The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-30 00:00:00

CHURCH PhOPERrx.

To the ',Milor of the" Obxerrer."

Sin,—! extract the following from a London paper
"Pa. MANNINO ON Careen PROPERTY—At Remy on
St. Thomas's day. Tr. Manning is reported to lisys said
—' We are so used to hear the phrase of asthma' pro-
perty, to hear sacrilegious spoliation spoken of as a
!aluar of state necessity. that we bane ceased to he
shmikod at it as we should. We forget that all that the
! piety of the faithful has laid at the feet of the Apostles
belongs to Gad, and that no worldly hand can lawfully
touch it.' Here is a distinct coninciation that the
Church of Home treats possession, prescription. and
title, as against herself at least, AA regards what have, at
any time, been Church lands, as useless—unlawful as
against herself. What of the Church lauds in Ireland ?
What of the Duke of Bedford's estates:' What of the
Duke of Devonshire's estates ? The Irish Roman Cstb-
olic Bishops Fay they cla not want the funds of the Irish
Church; but Dr. Manning says that no Government can
lawfully apply any Church property to secular purposes.
Tlais is instructive."
I stn, Sir, yours truly,
IN TUNSITI:.
Longlands, Ternary 26, 1861

THE LATE MUSICAL CONTESTS.
To the Edit, if the " °Meyer."
DEAR SlR—The great glory of the correepondint I.
your last issue under this heading appears to have been
in parading my name, occupation, and "characteristics."
before the Stourbridge public. Really I should have
thanked your correspendent greatly for this had it been
done in a gentlemanly way ; but such a sarcastic cornlii•
natiau of words, such a composition of absurd phrases,
never before has it been my lot to read over. The sang.
njtude of your correspondent's feelings appears quite to
confused the string of his thought*, he bounds
a'„
the steam o f h.
anger is
me in the seconds
somewhat
~,,y from yo,,f, sir, to whom he is addreseing his letter,
, MA aims his blow; directly at my poor devoted bead.
Althoff
riting you. he 'dress
person. k "it at a little of the milieu-
evaporated, he makes an atte..., gi my name, no
ou,en , wh.,.
bus, aud tries a miserable pun or ts... • No for •
doubt forgetting that his saute is equally in,.,..
pun were I foolish enough to waste your valuable sp.-
with such nonsense. But needless thus to throve
away valuable time.
I merely asked why the prices promised were not fully
awarded.. Surely, beings competitor and not being al-
lowed to ace the nuiuber of marks I had obtained (the
list. as Mr. Bullock told me, having been stolen), I had
a right to demand this explanation which Mr. Bullock,
in a multiplicity of words, in such a circuitous manner,
hae supplied me with.
As regards the free tickets, upon which such • stress
is laid. I admit liavin received one; but the giving of it
Wits quite voluntary on Mr. Bullock's part, awl it would
have been foolish of use to purchase a ticket when I Wee
furnished wills one gratis ; but. I should indignantly
have cast his free ticket to the flames had I been swore
he would have used it to have paraded his liberelity be-
fore the public.
Again, I arn charged with having injured your corres-
pondent's character ; but this is as absurd as it is un-
founded. It will be evident to the most superficial ob.
server that if any injury has been done to his reputation
it is by his own foolish composition alone, and the un-
gentlemanly manner in which he attacks me.
And now, Mr. Editor, having gained the information I
required, I decline to waste more time upon such an un-
importsnt &ads%
I remain. yours rely tiuly.
HENRI R. SAICHELL.
Brettell Lane Statien,