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Saturday, July 10, 1830.






WINDSOR POLICE.
Before J. CHURCH, Esq Mayor, and R. TEBBOTT, Esq Justice]
MONDAY.
CHARGE OF ROBBERY.

John Birmingham, in the employ of Messrs. Hollis, of Windsor, Bricklayers, charged two men and a boy now present, and three others, not in custody, with robbing him on Saturday night last. Birmingham stated, that as he was going down the long walk, about twelve o'clock on Saturday night, to his home at Sunninghill, in company with a fellow workman, the prisoners, and others, came up and asked him if he wished to fight; he told them he did not, when they began pushing against him and his companion, who ran away - He was almost immediately knocked down by a blow from a stick, and two of the men fell upon him, and picked his pockets of eight shillings, four six pences, and four penny pieces; complainant could swear to the boy and one of the men being the persons upon him when down; it was a moonlight night.
The prisoners, who appeared to be haymakers, denied the charge of robbery.
The night constable stated, that the complainant was hallooing and making a sad noise in the street, on Saturday night, to all appearance the worse for liquor, and that he followed him to the commencement of the long walk, advising him to be quiet, which he did, till he had left him, when he began afresh.
The Magistrates told Birmingham they began to think it was a drunken frolic altogether, and cautioned him not to repeat his noisy conduct. Still be was to be protected from violence and robbery; but as there was no proof of the prisoner being the men, beyond his complainant's statement, and their own admission of being present during the outrage, they should recommend the affair to be settled out of Court, by the prisoners making good whatever had been lost or stolen.
The parties retired and arranged the matter in the way advised by the Magistrates.




THURSDAY.

No business of any importance this morning, but the Mayor was engaged in signing a number of summonses (to the amount of 28) to be issued this morning to the same number of persons in one district in the Borough, to persons who are in arrear in their payment of the Poor Rates. The Committee for the management of the Poor also intend issuing summonses immediately to all persons in arrear, in three other districts, and further, they intend to summon every person who may any time be two rates in arrear.





CORONER'S INQUEST.

On Tuesday last at 11 o'clock, an inquest was held at the George Inn, Eton, before J. Charsley, Esq Coroner for Bucks, on the body of Elizabeth Grey, an infant, whose parents live in Brocas-lane, Eton.
Elizabeth Beer [?], sworn. - On Sunday morning, about 5 o'clock I heard some one crying, and I went to the room of Mrs. Grey, she was in bed with the child. Mrs. Grey told me the child was dead, but she did not know how long it had been so, or how it came by its death : the father of the child was in the room at the time, but he left to fetch the child's grandmother. I always considered the parents to be kind to the child.
T.J. Hammond, Esq, Surgeon, of Eton, sworn - I was called in to the deceased infant about half-past 5 on Sunday morning, it had been dead for some time, I went again at 8 o'clock, and examined the body, there were no marks of violence, and I consider the child died from suffocation.
Sarah Atkins, wife of W. Atkins, Printer, - I live next door to the mother of the deceased; nothing but lath and plaister parts our dwellings, and I can hear every word that is spoken in her house. I was in the room of Mrs. Grey about 11 o'clock on Saturday night, she was then very merry, apparently from the effects of liquor, her husband was sitting in a chair fast asleep. In the night I heard them singing, I think they were all singing together. In the morning, the mother of the child called me in, and said her child was dead, and that she thought it had had a fit, the husband also told me the child was dead, and said that he first discovered it, he said the child was laying on his wife's arm, with its face downwards, and that he told his wife he thought it was dead. - Mrs. Grey had been in company a great deal on Saturday, with Nanny Garraway, and she had been drunk for 3 weeks; I don't think Mrs. Grey is in the habit of getting tipsy, and I believe her to be a kind mother, I never heard of the husband being anything but kind to the child. - Verdict Accidental death.




It affords us great pleasure to state, that the Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria (heir presumptive to the British throne) are to visit Great Malvern. Holly Mount, the residence of Thomas Woodyatt, Esq, has been taken for six weeks from the 1st of August, for the reception of their Royal Highnesses, whose suite will occupy three houses in the immediate vicinity of Holly Mount. The presence of the Duchess and her interesting daughter will no doubt attract numerous visitors to Malvern. It is said that the late King expressed a wish that the young Princess should be named Elizabeth. Such a change would be most acceptable to Englishmen, associated as that name is with one of the most glorious eras in our history. - Worcester Journal.

A BLUE JACKET KING - On the day appointed at Plymouth for the celebration of his present most gracious Majesty's accession to the Throne, the petty officers of his Majesty's ship Kent, in Hamoaze, came aft to the commanding officer, and in the name of the ship's company requested, that, "as the new King was the first blue jacket what had ever some to be King of England, and extra allowance of grog might be allowed them to drink to his health and prosperous reign." Such a claim it was impossible to refuse !

The High Sheriff for Berks, John Walter, Esq of Bearwood, will observe the same state in his attendance on the Judges at Abingdon, which he did at our Assizes, at Reading. Public breakfasts will be given on Saturday, at the Crown and Thistle, and the New Inn.

The Royal Horse Guards (Blue), who have been quartered at Windsor for some months past, were to have been replaced by the Life Guards on the 6th of next month; but, by an order obtained by their Colonel, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland, they remain until after the funeral. The Grenadier Guards, now on duty at Windsor, were to have been replaced shortly by other troops, but since the death of the King they also have received orders to remain.

Mr. Dundas, our worthy county representative, is so far recovered from his late indisposition, as to have announced his intention of taking his seat on the bench at Abingdon, during the County Sessions, which commence on Tuesday - and will also attend as a Grand Juror at the Assizes.

The dairy of Mr. J. Langley, of Chalvey, was broken into early on Thursday morning, and three tubs of Grape wine stolen therefrom; the granary [?] was also broken into, and several flitches of bacon and some hams stolen.




AYLESBURY.

On Monday last, the Visitation for the Peculiar of Aylesbury, was held in St.Mary's Church, in that town. The Official, after having interrogated Mr. Jasper Jackson at considerable length, refused to swear him into the office of Churchwarden for the parish of Aylesbury, to which he was elected by the inhabitants on Easter Monday last. The ostensible ground of refusal we understand was, that, as the law gives no particular direction in such cases, they must be ruled by custom; and as on a former occasion, the poll was kept open until the expiration of an hour after the last vote had been tendered, the same rule should have been observed in the latter instance. Now, the only instance within the memory of the oldest person living, when a poll for Churchwarden had been carried beyond the persons present, was in 1827, when it was mutually agreed that it should be kept open until an hour had elapsed after the last vote had been given. On Easter Monday last it was agreed that it should close after the lapse of half an hour; and it certainly appears reasonable that a Vestry in 1830 should have the same power to fix a time for the close of the election as a similar one in 1827. This unprecedented refusal to swear in a man of the strictest integrity, who had spent the whole of a long life in the town, and discharged the relative duties of society as a son, a husband, a master, a tradesman, and an Overseer of the Poor, in the most exemplary and honorable manner, (whilst the Vicar's nominee, who takes an active part in parochial affairs, and over whose appointment the parish have no control, was sworn in without interrogation) had caused great dissatisfaction in the town. Many of the inhabitants impute the refusal to the interference of an individual who would be much more consistently and carefully employed in endeavouring to promote peace, goodwill, and Christian charity, than in sowing the seeds of dissension among his neighbours.- A Vestry by order of the Official of the Peculiar Jurisdiction has been called, when Mr. Jackson will again be put in nomination, unless his friends should muster to apply to the Court of King's Bench for a Mandamus.





Sale by Auction,
THE LATE MRS. ADMIRAL BUCKNER'S
BEAUTIFUL AND MUCH ADMIRED RESIDENCE.
NEAR WINDSOR.
WITH IMMEDIATE POSSESSION.
TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION,
By DANIEL SMITH and SON,
At the Mart, near the Bank of England.
On FRIDAY, JULY 30, at Twelve o'clock.
By direction of the Trustees and others.

THE BEAUTIFUL ESTATE, known as CLEWER VILLA, one of the most attractive in the fashionable vicinity of Windsor, and universally admired for its singularly elegant design, its magnificent uninterrupted view of the Castle, and its luxuriated [?] and finely timbered meadows. The house is seated in the centre of its beautiful grounds, approached by a fine avenue, secluded by stately timber, lawns and shrubberies, and contains, drawing and dining rooms, library and breakfast rooms of handsome dimensions, but upon the most compact and comfortable plan, airy and cheerful bed-chambers, good domestic offices, capital arched cellars, &c. detached, are gardener's cottage, laundry, and brewhouse, with rooms above, stabling, coach house, productive kitchen garden, &c. with the house will be included about thirteen acres of land, but the purchaser may also have about seven acres more of garden and meadow land, with a cottage, &c. at a price previously fixed - The greater part of the estate is copyhold of inheritance.
It may be viewed with cards, and which, with descriptive particulars, may be had of J. Roberts, Esq Solicitor, Ely place, Holborn; and at Daniel Smith and Son's Offices, Windsor, and Alderman's walk, New Bond street, London. Particulars may also be had at the Mart, and at No.72 Piccadilly.




CLEWER, NEAR WINDSOR.
TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION,
By DANIEL SMITH and SON,
At the Mart, near the Bank of England.
Unless previously disposed of by Private Contract.

A VERY ELIGIBLE ESTATE, situate at CLEWER, on the verge of the Forest and Great Park, about a mile from Windsor, consisting of a respectable DWELLING HOUSE, on a moderate scale, with suitable Offices, Gardens, and Pleasure Grounds, Stabling and Coach-house; the Gardens are tastefully laid out. The LAND adjoining, and lying exceedingly convenient, consists of about 25 ACRES of very excellent MEADOW, PASTURE, and ARABLE, divided into well proportioned Inclosures. The whole is FREEHOLD, with the exception of about 4 ACRES, COPYHOLD, which latter is situated at the most distant part from the house. The house and grounds command pleasing prospects, embracing Windsor Castle, Eton College, the Forest, the river Thames, and their surrounding scenery, and, as a respectable and retired residence, can be strongly recommended. The Estate will be Sold subject to the life of a gentleman in his 70th year.
Descriptive details may be shortly had of Mr. S.B. Keene, Solicitor, 36 Furnival's Inn, Holborn, of Mr. Dixon, Oxford, at the Mart, and of Daniel Smith and Son, Land Agents and Surveyors, Alderman's walk, New Bond street, London, and Windsor, Berks, at whose office a plan may be seen.




STAINES, MIDDLESEX.
TO BREWERS, INNKEEPERS, BUILDERS, AND
OTHERS
VERY VALUABLE FREEHOLD
BUILDING GROUND
Situate in the most advantageous part of the
TOWN OF STAINES.
TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION
By Mr. WAGNER.
ON FRIDAY, the 30th of JULY 1830, at Two o'clock.
At the BUSH INN, STAINES.
By order of the Commissioners of Staines Bridge.
WITH IMMEDIATE POSSESSION.

THIS truly VALUABLE Piece or Parcel of FREEHOLD BUILDING GROUND, lying between the approaches to the new bridge, and the Church-street road, possessing a frontage to the Great Western or Exeter road of 240 feet, and the Church street road, of 190 feet, and its bounded on the north by the river Colne, and contains by admeasurement 0a. 2r. - This valuable plot of Building Ground is Sold for the express purpose of affording an opportunity to the speculator for erecting a new Posting-house and Commercial Inn, in consequence of the Red Lion Inn coming down, to form the approach to the New Bridge. This Valuable Plot of Ground, in point of situation for carrying on the above Line of Business stands unrivalled, being nearly in the centre of the Town of Staines, and possessing, as it does, all the great advantages of a double Frontage.
This property is bounded on the north by the River Colne, and consequently forming not only a beautiful object, but is also of the greatest utility in carrying on the posting and commercial department, and is highly deserving the attention of any person who may be desirous of entering into the above business. The immense traffic and great extent of posting carried on in this Town is sufficiently well known to the public to need any further comment. The Land is subject to a land tax of �3. 3s per annum.
May be viewed any day previous to the sale, and particulars had ten days prior to the sale, at the following inns, &c.; King's Head, Egham; Castle, Windsor; King's Arms, Bagshot; Bush, Farnham; Angel, Basingstoke; Windmill, Salt hill; Black-Dog, Bedfont; George, Hounslow; Castle, Brentford; Castle, Richmond; Toy, Hampton court; Griffin, Kingston; Hatchett's Hotel, Piccadilly; Garraway's Coffee House, Cornhill; of Messrs. Rigge, Son, and Merrifield, Solicitors, 6 Cook's-court, Carey street, Lincoln's-inn; of Randolph Horne, Esq, Solicitor, Staines; and at the office of Mr. Wagner, Land and Timber Surveyor, and Auctioneer, Staines, where a plan of the property may be seen.