The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1882-09-09 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH.—The monthly meeting was held on Wednesday, when the following members were present: Messrs. E. Haddon (chairman), G. Ward, J. Hall, F. Franks, G. Orton, W. W. Slingsby, and J. Estlin (clerk). The following report was received from the Medical Officer of Health :—" Seven deaths have been registered during the past month, viz., two rnarasums, one gangrene, one paralysis, one Bright's disease of kidneys, one consumption, and suicide (drowned). This is equal to the low death-rate of 9.84 per thousand per annum, as against 1695 per thousand of the preceding month. I have attended one case of scarlatina since the date of my last report. It was a very mild type, and no other case has occurred either in the same house or the same locality. Isolation was thoroughly carried out. The health of the district still continues very good, and at the present time lam not aware of the existence of zymotic disease of any kind. 27 births have been registertd, viz., 12 males and 15 females."—With regard to the continuation of the repairs of Black-street, from Leicester-road to Bond-street, the chairman said in his opinion it would be better to make a footpath on the side of the road on which the houses were situated about 4ft. in width and to macadamise the remainder of the road. After some further discussion the matter was left for the decision of a committee.— Mr; Slingeby said there was one matter he wished to bring befere the notice of the Board. The grating in Wash-lane were very dangerous for anyone walking along. ' A lady's or a child's heel could easily get wedged in between the bars of the gratings on account of their width. He would uggest•that the gratings be sunk a little lower and some protection of iron placed over them. After a short discussion the matter was referred to the next meeting of the Board.  POLICZ INTELLIGENCE, Thursday, September 7. —Before Messrs. H. C. Shawe, and Staines Chamberlain.—The following applications were made : An off-license to Mr. Mathews, of Warton ; an off-license for Mr. F. C. Allwood, of Kettlebrook ; an out-door license for Mr. C. Orton, 19, Midlandroad, Nuneaton ; a new license for Mr. John Varden, Nuneaton ; a full or wine license for Mr. L. Jeffcotte, landlord of the Fox Inn,Attleborough. The magistrates refused all the applicants.—The following transfers were made The Lamb and. Flag Inn, Stockingford, from John Hutt to Thos. White; The Fox Inn, Kingsbury, from John Quarterman to William Swain; the Salutation Inn, Chapel-end, to Mrs. Chetwynd.---James Wall, a gipsy, charged with unlawfully encamping on the highway on August 31st, near Nuneaton, was ordered to pay costs, 3a.--Harriett and Sarah Ann Hill, Coton, was charged with assaulting Hannah Moreton, a little girl, Coton, on the 27th 'alt.—Case dismissed.—Charles Cheshire (who did not appear), were summoned for being drunk at Nuneaton, on the 27th ult. Fined 65., and costs, 12s. &d.--Charles Over, for a similar offence, was sentenced to a month's imprisonment, in default of paying a fine of 10s. with costs.-Daniel Rose charged Albert Holland with assaulting him at Nuneaton, on the 26th ult. A crosssummons charged Rose with assaulting Holland. —The parties were bound over in the sum of £5 to keep the peace for three months.—Thomas Jones, coal higgler, was charged with assaulting Thomas Cross, at Nuneaton, on the 22nd ult., by throwing water over him. —Defendant was ordered to be bound over to keep the peace, and to pay 17s. costs. , —William Holt, sawyer, and Thomas B&W labourer, were charged with unlawfully entering a close of land belonging to Mr. S. Bourne, at Camp Hill, Nuneaton, on the 29th ult., for the purpose of taking game.—George Newcombe spoke to seeing defendants with two nets at Camp Hill, about 9.30 p.m. on the day named. When discovered, the defeolants cried, "Standback ;" and witness stood back. Shortly afterwards Hall picked up his net and ran away, and a man named West came to the spot, and took the net produced. Two dogs were with the defendants. The net was placed in front of a plantation, and was set very close to the corer ; it was 75 yards in length.—Holt It's a grand old net, Mr. Shaw, and I'll never go on the job any more. He then handed the net to the Magistrate.—Super. intendent Hannah stated that the defendants were well-known poachers, but they had never before been caught in the act. Defendants were sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment, and in default of their finding sureties to abstain from poaching for twelve months to be imprisoned for a urther term of six months.