“THOSE DREADFUL BELLS.”

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2408, 23 December 1881, Page 3

“THOSE DREADFUL BELLS.”

To the Editor of the Olobe. Sir, —I find that in the first part of your leading article in last night’s issue you are rather severe on the Cathedral bellringers. I have no doubt the article In question emanated from some one that felt annoyed at the refusal of the bellringers to comply with their request to stop ringing on Tnes day night, as it was made out by a messenger from the Theatre that the Governor requested ns to stop ringing. We came to the conclusion that the Governor did not request ns to stop ringing, and for that reason we refused to comply with the messenger’s request. lam certainly not aware that the ringers indulge iu open practice two nights per week. I believe the rule la open practice on Tuesday nights and dumb practice on Thursday nights. Our time of ringing could not be well altered, as most of the ringers have a good distance to travel, after knoefc ing off work. Ae to the clash and clang of the bells, I must certainly admit that there is no necessity at all for snch a jumble of sounds. With a little more judicious management the annoyance can be entirely avoided. If the advice which I have given in my previous letters, signed “ Treble Bob ” and “Grandaire,” had been taken advantage of there would have been no necessity for your leading article censuring the bellringers I will again repeat one or two of my previous hiuts ; and that is, not to allow any ringer to ring in open practice until he has learned to have full command of his bell. With the excellent dumb practice ai rangements fitted up in the tower, there is not the slightest moesslty for any large amount of clashing and clanging. Also, not to ring more bells in open practice than there are very fair ringers to handle them; and, again, not to rise end fall the two tenor bells in peal, but to rise and fall them separately. By strictly attending to the above advice there will bo no room for any more grumbdng. Yours, &0., TREBLE 808. Sydenham, December 22nd.