The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-03-26 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

DRUNK AND INCAPABLE.—At the Police Con rt
held on Wednesday, before Messrs. F L. Smith, W
Ba,siano, O. noleroV, and Dr. Walker, Wiliiam
Bloomer was charged I,ith being drunk and in-
capable on the 20th inst. • Poliee-censtabie Wick.
stead proved that he found the defendant lying in
the road drunk. Fined Is and costs.
CRUELTY TO A PONY. Thomas Jones was charged
with working a pony on the 12th inst, whiit-t in an
unfit state. Police-sergeaut Shaw proved the eon
dition the pony was in, which was lame and unfit
for work. Inspector Walters corroborated. 'lie
defence was that the pony had had a coin, which
tr.d been taken out by Charles Hughes, but the
work was light, taking out milk. Hughes was
called and said that he took out the corn, and told
the defendant it would be will to work the pony.
W.Vidrawn on payith-nt of cos!8.
DRUNK AND DI,ORD ELY.— I iarvey Conk was
charged with being drunk and disorderly on tbel9th
inst. Mr. Adlson defeude.l. Police-constable
Winfield proved that the defendant w zs very drunk
and fell against a wall, and ehmlenged a luau to
fight, and was very diso7derly. riirea celled. to
lock him up brit the defendant's sister took hint
home. Polio--eon-table Garrett gave eorrob..rative
evidence, and said the defendant was turned out
ft im the Junct on lon. Mr. Addison address. d !he
Bench for the defe. ce and said he should c.%11
several witnesses to prove that :he defendant wa.
neithcr drunk ror dis%rJerly, and culled Henry
Wrigt:t who said that d fendant was em sober as a
judge, and not at alt disorderly. George Evans
and S !rah Shen-tone, :atho swore that defenuant
was aot drunk or disoroft9y, bu perfec.ly sober and
quiet. Emd, Coh g :,imilas• en 'ence. The
Magistra es said !hey cansi,leted the case I:iove.',
and fined d% fendant 20s and cos, s ; f mit one
month hard 'about, and to.d defen.ia.;it that if he
(stile before them ag...in on a similar coarge they
would send himt, pris in with ,ut the °lrina of a
fine.

KIDDERMINBTEIt.
Tewti COUNCIL.—The monthly roeetin,: of the
Council, was held eu Tlituaday. the M-yur (a er-
man Willis) in the citair.—Aftcr eev..ral other
rmitters had been dealt with. the MAyor o.ovea the
suspension of the s.tan6ing orclets. so as te allow of
a resolution for an ndoress to tte gloont on the
assassinatieu of the tzar. Mr. W. A. Crowtaer '
seconded the motion. Mr. Holloway add lie ohi
not like to appeal disloyal, but he did not think
this step was at all neces.oiry. He mcved as an
amendment that Viey preceed with the ordinary
business. Mr. W. Green sec.ndea the amendioeue.
He could not see any neccssiy for the motion. 'The
Emperor of Russia was nOt one of her M,jesey's
family—(a Voice: By marriage)—aud. Viough
there might be an association by tnar.iage, he was
not one of' her Majesty's relatives. If the matter
was to have been Os ought torward at all, it should i
have been put on the agenda. paper, so that people
might have known bilore't.and. Mr. Crowther and
Mr. Jefferies supported the motion, the latter re--
marking that he h-ped the Counell would caary it
unanimou ly, as a protest against the dastardly
vagabonds who infested this country. Any crowiled
head seemed to be a murk fur the spite and devilry
of these fellows. The ameedinent was lost, only
the mover and eccender voting for it; and the
or;gina! motion su-pendirg the standing orders was
earlied.—The Mayer then moved ti:at litunhe
addrea- be ptesenleal to htT Majesty and tabo te the
Duke and Duchess of l- dinburgli, expressing the
horror ot the Council at t,:e dastardly crime com-
mitted at St Paersburg on Suncley wcek. The
Mayor remaiked that it was wl ile the Emperor was
showing his soliei,ude for the persons who had been
wounded by th first explosion that he himself was
wounded. They could not at the same time but
feel sonic pity for the men who committeed these
crimes, and ~ho taried their lives in their heads.
:bey, at all evelt is, differed from those who shot at
their victims irom behind atone walls in the dead ot
night, as was seen at times in another country.—
Mr. Potter si-conded the motion, which Ntas sup-
ported by Mr. Goodwin, who said he trought it wa,
only taeir duty to entry out what the resolu ion
proposed. Mr. Hollowsy said, lest it eh uld
tholght he was mare inhuman than his fellows in
voting agaiust this proposal. he wished to g,ve a
little explanak net 1114 vote. He abhorred murder
and crime of every kind, but though fimpathi,,i,g,
as every Englishman and human being must, wit
these who were sufferers oy this crime, he did net
see that they were called upon to vote thase
addresses. Had notice been put oft the agenda
paper of such an intended nio.n,n; these who ctd
not take so strong an interest ie monarch cal Mail-
tutiens as others might have had a bet ter oppoi tunity
of collecting their thoughts. They all feit sorrow
and di-gust at the assassination but he did not
think they were ins poslion -o jude.e of the merits
or demerits ofthe case. Theinstitutiono! Emperor of
RussA lied not been one which la: redounded much
to the credit of the onntry as a whole.—The Mayor
I must call you to order; we :ire not di: cussing the
, politics of Russia.—Mr. Holloway conteaded he
was in order, and said ,here was no sympathy with
the poor Poles when dying in thousands on the way
to Siberia. He moved 'hat no address he presented.
This was not secoaded.--Mr. Greavcs slid Mr.
Holloway expressed disgug at tho crinri which bad
been committed, and all the Council proposed was
to express the same feeling which Mr. Holloway
and he felt.—The resolution was carried, Mr.
Holloway voting- again-t it and a comitattee was
appointed to draw up the address.
ScHoor, BOARD.—At a mewing of the School
Board on Thursday Mr. E. Parry, who presided,
stated that considerable di•tress had been occa-
sioned amongst some poor families in the to -vn
on account of the Factory Inspector having recently
insisted upon no child ben all. wed to work un-
less it had pa,s:.:(l the thivl sotto-laid ; that
unless they had passed the third si:e, it all
three subjects. The Board had fu:. a long *jaw
had a bye-law to the etfe3t that children should net
go to /Mk oleo they had p 1404 tuie