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Some Selected Reports from The Windsor and Eton Express
5th May 1827
To Be Sold
Three Violins, of good quality, consisting of a very excellent Bass, a Tenor, and an undersized violin; the latter instrument has been used principally by pupils.
To be seen at Mr.Ladensack's No.11, Jubilee Place, Spittal.
N.B. Mr.Ladensack instructs ladies to keep their own pianofortes in tune.
Lawson And Co.
Timber and Coal Merchants, Wholesale and Retail,
Dealers In Plaster Of Paris, Roman Cement,
Welsh Goods, &c., &c.
Eton New Wharf, High Street, Eton, Bucks.
Begs to return their grateful acknowledgements to their Friends, and the Inhabitants of Windsor, Eton, and their vircinities, for the very liberal encouragement they have met with since their commencement in the above lines, and trust, by assiduity and punctuality, still to ensure a continuance of those favours so liberally bestowed on them.
Lawson and Co., likewise embrace this opportunity of submitting a statement of their very Reduced Prices, for ready Money - namely :-
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| Danzig Timber | �6 5s 9d per load |
| Red Pine Timber | �5 15s 0d per load |
| Yellow Pine Timber | �4 5s 0d per load |
| Yellow Archangel Plank | 7d per foot run. |
| Yellow Deals, | from 6d to 7d per foot run |
| White Deals, | from 5d to 6d per foot run |
| Plank Ends, | from 5d to 6d per foot run |
Welsh Good, and all descriptions of Cut Board, Quartering, &c., at very low prices.
Residence at Mr.E.T.Newman's, 71, Peascod Street, Windsor, Berks.
Where Orders will be thankfully received, and immediately attended to.
N.B. A Scots cart, quite new, iron axletree, hoop tire; a ligh; ditto, ditto, ditto; and two pair of excellent 6-inch waggon wheels, to be sold, worth their money to any person who may be in immediate want of such articles.
No.71, Peascod Street, Windsor, Opposite the Bull Inn,
An Extensive Assortment Of Household Furniture,
At E.T.Newman's
New and Second Hand Furniture Ware Rooms;
Chimney pier, and dressing glasses, goose and poultry feathers, flock and feather beds, wool and hair mattresses, paillasses, Trafalgar and other chairs, sofa bedsteads, sofas, couches, wardrobes, secretaires, sideboards, and every article of household furniture, too numerous to mention, warranted manufactured in the best manner and on the most reasonable terms.
For Ready Money
E.T.Newman
Auctioneer, Paper Hanger, Undertaker, Cabinet, Chair, Bedstead, and Mattress maker, &c., &c., respectfully begs to call the attention of his numerous friends to his capital Stock. At the same time he returns his most grateful thanks for the very liberal support he has experienced since his commencement in business, and trusts by assiduity and punctuality still to insure the same.
N.B. Ladies or Gentlemen furnishing, E. T.N flatters himself they will find this a rare opportunity , as he will in future warrant every article sent out of his manufactury or warehouse new, and as reasonable as at any respectable house in the Kingdom.
May 5, 1827.
Eastern Berkshire Yeomanry
The Members of the Forest Troop are requested to assemble at the Great Tree, in Holyport Field, on Thursday Next, the 10th inst., at Three o'clock in the Afternoon precisely , for the purpose of an inspection of their Clothing and Accoutrements.
W.J.Voules, Captain Forest Troop, E.B.Y.
Windsor, May 5, 1827.
Windsor and Eton
A miniature frigate, which does not much exceed in length a Thames wherry, during the early part of last week was taken from the royal Dock yard at Deptford, to be painted, gilt, and refitted, preparatory to her being launched for the summer excursions on Virginia Water. She is a perfect model of her kind, and was originally built by a captain in the navy for his own use.
H.Henry has again, during the week, delighted his audiences by his extraordinary performances at our theatre, who have testified by their applause upon each occasion, their sense of his versatile powers. Much novelty has been added to his before admired entertainment , particularly the administration of the nitrous oxyde, or as it is more commonly denominated , the "Laughing" Gas, the very curious effects of which elicited peals of laughter and applause. Several mechanical pieces have also been added, the ingenuity of which rendered them very interesting and amusing; and we would particularly notice a mechanical peacock, the size of life and in its natural plumage, which really performs all the functions of that animal so faithfully, and even gracefully, that it might be almost imagined that it was a living bird, trained for this purpose. The performances were rendered additionally pleasant on the last evening, by the excellent band of the Royal Horse Guards; who, by permission of their officers attended the theatre, and played many delightful pieces between the parts. We notice with much pleasure that M.Henry gives us another performance, and introduces a new entertainment on Monday next, by desire and under the patronage of the officers of the Royal North British Fusileers, whose band will be in attendance. We sincerely hope his very arduous exertions will be rewarded with a bumper.
On Tuesday an inquest was held at the Town Hall, before J.Voules, Esq. Mayor and coroner of this borough, on view of the body of Mr.Joseph Wells, of Thames Street, a respectable mercer, aged 72, who had committed suicide by suspending himself by a rope, from the tester of his bedstead. The depositions of Mr.Rendall, the medical adviser of the deceased, Mr.Mallett, of Winkfield, and Richard Dale, an apprentice, were taken on this occasion; from which it appeared the deceased had for some time been labouring under a complication of disorders, which tended to a determination of blood to the brain, and which were sometimes so acute as to be almost insufferable. A few days since, he was conversing with Mr.Mallett, on his pain, and expressed his fear that it would be too much for him to bear, and that he might be driven to commit some act. He brought forward the cases of Lord Castlereagh, Mr.Whitbread, and Sir Samuel Romilly, and asked which method of destruction was the best. Mr.Mallett endeavoured to compose his mind, and instanced several persons whose sufferings were equally great with his own. On Monday night the deceased went to bed apparently in a placid state of mind; and on the following morning, about nine o'clock, he was discovered by his son in the situation above described. He was cut down immediately , but was quite dead. The jury returned a verdict of Lunacy.
On Friday an inquest was held by the same coroner, at the Infantry barracks, on view of the body of Jonathan Clark, between 30 and 40 years of age, private and shoemaker in the 21st regiment, who shot himself the same morning in his sleeping room. The body of the unfortunate man, which was in the sleeping room adjoining that in which the jury assembled, presented a most shocking spectacle. The deceased had, it would seem, placed the butt end of the gun on the ground with the muzzle pointing immediately under the chin; and by means of a strap attached to the trigger he forced it back with his foot. Nearly one side of the head was severed from the body, and the ceiling of the room gave ample proof of the dreadful deed. The following was the evidence adduced :- Patrick McGuire, a private in the 21st, deposed that he slept in the same room with the deceased; about six that morning, he returned from guard at the Royal Lodge; he found in his room Clark and another person, whom deceased sent on an errand; deceased said he would clean his firelock in his absence; saw him put the ramrod in the gun, but supposed he was spunging it , as was usual; in about two minutes he heard the report of the gun, and saw the deceased extended on the floor bleeding, and his head in a very shattered state; witness cried out, and several of his comrades came to his assistance; deceased died immediately; he was rather a free drinker -
Wm.Marks was in the room just before the deceased shot himself; he had some from a picquet; deceased said if witness would go to one Kelly at the cook house, and ask for sixpence owing to him,he would clean his gun in the mean time; witness went, and Kelly said that he owed him nothing, and that he was daft; on his return, he found him in the state as described by last witness; deceased, when sober, was always very collected; in the morning he was not in liquor. - Capt.R.Daniel deposed that deceased was a passenger with him on board the Victorine transport, from the West Indies, in January last; about eight or ten days after leaving St.Vincent, deceased came running upon deck very much agitated, and the perspiration dropping from his forehead; he made use of many incoherent expressions, saying that the devil was in a box and would have him; witness endeavoured to reason with him, but to no purpose; he repeated the same sort of language two or three days after; witness firmly believes him to have been subject to temporary insanity, caused, perhaps, from the length of time (eight days) he had served in the West Indies, and his free drinking; witness has not been in such close contact with deceased since, and cannot speak to his conduct lately; deceased was an old and a good soldier. - John Daly, corporal, was sleeping in the same room with deceased on Thursday night; was awoke by the raving of deceased in his bed; all he could understand from what he said was "he's coming through the bed; kill me at once, kill me at once !" deceased was afterwards pacified, and witness went to sleep again; he was awoke, however, about two o'clock, by his comrades, who missed the deceased, and wished witness to search for him; he accordingly went down stairs, and in half an hour found deceased at the mess room door, with his shirt, breeches, and jacket on; witness told him to go to his room, and on his refusal, threatened to confine him in the guard room; deceased said he could not, he was standing sentry there, and there was one above both of them who would prevent him; deceased then wished him good night, and they parted; when witness left his bed room in the morning deceased was in his bed; witness was passenger with deceased on board the Victorine, and bore testimony to the statement made by Capt.Daniel, as to the state of his mind - The jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict that the deceased committed the act whilst labouring under mental derangement.
The following is a melancholy instance of sudden death, which has lately occurred - On Thursday afternoon at five o'clock, Mr.Richard Norwood, pipemaker, of Eton, was suddenly seized with an apoplectic fit, at his house, and though medical aid was speedily procured, he expired an hour afterwards. The deceased was 63 years of age, and had previously been in good health.
On Tuesday night, about ten o'clock, a fire was discovered in the stables and loft belonging to Mr.Burton, and in a shed, the property of Mr.Gunning, near the King's Head inn, Egham, which, in a short time, were entirely consumed. The timely arrival and great assistance of the engine from Staines, prevented the fire from extending its ravages to the adjoining buildings. A quantity of corn and hay was destroyed, but fortunately the horses escaped uninjured. It is supposed that the fire originated in the shed, which contained lime. The property was not insured.
Giles, who now lies under sentence of death in our county gaol at Reading, for uttering forged notes in this town, conducts himself with great propriety, and is very attentive to his religious duties.The argument on the objection taken by Mr.Curwood (his counsel) as to accessoryship before the fact, will in all probability be heard next week before the judges, when the fate of the unfortunate man will be finally determined.
Votes for the County of Middlesex
Eleven Freehold Cottages and Slaughterhouse
At Hillington, Drayton, and Uxbridge,
To Be Sold By Auction,
By Mr.W.Stransom.
At the King's Arms, Uxbridge, Middlesex.
On Thursday, the 17th day of May, 1827, at Two o'clock,
By Order of the Proprietor
In Seven Lots
Comprising Flour Freehold Messuages or Tenements, situate at Peel Heath, in the parish of Hillingdon, in the county of Middlesex, in the occupation of Messrs. Hearn, Wooden, Allen, and Godleman.
Also Four Freehold Cottages, situate near Drayton Bridge, in the occupation of Morris, Bowles, Chamber, and Blake.
Also Three Freehold Cottages and Slaughterhouse, situate in Queen's-court, in the town of Uxbridge, in the occupation of Harrod, Clayton, Butler, and Humphries.
May be viewed at any time previous to the sale; particulars had at the different inns in the neighbourhood; of Thos.W.Wallford, Esq., solicitor; and of Mr.W.Stransom, Auctioneer, &c. Uxbridge, Middlesex.
Chobham Surrey
To Be Let, Furnished.
For a Term of Three or Five Years.
A Neat Comfortable House, situate in the centre of a fine sporting country, and within a quarter of a mile of Chobham church. The house consists of entrance hall, dining and drawing rooms, butler's pantry, large kitchen and scullery, with excellent water; large laundry, with patent mangle; dairy and larder, two good beer cellars, and wine ditto, two staircases, five best bed rooms, four servants ditto, and water closet; a 3 stall stable and loose box, a coach house, barn, and other offices; about an acre of enclosed kitchen garden, well stocked; the pleasure grounds are tastefully laid out with a circular carriage approach to the hall door, and a large fish pond in the shrubbery, well stocked.
Immediate possession may be had, and further particulars known, by application to Mr.Richard Hayter, Surveyor and House Agent, Sunninghill, or to Mr.James Chitty, Chobham, who will show the premises.
About Ten Acres of good meadow land may be had near the house if required - All letters post paid.
Aylesbury
On Saturday last the annual festival of the Yeomanry Cavalry Officers attached to the several corps throughout England, was celebrated at Willis's Rooms, King-street, St.James's. T.Potter McQueen, Esq., M.P., and Colonel of the Beds Yeomanry , was called to the chair, supported on his right by Lord Grantham, of the York Hussars, and on the left by Col.Jolliffe, of the Surrey. About 90 officers sat down to a sumptuous dinner, and after the cloth was removed "The King" was given from the chair, and received with enthusiastic applause. The band of the 1st regiment of Bucks Yeomanry, who had been ordered to attend by their Colonel, Sir W.Clayton, played the National Anthem in excellent style. The band wore dresses of the most superb description, which, we understand, were made expressly for the occasion by Mr H.Cook, of Windsor. "The Duke of Clarence and the Navy" was then given - Rule Britannia. "The Duke of Wellington and the Army" succeeded; for which toast a piece of music , expressly composed by Bishop, called The Duke of Wellington's March, was introduced for the first time, and met with great applause. The next toast was, "The Army and Yeomanry of England," which was received, as might be expected, with bumpers. On the health of Col.McQueen being given, he returned thanks in a neat speech. The chairman again rose, and in proposing the health of Sir William Clayton, expressed the obligation which the company then assembled felt for the high gratification his band had afforded them that evening. - Sir William returned thanks, and said, his band was comprised of farmers, the real yeomen of the country, and if they possessed any merit, it was due to themselves alone. He felt a gratification in acknowledging this fact, as the country must, as it always had done, look up to its substantial yeomanry for its best support. Messrs. Hare, Howard, and Crouch, sang Glorious Apollo, and several other glees, which were given with good effect, and the pleasure of the evening was considerably enhanced by the performances of Sir William's band, and by the unanimity which prevailed.
A man was detained at Aylesbury yesterday evening with a valuable gray mare which he was riding without a saddle. The animal is rather more than 14 hands high, and a little lame on the near hind led. The rider gave his name Edward Warren, and it about five feet five or six inches high, and of a pale complexion; he said he lived at Cradle Farm, Oxfordshire, and that he bought the mare at Banbury fair on the 3d of May, for �18 10s, of a person calling himself Wm.Taylor, who told him he lived at Aylesbury; he warranted her sound; she turned out unsound, and he came to Aylesbury to return her. No person of the name Taylor lives at Aylesbury, and the man's answers altogether to the questions put to him were unsatisfactory. Another man, who gave his name as Edward Mitchell, who said he lived at Harpenden, was with him when he first detained, but he has since been liberated.