The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-06-27 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE.

We wish it to be distinctly understood tk't by inserting
lettero in this COll.lOl, we do not thereby ideau(surceleeu
fettle the opinions of our Correspondents.

To the Milor tf the Obserrer."

SlR,—Will you please insert the following letter in the
(*seer.. of Saturday next.
May I also add that I received Mr. King's reply to it
this morning, but as be has not given me leave to pub-
lish it. I cannot forward it to you. I may say though
that he promises to attend to the matters mentioned in
my letter, which he says are new to him, but he does not
say if he will accept my proposal for an investigation.
I am, sir, yours obediently,
JAMES trEIIIINti.

" Wollaston, Jane 23rd, ltiekt.
"W'. U. King, Esq.

y:;.; acted as chairman of the meeting held
gu,ltt,snt, in the Corn Exchange, Stour-
bri'il‘ sger,,:tliAen'
eig case to your notice.
Rev. D. Maginnis, Unitarian Minister,
" The Irish Church,- 1 beg to
7elili--eu're:tai'iYsle:teunri;
be allowed to bring the follow-!
" Among the persons present at !he meeting was a*
Irisb Protest tnt working man, mimed fla:.'dilelL living Ws
Chapel-street, Stourbridge, who, though stromi.e VPl.o.!efil
1.4 the disestablishment and disendowment of the 'nib
branch of en? Church, yet went in a spirit of fairness CO
heat what the other side had to say upon the subject.
In the ecirtree of the lecture Mr. Maginnis mentioned
, Coiumbkill and Oranard, adjoining parishes in County
. Longford, and made statements respecting them which
Hallid rit .iy fi personal knowledge en
(Colubkill being his
native parish), snip ore grossly untrue in every particular.
,•,,
On the spur of tue:rnMent, moved by indignation at the 0 You are a liar, and I can
statements, he shouted oat.;
prove it ;" whereupon a County ~rt Bailiff, one l'im keg,
I and r prominent Reform Leaguer 118.11 t:. Ili", I thinks
i set unidt Na' and with to es ejected blot fro. the

room.
"Though, sir, I mulct eegall the course wider: you, •
churchman and churchwarden have taken upon this ij:,'es•
Von, yet I cannot believe that you buVe the sligliter,?.44
that one word beyond the truth ahortld be uttered against
Vie miteli-ahuscd Protestant Church of Ireland, but
rather will gladly give your help to correct rev untrue
sztaodefi.ndlotalt.earnedfomreiskveritpeubtolicastkhoyoett.areaiMuautrnhrt
act:. t
pn:
re.ntti
respecting the twe parishes above-named. Mr. Harriet.,
is a member of the Stourbridge Protestant Conservative
Association, of which I ass Secretary, and on his behalf,
and as the representative of the Association, I am asked
to communicate thus with you.
"I have therefore to propose to you, firs., that as Mr.
Maginnis's statements respecting the parishes of Colwell,-
kill and Gramm' have been publicly challenged, you will
with me, or separately. us you may think beat, take steps
ta prove the truth or falsr hood of Mr. Maginuis's asser-
tions. I out prepared to give you the name of a Magi,
trate and Deputylecuteuant of County Longford, living
is Granard, who will be able to give all particulars about
that and the adjoining pariah. I can also furnish you
with the name and address of the Protestant Incumbent
of Granard, and with that of the curate of Colambkill,
and will take steps to obtain reliable information from
, other competent authorities, so as to arrive at the truth
and the whole truth of the matter.
There are other statements made by the lecturer, which
we have reason t, believe are untrue either wholly or iir
part, when we have investigated the statements made
about the two parishes named we shall adopt proper
means to rind out the truth or otherwise of those made
about other paces.
" Secondly, I have to ask if you as chairman of the
meeting gave any authority to Fawkes Miles, or others to
forcibly expel any person from the room who dissented
from the statements made by the lecturer. This is net
the first time that Fawkes has acted in this manner, and
people think it high time that such persons are taught
the illegality. indecency, and ineonsiateney of trying, to
stifle free speech at Liberal meetings. I regret that you.
as chairman, did not interfere. and ask Halliday to re•
serve what lie had to say until the close of the lecture,
when he would have stated what he knows from personal
experience about those and other places mentioned. I
cannot, of course, attempt to justify the language used
by him, of the impropriety of which he is now unite
convinced, still, I think, you will agree with me that this
did not justify Fawkes and the other in assaulting sind
expelling him.
"As this matter concerns the public very much, I shall
reserve the right to publish this letter, and hope that
you will allow me to publish along with it any answer
I you may favour me with.
"Begging for an early reply,
" I am, sir, your obedient servant, .
J. GETIIING.

Notices of Birthr, Deatlbi, and Marriage', when dulf
authenticated, will be ineerte,l Au to "Obeiirver "free of
charge.

MARRIED.

On the 18th inst, at the Parish Church, 01,1swinford
(by the Rev. C. H. Craufurd), Thomas, eldest son of D.
Plant, Esq., Round Oak, tleierley Hill, to Sara's E ,
only daughter of Mr. S. Richards, of New-street, Stour
bridge.