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improved state of the town, there not being a 
single case of any importance brought before 
them. 
Died.| At Cambridge, 68, Mr. J. Newby; he 
had been in the employ of the Society of Trinity 
49 years. 
WARWICK AND NORTHAMPTON. 
The Roman Catholic Chapel at Leamington 
was lately opened, when Dr, Walsh, the bishop 
of the midland district officiated, attired in pon- 
tificalis ; having the mitre on his head, and the 
crosier in his hand, he ascended the steps of the 
altar, and delivered an extemporaneous sermon. 
The business at our Town Sessions has for 
some time past been extremely light; and at our 
County Sessions, on Thursday last, there was 
not a single prisoner for trial—a circumstance 
“past all parallel’? within our recollection.— 
Northampton Mercury, No. 34, Vol. 108.— 
Oct, 18. 
Died.| Near Birmingham, 81, T. Richards, 
esq.—At Silverton, 102, Mary Adams; her mo- 
ther and grandmother’s ages both exceeded 100 
years. 
WORCESTER AND HEREFORD. 
The excavations carrying on by Mr. Rudge in 
the site of thetransept of the Abbey Church of 
Evesham, are proceeding towards the completion 
of a regular plan (begun in 1811) of the whole of 
the church, 280 feet in length; an account of 
which is intended to be published by the Society 
of Antiquaries, as soon as the workmen haye com- 
pleted their final operations. 
GLOUCESTER AND MONMOUTH. 
The President and Vice-Presidents of the Glou- 
cester Infirmary have circulated an appeal for 
additional subscriptions, as by the addition of 
the new wing, the expenditure is increased £600 
per annum; the building is uow capable of ac- 
commodating 170 patients, 
The labouring classes of Bisley and Chalford 
are reduced to a state of extreme poverty and 
distress, in consequence of the want of employ- 
ment ; many families being destitute of the neces- 
sary articles of food and clothing. The respect- 
able inhabitants fear that the approach of winter 
will be pregnant with miserable consequences to 
their humble but industrious neighbours ; and the 
minister and churchwardens will receive with 
pleasure, and properly apply, any sums that may 
be placed at their disposal. 
NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK. 
The first pike of the new bridge over Sutton 
Wash was driven on Tuesday last, and the New 
Cut, and the works connected with this great and 
very useful undertaking, are in a state of rapid 
progress.—Norfolk Chronicle, Oct. 4. 
We are sorry that the Bury Musical Festival 
did not succeed in the good intentions of its pro- 
moters, on behalf of the Suffolk General Hospital ; 
the expences haying amounted to nearly £2,400, 
and the receipts to only £2,192, 17s. leaving a 
deficiency of £207! 
The New Corn Exchange at Norwich has been 
recently opened, and is one of the finest of the 
kind in the kingdom. 
The Directors of the Norfolk and Suffolk Insti- 
tution for the Promotion of the Fine Arts opened 
Provincial Occurrences: Warnick, Northampton, &c. 
LNov. 
their Gallery October 14; it contains 119 various 
specimens of painting, of ancient as well as of 
modern masters. 
Married.[| Rey. G. Ranking, of Ipswich, to 
Eliza, youngest daughter of the late T. Maitland, 
esq., and sister of Sir P. Maitland. 
Died.| At Oulton, 91, Mrs. George; leaving 
83 children, grand-children, and great grand- 
children.—At Great Yarmouth, Mr. R. C. Smith. 
—At Beccles, Mrs. Farr, daughter of Sir T. 
Gooch, bart. 
OXFORD AND BERKS. 
It appears by the abstract of the treasurer’s 
account of the disbursements of the county of 
Oxford, that the sum of £7,630. 2s, 5d. was ex- 
pended from Michaelmas Sessions, 1827, to Tri- 
nity Sessions, 1828, Between 4 and £5,000 
of the above was paid for criminal and civil juris- 
prudence! 
Died.| At Oxford,the Rey. A. Nicoll, Regius 
Professor of Hebrew; 73, Mr. R. Walker, known 
to the scientific by his experiments and dlscoyeries 
on artificial cold.—At Waterstock, Elizabeth, wife 
of W.H. Ashurst, esq., M.P. 
BUCKS AND BEDFORDSHIRE. 
The Shefford new bridges were opened to the 
public September 20; they are composed of iron, 
except the brick piers, and are very neat in ap- 
pearance. 
HERTFORD AND ESSEX. 
A public dinner was given at the Market-house 
at Ware, September 23, to celebrate the anniver- 
sary of the musical festival, and the re-establish- 
ment of the market, with the building of the Mar- 
ket-house, 
HANTS AND SUSSEX. 
A bronze statue of His Majesty has been erected 
on the Steyne, at Brighton ; the artist, Chantrey. 
A public meeting has been held in Basingstoke 
Town-hall, for establishing a pitched market, 
when upwards of £800 were subscribed for that 
purpose; and the corporation remits all tolls for 
14 years. 
WILTS AND DORSET. 
The Chairman at the Dorchester Sessions con- 
gratulated the grand jury on the state of the ca- 
lendar, which, though not light in point of num- 
bers, yet, on comparing it with those of corre- 
sponding sessions in preceding years, might, as 
regarded offences, be taken as evidence of the de- 
crease of crime in this county. t 
Penny posts are established from Dorchester to 
Charminster, Stratton, Frampton, Maiden New- 
ton, Cattistock, and Evershot. The letters for 
Cerne and neighbourhood are now forwarded by 
a horse post, giving the inhabitants an interval 
of upwards of three hours between its arrival and 
departure ; the same messenger proceeds to Syd- 
ling, with the letters for that place. Similar ac- 
commodation is extended to Winterborne, Steeple- 
ton, Martin’s Town, Portesham, and Abbotsbury. 
The town of Evershot was much exhilarated on 
Thursday last, at the commencement of a daily 
mail from Dorchester thither. Having hitherto 
had a very tardy communication with the post- 
office, the improvement was duly appreciated by the 
inhabitants, and greeted with a merry peal on the 
bells, and joy and exultation were the order of the 
