The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-24 00:00:00

THE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVER.

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PROPOSED MEMORIAL TO THE LATE EARL or
STA3IFORD •AND WARRINOTON.—A. committee has the W ednesbury Local lioard.
recently formed to raise funds fora memorial to th.?
.late Lord Stamford, at Enville. As our readers are BURINLS IY OLDSWINFORD CHIJRC
aware, there has long been a close coma ciioa be-
tween the Grey family and this district, and apart 1
from the property relatiouiliip, the inh ibitants
have enjoyed many proofs of till f?e:_ieft:od p-? r's i
kindness of heart. It is oily reiteration to mention
the great boon the public have had of unre;tricte I
access to his beautiful gardens and growl is at
Envillo, The fetes and recreation there have beta
open to all comers, and afforded many a busy toiler
pleasing relaxation and change The great kincini'ss
o Lard and Lady Stamford to the !loin. of iEnviile
and Klver is also another motive which will com—
mand the memorial scheme to support. All that
has been decided yet is that th:- intended memorial
shah be placed in Enville Church, ;.n. I the form i
will take will be a matter of af!er consiileration.
An influential commit!ee ha lneu formed, with
Mr. Corbett a chairman, atAi Mess:. R. Broomivilt
and H. James al hon. secretaries.
.Subseri, tion
lists have been placed in the local hanks.

G 0 VERNAEN ENQUIRY.

Boons on FALSE DEGREF.S.—WO direct the at—
tention of our readers to the sal, of li.l,gas
which are b3ing, sold to dentists in this couut:y by
the Wiuconsin Dental College, U.S A. I states on
printed forms issued by them that if twlve d. 11 (rs
and return express charges is soat an elegant
honoray diploma and deg,rea D.D.S. (Doctor of
Dental Surgery) will be forwarded, which we think
eh )I_ld be exposed in every possi!.l.) way aud be a
warning to the British public. •

A recant writer in our local pqpers h a wisely
observed that "one of the follies of the age is to
buy dear Wines and Spirits." An'Alt,r folly is to
suppose that busing from tho who make the
largest return of duty is b iyidg them in the
cheapest marke. The Merchant who pays duty
upon thousands of gallons, pays in exai:t propor-
tion to the retailez clearing a single cask. A. great
rofit mu.A he gained to cover enormous expenses
of large business premises, cost of a Mortising, and
an allowance if profit to tl.e Agent, greater in
many instances than taken by them in the respec-
able Merchant. To buy cheap is ti buy were but
one profit is made, awl we cannot -better illustrato
eur argument than by pointing out the way in
which our townsmen, Messrs J. Rutland and Soil, of
63, High-st, have opened up the trade. We have
no hesitation in saying that 25 per cent, is now
paved by their bringing the prc,dtver and the con-
sumer together, over the prices paid a few years
9,.(z0, and a trial will fully bear out our asset tions
Dudley Herald, December 24th, 1831.
"liouon ON Paz's. '—The Thing desired found at
last. Ask "chein'sts, grocers or oilmen, for Roth: h
on Rats. It clears out rats, mice, beetle,,, roaches,
flies, bedbug', insects, ground moles, &c. 711 and
Is Id Loxes. _ _ .

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fr all urinaty affections, (smarting frequent or diffi-
cult) and kidney diseases, 4s. At Di uggisf. London
Agency No I. King Edward's Stre,st.
Wrecks of Humanity, who have wasted their
manly vigor and powers by youthful follies and
pernichus prac ices pursued in so'itude, inducing
Nerv:ns Debility, Impaired Milnory, Mental
Anxiety, Lespondency, La.k of S.ll-confidence
and Will Power, Weak Back, Involuntary Vital
Laces, and hindred weakness.' s should addres,
with three letter postagit stamps for large il!ustrated
treastise, giving unfailing means of cure, WORLD'S
DISPENSARY MEDICAL AsSOCIATION, No. 3, NUNN,
Oxford Street, London, W. C.

Dyspepsia, "Liver Complaint," or Biliousnes,,
Con:tipati, u, and kindred afftctions a specialty;
For treatise giving successful se:f-treatment ad-
dress WORLD'S DI,PENSAIRY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION,
N 6. 3, New Oxfird S:reet, London, W. W.
We understand that a new weekly journal, de-
vot,;(l to the popular txposi:ion of Sanitary
Inters and to the educAtion f the peop!e in the
laws of health, will shortly be issued by Messrs.
Wyman and Sons, Londou. The new journal will
be entitled Health,. Its rogramme includes
Oriiu d At ticks, Essays on Pers'mal Health, and
depaarnents in N.Vhich the interests of the family
circle, of recreation, and of corrtspondence on
health tepies, &c., will be duly considered. 'There
appears to be a wide field for such an enterprire,
and the aims of llealth seem thoroughly consistent
with the spirit an I policy of the education of our
day. • _ _ _ _

VILLE H LL.—Lady Stamford is now making
a stay of some weeks at Enville Hall, Staffordshire.
There is going to be a plentiful thinning of trees
upan the'Enville est3te, 4,000 of the finest trees are
doomed to fell. The ornamental pertion of, the
estate oatd much to the taste of the poet Shenstone,
who, at Enville, had a wider range to operate upon
than he had at his own hotne of the Leasowes, near
Halesowen. He also plenned the ("rounds and
" walks" at Wolverley House, the set of Colonel
Wynn Knight, M.P. At each of these country
sea s the poet showed his skill as a landscape
gardener, and took every advantage of a natural
. conformation of the ground, which at Enville is
specially broken up and picturesque. The teiling
thoesands of the ". Black Country " will this
summer sadly miss the privilege of visiting the
Envi.le gardens, a boon so freely eonferied by the
late kind-hearted Earl Stamford, and which, alas
they on many occasions so greatly abused.—Society.
POOR RATE DEFAULTERS.—At the Nike Coat t
on Thursday, before Co!. Fletcher ant Messrs.
W. J. Turney and T. D. Thomas, a number of per-
sons were summoned by Mr. Yates, collector, for
non-payment of Poor Rates. Orders for payment
were made in each case.
DNUNKENNESS.—ErnminueI Phillips, for being
drunk, was fined 2s 6d and costs.—Benjamin
itchard, of the Lye, wha had a Lumber of c n-
victions recorded against him, was fined 103 and
costs ; in default I°4 days' imprisonment.—Ambrose
Heathcote, of the Lye, was charged aith bAng on
licensed premises during prohibited hours. P.C.
Jones said at 9.45 on the morning of the 11th inst.
he s,w the defendant on the licensed premises of
Nilliarn Hayes, of the Lye. Defendant was fined
is and costs.—James Masterson, of Brierley
for Icing drunk and diserderly in High Stre t,
Stombriclge, on Sunday lust, we fined 53 and
costs.
OBSTRUBTION —Henry Chandler, taker, Brierley
Hill, was c argecl with obstructiu,g the highway at
the Lye, on the 17th inst, by allowing his horse
and trap to stand in the highway for teenty
minutes. Mr. Higgs defended. Defendant was
fined 2s 6d and costs.—James Cogzeil and John
She.- , of Wollaston, for a similar offence at
Wolleston, en the 14. h inst, were fine]. t.lo lormer
5s an I eests and the latter is and costs.
Datreue.—James Hare a boatman, was fined 5s
and costs for being diutik whilst in charge of a
horse at Wullescote, on the previous W.Aluesclay
night.
Ba-m7:us ILLNESS OF -CANON LYTTELT
regret to state that the Hon. and Rev. Canon
Lyttelton; the rector of Hagley, is seriously ill. A.
the beginning of the year he went to Gloucester to
. fulfil his three mouthAterrn of residence as Canoe
el the Cathedral ; but laet week the illness had so
increased as to necessitate removal to London,
where he now is, In Hagley Church the prayers
of the congregation have been asked on his behalf :
and the genial and kindly Canon will have the
good wishes of multitudes of friends f9r his restore
tion to health and strength,
SUDDEN DEATH OF MR. JAMES DAY.—Mr. James
Day, of the firm of Day Brothers proprietors of
the Crystal Palace Concert Hall, Brnallbrook
, Street, Birmingham, died suddenly, on Thursda.y
' night. It appears that at about half-past eight
the deceased, who was apparently in his usual
health, left the hall, in company with Mr. J.
Southall, of this town, to go for a walk, They
called at the Museum Concert Hall, in the Bull
Ring, and afterwards proceded to the Birmiheham
Coacert 11311, Coleshill Street, where they arrived
shorily before nine o'clock, Just Ix fore reaching
the Ittter establishment Mr. Day complained tif
being unwell. The geetlemen had. not been in the
bell leng when Mr. Day said that he felt worse, and
cena quently Mr. Phillips, one of the proprietors,
scat for a doctor. The medical man attended
imineliately, when he pronounced the
deceased to be in a very critical condition, an
advised that Lis friends should be cammunicatet
with at once, as IL was impoasible for him to live
more than a few minutes. Mr. Southall promptly ,
went to Mes4rs. Day's Concert Hall, and shoetly
before t,n o'clock Mr. Edwin Day and Mr. Gregory
arrived at the Birmingham Concert Hall. Mr.
Jam, a Day, however, died before their art ival.
Mr. Martin, the tuinager of the Birmingham Con- .!
cert Hall, announced the sad event from the stage
to a somewhat numerous audience, and explained
that out of respect to Messrs. Day, the proprietor
of the hall had decided to terminate the perform
fence. When the news was conveyed to the pro-
prietors of the Museum Concert Hill. performance
,ere was also stopped, and the hall clos d ; and ,1
similar course was adopted at the Clstal Pa aee
Concert Hall. The deceased was the second son
of the late Mr. James Day, the oi iginal proprietor
ot the ball, and was forty-six years of vuse. Some
two or three years ago he had a severe attack oF
th utnatie fever, which affected his heart, but
Slice then he had been quite well, and on Thursday
night appeared to be even in better health than ,
mind. The deceased leaves a ,widow and three
cluldreu. Ile took a leading part in the manage-
merit of the concert hall, in which capacity he !
made a large circle of friends, by whom he was ,
greatly esteemed for his courtesy, urbanity, and
kindness of disposition. The deceased gentleman
ass well known in this town and his loss will be
deeply reg.' etted.
BOARD OF Guaaniaers.—Mr. H. Billingham pro.
tided at the usual weekly meeting of this Board
yesterday. It was reported that the number of
persons in the house was 517 against 543 last
year ; also that the outdoor relief amounted. to
A 95 lig od, against £96 45 6cl last yearl It Wail

tents, to !

FIYARD.

The St‘t-nyhtidge ard Upper Swinkrl
roard recently watle representaticus to the Secre-
tary of S rye with r. ward tr.) supposed infrac ions
cf an crler in e( tinci IL le-p,et, to interment at
Oldsw nbri thatelly rd. Dr. Hoffman attended
en Tu stlay at StJxri-oi,ige, n of the
Lome 6ceretary, to enquire into tho Etatt.wents
, and tboye N7OS a large assembl,ge t O'd-
sw nford Church at the time fixed for the enquiry
vaty o tt'oie present, being wolm-y. Dr. ih.fi-
s pro -ceded to th 3 vestry, t,everal weathers of
t w Burial LOA: d ,ccompanying him, and the
retor, the Rev. C. S. Wordst-torth, Wr.S present.
Afttr r,lerc.lce '0 Li e nature of the enquiry, the
Rector uxintesi•A a protest againsi the proceedings
and the necestiity tat them.
Pr. IRatuan asked if the rector did anything; to
dispr ,ve the stat,mont-s made by the Burl tl Lome'
a; to the iutermmts iu the churchyntd.
The Rector sail he did not.
Dr liqffutan asked if the ret.tcr ctuld tell him
what the o.der in Council was.

Mr. -Wordsworth said he was prrf ctly aware
what the Order in Council was, and what the dis-
tance ought to b 3 between tl:e gray, ; but ho
knew that the Orders in Council were not always
obeyed strictly. If he had known tho Burial
Board were going to take the course they ha), he
should not have withdrawn the claim n for corupen-
sa'ion for loss t f

Dr. Hoffman : That is ot the quesCon.
The Rector : You ought to consider it as much
as this matter. You are at liberty to enforce any
penalty against me you like. I shall pay if, but
resign my rectory oz. Oldswinford the next day. if
there is a peualty against m it will be paid at
once. I believe there is a penalty of £lO. for each
•case of h.terment. If so I will .pay it for each
funeral I have taken.
Dr. Hoffman : The sexton and all who ail are
liable wh.-.11 there is an infringement.
The Rector: .oh, very well, I have no doubt
if the sexton and cierk have to pay this sum there
are plenty of people who will make it good.
(Applause).
Dr. Hoifinan : I think you misunderstanl the
rea-on of my- comiair. _

The Hector said 11-e did not.
Dr. Iktrinan : I don't think you are taking the
attiade to,vards ire p.m m'gh`.
The Itee: or : It (le Ii U hit Board, for pecuniary
reasons
.como to to tunerals here, it is not a
rigateoui thin, (hear, bear) or a 19. gal one. I must
say the action of the Burial Board from the
first.

D'. Huffman (interposing : Don't fiud fault Nsith
me. Yen make my positien a disagreeable one;
but I Lave.no: given you the slightest cause. I
ate perfeeily calm myself, and want to act with
fairne:s

ThC Reefer : lam indiAnant, and have a righi
to 1), aguinet such peorlu as the Burial 13:ward.
Dr. Hoffman i
._ll-13' be angry with me.

The }lector : lam not. If you were not ac.
compaviA by the Bu!ial Board it would be differ-
ent.

'Mr. Shepherd (cliairmaa of the Burial Board)
Will it be agreeable if the Burial Board retire?
The Rector suggcsted one member sl-.ould be
present for the whole Bond, and said he pro-
tested against the whole proel edings.
Hoffman said he was accustomed to meet-
ings f that soit but he came there to net impar
Hilly, and wanted to do what was the right thing.
The Rector : Allow me in the frst instance, on
my own behalf ainl that of the offitiais, to make a
protest against the proceedings. if you came en-
tirely of your owa notion it weuld be different.
Dr. Hoffman: I came by order of the Secre-
tary of State.
The Rector : It is through the Rural Board.
Dr. Hoffman explained briefly the steps which
led up to bis cominr.
The Rector said the members of the Burial
Board wanted to get the churchyard closed in their
own pecuniary interest, and sent up a btatement
to the Secretary of State, which he accepted as
c Trect. The statement might be txue, but what
had occured was a very unfair and unjustifiable
proeeeding. (Hez:r, hear.) Ho withdrew from the
Burial Board because be did not think they were
acting in a fair manner, and entered his protest
against their proceedings. (Cri, s of "A public meet-
ing.") He knew the:Aisposition of some parish-
ioners towards him, and did not want a mob.
When the Secretary of State communicated with
him, he wrote in reply that if he had made the ease
as bad for the Burial Board as they tried to for
him they would be in a bad position. He should
stand his ground in the fare of anyone—(hear,
hear)—for it was a mere matter of persecution by
the Burial Board towards certain persons con-
nected with the parish.
Mr. C. King: I think it is a pity you did not
call a parish meeting.
The ltector : 'I know tile feeling of the parish
toward me in other matters, and I tun not going to
place myself in the hands of people like you, who
have fought with me as you have. having made
my pi% test, Dr. Hoffman can sty what he
pleases.
Dr. Hoffman said he wished it to be known that
he only acted there in the.w.,y he did in hundreds
of cases.
The Rect : This Burial Board acted in a way
different to any other Board.
Doctor Hoffman : Not a bit of i.
The Rector: Perhaps the Home Secretary will
send in his account what he wants me to pay, £3OO
or 400., or whatever it is.
Dr. Hoffman asked if the rector c3uld tell him
what the nature of the Order in Coun,il was, if
he could not produce it.
A discussion followed, interrupted at times by
the confusion in the ro

_
Dr. 11.1fatan afterwards stated the nature of
the Order iu Council cf 1856, oi mhich the Burial
Board hal basel their complaints as to the al-
leged improper ittt• rmentl in the churchyard, but
it appeared that there was a subsequent Order
aftervrirdi which reduced the distances of the

grave ,-pac'es tne-t•ioned it the original order from
-
18 incites to 12 inches, and the distances betw,Jen
coffin and coffin id the same ratio. This second
Order was not klown to either the Burial Board or
the church Oki ils, but it reduced the' eases in
which th re had been alleged illesal interments to
few cases °try. Dr. Hoffman read th 3 cases
over seriatim which had been sent to the Home
Secretary by the Burial Board, and went into the
question of the measuremen:s, which showed by
the si.•cond Order in Council th,re was only an in-
fraction to the extent stated.
Mr. Shepherd said if the Burial B.mrd had known
of tl.e second Order they ..hou'el n it have taken any
steps.
The Rector said it was a pity when the Burial
Board sent up to the Secretary of State that he did
not send down the varied Order.
Mr. Shepherd skid the Order the Board had be-
fore them ckme from the solicitor who had acted for
Mr. Cranford, a former rector.
Dr. Hoffmm said they must not blame the
Secretary of State Le:ters on these subjects were
as a rule sent to him (the speaker), but the one to
which the Secretary of State replied wss not
sent.

Dr. Hoffman afterwards questioned the clerk a 9
to the unoccupied ground in the churchyard, t)
the burials in vaults, and other point. Dr. Hoff-
man said he thought they wanted an amended
order. There had been sorlie little irregularities,
and he had no doubt they woald not occur again.
The Rector: Pt ivutcly, I can do very littie; I
cannot mea-nre the gray, s mpelf. but I will do all
I can, as I have in the past.
Dr. Hoffman: But you might give orders, and
to a c,:rtain extent see them ob,yed,
The Rector : They will be oboled within any
reasonable limit, but as to an inch or two, I don't
think you can get that. The whole thing is unne
oessary, because we are going very mar the ti no
when this churchyaA will have to be closed, exe3pt
for family' interments.
Dthenr:-would send down a copyof
,
Iv I ooff:dn
earn
for said
anhye
observations to be • male
upon it,-he did not think any one's toes would be
seriouly trodden upon.
The proceedings, -which la-ted a consid r:ble
time, shortly afterwards terminated.