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Church Bells Vol 7 (Bells and Bell Ringing) December 2, 1876.] Church Bells. 5 Sir ,— Can any of your readers kindly send m e a copy of a set of rules that the Cathedral in 35 mins., consisting of 750 changes (corresponding with the have been found to work well for, (X) a Working M en’s Club and Reading-room; number of months that Mr. Royle lived). The ringers were:— Messrs. W. (3 ) a Clothing and Boot Club ; (3 ) a Coal Club; and (4) for the Belfry ? Cross, treble; Leather, 2nd; Holdgate, 3rd; Yates, 4th ; Lowcoclc, 5th; Moreton Pinkney, Banbury. T h e V i c a r . Brazier, 0th ; Grimshaw, 7th ; Astbury, jun. 8t li; .Cachus, 9th; Withers, tenor. S i r , — W ill you allow me through your columns to thank those who have Conducted by Mr. Cross. W eight of tenor, 25 cwt.; key, D.— Reported. so kindly replied to my letter of the 18th inst.? J. S. H . C h a m b e r l a in . Ringing at St. Giles’s, Cripplegate. Sormead Vicarage, Buntingford. O n Monday, Nov. 20th, twelve members of the Ancient Society of College 1 A. E. J.’ will be much obliged if any one could give her the address of Youths rang at St. Giles’s, Cripplegate, a true peal of Stedman’s Cinques, any establishment where fancy-work done by ladies is sold, and what com­ consisting of 5014 changes, in 3 hrs. 52 mins. The hand was as under:— mission they charge for selling it. H . W . Haley, sen. treble; H . Haley, jun. 2nd ; G. Muskett, 3rd; J. Pettit, ‘ A Co nstant R e a d e r ’ desires a Commentary upon the Epistles of 4th; R. Jameson, 5th; G. Mash, 6th; R. Haworth, 7th; M. A. Wood, 8th ; St. Paul in plain, easy language, suited to young servants and agricultural E. Horrex, 9th; J. M. Hayes, 10th; H. Booth, 11th; W. Greenleaf, tenor. labourers. W eight of tenor, 30 cwt.; key, C. The above was composed and called by [ ‘ Constant Reader ’ does not say what Commentaries he has already tried. H. W. Haley.— Reported. W e should have thought that the S.P. C. K. New Testament Commentary, St. Saviour’s, Walthamstow, Essex. vol. ii., would have suited any persons who are at all able profitably to use a On Friday, Nov. 24th, the following members of the Ancient Society of Commentary. There are clearly some to whom no Commentary would be of College Youths rang the late Mr. John Holt’s original peal of Grandsire any use, and these would be best instructed in Bible classes.— E d.] Triples, consisting of 8040 changes, having two doubles in the last four Sir,— In answer to Mr. Chamberlain’s inquiry in your Number of Nov. 18, leads, in 2 hrs. 49 m ins.:— J. C. Davidson, treble ; T. Page, 2nd ; G. Grim- about Penny Banks and Lying-in Clubs, I would recommend him, and all wade, 3rd; S. Reeves, 4th; H. Page, Sth; C. H. Jessop, Otli: J. Pettit, 7th; your other readers who take interest in such matters, to refer to the Rev. H . Greenleaf, tenor. Weight of tenor, 16 cwt. The peal, which is the first H. B. Blogg, Ch. Ch. Oxford, Hon. Secretary of the Oxfordshire Provident rung on these hells, was conducted by Mr. J. Pettit.— Reported. Knowledge Society, for the best information as to the form er; and to the Ringing at St. George’s, Camberwell, Surrey. Hon. Secretary of the Oxford Provident Dispensary, No. 0 Church Street, St. Ebbe’s, Oxford, for a plan in connexion with that Institution for the latter. On Monday, Nov. 20th, eight members of the Royal Cumberland Society A letter appeared in the Church-of-England Sunday-school Magazine for Nov. (late London Scholars) rang at the above church H olt’s original one-part giving very full details for the management of Penny Banks. They should peal o f Grandsire Triples, containing 5080 changes, in 3 hrs. 3 mins. The always be in connexion wit!i the Post-office Savings’ Banks. ringers were:—H. Windley (his first peal), treble; G. Newson, 2nd; D. St. Mary Magdalene, Oxford. H . A . H a r v e y . Stackwood, 3rd; T. Gleed, 4th; F. P. Knipe, Esq. 5th; E . Gibbs, Oth; J. Page, 7th ; A. Kirk (his first peal), tenor. Conducted by Mr. G. Newson. ‘ L. C. F.’s ’ query shall he inserted if she will repeat it with her name and address for publication. — Reported. Ringing at Redenhall, Norfolk. ‘ E. C. —We cannot undertake to forward letters. If you wish to invite On Friday, Nov. 17th, eight members of the Redenhall Society, being a correspondence von had better let your full name and address appear with also members of the Royal Cumberland Society of London, rang 5040 changes your letter. of Double Norwich Court Bob on the hells of St. Mary’s Church, Redenhall, ‘ W. G. W .’— Write to the Church-of-England Sunday-school Institute for in 3 hrs. 20 mins. The peal was composed and conducted by Mr. Ben­ their Catalogue, or to the S. P. C. K. jamin Smith, and rung by the following hand :— B. Smith, treble ; G. Prince, 1 W. S t o n e .’— W e cannot say whether they are lik ely to he published 2nd; Rev. N. Bolingbroke, 3rd; R. Whiting, 4th ; E. Smith, Sth ; G. Holmes, separately. Esq. Cth; J. Smith, 7th ; Capt. Moore, tenor. W eight of tenor, 24 cwt.; in 1 J. W . G ib b s .’— N o. the key of E flat.— Reported. ‘ H . H . II . ’— The verses by A. E. Hamilton are published, under the name St. James’s Society, London. of Octaves, by William McGee, 18 Nassau Street, Dublin. O n Saturday, Nov. 18, eight members of the above Society rang the late ‘R ev. F rederick G. M. P owell.'— W e fear we could do no good by Mr. John H olt’s one-part peal of Grandsire Triples, comprising 5040 changes, noticing the abominable practice of which you complain. in 2 hrs. 47 mins. The ringers were :— J. W. Cattle, treble; C. T . Hopkins, I f ‘.Margaret ’ will read the Notices of Books which appear in our columns 2nd; H.. Hopkins, 3i’d; R. Erench, 4th; J. M. Routh, Esq., 5th; E. A . P. nearly every week she will probably find some book suitable to her purpose. Knipe, Esq., Cth; D. Stackwood, 7th; W. Best, tenor. Conducted by Mr. ‘ J o h n S. M ayso n .’— ‘ A. H .’ and ‘ A. E. H am ilton’ are the same. J. W. Cattle, who is supiposed to be the youngest conductor in the kingdom. — Reported. Received also.— G. B. Brightling; E. W. Ringing at St. Matthew’s, Upper Clapton, Middlesex. O n Monday, Nov. 27th, the following members of the Ancient Society of College Youths rang a true peal of Grandsire Major, comprising 6000 changes, BELLS AND BELL-RINGING. in 3 hrs. 30 mins. v iz .:— J. C. Davidson, treble; C. Lee, 2nd; S. Reeves, 3rd; T. Page, 4th; H. Page, 5th; W . Greenleaf, Oth; C. II. Jessop, 7th; J. Pettit, tenor. The peal, which is the first in this method rung on the bells, was Ringing at St. Stephen’s, Westminster. composed by M r. E . Stokes, o f Birmingham, and conducted by Mr. C. H . O n Monday, Nov. 13th, eight members of the Ancient Society of College Jessop.— Reported. Youths rang a true peal of Stedman’s Triples, consisting of 5040 changes, in St, Matthew’s, Holbeck.—Yorkshire Association. 3 hrs. 10 mins. at the above church. The ringers were:—-J. Pettit, treble; O n Tuesday, Nov. 21st, the Society rang at the above church 5088 G. Muskett, 2nd; F. Bate ; 3rd; S. Reeves, 4tli; 11. French, 5th ; M. Hayes, changes o f Kent Treble Boh Major, in 2 hrs. 55 mins. The ringers were : — 6th ; E . Horrex, 7th ; T . Bugby, tenor. Mr. M . Hayes conducted the peal.— T. Harrison, treble; T. Lockwood, 2nd; H. Moss, 3rd; R. Tuke, Esq. 4th; Reported. W. Elliott, 5th; W. Whitaker, Cth; J. W. Snowdon, Esq. 7th ; R. Binns, Change-ringing at York Minster. tenor. The peal, which was composed by M r. W . Harrison, of Mottraup and O n Tuesday, Nov. 14tli, on the Minster bells, a true peal of Kent Treble conducted by Jasper W . Snowdon, is in one part, and has the sixth 18 times Bob Major was rung by eight members of the Ancient Society of College wrong and 24 times at home. This bell is at home at nine out of the last Youths, established 1637, containing 5184 changes, composed by Mr. H . ten course ends. Weight of tenor, 16 ewt.— Reported. Hubbard of Leeds, with the 24-867’s, 24-786’s, and 24—678’s, and was com­ pleted in 3 hrs. 9 mins. by the following band:—M. West, treble; Wm. Ringing at Hulme, Lancashire. Bean, 2nd; Wm. West, 3rd; C. Underwood, 4th; Wm. Howard, Sth; Wm. O n Saturday, Nov. 11th, the following members of St. Philip’s Hulme Morrell, Cth; Thos. Dixon, 7th; Wm. H. Howard, tenor. The peal was con­ Amateur Change-ringers rang a peal of Grandsire Minor, containing 720 ducted by Thos. Dixon. W eight of tenor, 18 cwt.— Reported. changes, at the above church, being the first peal in the method on these Also, on Thursday following, in honour of the election of the Lord Mayor, bells; also the first peal of any of the undermentioned ringers :— A. Wood, Mr. Alderman Melrose, eight members of the York Minster Society of Ckange- treble; J.
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