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getting the sanction of Parliament for local im- 

 provements, for the construction of a towing-path 

 along the Severn, and for the present handsome 

 iron hridge — the first of its kind — over it, to con- 

 nect the districts of Broseley and Madeley. On 

 retiring from the office of chief magistrate of the 

 borough, which he filled for some years, he pre- 

 sented to the corporation the handsome mace now 

 in use, which bears the following inscription : — 

 " The gift of George Forester of Willey, Esq., to 

 the Bailiff*, Burgesses, and Commonalty of the 

 Borough of Wenlock, as a token of his high 

 esteem and regard for the attachment and respect 

 they manifested towards him during the many years 

 he represented the borough in Parliament, and 

 served the office of Chief Magistrate and Justice 

 thereof." 



