The Cannock Chase Examiner. — 1876-07-28 (Cannock, Staffordshire, England)

THE LATE SCENE AT A BOARD OF GUARDIANS.  The Grocer contains the following article on the scene at a recent meeting of the Wolverhampton Board of Guardians— 1 NOT TO BR PUT Down.—What the reporters describe as "an extraordinary scene" occurred the other day at the meeting of the Wolverhampton Board of Guardians. Complaint was made that some starch and arrowroot sent in by the contractor, Mr. Wedge, were not equal to sample, and the goods were returned. Mr. Wedge is a gentleman of an enterprising spirit, and objects altogether to this kind of treatment. He attended at the meeting of the Board. 'and said he could prove that the goods were qnite equal to sample. We regret to say that after this the discussion on the subject became rather warm, and some personalities were indulged in. Mr. Wedge asked if it was right for tailors and ironmasters to judge of the quality of starch or arrowroot. They had indulged in personalities behind his back, and talked of that which they knew. nothing about. It was then moved by one of. the Guardians, who did not appear to relish the plain speaking of Mr. Wedge, that the contractor should leave the room; while another speaker, aghast at the audacity clench candid statements, exclaimed" Here is a Guardian insulted" The impressive spectacle of a "Guardian insulted" did not deter Mr. Wedge from saying, apPropriately enough, "Here is a tradesman and an honest man. , with a reputation at stake, insulted !" As it progreased, the discussion became even more stormy, and the personalities of a more pronounced character. Eventually, Mr. Wedge. after having thoroughly vindicated his position, left the room; and we have no doubt that in future the Wolverhampton Guardians recognising the sort of man they have to deal with, will be careful how they make disparaging statements as to the quality of goods supplied to them by their contractor. It seems to vs that Mr. Wedge behaved like a man of spirit. We all know how, when a certain class of gentlemen are invested with a little brief authority, and attain parochial dignities, they like to show their power, and not uncommonly show their ignorance. In order that it may do no harm, such ignorance ought to be promptly exposed.  The Warrington Guardian reports the death of John Aekersly, at Penketh, aged 91 years, who had served in the same ship as Lord Nelson.  , hill pob:cr7ot.i.obnf urnothf edethein„atoovniwilanoflooGtativrahoarueys,enere.,, aardreeCrdh:desrtrolohouryinede.g: Mr. Charles Reade, the novelist, on Friday, re- i covered .£OO from the Glos9on• Herald proprietors for F,.... ''Mr. C. B. Shaw, of Bath. commited suicide on reprinting in their journal his letters called "A Hero Friday, by placing himself under a train runniug and a Martyr." which first appeared in the Pall Mail Gazette, and the copyright of which Mr. Reade had registered. from Broad-street station, in the City of Louden, The Registrer.General of Scotland reportsthefollow- to the Alexandra Palace.. ing as the estimated population of the eight principal In the Custer massacre, the Sioux Indians are towns in the middle of the year 1876 :--Glasgow, said to have lost 400 amongst whom 515,144 ; Edinburgh, 215,146; Dundee, 139,125; was Sitting Bull, the chief of the tribe. Aberdeen. 96.199 , Greenock. 70,192 ; Leith, 52,919 ; Paisley, 18,679 i Perth. 26.725. The total is 1,194.214, Sir Albert Sassoon has transferred his coiner more, by about 15.000. than a third of the popuia. ' mission for the equestrian statue of the Prince of tion of Scotland. Since the census the registration Wales for Bombay to Mr. Boehm, in consequence area of Glasgow has been extended, and that of 'of the death of Mr. Noble. The statue will cost [ Edinburgh nontradicted. i .£2,001