her national life which

have led many Of our statesmen to, f:Ar the
aggrandisement of Russia as sources of peril
to the'peace of Europe. The extension of
Russian influence can never be a subject of
indifference to other peoples, Much less to
ourselves.

The relations betwOenTrance and Ger-
many have formed a subject of anxiety for
some years past, and this has not yet been
removed. France has lately changed her
Ministry, and a party has come "into power;
pledged to an advanced policy, both at home
and abroad. Prince Bismark, ever upon the
alert to detect signs of a preparation for that
coming re-zenge which France may be ex-
pected to entertain has uttered a warning'
as to the necessity for moderation which will
probably suffice to meet auy risk of immedi-
ate disturbance. &ill the mere fact that
; such a warning should be deemed necessary,
! shows, the dangers with which the peace of
Europe would be threatened...if- the course of
events should place the - government of
France in-the hands -of extreme politicians.
In Germany of late signs of impatience have
been slown at the uncertain snature of
French politics. She declares by the month
of her leading statesman, that she' cannot be
expected to wait, indefinitely while France
works out her revolutionary development.
The energies and resources of ' the great
Fatherland are overburdened by the strain
of her enormous military system. The Gi)v:,
ernment of Berlin has hitherto acted on the.
principle' that an 'immense standnig army is
essential to the preservation of the national
unity so long as Germany is' exposed to the
risk of a new war on the Rhine, or of a pos-
sible coalition,
,letween France and Russia.
More than once daring the last ten years the
idea of averting the necessity of keeping the
nation under arms by a violent solution of
the Franco-German difficulty, has been
thought of as a possible contingency by some
German politicians; and although pacific
counsels have hitherto prevailed, he would
be a bold man who would guarantee their
permanent prevalence.
But for the impossibility of the surround-
ing naticns agreeing amongst themselves as
to the division of that spoil the condition of
the Turkish empire would be ranch more
serious than it now is. It seems to be held
together through:the jealousy of its neigh-
bours.. But even witho-at the revival of the
Eastern Question, which was believed to
have been set at rest for some time at least
by the Treaty of Berlin, there is ample room
for an interest on the part of the' people of
Great Britain in foreign affairs. It is
scarcely practicable to look forward to a long
spell of uninterrupted tranquillity. True
the storm may blow over; but while the out-
look of European affairs remains as it is
England must devote her thoughts to the
one paramount-necessity of holding her own.
With an Empire represented in every clime
and on every sea, foreign affairs must inevit-
ably occupy the attention which their great
importance demands.

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Tfr.BRIBB DOG. If nat owned in three day'
w.,1 Ins soli to defray expecees.—Aprly to P. C. Biel-
tc:ley, Shepherds Brook, Lye.

• regulat;on,"i-lcl jntlie .t.,.‘0 9 it was in this case,
as a•sOrt of deception up the( public, inasmuch as
it wai proposed nithe first instance to sell a porti
o tho ,:oniulou to d fray the expensa of making a

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raad. ar planting trees, and anyone who understood
business at all must know that whatever was sold
was "enclosed?' Supposing a Board of Regula-
tors were appointed, it would be impossible for
them to carry on their work without officers of

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some kind, for whom there must be salaries.
This would necessitate further funds and further
enclosure ;. so that to talk of mere regulation was
nothing less than deeeption—(hear, hear). He. did
not wish to speak disrespectfully of the ladies and
gentlemen— therelawere five ladies amongst the
applicants—but they overlooked their own- insig-
nificance as 'compared with the 200,000 persons-
, who each had equal 'rights with them to the use of
the land,
thought
the..be mink residents:
idents- within six Miles M it.
H would agree, with , him in
the opinion that the number ~should carry the
questien—(applause) . .Such .being .the case, tuìe
improvement, Commissioners were almost unani-
mous in resolving to oppose the scheme ta the
utmost—(hear, hear). They:Wished to' 'obtain the
feeling of.the, publien.s to
...giving consent to the
proposal ; and he 'believed 999Jeut of every 1,000 of
the 200,000 would be against it—(applause).. What-
eter was done, he urged them to say ."No. Regula-
tion''—(applause). . •
Mr. W. I. TUrney Moved, "That this meeting
approves and confirms the action taken by the
Stourbridge lintsrdyC,ment Commissioners in op-
position to to the attempt of a very few individuals in
the parish of Olent under the, specious' pretence of
regulating the commoil gronnd known. as Clout
Hills; to deprive,. the ~inetnerase population of the
distribt of six miles raditne—numbering least:
200,600 people--Lof the free an 1- unrestricted right
of usage of the said hills, which they have exercised
for unknown ages.as upon a sponthat appears placed
by thture. for ,healthy, recreation, enjoyment, and
amusement ; And furtlimore, this meeting . pledges.
itself to support the aforesaid body by:. every legal
means, moral and pecuniary, in its power," .
T. Welleinsecondine- the resolution, said he
hoiill be very sorry -indeed to 'have...his conduct
redulated there (applause): ' -He bed 'been in' the
Obit of
.going to Cleat Hills about half-a-dozen
titueS in The course of the summer, and he, could
always, enjoy himself there. Hee did not ~:pp 'any
, particular reason for, the rigulation talked of and he
did riot see why e few individuals should.. s,.:eir to
have Clent Hills" all to themselvee, and thus deprive
the, Population ih the neighbourhood of the advan-
tage of the Common they had-hitherto -pess,7d,serl
(applause). Ee did not think it fair, and for. that
reason he gladly seconded the resolution.
,He
though the neighbourhood cf Cent a. very beautiful
neighbeurhood. He had been to Malvern and he
would defy anyone le say that they could see
such beautiful scenes as they could from Cl ut
He, -himself, had been pretty nearly to, every corner
relve7rwe
nbse,
of Clent and Walton. Some people did not ball
know Gent Hil:s. And then dVidaregard to the vieW.Ft
from them wherever. till 3:
fill views of vast expo lett. nt'rry4e-e_ sure
that people who lived at a distance went there and
made it a noted place of resort.
Mr U. Billinehanfsupported the resolution.-- ale
said they had .met that night on a very important
subject. It would amount to this in time '"Shell
we have Omit or not." - If they get, the thin end of
the wedge in tiro; would drive it in alfogethcr, and
then they would ions:e the hills altogether. It was
an easy matter fur people residing at Clout to desire
to eat end their-own land boundaeies by curtaiiine the
rights of the public ; but he rejoiced to see that this
was not effected-without oppesition. lie thought
.1 more definite proposidon shovld have been
submitted to the public by •those concerned in the
schede—(hear hear) He asked them to sup-
pout the Commissioners in the con se they haul talren
Ho assured them that where meetings had been held
in opposition to the regulation tire ques' ion had b.sen
mernimous. He felt the. necessity of keeping those
hills as free as the air they brtathed—(hre.r, hear).
• . Mr. Packwood, who also • supported the metion,
said the old ladies and gentlemen who had promel-
eated the scheme had g,Ure•
,to the donkey owners
Who plied their trade on the hills, and had tried to
make them believe ,that if the hills were kept "more
select" they would get more from riders than they
did now —laughter. He did not think they would
brlieve it, however. As representative of the work-
ing classes he went against the scheme, because he
thought it would act against the recreation and
traltey exercise they now obtained. It was pro-
posed to take a slice ow, of he hills, and 'already
there were persons in the market to buy it before it
was cut out. This would be, as had been said by a'
speaker on the ~übject, "the thin end of the .wedge,'
and when it was ouce inserted, it would soon be
, driven up to the hlt—(applause). They wou'd find
there "a
-lot odd johments" who h were not included
J in the first contract ; and to provide for these slice
efter slice would go from the land until it was so
deformed they woald not know Inc rid hills again—
(applause). The glassmake s of the district had
pas7ed tne rouowiag me3ulutivu vu the sute cc :
j " l'hat we, the gibs workers of Stourbriege and
Wordsley district, composed ( f four hundrea work-
men, having n ad the arguments for regulating Clent
Hills, and tile manly and coura.,eous oppo-iti-n given
by the Stourbridge Improvement.Cerninission,rs to
such a selfish scheme, hereby tendr the Commis-i-
-oners our hearty and sincere thanks; and being
&sirens to strengthen their handain their honour-
aide W. 3 unanimously utter oar protest
against such undesirable class legislate n as the
proposed regulation of Cleat Hill Common, believing
th et the best interests of all classes will be most
beneficially preserved by an:tinning the same
privileges, and freedom a recreation which have
blessed the people of his neighbourhood and the
community at large for aces past."
The-Rev. H. Sherrerd in supporting the retoluien
hole d nothing would be done to deprive the
peJple of free access to Clent Hills fur recreation.
lie had been in the neighbourhood for twenty-three
year and had alven,e esteemed it a great boon and
privilege to be allowed to go out and w,ind..r free on
Cleat Hills and breathe the pure air of .heaven. It
mightbeefaid that some people abused the priviieg,
granted to, them,
,but those who did were very f-w of
thu vast masses of those who visited the beautiful
spot. He had been on. the bills many- times, but had
r witnessed any disrespectful occhrence and had
'nev, r been molested by any people upon the hills
whilst there, (hear, bear). -Neither he nor his family
had ever been molt stedueon the hills. There was a
growing feeling in all large tewns and popul,us
localties that the wcakieg classes and tee community
at large required nealth outlets and pieces where
they could enjoy their-selves freely, and therefore
rich men in the larger towns were giving in anifieen ly
towards parks and places for such recreatien. He
trusted they would, not take a-backward step in "that
lo edity and deprive the people unnecessarily of the
beautiful and extensive rt Creation ground' which a
beneficent nature had provided .(applause). Before
potting the resolution tee On,drrnan said that
in his opinion What imprevealents were proposed
w.ruld
.sp il the hills.. Tee aPplicants widred to
make reads, but they might renemeer art t ".Natun.,
unalorned is ethernet tae , most (applause).
lA. though it was said Si at •tie. imp:over:um' s would
add to UT charm of the fe,sert if 'The pubEe ageel
with him they would not et it ba mproved (tear,
're reiolucon wits th n put and carried utiani-
inously.
A. v,te of thanks to tie +nen, proposed by Mr.
Kelley, and iveaondsdday air. W. biwarls, el sect the
m-cding. - - . =-

language. Fined 2s. 6d and costs; or 7 days.—
James :Harris was charged with being drunk and
disorderly at,Cradley, On the 10th inst.
stable Hardwick proved the case. Fined 2E, fid and
cost; in default 7 days.—John Cavaity was charged •
with being drunk in Stourbridge, at 22nd November.
Police-constable Madeley proved the case.
I lice-
Sergeant Jones proved several previous convictions
against the defendant and said that he gave the
police a vast ainout of trouble. Fined lOs and costs,
—Eliza Jones was charged with being drunk and
incapable in Market - Street, on the 11th. inst.
Pleaded rolice-constable Madeley proved
the case. Fined 6s to include costs.
CHARGE -OF PERMITTING GAMBLING.—John Taylor,
landlord of tLe Three Crowns Inn, Hay Gren, was
I charged with permitting gambling in his house on
1 the 10th inst. Mr.
_perry :defended. Sergeant
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Payne said he visited defendant's house about-nine
o'clock at night and fonts() a number of lads playing.
with dice: Defendant's-son had a paper on which
he put down the numbers obtained,- When the boy
who vas shaking saw witness haput the dies I:lshii-id
him. Witness asked what they were doing and de-
fendant's son said " Raffling for two rabbits," and
said there was not much harm in it. Witness told
him he was.breaking the law and asked for defend-
ant. :He showed defendant the paper and he said
_they. we,eraffiing for fun. Defendant attempted to
take the paper from Witness and they had a tussle
..t4.lt. Defendant had one part and witness had the
Part, produced. Police-constable Widdows cor-
roborated.. Mr. 'Perry, fo.r the defence, adinitted
that.a raffle for rabbits was going on but defendant
did not know anything about it, and that the tearing
Of the paper was an accident. He called defendant
who said he did not. know anything ,of the raffle
and he told the police so. ;,.Arthur Taylor, son- of
defendant, said there was a raffle g dng on hut- his
fathE:r did not inow adything about it. Emily Tay --
lor and Thomas Newhall earroborated. In answer
to the Bench, Payne said the brar,e was not carried
on in a satisfactory manner. A.good deal of gambling
waS carriscl on and he could place a witness in the
box to prove. card playing. Mr. Perry obj ~eted to.
this statement. Fined. 20s and costs; license .not
endorsel. •
. CO-Rua or ASSAULTING A CONSTABLE. Joseph
Nock was charged with assaulting Roland Dance,
one of the conscables for.the county, on the sth inst,
at Hagley. Mr. Perry appeared for complailiant.
Complainaht, who is the odicer to the Cruelty to
Animals Society, said that he visited the sal .3 yard
at Hagley on the day in question. He found a cow
suffering from great pain from not being milked.
Later in the day the defendant came to him, laid
hold of him by the.collar and shook him. He than
.c atAlat hold of him by the arm and shook him. De-
fendant said if he-had an ash plant he would have
given him . a good hiding and made use of very bad
language. Alexander Turner and ano ii3e witness
gave corroborative evidence. the chasge was
altered to one of a comtnon assault. Fined 53 and
aNyas;AsSaULT.— Henry al Lae n
co.setriA;RineEdeoftriniltNDl4modt
was claargad with indecently assaulting Sarah Scott,
on the 29th ult. Mr. Roskell defended. Complain-
ant said that at 7.30 on the day in question she was
going down the Cliff when the defendant fellowed
her, caught her round the a aist wAh one hand and
put the other up her dress. She was much injured.
.She was sure it was the defendant. Air. Roskeil for
the defence, denied the charge and said he should
prove beyond all doubt that it was a case of mis-
taken iden ity, and that defendant was not in he
street at the time. Harriet Norwwooda barmaid at
the Swan proved that the defendant was id the Swan
a: 7.45. Alfred Smith proved that he was with the
defendant from 4 o'clock in the day. At a quarter to
six went into the Swan and left ai; 7.45. pefendant.
then went down Kidderminster Street with him to
his home, and stayed until ten o'cloek at night. He
nevcr lost sight of him. Edward Schofield said that
he was with the last witness and defendant from 4
o clock until 10 at night. After hearing the evidence
the Bench were of opinion that it was a case of mis-
taken identity and dismissed the summ
SCHOOL BOARD PROBECuTIONB.—SeveraI p4rsons
were summoned by William Wyatt, of Clent, for
neglecting to send their children to school. In some
of the cases it transpired that the children had been
refused admission. The Beach remarked that if any
of the children were sent back from school they hal
no power to make them pay, and must sue them in
taw Comity Court. Li moat: et the desaudauta
were fined 2s 64 to include costa.
CHA.BGE or SETTING FIRE To A HOll,E,—Jarnes
Yardley was charged with setting fire to a house in
Coventry-street, on the 30th ult, the property of
Samuel Moore. Superintendent Wheeler eased for a
remind, on the ground that defendant was only
apprehended dal]. o'clock the night previous. Re-
manded for seven days.
KEEPING OP.N DURING PROHIBITED Houßs.
Richard Forrest, landlord of the Britannia Inn,
Cradley, was summoned by Superintendent
Wheeler for keeping his house open during .pro-
hibited houes on the 11th inst. Police-constable
_Oakey pro:ea that he saw a woman come out of the
house at 10.35 on the 11th inst. She had a bottle of
ale under her arm. The defence was that the
woman had been working at the house, and was
rather late, and defendant's wife gave her a drop cf
beer. The Bench said no doubt toe ale was given in
ignorance, and would give the defendant the benefit
of the doubt, and dismiss the summons, but consider
the officer hal done his duty in taking out the
summons. •
OBSCENE LANGUAGE.— John Beadman was
charged with usiug obsc,..ne language in the street,
on the 9th inst. Police-constable Cars fined Cross
nperdove2ds tl6ied
ilaltiatm he Lye.
.ley
was
casDrituarlK' nEtTEOss ands.— c a le
costs b N
evand coats, for being druuk.—Thomas Bashford was
fined
REFORMATORY26i I for aco
similarß pE Rol f.
_e n.%eve
summoned to show cause why he did not contribute
to the support of his step-son, now in the reformatory
Superintendent Wheeler. proved the case. The
defence was that the boy s father is alive, that he
left home ten years ago, and he was considered dead,
but turned up about six months ago, and claialed
his wife. Defendant cal not lived with her since
Ordered to pay Is per week.—Edward Nlerchant was
also summoned, and an order to pay is per week
was made.

BOARD OF GUARDIANS.-7--Th", cvuekly meeting
of this Board was hellyesterday. Mr. Hay-
ti-a-I'd in the chair. wer...3 present ALs..rs.
H. Billingham, Parget(tr, Wood, IL Billitighan,
RhoiL.s, Laven.l,T, Gie, Paan, Barr,
William?, Kelly awl Brooks. , Adwitte io
t.,e bongo during the woek 10; disc'iargcd 23;
dca,i 6 ; born 1 ; remaining ia the li•Jimi 506,
Correonding periodlast yeni 471. Oat-1. or
Kingswinford district .t 43. 103. 6 ;
Stionibridge district
.zt22 7=. 51; Halesowen
diAlict £l7 12s. Od,. non-resi:ient 4,s ; tc.•.tal
74 li.. lid. last year, 77 83. -1011. The pre-
cept for StafTorit-:hire County Rate was received
whatint'ng to £llB 2s. 41. •

ELECTION NEWS.— EAST WORCES TE Es :111tE.--At
mictintY of Libzrals held at l)reitwielt, it was Esa.:eii
that the two gentlemen to be brutight forward to
contest this division hi the liberal interost, are Mr.
W. H. Crladst.enc, son of Mr. W. E. Glad Stone, and
Mr. G. W Hastings, one of the deputy-chairmen
of Qu rter Sessions far this county.
THE LIDER AT. ASSOCIATION AND. TilE SC ITOJL
BoAßp.—The Lib, rd l As,ociati,u held a meeting on
WedLesday evening at the - Institire, to take into
conside, ation the policy to be pursued at the coming
School Board election. After some discussion it
w•as decided to support the cauditure of the Rev. D.
meginnis, lr. 11. Willingham, and Mr. W. J.
Thom6s. These three gcntletnebt- had been previ- .
ously selected as the Nonconformist candidates. '
It was also dcti2rrnined to try and make arrangemerr s
with. Mr. Henry Newnam and Mr. G. R. Perkin
(Liberals), who had beeh Ldependently nominated,
with a view of seeming a•majority cf Liberals on
the e
Board. The Rev. H. Sheirari4 the. Rev. T.
n
the. Rev Dr. McCaNT, Mr. G. W. Prescott
and iss I?"riY have also issued addresses as candi-
dates M
The f .Ilowing - hive ,ale been nominated
H. Hugh'=s, :
.
W. J. Turney, J. Timmins, W. Walker,:
W. hall, W. Preece,
.and F. J. Haskew.
VimorttA HALL AND RINK.—It will be seen on
reference to our advertising columns that additional
1 attraction is offs: ed to the. public at the above place
1 of amusement, on Tuesday atid.Wednesday evenings
1 next. _o-ri 'rucsuay evening there will be two races
on the roller skates, a mile handicap and a half.
mile. race' and on Wednesday night a half-mile
race for boys under 14, and a figure skating contest.
:Ciao pi t Q Tau* g,li/Yer medal's. -Mr,

will be skating at intervals. The rink continues to of the . Great Western Railway Company, and
be woll patronised-and the floor is in excellent residing at Llynds' bridge, Pensnett. It is stippoPel -
conditions. that deceased, whilst on his way home on Saturday
DauNkENNEss —At the Public Office, yf s'erday, night, fell into the water and was drowned.
before COl. Fletcher, Lord Lyttelton, and Mr. I. i. DRUNKENNESS.—At the Police Court, on Monday
Freer, Henry Little, of the Lye was charged with before Messrs. F. Eversand G. ICHarrison, Thomas
being drunk. Defendant pleaded guilty. Police- Timberley was charged with being drunk in the
sergeant Payne proved the case. Fined 2s. 6d. and highway on the 4th7 inst. Police-sergeant Moore
costs; in default 14 days.—Abraham -Westwood was proved the case, and defendant was fined 7s 6d
charged with being drunk on the 10 h inst. including costs —Enoch Siddaway and Mathew
Pleaded guilty. Police-constable Jeivson p-oved the Ames Oliver were charged with being drunk and
case. Fined 2s. 6d and costs.—William Foire,t was disorderly in the highway on the 6th inst. Police-
-chArged with being drunk and disorderly at Cradley, constable Gibbons proved the cases, and defendants
on Ole 9th inst. Police-constable Hardwick proved were fined 5s each and costs; in default 14 days.
the case and said that the defendant made use of bad A DYSPEPTIC Cow.—Thomas Jenks, farmer, of

Orton, near Trysull, and William Piper, his servant, -
were charged "That on the 23rd of December, at
the parish of Wombourne, without lawful authority
or excuse, they dug up (or caused to be dug up)
the, carcase of • a cow belonging to Thomas Jenks,
wh•oh had been buried under the direction of the
Loo4l Authority." Mr. H. B. Hill (Wolverhampon)
defended.—On December 18th a cow, said to be
suitering from pleuro-pneumonia, belonging, to
Jenks, was killed and buried under a certificate
given by Mr. R. P. Cartwright, of Wolverhampton.
Subsequently the carcase was dug up by the de-
Lndants, who acted under instructions received
from Mr. J. W. Hill, of Wolverhampton, who, it
was asserted, now found that the cow had not been
suffering from the dise,tsa named, but from an
attack of indigestion. It was, therefore, -con-
' tended. that Jenks could not be entitled to three-

'fourths of the value of the cow as compensation, as
he would have been bad it died i'T.!rn pleuro-pneu-
monia.—The case was adjourned fee icon days for
the production of the certificate given before' the
cow was killed.
DRUNK AND DISORDERLY AND ASSAULTING THE
PoeicEe—William Sutton, glassmaker, was charged
with being drunk and disorderly acid assaulting the
police on the 26 h ult. Defendant pleaded guilty.
Police-constable Johnson, stationed at Old Hill,
said that on the above date he was on his way to
the Superintendent's house at Brierley Hill, and
wean. in Level Street, he saw the defendant who
was drunk and figh ing. He went to defendant and
asked him his name, but he refused to give it.
Witness then said if he did not give his name lie
would take him in charge,. Defendant said it
would take two like him to losk him up. Witness
then caught hold of defendant and was bringing
him to the station when the defendant bit at him,
kicked him, and knocked him down. Whilst on
the ground Police-con,table Eden came up ;ind
assisted witness. Police-constable Eden said he
went to the assistance of last witness about ten
o'clock at night. They were both struggling on
the ground. There was a crowd round, and a
shout was heard, " Give it him well while you have
got him down," and in his opinion he would have
get it well if he had not gone to his assistance.
Defendant hit at witness. When they uot defendant
near the station he bit witness on the arm. De-
fendant was fined 5s and costs, for being drunk asal
disorderly; in default 14 days, and 10$ and costs
for the assault; in default 14 days.
An ',,CONDING FROM THE WORKHOUSE . 031 as
Thompson, an inmate of the Kingswinford Wars-
house, was charged with absconding from the
Workhouse, and taking clothes belonging to the
Guardians on the 3rd inst. The porter at the
Workhouse proved the defendant was an orlinary
inmate, and on the day in question he was sear.
with a baskat to the do toys, but did not retuan
Defendant was apprehended at Wolverhampton,
and had got the Union clothes on but had cut the
buttons off and had put different buttons on. De-
feadant who had been previously convicted for a
similar offsnce, was sentenced to one month's hart
VAGRANCY.- Charles Wiggans and Thomas
Tayior, farm labourer, of Fullbrook, Oxforlshire,
were charged with vagrancy. Police-coustabl
Ilicklin said that on the 10th inst., be found the
defendants sleeping in a brick stove. Defendants
said they had had permission to stop there. He
made enquiries of a young man, who they said told
them ti stop there, who denied that he had given
them permis ion. The defenee was that a young
i
man who was at work there, told them f they slept
there they must go off in good time in the morning.
Defendants were discharged.—Edward Jones, was
charged wiih a similar offence, and also discharged.
TRESPASSING IN PURSUIT OF GAME—Thomas
Waltere was charged with trespassing in pursuit of
game, on land the property of Mr. Foley, on the Ist
inst. John Beavon, labourer, said that on the day
in question be saw the defendant on the towing
path side of the canal with four or five other men.
Defendant had a gun under his arm. He follow, d
them to Bell's Mill Bridge. The men then turued
away from the towing path ide, and defendant got
over the hedge, went into the cover, and fired at
something. There Was game in the cover.
Wituesass were called for the defendant who swore
that they were with defendant all day, and that he
did not fire, nor was he off the towing path. The
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witness, and were of opinion that defendant com-
mitted the offence, and shou'd fine him 23 64 and
costs; in default 7 days.
BEING ON LICENSED PREMISES DURING PROHIBITED
Houns.—Alfred Crook was charged with being on
licensed premises during prohibited honrs on tse
20th ult. Police-constable Baynton said he visited
the Albion Inn, Wallheath, where he saw the de-
fendant who was playing at cards with two other
men. They were playing for about two homs.
Defendant, who pleaded guilty, was fined 5s and
' costs; in default 14 days.
STEALING AN OVERCOAT —lsaac Millinchip, alias
James Evans, was charged with stealing an overcoat
the property of Atthur Pearson, clothier, of
Briertey Hill, on the 27th day of January 1879
Prosecutor said that on the evenin; of the 27th of
January, 1879, he missed an overcoat from the shop
door. It was the same One produced. Lavinia
Jeavons, of Church Street, Dudley, said the prisoner
came to her house sonic time s'nee. She thought
,it was the 27th January last. There was another
man with him. The two men came again next
morning, and the man that was with prisoner asked
her to buy a coat. The prisoner was wearing the
coat then. Prisoner got the coat off, and she
botusht it from the other man that was with prisoner
for 12s. Prisoner did not receive the money.
Police-sergeant Smith said from information re-
ceived he went to the house of John Jeavons, of
Dudley, on the 19th February last, and received the
, coat produced. He received the prisoner into
custody at Worcester on Tuesday last. Prisoner
, asked what charge he (witness), had against him.
He told him it was for stealing a jacket at Brierley
, Hill. Prisoner said, "D.) you m an that coat that
was sold at Dudley." -Witness told him it Wa9.
. Prisoner was committed to take his trial at the next
Stafford Assizes.
DAMAGING A WlNDOW.—Thomas Tayler, a tramp,
was charged with wilfully damaging a glass door at
the White Horse Inn; Bre. tell
,Lane, oa the 10th
inst. Mr Williams, landlord of the above Inn,
s :id the defendant came to his house. He was in
the back yard, but on hearing a noise Went into the
house and saw the defendaui, who was creating a
great disturbance. Defendant would not go out
and he put him out. Defendaut ran back again
and struck witness twice. Witness put him. out
again and then defendant got his shoe off and
threw it through the window. The amount of
damage done was 255. Defendant said he was very
much excited when he did it, and was very sorry.
He was fined 55, 25s the damage, and costs; in
default 14 days.
ALL '2]GED A.seauter.—George Head was charged
with assaulting William Sutton oa the 20th ult.
Complainant said that on the above d.a.'e he met
the defendant who struck him without any provo-
cation. Defennant denied striking him first and
said that they hat a fair fight together. The
•charge was then altered to a breach of the peace by
fighing. Defendant plaided guilty to this charge,
and was ordered to pay costs.
SELLING BREAD WITHOUT WEIGHING IT.—Eaima
Jarvis was charged with carrying out bread for sale
in a Ca t, and u•t being provided with beam and
scale and proper weights to weigh it. Police-
constable Enoch proved the offence and defendant
was ordered to pay casts.
TRANSFERS.—. The folio wing transfers were
allowed; —The Spread Eagle, Brierley Hill, fro.n
Go irge Davis to James Cox; the Woodman lan,
Califonia;from William Burman to Robert Butter-
worth ; the Bull's Head Inn, Brockmoor, horn
Isaiah Harris to Isaac Fleleher; the Dog and
Partridge, Brierley Hill, from Henry Irwin to
Richard Atkins ; the Royal Oak, Amalecote, fron
Rachael McCarthy to Edward Lownes ; the Queen
Inn, Level Street, from Edward Bancroft to
Abraham Crew; the White Hart Inn, Hart's Hill,
fr en William Pape to Richard Rhoden; the Waggon
and Horses, Kingswinford, from John Howard to
Ann [Toward; the Holly Bush, Wombourne, from
John Allen to Alfred H. Turney.
DausKENNess.—At the Police Court on Thurs-
day, before Mr. Haden Corscr (deputy stipendiary)
Albert Billingham, cisainmaker. was charged with
being drunk on the 10th inst. Police-constable
Gibbons proved the ease and said the defendant
was very drunk in High Street, Quarry Bank.
Defendant was fined ss. and cos's ; in default 7
diya—Thomas Jones, of Albion Street, was charged
with being drunk and incapable, on the 10th inst.
Police-constable Hollins proved the eence sad
defendant was fined 2s 6:1 and costs. Lot Billing-
ham (17), of Quarry Bank, was charged with being
drunk and using obscene language . Police.aaa.
klatble Hyman proved the case and Mendaat was
fined 10s and costs; in default 14 days.—Edward
Worral, miner, of Quarry Bank, was charged with
being drunk in the highway on the 10th inst.
Police constable Hyman said that he found the
defendant at Mount Pleasant. He was lying help-
lessly drunk on the footpath. Defendant was fined
5s and costs; in default 7 days, with hard labour.
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