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>1 r . CLITHEROE IN THE 17ih CENTURY ---------------- --------------------------


I.—FURTHER INFORMATION AS TO DR. JOHN WEBSTER.


By W. S. W E E K S , F.S.A., Town Clerk o{ Clitheroe. I l ly


resideni and practitioner of surgery and physic ill Clithcroe, 1 had not liad access to the i*apers ot tlie Clitlieroc tiraniniar Sflmol. HccPiitly, however, Mr. C. Sv. Stokes. M.A., llie IJeadmaster of the Seliooi, \iA> had the (>i»portunity of exaanining the Jschool ilucnments, and lias transcribed tlioni down lo the end of the 17tli century. He has kiii«!ly lent me his transcripts, ami given lae jM-rmission to make full use of tliem for tlie piirposi* of this paper, and for this, and oiluT information he has given me, I tend» r him my sinecro thanks.


th iMd


Dr. Whitaker, in !iis ** History of Wliailry,” slates th a t Wehster oecnrs as


Ifi admaster of the Clithoroo (Grammar Sehool in liild. The papers of the Sehool arc luanifestly far from having been completely p’vservod. They were formerly kept in a largo eliest a t the Sehool. and it may well he that some of them have disappearoil sini't‘ they wore examined hy Dr. Whitaker more than a century and a (iiiarter ago.


Earliest Available Document. lad


uicling Wehster with the Headmastcrsliii) of the Scliool is llio following receipt licaded with llu‘ dale 22nd August, IGIO:


The ^-arlicst document now extant eun- llereyved the daye and yeare above


'^aid hy us ,h>hn Webster, .Maisler of the Ire*' graiuer schoole in Cliderowe, and Koger Keninii, usher of the said schoide alt and hy tlie hands of .lohn Nowell, gemh'inan. one of tlie govniors of the said sclioole and rcceyver of the revoy- new*‘> of the said selioolo for the last y»‘ar*‘ ended a l t iienticost last tlic sumo of iliiriie pound.s one shillinge ami eiglito pence of currant l'*nglish money in full <atisfaeiion of theire sevrall wages for tlu* said last yoare. Wee sayo roceyved By ns .)o. AVohster llogor Kenion.


wiili liic srliool to a t least l*enteco.st, IGlo. ami is (piiie consistent wiih his having been aj-poinletl a t an earlier date.


Tliis carries hack Wohsler’s i-onnexion


r*ccipi by Webster tha t lie had received all lii' wages since his lirst coming to the school up to the date thereof:


'I'lio m*xi document is tlie following general


:icknowledgiiig tlia t I John Webster schoolcmaister of the free gramer schooio in t liih*r*nvo have roceyved :iiul had a tt and by the hands of the govrmir.s n1 the sai<lc <clmole since my lirst oomeingo lo the <ai(l schoole after the raite ol iweniit' ]*nnnds one shilling eighte pence p. annum UTUill the ilaitc hereof whereof 1 aeknow- ic<lg«' the receipt am! thereof and of ovrie pie ami pcell there«)f I <loo here by clearlv ami alisoluti'ly acipiito tile said g<n-ni'ors ami evrio of them hy iheise pr‘^»*ius giv«'ii under juy liaiul tli«‘ <layo


and veare first above written j). iiu' do. Wi'hster.


id End of Headmastorship.


Id-W (m'w -tylc) marks tin* end of W«d).>ierS Headmasiorship of the School:


The following receipt <lat«'il 1 Itli I't.'brnarv, Keecived of dolm Nowell of Jiitio


xxiiiii: xiiis. viijd. in full discharge ol nil reckonings Accompts and doinamN of jno John Webster from the? Governors ot the Schonlc of Cliderowe. I s:iy received as aforesaid the sommo of x.xiiijt; xiij.s.


til By mee do. A\«'hstor.


T*-ii'- .iohu Aspinall.


tlic s.hmd in m-der to take up the practice - f me<licine, as when wo next hear ot him he was acting as surgeon in ( olonol .Slmitm- worth’'" regiment wiiich appears ni ^ the summer of IGIS to have hoeu part oi The ot the rarliamontary Army under


Ho probahlv gave up the ^lastership of


Mr.ior-G.MH-iiil L.iml.oi'.t o n - i ip l nlioni Barnard Castle a t the turn' ol the DiiU.* ot


IJnmillon’s invasion. I t will he >een th a t Webster 's salary as


Tle.ndma.-ter of the school was i)20 Is. >d. I- iniMMJi. This miy sc.in n sniill sum


Imt it must he loc.ilhmtccl thul moiU'v ili.m pi-ohuhly ul, U.ist m - ''' times' ili>' vulue of pre-wur


, 1,0 01 I,is prclece.ssors, Willmm Wullhniit, Af did .so, us it was one nl the emiipl.uiits made ueaii.st liiiii ("'olll.nnh) t ,a he did


over" it is not. nnlihely thut W clisio,- eom- hiiK-d the pi-uctieo of physic with his ill con'ie\ioii witli the school.


^>'Oc • ’


practise idivsic liv means wlicieol he was l-en- lleelieellt of ids cliafSe ulld one,, ahsdnt liimself from Iho scliool to llie f.ie.i. , t seli.dars ill their leariliiie.


About a Maro. [ liavc leferivd in my for.im-1- |iapcr to ihe


Mearley gentleman receivor for ilie schoolij ‘)f Clidorowo the sommo of


Ih-ieipt tlateil 2-lth Doeomher.^ IGIG,


llio Clitheroo Advertiser and Times ” a few years sinee, oil J.)r. John Webster, iho author of ilio J)isplaying of Supposed Witclicraft/’ who was for many years a


I ineparcd iny paper, puMisJieil in


ment to the .souldyers to take the mar**, the sd. Inman hath prosequuted the polr a t lawu, and a judgment given agt. him, a litlc before the late Act for imlejiipnity. And wti aro liumbly of opinion That it bo recomendod to tlio Barons of the Exclicipior to consider his case, and to take order for In's lelcifc ami imiompnity upon the said Act and in ordr thereunto to review his ca.so as they shall lind to stand wth eipiity ami justice. (State papers, Dotn. Interr., \'ol. 179 No. S3 I I .)


Claimed an Indemnity. From a paper, apparently by Webster


verdict passetl agaiiiNt bian, because liis witncss*'s came not in lime enough to eh*aro hiin. Also that lie hrought the hnsiness iK'hire the Ihirnns of the Kxelieipier for in- deninitye ami there was a joint eoininission granteil, at tho execution whereof Inman had one commissioner, wlm jt)ined amt certili«'<l wiih Webster’s eommissioner, and .SI) saw ami read tho ilefMisitions taken on Mehster’s heh.'ilf. AI.so that Inman’s sun was a t ami by at the Lime id’ execution of tlie commission, and yet did after make a lalso allidavit that ho wa> four score miles ilislant from the said phiee. whereby a com­ mission was had ami executed on the behalf of liiiiian, wiihont notice given to Wehster, and that the business being heard lieftin* the saiil Ibirons llu- 2Gth .lune. lG.’i7. they


(ealemlered under the almvo reference No. h3) it appears tliat Uie occurrciice took place in July, 1GIS, ami Wehster says the mare was immediately used in the service of the Darliament, ami ordered so to be bv the major-general. Ho further .says tlia’l Inman sued liiin a t Conunon Law,* and a


deiiieil Wehsti'r indiMoiiity. ami decreed it against him. There is also (under the same reference


No. S3 I.) llu' following letter frojii Webster lo Lord Lamhort:


jnstico ami nei'essity doe iiiforce me to implore your Lordsliipp’s favour.


•My Lord, I should not be trouhlosomo but that


imsinesse in short is this, in the yearo IGIS I was in eompaiiy witli two troopers, who to*ike a mare from one Robert [liman, who hath ever since prosecuted me att law for the said mare, oiiely be­ cause 1 was in company with those* that tooke her. and niy last refuge is an appeale to his higliuosse C’ouncoll, and therefore if yonr Lordpj), would ho pleased to write a word or two to Mr. .lossop. or some of the Coiineell. to certilie what you kmiw of mine alfection :iiul faithful ser- >ervice. it would iniieh further the elToct- ing of my desires, and is hut that which T hope I may expect from yonr wonted favour and justice, and for this, and tho rest of yonr favours, 1 shall cor<lially remaine,


'riie


Clitherow. Novenih. 2d, 1057.


Your r.ordshipps l''aitiifnll friiMid ami hnmhle servant, Jo. Webster.


Add n?ss('(l Til tln> right lioiioiirahle tin* T.ord Lamliert. these humbly prcst'iil.


Ft'lirnary, lG57-i'^, “ for :is mm-h as good information is given of tlie potrs activety and constant Iblolity to tlio service of tlio Ct>mnn Wealth, ami tha t u[inn occasion of the sd. dilferciico h*‘twixl, llu* sayd sonhlyers and tin* ?.d. iMinan the petr used his emlovoiir to pn*v<*iit pn*jinlico to the said rmnan ” ordered that “ it lie spociallv reco.jntm*ndod to the llarr.iK of his ITiglmess Court of K\che(ju(‘r to lake into eonsiileracoii lieroof, and ot tin* Juncture of tymo wherein this matter 0*11 out. ami lo take order for yo petrs i'4'leifi* ami indemnity upon the Into art, of p’liaint for iinb*mpnifying of such p’sons as have acted for the servici* of ye piildirpn*. :iml in orilr. thereunto to review lii> case, as lln*y shall fynd lo stand with c<|niiy ami dustirc.”


Mr. Stokes informs me tliat there is nnlli-


ing in the seliool papers to support the statement, supplied to >fr, James ( ‘rossley from a manuscript source. Hint “ Wehster ri«'OV(*red for the use of ClilIn*roe School, with <'coisid<*rahlo trouble ami at no small p<*rsoiial charge, an ineoine of about .CGO per aiiinni!. which Iiad been given lo the scl'oid, hill was illegally <Iivertcd and with­ held ’’ (se<* inlrodnctioii to Bolt’s Discovc*ry of Witches, cditeil hy .liiiiu's C’rossley for tin* Cln'tliani Society). Tndoed there was ler- laitdy not an income of CGO recovered while W«'bsli*r was IL*admaster. total incnioe was L


arising frfiiri Hie rent of the Reelorv of Almoinllmry and the Trelllfield and .‘skipton r**nts. and there :ippoars to hav<* been no possible source frtun wliicii tin* school could iinve laid chiiiii to an income of CGO per anniini which had been ih’tained from it. V.’hat may hnvi* given rise to Air. Crnssloy’s .statement may have been a listorled version of one of two things:


‘32 lls . -Id. per half year (a)


conies of llio papers rclaliiiB to the iii.ittoi, 3 the facts a‘ro set out in tlic lollowMli; report ordered liy *lm Coiinnil on receiMiiK


AVeh,stoi's petition for relief: AVe liave considered of the hiniih o


ItcsiTi.eiifc of Col Shuttle,vor h m • l o /•


i . ..*■ T -infr rhirnrgeon, >sns loiuin had ;.av.mjed this^^^namn, J3| l i E y K g ; - 3&1 m i ls


with tin* Haiiiniorions of Tlcllil’n'ld Beel ahonl some land al Thdlilield. and in IGin an agreeiMoiil was entered info w)n*r(*by St«*plieii ITammertnn and his son .Tohn won* to i-onvoy In tho Governors of the school ci'rtain small yearly rents at eighteen .vears ])iircliase. and the Govi'i'iiors wore to retain ClOO out of tho piirehnse momn* in satisfaction of their *'laims against the TTninmorlons. This agreeiiieiit appears to liavo h<*on carried out ill lf)17 liy iho eoiiveyanee to tlio Governors of eorlain small yearly rents .uniinnting to CO Os. Id. per annum in <‘nnsidcralimi of tin* s;i.in of C1G2, from whieli picsnmahly tho Governors dediu ted the ClOO as agreed. There is nothing among tho school papers to show that this transaction was completed either nt liio instance or the expense of AVchster.


'rin*r»' was a long-standing dispute


(h) Tfc appears from tho sehool nceounts for tlie year ending 21th June. 163R, tha t CoO was lent, out of tlie sehnol money on


the Bond of Air. Aluneke and Air. Hartley. Tn those days tliere were no hanks, so th a t wlien the selinol had money in hand it was kept in coin in a sealed nil hag in tlio school ehest. There were tlien no goveriiTneiit loans, or shares nr securities of joint slock eompaiiios. in which to invest moneys, and the usual form of investment appears to have been loans on bonds with sureties. Tn tlio above case Aruncke seems to have been tlie borrower, and Hartley a surety. Tn the school account of 2-lih Juno. 1010. tiiero is an entry of C-l_ received of llieliard Afoneks and AVilliam AToneks for the use of CIO. Apparently £10 of the loan had hcen paid off and a fresh Bond obtained with a fresh surety. Tlio


In IGGl llio


Statement That Lacks Confirmation. In tlio resull. ilie f.'onneil, on the 25th


dcl)t appears to have boon still owing in June, 1G17, for on tlie 2itli of tha t jniniHi Nicholas Cunlilfe wrote to Bicliaid Alercer (one of llio Governors and ap­ parently acting as the Receiver or Treasurer for tho year) as follows:—‘* J li.'ive likewise sent you tho wi'itfc against Alunckes well 1 praye you procure served. If Ileniie M’alinsle.v hoe a t Clilhoroo f praye yon pa.v*' him towards ihe writl xx<.”


Porsonal Notes.


letter: “ pd. to Mr. .N'owell for the ballives fees for serviiige tho writt, viijs.” ’ITiis was proliahly a note made by Alorcor of a payment made hy liim to assist liis recollection when he came to make up liis aceonnls of tlie seliool funds at the end of Hie year. Ahonl the same period tlier** is a note of money disbursed by Rieliard Mercer since liis aeeounl, which includes this itcjii: “ Spent in goingo to Gislmrne about the lmsine.ss for Alunko ijs. viijd. From this reference to Gisbnrn in I'on-


tlio ('oiirt Baron of the .Manor of Gisburn. In 1G3.5 ami on 30Hi January. IG3G/7, be was ;i Alinor. Ho was of full age in the Court, liist of IGHi I'^obniary, IG3S.1). and his naim* oci*urs as a suitor u]) to ami including tlie list for 29th April, 1G53. The next list of suitors is for tlie (.ourb of 20th May, IG-'O, when Henrv Alarsden appears as a. suitor in Ibis place. Ho was apparently then dead.


Missing Accounts.


several following years are missing, J cannot- say whether the Governors were snceessfu! in recovt'iing the money, hut if the L'U) ami Interest were recovered it might lia\'i* tirigiiiateil the story referred to hy .Mr. (tossIov, tliongli there is imthing in tho school papers to show tha t Webster had anything to do with the issue of the writ, or that he spent any money in connexion with the pro­ ceedings.


elected »mo of the Governors of the selmol, in till* place ol Richard Afereer wlio was In-Baililf of Clitheroe in the yo:ir lG2tl 30, ami had been a scliool governor since before IG31. Thi* governors a t the time* of Webster’s election were .lobn Aspinali. of Standcn. John Biigdale, Gonrgo Wooil, iiicliard Cottani ami AVilliam Bailey.


On the 21lh .Inly, IGGO, Wohsler was T’he following is the record of AVohstor’s election :


The iwentie inwreth dayi* of .Inly in Hie yeare of our liOrd god one Hionsaml sixo Immlred and sixtie.


AVhercas i t t nowo plainly appeares tha t Richard Alerccr hiite of Cliderowe in


the p'islie of AVluiUey Jind ennnty of Laiii'a>ter yeoman formerly one of the goii’iiors of tho free gramer .schooio of philliiip kingo and Afario (iiioeno of Knghiml in Cliderowo alforesaid bathe passed awaye all Ills estaite hoollio roall ami p’smiH and tha t the jihice of a gon'iior of the said schqnle ami tho revi'iiewes Hiercviito lieloiigiiie is hecoiiio vuyde hy reason thereof and otlii*r eanso.s .\iid tha t hy the fonndacon thereof the maim* pa rt of the gmi’nors of the said M'hoole are to elleei and clmse an other in Ills jdace and stead .\nd hi'fore snob ellecenn should bee made the goirnors are hy certaiiie statnts ordained for the good of the said seliimle to take Iheire scii’all ontlies aiidihlehy and voluntarily vpon the hyhle: Txiiowe y(*e therefore lo whoiiie this maye ap)itaine th a t wee .rolin Aspiiiall. .Tnhii Bngdall and A\ ilhn Balcy three of the gmi’nnrs of the said schoole bane not onoly :nidihlely and voliintnrilie taken our sen’nll oathes vpqii till* hvhle ill the sehnnle house in riiderowe afforesaid arcordinge to the s:iitl s iahits: But alsoo linne snlemly . llecti'd and chosen John AVehsier of (iidorowo afforesnid geiillemnn to Ik'p one of Hie gnn’uors of the s:iid schoole in llie place and stead of Hie said Bicliard ATercer. Tn losHninnie whereof w(*o Ihe said gon’nor.s bane lierevnto suhscrihed


onr names. T'estes


Thomas Smith. AVilliam Baley. • Nicholas TAngdall.


Thomas Afar^den. John Aspinnll. A


. A ’illiam Hinl. John ■Pngdall.


tooke his p’olesiacnn aiidihlohie in tlie tho sciinole linn^e ahnnesaid aceordinge to the sl.'itnts of the said schnole tlie daye and yeare ahoiiosaid in the ]»resenco


And lhahoue named .Tohn AVi'h^ter of


Tliomas Afar'dcii. Tliomas SimHi. AVilliam Hi rd.


r. • t Nicholas ■Dngdall. (To he cnnlinned.) SNAKES A L IV E ! -\ Mark snake nearlv fifl. bmg coded itself


nniiiiiil tl„. no,-'; of J f is A 0 I’nff. of Bulhy. on Hu* Tapper AA'alhimha River, says


George Harris. AA'lnle she was sitting on Hie verandah a kitten began lo play avoinut


Renter from .'sydm*y. Afrs. B.aff was visiting a neigbmir. .Mrs.


her chair. .shoulder.


.middeiily she felt something climhing up on the hark of her chair, and on in her


She pushed it. away rei’eatodly. ,,


Afrs. Baff went, in throw i|, olf when ‘"he saw tho snake coiling ilsolf around her neck. She screamed and) heat tlie snake nlT to Hio floor withmit- heing hitieii. and the snake was killed hy ATr. Harris.


Still thinking that- it was the kiHon. . i - . . IN QUEST OF A NIB.


nial peri iiiaeitv has a t last- discovered a wav to secure a new nih from the Bost OfTieo (s:iy.s a writ/cr in the “ ATormng


A rolleaguo of mine with more than nor-


Bosfc” ) “ On a visit to the G.B.O.,” he tells mo,


.stranger filling in a form with a brand new nib. T asked an oflieial if T. too. might have n. now nib,


“ m.v envv was excited, hy^ the sight of a


replied oonrteonsly. ‘ hut T have np^nulhori- ly to issue new nilis to the pnMic. Tf. however, yon enro tn applv to^ the ofTio'al internroler. T am sure that ho will oblige.” ’DifTidcntly lio approached the interpreter


‘ T am sorry, sir.’ he Ihon


TOWN TO COUNTRY. VICAR OF D A LEH EAD ON


ami Dale Head Bari>li Maga/.iiie, the Vicar (Ib'v. C. .Slat<'r) says:—


tho wet ami cold in oixhT to attend the Church services, parishiom'rs may expect a plea.saiit evening stroll, so it behove.s all of us to work together to make our evening services as attractivt* as possible. A\ c iiiiist admit- that many people, not oiil,y in our [larisli Init in otlier imrishes, have lelt the 4'ountry to go and live in the towns. They iinist iiften feel a very Ivcen ilosire lo visit the country again.


m*arly everyone drive's a motor or .Hide-car, to do so is* not a diflieul matlor. 1 think w(* should try to a ttra c t siicii pi’oplo to our evening servleo wliilc they are taking their evening drive. Then again tliero aro the “ hikers ” and “ ramhlers ” whose need.s have to he looked after. I am one of thos,» who cannot see anything hut good in town- dwellers visiting the country «)u Sundays, jimvidi'd they do not <lo so a t the expense of their religious feelings. Tliero are many country churches lialf empty dtiring the evening sorvii'c. and a t Hie same lime maiiv peoph* wandering :ibont who, if they knew tliey would he welcome, would fill tlie churches.* 1 think i t is onr tluty to make them very welcome lo Dale Head country­


Ill tliosc days when


side ami ehnreh. ST. DENYS’ HOME.


tho L'omniittco of the Barish Church Operatic Society for Hio sum of £5 received


The Afatron is very grateful, .and thanks


from them from their recent performances of Bmidigorc.


and asked him. in his host French, for a new nih. The interpreter produced a glttoring array of nibs, and my colleague chose one.


Darnlcy’s Cobliam Hall estate, near Gravesend, Kent, arc to ho sold, by auction.


Aforo than 6,000 oaV trees on Lord


tha t tile pleaHanlest time of the year is approaching for tiiosc of us who live in the coiiiiiry. Instead »)f :i long dioary trami) through


The line weather tif late has reminded ine


OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORSHIP. AVriliiig ill tlu* current i>sne of Shiidhnrn


As Hh* s<'hool accounts for 1()I7.S and


lirst Baronet). He was probably habitu­ ally employed by Sir Ralph in connexion wiih his Imsitiess affairs ami from his having procured the writ may have been a lawyi‘1*. Ho was one of the Governors of the .school, liaviiig lieeii appointed along with Rii'lmrd AIorc»*r hy the in- tiuem.'o of Sir Raliili. Ther<' is a note at the foot of the above


Collie, ami is referred to in one of the doeumeiils relaliiig to , Ihc seliool, as “ servant ” of Sir Ralpli Ashlietoii (iho


.Nicholas Cunliirc was of Wycollar, m*ar


r]l(^ Comiiiitlc**, said the most important increased t*ni<*icii<:y ilial might be expected from mergers was in <'onm'(:timi with the detect ion of eriirn*. Teelinieal 4'<|uipmeiit. lt)(), could be more (voiiomirally provided in large unit".


closer ro-ordination ol all crimo-deti'<-tion work were ?>U'«mgly Mi|>iM»rl<'d on 'J'lics- day hy .Mr. L. l)ix»>ii. .\>sislant. lliider- Sccrelary at Hu* Home Ulliei*, giving eviileiici* hehir*' the Select I'miimitiei* of the House of (.'omiiioiis which had hc<>n set up iiiuler the «-liainnaiisliip of Sir Hugii O’Ni'iil. Conservative Al.l*. lor .viitrim, to iiH|uirc into this propost'd aiiialgaiiiat ion. Air. Di.viin, in a uri i tcn im-iiioramliim to


The }lnl[n^als I'nr the aiiialgaiiialiiin of Hiu smallri' polic-e foice.s of llm <'ouiitry ami


ADVERTISER AND TIMES, ERIDAY. APRIL 29, 1932. MERGING PC LICE


Home Office Views for Select Committee.


Talk of Central^ Training. EXAMPLES (NINE) BALL AGAIN!


£ 6 / 1 0 / . 3-picce Roomy Suite in Bexim* and A^eloiir. Sprung on steel well®. Oil;- Snitc.s will look sweeter in .vour liome. B a l l A ^ a in .


N e w S w e e p e r s f o r O ld . For a short period we are prepared, to introduce tlio finest Carpet. Sweeper on ilie markot, to allow you 5/- on your old Carpet Sweeper, n o m a t t e r w h a t c o n - d i t i o n i against a new “ Boudoir ” Sweeper.


wonderfully eflTicient. 3 Models: 21/G. 21/0, ami 2P/-. B a l l A e ra ln .


Aluminium is liglit, yet .sturdy, and is 'J’ho “ Rondoir ” lu'ing ina4lo of


hrnsli ami comb h«ix. T’aki*n in exchange. i B a l l A ^ a in .


3 5 / - 3ft. Gin. Heavy t ’arved HalLtatid.j finished black. ljen‘IIed plate mirroi*. and j


i The rnue4'iitiati*m of deUs-tive work in as


larg«* units as possible was advi'*able. TTie smalli'r the iiiniilier of units and the la rger Hh* si/c nf iiiiil'. Ho* heti«'r sn l«)iig as it was iml carrii'd to iiiiwirldiiie'-s.


Advantages of Merging.


nexion with Aliiiike, tlio lii'fore mentioned Rieliard Aloncks would appear to be IHeliiird Moneks. Gontb*maii, whoso naiiu* appears in Hie Tjist of Suitors to


covering a pojMihition of 250JHH), It would ho an advantage if hirces iiiulei' 75,0i)0 were to l)<> amalgamated. “ T’lie main adminislrative sidvaotages at which we are aiming are


Central Irtiiniiig for Hu* higher ami leclinictil oHicers.


Unilleatioii of condiiioii.s -<d service. Deduction in iiumher nf units. I''urther developmenb of 4k*t**etivc work under tile hetid of co-ordiinilloii. tiiid


Sir George Hiinu* (Con., Greeiiwicli) :


What uni ts would you jniialgtimale*'-- G«‘m'riilly .speaking, the liornugh with llu* county. .Sir Hugh O’Neil l: What, luijipen.s Avhon


WALTER BALL, ' t S ™ t CASTLE STREET, GLITHERDE


one of these crimes connected with motor- etirs tjikes phiei* in a siiuiU homiigh?—'iTm chief coiistahle lakes a ma t te r of th a t sort into his own liamls. He pnilnibly lias had <leleclive t ra ining a t sonic time of his career , ami would In* ipiite compclent to set. the wheels in inotiuii, allhongh he may mil have a whole-time tleictdive. AVoiild a ninrc 4'xpi*rienced detective de- parliiient like Scotland A


right to do anything in llio borough uiiles.s re*picsted hy the chij'f constable?—No. .So if Ihc chief constable' caretl t4> a.sl<


a eounl.v man who h:ul occasion to make enquiries in a borough would never make those iiMjiiii'ics uithont making his prc.scnco and the object iif his in*iiiiry known.


changed witli the advent of tlie motor-ear and rapid transport?—A'es. I t lia.s thrown the whole thing out of tlate.


was rather an antitpiati'd way. .Sir llngii O’Neill: All that is very niueh


I t Saving in Chief Constables.


alone there would he advaiitagi's in anial- gamatiiig Hiose >m:ilh*r forces?—A


ster) suggested th a t motor transport hnd prohahly made detection much mor<> dilli- cnlt for borough forces, and asked “ Sup­ posing it were the right- «if tho county force'' or larger fori't.s to enter a district to make inquiries without waiting to corn:spond with the local force, would there he (he same ohje«'lioii to Hu* i'lmtiiiiiaiice of tin* iirdinary watch and wan! work oi till' lioi'ongh hy a localised force? Air. Dixon >aid it was not nu'n'ly a


jierfccHy .sati.**lie(I of that-. Air. AVardlaw-Alilne (Con.. Ixidderniiii-


4|iie.siion of that particular part of doL-c- tivo work,


qinirtei's’ work on the ti'ilinii'a! side tis 'riu'it* was tin* wliole liead-


dalf ami Barry) Air. Dixon said it was definitely to be anticipated that in all amalgamations Hu're would b<> savings In p(*rsonnel—i'liief <‘»nist aides in parlicnlar. Tliefc* wmild In* otlier savings. hi ev»‘fy merger in reoi'iit years there were suh-laii-


W4'll. Replying lo Alc. R. Miinro ((^m. Llan-


tial .Havings. The ( ’nmmillee adioiinud.


You Hiink tha t from Hial point of view ’« s, 1 am


for lip help and had no detective force «if his own there mighl never he a proper invi'sligation of tha t crime?—It rests cn- lii'(‘ly with him. Air. Dixon .saiil it was the eiistom that


’artl have aii\ 500 REASONS WHY BABY CRIES.


A R EPO R T ER LEARNS JUST A F EW OF THEM.


WHAT S IS T ER LUSCOMBE SAYS.


lessons to newly estahlishe<l fatluTs. Tvho call to set'. Hioir pitik-l«?cjl lieirs and assigns a t the Cii.v of l^ondon Maternity Ho^nital. Rerplexml i)apa.H of all ages from 17 to


Luseombe Icnows, for she has just under­ taken tho task of giving mothering ”


50 carry their troubles to Si^"ter Litscomho for her advice, and very tiften she (ells them tha t they are oven carrying them the wrong way up.


As in Golf.


learnt like a g«)lf siroki*. There is a sp(?cinl technique of |>oi.HC and luilaiicc and ''rip, ;iml .von must “ keep yonr eye on the baby ” :it all cost.s, or you may dro[i it. Sister Luscomhi* produced a wrinkly


homl may lie a bishop ov a boxer or a film star. •• H<iw woiihl you liold i t? ” slid said. “ Tiiko that, of course.’’ “ .Vnd nearly siiueezc the life out of the


crook of till* arm with il.s head nji a Mttlo. so. Fathers arc sii nervous of <lroi)ping it that (hey nearly squash it. Now what would you do if it started crying?” ‘ Om* 4if ihice things.’’ said the reporter


jmor Htllo (h*ar hy hugging it agaiunt your chest,’’ said Sister Liisconihe .HeVor*‘Iy. “ Nine fathers tint, of ten make that l l should he held easily in the


mistake.


nosod infant wrapped in blankets, one of tho 200,000 that, have lu'cn horn in tho hospital. [•'ifty yc'ars lienee tha t hmidle *if hab.v-


Lnscomht', a hat'helor loporlor f(*lt he could give any family man a tij) or two on bringing up bonny bairns. Ilohling bab.v. lor oxampb*. lias to bo


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tci'taiiiing conjuring irii'k, siicli as ]'re- ti'iidiiig to swallow m.v watch. Ami if that, was no good tli(*n 1 know a man 'vlio used to St nil* a liaiidkercliief into his baby’s uinuHi and Hial minimised tho noise splcii- didly.”


Why They Cry.


Sister Luscombe. “ Yet <Tviiig can often be stopped by simply changing tlio position of ihe I'hild in your arm for a few moments —like that.


“ .\nd clinked Hu* hahy, 1 suppose?” sai.l


ciinso it was niicomfortahlc.” ” Is tlu*ro any truth in tlie comii; paper


I t was prohahly crying hc-


))ietures of father walking up and down all night witli wailing twins?” “ Lots of truth, sometimes,” said Sister Ln.'-eombe. ” such a'" when iiioxpericncOil paronU give hahy a nice .savoury little supper of cheese and pickles or sonic potiito 4'Iiips from daibly’s plate, 'riicn Hie.v wonder why lie keeps (lu*m awako all night, and tliey think it is duo to had temiier.” lint under close eross-examinaiion Si«tcr


Lnscomhe liad to admit th a t there ore about 5(U) ri'asons wh.v liahy cries.


He may t'r.v lieeanse he is huiigr.y or lie


ina.v c ry lu'Canse of ilu ; p:n'n ho liad yestev- dny, or lie may c ry hocanso ho_ is th ink ing of the jin in lu* t l i in k s he's going to hnvi? to-morrow. Ho may want yon i») jig him on yonr


knee, or he may cry heeanse he doesn’t want .von to. He may cry liecanso there is nothing else to do. and ho Hkes the sound of it, or lu* iiniv <*r.v out of “ pure and simple 4‘UHSodness.” And even Sister Lnseotiihc had to confess


in a flash of paternal iii.spiratioji. “ Firsj. I slionld make funny faces al it tn nmu'^e it.


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Tomporaturcs ranging from 120 degrees


tho a ir of big citio.s revealed th a t tho l>artielcs in the air of New York wore nearly twice the size of those in tlio London air.


A comparison of Hio smoko particles in


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