YESTERDAY IN MELTON MOWBRAY

This is a copy of an e-mail sent to me on Tuesday 13th November 2012, by my cousin Alan O’Brien of Dublin in relation to the death and interment of his older brother Louis in Long Beach, California.  Alan always had a great gift of writing long and informative letters which usually contained some humorous edges and they were always gratefully received  by me.  On the rather strange way that Alan and his younger brother, 'Paddy' learned that their long lost brother had passed away - by a very odd happenstance - I feel that his story might be of interest to a wider audience.   Within the bounds of that context and with nothing to hide I therefore publish this letter to a wider public interest than Louis himself might have possibly expected.  It reads: Hi John, Thanks for your recent email, and glad to hear you're getting over the surgery and clear, I hope, of trouble. We're about a fortnight back from Spain, where we spent a very lazy and pleasant six weeks. ...

Railway Matters RAILWAY from STAMFORD.   The  Midland Railway Ratify Meeting Oakham last week having been but very briefly noticed, Several of my friends - whom I believe are with me - agree that this railway is uncalled for, requested that I report publicly, my input. I have complied with their request, and shall be obliged by your inserting the following Report.—l am, dear Sir, yours truly, Melton Mowbray , Oct. 29,1844. W. LATHAM." After the first Resolution had been proposed and seconded, 1 said, Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen, —1 stand here in a peculiar situation, and most probably am about to make remarks which may not be acceptable to this assembly, but inasmuch as I am the presence of gentlemen I confidently expect to be listened to with some degree of patience." But before I make any remarks I beg to read again the notice for calling the meeting which calls together the " Nobility, Gentry, Clergy, Landowners, Occupiers of Land, and others resident in the Districts...