Newspaper Transcripts
Some Selected Reports from The Windsor and Eton Express
16th June 1827
For the Benefit
of the
Charity School
of
New Windsor, Berks.
A Sermon will be preached at the Parish Church of New Windsor, on Sunday Morning Next, June 24, 1827, by the Rev.George Bethell, M.A., Vicar of Burnham, Bucks; and Fellow of Eton College.
This Charity, instituted in the year 1705, under the patronage of Queen Anne, Prince George of Denmark, and other distinguished personages then resident in Windsor and its Vircinity, has since been supported by voluntary subscriptions and benefactions, assisted by occasional contributions produced by sermons. The Trustees have thereby been enabled to Educate and Clothe, for many years past, Fifty Poor Children. The number has been increased, lately, to Sixty; viz. Thirty-six Boys, who are taught Reading, Writing, and Accounts; and Twenty-four Girls, Reading, Writing, Plain Needle Work, and Knitting. They are all annually clothed, and also instructed in the principles of the established Church.
The advantages derived from this laudable institution are well known to have been the means of making many beneficial, who probably might have become burdensome, to society. Several respectable tradesmen, many honest industrious artificers , mechanics, and faithful servants, have received their education in this School. The Trustees are therefore induced to hope that this appeal to the benevolence of their neighbours, in behalf of so long an established and truly useful charity, will not be made in vain.
A collection will be made at the Church Doors immediately after Divine Service.
Windsor and Eton.
A dinner was provided during the races, by order of his Majesty, at Cumberland Lodge, for the members of the Jockey Club.
Our Theatre has been opened during the race week with considerable success. The audiences were very select and the performers better than those generally congregated for so short a season. A new melodrame of Luke the Labourer, was particularly well supported; and the manner in which it was got up reflects the highest credit on the manager, who upon this, as on all other occasions, has evinced that he spares neither trouble nor expense in catering for the amusement of the public.
On Saturday afternoon, a fatal accident happened on Ascot Heath. A lad about six years of age, whose parents kept a booth on the course, took up a bottle containing brandy, and drank nearly half a pint of the potent liquor, the effects of which almost instantly produced death. An inquest was held on Monday at Sunninghill Wells, when a verdict of Accidental Death was returned.
Aylesbury
An inquest was held on Saturday last, at the Rising Sun public-house, Aylesbury, before Mr.Burnham, one of the coroners for Bucks, on the body of Henry Painter, a lad aged 10, who, it appeared had met his death under the following circumstances :- He was sent by his master, Mr.Cooling, a farmer living at Lower Winchendon, to Aylesbury with a waggon and four young horses, accompanied by a carter. The latter, having taken up a few bars of iron, sent the boy on with the waggon, whilst he remained in the town, and the horse, when going down the steep decent in Castle-street, took fright at its rattling and set off at full speed. The lad clung to the bridle of the thill horse, and endeavoured to stop it; but unluckily, he and the horse both fell; the wheels passed over the poor lads neck and killed him on the spot, and the thill horse was dragged some distance and much torn. A lad named Hill had nearly shared the same fate at Painter; for in attempting to stop the horses, he fell, and it was only by rolling over that he got out of the way of the wheels. The Jury returned a verdict of Accidental death, and placed a Deodand of 40s on the waggon and horses.
On the same day an inquest was held in the county gaol Aylesbury, on view of the body of Sarah Straw, who was sentenced to be imprisoned for stealing turnip tops, and died in consequence of a fever. Verdict - Died by the visitation of God.
A cat belonging to Mr.Thorpe, a respectable farmer living at Berry Fields, near Aylesbury, lately made a wood-pigeon's nest, built on top of a high tree near her owner's house, the place of her accouchement, and she is now rearing her kittens in their aerial birth place.
Very early last Sunday morning, a most destructive fire broke out in the dwelling-house of Mr.George Weedon, a basket maker, situate in the High-street of Hemel Hempsted. It was seen previous to its bursting forth, by some persons who were passing, and who instantly gave an alarm. Assistance was rendered immediately, but such was the fury of the flames that every exertion was spent in vain to check their progress. The adjoining house of Mr.Secar, which was intermixed with Mr.Weedon's, was also destroyed; and the White Hart, an inn close by, seriously injured. The property of the sufferers was partially insured. No life has been lost, nor did any accident occur, excepting a burn which Mrs.Weedon received in her hand in attempting to rescue some of the property from destruction. During the conflagration, the work of depredation is supposed to have been rapidly proceeding, and in one instance property was taken from the thief. The generous alacrity manifested by the inhabitants of all classes to subdue the flames, was most praiseworthy, and highly creditable to them.