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Some Selected Reports from The Windsor and Eton Express
26th May 1827
Bailiff, Gamekeeper, &c.
Wanted, a Situation, as Bailiff or Gamekeeper, by a middle aged man, who served seven years in the last situation, and left it owing to the estate being disposed of. Can have a good recommendation as to the character, &c. Apply by letter, post paid, to A.B., Mr.Wetton's, Maidenhead.
The Court for Relief of Insolvent Debtors,
The Matters of the Petition and Schedule of the Prisoner hereinafter named (the same having been filed in the Court), are appointed to be heard as follows :- At the Court House at Reading, in the county of Berks, on the Nineteenth day of June, 1827, at the hour of Nine in the Morning.
Edward Feldwick, late of Old Windsor, in the county of Berks, previously of New Windsor, in the same county, Baker, and before that of Eton, in the county of Bucks, Miller.
Take Notice
1. If any Creditor intends to Oppose a Prisoner's Discharge, Notice of such intention must be given to the said Prisoner, in writing, three clear days before the day of hearing, exclusive of Sunday, and exclusive both of the day of giving such notice and of the said day of hearing.
2. But in the case of a Prisoner, whom his Creditors have removed, by an Order of the Court, form a gaol in or near London, for hearing in the country, such notice of opposition will be sufficient , if given one clear day before the day of hearing.
3. The Petition and Schedule will be produced by the proper officer for inspection and examination, at the Office of the Court in London, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, between the hours of Ten and Four; and Copies of the Petition and Schedule, or such part thereof as shall be required, will be provided by the proper Officer, according to the Act 7 Geo.IV c.57 sec.76.
N.B. - Entrance to the Office in Portugal street, Lincoln's Inn Fields.
4. The Duplicate of the Petition and Schedule , and all books, papers, and writings, filed therewith, will be produced for inspection and examination by the Clerk of the Peace, Town Clerk, or other person with whom the same shall have directed to be lodged for such purpose at the Office of such Clerk of the Peace or other person; and Copies of the Petition and Schedule, or such part thereof as shall be required, will be there provided, according to the Act 7 Geo IV c.57 sec.77, or the Act 5 Geo.IV c.61 sec.11, as the case may be.
Graham and Galsworthy, Solicitors,
10, Symond's Inn, Chancery Lane, London.
For Compigne and Darvall, Solicitors, Reading, Berks.
Langley Association
For The Detection of Thieves And Felons.
The Members of the said Association, are hereby acquainted, that the General Yearly Meeting will be holden at the Harrow, at Langley aforesaid, on Friday, the First day of June, 1827, at which Meeting it is requested that every member do attend, or engage some other Member to answer for them there.
J.W.Blincoe, Treasurer.
Nags Head Tea Gardens, East Oakley.
S.Cooke
Begs most respectfully to announce to his Friends, and the Inhabitants of Windsor, Eton, and their vicinities, that he has lately formed a small Flower and Tea Garden, for the better accommodation of those who honour him with their patronage and support; trusting that a continuance of the favours he has hitherto received, will still be extended to him.
S.Cooke provides Wines, Cyder, Ginger Beer, &c., &c., of the best quality, and on the most moderate terms.
Windsor and Eton
On Wednesday afternoon, the inhabitants of this town and neighbourhood were gratified by the performances of the delightful bands of the Royal Horse Guards and 21st regiment, who were playing in the Long Walk from three to five o'clock. We are given to understand that these fine bands will in future, should the weather prove favourable, play every Wednesday at the above stated hours in the Long Walk, and also on the terrace, every Sunday afternoon.
We were much gratified, by a visit to Mr.Jones's seminary, at Grove House, where the young gentlemen are instructed in Gymnastic exercises, under the superintendence of Mr.Delamotte, jun., of Sandhurst. The abilities this gentleman possesses in his profession, are amply shown by the superior manner in which his pupils perform their various duties, which are, besides their other collateral advantages, calculated, in no small degree, to enlarge the muscular powers of the body, and give strength and activity to the whole frame, so essential to the younger branches of society. Mr.Delamotte, we believe, attends only at three o'clock every Saturday afternoon; and we strongly recommend those who have not witnessed these exercises, to visit the beautiful grounds at Grove House for that purpose. Calisthenic exercise, or in other words, Female Gymnastics, compose also, we understand, a portion of this gentleman's profession. From the general approbation they have met with, we have no doubt the system will be eagerly adopted in the neighbourhood.
On Monday evening, an inquest was held at the Red Lion, Thames Street, before J.Voules, Esq., Mayor and Coroner of this Borough, on view of the body of Patrick Brown, a private in the 21st Royal Fusileers, aged about 19, was drowned the same day in the Thames, whilst bathing. Several soldiers were examined to elucidate the affair, and from their evidence it appeared that deceased about 12 o'clock went to bathe, accompanied by two or three comrades. They stripped at the bank side, at the point of the creek above Sandy Hole, in the field nearest Clewer; deceased could swim a little; there were about fifty other soldiers bathing at the time they got in. Shortly after a man was observed by one of the bathers at some distance to sink, and when he rose to give a great dive; but not again appearing an alarm was given that a man was supposed to be drowned. This was not credited at the instant, as the person who saw the man sink thought that he might have been diving, but could not say positively owing to the number of bathers; - there was no cry of distress heard. To be certain of the fact, the men left the water to see who was missing, when Brown was found deficient. Several men immediately used all their exertions by diving for deceased; but his recovery was not effected for half an hour, when John Wigginton, waterman, of Eton, having heard of the accident, took a punt, and opposite Bargeman's-bridge, on the Clewer side, saw deceased at the bottom of the water. He meritoriously dived with his clothes on for the body and succeeded in bringing it into the punt, but life, to all appearance, was quite extinct. The body, however, till its landing at the bottom of Bier-lane, was constantly rubbed, and afterwards conveyed to Mr.Paice's, at the Red Lion; but all endeavours to restore animation were fruitless. The deceased had always been a regular well disposed man. Verdict - Accidentally Drowned.
At the sitting of the magistrates on Monday last, the Town Hall, Stephen Grainger and John Williams were brought up as vagrants having been found begging in the streets. They both wore the dress of sailors; but it appearing that Williams was only an assumed one, he was committed to the treadmill at Reading, for one month, and his companion for a fortnight.
On Monday night or the following morning, a most brutal and felonious act was committed on an ewe sheep, in the Brocas, the property of Mr.Stroud, butcher, of this town. The animal was killed, the leg, lights, and heart, were taken away, and the carcase left under the clump of trees, near the spot. We trust that the publicity which has been given to this deed, and the reward offered, will be the means of apprehending the perpetrator.
The public are requested to be on their guard against an impostor, who has recently been sending letters to several persons in this and the adjoining counties, under the assumed named of Padbury, Micklem, and others, with a view (by narrating tales of losses, distress, &c.) to extract money in the way of charity. He has been lately visiting Henley, Marlow, Maidenhead, Marlborough, and Reading; and is supposed to be still somewhere in this part of the country. The same person has, we believe, for several years been at this practice, and the name is equally known in Hertfordshire, Shropshire, and Lincolnshire. The said Padbury, alias Micklem, is about five feet six inches in height, of slender make, thin faced, full eye, and occasionally travels accompanied by a female, as a vendor of periodical publications.
In consequence of an advertisement, a general meeting took place at the Town Hall, Marlow, on Thursday, the 24th inst., for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of petitioning parliament, against any further concessions to the Catholics, which was numerously attended. William Wyndham, Esq., of Beech Lodge, who was requested to take the chair, having explained the object of the meeting, Lord Nugent rose to oppose the petition to the House of Lords and Commons, and entered at great length into the arguments generally adduced in support of Catholic Emancipation. A resolution, to the following effect, was then proposed by Lieut.Colonel Clayton :- "That, as the danger of a Catholic ascendancy is daily becoming more apparent, it becomes necessary that all who wish to support the Protestant Constitution in Church and State, should petition the Legislature, against the measure of a farther admission of the Catholics to places of high trust and power under the Crown; and thus avoid a recurrence of those dreadful evils, for the removal of which, and in order to extricate themselves from that intellectual degradation which attends popery, uncontrolled in her despotic dominion, the blood of our ancestors was profusely shed." - Mr.Francis moved an amendment to the effect, "That we should place implicit reliance on the wisdom of the Legislature, and that the petition was uncalled for and unnecessary." - The votes, however, were nearly in the proportion of three to one in favour of the resolution. General Sir George Nugent, Bart., M.P., for Buckingham, then rose, and proposed that the discussion should be put off sine die, which was, however, overruled by a vast majority. A petition was then read by Thomas Rolls, and adopted by the meeting; and now remains for the signatures of all those who are favourable to the prayer of the petition, at Cannon's Library, Marlow.
On Saturday last, an inquest was held at Hillingdon, before Mr.Stirling, a Coroner for Middlesex, on view of the body of a sailor, name unknown, who was found drowned in about two feet of water, in the Thames on the Thursday previous. It appeared that the deceased has been in the neighbourhood about a fortnight before, asking alms, stating that he came from Chatham, and was in great distress. (for further details of this case please email me at the address above). His shirt and jacket were the only clothes found on him; and on the former R.W was marked. There was no appearance of violence having been exercised upon him. The jury returned a verdict of Found Drowned.
Aylesbury
The 1st Regiment of Bucks Yeomanry, commanded by Sir.Wm.Clayton, were reviewed by their Lieutenant and Colonel, the Marquis of Chandos, on Monday. They went through several military manoevres with the greatest precision, and were highly complimented by the noble Marquis on their skill and military appearance.
At the late visitation of the Archdeacon of Bucks, at High Wycombe, whilst the Rev gentleman was administering oaths of office to the new churchwardens, an attempt was made by one of the ex-churchwardens of the borough of Wycombe, to prevent the appointment of his successor who had been chosen by a majority of votes in vestry, on the ground that five of the number who voted for him had not at the time they tendered their votes paid in their church-rates, which objection of course the Archdeacon overruled without hesitation, the right of election in vestry being void only on non-payment of poor rates. An objection was then raised by the ex-churchwardens to his successor, on the plea that he had not been confirmed, and therefore was not qualified to serve the office. The Archdeacon, smiling at these repeated objections to the churchwardens elect, and to the infinite pleasure of the major part of the respectable inhabitants, confirmed their election. The charge in the administration of the affairs of the borough will thus in future (says our correspondent) be wrested from the thraldom of a party composed chiefly of small rate-payers, of whose management the respectable inhabitants have of late had good cause to complain.