[Sept. I, 
J 9S Wiltshire- 
Act to pre^'cnt *nd itippress seditious Con- 
*vetiticles j" and had thereby incurred the pe¬ 
nalty ot 201. each. After thg information 
had been rea.-! by Mr. Calloway, the town- 
clerk, Mr. Minchin, solicitor tor the defend¬ 
ants, took occasion to notice to the court, 
that, although he was aware that the infor- 
inacion contained such legal irregularities as 
would quash the case, particularly with regard 
toH. Norris being made the informant, with¬ 
out his having a tittle of knowledge touching 
the matter; yet he was determined to take 
no such advantage of the Rev, Dr. Scott, but 
would go into the fullest discussion and exa¬ 
mination of the matter. John Maybee, de¬ 
fendant, pleuued not guilty. It appeared in 
evidence, that this was a Sunday-school for 
the purest and best of purposes, where a 
number of poor children are taught to read 
the Bible and Testament, the explanation of 
the Catechism, anJ the Common Prayer book 
of the church of Engla nd. After a full hear¬ 
ing, the defendant Maybee was acquitted^ and 
the prosecutor withdrew the information 
against the Hon. George Grey, for having, 
as charged, wittingly and willingly suffered 
an unlawful assembly to be held at his office. 
The interest of the case produced the fullest 
and most respectable court ever known. 
Married.'^ Mr H. Ward, of Silchesler, to 
Miss S. Co,fins, of Reading, 
At Botley, Mr. James Warner, jun. to 
M iss Reid, sister of Mrs. Cobbett. 
Mr. Payne, to MissBaldy. 
At Nevvchurch, Isle of Wight, T. Pack- 
jnt yesq. to Miss Daniel, or Ryde. 
M ty<3och, to Miss Edwards, of Haslar. 
William Ofiqlsty, esq. of the Poictiers, to 
Miss Wilson, of Southsea Lodge. 
At Southampton, Mr. Robert Willis, to 
Miss Sophia Jacobs, both of that town. 
DiedP^ At Brook, Lieut. Col. G. F. Whi* 
grove. 
At Portsea, Mr. Rowe, sen. having just 
retur.ned in health from Portsdown fair.— 
Mrs. Redward, 
At Portsmouth, Mr. Hicks, master of the 
Navy Post-office.—Mr. Green, of the White 
Svran, Kingston Cross.—-Mr. Cockney, slop- 
seller. He dropped down and expired with¬ 
out previous indisposition. 
At Lymington, George St. Bqibe, esq. 
In advanced age, Mrs. Scott, a respectable 
widow la.dy, and an old iuhabitant q£ South¬ 
ampton. 
WILTSHIRE. 
At the Wiltshire Assizes, Samuel Tucker 
was indicted for the wilful murder of his 
wife, at Bradford. It appeared in evidence, 
that the prisoner (who was originally a 
weaver, and has since practised mbdicine, 
and called himself Dr. Tucker), many months 
since conceived the design of murdering his 
wife, having formed a disgraceful connexion 
with another woman, on account of their dis¬ 
parity of ages, his w'ife being much older than 
hitnaslf; that in order to effect her death, he 
Berkshire, 
kept her continually confined in hi^ house, 
without allowing any one to see her, from 
the 1st of last January, till the day when she 
died, on the 8tb or March last, allowing her 
only a small quantity of half boiled potatoes, 
and barley bread and a little water. That he 
frequently left his house for two days toge^ 
ther, during which she was locked up and 
without food} and that her room, by reason 
of the non-admittance of air, and certain of¬ 
fensive things left therein, was nearly suffi¬ 
cient to create putridity. By this treatment 
she became so greatly emaciated as to be un¬ 
able to move out of her bed, during which 
time he still continued his ill treatment, and 
she was actually starved to death. The sur¬ 
geon stated, that on examinmg the corpse, it 
was literally nothing but skin, bone, and 
muscle* every vestUe of flesh having disap¬ 
peared. 'i’he jury found him guilty, and he 
has since been executed. 
Married ] The Rev.Edward Rowden, M.A. 
fellow of New College, and vicar of High- 
worth, Wiltshire, to Elizabeth, youngest 
daughter of the late Rev, Nathan Wetherell, 
D.D. master of University college, and dean 
of Hereford. 
At Milb'ook, Hants, Mr Thomas Joyce, 
jun. of Freshlord, to Martha, youngest daugh¬ 
ter of William Amor, e.q Southampton. 
Died 1 At Marstone, R. Tuckey, tsq. 
At Uphaven, Mr. Alexander, 57. — Mrsi 
Piower, wife of the Rev. J. P. vicar of Pur- 
ton. — Mr J. M. Reeves, only son of Mr. R'. 
of Trowbridge, 27. 
At Salford, Mr. T. Noah, 72. 
At Salisbury, Mrs. Minty, wife of Mr. 
Alexander M. —George Horace Seymour, 
eldest son of George S. esq. 
BERKSHIRE. 
On Friday sennight, the annual meeting 
of the Berks Agricultural Society, was held 
at IlsJey. The steward in consequence of 
the determination of the judges, presented 
the silver medals, as follows:—To Mr. 
Tompkins, of Abingdon, for the best short¬ 
horned yearling bull; to Mr. James New, of 
Chaddleworth, for the best cart-horse stallionj 
to Mr. Edward Tull, of Hodcott, for the best 
boar; to Mr. Goodlake, for the best South- 
down shearling ram and five theaves } and to 
Mr. White, of Speenhamland, for the best 
two-year old heifer. Rewards of one, two, 
and three guineas were given to the different 
shearers, whose companies had set up claims 
to prizes, but had not fully complied with the 
rules.— Mr. Thomas Palmer, of East Garston, 
shewed two horned rams, and twenty lambs 
of the same breed, which were much ad¬ 
mired.—A *iedal was unanimously voted to 
Mr. Coxeter, ofGreenham, near Newbury, 
for having fully performed the task he under¬ 
took at the last annual meeting, of having 
two of Sir John Throckmorton’s sheep shorn 
in the morning, and a coat made therefrom 
before evening.—Several gentlemen were 
elected members of the society, and W. Y. 
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