Thursday next, the 18th instant, being the day appointed to
inter the remains of the late illustrious DUKE OF WELLINGTON, I
respectfully request that the tradesmen of Dudley participating
in the general national feeling, will testify their respect for
the memory of that distinguished individual by the CLOSURE OF
THEIR SHOPS.
E. L. CRESSWELL, _Mayor_.
_Dudley, November 15th, 1852._
This Great National Burial was observed in Dudley with due solemnity,
all the shops being closed.
Died November 11th, 1852, Mr. Thomas Marsh, Fender and Fire Stove
Manufacturer at the Burnt Tree Works, greatly esteemed and respected by
both his numerous workmen and a large circle of friends. Aged 75 years.
December 20th, 1852. The Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway
was opened this day, from Wolverhampton _via_ Dudley to Evesham (41½
miles in length), on the Broad Gauge. A public dinner took place at the
hotel to celebrate the occasion.
1853. The former Church Rate heat and fever had subsided into sober
reason at this time; hence this humbled and subdued appeal to the
parish.