The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-09-12 00:00:00

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I elliliraloll. N inn AN. v --At the Petty Sessions, no Monday last.
!ie. n b.w. to it:tr^ 3"i" ~'n, L':.: 'l' '.1..' 1• , The Licturer, on ii in,, exprosaed his regret s .i I 1..,. be no priviledge too dear. no right too
, before 11. O. Firmstone, T. Y. Lee, 11. Smith. and Lea
tion in I i (eon Hllool4'oo .ty .....• : :acted, n.»ro city the valuable to he bartered ! • e
weft Freer I, i r. Junes Southall wav charced by
that he was not in time, and said he was at "
b I rt iota khans for the sin !fat or ' '`Thitioss Hit a iffirdis"orderle conduct in the I'Mor7. The
pittlies alone, oil ettlf•r ~ny dom.:"
1.:••1:•:,1,!1,11;
Wigan the previous nialht, and thought that his
locked. thf enorse. mtmething, eau , . 1 talivin•Yili sYi.."• •!!)hriesthoo 1- Bat 'well in it't'• it Int , ease was yrovrBl, and as defendant bricl been prei Mindy
:I, sib• is friolid ho ahi laindll. m who was antionneod to M wee sentenced to one mouth'ii bard
Ii tilt s idea, bet the question 14 oil 1•••11 ask'e 1 levilliltsl7,llll,l one so lono looked up to for vonviets.l.
~ed we IN.Hevel' •1.10 ' it It then). woeht have been present anti or- -. ' .
the griller ailvantage:
'-'•
is ... onpied the time until his arrival. After a few his gloat financi
1 nolowso flierst.r.—Frederiek Hackett waft ehargi'4l
illiillity Will pritve that locking oily dt•or, - d I 's stit'eman-
hke views ; one SO 1d ; a it E.I-ard
thin introductory remarks he ithe le,•torer. at once ii
Ithilittirieead and
hits le it, ideas ' .'
sh. Thornburgh whit:11,111;m ing •t itt.itnitiitey.teht
Mistake tallied is productive of more harm •: lobour.
' al.Lanant water to r.antiiii ou t g away te lii
proton , e o rea, an ex ra, Imo ia 1 •Itly ••1 ri t • 1 1 ,t, f., ti ~ ~ el ;so trust-4 or the iep
.leli.giotts
good. sentiments of hit et rly life' the paged 8 lesder. • tlrdered to pip the coat., anti abate the ountance.
rei•,/,',/j/i/ Of Jane last, which Watl the orgnii of if yon will, and once his country's hope—how (atone or STEALISo 1..11.k1 11 1.:n• 110 Ma S Hewitt.
Mr. tilitilatone and h's party, which allowed that
could 't be that to should forget the lessons ree
Ii; Thearnastililol7nleleteheercharged aet
MR. IVIUR,PI.I.Y & MR. BRADLAUGM. they bad nit nod, reated the important griestion which he had himatif 133 oft enforeed; that he •
tr,i.:,',i;ain'gt•',t nit`t'l7e I:: inw.t.,;i, the propei:iv'porf'f•Lnuel
now at into. The speaker then went on to should throw off allegienee to those noble prin. Swindler. Mr. Ponton defended Hewitt. Prosecutor
For two sta .ufferera may amid the numerous int. The former of these gentlemen has to *PnllY slow that at Vie time of the Reformation there
Pt a ois who scr:!l their books for nothing. ealdiath testi- been hittracting moo viable atteiltion by viii fi tree was inemeratildlity of opinion and collisitnl9 as ciplea which were so long his guide; betrity the said that on the above date he bought a quantity of
mMttiala +hill thee write them.ehes. aeon... ri views enstanolits on our Chithohic fellow-subjects, and there are at the resent time on the Mall a'hurch dearestinterests of his country, and imperil her
front imaginary .11.tarilaIs. prat is to care diseasea w,th slifetv in this her hour of trial ? At who' :shrine I.a7tthie"froVi ea calTrsrulidadsnwoir:,,Y,ilo! Olt 147' 'Tii!',;
the latter 14 Well known as a clever, argumenta. qnestion. Taere WAS a time in this country .. , • , '',, .te_ a eseali•ted et leather, tips, aprigs, bristles, elastic side.,
'astringents instead ,4 ine.liciiica, and othi,r utourdities
tire and sir...l:tic opponent of nniny views whieli when every min who bore the name of Protest- entun hie cots n to make so nem a
,sat Mee .
and /ober things. II knew the leather produced mon
as cruel IA they are deceptive. liy whut telapsor, of more than satanic infineuee. it. generel appeuranee. It was to have been davered ot
an did SO with pride. The Refsrmation had
• plivincian. 25 ream r•atenaivety enzh,-.11 in the tried- Protestants and Catholics hold in common.
could ho have been seduced from his wanted th.. Boma Site Inn, Hall strset, I I -M,Ley. haniuel
day Anil the various mental mut ace as The names of these non have jest been united ndranced in Germany, and its nrincipl^s re• e ea
- ' - - ''' "a h path ef dutv ? Alas for the WellklieSS of poor Swindl.,y, pm.. said he wag a limber dealer, residing at
ratiTettio'ltsd:et lilting therefrom,trai send he oe on receiitt of in an application to the :Manchester magi..tratt 8 the shorea of England, where they received Doan
two penny atatops tn nrepity postage, a painplilt.t. eitniain- Ito prev...nt Mr. Bradt:thigh from lecturing. A without much bloodshed, the power of truth wos human nature I that frailty to which great mind, ohlbery, told also kept a shop at Tipton. On the fattest
he aOl,l a quantity nt leather to the yrosecutor at Tipton.
hag hii highly mccuasful and only Pate treatment. a at. especially are liable, " that sin by which the
11 !either produced was the same that he sMd to the
all the necessary prescriptions an i direetion4 Ls Odell j .
point is thns vdsed which is of cousidtruble so greaL In Ireland in 1550, the bishops and . ..o •• se-, , , •, limb he . . ,
Angehs sem. h, It it man oath long been e• srrhaerhettr. He Miew It from the private ma I, (rear*.
priests were in the possession of church pro-
le... at ttittna ett st Address 1 importance-Inm far the minorities have the
tilug the giddy heiolits of power, espy:laity when Jones said beans a atioemaker, and resided itt Wordsley.
rl'lTwisms lie'ilnirs'allallealter,ll.ll.toil Court. !Inborn. ' right 111 prohihit the delivery of lectures wlth•s. perty. Then Oh.. bishops and clergy accepted
borne aloft on the*shothltlers of an admiring PCO. Ori the tinil inst Jones and Mallen came to bis shop.
Loodun ,1 a uay the least, may Ile very distasteful to n the offer of Refernhatiou. In 15e,t) a synod was donee tal Ihe had been to Oldbinv Wake the day previ•
- - - - large portion of the comnonity, end tb.erefare held of the Irish biahopa and clergymen fame
for ple, and st,ep by step has been advancing up
eDnair de.,lnd t;,,iinitil how ti n rsd it to Wallet's for p.
t .„ed lipsorne teethe' ihetweun
to a proportion of those who would be likely to ennfirming what bad beea done for confirming 's guild ti ladder, and but ono step higher
e • as
luau' tin in. We think the Manchoster magis• Protestantism against Rome, and they aceeptett remains to reach the top and gain; the longed BiZy.'is, was Mitt hi m. Witnesa .if red to give 30s for it,
trntea have dravvn tit • right diatinetion between the Liturgy at tho English Church used at that for inns' in that hour of doubt, anxiety, aid
the Book of Common Pray er ; ana gaze npou the prize still hanging out of reach, and paid 10.1 on *errand. The ri nein aitaess gave the
the two casea. The applieatinn was nhade for o time, and , fear- the trial is hard indeed to bear—fir At to to for it was because his father ib • aGemaker, mil live.
mann-eons or warrant against air. Brsalough, on when the clergy of Ireland aceepted tho Refer- •in the neighbourhood where it wis said to Mee bee:,
, picked up.
and then look down upon the expectant crowd "t."7;t:Rdaaof„Vathg;,vuellt polled etsmop"aoinrs of
the ground that lila' leetursa iyere likely t i lead motto, R,hine was prowling nhoitt, and sending
below, and hack retern before them, buflled, Pw'eteseO'netrrta his pnekets.'and witness agreed to give lan,
to a br-ach of the peace. But there Was no- :or enhiaaariea to teach them iii their tongue, ellecked, and beaten. This the proud spirit Is for them. Witneas wished to any that he had given
thing to prove that any sorb a result wits likelS hot the clergy aceepted the tithe and globs land,
to enaii... In the eaee of Marphy it had been 110 %mild ask, which was the rightful owner of ne•er elm brook, and pride cries, better a thon- all the information be could. and tient It to be adyertiaed
pr•wed that very serions riots hod arisen froth. that, the tltieen of England or the Popo of sand details than thins to live disoraced. Reek -• in the mall A.,. b htle orily Kent e g'iteon
Id b 2
less ambition then completely swhivs the mind, ' licerei a leatetr lital.,l,lnen4 isliiili:g.ttthlet d
Loe7l Jon ea on
his leettircs, ennaequent on the violent, party Rome ? England hadheld possession of it for
religions f :ding that he introduced into them. 300 years, and he thought it was a pretty good and quickly are the virtues of consteney, integ- ' trli"cird7nr.7te, and from informsticaPPreceived lie wint to
and his mereile3s insult; of the Catholic's. Had title. If a man held loose moo of laud for 21 ritv. honesty, and patriotism tlnng with disdain newaes, and told him lie had come abut some Ii ether
I had receive .111iat day of George Jones. Hi,witt said
it been hi a objcet a ''' it ate:l:ion to excite a breach years, 11.• WAS COnsidered to have the right of assay and trampled under foot, to make the
a.scent the easier. Then ia the treason•broach- he kitew nothing abort any leather.
.1 theen, charged 11,ims
of the peoci, Ili. emild itot have ilone Mach more ownership. He alto referred to the great por- ino !leaden dionied an ally ; then is the godleia Vet!' '.i'tv it,gba, 'icutlnlet li..y c'ifi:,7ililt Lill ~;.;.!_"r_i';is•Lerlye;,
than lie ii.d. Iturpliv, in het, has a talent far ~2C.ittions of the timpanists, and the lives they
exeiting th riot. :list idthough he nit:: I,OIIIItIOTI r had taken, 2,1810 beiim ''.Blanglitered in :; days. Brattlaugh looked to for support ; then is the • lie !i‘'i'llrlngtue he found it." I then went into the workshop
to he to the newts, and her lectures ;yen stipped, There ii Pnother history whiell T tie tie to lay filthy Fallen embraced as a bosom friend ; and updairs en:l found some leather, which he admitted he
last and wthrst of all, the crafty tempter with the had ree.ived from Jones. I also h found s '''' e Sinigß. Ile e ...mtriveft to le 0 Ince il riot outlet a hethe us- la fore yon to-night. the Ihisthry of this question
lovet • iiiid in a new character, BLit et a candidate of the disen.lownistat of the Clotrell in Ireland . serpent's guile, were ydotting the rout of man ...ia th t
at he had also Lei eived them. When the prisoner
tl t- mhe told loe that Gum wire eleven
for perliationitity I '''' . ' onrs. Mr. Brellangh is the preseut phut was not introduced no
in- and the downfall of the troth, stands close at
7..4,:a1is ot' rt''; 'un'tter the dresser. twit back and found
h,,and to bargain with his Victim, and often claims .h ir, prisn'ne'r saying, .• that scam
altogether a different Lind of malt. He deale in tended up to the latest period by Lord John p told Me he found
his very soul as the price of his secured snecess. mem.- Mr. Penton addressed the Bench for Hewitt,
e >.•C ili WS argument, appeals tr the reason Rime'. Itia plan was a different one, and let In j .1 .1 t. 4, •
of his :unlit try, lila dkeldirn4 any 11 .-"sire to alive it be known to the people of England. His phlll such. an, ioni laff sns 1 a can sr in the per- who, lie contended, bud no guilty knowledge that the
son or a Cardinal Archbishop stood by a Busted Odra in question had been stole°, but on the other
wroonal offene:. 'hl.,t Matphy s email:4llre was to endow the Ramon t 'atholic Church, and " cl Id b Ai. r bow he had ot hold et them and
statesman, and demanded the sacrifice of the . I'
" et * ti
set :raLet io a for M mei:ester has proiliseet :mother dreadful to endcavonr, as far as the power of Govern. he could 7and he Me. hattou)
Church of Ireland as the price of his retmn to : gave
sytearye Beach would discharge him. George Jones
riot, and that Bra liiiigit•A Ittetarea hare passed merit co:11.1 reach, that tans far as the property
°Ohre. Hard, indeed, the terms who sto, d so was committed for stealing, and Hewitt and Mullen for
011 quietly jest marks the dill: renee, n,,t only wis eow•ei•ned, to a still farther extent to undo
lottween the two men, but shows ,t broad Poe of the WEI kof the R.•forniation, and take from Vie
."!7 , j to the Staffor d>essions. ifewittwaa bailed out—himself
I ',tit na a dofolider of the( hiliad. ; but harder re a ivie sthg ha knowing e oa Mem to h tolen
ave b een a.
tliatinetion between ,eloss i ert trial attacks on Protestant( hurch of Ireland seven-eighths of : still to loose the pleatage and the lust of
i in t4O, awl two sureties in e2o.
pniTer .
one part eillaT religions party and geaeral aro- of the property which she retained lathe 11, for-
~
_d
new he cries NEW-EI:TIN° TA SUPPJILT A WU-T.—George Rnight,
ments against rev...filed rehg.iou as a whole. motion, and hand it over to the priests till, tine. ''" of quarry Bank, was summoned by C. P. Chapman, Ite•
Legal hod official authorities have a right to In his letter to the Right Hon. Chichester For. " Stept in to for, that should I wade no more, lieving-officer, of Halesowen, for neglecting to Nupport
bin wife. Complainant proved the cage, end defendant
study the pr, ba'hie effect of religions lectureA us tesene, dated the lird of July, 1868, he says ;___. Returning was :13 teililins as go o'er.
was ordered to pay 1 s a week, and costs.
,hiwn by previous results. If Bradhaugh's in- "Some persons are of opinion that it would be TRY-ST..ISMM; IN Pumrir OF G—George Griffiths
Rich lectures had produced a riot in Manchester, enough to propose a clipping of the wings of the The tempter Will 9 his way ; the,hargain's made;
Gladstone adopts the Roman bishops' resolu- relwCitaßeYYthar"lwo7Behu'arlge'edoaw":Le'Vragt Titt,int.': It'L the authorities of Birming,hathi or any ether town Established Church in Ireland, as ft provision
j'itnr7p'osge of taking game. Mr:Maltby appeared to prose-
would have the hind nhlte.d right to prohibit them out of her surplus funds for a• e lid , tions, and dooma to destruction that Church to
-I-be -;"--3 an" which Ile is bonud by so many ties of sympathy cote, and Mr. Lowe defended. James lonian said that •
re-telivery on the re:is:made belief that simi'ar churches for the Roman Catholics of that coun- and affection. because it stops the road to the little after seven o'clock he was near Green's Forge,
resalts would ensue. But magistrates have to try. But it seenis to me that any such half mea- establishment of his power. But that '
Church, when he saw the tw.l3 irndants tlice,re in a lane which
preserve the penee; not to repress religious or sures, leaving Protestant ascendancy in like 'Malcolm and Donalbaiu, hti.
full 1 lives, and it
Itaatl,ere we s !
001
eel the
prt een. 'e •
tfil
.. eld ajeorgedoining the rifliths had a gun
road. He
anti-religiona .pi .ions. For ourselvea, we tit: blowing dignity, would suit the present time, s
rl . ar'N ..
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terly repudiato. and detest the te.tchings of
" Iconoclast," who woald destroy faith in Chris-
tianity, and offer no substitute; who scoffs t
what Christians hold as sacred, and sommenth,
to them a broken reed kstead of a rock; Lnt
I there is So reason why freedom of opinion and
its utterance shon!il be repressed. lto amber-
jug the glerions vietociesw deh Christianity has
I achieved, in present-c, of the triumphs it is still
I achieving, iind in the sure hope of glorious vic-
tories yet to be achieved, sorb piker:dile false
I teachers as Mr. llradlangh may be safely kit to
fair argument. Time was, when he wonld not
have been allowed to hold forth as he now does,
but times have altered. We must have the free
expression of religious opinion, be what it may,
always provided that it do not lead to a breach
I of the paolic peace.

.a,
the iiiOmMit has arrived for equality to be
granted or denied A fair division
of the rent charge in lien of tithes would give
about fie 8.1 to the Roman Catholics, Is 83 to the
Protestant Episcopal, and less than Is 8.1 to the
Presbyte is Church." And this is the conclu-
sion io which he distinctly states that he has ar-
rived. I shall not stop here to give any length-
ened statistics of the Church ia Ireland, but suf-
fice it to say that the benefices of that country
anioants to £393,833 a year, and if equally
divided among the 2,198 rectors and curates,
would give just £133 1:36 tid for each; and the
proposal of Lord John Russell is to give them Let each true-hearted Protestant take now a
only I.lth of this sum, or less than OS a year. blossom of that tree. march with it as ye did of
as the munificent endowment for the sustaining yore, and your march shall be to victory.
,of Protestantism in Ireland. But the people of
I England have already repudiated this proposal, The Rev. Owen of Oldham, moved a vote
of thanks to the chairman. In doing so he said :
and it has nit been mentioned in Parliament. the question was, whether the Queen of Eng-
, Whence, then, the history of the total diaendow-
land or the Pope of Rome should reign. Some
wont sht.m.• The words of Mr. Gladstone once
I
peop!e called hlun a political parson. but he were these—. Upon its of this day has fallen
we shrink not front it, bat welcome it as a
co
Cheersl. He hoped all
the clergy ought to lead the men and
tand (
Sight and glorious, though an arduous, duty) the pilot them to victory.
present would give their votes i.n.foria.ir of Mr.
defence of the RefJrnied Catholic Church in
s government and give him a large ma-
Ireland, as the religious establishment of the
country." jority. Gr:at cheering,
This was written in his calmer mo- ,
menta, ere his judgment became warped by the ' The Rev. H, Sherrard seconded the vote of
p ditical necessities of his position, before a thanks, and said that the duty of ministers lay
gravity, love of office led him from the path of , in a different direction than politics, but this
truth. In 1895. Mr. Gladstone contested tha was an extraordinary occasion, and be felt it his
Coi.,ersity of oxford as Parliamentary caudi- duty to do all he could to support the present
ditto; and when asked by one of his constitu- government.
ents his opinion upon this question, he said that The Rev. Addley moved a vote of thanks
it was remote, apparently out of all bearing I to the lecturer, which waa acknowledged and
upon the traciacal politica of the day,- and that the meeting broke up.

influence, I doubt not, has struck deep into the
hearts sod affections of the people, and he has
spread sbrosd her branches dropping their
wholesome fruit 'through every parish in the
land; and though the destruction nosy have
long been planned, and agents paid to do the
bloody deed this modern Macbeth may on the
day of the tight behold "a Biruam wood come
once again to Dunsinane.
"Be you to day at Birnam wool,
And false hliebeth shall quake for fear ;
When he could stab his bosom friend,
155 time to atop his mad career.-

saw CI ritilth;shoot -lour partridges. Both prisoner. got pay the costs.
over the hedge, and picked them up. They afterwards ' ASSAULTING THE POLICE.— LENIENT NE STENCIL—
uncoupled the gun, laid Griffiths pot it into his packet. Robert Cook watt charged with assaulting Pula e-cont table
Jan Danbury said that tiridiths was hind 10, and costs Cartwright on the 15t inst. whilst in theca .cutivn of his
on the 31st August for shooting partridges on land duty. The officer said that he saw the defendant and
belonging to the Earl of Dudley. He did not pay. and another man lighting. He asked him to go home, when
was sentenced to one month's imprisonment. Mr. Lowe he (defendant) net about witness. strock him, and kicked
addressed the Bench for the prisoners. Griffiths was him. Defendant was as great a blackguard as any in tre
lined 20s ;in default four weeks. Bailey was tined 5s ; town, and his conduct VVIIA so bad and violent on the way
in default one week. to the statian that witness hail to gut the assistance of a
Carson OF ATTEMPTED RAPE.— George Wylde was Parish constable to convey the defendant to prison.
brought up on a remand charged with attempting toned) • Defendant pleaded guilty. Fined lon and costs: in de-
mit a rape upon Alice Pratt, of Woodaide, on the 29th fault 14 days.
alt. Prosecutor said that on the above date, about eight NON.P\TMENT or POO@ RATES.—.k number of persons
o'clock, abe was going by the side of the canal at It, ietley from Oldbury were summoned by William Wright, 'Bolsi-
Hill, tel when near Mr. Clews' met the prisoner, who ant overseer, for nonpayment of poor rates. Orders
asked me where my hat was. lashed, what RSA that to were made for iinntediate payment.
do with hen. He said I did look a guy with a bonnet on. CHARGE OF ASSAELT.—Tbooms Fox, Jo.viph Hisao,
He began to push ',anima me, I told him to be off ; but and Robert Chambers were charged with assaulting
',lntoner followid me and caught hald of my frock and William Sankey on the 9th ult. Mr. doynt, of Birming-
tore it, threw me down, and attempted to Rate liberties ham, defended Fox, and asked for • remand on the
with me. 1 was teach injured about the knees and el- ground that the defendant bad only been apprehended
bow. I cried out Murder,- and two (mutat a Mile up the night previous, and he had only received notice of it
at the time, and two men came up shortly after. Thin i tbat morning. Ile had not had tint° to get the case up.
witness was cross examined at considerable length to I The Bench adjaurued the case for 14 days.
show that she was drunk. William 1.. Norris, Surgeon, CHARGE OF STEALING A TAME RABBlT:—Joseph Hitch-
proved that he examined the complainant, and found a cock was charged with unlawfully stealing a tame rabbit
bruise on the outer side of the right knee, a bruise on on the sth inn?, the property of William Hackett. Pro.
the inner side of the left knee, and extensive bruises on secutor said he lived at Blackheath, and had two tame
the right elbow, a itt alight bruises above and below; rabbits. On Friday night they were safe. He missed
also a slight bruise on the left elbow. There were of them on Saturday morning. The one which was lost
; marks on the arm from the fingers and thumb. Plnebe was worth In. Did not know who took the rabbit.
Stevens and Margaret Griffiths gave evidence as to hear. Charlotte Webster proved that she attended to the ran.
tog screams, and finding the prosecutrix and prisoner bits, and locked them up on Friday night. Nett morn.
together. Prosecutrix at once accused the prisoner of leg she opened the nail OPT. and 4 tlist one of the
maltreating her. Police.ennstable Hughes proved appre- j rabbits was g ate. van %Xi-lams 1.1.1,1 lip.
heading the prisoner, and accusing him of the offence. prebending tho prisoner, and lir,riag the rabbit. Prim,'
Prisoner replied that no one SRw him do it, and that he ner admitted taking the rabbit, but aaid that it was hi,
hail plenty of witne.ses. Artli.on addressed the own, and that he had bought it of • man named Hackett
Bench for the Wile. 114 was coming front three months since, and gave Is for it. A man t anted
Woodside when he heard screams, and went up towards Yates proved buying the rabbit of the prisoner, and said
the simian, who said the guard had been assaulting her, he pave him Is 64 and a pint of ale for it. Prisoner ad.
Sonie women came at, at the time, and the prosecutrix mated the offence, and expressed his sorrow, and said lie