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Some Selected Reports from The Windsor and Eton Express

5th November 1836

Thames Navigation - On Saturday a very strongly contested election took place at the Town Hall, Windsor, for the appointment of three Commissioners as the Directing Committee of this district, when Mr.Cutler, Captain Thomson, and Mr.Venables, were declared duly elected.

During Wednesday night a number of fowls were stolen from the premises of Mr.Adams, in Park-street. The thieves have hitherto escaped detection.

Egham, November 4

On Sunday morning last as Charles Dolby, a bricklayer, was firing at a blackbird in one of the lanes at the back of the town, his gun burst and blew off his thumb and part of three of his fingers. He is, however, doing well.

An inquest was held on Wednesday, at Egham Hythe, before W.Carter, Esq., coroner for Surrey, and a highly respectable Jury, upon the body of - Ross, Esq., an elderly gentleman, who had for some months visiting a Mr.McCellen. The deceased retired to rest on Monday night quite well, and on not coming down to breakfast at his usual time, the servant went to call him; receiving no answer, the door to the room was forced, and Mr.Ross was found in his bed quite dead. Verdict, "Died a natural death, caused by apoplexy."

Staines, Nov 3

The Cockney Coursing Club held their annual meeting this week at Enford. The cup was won by Mr.Elmore, of London, and the goblet by W.Seymour, Esq., of this town. Mr.Seymour has been very successful having on two or three previous years also won the cup given by the Cockney Club.

Staines Literary Institution

The first lecture of this season was given on Tuesday last by the Rev.Dr.Jones, M.R.S.L., "On Modern and English Literature," to a respectable audience, who were much delighted with the talent and eloquence of this warm supporter of Literary Institutions . The announcement of the secretary that on Tuesday next the Rev and Learned Dr., would conclude his lecture, was received with unanimous approbation. He has certainly set an example of zeal and application which if followed out by the list of lecturers will place this institution on a level with some of a more pretending character. A deputation was sent from Brentford consisting of the Rev.Dr.Stodart, and two other gentlemen, who expressed themselves both surprised and gratified at the manner in which the reverend lecturer treated his subject.

Maidenhead
Maidenhead Town Council

The election of Town Council in the room of those who went out of office on Tuesday, has terminated in the return of all those who were put forward by the Tory party. This has not caused much surprise, because the Liberals neglected to prepare for the event until their opponents had made considerable progress in their arrangements, and therefore their present defeat must be attributed to the superior generalship of the successful party, who, in the present instance were more than usually active, the the Liberal party more than usually apathetic. Upon this subject we have received the following communication, in which we perceive that the two parties are designated by the terms "High" and "Low," but for our part we prefer following the observation of Mr.Denison, the respected Member for Surrey, wherein he said, in reference to the term "Conservatives" that he liked to call things by their proper names, "a spade was a spade, and therefore he would call them Tories." We will rather therefore adhere to the names "Liberal" and "Tory" as best and most generally understood.

[From a Correspondent] - The Town Council Election at Maidenhead has been productive of a contest between what are called the "high" and "low" parties, wherein the former have carried their point with a high hand, as will be manifest from the subjoned state of the poll. The number to be elected was six, and each party determined upon a trial of strength, put forth a list comprising that number of their respective partizans. The polling continued throughout the whole of Tuesday, and the result declared on the following day, as follows:

High Party Low Party
Mr.Swallow 120 Mr.Plumridge 78
Mr.Bishop 115 Mr.Stuchbery 73
Mr.Bigg 115 Mr.Rous 67
Mr.Ward 110 Mr.Keene 62
Mr.Whitmore 104 Mr.Bennett 58
Mr.Baker 102 Mr.Whittle 53


High Party		Low Party
Mr.Swallow	120	Mr.Plumridge	78
Mr.Bishop	115	Mr.Stuchbery	73
Mr.Bigg	115	Mr.Rous	67
Mr.Ward	110	Mr.Keene	62
Mr.Whitmore	104	Mr.Bennett	58
Mr.Baker	102	Mr.Whittle	53

One hundred and eighty burgesses, out of the whole number of two hundred and twelve, having polled. It was particularly gratifying to all the respectable inhabitants to witness the unbroken good humour with which the contest was conducted, and the absence of political feeling by which it was characterised. We hail these circumstances as an augury of the approach of a better and more friendly spirit prevailing henceforth in this town.

Henley, Nov. 4

The Henley Literary Society had their annual dinner at the White Hart Inn, on Tuesday last. Nearly the whole of the members, and many of their friends attended, and much conviviality prevailed. The Secretary , in congratulating the Society on the unanimity prevailing, took occasion to advert to the state of the funds. It appeared that nearly five years had elapsed since the formation of the Society, during which time there had been a constant succession of the best literature of the day in circulation, which, at the present period, extended to between three and four hundred volumes of valuable books, besides periodicals. At the quarterly meetings of the Society, nothing can exceed the good feeling and union prevailing amongst the members, and the constant applications made for admission evinces how it is appreciated.