X William Chadwick.Dear Rebecca,Thank you for your nicely worded request forinformation concerning Mr. Chadwick you would besurprised how many enquires we get from people whonever say please or thank you, but first I have topoint out a few things. Sadly we don't have arecord of Mr. Chadwick as such, to try and explainwhy; in fact I would venture to say you probablyhave more information than what the Museum holds.The Cheshire Constabulary was formed in April1857; there are many thousands of records, theseare held by the Cheshire Record Office, Chester. Ias a retired Police officer and voluntary PoliceMuseum Researcher am slowly extracting theserecords. Cheshire Police Officer Enrolment Recordsare held under Reference CJP7 Volumes 1-5. Thesefive volumes are very large and in poor condition,run from 1857- 22 March 1913. Prior to 1857,parishes in County were policed by one or twoconstables meaning they were normally from theirlocal area and policed only that particular area.I am currently searching the 1841 Census ofCheshire, and approximately half way through, Ihave found 61 officers that are not recorded inany records, in fact there are no records ofpolice officers for this period in Cheshire. Atthe same time as these parish constables and thenew Cheshire constabulary being formed there werea number of other police forces in the county manystarting as early as 1833, these were known asBorough Police Forces, Stalybridge being one ofthese forces it being formed in 1833. It is reallybetter explained by reading the History of theCheshire Constabulary which is on the Museum website under the drop down menu marked History andthen "To the Best of Our Skill and Knowledge",this together with Mr Chadwick's book'Reminiscences of a Chief Constable' should giveyou a good insight to policing in the day. Thisbook I always recommend to enquirers who areseeking information about policing Stalybridge inthe earlier days, but sadly it is becomingincreasingly scarcer. I have also been told of anarticle written by a former Stalybridge PoliceInspector Ernest Burslem in 1957 concerning theHistory of Stalybridge Borough Police, it is I amtold filed within the Tameside Local Archives,under Law and Order, subject Police in StalybridgeCorporation Centenary Souvenir 1857-1957. Historyof the Borough Police Force pages 128-133.The only thing I can really offer you which youmay not have is a little further information, onthe Museum database a BSI reference appears thisapplies to a website known as the Black SheepIndex (www.blacksheepindex.co.uk) this is a sitethat carries various paper articles concerningPolice Officers. On occasions the officer's fullname is not given, but we have tried to make amatch against what the Museum Records show. Thereare charges involved to obtain these newspapercuttings direct from the owner of the website. Mr.Chadwick has the following recorded for him 1891Editorial, 1891 Letter To, 1891 Article(untitled), 1891 Editorial, 1891, Letter By, 1891Letter By, 1894 Biography and Photograph, 18971Assault On, 1899 Resignation Of, 1899 Biographyand Photograph, 1899 Resignation Of, 1900Presentation of Ex, 1902 Death Of, 1902 Biography,some of these are no doubt duplicate. It isemphasized that the Museum does not known thecontents of these cuttings and takes noresponsibility for them. The Museum is onlyshowing this as an aid that there is furtherinformation from another source.I am truly sorry I cannot give you any detailedinformation believe me I would have loved to doso, however I would truly appreciate you lettingthe Museum have a copy of anything that youcompile and this way we can open a personal fileof Mr. Chadwick and it will be retained for anyfuture reference.The Museum is open to the public via appointmentevery Monday and Friday and the Curator, Mr. PeterWroe, I feel sure he would be happy to show youaround he can be contacted directly via email onIf you have any further questions please don'thesitate to contact me. Jim Talbot. Trustee andResearcher, Cheshire Museum of Policing.Death of Mr. William Chadwick, Ex-Chief Constableof Stalybridge.Transcribed from Stalybridge Reporter 26th April1902In last Saturday's issue we made reference to theserious illness of Mr. William Chadwick ex-ChiefConstable of Stalybridge. To-day we announce withprofound sorrow and regret, the death of theveteran ex-chief constable, which sad event tookplace at his residence Haigh Altrincham at 11:15on Sunday night, in his 80th year. Mr. Chadwickwas the oldest borough chief constable in England,and to those who knew him best his career standsout as one of the most remarkable of any of ourfellow townsmen. The cause of death was pneumonia,which the deceased gentleman battled with bravelyfor over a week, and when the horizon brightenedand the fondest hopes were being entertained thatthe crisis had been passed and the patient on theway to recovery, the symptoms became furtheraggravated by an attack of bronchitis, which wastoo much for a greatly weakened but otherwiserobust constitution, and the old veteran lay asidethe panoply of battle, and the end came peacefullyand tranquilly as aforestated, the final scenes inthe of a dutiful citizen and devoted andconscientious servant of the borough beingwitnessed by the members of his bereaved family.Dr. Golland of Altrincham, who had been inconstant attendance on the patient, was alsopresent at the bedside. The deceased gentleman wasconscious up to about ten minutes before the end,although from shortly after the commencement ofhis illness he had intermittent periods ofsemi-consciousness, and in his delirious momentshis whole thoughts appeared to be centred in themain pursuit of his life, and his repeatedejaculations were sufficiently indicative of thegreat regard which he entertained up to the verylast for the police service, and his many stirringexperiences in connection therewith. It wasalways his earnest desire to die in harness; hewas therefore loth to sever his long andhonourable connection with the police service.Even in his retirement at Altrincham he was neverhappier than when in the congenial society of thecountry constabulary. Superintendent Okell of theAltrincham division of county police, and he oftenexchanged amenities at the Haigh, and lastChristmas the old ex-chief celebrated Yuletide byinviting several of the county constabulary topartake of his hospitality. He retired from theStalybridge Borough police force three years agolast March after about half a century's policeservice first in London, then in Dukinfield,Ashton, and Stalybridge he being then the oldestborough chief constable in England. Shortly afterretirement he removed to Leicester Villa,Altrincham, in the quiet seclusion of which hewrote his book of Reminiscences, which wassubscribed to by a number of influential gentlemenin Stalybridge in appreciation of his long andhonourable career.He subsequently removed to a newly builtresidence, which he named Haigh after the place ofhis birth at Mottram. His last visit toStalybridge was in August last, on the occasion ofthe celebration of Mr. Robert Mills' 80th birthdayat the Fox Tavern. He was then in good health andwas quite happy to be amongst some of the oldStalybridge worthies. Some months before that heattended a gathering at Hyde Mechanics Institute,the occasion being the handing over of the JohnCritchley Prince memorial, exhibited for some timein a Stalybridge artist's window to the Hyde TownCouncil, he being a subscriber thereto.About a month ago he attended the marriage of agranddaughter at New Mills. It was a very coldday, and on his return home he was suffering fromexhaustion. His condition materially weakened, andthis apparently laid his constitution open to thefell disease which caused his death, for duringthe piercing east winds of a fortnight ago hecaught a chill whilst taking a shortconstitutional and pneumonia supervened.On Friday week he took to his bed, and day by daythe watchers at his bedside became only toopainfully cognisant of the fact that his life wasfast ebbing away. The Mayor of Stalybridge(Alderman Simpson) sent a letter of sympathy, andthere were other letters expressing hopes ofrecovery. Just recently he wrote a letter to theMayor of Stalybridge (Alderman Simpson) sayingthat he should be pleased to attend the Coronationfestivities at Stalybridge, and suggesting thatthe procession of Sunday school scholars mightcelebrate the event by singing at the ThompsonCross. This ancient landmark was re-erected as theresult of Mr Chadwick's efforts and the efforts ofa number of other gentlemen of the borough.In the "Reminiscences of a Chief Constable" aninteresting work by Mr. Chadwick appears thefollowing autobiography:"My early days were spent in a small hamlet knownas the Haigh, Mottram where I was born on July24th, 1822. When but five years of age I had themisfortune to lose my father. In those days therewere not the facilities for giving children asound education as there are at the present time.To attend day school was out of the question, andat eight years of age I was sent to work for aboutthirteen hours a day at a cotton mill belonging tothe Sidebottoms, of Broadbottom. My earlyeducation was therefore acquired at Sunday andnight schools. My father belonged to an oldMottram family, that name being second on theregister at Mottram Church four hundred years ago,the first being Hollingworthe of Hollingworth. Icontinued working at the mill for many years,leading to an uneventful life, the monotony ofwhich was only broken by the part I played in thevillage band and a choral society until January1851, when I joined the Metropolitan Police Force,being then in my 29th year. I was stationed in the"N" Division, under Mr. Superintendent Walker atEdmonton. There the "seamy" side f life waspresented to my view with an almost appallingsadness. I had a valuable preliminary experiencein the Metropolitan Police Force, being engagedmostly on night duty, so that there was ampleopportunity for studying the harrowing sights ofthe metropolis a seen under the glimmer of its gaslights. Whilst in London two great historicalevents occurred. These were the funeral of theDuke of Wellington and the opening of the World'sGreat Fair at the Crystal Palace at both of whichfunctions I feel somewhat proud of having been onduty."Disliking the monotony of night duty I leftLondon after about two years and joined theCheshire Constabulary, which at the time consistedof special high constables and petit constableswho wore no uniform. I was stationed atDukinfield, along with Mr. George Dalgleish, latechief constable of Ashton-under-Lyne, The townshipwas divided into two districts, so that eachconstable had about 7,000 inhabitants to lookafter and we had invariably from six to ten caseseach at Knutsford Quarter Sessions, besidesattending Chester and other assizes. We both heldexcise commissions, as in those days illicitdistilling was carried on to a great extent; somuch so that we had nearly forty convictions forthis offence during the three years I wasstationed at Dukinfield. It was no unusual thingfor us to patrol our districts together all nightin what we called "still-hunting"."Shortly before the Consolidated Police Act cameinto force I was appointed inspector in theAshton-under-Lyne Borough Force, and on leaving,in 1862, to take up the position of ChiefConstable of Stalybridge, I held the record forthe number of convictions of thieves etc. Sincethen, and up to my retirement, in the closing yearof the nineteenth century, my time was spent inStalybridge district, where a finishing touch wasimparted to an otherwise eventful career".The sorrowful tidings reached Stalybridge veryearly on Monday morning, and regret was expressedon every hand in the town where Mr. Chadwick spentso many years in the faithful discharge of hisduties. Before nine o'clock the flag was flyinghalf-mast over the Town Hall, and when it becamegenerally known that Mr. Chadwick had passed awayother outward manifestations of sympathy wereexhibited.REFERENCES AT THE POLICE COURTBefore the ordinary business of the police courtwas proceeded with on Monday morning the Mayor(Alderman Simpson) said he was sorry to hear thatthe previous night the death took place of Mr.Chadwick, their late Chief Constable. For 37 yearsMr. Chadwick was the chief constable of the town,and at the time of his death he was the oldestborough Chief Constable in England. During thewhole of those 37 years the intensified lightwhich beats about a man in such a prominentposition surrounded him and during the whole ofthe 37 years he fulfilled his duties in such amanner as to earn the esteem and respect of thosein authority and, what was still more notable, therespect of almost the whole of the people ofStalybridge. In his capacity of Chief Constable hewas often, very often, the prosecutor, but neverthe persecutor. He was, however, very often apeacemaker and his ear and advice were always atthe disposal of those in trouble, and he (theMayor) knew by those means Mr. Chadwick often keptcases out of the court. Altogether Mr. Chadwickwas a man of whom Stalybridge was justly proud,and he (the Mayor) now desired to express not onlythe sorrow of the Bench, but also the sympathy thepeople of Stalybridge felt for Mr. Chadwick'ssorrowing wife and children. Dr. F. J. ROBERTS-DUDLEY said he felt he wouldlike to add a word or two to what the Mayor had soably said in regard to their late Chief Constable.He might say that he had known Mr. Chadwick eversince he came to the borough of Stalybridge, whichwas now 38 years ago, and from the year 1875 tothe time of his leaving the town he had beenclosely identified with the late chief as surgeonto the police force of the borough. He knew of noinstance where Mr. Chadwick did not perform hisduties faithfully and honourably and he (Dr.Roberts-Dudley) was sure Mrs. Chadwick and herfamily had the sincerest sympathy in theaffliction which had overtaken them. Of course Mr.Chadwick had lived more than they allotted time ofman - three score years and ten they were told -but at the same time, even though old, they wereoften very dear to those around them, and at theleast they could do was to sympathise with thebereaved.Mr. Jno. Whitehead magistrate's clerk, asked forthe indulgence of the Bench whilst he said a fewwords relative to the death of - he night say -his old friend Mr. Chadwick. He like Dr.Roberts-Dudley, was intimately acquainted with Mr.Chadwick, though his position in that court was asadvocate, and latterly clerk to the justices, andso far as he knew, he did not remember a singleinstance where their late chief was ever guilty ofany vindictive feeling towards anyone who were sounfortunate as to be brought into that court.Whether in the dock or in the defendants' box,there was just the same feeling shown by Mr.Chadwick against the man who was charged. The lasttime he (Mr. Whitehead) heard of Mr. Chadwick itwas that he was in the enjoyment of good healthand in coming down to the office that morning andhearing of his death he was shocked. He greatlysympathised with the widow and her family.Mr. Jas. Bamforth, Acting Chief Constable said hetoo would like to add a few words on behalf ofhimself and the numbers of Stalybridge policeforce in expressing the deep sympathy they allfelt with Mrs. Chadwick and family in their sadbereavement. Speaking for himself he couldtruthfully say that whenever he asked for personalfavour from Mr. Chadwick he was never refused, andhe deeply regretted his death. No matter who theman might be Mr. Chadwick was always willing tohelp him out of a difficulty and they could notfind many who would do that nowadays. He (Mr.Bamforth) wished to add his sympathy with thebereaved widow and family.It is interesting to recall the time when Mr.Chadwick resigned the force at Stalybridge. Hisletter of resignation addressed to the WatchCommittee in December, 1898, occasioned no littlesurprise at the time. Its acceptance was moved infitting terms by Alderman Fentem, and seconded bythe late Councillor John Shaw, and upon theminutes book was recorded the "committee'spleasure of testifying to the able, courteous, andimpartial manner in which Mr. Chadwick had servedthe town 37 years, and the members trusted that hemight be spared for many years to retain his goodhealth and thoroughly enjoy the rest to which hewas fully and deservedly entitled." At the monthlymeeting of the Council, Alderman Fentem paid afitting tribute to Mr. Chadwick's worth. To useMr. Fentem's own words: - "Mr. Chadwick's lifehad been well spent, and now he wished to retireinto private life on his well-earned pension. Hewas sure they all agreed with him in the hope thatMr. Chadwick might live a long life to enjoy topension which he well merited. Mr. Chadwick had aremarkably strong individuality, and he had alwaysperformed his duties to the entire satisfaction ofall classes of the community. He had alwaysenjoyed the confidence of the Watch Committee ofthat Council, and of the borough magistrates, andhe did not think any prisoner who had ever been inhis hands could complain of the treatment to whichhe had been subjected. He did not think a fairerminded man could have possibly held the positionof Chief Constable, and he might describe Mr.Chadwick as an ideal Chief Constable. When timecame for the appointment of a successor, he hadonly hoped that they would secure the services ofa man who would supply their wants and dischargehis duties as creditably as Mr. Chadwick had done.It had been his (Alderman Fentem's) pleasure tosit on the Watch Committee ever since he had beena member of the Council, and he had also had thepleasure of sitting on the Bench more than twentyyears, and he might honestly say that from hisexperience of Mr. Chadwick it would have beenimpossible to have found a fairer-minded officer.Mr. Chadwick would carry with him into retirementthe good opinion of not only all the members ofthe Council, but of the ratepayers of the boroughgenerally. He regretted that the time had arrivedwhen Mr. Chadwick had to leave them, but it wasinevitable and now that he was about to retire hetrusted that he would enjoy good health for a longtime to come." Then followed a few remarks by thelate Councillor Shaw, who having known Mr.Chadwick for the greater portion of his lifetime,could speak confidently of the honest and faithfulmanner in which he had performed his dutiesirrespective of any party consideration. AldermanNorman was Mayor of Stalybridge in 1898 and in thecourse of his remarks upon the chief's resignationhe said Mr. Chadwick's merits were so well knownand admitted as to have become almost a tale. Hecould candidly say that he never knew of a singleinstance in which the Chief Constable had tried todraw either upon his imagination or upon anyfeeling in the town against the prisoner in thedock. Not only that, but he had always kept theconstables to their work, and always urged them tobe honest and truthful; he had lent them theexample of his own straightforwardness, and underhis control the administration of justice in theborough had been impartially and honestly carriedout. There was no man who had ever been chiefconstable who could have carried out his duties ina more efficient or satisfactory manner than theirchief had done. They all regretted that age anddeclining years compelled him to resign; theywould have liked him to have died in harness,because under the Chief Constableship justice hadso ably dealt out without respect to persons,creed or politics. He was afraid that they wouldnot be able to secure a successor who anythinglike Mr. Chadwick, but those were eventualities towhich they had to trust. He had hoped that Mr.Chadwick would live for many years, and havehealth and strength long to enjoy his well-meritedpension.Before leaving Stalybridge the Watch Committeemade him the recipient of an illuminated addressin book form.So far back as 1876 Mr. Chadwick was the recipientof an illuminated address framed in gilt and anoil painting of himself in uniform. The text ofthe address was as follows: -Borough of StalybridgeWilliam Chadwick, Esq., Chief ConstableWe, respected sir, the undersigned on behalf of alarge and influential number of inhabitants of theborough of Stalybridge most earnestly desire youto accept this address, with the accompanyingportrait of yourself together with a gold watchand appendages, as a manifestation of theunchanging friendship and respect we entertain foryou as an old an valued officer of the borough.During the fifteen years that you have lived andlaboured amongst us we have watched your progresswith pride and satisfaction, and have come to theconclusion that no man is mire worthy that you areto receive this mark of distinction and honourwhich it is now our privilege to confer upon you.You have discharged your arduous and difficultduties with forethought, tact, vigilance,impartiality, whist your conduct, when placed asit is has been under the trying ordeal, has alwaysbeen of an unflinching and irreproachablecharacter and has gained for you the respect andadmiration of the majority of the inhabitants.These, sir are often high and gifted qualities ina public officer and have often proved ofinestimable value to the authorities under whomyou are employed.We trust you may have much gratification inreceiving this address, not so much for itsintrinsic value, but as a faithful reflex of theverdict of public opinion on your conduct as ChiefConstable of this borough, and that it may be themeans of encouraging you to persevere in the manlyand dignified course you have hitherto pursued.May your official connection to the borough belong continued, and may your and yours long liveto enjoy the well-earned fruits of a good name,which is better than riches, to which you are sofully entitled, and for which you have so long andconsistently laboured . - President, Councillor N.Ives M.P. ; treasurer, Alderman Robert Stanley;secretary, Councillor W. Moore; T. H. SidebottomM.P., Alderman B. Mellor, S. Warhurst, C. Baker,Councillors J. Heap, T. Mills, J. Simpson, M.Fentem, A. Hassall, D. Hollingworth, J. Hyde, J.P.R. Brierley, M.P.S. J. Dixon, D.P.A., A. Lee, J.Byrom, A. Sidebottom, C. Hyde, W. Emmett, J.Rowles. Oct. 18th 1876Mr. Chadwick seems to have been rather unfortunatein having to deal with many disturbances. In 1891a spinners' strike occurred, which lasted six orseven months. The workpeople had frequentcollisions, and some forty or fifty extraconstables, twenty of them mounted, wererequisitioned. The strike ended without seriousconsequences. Since then Mr. Chadwick was calledupon to cope with another fierce industrialstruggle at Carbrook Printworks, when mountedpolice were drafted to the assistance of the localforce. The days of Mr. Chadwick's regime sincethen were happily peaceful.In his official capacity as Chief Constable Mr.Chadwick was once assaulted in Stalybridge underrather peculiar circumstances. He was sent for bya local pawnbroker to look at a new coat which aman was offering to pawn. The man who had no coaton his back said the new coat was his own,whereupon Mr. Chadwick told him to try it on. Theman did so, and it was found to be a great dealtoo small. The Chief told him he would have to goto the police officer, and as Mr. Chadwick turnedhis head the stranger struck him violently severaltimes on the head. With the assistance of thepawnbroker the man was marched to the lockup,where he tore the coat in pieces. Sentence ofthree months was passed for the assault , andsubsequently the assailant was convicted forstealing jewellery in Staffordshire. Whilst atAshton Mr. Chadwick had a very narrow escape oflosing his life, at the hands of a man, who likehimself, was in quest of criminals. The town wasin a state of ferment, consequent upon theoperations of the brickmakers' strike. Brickswhilst soft were stamped upon and spoiled in thenight by the union men, and at other timesthousands of needles were put into the soft clay.Often daring incendiary outrages were committed,whilst horses were cruelly hamstrung in theirstables. "For many nights", says Mr. Chadwick, "wepatrolled the neighbourhood of these brickyards,with sidearms, but we could not watch them all atonce, and the proprietors had to employ each awatchman of his own. One poor fellow was shot inthe head. A times I paid these watchmen a visit,to see if they were alert. One morning, at abouttwo o'clock, I went and placed myself under theshade of some houses overlooking a brickyard,where a man was watching. This man had justreturned from Australia, where he had beenroughing it. Seeing nothing of him I gave a shortlow whistle to test his alacrity. In a minute ortwo I was surprised to find him crawling along onone hand and one knee, within twenty paces of me,and holding his gun in position at his shoulderwith the other hand. I was almost afraid tobreathe, for if he had seen me he would have letme have the contents of his piece. Thanks to theshelter of the houses, however he did not see me,and I was glad to escape. The strike did notterminate without loss of life. Two officers,Seargeant Harrop and Constable Jump, were shotearly one morning whilst endeavouring to stop anumber of men. Poor Jump dies from his injuries. Abrickmaker named Ward, was hanged for the crime atLiverpool and another, named Burke, was sentencedto penal servitude for life."Mr. Chadwick was a Freemason, having held theposts of Worshipful Master of the Royal EdwardLodge 1,088 and Prov. Sword Bearer of the Provinceof Cheshire. He frequently visited the MasonicRooms in Market-street, Stalybridge, and it may beinteresting to note that his initiation took placesome 50 years ago at Newton, and in 1895 he wasmade the recipient of a tantalus and a set ofcarvers by the members of the Royal Edward Lodgeas a mark of esteem.The deceased gentleman was extremely fond of agame of cards, and as a "yarn spinner" he was parexcellent. His vivid memory if incidents whichoccurred in his childhood days was reallyastonishing, and many in Stalybridge and districtcan testify to this. Speaking of cards we mightmention that the "grand old man" made a greateffort to indulge in a game with his son on theThursday preceding his demise, but he soon becameexhausted, and had to reluctantly stop playing.Mr. Chadwick's partiality for the place of hisbirth - Mottram - is known to many, and for yearsupon years has the Reporter often containedanecdotes of the village. Mr. Chadwick was theauthor of a book, "Reminiscences of Mottram", anice little brochure giving an account of the lifeand habits of quaint Haigh, Mottram (now inruins), and the new house on which he resided atAltrincham was known by the name of The Haigh.Punctuality was a motto adopted by Mr. Chadwickthroughout his memorable career, and a rareexample was he to the other members of theStalybridge police force on account of hisconsistency and persistent attention to hisduties. And in him inspectors, sergeants, andconstables had a friend, for he would always givean attentive hearing to any complaint orapplication for a favour on the part of his men.In the cold winter months he never forgot the poorand needy. On his own initiative he would open outa subscription list and in a day or two he wouldhave secured £30 or £40 towards a soup kitchen.Many indeed are the gallons of soup which havebeen boiled the premises belonging to Mr. Brown,tripe dresser, Market-street, who used to kindlylend the requisites gratis.Mr. Chadwick was married 58 years ago, and it is amelancholy circumstance that two years hence thismonth he would had he had lived, been able tocelebrate his diamond jubilee.As many living residents are aware Mr. Chadwicktook a great interest in the erection of ThompsonCross, the spot where centuries ago, before TownHalls were built, the natives used to assemble tohear public proclamations. The Riot Act was readthere once or twice. Mr. Chadwick was the first tosuggest the erection of the Cross; he was anardent collector of funds for the purpose, and hisname is inscribed on the monument as being theChief Constable at the time of its erection.THE FUNERALtook place on Thursday afternoon at the church ofhis native place, Mottram. The vault in which theremains of the deceased gentleman found their lastresting place is situate near the portion of thechurchyard, a few yards distant from the historicmonument erected as a result of his efforts manyyears ago, in memory of the deceased Mottramgenius Lawrence Earnshaw, the unveiling of whichwas a red letter day in the history of Mottram.Over in the valley beyond is the little hamletknown as the Haigh, where the late Chief Constablewas born, the house in which he first saw thelight of being now, alas, in ruins. The coffin andits contents were conveyed from Haigh, Altrincham,by road in a hearse to Stalybridge, the funeralcortège being formed at the station shortly after1.30 p.m. The members of the Town Council,Corporation officials, and Masonic brethren foregathered just below the station in front of theRose and Crown Hotel, and there formed aprocession. The members of the Borough PoliceForce and Fire Brigade paraded in full dressuniform at 1.30 p.m. at the Town Hall and marchedto the police station in charge of the actingChief Constable Mr J. Bamforth and InspectorBeaumont. There was a large crowd at the policestation and the pathways on either side ofMarket-street were lined with people, many of whomreverently removed their hats as the funeralcortège passed. Blinds were drawn at most of thehouses, and on all hands sorrow and regret weremanifested. On reaching Bower Fold a section ofthe constabulary, under Inspector Beaumont parted,the remainder going forward to the graveside towitness the last sad chapter in the career oftheir old and respected late chief. Passingthrough the village of Mottram the same marks ofrespect were shown, blinds being drawn whilst oneither side of the roadway and at the foot of theCrown Pole hoary-haired veterans with droopingforms bent with the weight of year, stood withlocks uncovered, the quivering lip or the anxiousyearning in many cases betokening their sorrow atthe loss of a once familiar friend, with whom theyhad perchance cracked many a joke at the foot ofthe Crown Pole in the old days. The hearsecontaining the coffin was fitted with glass sidesthrough which the coffin was visible under a massof flowers. The coffin was of panelled oak withraised lid and solid brass mountings. On the brassplate was the inscription : -WILLIAM CHADWICK,Died April 20th, 1902,Aged 79 years.The members of Stalybridge Town Council present atthe funeral were Alderman Fentem, J.P., AldermanE. Thompson, Councillors J. Hardy, J. Cocker, J.Booth, J. T . Clark, and A. Keefe. The Corporationofficials were the Town Clerk (Mr. Jno. Miller),the borough surveyor (Mr. J. Oliver), the gasmanager (Mr. W. Hill), the gasworks cashier (Mr. RMcDermott), the librarian (Mr. T. Swain), theborough porter (Mr. C. Holt), the boroughaccountant (Mr. W. I. Mason), the gas collector(Mr. R. Stanley). Amongst the many old friends ofthe deceased who were present were Messrs. W.Gudger, J. Cook, Charles Roscoe, Robert Mills(Ridgehill-Lane), H. Tinker, Sam Hill, R. Clayton(ex-detective of Manchester), J. T. Norris, S.Chadwick, J. B. Wilson (Heyheads), Wright Shaw(Ashton), G. Braddock (Broadbottom), T. BarlowJ.P. (author of a book of poems entitled"Longdendale Valley"), R. Walker (Hollingworth),Miss Sarah Gartside of The Haigh (where Mr.Chadwick was born), Mr. J. Snell (Chief Constableof Ashton) and Mrs. Snell, Mr. Whitehead, Mr. AndMrs. T. W. Neal (Ashton), Mr. Jno. Taylor ofStretford (formerly in the employ of theStalybridge Corporation, first as policeman andlater as rate collector), S. Whyatt (Mottram),James Clarke (Denton), J. Ashworth (Manchester).At the church there was a large assemblage , manyhaving driven up from Stalybridge in wagonettesand cabs, whilst there were present a large numberof villagers. The funeral service was conducted bythe Rev. Canon Miller. At the graveside theceremony was very impressive. The members of theborough police force were drawn up in a squarearound the vault. The last sad rites wereperformed by the Rev. Canon Miller, in the courseof which he delivered a short address. He said: Weare assembled by the side of one who was a notedcharacter in this locality, and whose family wereintertwined with the history that are district. Heleft a record of his memory and a token ofremembrance to his friends in this locality roundabout the ancient place of Mottram. He compliedthose Reminiscences which are so very valuable forthose who read the, as bringing back the days ofthe past. The comfort is that when we are layingto rest those who tried in their day andgeneration to do something, I always think in acase like this of the simple lines on thetombstone of John Lawrence in India - "Here liesone who tried to do his duty." That is what any ofus can try to do. God help us to do our duty.The bearers were residents of Mottram, their namesbeing Messrs. J. Hadfield, G. Morrision, J.Chadderton and H. Clarkson. Mr A Kershaw ofBroadheath, had the charge of the funeralarrangements, and the coaches were supplied byMessrs. Wood and Co., Stalybridge.The following were the mourners: -1st coach - Mrs. Chadwick (widow), Mr. WilliamChadwick, Mr. & Mrs E. Tetlow, Mr. & Mrs. WatkinChadwick.2nd coach - Mrs. Beech, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander,Mrs. Rowe, Mrs. Grundy, Mrs. Altham.3rd coach - Mrs. Higginbottom, Miss Jessie Lang,Mrs. Shawcross, Miss. Clara Beech, Miss. HannahChadwick, Mrs. Greenwood.4th coach - Mrs. Crabtree, Mrs. Aspland, Mrs.Higginbottom, Misses Harriet, Emily and AnnieChadwick.5th private coach - Mr. Thomas Lockwood6th coach - Mr. Tom Simpson, Mr. W. I . Kinder,and Mr. James Saxon.7th coach - Messrs. Herbert Higginbottom, PercyTetlow, Willie Lang, and J. W. Beech.8th coach - Messrs. Willie Tetlow, Joseph Hunt,Samuel Clarke, David Clark (Dukinfield), andOrlando Greenwood (Manchester).FLORAL TRIBUTES.Wreath, from his sorrowing Widow. "God's will bedone."Crown, from his Sons and Daughters. "He bore ourcares, and we gave him our love."Cross, from his Grandchildren. "Now we shall misshim."Wreath, from Mr. and Mrs. Watkin Chadwick andfamily "A poor token of our love."Wreath, "A token of sympathy" from A. B., F. S.,W. R., and R. C.Harp, "With deepest sympathy." from Sister Elizaand Daughter .Wreath, "With deepest sympathy." from Mr. And Mrs.Lockwood.Wreath, "With Mr. And Mrs. Stewart's deepestsympathy." (Ashton)Cross, "In affectionate remembrance, from Joseph.""Never morning wore to eveningBut some heart did break"Wreath, "With sincere sympathy," from Mr. And Mrs.Robinson and Pompey.Wreath, "In loving memory. Our love and heartfeltsympathy." From Mr, Frederick and Misses Chadwick."Some day we'll clasp him by the hand,Just over in the Better Land.With our loves ones gone before."Wreath, "Till the day dawns." Mr. And Mrs. JamesShaw.Wreath, "With deepest sympathy," from Mr. And Mrs.Robert Hardy and Family.Numerous letters of condolence were received,amongst them being one from the Mayor (AldermanSimpson), who was unable to be present at thefuneral on account of a conference in Manchester,which required his attendance; also Mr. W. H .Rothwell (Waterworks Department).