186 



At Uppingham, Mrs. Bates. — Mr. West. 



At Nether Brougliton, Mr. William 

 Henisley. — At Long Clawson, 67, Mr. John 

 Doiihleday. At Appleby, Mr. Thomas 

 Ball, justly lamented. — At Glenn Parva, 

 S4,Miss AnnSimpkin, ereatly regretted. 



STAFFORUSHIRK. 



An actual examination, from house to 

 house, has rrcenlly taken place in many 

 distiicis round Bil'ton, to ascertain the 

 real distress that exisis in that neighbour- 

 hood. In one district there were found 

 166 families whose resunrces were cut off, 

 comprehending 822 individuals; 74 fami- 

 lies who earn Is. per head per week, com- 

 prelu'uding 483 individuals ; I. SO families 

 who eain •it. per head per week, compre- 

 hending 8'il(> individuals ; in another there 

 vere .524 families without the means of 

 livehhoud, comprehending ?576 individuals, 

 •r full one-half of the population. 



To the Editor </ tke Monthly Magaiine. 



SIR, 



We are requested by the Committee of 

 the Walsall Library, to forward the fol- 

 lowinj; documents to you, for inscrtioo in 

 the next Monthly Magazine. 

 We are. Sir, 



Yours, respectfully, 



Valentine and Throsbt. 

 WaUall, August 16, 1816. 



" At the annual meeting of the Subscri- 

 ierg to the Walsall Library, held in the 

 Guildhall, the 10th day of June 1816, 

 Mr. C. H. Uarwall, in the chair — Mr. 

 Fletcher, President, being in Ii eland: 



"Resolved unanimously — That the meet- 

 ing BOW express their high sense of Mr. 

 Bowen's conduct since the commenrenient 

 •f this library ; and they entirely disclaim 

 any sentiment injurious to his character, 

 ■with retcnnce to the insertion in the New 

 Monthly Magazine of April last. 



"Resolved unanimousiv— That theattaok 

 en the character of Mr. SaRincl Fletcher, 

 in the New Monthly Magazine of April 

 Ja«t, is highly incorrect; and that the mem- 

 ters now present, from tlieir long know- 

 Jedge of ^ir. Fletcher, conceive him "in- 

 capable of a wilful oud deliberate false- 

 kood." 



" That the Rev. P. Pbatt, Vicar, be 

 President , Mr. C. S. Fob ster, Treasurer; 

 and the following subscribers cou.vtitnte 

 the Committee for the year ensuing — Mr. 

 Samuel FLtTCHEB, Mr.C. H. Darwall, 

 Mr.W.MxnsHALL, Mr.J.FoHSTER.Rev. 

 T. R. Cleauon, Mr. S. Sharrait, and 

 Mr. J. Adams. 



" That a copy of the above rC5ohitions, 

 signed by the chairman, be sent for inser- 

 tion to the Editor of the New Monthly 

 Ma|[azine. C. H. DarvVall. 



Walsall, August 1'i, 1816. 

 " At a monthly meeting of the Commit- 

 tee, held in the library, present — Mr. S. 

 ku-TctLSR, R«v. T. R. Glkxuon, Mr. W. 



Staffordshire— Weruikkfhlre. [Sept. 1, 



Marshall, Mr. J. Fohstbr, and Mr. 

 C. S. For-ter: 



" Resolved— That the Editor of the N»w 

 Monthly Magazine, having inserted a most 

 unjn^ii^able attack on the character of 

 Mr. Samuel Fletcher, in the number for 

 Ap>il la^t; and having omitted to insert 

 the resolutions passed at the last annual 

 nieetine, in vindication of Mr. Fletcher'g 

 character, the New Monthly Magazine b« 

 discontinued. 



In the absence of the President, 



C. S. FoRSTEK. Treasurer." 



{IVe have mit the wishe$ of I he Committt* 

 in giving place ti> the ahovf, because it jus- 

 tifies two iiiisl hiiunwaHe nun against xomts^ 

 aitacic, ichifh, in t'Ulh, u-e hare not seen ; 

 liut, with respect to Ihf work u'ilh which tht 

 Committee thus cndescend to enlir into « 

 controvirsij, they are cruelly " breaking a 

 butttrjly on the wheel."'] 



Married.] Mr. Salt, to Miss Bird, both 

 of Litchticid — T. Mackei zie.M.D. to Mis* 

 Elizabeth Child, of Litrhtield.— Mr. John 

 Walley, to Miss Ann Yaiwood, both of 

 Staft'ord.— Lieut. Biooke, of the 51»t light 

 infantry, to Miss Mary A^ ilson, of New. 

 castle.— Mr. Richard Bate, of Enville, t« 

 Miss Sarah Jones, of Ombeisley. 



Died.] At Staflord, 31, Mr. Thomat 

 Godvfin. 



At Walsall, IMiss Sarah Curtis. — 74, 

 Thos. Spurrier, esq. universally respected. 



AtBnrslem,. 51, Mr.Pierpoint, regretted. 

 — 68. Mr. Aaron Wood.— The widow (>f 

 Mr. Wm. Wood, of Ltruria. 



At Tamworth, 80, Samuel Cooper, esq. 

 regretted. — At Alrewas, 71, Mrs. Eliaa- 

 belh Slater. — At Braylcy, 74, Mr. Joha 

 Morris, grtajy regretted. — At Chesterton, 

 Mr. Ledward. — At Apedale,66, Mrs £ard- 

 ley, lamented. 



warwicksuire. 



The magistrates for the connty, at the 

 late sessions, have published an address, 

 in which they state, that they have long 

 contemplated, with concern, the number 

 of delinquents of both sexes who have, 

 at very early ages, been tried as culprits. 

 They observe also, that the " younger 

 class of prisoners have been separated 

 from tliose of a more advanced age, and 

 a school has been established in the gaol ; 

 but, owing to the limited term of impri- 

 sonments, a radical reform cannot be ex- 

 pected. The magistrates, therefoie, re- 

 commend seme Establishment, where jounj 

 oflenders may find an asylum, be confirm- 

 ed in their religious knowledge, and put 

 into a way of obtaining an honest Hve- 

 lihood." Upwards of 6t3ol. has been al- 

 ready subscribed in aid of the above plan. 



Married.] Mr. T. Crippan, to Miss Sarah 

 Horton, both of Biimingham. — The ReT, 

 Henry Ranson.of Sunderland, to Mist 

 Wrightson.ofBiiminjiliam. — Mr. Mutchall, 

 merchant, of Birmingham, to Miss Amelis 

 Keay, of the Greea-iai^es. — Mr. Benjaniia 

 Evans, 



