The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-04-06 00:00:00

MAJORITY OF Mit. P. 11. FOLEY.

On Thursday night, the 28th ult, the tenantry of Mr.
W. H. W. Foley, of Prestwood, gave a dinner to Mr. P.
1. Foley at the Foley Arms Hotel, on his attaining his
majority. The whole of the tenantry were present.
Mr. T. Yardley occupied the chair, and Mr. J. Taylor
the vice-chair. In the course of the evening the Chair-
man made a present to Mr. P. H. Foley, consisting of a
salver and claret jug, and Mr. J. Taylor read the follow-
ing address :

To PAUL HENBT FOLEY, ESQUIRE,

Prestwood, Staffordshire.

Honoured Sir,—We the tenants and agents of the
Prestwood and Herefordshire estates respectfully con-
gratulated you on having attained your majority. So
interesting an event in your history we could not suffer
to pass without tendering our best and heartiest wishes
for your happines and prosperity. Some of us are not
unmindful of your past career and we rejoice to know
that it has baen one of steady progress in tue principles
of true manhood and sterling integrity.
Early deprived of a mother's watchful love and care
your honoured father has to the utmost of his power
eildeavoured to supply the loss, and to him it must be a
source of pride and sadsfaction that you his only son
and the heir to his estates and name have been spared
to this hoar and fitted by careful home training and at
Eton and at Oxford for the distinguished course which
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lies before you.

Yours i; a time honoured name for generations, the
name of Foley has been connected with all that is truly
great and philanthropic and the es,iutcheon of your
tiouse to-day is without a blot or blur.

You will we feel assured uphold with grace and dignity
he honours of your illust nous ancestors and band
down untarnished the glory of their name and house.
And when in the distant future, residing on your
own estate, extended and improved by the wisdom of
those gone before you, may it be your privilege to be
surrounded by a tenantry that will seek to promote the
benefit of landlord and tenant.

And thus inspiring mutual confidencl and respect.
To these ends may an ever wise athemercifui Providence
as in the past Id in the future direct, watch over and bless
you:

We ask you, sir, to accept this address and the
accompanying gift of a salvor and claret jug as a feeble
tribute of respect to you pers.maily, and also of our
slue:ire regard and kindest wishes for the health and
nappiness of your much respected father."
•L'he above address was executed on a dark cream-
tinted mount, at the head was the coat of arms worked
on a silver ground and the crest of " Foley" on the
top. The name was in vermillion and black with blocks
of gold inside the letters. The capitals of the name were
executed in green, blue, crimson, and magenta
heightened with white and the whole richly chased with
deep plum scrolls. The other capitals and principal
vords were executed in gold, white, and colours witu a
surlieleat amount of ornamental scroll work and the
general wording of the address was executed in black
with euricoments. The address was beautifully
illuminated and a work of art, being magnificently
writteu by our Wonted young townsman, AL% Frank
Allsop.

During the evening the Chairman proposed " The
Health of Mr. P. H. Foiey and his Father " in
eulogistic terms, which was duly re,pondad to. A num-
ber of other healths were proposed and duly honoured,
and a very convivial evening was spent.