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Some Selected Reports from the Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette
Thursday, April 4th, 1833
Birth
On Friday last, at the Manor-house, Potterne, the lady of Major Olivier of a son.
Married
At Steeple Langford, Henry, 3d son of Mr.Fidler, of Bathampton, Wilts, to Eliza, eldest daughter of the late P.Morgan, esq.
On Thursday last, William, 2d son of Isaac Harding, esq., of Netheravon, Wilts, to Jane, 2d daughter of Mr.Clarke, of Lechlade, Gloucestershire.
Died
On Thursday morning last, the 28th ult., at the house of her nephew, Philip Hayward, esq., at Marden, near Devizes, in the 61st year of her age, Miss Ann Hayward, only daughter of the late Wm.Hayward, esq., of Marden.
On Tuesday last at Uphaven, in this country, in the 80th year of his age, Mr.Oram. Mr.O lived the greater part of his life at the above place, and was highly and deservedly respected.
A few days since, at an advanced age, Miss Blakiston of Devizes.
Jan.31, at her father's estate, at Petersfield, Jamaica, Mary Henrietta, eldest daughter of John Rock Grosett, esq., late of Lacock Abbey, Wilts.
At Shaftesbury, Martha Maskell, aged 88; leaving four sisters and one brother, now living in Shaftesbury, in perfect health; one sister 91, one 85, the other 78, and the brother 81 years of age !
March 21, at Corsham, aged 78, Mrs.Anne Audain, mother of Major John Willett Audain; and on the 29th, also at Corsham, aged 56, Major John Willett Audain, surviving his mother only 8 days.
At a Petty Session held at Devizes on Tuesday last, the overseer of Chiverell complained of the non-payment of the poor-rates, amounting to nearly �100 for part of the property of Mr.Watson Taylor, in that parish. Mr.Hayward, the receiver to Mr.Watson Taylor's estates, attended, and stated that his reason for not paying those rates did not arise from any objection to the rate itself, but that the property in question was plantation, and unproductive, and consequently not rateable. - The overseer said, that it had always been assessed, and that the rates had hitherto been regularly paid; he also dwelt on the great hardship that would be inflicted on the parish, should the magistrates now decide that it was exempt. Mr.Hayward sincerely regretted increasing the burdens of the farmers; but we had a duty to perform towards Mr.Watson Taylor's creditors as well as to his tenants; and believing, as he did, that this property was not liable to be placed on he parish books he should grossly neglect that duty, if he did not oppose the present demand - The Magistrates shortly consulted, and decided that the property alluded to was not rateable.
At the above Petty Sessions, three labourers, in the employ of Mr.Simon Hitchcock, of Stanton, were charged with neglect of work, and of wasting their master's property. The men, it appeared, had been employed to thrash barley, during Mr.Hitchcock's absence from home; on his return, Mr.H examined the straw, and discovered that little more than one-half of the barley had been thrashed out; a sample was produced, and grosser negligence, or more reckless waste, on the part of the men, has been rarely exhibited. The Magistrates convicted them in penalties and costs, to the amount of 13s each.
The meeting to be held at our Town-hall on Saturday next, on the subject of negro-slavery, is expected to be very fully attended.
At a vestry held yesterday in the parish church of St.John's, Devizes, it was resolved, that the vestries for granting rates for the relief of the poor, hitherto held on a Sunday, be in future held on Mondays; and also that the pew-openers of the different dissenting chapels be informed when any notice is about to be given for holding a vestry.
Most of the troops of the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry Cavalry have been assembled during the last two or three days for drill exercise. After parade on Tuesday last, the Devizes troop were entertained with an elegant cold collation, &c. at New Park, the seat of their highly respected Cornet - T.H.S.B. Estcourt, esq.
The Devizes Mendicity Society, (the annual account of which will be found in another column) has, we understand, fully realized the expectations of the most sanguine of its promoters. Nearly 1600 persons, it appears, have been relieved during the first year of its establishment; and it is a source of satisfaction to find, that whilst those unfortunate persons who are reduced to the necessity of travelling, through extreme distress, and not through idleness, or crime, express their gratitude for the food and lodgings provided for them, the Mendicity Society is extremely unpopular with all the decided rogues and vagabonds. We sincerely trust that the list of subscribers for the ensuing year, will exceed that of the last. The Institution is certainly deserving the support of every benevolent individual in the town.
The Board of Health established in this town, for the purpose of taking means to prevent the progress of the Cholera, had this dreadful disease unhappily visited us, has in consequence of the disappearance of the disease from the kingdom. Had there been any necessity to put in force all the measures which were prepared, we are confident that they would have been found as efficient as could be adopted. The whole expense from November 1831 to March 1833, including the rent of a house for a year, use of furniture, half the salary of a street-keeper, (the other half paid by the Mendicity Society) salary to a servant in the house, printing, advertising, &c. &c., amounting to �65 only, which sum has been paid by the overseers of the two parishes in the town, and of the chapelry of St.James, in proportion to their rates.
The Allotment System.
The following is an extract from a letter to a gentleman in this neighbourhood :
"Mr.Portman has adopted the allotment system, upon more than twenty manors, and I am sure with the happiest effect. The rents, with very few exceptions, are punctually paid. When, four years ago, the labourers were buying potatoes at a high price for their daily consumption, they are now living in plenty, upon bread and potatoes of their own rising, which they are enabled to season with a slice of bacon from their own flitch. The quantity of land allotted to each person varies with the size of the family, and is under no particular limitation. At first it was thought proper to prescribe the method of cropping, but the regulations are not insisted upon, as the powers of spade husbandry, and the diligence and care of the labourer, render them needless. Many objections were started by the farmers at the outset, but they have all vanished into thin air, and it is now generally acknowledged that the system works well. The rent charged to the labourer, is the same as that paid by the farmer for similar land. I should observe that by a recent Act of Parliament, these plots are exempted from Parish Rates.
The progress of the lambing season has not been presented so general a course of success as its commencement seemed to promise; considerable, if not heavy, losses, both of lambs and ewes, have occurred in various quarters; but happily, they have now in good measure subsided. There have indeed been days, and more particularly nights, both in February and March, when the young lambs have suffered much; and even where their lives have not fallen a sacrifice, their growth has been stinted.
An immense hog, bred and grazed by Mr.Jacob Smith, of Thornhill, near Wootton Bassett, was a few days since killed by Mr.H.Harris, bacon factor of Calne. Its weight, when alive, was fifty score !, and when dead 43 score 1lb. It excited great interest among the agriculturists in the town and neighbourhood, and large bets were pending on its weight.
Five labourer's cottages were accidentally destroyed by fire at Tinhead, in this county, on Sunday morning last.
We are informed that petitions to both Houses of Parliament, for the abolition of Negro Slavery, were agreed to at a public meeting held yesterday at Corsham; and that petitions to the same effect, are now in the course of signature for Melksham.
On Friday, the Rev.Henry Robert Dukinfield, Clerk, M.A., was collated by the Lord Bishop of Salisbury to the Prebend of Winterborne Earls, founded in the Cathedral Church, void by the death of John Salter, clerk. - And, on the same day, the Rev.Thomas Patteson, M.A., was instituted to the rectory of Patney, Wilts; vacant on the death of John Cutler, clerk; on the presentation of the Lord Bishop of Winchester
The Rev.John Hooper, Clerk, curate of Colerne, has been appointed, by J and J.Maton, esqrs., to the perpetual curacy of Maddington, Wilts, vacant by the death of the Rev.Joseph Legg.
Ilsley sheep market, on Wednesday last, was not so well stocked as usual, and the demand was consequently brisker than at preceding fairs. One pen of tegs, belonging to Mr.Reade, of Little Slade, realized the extraordinary price of forty shillings each.
Thomas Nicholls, who stands charged with being concerned in the robbery of the bank clerk of Messr.Bloxsom, Sons, and Co., of Dursley, on the 12th of February last, and for whose apprehension a rewards of �100 was offered, was taken by that indefatigable officer, Cogswell, at Wrington, near Swindon, Wilts, on Wednesday last, and after an examination before P.B.Purnell, esq., was committed the following day to the County Gaol to take his trail at the next Gloucester Assizes.
The Anniversary of the North Wiltshire Auxiliary of the Society For Promoting Christianity Among The Jews took place on Wednesday at Cricklade; at which the Rev.F.Rice, vicar of Fairford, presided. The Meeting was addressed by the Rev.Messrs.Peters, J.Edmeads, Smith, Eldridge, Mitchell, and Alexander, professor of Hebrew in the University of Cambridge. The last named gentleman attended on behalf of the Parent Society; and, in detailing the progress that had been made in the conversion of the Jews, mentioned the case of an old Polish Jew, who obtained from a friend a copy of the New Testament ; and, from its being a Hebrew book, he was induced to read it, and afterwards to compare it with the Old Testament. From this circumstance, he was convinced of the truth of Christianity, and became not only a member of the Christian church, but exceedingly zealous to make proselytes to the same faith. The Rev.Professor addressed the Meeting for upwards of an hour, detailing many happy results that had attended the efforts of the Society in making converts from Judaism to Christianity.
On Sunday evening, during divine service, some villains entered the shop of Mr.Turner, tailor, of 22, Westgate buildings, Bath, be means of a skeleton key, and succeeded in carrying off a quantity of cloth to the value of �20. A fellow was on Monday apprehended on suspicion, but after having been locked up a short time, he attempted suicide by hanging himself with a neckcloth. He was, however, cut down before life was extinct, in consequence of his struggles exciting the attention of some persons in the lobby of the Guildhall at the time. This is the second time the poor wretch has attempted to destroy himself in the same place.
Committed to Fisherton Gaol.
Mary Ann King, charged with stealing from the person of Robert Matthews, two five-pound notes and other monies, his property, at Malmesbury - Maria Marshall, alias Jeffery, a well known character, for stealing one habit-shirt and other wearing apparel, the property of John Platt; also for stealing a pair of trowsers, the property of Walter Maltman, at Winton. - James Jeffery, for stealing three sheep-skins, the property of John Lush at Fisherton Anger.
Committed to the House of Correction, Devizes.
John Lane, for two months, for leaving his wife chargeable to the parish of Bradford. - John Holloway and Wm.Taylor, for 14 days each, for wilfully trespassing on the lands of John Spencer of Bradford, yeoman.- Wm.Chandler, for one month, for leaving the service of John Wickham of Little Bedwin. - Henry Earl, for two months, for vagrancy in the parish of Bradford.- Ambrose Harman and Charles Compton, for one month each, for stealing two sacks of rape greens, the property of Wm.Newton of Britford.- James Coledrake, for two months, for violently assaulting Martha Francis of Edington; also to be further imprisoned for 20 days, for destroying an elm tree, the property of Geo.Watson Taylor, esq., of the same place. - John Gillett, for one month, for destroying a maiden oak tree, the property of G.W.Taylor, esq. in the parish of Urchfont.
DEVIZES
A Public Meeting of the Inhabitants of Devizes and it Vicinity, will be held at the Town Hall, on Saturday next, the 6th of April, for the purpose of agreeing to Petitions to both Houses of Parliament, for the Abolition of Negro Slavery throughout the British Dependencies.
The Chair will be taken at 12 o'clock precisely.
The Rev.Mr.Knibb, of Jamaica, will attend the Meeting.
Devizes, April 2d, 1833.
The Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Sarum
are respectfully informed, that a Petition addressed to both Houses of Parliament, praying that the Bill proposed by his Majesty's Ministers, entitled "A Bill to alter and amend Laws relating to the Temporalities of the Established Church in Ireland," may not pass into Law, will be left for signatures,
At the Registry Office, in the Close, Salisbury, on Tuesday and Wednesday, 2d and 3d of April.
At the Bear Inn, Devizes, on Friday and Saturday, the 5th and 6th of April.
At the Bath Arms, Warminster, on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 9th and 10th of April.
At the Lamb Inn, Hindon, on Friday and Saturday, the 12th and 13th of April.
Liscombe Clarke, Archdeacon of Sarum.
Downton, March 29, 1833.
At a Meeting of the Committee of the Labourers Friend Society, held at the Town Hall, Devizes, on Thursday the 28th of March; the Honorable Captain Bouverie, R.N. in the Chair; it was resolved,
"That the members of the Committee to obtain from the different Parishes in their Vicinity; information respecting the accommodation which the poor have in their Cottages, and forward statements, showing the number of Cottages, greatest number of Inmates, whether different families are obliged to reside in one House, or in one room. Also the ordinary rate at which Cottages are let, &c.
With reference to the above resolution, the Members of the Committee are requested to furnish the Honorable Secretary with the above information, under the following Heads, on or before Wednesday next, the 10th instant, which may be left with the Editor of the Devizes Gazette.
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The Annual Meeting of the Wilts Friendly Society, will be held at the Town Hall, Devizes, on Thursday the 18th of April, at 12 o'clock.
The Form of Prayer for the day of General Thanksgiving may be had, by application to the Committee for the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, at the Sunday School Room, Devizes, or to Mr.Gerish, at the Bear Club School.
To be Let from Michaelmas next, a Farm at Collingbourn Aughton, comprising 276 Acres, with suitable Outbuildings. - For particulars, apply (if by letter, post paid) to Mr.Northeast, Tidworth.
To be Sold by Private Contract, or Let, and entered upon immediately, a Freehold Dwelling-House, situated at Easterton, 5 miles from Devizes, and one mile from Market Lavington, late in the occupation of the Rev.Geo.Rogers : containing 6 Bed-rooms, 2 Parlours, Entrance-hall, Kitchen, Dairy, appropriate Offices, and Stabling; together with walled Gardens and Orchard. - The above House is well calculated for a respectable family, is very substantial, and its situation is sheltered and healthy.
To view, apply to Mr.Dowse, at Easterton; and to treat, application may be made at the Offices of Mr.Slade, Solicitor, Devizes.
Notice
Of an Unreserved Sale of one of the First Situations in the North of Wiltshire.
Messrs.Crockett have the honour to announce, that they are instructed to go to immediate Sale with all that truly desirable and most substantial built Residence, with Garden, Pleasure Grounds, and Lawn, situate and being immediately contiguous in the town of Devizes, & known as
Belle-Vue Place
Further particulars in next week's Gazette.
For Sale by Auction, by Messrs.Crockett & Son, the latter end of this month, or the beginning of May, in three lots, particulars of which will be given in next week's Paper, all that Freehold Messuage of Dwelling-House, and Two Acres and a Half of Freehold Land, most eligibly situate, adjoining the turnpike road from Devizes to Bath, and close to the town of Devizes, now in the occupation of Mrs.Ann.Winterson.
Devizes, 4th April, 1833.
Cherhill, Wilts. - 4 miles from Calne.
Free Public-House.
With extensive Stabling, and Life Policy.
To be Sold by Auction, by Messrs.Crockett & Son, on the Premises, on Monday the 15th April, 1833, at four o'clock in the afternoon, subject to such conditions as will then be produced, all that old established and substantial brick-built Public House, known as the Bell Inn, at Cherhill : comprising a good Tap-room and Bar, Parlours, good Bed-rooms & Attics, a capital Brewery adjoining, Malt and Hop-rooms, excellent dry and roomy Cellars, with good Stabling for 30 horses, large Yard and Garden, with Granary, Cart-sheds, and Piggery, and a Paddock adjoining the same, the whole standing upon an Acre and a quarter of ground.
The above is held under the Lord of the Manor for two healthy lives, aged about 47 and 50 years, one of which is insured in the Norwich Union Life Office, for the sum of �250, and will be Sold with the above.
The House is most advantageously situated on the high road leading from Marlborough to Bath, where four coaches change daily.
For further particulars, apply to the Auctioneers, Devizes.
Devizes Dispensary.
We, the undersigned Subscribers, do hereby direct, that a Special General Meeting of the Subscribers shall be held at the Town Hall, on Friday the twelfth day of April instant, precisely at twelve o'clock at noon, to Elect a Surgeon, in the place of Mr.Sylvester, who has resigned.- Dated 2d April, 1833.
Thos.Scott
W.B.Cartwright
W.W.Salmon
Chas.Trinder
Matthew Hazeland
R.Coward
James Randell
Abstract of the Account of the Devizes Mendicity Society, for the year ending 25th March, 1833.
Dr Henry Butcher, Treasurer.
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| To Amount of Subscriptions received, including �30 from the three parishes | 118 | 8 | 0 |
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| By Cash paid Tradesmen's Bills, for Beds, Bedding, &c. | 18 | 15 | 5 |
| By ditto for Printing, Advertising, &c. | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| By ditto for Bread and Cheese, given to 1584 paupers | 19 | 15 | 10 |
| By ditto Amount of casual disbursements | 1 | 13 | 1 |
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| Wm.Holloway, housekeeper, from 25th March to 30th Sept. | 7 | 16 | 3 |
| Wm.Guest, housekeeper, from 18th of Sept. 27 weeks at 10s per week. | 13 | 10 | 0 |
| James Hutchins, Inspector, 52 weeks, at 4s per week | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| Thomas Hutchens, Street-keeper, 24 weeks, at 12s per week. | 14 | 8 | 0 |
| Deduct half repaid by the Board of Health | -7 | -4 | 0 |
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| 38 | 18 | 3 |
| By Cash paid half the expense of extra Officers at the Green Fair, on the 29th October, 1832 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| By ditto Poor-rates to St.Mary's parish for Station-house | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| By ditto Paving-rates for ditto | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| By ditto one year's rent of Station-house | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| By Balance in the Treasurer's hands | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 118 | 8 | 0 |
Examined 29th March, 1833.
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| W.W.Salmon | } | Auditors |
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N.B. Mr.Knight, Clerk to the Gas Works, is appointed Collector, and will wait upon those persons who have not, as yet, paid their Subscriptions.
ATLAS
Assurance Company
Life Department. - Persons assured for the whole term of Life in Great Britain or Ireland respectively, will have an addition made to their Policies every seventh year, or an equivalent reduction will be made in the future payments of Premium, at the option of the Assured.
Policies falling due at Lady-day should be renewed within fifteen days from that period.
The following Table shews the total Additions made to Life Policies for �1,000, effected in London or through an Agent in Great Britain, which had been in force for the Fourteen Years ending Christmas, 1830.
Policies dated 25th Dec.1816
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| 1000 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 230 |
| 1000 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 236 |
| 1000 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 30 | 244 |
| 1000 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 35 | 256 |
| 1000 | 33 | 19 | 2 | 40 | 278 |
| 1000 | 38 | 19 | 2 | 45 | 304 |
| 1000 | 45 | 6 | 8 | 50 | 313 |
| 1000 | 53 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 382 |
| 1000 | 63 | 13 | 4 | 60 | 419 |
Equivalent Reductions have been made in the future payments of Premium, where the parties assured have desired to have the amount of surplus Premiums so applied.
The next valuation will be at Christmas, 1837, and Policies effected before that date will participate in proportion to the time they may then have been in force.
The Company purchase their Polices at an equitable value.
Fire Department- In addition to the benefit of the late Reduction in the Rates of Premiums, this Company offers to Assurers the advantage of an allowance for the loss of Rent of Buildings rendered intenantable by Fire.
Polices falling due at Lady-day should be renewed within fifteen days from that period.
The Company's Rates and Proposals may be had at the Office in London, or of any of the Agents in the Country, who are authorized to report on the appearance of Lives proposed for Assurance.
Henry Desborough, Secretary.
Cheapside, London, March, 1833.
The Agents for this Company are
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| Beaminster | Thos.Fox | | Poole | W.Harrison
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| Blandford | Geo.Joyce | | Romsey | J.Lordan
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| Bradford | E.Edmonds | | Salisbury | J.Squarey
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| Bridport | R.Tucker | | Southampton | Messrs. Bryant and Deacon
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| Calne | J.Phillips | | Trowbridge | J.Diplock
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| Chippenham | H.Goldney | | Warminster | E.L.Lye
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| Christchurch | J.Newman | | Westbury | H.Pinniger
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| Dorchester | Josh.Stone | | Weymouth | Geo.Arden
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| Lyme | Jno.Champ | | Wimborne | E.Castleman
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| Malmsbury | Mr.J.T.Handy | | | |
| Marlboro | C.Day | | | |
Guardian
Fire and Life Assurance Company.
At No.11, Lombard street, at the Entrance of the Old Post Office, London.
The principles upon which this Institution is founded have been adopted after a mature investigation of the practice of other Offices, and will be found to combine advantages not nither to offered by any other Insurance Company. The Assured of a certain standing participate in the profits every seven years. A subscribed Capital, amounting to Two Millions, secures the Assured from the responsibility attached to Societies for mutual assurance. Claimants may have their demands on the Company submitted to reference. No charge made for Policies when the sum assured amounts to �300 and upwards.
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| John.G.Ravenshaw, Esq. | Chairman |
| John Loch, Esq. | Deputy Chairman |
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| W.C.Brandram, Esq. | Robert Mitford, Esq. |
| John W.Buckle, Esq. | James Morris, Esq. |
| William Copland, Esq. | Richard Mee Raikes, Esq. |
| William D.Dowson, esq. | Robert Rickards, Esq. |
| Sir T.Harvie Farquhar, Bart. | John Shore, Esq. |
| Nicholas Garry, Esq. | Andrew H.Thompson, Esq. |
| George Lyall, Esq. M.P. | John Thornton, Esq. |
| Stewart Majoribanks, Esq., M.P. | John Tulloch, Esq. |
| Rowland Mitchell, Esq. | James Tulloch, esq. |
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| Lewis Loyd, Esq. | Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq. |
| A.W.Robarts, esq. M.P. | W.Ward, Esq. |
In the Life Department
The Bonuses on Policies in force at Christmas, 1828, exceeded 1 per Cent per Annum upon the Sums insured, on an average of different Ages.
In the Fire Department
A return of 10 per Cent was declared on the 6th of June, upon the Premiums received on Policies which had been in force Seven Years at Christmas 1831, and is now payable at this Office, or by the Country Agents, but if not applied for before the 1st of June 1833, will be forfeited.
Notice Is Hereby Given,
That Assurances which expire at Lady Day must be renewed within fifteen Days at this Office; or with the Company's Agents throughout the United Kingdom, otherwise they become void.
Geo.Keys, Secretary.
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| Devizes | Mr.John North |
| Salisbury | Mr.Joseph James Stockton |
| Chippenham | Mr.W.Davis |
| Malmsbury | Mr.H.G.Hanks |