The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-02-04 00:00:00

ELECTION NEWS.

Lor.l Lyttelton.has become a 'Unionist, in spite
:,f his irtimate friendship and close family contec-
tioa with Mr. Gladstone. Lord Lyttelton is sup- Dur.•LitY.=-oa. Tuesday Alderman Billing received
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posed to have been influenced by his brother-in-law, • the foilce.cing letter from Mr. IL B. Sheridan, in
the Dike of Westminster, in deciding tn sever the reply to., no conveying to him th resolutions of the
vd.ie d ties which have so long bound together Liberal demonstration on Thursday week last:—"6.
the Glad.; ton s and the Lytteltons.—The World. Colville Gardens, Kensingt-n Park, London, Janus
. for z.
Vsin NI ilv EETDIo..—A vestry meeting was he'd arY 28,1888. My dear sir,:—Allow me to thank you '
on Tu.'sday to consider a'drait order of the Privy your letter. awl th kind reference to me in
your speech at the me:ting. There seems to have
.Qeuncil fo the regulation Of bu :. nials in Oldswinford
'Church an i churehyard. 'Therorder provided that been some excellent speakin:.r, and some very plain.
burisis should only be- allowed to take place under speaking too. How we should have been denounc4
certain specified conditions.—After some ditseue4m hal we said the a ame things- in the same way !LA
i Vi lug tne to,bN:orne thii Candidate was untaniineus,
Mr. W B Collis moved that the order of the 11.-; ho; c it. will do good. And n was the resolutiran
Council be approved' and this was seconded by Mr,
th.,t I higely appreciate the honour which has beenßLling ti RAI itII:1-corricd. --ellow Me to say to you, as chsirman of the meeting
Boano ev GUARDIANS —Mr. • P. Pargeter pre-
. tli iate re.ferred to in the resolution, a-;(1 although
sided at the wnal weekly meeting of this Board co. tifeered Upon 'me, and accpt the p :sid.,n of can
be &nue time before adi sAuti,,n takes place
yesterasy. Almitted into the house thr'ne; the
: we 61101.11. i be prepared for that contino,ney, ha'',
week- 19, dischurged 10, &lid 2, bun 1,-rr-maitting it way
hope that-a bor.:ugh so e-ipedslly 1.f.b.-ral as
in tiaa Louse 503, aziinst 501 in the c,rreepundins•
may return a L beral to rcpreeent it.—
week last year. Out-door relief:-,--Kingswinfora - let "s.
distriei- £5.1 3s id, Stourtustige £4l 8s (id - liaise-- ' lla,l, -y
owen I:2) 12s 4d, non-rk24(-I",it paupers £1 13s 6a, . 8.411 , ~. ine, yours very .heaAlly, 11. B. Srisalintsr
total £123 183 01, agalnst .2115 18e 2/d lair. year.. T i-; i'll-;,
JOAN STEVENaI AO;07: At the Court Reuss,
yesterday, before c lonel Cochrane. and W. J.
Tarney.El...L.lin Steve.,s, a notocious ch•:ra t.,.r,
was once fritye ell...ilaryLie 4on a charge of bOng
drunk aad disor !erl:; in Biripinghain Street,' ori tne
ith ult.—P.C. S. IY.vis p:.:yed the. case -7--Surer-
iot,Asi,nt Wheeler said tha‘.e wero nearly 130 previ-
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on, onnsictions against• defendant, tvio was fined
Ins and Cu113t1.5, or 14 da,ya. .
Dausgs —John Cox was charged viith teing •
Idrunk. at Crtviley, on the ' 28th ult. e.o W.ibls
provel the case and seire. al . previous couvit:tiOus..
Vied Sc and cols, or 14, d-ayi --. Aaron 'Lie:ham
wss .fined 5s and costs fer.heing drank at the Lye,
on the 29:h al:- Sergeant Chars: proved ,the 03,,,c.
013iCE:411 LANGUION. -7- (.1:lorge. B3ssrorth was
charged with using obiesuelanknage in ilill Street,
op toe 25th ult B.lrg,reant'llardwicke proved the
criv, and Superintendsnt Wheeler proved ses.eral
orevioas. convic:ions. Fia:sl Sc and C)311; or 11

OLD HILL.

A Art iNESS ORDXftED INTO C Cr3TODY PON. PRRJC
--At the Polies Court rt, Neduesday, la.2fure eavirc,.
Henry 'l'. Hickman and J. Walker (Ina4litratei).
Joseph Evans, ToseohTrum' aa' and Willis:a Evaos,
labourers, residing at Reddall 11111. were charged
with so's-tatting Toomas_ Parked
.ou the 23r.1 ult.
Mr. W. T. -Travis, of Cradloy Heath, appeared to
preseew.e.— The omp!ainant ftated tact on the;
night ie question, when watking from Old Hill to
' Qradley Heath, he Was Overtaken by the three dt..
teadants, who, witbont any provocation, knocked
him do n and kicked him. camtiog him ti sustairt
I verion ijlrits.—The defenda:As denied the as
sault and called 4 young man named. Ileath, who-
aViore ths-tlie pinti)tainant was the aggrestyx, and
tiit de?endaAts did- not kn k complainaat .
do a and kink him —Pudica constable Wickstead
said he he tri ha witne.dstate :hat he saw th.a de.
,fendants rioie:Aly assault" the - co,nplaina,ut and
farther that hew as afraid they would have kiled
him.—The magistrates ordered Wttnt:s4 into
eustod .---Dafendats were sentenced wash to a tine
of 40d. and costs or. a m4ttles ivaprisonman: in
, default.— heath was afterw-ar.ls altuonishel and
-discharged.