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INCIDENTS, MARRIAGES, ann DEATHS, in anp near LONDON. 
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,CHRONOLOGY OF THE MONTH. 
Oct. 19.—The London Maritime Insti- 
tution held its annual meeting, at the 
Marine Society’s Rooms, oyer the Royal 
Exchange, for the purpose of making a 
Report of the last year’s proceedings, and 
to elect officers for the year ensuing. 
20.—Proclamation was made by the 
heralds at the Cross, in which His Ma- 
jesty enjoins his subjects to keep strictly 
the neutrality in the contest between the 
Greeks and Turks. 
‘21.—Letters were received at Lord 
Bathurst’s office from Captain Franklin, 
stating the arrival of the expedition at 
Lake Whimpey early in June, whence 
they intended to proceed to Bear Lake.— 
All in perfect health. 
29.—Mr. Birch, an eminent coachmaker 
in Great Queen-Street, gave aroast-beef and 
plum-pudding dinner to all the people in 
his employ,and several neighbours, in com- 
memoration of, in these times, rather an 
extraordinary an event, the completion of 
50 years’ service of one of his workmen 
under the roof of his establishment. Mr. 
Birch, in the course of the evening, informed 
his guests, that the first English post-chaise 
was built at his house, and amongst other 
anecdotes of interest attached to the pre- 
mises, he stated that the hearse of George 
II., the coronation carriage of George III., 
and four other state coaches for the Royal 
Family, had been built within his walls, 
which were decorated with the drawings 
and plans of the different equipages. 
Noy. 2.—The foundation stone was laid 
for the buildings to be called St. Bride’s 
Avenue, by Mr. Blades, the treasurer to 
the committee appointed to carry into 
effect the exposure of the beautiful steeple 
of St. Bride’s Church. 
4..—Much damage was done in the vici- 
nity of Paddington and its neighbourhood, 
including Kilburn, Acton, Harrow, &c., by 
a tremendous gale of wind. The planta- 
tions, in some of the villages, were torn up 
and swept wholly away, many of the new 
buildings in the Regent’s Park have been 
unroofed, and the gable ends of some blown 
down ; and from 40 to 50 stacks of hay and 
straw in the neighbourhood of Acton and 
Ealing have been scattered before the wind. 
Various casualties occurred inLondon during 
the day ; 5 among others, two stacks of chim- 
neys in Holborn were blown into the street 
over the heads of the passengers ; fortunately 
no person was materially injured. 
4.—The shareholders of the London 
and Northern Railway Company met at 
the London Tavern, Bishopsgate Street. 
Mr. Hibbert, who was in the chair, read a 
report on the progress made towards ef- 
fecting the object of the undertaking, and 
on the state of the Company’s affairs. 
4.—The house of Barclay and Co. sent 
circular letters to the publicans in their 
trade, informing them, that the London 
brewers have advanced the price of 5s. per 
barrel from that day. Porter is in conse- 
quence raised 4d per pot. 
9.—The Lord-Mayor’s day was cele- 
brated with the usual processions and festi- 
vals: among the distinguished personages 
who honoured Mr. Alderman Venables, the 
new Lord-Mayor, at the Guildhall civic 
feast, were the Duke of Sussex, the Earl 
of Liverpool, Lord Shaftesbury, Mr. Peel, 
Mr. Huskisson, Mr. W. W. Wynn, Sir ~ 
George Clark, the Portuguese and Dutch 
Ambassadors, Mr. Justice Park, Mr. Baron 
Graham, Mr. Justice Littledale, the Solici- 
tor General, Mr. Scarlet, Mr. Brougham, 
&e. &e. 
10.—A meeting was held at the Free- 
mason’s Tavern, to take into consideration 
the establishment of a Literary and Scien- 
tific Institution, for the accommodation of 
persons employed in commercial and pro- 
fessional pursuits in the western part of 
the metropolis. .H. Drummond, Esq. was 
called to the chair, who, in the course of 
his address to the meeting, said that a pre- 
sent of £300 would be forwarded to the 
institution as soon as it was formed. 
Messrs. Paul, Drummond, Trotter, and 
Wright, (partners in four banking ‘esta- 
blishments), had offered to become trustees. 
11.—A public meeting took place at the 
London Tayern, at which a subscription 
was opened for the relief of the unfortunate 
sufferers by the recent fire at Miramichi in 
New Brunswick. Mr. John Bainbridge, the 
agent for the colony, was in the chair. 
11.—The Recorder made a report to the 
King of the persons upon whom sentence 
of death had been passed at the Old Bailey 
September Sessions: 3for burglary ; 2] for 
stealing in dwelling-houses to the amount 
of 40s. and upwards; 1 for highway-rob- 
bery, and 1 for pale Hele i 8 His Majesty 
was pleased to respite, during his pleasure, 
all the above prisoners except J. Crook, 
who was ordered for execution. Eight pri- 
soners were sentenced by the Recorder to 
be transported for life, 6 for fourteen years, 
and 44, for seven years. 
12.—A numerous and respectable meet- 
ing was held at the Crown and Anchor 
Tavern, for the purpose of arranging plans 
for forming a new street from Picket-Street 
to Lincoln’s-Inn-Fields. When it was re- 
solyed to petition Parliament, and five 
gentlemen were appointed as _proyisional 
trustees, to carry the plans into execu- 
tion. 
A fire broke out at Messrs. Hurst and 
Robinson’s 
