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judiciously  aud  rigidly  maintained.  In  addition  to  their  head- 
quarters at  Lincoln,  Messrs.  Clayton  and  Shuttleworth  have  a 
large  establishment  at  Vienna,  where  over  200  hands  are  em- 
ployed, as  well  as  smaller  works  at  Pestli,  besides  offices  at 
London  and  Liverpool. 
Owing  to  the  influence  of  the  Stamp  End  Works  upon  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  it  has  grown  to  be  the  chief  centre  of  the  agri- 
cultural engine  trade.  In  Lincoln  itself  three  other  large  works 
have  sprung  up,  besides  a number  of  smaller  ones  ; the  popula- 
tion has  increased  threefold,  and,  to  quote  a local  paper,  “ the 
city  has  advanced  as  rapidly  in  material  wealth  and  prosperity 
as  it  has  done  in  population.”  All  this  is  traceable  mainly  to 
the  works  of  Messrs.  Clayton  and  Shuttleworth. 
But  apart  from  business  relationships,  Mr.  Shuttleworth  was 
alike  active  and  useful.  For  years  he  held  a seat  on  the  Town 
Council  of  Lincoln,  and  in  1858—9  he  occupied  the  post  of  chief 
magistrate.  He  was  associated,  too,  with  the  Volunteer  move- 
ment, having  been  first  elected  Ensign,  and  subsequently  ap- 
pointed to  the  positions  of  Lieutenant  and  Captain.  He  was  a 
Justice  of  the  Peace,  and  Deputy-Lieutenant  of  the  county.  In 
1881  he  was  elected  High  Sheriff  of  Bedfordshire,  in  which 
county  he  had  erected  a residence.  Years  ago  he  took  a promi- 
nent part  in  the  reconstruction  of  the  Metropolitan  Railway,  of 
which  he  was  a Director  at  the  time  ; and  up  to  the  period 
of  his  decease,  he  was  a Director  of  the  Great  Northern  Rail- 
way Company,  as  well  as  the  Sutton  Bridge  Dock  Company, 
the  Agricultural  Hall  Company,  and  a member  of  the  Council 
of  the  Royal  Agricultural  Society.  In  every  one  of  these  under- 
takings he  took  a deep  and  practical  interest  ; seldom  indeed 
was  he  missing  from  his  post.  On  the  Council  of  the  Society 
he  served  for  upwards  of  a quarter  of  a century,  having  been 
elected  in  1856.  His  services  as  Chairman  of  the  Showyard 
Contracts  Committee  were  especially  valuable,  and  on  all 
matters  involving  large  expenditure  of  money  his  advice  was 
ever  appreciated  by  his  colleagues.  He  also  acted  as  Steward 
of  Stock  at  the  Country  Meetings,  1875-8. 
The  local  charities  found  in  him  a generous  benefactor.  He 
was  endowed  with  singular  tact  ; was  courteous,  kind,  modest 
and  friendly  in  disposition  and  demeanour  ; an  upright  man  in 
all  his  dealings  ; one  who  set  a high  value  upon  his  honour. 
In  Mr.  Shuttleworth  was  presented  a remarkable  instance  of 
how  a man,  whose  early  education  had  been  neglected,  may  by 
taking  pains  make  up  the  deficiency.  His  letters  formerly  gave 
evidence  of  slender  educational  advantages,  but  so  close  had 
been  his  observation,  that  of  late  years  his  letters  were  quite 
models  of  composition.  A neighbouring  landowner — a man  of 
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