The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-02-06 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE.

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We wish it to be distinettv understood that hv inserti”,
letters in this column, tee tin not tit, rehy identify vikrujim
with the opintons of our Correspondents.

To the Editor of the" Observer."

Sta,—Although yen are not answerable for your cor-
respondent& opinions. I do hope, are you insert any
more litters respecting me, you will ascertain whether
they contain base falsehoods or not ; and especially when
the charge in made by name mean creature who hides his
head behind a 7111,11 de ',bone.
On Jan. Ott von inserted a letter sinned " Observer,"
who SIMI he has " gond authority for knowing that Mr.
Bullock's son, who took away one of the prizes, is over
14 years," and then winds on by sßying that this " equal-
ly discreditable to the Judges for awarding. and to use
for receiving." Now had this contemptible being have
asked any one who wna present and heard the boy sing,
he would have been informed that the boy's age could
not be more than eight years from his size. I have one
boy over 11 years, bathe was never even entered. Surely,
you sir, before you printed this letter, ought to have
esked Rome of the Jury the question, even if von sup.
poised me to be guilty of ouch contemptible conduct NI
you allow your columns to accuse me of.
With Mr. Satehell, I have done. as he makes no further
demand, and says "he has gained the information he re-
quired."
Next comes another disappointed competitor. I eertain
J. W. Pearson, who hails f,om "La Belle Iltettell Late."
He was awarded Reconel prize, and when offered it from
the platform. refused it. He afterwards accused me. in
a very ungentlemanly manner, that I was acting unfairly.
After this he brings his "poor blind man" forward, and
asks me to give it to him. I "heartlessly " refined to
[ have anything further to do with this Mr. Peartion Now,
I am, to show the cunning of this person, who well knows
that one of the stated conditions was " That six toast
enter and appear, or the prizes may be withheld." he
falls back on an en or which I believe was accidentally
made by Mr. Broughton, who received the entry of •
boy, and placed him in a wrong class. The lad sung in
the class in which lie entered. Yet this Mr. Pearson tries
to make him count one to Ruit his purpose, and to force
me to give him what he had no right to receive, and
•, I " transferred him to another conteet on
"miser five." If this Mr. Pearson
find that for the in.
In answer
-lze

Coolly
purpose to make trio ..-
will read the conditiens also, he
strumental solos age WO no disqualificattoo.
to his string of questions as to whom received is; p..
for boys, second for girls—l say no one, as there were
but three entries for the former, and four for the latter,
and the two contests were thrown together sooner than
Rive no prizes to both. Will Mr. Pearson think this fair
Then, again, he asks, who received Sat for sentimentai
recitations, and 2nd for comic. As there was but one
, entry for the comic. I allowed him to compete in the
sentimental clams, and he won, and the 2nd prize was
awarded also. Will Mr. Pearson think this fair? No,
they most be classed as having nothi,,g like Mr. Peason,
who refused to receive something. By my conditions in
the " Ladies' suit Sentimental Contests," I was not
bound to give anything. butt in ench Case gave half the
amount offered to the first and second. Mr. Pearson
won't think this lair, I fear; it was hardly fait to my
own pocket.
Neat and last enema a comic who was to have sang "
years age" some " 4 months ago," but did not, and be
now makes his apology for his non.appearmZ4,
neatly
50 years ago," but in reality to throw some of his
laston mud at me, in the shape of another base and wils
fat untruth. He states that on the first evening I deli-
vered a short "nncourteous speech " to this effect," that
in case the profits were insufficient to award prizes to all,
he, Mr. 8.. would award them as far as they would al-
low." Now, sir, my only reply to this Wollaston comic,
E. J. Jones, is that my speech was not" uncourteons."
nor did I say anything approaching his quotation, but
exactly the reverse, viz , "if the sffsir was nets pecuni-
ary success the wiz., would be awarded, and all the con-
ditions fulfilled." I tell you, sir, as I did Mr. Satehell
a fortnight ago, that they were fulfilled to the letter. and
you must know it. I ens only account for your allowing
such vciffel misrepresc,itatiee a to appear in your paper
week aftvr week, by presnining that it extends your
already very extensive circulation.
I am, Sir, yours faithfully,
WM. BULLOCK.
Carlton Villa, Crewe, Feb. 3.

IWe are not aware that by inserting letters in reference
to the late Musical Contests that we have increased
our " already extensive circulation," but we have bad
many complaints of the way in which the late contests
ended, and considered it beet to insert the letters of
those who felt themselves aggrieved, at the same time
giving Mr. B. an opportunity of regl3 ing. But we
must request Mr. 8., in future, to toe a little more
courteous in his remarks to ourselves, and not so
scan lions to our coirespoudents.—En. S. o.]

Notices of Births. Deaths, and Mareasee, when dilly
anthenticated, will be inserted in the "Observer "tree of
charge. _

BIRTIIS.

On the sth inst, the wife of Mr. E. Thomas, super.
visor of Inland Revenue, of this town, of a daughter.
On the 28th nit, the wife of Mr. William Oliver, of •
daughter.
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DIED.

On the 2n4 inst, at Fmnehe Hall, near Kiddermina.
ter, in her 70th year, Mai garet, relict of William Britt.
ton, Esq., solicitor.
On the 29th tilt, of bronchitis, at Pensnett, near Dud.
ley, aged 74 years, Mr. William Bolshaw, for more than
thirty years in the employ of B. Gibbons. Esq., of Cur-
bvn'. Hall Iron Works, Kingswinford ; also, Charlotte
Eliza, his wife, who died of paralysis on the 14th ult.,
aged 71st years.

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islet-
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