1830.] Lincolnshire, Sussex, Wilts, Huntingdonshire, fyc. 



by a general assembly of the corporation. 

 The Horticultural Show at the Corn Ex- 

 change, on Wednesday last, attracted a 

 very numerous attendance of members and 

 visitors. Near the centre of the room was 

 suspended a magnificent cluster of black 

 Hamburgh grapes (surmounted by leaves 

 and tendrils), composed of upwards of 60 

 bunches, and weighing 5 st. 7 Ibs. They 

 were sent by R. Crayshaw, Esq., Honing, 

 ham. Norfolk Chronicle, Aug. 7. 



LINCOLNSHIRE A numerousmeet- 

 ing of the inhabitants of Stamford was held 

 July 28, to consider the propriety of forming 

 an Association " to protect the free and 

 unbiassed exercise of the Elective Franchise 

 in that town, to repress all undue and illegal 

 influence, to keep harmless and indemnified 

 every Elector from any injurious consequence 

 that may arise from his votes upon the en- 

 suing and every succeeding election, and to 

 secure the purity of representation accord- 

 ing to the laws and constitution of this 

 country," when several resolutions were 

 passed, and a subscription entered into for 

 the above purpose. One of the resolutions 

 specifies that the association shall have 

 nothing whatever to do with any party, can- 

 didate, or colour, but shall be open to all 

 parties. 



SUSSEX LordTenterden in his charge 

 to the grand jury at the assizes for this 

 county (held at Lewes), regretted to see such 

 a number of prisoners in the calendar ; and 

 well he might, for no less than 29 were re- 

 corded for death, besides a few transported, 

 and some imprisoned. 



WILTS Twenty-two prisoners were 

 recorded for death at these assizes, and a 

 few transported and imprisoned. 



HUNTINGDONSHIRE At these 



assizes there was neither prisoner nor law 

 cause for trial. 



SHROPSHIRE Judgment of death 

 was recorded at these assizes on 21 prisoners. 

 The sentence on Chetwood, for sacrilege in 

 Condover church, was commuted into trans- 

 portation for life ; he had been tried six 

 times before for various offences. 



DERBYSHIRE. Nine prisoners re- 

 ceived sentence of death at these assizes, a 

 few were transported and imprisoned. 



A society of quite a new description has 

 of late sprung up in Mellor ; it is called 

 " The Hen-peck'd Club," the members 

 lately held their first annual meeting, and 

 had a procession which beggars all descrip- 

 tion. It consisted of a fellow riding upon 

 an ass with a child's red-flannel night-cap 

 hung over his shoulders, accompanied by 

 another in woman's attire, surrounded by a 

 noisy motley crew of his fellows, bearing 

 women's shawls tied to mop sticks for 

 flags, others carrying mops, besoms, mai- 

 dens, dollies, frying pans, &c. &c., attired 

 in the most ridiculous way, and accompa- 



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nied by the Mellor band. At certain 

 places on their route they halted and read 

 aloud a declaration, setting forth the dis- 

 abilities under which the members laboured, 

 not omitting to visit every ale-house on 

 their route to try the dregs of their weak 

 ale barrels. This society is composed of 

 married men of all ages and descriptions ; 

 and any unfortunate wight in the wedded 

 state who is under the sway of petticoat 

 government, or conceives himself to be in 

 such a hapless case, is qualified to become 

 a member. Although the village of Mellor 

 is not an exceedingly populous place, yet 

 the members who walked in the procession 

 were numerous. 



A Self-supporting Charitable and Paro- 

 chial Dispensary was established at Derby, 

 Aug. 8; the meeting was held in the 

 Town-hall, the Mayor in the chair ; letters 

 were read from some of the leading gentle- 

 men of the county, approving the plan, 

 and offering their subscriptions and pa- 

 tronage. 



DEVONSHIRE Nine prisoners were 

 recorded for death at these county assizes, 

 3 transported, and 12 imprisoned for various 

 periods. 



A special court of the Guardians of the 

 Poor was held last Monday at the Guildhall, 

 to receive and determine on a Memorial 

 from some of the Payers, relating to open 

 courts ; and it was moved, " That the courts 

 of the Corporation of the Poor be on all oc- 

 casions open to the public." A long dis- 

 cussion ensued, when it was resolved, by a 

 majority of 20 Guardians to 5, tf That this 

 court is of opinion this body can more con-, 

 veniently and more effectually discharge 

 their duties to their constituents, by adhering 

 to the usual mode of transacting business, 

 than by throwing open the doors of the 

 court." Exeter Alfred, Aug. 10. 



The eldest son of the Pacha of Egypt is 

 now residing at DriscolTs Clarence Hotel, 

 Southside-street, Plymouth. The Prince is 

 a fine young man, about 30 years of age, and 

 understands the English language remark- 

 ably well. He has visited almost every 

 place in England and Scotland. He intends 

 to return to Egypt in the Turko-Egyptian 

 ship Kola, Capt. Prissick, now lying in the 

 Sound. Alfred. 



CORNWALL._Five prisoners received 

 sentence of death at these assizes, and a 

 few were imprisoned, and one transported. 



WALES. Judgment of death was re- 

 corded against 3 prisoners at Montgomery- 

 shire great sessions, one of them (William 

 Tibbott,) was for the murder of his father : 

 he was hanged, Aug. 16, and a person 

 from an English town acted as executioner, 

 it being impossible to find any one in 

 Wales to execute this office. From 

 mismanagement, the spectators had the 

 horror of perceiving that the knot of the 

 cord by which he was suspended was 



