The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-10-17 00:00:00

Tnt TOtnTIEIDGE OBSETIVEII.

" Aw" I Vk, Prlwah, Oct 11,

11Idy 41Par Sir—l thank you for yonr kind letter tog,
1r , gesiiy, to me a convenient arrangement for to-morrow
. hut! have row to inform you, with extreme regret. tloo
1 Roil myself nnexoeiiti illy obliged to evens., my attend•
CARTES DE VISITE (tD
, • EACH• Atte.. at tour 5115;1W. S‘lmnlnrown *ere binned yeaterilits
1 for a Cabinet Comiiiii to be held nn Tuesday, and this
Grammar School, Stourliridge Hadley Clutch t)resses Ine so inueli with re-pert to time that it would
St. John's Church, it, it,, Pelmore Church be seri:m.lv inconvenient to me to be at Stuurbridge to.
St..bilin's Church. exterior do. Wordaley Church roorrnw evening.
Olilswinford Ch.. 140 years ago , A inlilecote Church I " Yen ere aware from my last letter that I fully in.
Oldswinford Church, as it Is ISt Thomas's Church • tended to lie with von. end I ropiest yon to to me the
(error lii inform the meeting that such wag Tay intention
LOIID STAMFOI:D. Is each. —that I am mueh aisappointed at my inability to fulfil
CAPTAIN RODER rs, iwf each. it. atut that I heartily wish carrots to the objects for
The RRV, C. H. CRAUFURD, at. rust 9.1. each. which oil will assemble .I n 1 t dth m
l t I.
he REV. T. WILLIAMS. 61. and 911. each. increase end extend exisiinc oranti'nTitinoris fit;tiesnrontr"t
•e REV. O. M. HOLDEN, .of one Prole-taut institations and to promote 11. elec-
t Kingswlnfortl), Gt. and 9d. each. tin of candates who will . ' ' ''
maintain that policy.
REV. JOIIN WHITE di
. " I rental, dear Sir,
New Con. 61. and 9,1. each. " Yours very trnly.
"JOHN- S. PARINI:MR.
'A. Phillips Price, Esq."
ARCHER CLARKE, PHOTOGRAPHER, .
—fencers). lie believed that this letter expres-
St u filtßßlDUit. sed with sufficient fulness and accuracy the oh-
jet of that aasociation—lhear, heath And be
i might say that he regarded with the greatest
i satisfaction the establishment of associationa of
that ki,,a throughout the different towns la that
dividon of the eoanty—(ipplanse). He had
found during his canvass through the division
an amount of Conservative, feeling among the
working classes of the eonnty that had both am-
tonisted and delighted hint—(cheers). That
feeling was so deep anti so extensive as to be
sufficient to remove all apprehension that some
might entertain with regard to tire admittance
of a largo portion of the working classes within
the boundary of the Constitution. He believed
that it would prove no danger to the institutions
of the country; he bsdieved rather, to use the
expressive words of Dm present Prime Minister
—(elkeeral—in his recent address, that it would
animate the spirit of the cominnnity and add
strength and stability to the State. (Lend
cheer-). But it could hardly be denied that this
feeling of Conservatism with the working classes
was of recens origin, for until lately, whether it
from the circniristances that they had been ex
eluded too much from their political rights, or
from whatever cirennistinme it might have been,
ha thonght that until recently the predomintuit
of the working classes had -been rather Demo-
cratic than Conservative. (Hear, hear). And
the consequence of that had been, that political
eluhs that were hitherto in existence had been
rather of a democratic kind, and not Conserva-
MR. GLADSTONE'S ADDRESS. tiro. He thought, therefore. tliat it NVOB of great
Second only in importance to the electorial importance that there should be associations of
address of the leader of her Majesty's Goveru- that kind (Constitutional Associatiens), at which
malt is thet of the leader of her Mejesty's Op. Canso of the working classes who were oppose!
position ; if, indeed, they may not be regarded to those who would destroy or Americanise cur
as being ot equal mo.neat. B wth are deelarir histitntions, might meet and consider the views
tions of party policy. They are not mere elec. which they hell. He hoped that for the Stour-
tint te'llresses to coastititents. Tile distill. bridle. Association there was a long career of
gnialied writer in each ease most have felt, when Diddle usefulness and success before it. (Haar,
lie sat down to pen his address, that '• the eyes helu)• And whether lie was, as be hoped to be,
of Europe "were upon him their rearesentative, er whether he was con-
Mr. Crewistone, like Mr. Disraeli. reviews the w'gn -it w the limiwo of defeated candidates, which
political events of the past few yeare., the retro- h, b lived would he very populous nt the ensu-
'meet iii each co e being of coarse takea fro aII jo,r elealong - - (langliter)—whether the one or
totally opposite point of view. As literary pro- tho olliitr, lie should always look with great in-
ti ictiana they arc both aI. Mr be. and as jimiti. tereet upon the progress; and, he hoped, the site-
cll unktlifestoes they are both remarkably dne c''''s of that ''''''''''l‘thrn- ClT''ar' l''arl. I"
and fteeided. in this respect allwrdiutt a romai-k- sneakiiite thus hopefully of that asso••iiition, lie
able contrast to the namby-pamby I.l.ff:t.elf ~ 1 'ill it on tile as.anwildion thet that asemciation
that are so c. rainon iii electiel, anti, :. .. t..i- '.•1..3 founded for 1 lio putepoee of insiudainiett
fact is s), ruptomatle and ee ~ , ,t'ee. !I . • ~ --; of I,ilieleilisin and of progres.
th,,,,, see „,,,,, ewe .., ea
r,„ ~, ,„ , t t.,, 1., !I ,Ip/II el,i.ell alone Ike ceald belong to the
eal feeling alai fie •i7ted po it •o, e , ~,i 1,, ~. ' ''•- • to yikie'l he hail now the honour iti belong..
need be no feor lioit the An: .., i • :.; pia i. , , .... . . 'Li, relicy of his opponents was to
ing. 'flie leatliug iktiei,,:, ,i I okm.,, ~ .: ••,, '' —11.•• L Liberal-Conservative, wilieli
addresses tend to it %err i.: ;1 •-• 7.1 i•,,.... ',
1,, ' •-; • -obi-, ,•,1 liiin w
solf to be, as merely an dl-
Mr. tibidstocurs,-tio clllll, . , 1,•, it, :nal Tory in disgnise. (lentglitti). Ile
political events by refereoom to tile propl- 'I, ,1. d this assertion. Ile did not mean to say
extend the franchise ii 18i:6, which lie 5..,. ~... -,, e ,••,rd against od-fashioned Toryism ;he be-
Stittlionely limited to disarm jealousy, poi, :.•.•.'i • 1 it irid dono good work Anil good service
and fear. Then followed oi p isitioli, tie ,i •,• , - l,IH• ,• emtry in their tune. But he said their
suectioled the resignation ot the Ii .0 '' -, ~ '• 11 v..; piad, and he maintained that the party
stoat) iniuletry. lie then refers to te, , ' , ~ ,
~ i•dill Ike 'whinged hail been foremost f• ir ill i
the „Jim,. ~,a the lets,i„.„. 1!,., i: I ,t. , '., , '- ' I..ventv years in urging on all neeessary M-
atta indicates that Lids Ai- .- ,t ;•• ,• i , :•-•i• ..• • 'is :mil revisionA of the inetil e lions of the
espicially iii the ratite:- e' • . ii''•i i , . , „ . -- „1 .. )elicet s). If they had. Ito cover, urged
to the imperial: ttul j• • ,;' ~ : .•.,' i'. aliture, ' oil Ow renovation of their institutions, they had
te;;;„,,,,i,„i„, fl, f „.,!, i. ~. . „,, :_. -,.
.d. ;elated will attempts to deetroy those imititations.
lI,,! , :, ~. •1 , i . ~, : ~f „ ,s., , ~,,, ( %-,)'.,-ir-s•i. If be wanted evidenee to prove
• ~. ~, i,i, ~.., ,• , ,
..,,, I ! ; 1. • •,•,til mil renovation of the Constitution
, ' , :ireinote.l by the party to which he la,-
. .
; ' . ••' liA title to refer to some of tiro 'U.:-
eat
:en sLould not ignore, r, ii gion. 1.1:)ii i , ... . ittiall,ail -that party. Ile woWa elude
Disraeli, the Liberal leader enters fully into; i ,
- . ' !,,bert Peel ; Ire would allude tO Mr.
subject of Ireland. lie thinks the grand 0bj,..e.. , i 'e,i mi in his younger and better days.
is to melee the law resin Idol and regarded as 0 i lcricilter and cheers). Ile wonld allude to
friend, not an enemy. Referring t'o recent at- Lord Derli:: and his not less distinguished son.
tempts to legislate for Ireland, Ike argues against Lord Staz!ey (cheers)—and he would allude
the ground which the C,niservative government last, hot not least, to the distinguished Premier
'o it up, and anaintaills that the true policy was —)imid elleerso --and those eminent statesmen
that Which he and Iris coll.:110,s proposed. who formed part of his nilisini, tration. I I(ear,
bear). He tlten referred to the question of min.
Following up this, be eaters Oil all elal iurate ar-
gument iii respect to the Irish Church, and cation, and contended that the conduct of Mr.
speaks of the " removal oi this Establishment" Glad:done in opoesing the educational resolu-
as a benefit to the couutry civilly anti relioioasly lions hi 18511 hail kept a general measure on this
considered. With regard to the disposktl'of the national question back for 15 years. For the
funds thus obtained, he does riot COMlliit himself last I went,
i years the Whig government have
:tiniest kept possesiion of power. What, have
to any particular course, but he earnestly depre-
cates tho employment of such funds in the they done from time to Utile. In 1859 Lord
" teaching of religion in any other form." lie Derby was in power after Lord Palmerstsn came
finally Sollls Ilp " this great subject," with several into power, but by a factions opposition was
short and decisive sentences which are in tlirect turned out. What were the consequences ?
antagonism to the concluding portions of Mr. 'the Whigs brought in a Reform Bill, but it did
Disraeli's address. lie repudiates the " endow- not pass, and Mr. Disraeli after 'wrought in a
anent of all," and the intrenehment of the exist- lunch more liberal measure than they did, which
iug Church, and urges the " policy of bringing I has admitted a large number of the working
absolutely to an end the civil establishment of 1 classes. The speaker then referred to the Irish
the church of Ireland." question at some length, and was willing to re.
This address may be regrow led as the taking farm the abuses whish he admitted were in the
up of the gaantlet which Mr. Disraeli threw Irish Church, hut he seas not willing to destroy
down. As Mr. Gladstone puts it, •• one question that church which had been estahlialled for the
or group of questions, overshadows all thereat," last 300 years—(eheers). He said that he bad
and this is the tate of Ireland, and especially net with great encouragement during his can.
tire condition if the Irish Church. Thu Liberal vasa, and in this county several females had been
pot on as voters on the county list, and he was
leader may argue on the question, or all round
not exaggerating when he said that at least 8-
the question, es he may, but his 'ins
,y is nude-
uiably that of destroying the Chureh of Ireland, ninths of the females he had spoken to were in
a componeut part of the United Church of his favonr—(applause)--and when Ire considered
Kngland and Ireland. As Cato, the 110111/111 that the ladies were in favour of, and preferred
senator was in the habit of exclaiming, Delen,la a man of 11 certain age and staid demeanour, to
two young and handsome men of fascinating
'at Carthago to urge on the Romans to destroy
their rival city, so Mr. Gladstone virtually ex- manners. anti lead so far subdued the nainral
claim's, ite/endo es! Eeelesia Hibernia', and this propensities or their nature—thanghterw—he be-
lieved the.itirgre that would have arisen had he
for mere party perpeses. The ftemoas Irish
been a young man would have been alarming—
t.'hurch reeobitions were merely introduced 113 a
bit of Liberal clap-trap, with the knowledge that (cheers and laughter). So he felt at least that
the women in East Worcestershire were fit to
the government, the clergy, and an influential
portion of the contni have the franchise, but he regretted to say
pose the policy involved, but unity would strenuously op-
there Was a condition attached to the female
that they would
franchise which would materially affect and ii.
a good put-cry for the elections.
terfere with its exercise. He found that every
Happily the Conservatives have taken up an un-
woman, whether spinster or widow, must melee
flinching position, and tlcy universally declare
out a preliminary statement that she never in-
they will strive to inalutahi the friell Cltureli in
t waded. to take unto herself a husband—(great
her intogrity, knowing thither destruction would
but be a stepping stone to tb,.t of the English laughter and cheers).
Church. Mc. Gladstone's ',Aires,: intensifies the . Mr: M. Grizebrook then rowed time following res-olu-
contrast which' is now Lehi, waged, and it will ti,i,enr,
~,,,Liliiilt‘the,tiliin ej fauks ,d tohis mhgeting be accorded to
m well fur the country if the policy of destrue. Br. 1
l.;l;:taiereso' Vio.. tatltlresmtaahliwYdrtrel!ri'lwatt".
on be utterly defe.ated. ant (It ',eh in Ireland, and for the able administration
of the ittrairs of the nation "--(loud cheers). Mr. Graze-
brook ;lido ile I the church at sonic 'length.
Mr. It. L. Freer rose snit said that lie hail bon called
np.m to second the resolution. it was the first time he
ever sinike in nubile. :mil in lieCOnfilll4 the resolution. he
Ja Monday evening latt the inauguration of li,twweatti.,,,wed akte,raotbete,
,rz a
ir,ta,s4.
~ntlye wtTi,twiftet,,ti the tiinhatiol
this society took place in the Corn Exchange. °putty express it—(cheers). Evert!: 'man wh'orli'ilres his
The room was tastefully decorated with evtr- e iontry awl his religion must Alike off his apathy, auil
gfeens, flags, and banners, and presented an defend them a.tainst the fallacies and misrepresentations
pylon.). He coold not under.
animated appearance. At the top of the room j‘totitet j‘iresiatit dahyt—chai
~-1,1 the motto, " The Church and State, rindNo 1,,,,,, :,,,,I;;Inri J:r.a
holtlyrh(ll,tr,i,l‘ro the
:leader of.
eh he thil nat un-
£4 rreuder." derstand—(laughter). In one of the addre;ses of the
Between four end five hundred sat down to candidates for West Staffordshire was the following pas.
tea, after which the room was crowded. Among site: "I confess I have no confidence in the existing
those present we noticed R. P. Amphlett, Q.C., .ISulioittiryb,„ ti..n.d.:d thick or the coming Parliament they
W. Laslett, Esq., H. Meynell-Ingram, Esq., not thiuk he would be t—lie(rint rtigilt,err.).t h
ete.(ulttl r .
(y.enee rh)ted.i)d.
Smith Child, Esq., -W. T. Makina, Egg., O. Could any man not bound hand and font to party eginlorse
Gragebrook, Esq., Si. Grazebrook, Esq., B, such a statement as that? And if they had had Lord
Grazebrook, Esq., R. L. Freer, Esq., J.P., L. John Hassell as premier, what w mid have been the state
Freer, Esq.. J.P., A. Freer, Esq., R. Campbell, odfeatiaebuctowift:l,t,r
Yl
u 171 ' 1?t
---d
,
(,elfioereras)...i.Hue guinelil 'rya met
Kul., W. Walker, Esq., S. Brooks, Esq., J. there wore so many great gnus in theP°lxinin—P(laughti:r7.
Homfray, Esq., J. Holberton, Esq., W. A Cron-- 'The Liberal party was a componnd body of atoms he
ther, Esq. (Kidderminster), B. Parrish, Esq.,ll. I coma net understand. In his younger days he knew
Brooks, Esq., B. Wooldridge, Esq., J. Wright. , what an !loured Radical was. and knew what the old Rid,-
Esq., t:, ',dohs, Esq., W. Waldron, I.:eq., IL i et,'-I:,:,7'rkte• ht,a,t, he
.e.o.iithiLtnt,Vl
,t,lite..politcy of. ttil
Price, Esq., P. Price, Esq., J. Harp ,r, nABlla i id'Uld Of hit yoLig days when torli'.a to marchenTical
Nunn, Esq. (liagley), T. H. Hiektaan, Esq., experiments of the various gages. there was often too
W. Roberts, Esq., W. Richardson, Fc.q., the Rev. nlUelk snlphur in it; and there was too inueh sulphur in
ii. Sherrard. T. wiiiiams, s. Balder°, G. GB- the Liberal party—(" Hear, hear," and applause). He
did not thiek that Bright, Gladstone, Bradlaugh, and
iLinks, .1. Whiteley, Adley, Adams, Webb. Dr.
Dixon, IL Smith, Esq., C. Manby, Esq., 11. P. othdsate rwacfsr
4P,tl a ef ro—r (ttha
eu a I.ot,e,rn)t—coni Icdh e
eire:)t.iatiei
ha powl.i cry.
Chappell, h:sq., NV. Grazebrook, Esq., J. Cook, making tin: Irish Church a lad7e—r to creep into place and
Esq., T. E. Price, Esq., NV. Hodgetts, Esq., F. power, but it wan not a week after the present Prime
Stuart, Esq., P. Phillips, Esq., P. Walker, Esq., Minister came into office that they found the Irish
-- Spencer, Esq., Mes-srs. Beale, E. F. Harvey, Church war an abuse—daughter and cheers). He denied
Bird, E. Webb, J. Moore, A. Joscelyne, Brooks, til,rt this won either just or fair, and if the Liberals crept
Dasis, Yardley, Perry, nettling, and W. Petley. Cht°urPe
ohiv. e.r.abyi
crutry.c..iretie,i . n;,:.,,vili:gz.x..Ltiten!ri!s.hd
Mr. R. P. Anipklett occupied the chair. proposed, they would inflict a grave injustice both poli-
On rising, the Chairman was received with trendy awl r liod 1 (I d
e-..,..ous.y—,mn_ applaqse).
great applause, and said : Ladies and Geutle. The resolution was then adopted.
men, upon this auspicious occasion, the first reisttSiomnithoCahil.di was called .urn to propose the next
meeting of the Constitutional Association, it ill resolution.was as f'o'lLawir: IwlaThat° :Lir. 'roPiela7deili. Jar
very gratifying to me to see so numerous and prepared to concur in such reforms as may bleugdesirablYe
respectable an assembly on this, my first appear. , to promote the efficiency of the Irish branch of the
ones in Stourbridge (cheers). Before the tutted Church of England and Ireland, believe that the
business of the evening, he would say a letter 1 disestabhlishinent and disendownient proposed would be •
serious lo e rotestant ioea-
had been received from Sir John Pakington, who I dom, andow t
wouldth P materiallyffConstitut nor the id
a ect the supremacy of the
Wesi unavoidably alment. Crown, without securing good-will and harmony in the

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re everspread that land. • A gooa deal haa. linen ma a n .
'a 11 le tssued on the 11th of November, and
aistes ioe." --(sheers). P f
- ' "Ilv ("tweed with evhs .
, gar s e• ucii..
el; . ape se• • 'el e place on
word in I'IP resellition. flit.l ilia Ile Want a text on w tk• to -^. them kept up in a state of efficiency. Acre- that ilia hosonet nominations II take
To L • IS, .' atims on the
to Miele it shooll 1,. the it ,st the onA of the r fts e n 1 of the Army and Navy. Ile. for one,
I ct j '''')u. ho did not thitik that compnlsory edu- the liltit, and Um county nonna .
iihivi,
will
e I,eavn that thY writs for the new elections.
ti thought the present mode was
18th. It is expPetsd that the new House will
"Thy Clv‘rrt.. 0,,, TL,,,,,,,,...1,-1' '^nle "—f e/l'eva)
ration Wag necesnarv. .
and PMli4 Sint' retire' well' hinedel, find Might to ne na , - .s. s.' s, s• • -os ~ retnened to Parliament he
'ended to A% speedily as posnlble, rot only in the Irish I ;rue seraeient. am! it ~,
Chnrch. bet reform In (ler men (hereto she'll have doe would do all that lay in hia s
ind newel., attention —hinplaas.). H • believed it would (claceas)•
he mnel, better to nttend to these matters then to CAPS- Mr. Smith Child, Wile. on rising *tie reeelytin us. meet on the 11th Or 19th of December.
tablinh the Trish Church—theme. hear). He had been and prolonged applause, in a ve"ry"eelor
engaged in nom}, ref,mss in this comity, and there was he felt some apology was due to those present for meet-
still mut) to do, but hin voice Was not strong now as It eloquent
:co e cc ochin n. tsyto.
I ing them at such in unseemly hone an one o'clock, hut
was when ~,,,,li yolnce,.,l,ot be 0.,,,,,,,i 0,,,, reesest I he and his worthy colleague had no much work b-fors
to preserve the visit, of the ("beret in all its integrity i them that they could not fix hours to suit everyone's
t
—(heir, hear).—and contended that WP had no right to convenience. .110 had the honour of addressing a cirens
OW, UP whit one forefothern—Luther. Cranrner. Ridley lit to the electoes of West Staffordshire, and he thought
find others. had frinsht and islet for. He would remind
il lie need scarcely enlarge ou that ;Wrenn, bat their hon.
his friendn the Dienerters, tints c. great orntor bad said (seeable opporientshad trested them with such confidence,
sneaking of the Irish ('birch, "Cnt it down, why rums that he could not help stating that it was (elite reeler,-
tenth it the mend?" hot he wonlil warn the Dineen- cated, and as they had eisssy been friends, he trusted ths
tern that before aiding in cutting dew) the church, they result of this election (whether for or against them)
had better e‘ormider whether its r.ll, tannic and wide- would not alter that friendship; but his honourable op-
spread branches would not eneornber the ground more ponent had stated at Wolverhampton thnt he conceive
than when it was standing, and gone shelter from the the reason why be hid left North Staffordshire to come
storm to Protestants of all dennminations—(cheers). and contest their constituency. He would simply reply
The speaker then referred to the Irish Cbnrch and gave that he was now a resident in West Staffordshire, and
a number of stntistien, end eenetuded.liv, advising those thought his services would be more usefully employed in
present to aripport inch men as Mr. Malden. who came the Western division than in the North. He found s
forward to defend the church and sitate—(eheeral. eel y strsng !esling In that neighbourhood in reference to
Af.. Meynell-Ingram said he had great pleasure in the Irish Church, of which, Undoubtedly, they had beard
seennding the resolution. in so doing, be mid he was a great deal; but he thought that church Pat ere of the
strongly ()opened to the princinle of disestablishing the greatest blessings we could enjoy, and he would never
Irish Chnrcli. and he would ask what sas to heentne of consent to disestablish a branch of that church which
the spoil ? What Wag Mr. Gladstone going to do with had been the means of procuring for UP ciVa and reli
the plunder ?—lanplanne). Veo.ooo is paid by the rent -
i
ginus liberty. It had hems tho MPRUS of liberating on
Aare. H. would ask. was Mr. Gla•lstone prepared to out of the thrnlilom of the Roman Catholic Church, that
give that bark to the lar.dlordo a He shonld say decidedly . church in which the
not. Would he give it to the Roman Catholics a They prayers were sung i Bible was a sealed book and the
n an unknown tongue. He then
themselves were not willing to have it. What wan then quoted 'rote c letter of Sir Roundell Palmer, which stated
to become of it' This he should like to know before that no benefit was likely to ;trio from the disestablish-
the disestablishment took place—(cheers). Mr. C. W, meat of the Irish Church. It was not fait te confiscate
l Collis then read the foliowine address. which was bean. 1 the property; the church had a right to its benefits, and
Wally writt,•n by Mr. Harvey. ens eetheutsees ear, it ought to !raids) in the present handa—(loud cheers)—
eidnurs, being on vellum, encased in morocco. 1 and he couseleree that Protestants of all denominations
worevo tetan uAcrhehiboidsbebopte tub.)
Manning. who
.. .
"To Mt illiam Loslett, of Athertan Hall, in the County . said Thet
II that t Englandscriber i shin
of Worcester, Esquire, at the bead of Protestantism, and were they able to
"We, the Preident, Vice President, and members of ' weaken it in England, it would weaken it all over the
the Stoarbridge Constitutional Association, beg to assure world. Ile also quoted Thomas Copson, an eminent
you that we 'debt, appreciate the patriotism end public Wesleyan Minister, who had spoken in favour of the Irish
spirit with which pet recently came forward at a nio- Church. He (the speaker) was quite willing to remove
meet's unties; and with, we fest'. much personal incon- the abuses of the church, bat would never tote for the
veni inc., to challenge the monoPelY which one Political disestablishment. Whatever might be the issue of the
party had fir us soy yearn engrossed in the represents- election, he should rest satisfied that be had done his
lion of this Divieinn of the County. duty. He had no other object in view but to uphold
'• Althongh you were defeate Iby a small majority on the Protestantism of the country. and he considered
that occasion. the contest 11119 infaed a life and spirit that a man's talent and his time should always be at the
int) the Cense 'votive party in this din's don, which augur disposal of bin country, and if he was returned to Parties
'Yell for its int ore aimed',: and has led to the formation ment he would do his duty honestly and fairly—(loud
of this and kind el associations for the purpose of re- and prolonged cheering).
siding violent demneratie changes in our Institutions. Mr. F. W. G. Bares rose, and wnn loudly cheered, and
and defeating the unscruptilonn attempt now being made said he wanted to know what Mr. Gladstone was going to
to sever the connection of the Protestont Church in Ire- do with the plunder. If he knew he should he better
land with the St Ca an Ito despoil her of the greater Pleased. He did not think Mr. Gladstone dared tell. If
port of her endowments. he mid he should give up to the Dissenters they should
" Under these eircuinstancen. we think it right that know, bat he thought he intended to give it up to the
one of our first public acts should be to convey to you Roman Catholics, and if he did then the Dissenters
oar sincere thanks for yonr gallant and energetic leader- would oppose him. He saw it reported in the D.ly
ship in the late contest, and our best wishes for your atssf ft', but he most say that lie hoped it was a mistake
health and loped... of the reporters. that one of his brothel Magistrate. had
"H. Piro A LIPHLETT, President. stated at a meeting that the Irish Church was a great
" Stourbridge, 12th • / t ,1968." sham, a scandal, and a delusion. He was quite sure it
was a m stake. If he dil say, so he was very sorry for
The Chairman said it was now his pleasnnt ante. as •
. It. Ile had a number of questiens to ask the candidates,
President of the Society. to present the address to Mr. bat he slinull defer it till the ' meeting at Rowley.
Taalett just rend by Mr. ('ollis. He was quite sure he Mr Smith Cldll t e m • .
hen moved a vote of thanks; to the
richly deserved it. sate (Mr. Lalettl came ferwuril et ? c ' •
•hadiaan, which was secended by 11r. lleynell-Ingram
moment's; notice to oppose Mr. f orttelton. sifter that gce- and D '•
tlemen had put out his adlrenn which pledged him to vote ie meeting closed.
:or Mr. Gladstone, without givieg his own reasons or
osilsions—), vie: " lkrovil for that.") The Chairman
An." 1 Ile did not teepee ti he tdc:a the scenes t
'it Pio nether, but Mr. Lest.tt did (some forward to op-
,' ,o• Mr. Lytteitoo's return. lia iniebt say that a better
I',. tsstent than Mr. feclett he never kocw. Ile came
bee-set ti tigh. the 1,1,1 against cretit odds—a gentle-
MA, th.• 5,1 a Of a noble hr I. h-it Iv: night say that lie
I'', I not yat so , his soma. 11,, was the son of the Lent-
Liouteenet of the county. and it was not surprising that
li,' (Mr. I, aletti was defeated. He wis only sin-prised
that he we; lebsits it by so small A nisjerity. The Chair.
nor, einieluded by hoeing, that lie wenbl soon ha one of
It.,' members for Woe ister--(great cheering).
Mr. Isials•tt. no rising. was londly elieered, and said in
cooing (orw ird lie desired no thanks for what he had
dime, tie was caretess of metier, soil he held it to be
the ;tidy of ev,•ry mail to defend hi, Q seen, his country,
and his religion—leis at elleerine). (lri coming to the
eastern division of the county at the last election. he
loped ninny friends ready to rally round hiss, sib he
sincerely belis•vc,l that if it had been any other than the
iloblematis 80/1 Who WaS 11111/OSA LI hita, Ile WOUld hay.,
loom returned to Parliament—dicer, hear, and aspianse)
With regard to the forthromiog election, he rejaiced
that they heel seemed . able a gentleman to succeed
him, and clue who by Ids eterience was well qualified to
raise his voice in defenee of the great it,titutions shied,
were now :male 1 ;leer, hear). For himself, he did
uot believe that iit ! . e.. 1, people —the Irish Protestants
wenhl give the i le, . , ttp---(hear, head—lb e did not be-
iii c • tit ,t e a. i : . S seri* would allow any party to
' • -,C , i 's . :mil leave them destitute. Ile
• . r'., r r 1 ;', I 0 Mr. tilitil-ti ne hail come
„ .... li . ..., I oily understand it
• • ' • '.• .• • ~ hill it,l.ela of the pre.
I cheers), lle put this
i', • • ' ~1 --t• Were they pre

—'ol land

MEETING AT HOWLEY SCHOOLS.

At five cielock at night, the two Conservative candi-
dates ma at the Ward Arms sod wire jibed ho upwards
of forty or fifty gentlemen, who marched to the Endowed
Schools, where the candidates were announced to ad-
dress the electors.
Mr. F. W. ti Barry occupied the hair, and sifter a
few introductory remarky Mr. Mynall.lnurion addressed !
those pre scat. At the close of his address, the chair-
man rove and ask, .1 bins Alm would vote for the inspee
tioa of Nam,
The speaker said he would give his support to any pro-
' per measure brought forward. aniud cheers).
Mr. itarrs then asked Mr. Smith-Child if he would
vote against the Mcnooth Grant.
Mr. Chihli said he had voted against it before, aud if
returned to Parliament would vote agaiust it again
(Isoil and o oliingi d cheers).
, A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceed-
ings.

...,ist any mkt.. i ]. ty of men, in con.
g roblic] y :if, le or). He hoped they
' ponder this matter over. ano by their van, at the
cl. etion acid:ire that they were not prepared to
great r ohhery and ronti.eation of the preoerty
Cr sla Char .11 - ( pp also). If they Rd they vere
, totes in that rolibery, iin, r was a God in Heaven
wield! say thi-y se-1e robbing him of the property
is in
to His church to recover Irojtc from the errors of their
vs. Ile NV:I6 qiiite satisfied with the atop lie took ill
'ing the diViAitl.l. Mill preparing the way for Mr
alett to stand in his shoes. They would see his
city in the speech be bail dellyered. and he (Mr. Las.
At I wits glad that he had a 8,16!0e40i1T Sfl much more able
it,.,, himself. After again thanking them, the speaker
at down amid immense cheering.
Mr. J. }hilarity movid the next resolution, which was
" that the thanks of this meeting be given to Mr. R. I'.
Aelphlett, isnd the other Conservative candidates who
had come fn roar,! to eontest the ceenties and boroughs
in this neighbourhood, in the Conservative interest,
which candidates this meeting pledges itself to support
—(applausi). The speaker urged upon those present to
send men to Parliament who were well qualified, able.
and competent—men of sagacity. not boys—and he would
ask them to send such men to Parliament that were upon
that platform to.night—(great cheering).
Mr. Roberts seconded the resolution, which was carried
unanimously.
Mr. Makin*, the Conservative candidate for Ridden
ml later, next air] flied the meeting. He said tt was the
queation of the Irish Church that had brought him for.
ward ; otherwise he should have been in retirement for
some lime. He wished that this bone of contention had
not been thrust upon them, and that theybad something
better than get up these squabbles. If he was returned
t Parliament, he would do the best he could for his
country.
Ike Chairman briefly replied, after which cheers were
given for the Queen and the candidates present.