The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-09-04 00:00:00

WEST WARD.

Mark Palfrey 228
William Platt 223
Joseph A. Woolley ••
George Fester
Philip Pargeter 139
Alfred Humphries 1

Total number of votes. .. 970

EAST WARD.

E. Stringer
Wm Platt . .
I.Nesh l2
G. Foster
Dr. Underhill .. . 1

Total number of votes

SOUTH WARD.

John Gillam lB5
Joseph Parke lB4
Albert Walker
Joseph Bird 9O
George Underhill
James Fawkes 1
Richard G. Rowley . 1
William U der wood 1
Charles Evers 1
E. C. Sylvestre 464

Total number of votes 642

Grand total •

The three fit st-named in each ward are returned,
and it will be seen there are no. new additions on
the Board.

BOARD OF GUABDIANS.—Mr. flaskew presided at
the meeting of this Board yesterday.—Tbe Master
reported : Admitted during the week. 19; discharged
30; born, 1; remaining in the House, 483; corres-
ponding period last year, 530,—Relief : Kingswin •
ford, £lB 4s 71d; Stourbridge, £3l Os 2id; Hales-
°wen. £26 us 6d; Non-resident, £1 17s sd; total,
£lO7 13s 9d; coirespending week last year, £lOl
Os 2d.
THE NEW SPANISH:TREA.TY.—WhiIe this treaty is
sure to bring about an increased 'demand on t',e
part of Spain for British manufactured good, it
provides also that all Wines up to 30 degrees of
strength shill 13,:: admitted into the United Kingdom
at a duty of is. per gallon. Enormous stocks of
fine wines have accumulated in Spain, the result of
favourable vintages, and a large increase in the
consumption of Spanish Wines ;may therefore be
contidenily lofikect for. resulting probably in Sherry
once again becAning one of the favourite Wines of
this country. Our wine merchants here eviiently
snare this anticipation : indeed we notice that one
house—Messrs. W & A Gilb.y—are now offering to
the public Port and Sherry at is. a bottle, both of
which tney guarantee to be pure foreign Wines;
while they quote the " finest uhd oldest Sherry
which Spain produces " at 3s. 6d. per tottle. if
this can be done the Spanish Treaty is not without
interest to tho: wino coasumer. - The Morning Post,
26th August, 1886.

Achentiah HoMs, publican and blacksmith, Albion
Street, Mierley Hill, came up for his public exam.
ination on Tuesday, at the Stourbriclge Cour, House,
before Mr. It -gistrar Collis. His statement of
affairs showed liabilities £1.86 111,, and the assets
(deducting preferential claims) left a deficiency of
£169 83 sd. Mr. Higgs appeared for the bankrupt.
—lt,3piysng to Mr. Jason, official receiver, the
bankrupt said he commenced business as a publican
in 1884, and then had about £lO of his own, and
borrowed £5O. He borrowed other money after-
wards. lie attributed his position to trade going
from bad to worse, to losses on brewiugs whic he
had to throw away owing to bad brewing by a man
he on,‘aged, and to a number of pigs dying which he
purchased. lie made an offer to his creditors of
2s 6d in the pound in April, and should have tried
to borrow the money to pay it. but the creditos
nor agree. His earnings of late had been
aboat 16s 6d per week., and with this he maintained
his family. The Court declared the examination
closed.

DILUNELNNESS —At the Police Court yesterday
befre Colonel Fletcher, and Mr. W. J. Turne
James Madeley wa.s fined 28 6d and costs for being
druok and disorderly on the 29th 'tilt, in Talbot
Street. —Midget Murray was charged with being
druuk.on the 30th ult. Fined 5s and costs.
A SALVAIIoNIST IN TROUBLE. Thomas Price,
f9rmerly a member of the Salvation Army was
charged with using ob,ceee language in Bell Lane
the 30th ult. Fined 28 6d and costs.
',MPLICATED AFFAIR—FeIix Jones, William
A - 'tan Jones, Thomas Williams, and John
Williams, „..1
with c
JoneSwerO cliargb— ommittiug a breach of
the peace by fighting at
Vassall Grove, on the 23rd
ult. Felix Jones and WlLLtam Williams were
,
charged with committing a breach th.? peace at
the same time and place; Thomas Wilt.larna and
John Jones were charged with committing a bre,:ch
of the peace at the same time and place; John
J ones was further charged with obstructing P.C.
Newman in the execution of his duty at the same
time and place. PC's. Newman and Davis proved
the ease and said they saw all the defendants fight.
ing. P.C. Newman said Jones obstruct& him by
pushing him and challenging him to fight. Mr.
Wheeler said he did not wish to press the case
as they were all respectable working men. The
defendants were ordered to pay the costs; Felix
Jones and Thomas Williams 7s 10d; John Williams
9s 7d; Williams 4s 2d ; and John Jones 108 Id.
DAMAGE TO POTATOES. John Henry Tromaus
(14), was charged with damaging a quantity of
potatoes on the 22nd ult at Cradley, the property of
Messrs. Oliver Brothers. P,C. Webb proved the
case. Fined 2s 6d.
STEALING SwEDEE. Shadrach Bradley and
Joseph Wooldridge were charged with 'stealing a
quantity of swedes, the property of Mr. Hingley,
butcher and publican, Cradley, on the 26th ult.
P.C. Davis proved the case Defendants were fined
5s and costs and 6d for the swedes.
DAMAGE TO WHEAT.—George Batbam, Edward
Danter, and Charles Perry (boys), were charged
with damaging wheat to the amount of is on the
29th ult, at the Lye, the property of Mr. Parish.
Fined 28 6cl including costs.
A VIOLENT FELLOW.—John Mau was charged
with:being drunk and refusing to quit the White
Heise Inn, Heath, on the 19th of July; he .vas,
further charged with assaulting Mr. A. Parkes
landlord. Fined 5s and costs in the first case, and
103 and costs in the latter.
STEALING GROWING CROPS. James Smith and
James Meese were charged with stealing peas,
beans and potatoes, and with damaging a quantity
of beans, peas, and planta to the amount of LL the
property of Mr. Simpkiss. on the 22nd ult, at
Wollaston. attendants were each fined 103 and
costs for the theft, and 3s damage.
ALLGED INDECENT ASSAULT.— Henry Leadham
was charged with indecently assaulting Mary Ann
Walton at Hay Green, on the 15th July. Mr. Wal.
droa prosecuted and Mr. Ward defended. After
hearing the evidence, which was very contradictory,
Mr. Ward denied the charge and called two wit •
news for the defence. The Bench after hearing
these dismissed the nee,
OBSCENE LANGUAGE, James Timmins, an old
offender, was charged with using obscene language,
on the 28th ult.—fia,ris Shirt proved the ease, and
defendant was fined 5s and costs.
DISORDERLY CONDUCT.—John Magner was charged
With being disorderly and refusing to quit the
Royal Exchange, Beauty Bank, on the 27th
Joseph ackerty, the landlord, and P.C. Cartwright
proved the case. Fined 9s, the amount of costs.
A NOTORIOUS CHARACTER. Joseph Timmins
was charged with being disorderly and refusing to
quit the Wheat Sheaf, Coventry Street. A large
number of previous convictions were proved, and
defendant WWI fined 20a and costa,