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Some Selected Reports from The Windsor and Eton Express

5th April 1834

Mr. De Burgh's hounds met at Farnham Common on Wednesday, and the deer after taking over a circuitous line of country, was taken in the village school at Farnham Royal.

The following persons have this week been appointed to serve the office of Overseers of the Poor for the year ensuing:- New Windsor: Messrs. Henry Adams, William Ingalton, Abraham Newton, and Edward Mason. - Old Windsor: The Honourable Henry Robert Westenra and Mr.Thomas Agar. - Clewer: Messers. Francis Henry Agar and James Wells. - Eton: Messrs. G,Lillewhite, J.Wilkinson, and C.Barton.

At a vestry held in the vestry room of Windsor parish church, on Monday last, the Rev. I.Gosset re-appointed Mr.Thomas Adams to be his churchwarden; and the parishioners re-elected Mr.William Legh and Mr.James Bedborough as their churchwardens for the ensuing year.

Captain Harcourt, we feel pleasure in stating, has allotted a portion of land in the parish of Clewer, about five acres, for the benefit of the poor of the said parish, merely receiving from the occupiers a small sum as quit rent, and this sum the Captain intends giving as rewards to those labourers who prove themselves, in the cultivation of their allotments, the most deserving. We hope the example of Captain Harcourt will be speedily followed by other gentlemen in the neighbourhood.

Dispensary Monthly Report - Registered in the month of March, 1834, 136 - Lying-In, 7 - Vaccinated, 7 - Total Registered, 150 - Discharged Cured, 147 - Relieved, 6 - For Non-attendance, 7 - Dead, 4 - Total Discharged, 164 - Under Cure, 375.

On Thursday two private soldiers belonging to the regiment of foot guards stationed here went into Surley Hall public-house and after partaking of some beer asked a bargeman, who afterwards came in, how he thought he should look in a soldier's dress; and that he might form some opinion of his appearance in military attire , the soldiers took off their jackets and the bargeman dressed himself out; the soldiers also changed their appearance, one putting on the bargeman's blue frock, and the other his waistcoat, which they had no sooner done than they decamped. The landlord, on hearing of the circumstances acquainted the Colonel of the regiment of it, and the military clothing was fetched from his house yesterday; last night; however, the two soldiers returned to Surley Hall, and on finding their clothes had been given up to the regiment, they left the bargeman's frock and waistcoat with the landlord, proceeded to the Barracks and gave themselves up.

This day John Gibbs and George Herbert, both of Eton, were committed by Edmund Foster, Esq., County Magistrate, for trial at the next Berks Sessions, for having stolen from the ground belonging to St.Leonard's two oak gate sills, the property of Captain Harcourt.

Colnbrook, April 5

The Colnbrook April Fair was held this day, and all was activity and bustle at the rising of the sun. The town was crowded with stalls of all kinds, from the humble cake of gingerbread to the superb French toy. About ten o'clock the assemblage of dealers in the cattle field was immense, the number of cattle was great, and the trade brisk. The number of sheep penned was more than known for some years. Tegs sold from 33s to 42s, and at prices generally better than last year. There was a fine sample in the field bred by a Mr.Jurynum, of Whitchurch, Hants, and fed by Mr.W.Cannon, of Maidenhead, 14 months old, weighing from 12 to 14 stone each, the admiration of the whole field. A good supply of the middling sort of horses, and the prices high; of superior kinds the supply was short. Pigs in abundance, but prices rather low. The weather was fine, and the sight of so much cattle and sheep must have been exhilarating to the mind of every agriculturist, Much praise is due to the Committee of management for reducing the price of the pens, and no doubt but under such management the fairs will be conducive to the interests of the town.