1829.] 



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presented an address, in a gold box, to Lord 

 Rolle, expressive of their gratitude for his pa- 

 triotic muniflceiice in accomplishing the works. 



The tirst exhibition of the Devon and Exeter 

 Botanical and Horticuliural Society took place, 

 July 30, and exceeded any thing its most sanguine 

 projectors could have anticipated. Exeter ap- 

 peared unusually full upon the occasion, and its 

 streets were literally crowded with the gentry of 

 the couutiy. The venerable Lord Clifford pre- 

 sided over the dispensation of the prizes, and 

 lioped.from this, its first exhibition, that it would 

 vie in its proceedings with the most celebrated 

 societies of the kind in the kingdom. 



BEDFORDSHIRE.— Sentence of death was 

 recorded, at these assizes, against eight prisoners. 



At the General Annual Meeting of the Gover- 

 nors of the Bedford Infirmary, August 3, it was 

 resolved — That Dr. Thackeray's proposal for ad- 

 ding a general medical library to this institution 

 be adopted ; that his offer of 400 volumes from 

 Lis own library, be gratefully accepted. — That a 

 pension-fund for the officers and servants of this 

 institution, after a certain period of active and 

 meritorious service, or under extraordinary cir- 

 cumstances, be immediately formed ; that Dr. 

 Thackeray's munificent contribution of ^^200 in 

 aid of such pension-fund, be thankfully accepted. 

 — That as soon as .;£2,000 shall have been con- 

 tributed by out-county benefactors, and sixty 

 guineas a-year by out-county subscribers, this 

 county infirmary shall become a " general infir- 

 tnari/, open to the sick and necessitous poor of 

 all counties and all nations," and that Dr. 

 Thackeray's most munificent offer of .£500 to- 

 wards that grand and desirable object, be grate- 

 fully accepted. 



BUCKS. — At the assizes for this county II 

 prisoners were recorded for death, all of whom 

 have been since sentenced to transportation for 

 life : one was likewise transported for seven 

 years — there were only 15 for trial. 



HUNTINGDONSHIRE.— At the assizes sen- 

 tence of death was recorded against one prisoner: 

 there was only one cause at nisi priua, which was 

 undefended. 



KENT. — At the assizes for this county 15 pri- 

 BonerB were recorded for death. 



BERKSHIRE— August 12, his Majesty went 

 through the ceremony of laying the first stone of 

 an equestrian statue to the memory of George III., 

 hi Windsor I'ark. The stone bears the following 

 InsTiption, '■ Georgii Tertio Patri Optimo 

 Georgiut Rex.'' 



ESSEX.— The first stone of the new pier at 

 Southend was laid by the Lord Mayor, during the 

 •eptennial progress to mark the boundaries of the 

 city of London below thr" bridge. 



At the asfizps for this county 10 prisoners were 

 recorded for death. At the nisi prius, an action 

 was gained against the inhabitants of Barking, 

 for not repairing a bridge in that parish, in the 

 coume of which, 17 wItncsHCs were brought to 

 (peak to the ancient state of the bridge, of wlioni 

 four were above /.i, six above 8i>, three above 85, 

 one 90, oue 92, and two 93 years of age. 



ni:ilTS.— August 6, the mansion of T. Cliit- 

 tcrluck, Esq., at Busliry, was thrown open, and 



formed into a bazaar for the sale of fancy articles, 

 drawings, &c., for the purpose of adding to the 

 funds of the Hertfordshire western infirmary. 

 The whole of the articles were the production of 

 the ladies in the surrounding neighbourhood. 

 The sale continued two days, and the receipts 

 amounted to nearly .£1,000 ! 



WARWICKSHIRE.— At the assizes held at 

 Warwick, It prisoners received sentence of death, 

 and U were transported. 



The annual dinner of the artists and friends of 

 the Birmingham Institution, for the promotion of 

 the Fine Arts, took place in that town, Aug. 20, 

 and tlie exhibition has been since opened for the 

 public. 



WORCESTERSHIRE.— Six prisoners were 

 recorded for death at the county assizes, and three 

 were transported. Only one prisojier was in the 

 city calendar, and not one cause entered. 



Vast numbers of Irish reapers have come into 

 this neighbourhood ; they have offered in some in- 

 stances to work " for their victuals" until harvest 

 commences, for 6d. and even as low as 4d. a-day 

 and " their victuals" during harvest! The con- 

 sequence of this has been, that the English la- 

 bourers have in some insfanees attacked the 

 Irish, and compelled them to seek safety in flight. 

 Four English labourers were taken into custody. 

 As the prisoners were passitjg towards the gaol, a 

 large body of labourers made an attack upon the 

 persons who had them in custody, and succeeded 

 in rescuing two of the prisoners ; a constable was 

 severely hurt. Two of those engaged in the rescue 

 are in custody. We hope we shall not be-u«peet- 

 ed of apologizing for violence of any kind ; the 

 law must be respected, whatever the provocation 

 may be. But we dn lament that, while English 

 labourers arc enduring great privations from low 

 wages, s^»-a?i^er« should be employed to do that 

 work which the former are able and willing to do. 

 To say nothing of generosity of feeling, is it 

 politic to take work out of the hands of the native 

 labourer ? Deprive him of his work, and will he 

 not appeal to the parish ? And can any cheap- 

 ness of labour done by strangers compensate for 

 the evils of depressing and pauperizing our native 

 population 'i—fVorcester Journal, Aug. 6. 



OXFORDSHIRE.— At the assizes for this 

 county, Mr. Baron Vaughan (in addressing the 

 grand jury) said, " I consider, and with great 

 justice I have heard it observed, tluat, considering 

 the state of education in this county, crime has 

 been less frequent in Oxford than in many other 

 places. The calendar, I acknowledge, is .itained 

 with offences of a very gross character; but, 

 speaking of them generally, such as may be ex- 

 pected to arise, and such, as considering the state 

 of society, must necessarily be.''I!! Seven pri- 

 soners were recorded for death, four transported, 

 and a few imprisoned. — Oxford Herald, Aug. 1. 



By the last report of the IJanbury A'isiting 

 Charitable Society, it appeared that 350 neces- 

 sitous individuals had received assistance from 

 this excellent institution during the past year, 



DORSETSHMIE.- At Dorchester assizes four 

 prisoners were recorded for death, and two for 

 transportation. 



WILTSHIRIi:.— At tho otsizcs licld at Salii- 



