1828.] Yorkshire, Stafford, Salop, 



addition of groined lights in the ceiling, which will 

 materially improve the appearance of the building, 

 and shew the Society's magnificent collection to 

 greater advantage. 



The Methodist Society in Leeds has been in a 

 state of great confusion for some time, owing to 

 the Conference having given leave to erect an 

 organ in Brunswick Chapel, which was opposed by 

 some of the local preachers and class leaders. A 

 district meeting has been held there, by which a 

 trustee, leader, and local preacher, and the So- 

 ciety's steward, have been formally expelled, and 

 twenty-one loaders removed from office. 



No less a sum than .21,800 has been appro, 

 priated to public buildings and works at Scar- 

 borough this year, viz. Cliff bridge, .9,000 ; new 

 church, ,6,000 ; new baptist chapel, .2,400 ; new 

 bank for savings, .400 ; museum, .1,000 ; water- 

 works, .1,000. 



November 22, the True Biue Leeds and Wake- 

 field coach was overturned, by which accident Mr. 

 Cope, of Leeds, and Mr. J. Burrill, of Arkendale, 

 and Herfield, the coachman, were killed, and seve- 

 ral passengers dreadfully wounded. It appeared 

 on the coroner's inquest, and since signed by Mr. 

 Bruce, the foreman of the jury, that several indi- 

 viduals residing in the immediate neighbourhood of 

 the accident were detected in the act of committing 

 robberies on the persons of the sufferers. Whilst 

 expressing their abhorrence at such atrocious con- 

 duct, the jury return their sincere thanks to Mr. 

 W. Lee of Leeds, and Sarah Smith of Belle-hill, 

 for their kindness and attention on that occasion. 



His Majesty has pardoned the 15 stuff weavers, 

 who were convicted at the Leeds April Sessions of 

 a conspiracy, riot, and assault, on condition of good 

 behaviour for 12 months. 



The county disbursements, April 3, 1823, to 

 April 3, 1827, have been published, and they 

 amount to .47,787. 17s. 2Jd. ; upwards of .15,000 

 for repairs of bridges, roads, &c. ; and a sum ex- 

 ceeding .20.000 for criminal jurisprudence and its 

 connexions!!! However, all the manufactories 

 are at work, and we do not recollect ever to have 

 seen less distress amongst the labouring classes at 

 mid-winter. 



Married.'] At Ripley, T. W. Beaumont, esq., 

 M.F., to Ann Henrietta Atkinson, sister to Lady 

 Ingilby. At Thirsk, J. Bumby, esq., to Miss M. 

 Mercer. At Bolton, J. D.Whitehead, esq., to Miss 

 C. Jambutts. At Hull.Mr.T.Weddle to Miss Boyle. 

 At Scarborough, W. D. Thornton, esq., to Miss 

 Travis. At Cantley, J. Greaves, esq., to Miss 

 Darkey. At Otley, C. J. Walker, esq., to Miss 

 Earnshaw. At York, Mr. Todd to Miss Bell ; Mr. 

 Quarton to Miss Adamson ; Mr. W. S. Walker to 

 Miss Stafford. At Leeds, Mr. Ritchie to Miss Jane 

 Baltics ; G. R. Ward, esq., to Miss Webb. At 

 Pickering, T. Binks, esq., to Miss Ness. At 

 Staveley, II. Tennant, esq., to Miss Gray. At 

 Whitby, Mr. B. Simps-on to Miss Barry. 



Died.'} At Doncaster, H. Parker. At Fulford, 

 J. Boyes.esq. At Hull, 65, Mrs. Day; Miss Todd ; 

 66, Mr. R. Allanson.- At York, J. Mason, esq.; 

 Mrs. Kay; Mr. llindsley ; T. Townend, esq.; 86, 

 Mrs. Dring ; Mrs. Backhouse. At Gate Helmsley, 

 Mrs. Farrow. At Whitby, Mrs. Laurence. At 

 Sherburn, the Rev. T. Jameson. At Richmond, 

 Mrs. Rosamond Hayward. At Busby-hall, the 

 Rev. G. Marwood. At Holme oti-Spalding-Moor, 

 Mrs. W. W. Culvert. Near Wakefield, 76, Mrs. 

 Glover. 



SALOP AND STAFFORD. 



The produce of the sale at the Ladies' Bazaar at 

 -Shrewsbury, from fancy work, -made by themselves, 



Lincoln, Nottingham) fyc. 



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has netted upwards of one thousand gufneas! This 

 sum is to be appropriated for the benefit of the 

 new county infirmary. 



LINCOLN AND NOTTINGHAM. 



Married.] At Welton, R. Raikes, jun., esq., to 

 Eleanor Catherine, eldest daughter or Rar Ad- 

 miral Pigot. At Newark. R. W. D. Flamsteud, 

 esq., to Anne, second daughter of the late Rev. W. 

 Rastall. At Hawton, Rev. W. Fowler to Miss 

 Scales. 



Died.] At Stanwick, within two days of each 

 other, Mr. and Mrs. Morris ; she was 78, and he 

 81 years of age! 



LANCASHIRE. 



It appears from the annual report, and from that 

 of the committee of justices, that within the las t 

 ten years there have been expended in building, 

 enlarging, improving, and furnishing the various 

 prisons of the county, and the pauper lunatic asy- 

 lum, the following sums, viz. 



Lancaster castle .29,917 1 5 



Preston house of correction 13,69913 

 Kirkdale do. do. 94,167 14 9 



Sal ford do. do. 40,653 15 3 



County lunatic asylum, .i. 37,201 13 2 



Making together .215,699 17 7 



About .10,000 of the above enormous sum has 

 been expended on treadmills ; respecting which the 

 keepers of the several prisons unanimously report 

 that they have entirely failed in deterring those who 

 have once committed crime from being guilty of 

 the repetition of it ; whilst, from the report of the 

 committee of magistrates, it appears that by tl.e 

 putting of prisoners to this species of labour, a 

 positive loss has accrued to the county of not h?ss 

 than .3,000 per annum. 



Distribution of the net receipts of the late Liver- 

 pool Musical Festival : Infirmary, 1,600*.; Dis- 

 pensary, 900/. ; Blue Coat School, 400/. ; School 

 for the Blind, 200/. ; Ladies' Charity, 200/. ; Fe- 

 male School of Industry, 100/. ; Marine Society, 

 100/. ; Welsh School, 100/. ; Caledonian Free 

 School, 100J. ; Benevolent Society of St. Patrick, 

 100/. ; Parish School, Moorfields, 100/. ; Institu. 

 tion for the Deaf and Dumb, 100J. ; Female Peni- 

 tentiary, 60/. ; Refuge for the Destitute, 60/. ; 

 Ophthalmic Infirmary, 40/. ; Liverpool Institution 

 for Curing Diseases of the Eyes, 40?. ; Total, 

 4,200J. This is the largest sum, by nearly 1,800/., 

 ever divided among the public charities of that 

 town after a musical festival. 



Died.] At Preston, 82, Rev. J. Dunn ; he was 

 one of the members of the Old Society of Jesuits, 

 and pastor of the Preston congregation 52 years. 



DERBY AND CHESHIRE. 



At the annual meeting of the Trustees and 

 Managing Committee of the Derby Savings' Bank, 

 held Dec. 15, at the Town-hall, the directors made 

 their report from Nov. 20, 1826, to Nov. 20, 1827, 

 when it appeared that the sum in the hands of 

 government amounted to <9fi,060. 10s. 4d.; and 

 that the present number of depositors amounts to 

 2,335, being an increase of 65 this year. 



Died.] At Derby, Rev. E. Maddeley, minister 

 of the New Jerusalem Temple. At Congleton, 80, 

 R. Harrison, esq. At Moorwood Moor, 103, Mrs. 

 Turner. At Little Eaton, 95, John Creswell ; he 

 was a native of Little Eaton, and never lived out of 

 it; his widow, Catherine Creswell, survives him, 

 and is in her 94th year! 



