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29th April 1837



On Tuesday last the Board of Guardians of the Eton Union gave a handsome dinner at the Windmill Inn, Salthill, to Major Bent and G.J.Penn, Esq., the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Board, in testimony of their approbation of those gentlemen's services. Among the company , consisting of upwards of fifty gentlemen, was - Hall, Esq., Assistant Poor Law Commissioner. The Hon and Rev.S.G.Osborne very ably filled the chair, and the excellent singing of several of the choristers of St.George's Chapel added greatly to the conviviality of the evening.

During the night of Tuesday last, the iron-work of a plough, consisting of a large middle chain, a short collar chain, and a coulter, was stolen from a field belonging to Mr.C.S.Cantrell, jun., of Old Windsor. A reward has been offered for the apprehension of the thief.




Uxbridge, April 28.

An adjourned public meeting of the creditors of Messrs.Medley and Son, bankers, was held on Thursday last, at the New Public Rooms, in this town. Mr.Everett of Beaconsfield in the chair. After remarks from some of the creditors, a series of questions in writing were proposed by Dr.Beasley, to be submitted to the bankrupts on the following day (they having been allowed by the Court seven days to prepare answers to any questions which might be so put to them); which questions are to be answered by them on Thursday next, at the Bankruptcy Court, Basinghall-street.




Staines, April 28.
Literary and Scientific Institution

On Tuesday last, the Rev.Mr.Thompson, of Brentford, gave a lecture on "Landscape Gardening." We were glad to see so large an attendance, notwithstanding the wetness of the evening. Mr.Thompson commenced by expounding the principles of true taste, and their application to landscape gardening, which "has for its object the production of a landscape by combinations of the actual materials of nature, as landscape painting has for its object their imitation by combinations of colours." He then historically viewed the subject. His remarks upon Greece were beautiful, and he skilfully contrasted the architecture of the Romans with their formal and narrow notions on gardening. These notions appear to have been copied by France and Holland, and for a length of time prevailed in England. At last nature and good taste triumphed. "Bacon was the prophet - Milton the herald of modern gardening - Addison and Pope the champions of our taste." He then traced landscape gardening through all its varieties and anomalies, to the present time. In illustrating his subject, he recited with great effect some striking and appropriate passages from Milton, Pope, &c. The arrangement of his matter was adroitly managed - his language was animated and classical - while humour and good humour lent gaiety to a lecture, distinguished by talent and research. He was most warmly and deservedly applauded.

The new Independent Chapel in this town was opened on Tuesday last. Two excellent sermons were preached, one in the morning, by the Rev.J.Leifchild, and one in the evening by the Rev.Dr.Morrison. Both sermons displayed great theological research and talent, and would do credit to many who claim for themselves a prouder and more distinctive right of preaching than is assumed by the excellent and devoted Ministers of this section of the Christian Church. A very handsome and liberal collection was made at the doors. It being customary for the Ministers and their friends who associate on such occasions to dine together, a dinner was provided, for the sake of better accommodation, at the Bush and Clarence Hotel; seventy-seven sat down to an excellent dinner, and after a hymn of thanksgiving had been sung, the Chairman, the Rev.Rippon Porter, Minister at the New Chapel, called upon the Rev.J.Stoughton to address the meeting, which he did in a very appropriate and eloquent speech, expressive of the loyalty of the Dissenters, notwithstanding they felt it their first and paramount duty to obey the dictates of conscience; he concluded by proposing the health of the King. Mr.Leifchild rose to pay the same mark of respect to the Queen and the Royal Family. The worthy and amiable Chairman explained that this was not an occasion for conviviality, though he could not but express the great happiness he felt in witnessing the consummation of their wishes, through Divine goodness, in meeting together on the occasion of opening the new Chapel. Several very suitable addresses were then given of a religious nature to the company by the Rev.Mr.Yockney, Dr.Morrison, and Mr.Maitland. The meeting was closed by the Rev.Mr.Porter, after "Praise God, &c.," had been sung. Several gentlemen who had attended from curiosity expressed their great satisfaction in seeing a dinner conducted with so much suitableness and propriety. The chapel is a very handsome building, having a portico supported by Ionic columns, and is a design of Mr.W.M.Higgins, architect, London.




Chertsey, April 28.

George Styles, an inhabitant of the parish of Chertsey, but who for some time past has been missing, was apprehended by a policeman, at Paddington, on Sunday last, from a description given in the Hue and Cry Gazette, on a charge of stealing a quantity of wool from Sir John Cope's, in Hampshire, two or three months since. The prisoner was remanded till next Monday.

Accident - On Wednesday, as a man named Monk, in the employ of Mr.T.Roake, Moated Farm, Addlestone, was riding the shafts of a waggon (being at the time intoxicated) he slipped off, and the wheel passing over his leg, fractured it; medical aid was immediately procured, and the man is going on as well as can be expected from the serious nature of the accident.