http:\/\/www.vivientomlinson.com\/batley\/p16.htm<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nDear, genial gifted friend! Thy death to me,
\nAnd all who knew thee well, doth sorrow bring
\nBut we in memory will closely cling
\nTo thy bright wit and sound philosophy.
\nWhere shall we another Yorick find? 5
\n\u201cFlashes of merriment\u201d and humorous lore,
\n\u201cWere wont to set the table on a roar\u201d
\nYet all were innocent, and wise, and kind.
\nThou went to learn of Nature, and well knew
\nShe is the best of teachers; tree and flower, 10
\nBird, insect, quadruped, each had the power
\nTo interest and please thee; and the True
\nTo winnow from the False was joy to thee,
\nWho loved all wisdom and true liberty.<\/p>\n
George Markham Tweedale<\/b> [sic] George Markham Tweddell<\/b>
\nRose Cottage, Stokesley.<\/p>\n
Notes supplied by Paul Markham Tweddell from GMT<\/b>
\nLast week it was our painful duty to record the death of this
\ngentleman, which took place on Wednesday the 6th August at his
\nresidence in Purlwell Lane, and his mortal remains were consigned to
\ntheir last resting place in the Batley Cemetery on Saturday afternoon.
\nThe funeral was attended by a large number of friends of the
\ndeceased, of whom he had very many, from near and afar, also by the
\nMayor and Corporation of the borough, the borough officials, the
\nmembers of the Britannia Mill Company, and many others, by whom
\nMr. Binns was held in high esteem. Before proceeding to the cemetery
\nthe corpse was taken into the new Purlwell Wesleyan Chapel, where a
\nvery impressive funeral service was held, the sacred edifice being
\ncrowded with spectators. The Rev. W. H. W. Evans (Wesleyan) and
\nthe Rev. James Rae (Independent) performed the funeral obsequies.
\nOn the route to the Cemetery and at that place, large numbers of
\npersons were assembled to witness the mournful procession.
\nOn this occasion it will not be considered out of place if we append a<\/p>\n
few particulars respecting our departed townsman and friend Mr.
\nBinns. He was the son of Abraham and Sarah Binns, who resided at
\nthe bottom of Soothill Lane, where they kept a small grocer\u2019s shop,
\nthe business being still carried on by Mrs. Binns. He was born on the
\nOctober 20th, 1844. The father, who was for many years employed as
\na woolsorter by Mr. Abraham Brooke, died at the same age as his son
\nIsaac, and left the same number of children surviving, he being the
\neldest and quite a boy at the time. He was educated at the Wesleyan
\nday school kept by Mr John Osborne, and afterwards remained as a
\npupil teacher, under the instruction of the same master. Being
\nnaturally quick and intelligent, he very readily learnt everything he
\nundertook, and succeeded in passing his examinations particularly
\nearly. But the scholastic profession does not seem to have been
\nadapted to one of so lively a temperament, and at the expiration of his
\ntime he relinquished that profession and took a responsible situation as
\ncashier at Messrs. Ward & Co\u2019s., wholesale provision merchants,
\nKirkgate, Leeds. Whilst here he married Sarah, eldest daughter of Mr.
\nJohn Robinson, of Batley. He then removed to Birstall, where for a
\nperiod of about eight years he was the valued manager at the Britannia
\nMill. Whilst he was the servant of this company he applied for and
\nobtained the situation of Borough Accountant for Batley, which office
\nwas rendered vacant by the death of Mr Robert Shackleton. This was
\non October 15th 1874, since which time he has fulfilled the arduous
\nduties with great credit to himself and satisfaction to his employers.
\nIn fact, as a financier, there were few in England that excelled, if
\nequalled Mr. Binns, and by his death the corporation has lost a most
\nvaluable servant, whose place it will be difficult to fill. By
\nwhomsoever employed, the deceased at all times performed his duties
\nin such an efficient and exacting manner as to win for him their
\nadmiration, approval, and respect; and he was also highly respected by
\neveryone with whom he came in contact. In everything to which he
\ngave his mind he was first and foremost, and amongst other things in
\nwhich he took an initiatory part were the formation of Heckmondwike
\nand the Batley Naturalist Societies, which pursuits were particularly
\ncongenial to him, and as a naturalist he was widely known. As an
\nantiquarian he was also well known, but next to being a smart
\narithmetician, Mr. Binns shone most brilliantly as a literary man.
\nWhilst a youth, on the formation of the Batley Rifle Corps, he joined
\nas a volunteer, and the experience he gained as such had doubtless
\nsome influence in bringing forth one of his first literary productions,
\n\u201cTom Wallop\u201d, a very comic and racy brochure, which is vividly
\nremembered even yet. This was followed by \u201cT\u2019Bag o\u2019 Shoddy\u201d and
\n\u201cT\u2019Coddy Miln\u201d Almanacs and other similar productions, all written
\nin gushing Yorkshire dialect, and full of wit and humour. He also
\nedited \u201cCountry Words,\u201d \u201cT\u2019Barnsla Foaks\u201d and \u201cTommy Toddles\u201d
\nAlmanacs, and wrote \u201cOutlines and Notes,\u201d \u201cOn the Line,\u201d \u201cThe
\nArgonaut,\u201d \u201cAt their Last Victory,\u201d \u201cFanny the Orphan\u201d \u201cAfter
\nFifteen Years\u201d and other serial stories, which were brimful of original
\nideas, and exceedingly racy. But amongst his best efforts as a literary
\nman is to be named one of his last productions, \u201cFrom Village to
\nTown\u201d, which appeared in our columns some time ago, and has since
\nbeen published in book form at 1s.6d.
\nIn addition to the foregoing and other works Mr. Binns compiled and
\npublished other tables on the repayment by sinking fund of loans to
\ncorporations.
\nWe must also state that he was a Fellow of the Royal Historical
\nSociety, English Dialect, Folklore and Yorkshire Archaeological and
\nTopographical and other societies, and in connection with these the
\nname of Isaac Binns was known beyond even the limits of the county.
\nIt will also be remembered that a short time ago the subject of these
\nremarks applied for the borough treasurership of the city of Worcester,
\nand was one of the selected applicants, though he lost the appointment
\nby one vote.
\nOn Good Friday, as stated by us last week, the deceased was taken ill
\nwith quinsy, followed by rheumatic fever, from which, however, he
\nsufficiently recovered to attend to his duties, but only for a week,
\nwhen he had a relapse and succumbed, as already stated, at the early
\nage of 39 years. He leaves a widow and five children, in addition to a
\nlarge circle of friends and acquaintances to whom he had become
\ndeeply attached by his warm heart and genial disposition.
\nWe may add in conclusion that at Thursday\u2019s meeting of the Batley
\nTown Council a high tribute was paid by Alderman Fox and the
\nMayor to the respect in which the deceased was held, and to the
\nabilities which he ever displayed.
\n……………………………….<\/p>\n
\nYou can read more of Isaac Binn’s<\/b> biography on Vivian Tomlinson<\/b>‘s site if you scroll down to the entry on him on this site here http:\/\/www.vivientomlinson.com\/batley\/p16.htm<\/a><\/b><\/p>\nVivian Thomlinson<\/b> writes “<\/p>\n
“Isaac Binns must have had a wide circle of friends and correspondents, and among these was George Markham Tweddell , the Cleveland author, whose wife Elizabeth also wrote dialect works under her maiden name of Elizabeth Cole. George and Elizabeth were also strong supporters of a movement to improve conditions among the poor by giving them wider educational opportunities. This they put into practice by moving to Bury, where George became Head of a new Industrial School, and Elizabeth its Matron. On the closure of the school they returned to Cleveland, but with a growing family the 1870s saw a period of financial hardship and Isaac was one of the contributors to a “Purse of Gold” raised by George’s friends to assist him.11In November 1881 Isaac Binns received a letter from George with a biography of his wife, Elizabeth, whose work Isaac must have been interested in publishing<\/i>” View the envelope from Tweddell to Isaac Bins here http:\/\/www.vivientomlinson.com\/batley\/e108.htm<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Isaac Binns, as far as i know wasn’t a poet as such but a writer GM Tweddell had a high respect for… Isaac Binns Died August 6th, 1884. From http:\/\/www.vivientomlinson.com\/batley\/p16.htm Dear, genial gifted friend! Thy death to me, And all who knew thee well, doth sorrow bring But we in memory will closely cling To […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":48,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsrainbow.com\/sonnetsonpoets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsrainbow.com\/sonnetsonpoets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsrainbow.com\/sonnetsonpoets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsrainbow.com\/sonnetsonpoets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsrainbow.com\/sonnetsonpoets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsrainbow.com\/sonnetsonpoets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsrainbow.com\/sonnetsonpoets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12\/revisions\/49"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsrainbow.com\/sonnetsonpoets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsrainbow.com\/sonnetsonpoets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsrainbow.com\/sonnetsonpoets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsrainbow.com\/sonnetsonpoets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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