Some Selected Reports from The Windsor and Eton Express
4th November 1837
Storm
The wind, on Wednesday last, was so exceedingly boisterous, that several hay stacks in the neighbourhood were blown down, out-buildings unroofed, and trees torn up by their roots. In
the Long Walk the devastation among the trees was very great, large branches out of a number being blown down. The only serious accident that we have heard of occurred to a poor widow named Mears, a
laundress, residing in Brook-street, Windsor. The unfortunate woman, while engaged in hanging out clothes in an orchard near the Long Walk, had her leg broken by the falling of a walnut tree, she
received a compound fracture, and it was necessary to amputate the leg the same night. We are informed that two ladies of the neighbourhood, Lady Gordon and Miss. Sturgess, have behaved in the kindest manner to the unfortunate sufferer.
Windsor and Eton Choral Society- The sixth and last concert (of the series) of this society came off on Tuesday evening, at the Theatre, which was not so numerously attended as the last,
although the lower part of the house was well filled. The first part consisted of Selections from Handel's "Dettingen Te Deum", and Haydn's "Creation", the execution of which , although it did
not draw forth much applause was creditably performed; more than could not be expected, from the number of seceders from the society, as we noticed in our remarks on the late concert.
The second part of the concert was a miscellaneous selection, and commenced with Rossini's Overture of "La Gazza Ladra", a delightful composition, and the performance of it drew forth
strong marks of approbation. The songs and glees were performed by Messrs. Mitchell, Field, Francis, and one of the candidates for the vacant chorister's appointment in St.George's Chapel.
"The Bonny English Rose", by Mr. Field, and "Woman", by Mr. Mitchell, were well sung, the latter being encored. The glee "Hail Smiling Morn", was rapturously encored, as was the duet, "Love
and War", by Messrs. Francis and Mitchell. The most attractive, and at the same time extraordinary, part of the selection was a duetto on two trombones, by Messrs. Schroder and Germann.
The performance of these gentlemen justly drew forth repeated rounds of applause. The concert concluded with the National Anthem.
Windsor Town Council.- On Wednesday the election of members for the Town Council took place, to fill up the vacancies occasioned by those who go out by rotation, when the following
gentlemen were declared to be duly elected:- For the In Ward, Mr. W.Ingalton, Mr. W. Jennings, and Mr. Hanson; for the Out Ward, Mr. R. Tebbott, Mr. J. Caley, and Mr. John Clode, wine merchant. Mr. Salmon, Mr. Astle, Mr. Hewitt and Mr. Thompson, were also put to the nomination, but not elected. Messrs. Ingalton, Jennings, Tebbott, Clode and Astle were the old members who went out,
and in addition a member had to be appointed in the room of the late Mr. Baverstock. The result of the election has added in some measure to the strength of the Tory party, but quite the opposite would
have been the case had the Reformers been but true to themselves, and not been so supine in the business. We are fully satisfied that had they been but united and strenuous in the cause, they would have elected the whole of the gentlemen they put in nomination.