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Provincial Occurrences : Worcestershire, fyc. 



[Nov. 



dreds of persons, particularly females, were 

 assembled in groups, anxiously inquiring of 

 each other the news from the fishery, as a 

 report was fast gaining ground that some 

 casualties had occurred, though no one 

 could possibly form a correct idea of their 

 extent. This was about nine in the morn- 

 ing, at which hour, or a little after, the 

 Grimsby steamer arrived, amply confirming 

 the previous rumours. The number of ship- 

 wrecked seamen on board of the different 

 ships amounted to between 800 and 900. 



WORCESTERSHIRE. The total re- 

 ceipts at the late music meeting at Wor- 

 cester amounted to 4,320 the collection 

 for the charity we inserted in our last the 

 receipts for admission were 3,314. Gs. 6d., 

 which is a diminution, as compared with 

 the receipts in 1827, of 78. 2s. lO^d. for 

 the charity, and 626. 10s. 6d. for the 

 admissions. 



Notice has been given of an application 

 to Parliament for an ' Act which, among 

 other things, will authorize the alteration in 

 the road between Birmingham and Broms- 

 grove, by which the Lickey will be avoided. 



WARWICKSHIRE The commis- 

 sioners' accounts, from 24th June, 1829, 

 to June 24th, 1830, for lighting, watch- 

 ing, cleansing, paving, &c. the town of 

 Birmingham amount to the sum of 

 30,843. 15s. 2d. 



At a grand public dinner given to the 

 Duke of Wellington and Sir R. Peel, 

 Sept. 23, by the High Bailiff, at Birming- 

 ham, Mr. Tennyson spoke on the absolute 

 necessity of some change in the state of the 

 representation, and that it was now become 

 the universal impression of the country. 

 " Circumstances," said he, " have lately 

 thrown me into the society of various bodies 

 of the community in different parts of the 

 kingdom, and the uniform feeling is, that 

 gome change in the representation of the 

 country is indispensable." 



The members of the Birmingham Poli- 

 tical Union have voted an address to his 

 Majesty, in which they say, after enumerat- 

 ing the various calamities which now per- 

 vade the country, " We forbear to afflict 

 your Majesty's paternal heart with any 

 further description of the national distress. 

 The expression that ' things cannot possibly 

 go on in their present state' is now in every 

 one's mouth who does not derive profit from 

 the national distress ; and we beg leave 

 dutifully and loyally to express to your Ma- 

 jesty our firm conviction that the most fear- 

 ful national results are to be anticipated, 

 unless the wisdom of your Majesty devise 

 the means of national relief." At the din- 

 ner given by the Society in honour of the 

 French Revolution no less than 3,700 per- 

 sons sat down to table ! It took place in 

 Beardsworth's Repository. After the King's 

 health, " God save the King" was sung by 

 the whole auditory, and had a most extraor- 

 dinary effect. Louis Philippe, King of the 



French, was given as a toast, and the 

 Marseillois Hymn followed. 



Notice has been given that application is 

 intended to be made to Parliament in the 

 next Session for leave to bring in a bill for 

 making and maintaining railways, with 

 various branches, for the passage of coaches, 

 chaises, waggons, carts, &c. for the convey- 

 ance of passengers and goods of every de- 

 scription from Birmingham to London. 



LINCOLNSHIRE The issuing of a 



large number of discharges of his tenants, 

 by the Marquis of Exeter, in consequence 

 of exercising their right of voting for their 

 favourite member at the last election, added 

 to some other subjects of irritation, has pro- 

 duced so fearful a state of society in Stam- 

 ford, that the magistrates have thought it 

 necessary to require the presence of police- 

 officers from London, who are now on duty 

 in the town and about Burghley House. 

 His Lordship, riding on horseback through 

 the town, was assailed by the mob ; he 

 escaped without personal injury, but in a 

 state of very visible agitation. At night the 

 mob assembled, and broke many windows 

 of the houses belonging to the Marquis's 

 agents. None of the offenders were appre- 

 hended. 



Last Friday some youths were con- 

 demned to be imprisoned in the stocks at 

 Surfleet, for some petty offence. A number 

 of persons, compassionating the youths, 

 treated them with a quantity of ale : the 

 constables very properly endeavoured to 

 prevent this, upon which a great outcry was 

 made, a crowd of 100 or 150 persons assem- 

 bled, hoisted a tri-coloured flag, and having 

 imbibed a quantity of ale, which gave them 

 courage, liberated the youths. The ring- 

 leaders were taken into custody, with their 

 tri-coloured emblems. 



SOMERSETSHIRE. Prior Park, 

 near Bath, surrounded with admirably 

 arranged park-grounds, consisting of be- 

 tween 2 or 300 acres, was purchased about 

 three months ago by Dr. Baynes, a Roman 

 Catholic priest, the " Bishop" of this dis- 

 trict ; and he is now busily engaged in con- 

 verting it into a Roman Catholic College ! 

 The chapel is already converted into a Ro- 

 man Catholic chapel. The old pulpit has 

 been removed, and, in its stead appears a 

 "throne" for Bishop Baynes. The old 

 altar-piece has disappeared, and a new 

 marble one, surmounted by a tabernacle, 

 is erected on its site. The whole is beauti- 

 ful, and the alter-piece is exquisitely worked. 

 The further wing of the building is the 

 residence of Bishop Baynes. In the build- 

 ing a library is forming ; and, at all events, 

 " Prior Park College" seems likely to 

 become an imposing and powerful Catholic 

 seat of learning ! Bath Pa/per. 



NORFOLK The recent music festival 



at Norwich was by no means so well attend- 

 ed as the last in 1827, there being a falling 



