The Cannock Chase Examiner. — 1876-02-26 (Cannock, Staffordshire, England)

THE CLIFTON COMMUNION CASE. hers took a bold step in 1811 when over 100,000 struck work in one week. A bold step was taken The following letter of sympathy with the Rev. Flare! Smith Cook, vicar of Christ Church, Clifby the miners in West Yorkshire in 1863, in ton, who was recently the defendant in an appeal Barnsley in 1864, at Aberdare in 1871, in South to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Wales in 1873, in South Staffordshire in 1864, and I in 1874. Millions sterling have been squandered in he having refused the Holy Communion to Mr. strikes and. lock-outs during the last thirty years. gentleman's disbelief Jenkins, on account of that Fight after fight has been fought between the coalin the personality of the devil, hns been numerously owners and the colliers, and, no matter which side signed by members of the Lower House of Conclaimed the victory, the working men, as an inevit. vocation of Canterbury belonging to all schools of thought in the Church i—" We, the undersigned, able consequence, have at all times been the greatest sufferers. Co-operation in the production of coal being members of the Lower House of Convocawill do more towards averting strikes than any other tion of the Province of Canterbury, desire to exscheme can do. We have never been able to get at press our deep sympathy with you under the the real selling prices of all kinds of fuel; certainly, severe trial 'Which has overtaken you in the conwe know how much we pay for house-coal, but we seisntious performance of what you conceived to do not know the price of forge-coal, steam-coal, en- he your duty in your office of a parochial clergygine-slack, ke. We see the prices stated in our man of the Church of gnghuld as by law estabdaily and weekly journals; but our employers tell lished." It was signed by Canon Conway, Sir us that the reports are not true, and cannot he Frederick Ouseley, Canon Hinds Howell, Canon trusted, and especially when the price of coals is ad. Charles Lloyd, Canon J. J. Barlow, Canon Puckle, vancing, they are a little nearer the truth when Canon Rawlinson, Archdeacon Ady, Archdeacon prices are sand to be falling. Hundreds of discus- Jacob, Canon Clements, Canon Sumner, Mr. PreMons have been held between the representatives of bendiary Gibbs, the Dean of Winchester, Canon the colliers and the mineovasers during the last four Gregory, Archdeacon Sir I George Prevost, and years, but we are no nearer a solution of the vexed many others. A requisition signed by 600 questions in dispute between the masters and their parishioners of Clifton, has been presented to Mr. workmen than we were at the outset. The colliers Jenkins, praying him not to drive the Rev. Flavel consider that they work much harder and longer Cook from Christ Church by presenting himself for their wages than they ought ; and the employers, at the Communion. The monition has not yet on the other hand, state most distinctly that the been served on Mr. Cook. When it arrives he men are better remunerated than they are, accord- intends to tender his resignation. But it is ing to the amount of. capital they have stated that, though the reverend gentleman may at stake, and the great risks they run- resign his living, he'does not intend to sever his Strikes have been tried often with all 'their evil con: connection with the Church of England. sequences, but not much good has come out of them; they have proved bitter lessons of experience both • to master and workmen. Arbitrations have been re- REMARKABLE SUICIDE OF AN INDIAN sortod to for•the settlement of trade disputes, but in