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In addition to this you have £40 in the Building Club & the interest of the same at least £5 more, and also your own Stock on the Farm. Beside these the children will have your share of the General Family Legacy and what my Mother will leave on her own account in addition I will pay the children's Education until fourteen[?] & when you consider the Labour & toil which I have had since J. Sutcliffe & you have been afflicted, & the cheerfulness with which all your pecuniary necessities have been met & also the entire freedom from risk in which Jane will stand I may lay claim to some credit for a desire to do everything liberally, & as a Christian Brother ought to do.
I think when I review my proposal, which the payments which includes the payment of Rents, Interest, Taxes, losses by business, & every other responsibility, as well as the entire management of the same, my burden will be heavier than Jane with four little children to maintain & likely for more.
If however this proposal does not meet your approbation you must state some other plan; but whatever it may be without the slightest of ill-feeling or disrespect, I must repeat emphatically that I will not enter into partnership with any one after your decease, which God of his infinite goodness, sincerely pray may long defer.
I am, Dear Brother
Faithfully your's
Charles Tiplady
Charles Tiplady
My Brother continuing much in the same debilitated was advised to call in the aid of a Surgeon from Preston who, after a very careful examination of him, gave it his opinion that he was afflicted by a spinal Affection - He could not promise to cure him, but said he wod do his utmost. - I therefore clearly see the heavy duty wh: devolves upon me, & pray God to give him his assistance to perform that duty in an upright & honourable way.
Sunday, Oct 29th. This Evening Mr Wheeler preached a Thanksgiving Sermon in which he powerfully contrasted the present prosperity of the Nation - with its recent distressed & deplorable state. - After which he made a strong appeal to his hearers on behalf of the New Schools which he contemplates to erect for St. John's Church - By which he would make it appear there were no School belonging the Church. - Now, this in point of theory, is the case - but not in fact, for tho' the Northern Sunday School is not really the property of St John's Church, yet in effect - it is managed by the Clergymen & Laymen of St John Church - It attends that ministry & is in every particular St. John's except in regards its finances, which spring from one fund. But Mr Wheeler & Dr Whittaker cannot agree - The Doctor wishes to be the nominal Head of all the Schools as Vicar, Mr Wheeler desires to have a School under his own control, & not subject in any form - to the Vicar's Authority. - Mr W. appeal was very strong - he represented himself as having the spiritual charge of 5000 souls - most of whom were poor - He stated the population to be nearly 37,000 - & yet there was only 300 Day Scholars, or one in every 127 taught according to the rudiments of the Church of England. - It was his intention to erect Day, Sunday & Infant Schools which wd accommodate Eight Hundred Children, & he strenuously urged the congregation to make a liberal effort to achieve that object. "Do not", said he, let opposition deter you, there never was a good scheme which the Devil did not seek to ruin by Envy. It was his hope that there would not be found one in that Congregation who would not subscribe to these Schools. But if there was one, he emphatically said - that individual would be the first to regret that he had not contributed his mite. - it might not be in his incumbency, - but he distinctly said it he would be the first to rue. - Now whether in making this allusion he was meaning some particular person, who was opposed to the plan, which he was in most accustomed manner of speaking - or he merely meant as a general inform I cannot tell. I am inclined to think the former. But time will show.
Decr 13th This Evening a Sale of Mrs Anderton's property took place, amongst which were the House in wh: I live & the two adjacent ones. - They were sold separately & went for the sums as understated:-
| | £ | s | d |
| Mr Charles Tiplady's | 175 | - | - |
| " Giles Cunliffe's | 174 | - | - |
| " Joseph Hoyle's £1 off | 176 | - | - |
| Duty | 16 | 1 | 7 |
| Deeds & Stamps Interest | 11 | - | |
| Solicitor's Accounts | 16 | 19 | 51/2 |
| Promissory Notes, | |||
| Deeds of Indemnity | 4 | 12 | - |
| 563 | 4 | 01/2 |
The Houses Let for the yearly Rental of 30:18:0 but there is a ground Rent of £2:5:6 per Annum. - They are however capable of a Rent of 36:0:0. - The Houses are considerably somewhat high but the competition was so great they could not be purchased for a smaller sum. I let them for £11:11:0 G.C. & £11:0:0 J.H. my own I consider worth £12:0:0 - £34:0:0.
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March 28th Great Steeple Chase - a very Large concourse of people attended. Br William still bed-fast and as it appears hopelessly sick. - Mr North hung himself on Wednesday - in a field near the Yew Tree.
April 12th 1844. - This Day effected the completion of the purchase of Houses in Mount Street, as follows
April 12th 1844. - This Day effected the completion of the purchase of Houses in Mount Street, as follows
| Three Houses, as above |
524 | - | - |
| Auction Duty | 16 | 1 | 7 |
| Deed of Indemnity | 4 | 12 | - |
| Int [Interest] for Nine Days | - | 11 | - |
| Promissory Note } | | ||
| Lawyer's Bill for Deeds & Stamps } | 16 | 19 | 51/2 |
| 562 | 4 | 01/2 |
The above Sum of £562:4:01/2 I raised in the following Manner:
| From Mr B. Stones £ | 400 | 0 | 0 | @ 41/2 per cent |
| " Building Club | 38 | 10 | 0 | |
| " 5/- per week for 1843 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| " Saving's Bank | 20 | 8 | 8 | |
| " Cunliffe's Bank | 70 | 17 | 81/2 | |
| " Mary's Services | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| " Building Club | 10 | 7 | 8 | |
| " Railway Shares | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| £ | 562 | 4 | 01/2 | |
In March I transmitted a Copy of the Burial Society Report to Lord Ashley, and received the following note from his Lordship
March 30th 1844
Sir/
"I am much obliged to you for the interesting paper you have been so good as to send me,"
Your very obedt [obedient] Servt [Servant] Ashley
Mr Charles Tiplady.
April 29th 1844. After almost incredible suffering born with Christian meekness & resignation, my brother was this morning delivered from the sorrows of life by the hand of death. His affairs were fully settled & his peace made - The stock & effects were taken immediately afterwards by myself & Uncle Ratcliffe & the following arrangement made with Jane.
| Services at 15/- per week | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest on Gas Shares | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Do Stock £200 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Do Insurance £200 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| per annum £ | 57 | 10 | 0 |
When I look upon the chequered scenes of the Last fourteen years, during wh: I have been in partnership with my Brother, I cannot but feel deep regret that his Life has been shortened, & harried to an early grave. Many have been the trials & adversities wh: we have combatted together & now I am left alone; with this only consolation that I administered, as was my bounden duty to all his wants & necessities in sickness, & endeavoured to remove from his mind all uneasiness with regard to his Children & widow. - I pray God, heartily & fervently to give me grace to be a Husband to the Widow & father to the fatherless, & to prosper the work of our hands upon us.
Sept 16th The usual Quarterly Meeting of the B.P.B.S. [Blackburn Philanthropic Burial Society] was held, from the Report read it appeared that the Society had a fund of £2260 & 24000 Members. The increase, both of Members & Stock, has extended with marvellous rapidity and the good conferred on the Town & Parish immense & it is needless to remark that the utmost unanimity of sentiment prevailed, & the officers partook of refreshments at the close of business.
[September] 23rd I had the honor to receive at the hands of the above Society a beautiful Silver Cup in token of their kind esteem, I feel thankful to God that my poor services on furtherance of that excellent Institution should have been so highly appreciated & I pray that I may be in my faith full[?] in some[?] manner[?] & aspect[?] an [illegible]
[After first entries for 1845 in the original]
Some particulars of a journey to London,
May 24th to June 3rd 1844
The proprietors of the London & Birmingn [Birmingham] Railway having agreed to allow a Holiday Trip at a low rate, I availed myself of the opportunity of once more visiting London, in company with Thos Whittaker, and John Bell, Glazier. The fare up & down was £2. - & it cost about 5/- to Manchester, & 5/- from thence on our return.
The weather being remarkably fine, we started from Bn at 3 o'clock on Friday & took the Bolton rails to Manchester, where we remained all Night, at No.6, Lever Street, Piccadilly - The same Evening we visited my Brother Lomax's family, & found all in good health - At 10 min to Eight on Saturday we started to London, the day throughout was very clear & hot. On the road I noticed a great want of rain, especially northwards, but as we drew nearer the metropolis the lack of moisture did not appear so excessive - Nothing of moment transpired on our route up, Refreshments were provided at the Queen's Hotel, Birmingham, & at a place named Wolverton the first was a very dear place, the latter moderate, but dear or cheap, the Travellers amounting to some hundreds appeared, were too glad to obtain any refreshment after the fatigues of an 150 Miles journey to dispute the price of the viands - After the refreshments at Wolverton, we proceeded at a quick rate to London, the scenery in the immediate vicinity of the line was picturesque & in some instances sublime, - The trees were in full leaf & generally speaking, vegetation was in full vigour, except for the want of rain - We arrived safely in the "greatest City of the World" in the Afternoon at Six, and on Landing in the station yard, at Euston Square were nearly bewildered by the tremendous bustle & hurry apparently going forwarded. No sooner had the Giant Steam Engine ceased his Herculean Labour of dragging from 800 to 700 human beings a distance of 200 miles & safely deposited them in the Station House, than were to be seen some scores of Cabs, Chaises, & Busses, waiting to convey the motley group of strangers to the extremest verge of the four corners of the Metropolis - To a Man who had never been informed of the extent of the place it might have seemed that all the spare Vehicles of London had congregated there specially for the occasion, He will, however, be marvellously soon undeceived, for let him take wh: route he may into the City he will pass, or meet hundreds of every description of conveyance from the Aristocratic Chariot to the humble Dog-Cart.
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Dickenson's Mill, Bank Top was blown down on Saturday Night & Sunday Morning Jan 25th and 26th 1845.
Blackburn Court of Requests: Feb 17th 1845 - Miller Dugdale & Co
versus John Jackson & Co
As it may never fall to my lot to be placed in the peculiar situation of a Foreman of the Jury in the Nisi Prius Court perhaps I ought to record the transactions of this Day. The head-line will convey the intelligence that a Trial took place at the Court of Requests upon which I was summoned in company Mr Henry Briggs, Peter Higham, Joseph Carlile and James Bradshaw. The case in dispute was on the plaintiff's a demand for £11:0:0: good money for work done to the defendants in the sinking of a certain coal Mine at Whitehall near Over Darwen for the Defendants Messrs. Miller Dugdale & Co. which they alleged to have performed. It came out in Evidence that a paper agreement as to terms had been drawn up but not legally stamped or signed, wherein the Defts [Defendants] promised a certain amount per 10 yards of Sinking actually performed, which was a sliding scale ranging from 2/6 to 7/0 per yard. There was no stated time of payments, nor was it specified that the Plaintiffs shd receive no part of the Money until the whole job was completed. They were to sink 70 or 100 yards of required & were not to desist unless ordered to do so by the Defendants. On these conditions the plaintiffs went to work & bored 23ft deep when certain Mishaps befel them, they lost their chisel, & slough pump & were otherwise unfortunate & partly unable to proceed. Hereupon they waited on the Defts by an Agent & having stated their plight, it was agreed that an amount of £6:2:3: which had already been paid by the Defts as "Subsist" Money should be allowed to the Plaintiffs on conds [conditions] of their re-commencing in another hole the boring for coal. The Plaintiffs agreed to this & dug or sunk to the depth of 411/2 yards. In the meantime & while such sinking was going on they urged the Defts at various times to allow them "Subsist" Money in part payment, but the Defts refused to allow any thing until the whole was completed. Upon this the Plaintiffs ceased to sink & brought their action as above stated for work done viz. £11.0.0.
It was argued by the Defts in resisting the demand, that the Plaintiff had not fulfilled their engagement by sinking only 441/2 yds that the work was not properly done, and that they desisted without Instruction by the Defts. - Witnesses proved that the work was properly done & the Judge over ruled the Defts statements by shewing that the Plaintiffs were willing to go on, if the Defts would advance Money on the work done, wh: was but fair & reasonable, seeing the Men were poor & had no other means of subsistence. That they were entitled to some compensation for what they had wrought and if the Defts were dissatisfied with this decision they should have taken care to have framed such a legal Contract as would have bound the Plaintiffs to complete the work - The case was put to the jury who hereupon retired & after an absence of 25 Mins brought in a verdict for the Plaintiffs Paying £7:10:0: The Defts were thrown in cost & court fees, they having called for a Jury.
[Description of journey to London in 1844 here in the original]
Augt 4. 1845 Received the "Blue" Degree in the Green Bank Lodge of which I am secretary.
[August] 2. My Wife this Day had a Miscarriage - I buried the feotus within Mount Street Chapel Yard - a son.
Oct 12 This Day my beloved little Daughter Elizabeth Mary departed this Life. She was a remarkably fine and healthy child up to a short period before her death, - her mother & myself felt in impossible anguish in losing her, - but the Lord's will be done. Though she was indeed our little darling and our only Daughter yet on reflecting upon all the sin and misery she will escape by an early death, my wife & myself felt it our bounden duty & privilege to bless God for his great Mercy in taking to himself our lovely little Babe - May the Lord grant this trouble may be sanctified to our everlasting welfare, & to his Glory. Amen1845.pdf
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1846 June 1st Glorious First - Weather most serene and splendid. On this Day, a new era in the History of Bn. commenced by the formal opening of the Bn. & Preston Railway Line. - The concourse of people witnessing the same was great, and it was truly gratifying to witness the splendid appearance of the line carriages &c - I went down to Farington, with Mr Preble and was highly gratified with the Trip.
My first parcel by the above Railway, came on Tuesday the 2nd of June 1846.
[The diary, as bound, is out of sequence after this entry. This transcription restores the chronological order]
Oct: 16th, I have lived to follow Mrs. Callis to her grave and to hear her will, as I expected she has left nothing to any but her own, and the selfishness of the whole Family has so provoked my disgust that tho' I had urged to leave some to wife under contingency & the two Miss Callis - but circumstances have so altered that in the presence of my Sister Anne I destroyed my will altogether.
I consider that my wife was poorly insulted in being left unnoticed altogether - No doubt Mr. C. Callis, & Mr Atkin have acted under the impression that I am very rich because I purchased the Houses in Mount St. forgetting that this was done with a view to find good Interest for my Brother's children's Money.
[October] 19th. My Mother released me from £20:0:0 which I owed her in lieu of any separate bequest in her will of furniture &c.
I consider the following my actual property
| £:s:d | worth | |
| Six Gas Shares, nett £10:0:0 | 50:0:0 | 90:0:0 |
| Five Bolton Shares, paid up | 55:0:0 | 55:0:0 |
|
Thirteen Clithero & N.W.J.R.S.} paid £2:12:6d share } |
34:2:6 | 26:0:0 |
| Three Houses @ Mount Street | 550:0:0 | 550:0:0 |
| £ | 699:2:6 |
720:0:0
|
Deduct Money owing on the above.
| To Mother | 35:0:0 | ||
| H K | 100:0:0 | ||
| Misc. | 200:0:0 | ||
| Bank | 50:0:0 | 385:0:0 | 385:0:0 |
| £314:2:6 | £335:0:0 |
Novr 17th 1846
This supposes that the Stock & Debt were paid for by 1847 which is not the case for my Mother claims £380 and Jany 1st the sum of £200:0:0 for which indeed I pay their interest. This leaves me in Debt £250:0:0.
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April 6th As I was going up to the lecture at St John's School I met a fine young woman, well dressed & tall - with remarkable good address - quite drunk I had passed her without remark when she accosted me in a very familiar way & wished me good night. Hereupon I turned back to see who it was, but found she was entirely strange to me - She invited me to go to a Public House, and gave significant assurances that I might, if I choosed, co-habit with - I confess this was the strongest and most sudden, as well as direct temptation that ever I experienced of this sort. I was staggered completely and had not a Man been coming apparently up the road I may not answer for the result. However to her evident surprise I left her & saw her no more - The confusion in my in my mind was a considerable ere it subsided
Died April 26th. 1847. My Cousin Margaret Margerison Boardman aged only 26 years - She died in Childbirth of her second child, and left one son.
May 13th 1847. The Old Subscription Bowling Green at Cicely Hole having been broken up in a consequence of the Railway passing the same, a new Green was purchased of Joseph Feilden Esqr Witton House, situate in the Bull Meadow near St Peter's Church & adjoining the Free Gramr [Grammar] School. It was opened this Day in due form, after which a party of the Members sat down to a Cold Collation, provided at the House of Mr Birch, the St Leger Inn. - Where a very happy Evening was spent. John Alston, Esqr presiding, and Mr Martland occupying the Vice-chair.
June 17th & 24th Meetings held of the B P [Blackburn Philanthropic] Burial Society at which I had great difficulty to overtaken the prejudices raised by the Old Committee, who were about to be disbanded. A great number of Alterations were introduced into the Rules some of which, I fear, will operate to the disadvantage of the Society.
The Election took place in this Town on Thursday the 29th Day of July 1847 The Candidate were four:- viz:
| John Hornby Esqre | Con. |
| William Hargreaves Esqre | Whig |
| W. P. Roberts Esqre | Chartist |
| and James Pilkington Esqre | Whig |
The Whigs endeavoured to throw John Hornby out, but he headed the poll by a respectable majority - 39 over Mr Pilkington, and 250 over Hargreaves. I voted for Hornby & Pilkington the latter on account of family connection. The Election was conducted in a very peaceable manner.
Some time after the Election the excessive Calls for Railway caused a tremendous stagnation in business - several very eminent Houses failed in London, Manchester & Liverpool. The funds declined to 79: and the aspect of things was very gloomy. My business, with the exception of a few Railway Jobs was almost at a stand, and money was so bad to get in that I was obliged to borrow to pay a part of my London Account.
The following Letter was written to prevent the Bolton Company selling their interest into the hands of a Competing Line.
At a Meeting of the Shareholders held on the 26th Augt. It was resolved to proceed with the Building of a separate Station House, tho' Mr. Hornby was in favor of a joint one.
The dreadful & disgraceful situation of the Grammar School caused me to write the following. The complaints against their Master were universal, and his conduct to the Children brutal in the extreme. Not only so but his stupid & dogged system of teaching only one thing had driven the Inhabitants to send their children to other Towns, and as the letter will shew the School had become a dead letter.
The effect of the above was, that a Meeting of the Governors was held, & strong resolutions were posted censuring the conduct of Mr. Bennett. - Whether with permanent utility remains yet to be seen.
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1848 Jan 3rd Monday, at 1/2 past 6 this Morning my dear wife was safely delivered of a son, whom we have named "Lomax" after my late Brother - She is doing well, for which mercy I am truly thankful
[January] 10th & following days - My dear wife has done very badly her whole system has been disvedered[?] with fever &c Her right breast has gathered & been a source of severe anguish on the 30th it was lanced - I humbly pray she may now recover & be spared to me & her children.
Jan 28 1848. This witnessed the imposing - and to Blackburn important - ceremony of opening the Market House erected by the Commissioners under the Improvement Act. The structure is neat, handsome & spacious - There was a procession followed by a public Dinner at Garth Hotel. The event was the occasion of my composing the Lines underneath wh were received with approbation.
Feb 9th 1848. This being the Anniversary, (20 years) of the Day when I was mercifully preserved from a sudden & dreadful death I sent a thank offering the sum of 10/- to Mrs. Jas Parkinson for the Soup Kitchen. - by R R.
[February] 11th. Kerfoot being 21 claimed his liberty - but after 6 days consideration he agreed with me to serve his term i.e. May 1st. 1850.
[February] 18th. Little "Lomax" was so poorly that, we were obliged to get him baptised by Mr. Beaumont.
Henry Hargreaves, an Apprentice of mine, visited me this day. He is yet very poorly.
M. [March] 18th Little Lomax is rather better.
March 21st At a quarterly Meeting of the Burial Society held this Evening in the usual Room, a body of chartists attended, and in spite of all remonstrances put a Resolution; to place £500 in the "Land & Labour Scheme Bank". I had to combat the arguments of several speakers but was overpowered, & beaten by a great majority. I of course resigned my office as President of the Society & consider having fully slated my mind that all responsibility is removed from me.
[March] 31st I sent the Resolution &c to the Home Secretary of State.
On the 6th of March was appointed in conjunction with with Mr. Richd Townley, Auditor of the public Accounts of the Improvement Commissioners "The following is the Advertisement of the appointment of Day of Audit. Blackburn Improvement Audit of Accounts, We Charles Tiplady, and Richard Townley, the Auditors of the Account for the year 1847 of the Blackburn Improvement Commissioners, do hereby give notice, that on Tuesday the 14th Day of March instant at 10 o'clock in the forenoon at the Committee Room in the office of the Commissioners in the old Square, we intend to commence the Audit and Examination of the said Accounts, and to proceed there in from day to day until the business of the Audit shall be completed.
"Any Person interested in the said Accounts either as a Creditor of the Commissioners or as a Rate Payer, may by himself, or his Agent, be present at the said Audit, & may make objections to any part of the Accounts
Blackburn, 6th March 1848.
Charles Tiplady
Richard Townley
The River Blackwater having for some time been in a most nauseous & filthy condition so as to become the standing disgrace of the Town, I was induced to write the following Letter to the Editor of the Guardian, who kindly inserted. It is gratifying to remark that in the week following its appearance the Commissioners commenced cleansing the Brook - In my humble opinion however, no effectual remedy will be applied until the Dam at the Old Mill be removed, as the water has not sufficient fall. - When the stream was unadulterated & contact with the various machinery on its margin, this was of little consequence, but now when the water is clogged up, and rendered a complete puddle-hole by accumulation of filth of every description the Dam, or Weir, is a serious evil, and ought to be removed.
April 4th 1848 I received as follows from the Right Sir Geo. Grey Secretary of State
Whitehall, 1st April, 1848,
Sir I am directed by Secretary Sir George Grey to acknowledge the receipt of your Letter of the 31st Ult [Ultimo] and its enclosures on the subject of the disposal of the Funds of the Blackburn Philanthropic Burial Society."
I am, Sir Your obedt [obedient] Servant
Denis Le Marchant
Mr. Charles Tiplady, Blackburn
April 5. Sat upon the Grand Jury at the Preston Quarter Sessions, we had upwards of 40 True Bills. Messrs. W. Salisbury, Rd Radcliffe, E Sansom, & Thomas Thompson were also upon the Jury - we cut 2 Bills
Received at the Bank (April 8) 3 Guineas for auditing the Town's Accounts - (Police) for 1847.
[April] 16 (Sunday) My Wife & myself spent one of the most trying & painful days of our Life, in viewing the dreadful agony of our dear little Son "Lomax" who was seized with a dreadful disorder termed Erythema, or an inflammation of the skin. He rallied a little on the morning of the 17th but lies still very dangerously sick.
[April} 18th. The Child yet very dangerously ill - but rather easier.
Received intelligence of the death of Thomas Sharp of Burnley, my uncle. Sent 5/- towards his funeral.
[April] 22nd Little Lomax Died, after suffering severe agony for 10 days. We interred him on the 27th at St. John's. - He was a dear & beautiful little infant. - May God give us grace so to live, that in death we may be again united.
May 18th. A public Meeting of the Oddfellows was held this Evening to adopt a Petition to obtain legal protection for the Society. - W. H. Hornby Esqr in the Chair.
June 5th Died this Day, James Neville, Esqre of Beardwood, after a few days severe illness. - His loss will be greatly felt in this Town. He was a very active and Zealous Townsman, of truly loyal principles and fervently attached to our protestant Church.
In this days of general turbulence & unsettledness of politics - the departure of such a Man as Mr. Neville cannot fail but be a matter of the deepest consequence & involve in it the peace & well-being of the Community.
May 12th. 1872 Died Mrs. Neville the widow of the above Gentleman, She was a Miss Hargreaves of Accrington. Her age was 76 years.
My Lord
I have been directed by the Soy of Oddfs [Society of Oddfellows] in this Town to forward to Yr [Your] Lp [Lorship] a Petition for presentation to the H [House] of Lords, praying your Lordships to grant legal protection to the Soy. I forwarded a day or two ago a copy of the Preston Chronicle containing an account of the public Meeting held in this Town on the subject, from wh: your Lordship would be able to ascertain the nature of our request. - We hope the Prayer of the Petition will meet with your views, and we venture to solicit your powerful interest in its favor.
June 20th The Chartists, as will be seen from the Report underneath, again attempted to get hold of the Burial Society's money, but were frustrated. -
The following was inserted in the Preston Pilot, - June 24th 1848
I was hoarse for a week after the Meeting, from heat & exertion.
Sep 16th. Inquest on the body of Richard Anderton the son of Grace Anderton, who was unfortunately killed in a stone Delph, - Mr. Palmer of Preston was the Coroner - I was foreman of the jury verdict,
accidental Death.
[September] 19th. I did not attend the Qry Mg of the Burial Society.
Sepr. 20th. Memm. [Memorandum] - I this day received from Mr. Wraith the sum of £18:0:0 - as proceeds of Rents &c from the Estate of the late William Callis, from the Exors. [Executors].
Sep 20th Death recorded in the Times Newspaper - William Henry Tiplady, Esqre. Bedford Square London aged 37 years of the eminent firm Phillips Tiplady & Co.
Octr 6 Preparations were made by the executors for selling the property of the late Mr Callis, whereupon Mr Joseph Callis claimed under the Will to take the same at a Valuation. After much discussion Mr Robt Railton for Joseph, and Mr Thomas Duckworth for the family valued the Estate, and to our great surprise did not value it at more than £770, - the consequence a demurrer was set up by the family & Mr. D. [Duckworth] withdrew his Valuation - thus the matter rest
Novr 23rd The sublime Oratorio of Joshua was performed. Mr Clough, conducting & Mr Geo. Ellis leading the Band, The performance was exceedingly Brilliant & successful The following critique is from the Bn Standard.
Decr. 28th. - The following account I sent to the Preston Pilot for insertion it was afterwards copied into the Blackburn Standard - When I was appointed Agent, I had a few Bibles aflowed for sale, the Society was deeply in debt. - It has now a stock of £180 0 0 worth of Books, & not fewer than 40,000 Bks in the Depository. I have been Agent since 1833.
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Lost Anne Certificate of her shares - but sold My Mother & Elizabeth's at an awful Loss. Jan 31st. 1849
These were found three years afterwards.
Feb 9th. Gave Jas Beardsworth 5/- to the Thunder Alley School Society - paid also in Comn [Commemoration] of my deliverance.
Received an Account of £100 from the Railway £84 went in calls - John F Hindle died. Feb 7th. Little Richd birthday. What is most remarkable it is the only instance of my ever receiving so large an amount
at one time.
at one time.
Miss Foden married John Margerison - He had a Daughter called Mary - who was married to James Lomax, watch maker, He had two daughters, Betty & Anne. Betty married Thomas Tiplady - He was my father.
April 23rd 1849. - William Callis, this day, attained his Majority which event gives full power to the Executors to settle the Estates of Mr Callis'. -
The following Letter appeared in the Preston Chronicle on the subject of the Management of the Bolton & Blackburn Railway.
June 1st. The A M C of the Independent Order of Oddfellows being this year held in Blackburn. I was requested in consequence of the very dangerous illness of Mr Hanson Dewhurst to act as Secretary pro temp for the occasion. The task was a laborious one, and occupied me most of the week, with the assistance of one or two persons, especially Mr Oliver Roylance, I managed to get through. I give below the proceedings of the last Day of the Meeting. The previous ones being too voluminous for preservation.
The River Blackwater having for some time been in a most nauseous & filthy condition so as to become the standing disgrace of the Town, I was induced to write the following Letter to the Editor of the Guardian, who kindly inserted. It is gratifying to remark that in the week following its appearance the Commissioners commenced cleansing the Brook - In my humble opinion however, no effectual remedy will be applied until the Dam at the Old Mill be removed, as the water has not sufficient fall. - When the stream was unadulterated & contact with the various machinery on its margin, this was of little consequence, but now when the water is clogged up, and rendered a complete puddle-hole by accumulation of filth of every description the Dam, or Weir, is a serious evil, and ought to be removed.
June 30th 1849 My Wife was safely delivered of a Son, at about half-past one this Morning - His name is "Henry". - He is a very weakly child, and the Doctor is of opinion that an organ complaint was
born with him. - I thank God for Mary's safe Delivery.
born with him. - I thank God for Mary's safe Delivery.
I was in hope the long-pending and unnatural dispute between the Exors of the late William Callis and Joseph Callis his Son would have been this week terminated. - He agreed in the presence of Mr Atkin and Railton, to allow the valuation to be re-considered, but when Duckworth & Railton met the latter said he had no instructions to proceed. - By this maneouvering they have obtained information of Mr D. [Duckworth] error and think they can obtain some advantage thereby. I am however prepared to prove if called upon that Joseph Callis in the presence of myself, Mr Atkin & Mr Railton voluntarily and of his own free will yielded up the former valuation, and consented to a full and fair re-consideration.
July 13th Visited the Ruins of Sawley - Jas Houlker, Leod Noblett and Thomas Clough, - The ride was delightful. I had however some difficulty to restrain the Company within decent bounds. The charge at Sawley was very moderate.
Augt 19th Went to Gt [Great] Harwood Charity Sermons, with Sons Charles & Thomas, the Revd Mr Sharp preached, it was very throng, got Tea at Mr John Mercer's house, and returned early. The Anthems sung were "Worthy the Lamb" solo & chorus - I will give thanks and, Let your celestial courses to all unite. The chorus well sung.
[August] 20th Balloon Ascent - This Evening at about 1/2 past Six (fine Evening) a Balloon ascended from the Gas Works Darwen Street. An immense concourse of people witnessed it - The wind was W. S. W. and the Balloon took the direction of Accrington. I suppose there would not be less than 25000 people.
Ordination of Priests & Deacons at Blackburn. - Oct 21st 1849. This important Ceremony took place on Sunday Morning last as above. The Right Revd James Prince Lee, the Lord Bishop of Manchester officiated - Dr Whittaker, Vicar of Blackburn, was also present and preached the ordination Sermon. - The Bishop preached in the Evening, & Collections were made in support of the New Girls' Charity School, amounting to £31:0:0 His Lordship's discourse was very eloquent, and delivered in a very clear & forcible manner; to a very crowded Congregation.
Took the purple Degree I O F M U [Independent Odd Fellows Manchester Unity] - password Job - at the House of Mrs F. [Fielding] Knuzden Brook Inn Oct 28th 1849 PGM L. Coupe DGM Geo Coupe,
Wm Feilden, C Greenwood, John Barlow, L. Hacking, W. Durham & others present. - The pass Word the name of the "most patient Man".
Wm Feilden, C Greenwood, John Barlow, L. Hacking, W. Durham & others present. - The pass Word the name of the "most patient Man".
Nov 26th Began to alter the front Window - plate Glass. finished Dec 31. - Looks a deal better.
'Diary for one week'
Dec 30 Sunday Attended the parish Church Sermon by the Rev Mr J Monk on behalf of the Christian Knowledge Society "The word was made flesh" a good discourse & well handled. - In the Evening at St John's Ch: Sermon to the Young by Mr Wheeler. Collection for the Church Expenses 38:0:0 - at the parish 7:3:0. At home with Mother & all my Bros & Sisters - for about an hour so to wife & bed.
[December] 31. Monday - At ten went down to the Vicar; he very ill of the Rheumatic Gout; finished the year's accounts with him belonging the Society and prepared for the Meeting wh was held in the House of S. Feilden, the Schoolmaster of Girls' Charity School present Revd Thos Sharples, Revd R Dobson, Rev W J Monk, Mr Pickup, Mr Beardsworth & myself. The following printed paragraph will show the state of Bn Depository & its operations.
In the Afternoon of the same Day attended the Oddfellows District Meeting at Mr Fisher's King Street, and was chosen Treasurer of the District for 1850. - In the Night was invited to supper at Wm Feilden with a party of Twenty, - acted as vice chairman & retired after a pleasant hour at Eleven - Cost me - 3/6d.
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1849 pdf includes the text above and footnotes by D. Hughes