Monday, December 12, 1825

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Weymouth, Dec. 10.-The swindler Wheatley, mentioned in our last Journal as having defrauded Mrs. Luce, was yesterday committed to take his trial at the next Dorchester assizes. (See the Bow-street report.)

Poole, Dec 9.- On Sunday the 3d inst. died, at Wimborne, the Rev.John Miell, aged 70 years, who was a highly respected pastor of the Baptist congregation in that town for 33 years.

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Winchester,
Saturday, December 10.

The committee appointed to consider of the propriety and practicability of lighting this city and suburbs with gas, presented their report to a meeting held at the Guildhall on Tuesday last. It appears that the committee, after directing their attention to the most eligihle mode of obtaining gas, and of the comparative advantages of expence, have unanimously decided that oil is preferable to coal; that the encouragement which the measure had met with from private individuals, was even greater than they had anticipated; that they had obtained the promise of upwards of 100 private burners; and that if there should be a demand for 150, the annual profits would amount to at least 5 per cent. on the original expenditure. The probable expence of erecting a gasometer, exclusive of land, would be about £4,500. The meeting resolved that the report should be printed and circulated for the information of the inhabitants.

Mr.Shard's stag hounds yesterday met at the Winchester race course, and about 12 o'clock a fine stag was started amidst a numerous body of horsemen, and spectators on foot .After a short run the stag was taken alive in a field on Mr.Simmonds's Farm, near this city.

Attempt to rob a Bank. --- About two o'clock on Sunday morning three villains attempted to enter the banking-house of Messrs. Knapp and Co. at Alresford, by means of a center bit, with which they cut a hole through the front door sufficiently large to admit a man's arm. They had taken the key out of the lock, and were in the act of cutting another hole for the purpose of removing the upper fastening, when Mr.Durant, clerk to Messrs.Knapp and Co. who resides in the house, interrupted their proceeding's, and obliged them to decamp so quickly as not to alIow them time to take the instrument, which was fixed in the door, with them. It is extremely well calculated for the purpose they had applied it to, being so constructcd as to enable a person to cut a circular hole with it through a thick door or shutter in the space of one or two minutes. There are strong reasons for suspecting that one or two persons of known bad character who reside in the town were concerned in the attempt, and it is to be hoped something will transpire to cause them to be brought to justice for the same.

Winchester Bank for Savings. --- The annual meeting of this beneficial institution was holden on Monday last at the Guildhall in this city, and we have a peculiar gratification in reporting that at present not less than 1048 depositors, as well as 19 benefit societies, are participating in its benefits, with an invested capital or fund of £48,172. 8s. 5d . Agreeably to a recent legislative enactment, we learn that for the future no individual can in any one deposit more than £30., nor £200. in the whole, exclusive of interest. We understand aIso that the interest due to the depositors will be paid on any subsequent Monday, if demanded, but if not demanded, that the same will be added to the principal, and thereby increase both capital and interest. By the gradual development of the benefits of these important establishments, it is very obvious that industry, sobriety, and economy, among the depositors, are very materiaIly promoted, while their moral improvement is advanced, and their social comfort augmented.

A pIan for establishing a classical and mathematical school at Portsea is Iikely soon to be carried into effect. It is proposed to defray the expenses by voluntary subscriptions of £14. from each person, who will be considered a shareholder in the property, such share to be saleable, under certain restrictions. In addition to this sum, an annual payment of eight guineas will be required from each shareholder after the commencement of the school business, for which he will be entitled to nominate one scholar.

On Monday last was married at St.Andrew's, Holborn, by the Lord Bishop of London, S.G.Smith, Esq. of his Majesty's Dock-yard, Sheerness, to Miss Ann Serle, daughter of James Serle, Esq. deceased, late Receiver-General for the county of Southampton.
On Saturday last died at Romsey, aged 28 years, after an affliction of nearly 8 years, Mr.Charles Snuggs, son of Mr.Ambrose Snuggs, of Romsey.
On Tuesday last died, Mrs Pyke, of the Dog and Duck, public-house, in the suburbs of this city.

A few days since as W.D.Davies, Esq. of the 2nd Dragoon Guards, in barracks at Christchurch, was riding his favourite charger, which was a valuable blood horse, the animal fell with him, and received so violent an injury in the chest by the collision, that he died soon after being led into the stable. Fortunately Mr.Davies escaped with only a few slight bruises.

There are now lying dead in Andover, one man and two women, whose united ages amount to two hundred and forty-one years : - the man's age being 77, one woman 87, the other 77.

Caution to Gale-Keepers -- On Wednesday last Hannah Bush, toll collector at a side gate, called Sharp's Gate, at Linford, in the parish of Ringwood, was convicted before the bench of Magistrates at the petty sessions at Ringwood in the mitigated penalty of two shillings and costs, for two offences, for demanding and taking tolls of a person for his horses and carriage, such carriage not having passed one hundred yards on the turnpike road, for which there is an examption under an Act passed in the reign of Geo.IV.1822.

The following inquests have been taken by Mr.Todd during the present week :- At Botley, on the body of Ann Lunn, aged about 6 years, who, being Ieft for a few minutes by her mother, who had gone to call on a sick neighbour, was so much burnt in consequence of her clothes taking fire, that although every possible assistane was rendered, she lingered in dreadful pain for nearly twenty hours, and then died. Verdict - "Accidental death". - At the parish of St.Faith, near Winchester, on the body of Amelia Hiscock, who suddenly fell down in a fit as she was walking across the room, and soon after expired. Verdict, "Died by the Visitation of God" :- At Lymington, on the body of Mary --, who being intoxicated on Sunday evening last, while passing along a stage from the quay to a brig called the William, fell into the water, and was drowned. Verdict accordingly.

Committed to the County Gaol:- John March and Charles Knott, for being found poaching in a wood at Nursling.- Richard Mott, for not finding sureties for his appearance at the sessions for bastardy.-- Wm.Ayling, with breaking open the dwelling house of John Long, at Eastmeon, and stealing a quantity of wearing apparel.- Jane Collins, for stealing wearing apparel from the house of Geo.Butler, of Soberton.- Thos.Tatchell, with having entered the dwelling-house of Ann Osman, about 12 o'clock at night, with intent to steal.- Wm.Oakley, with having stolen from the garden of John Gibbs of Chawton, a bee-hive and bees.- John Holloway and William Holloway, with stealing three pigs, the property of Geo.Pope, of Eling. Wm.and Henry Provis, with havings stolen a bay mare, the property, of Jas.Overberry Anstie, of Devizes, Wilts.

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Southampton
Saturday, December 10.

The Committee of the Southampton Bible Society have voted 50 Testaments to the County Chaplain, to be distributed, at his discretion, to persons leaving the Gaol and Bridewell.

Messrs.Kellow and Pritchard, of this town, have presented an elegant piece of place to Mr Walker, linen-draper, of Brighton, in acknowledgment of his active exertions in recovering the notes lately stolen belonging to that firm.

On Monday last was married at All Saints Church, Capt.Anderson, R.N. nephew to Jas.Anderson, Esq. Hallam Hill, near Titchfield, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late John Brett, Esq.
Died at Cheltenham the 25th uIt. Charlotte Veale, daughter of Admiral Robert Montague and Mary Elizabeth his wife; born June 14th, 1803. Her remains were interred in the catacombs of All Saints Church on Thursday last.
On the 30th ult. died, at Portswood-house, near Southampton, Harrison Walke Sober, Esq. in the 28th year of his age.
Died on Monday morning, after a period of long and severe affliction, which she bore with humble submission to the Divine Will, in the 30th year of her age, Mary Ann, eldest daughter of the late John Lucas, Esq. of Laura Cottage.
On Thursday last died, aged 85, Mrs.Leversuch, mother of Mr.Thomas Leversuch, confectioner.
On Sunday last died the wife of John Colley, Esq. of Orchard Lane, aged 83.

On Thursday night Mr.Hawkins, the jeweller, was alarmed by the barking of a dog which he always keeps in his shop, and on getting up he found that some one had bored a hole through a brick wall in Castle-lane, large enough to admit a man either into the shop or the workshop under it; and so well had the villains planned their entry, that had they not been alarmed by the dog, there is no doubt but that they would have succeeded in stealing a rich booty, most of his valuable property being deposited immediately over the place wbere the bricks had been displaced.

SHOCKING SUICIDE.- On Monday afternoon this town was thrown into considerable alarm from the circumstance of suicide committed by John Morgan, the stage-keeper of our theatre. He effected the dreadful act by blowing out his brains with a pistol, in the passage Ieading to the pit.- Monday last had been fixed for the benefit of Mr.and Mrs.Kelly; the whole of the lower boxes had been taken; a great quantity of tickets was disposed of; and there was every prospect of an overflowing house. It was so late as half-past four in the afternoon when the unfortunate man terminated his existence in the manner above mentioned, and the confusion that ensued may be more easily imagined than described. The performances were necessarily postponed. - At nine o'clock in the evening, the coroner, G.R. Corfe, Esq. assembled a jury at the Rose and Crown Inn, adjacent to the theatre, and after a view of the body, and a most patient hearing of the evidence adduced, which occupied the jury from that hour until half-past two o'clock in the folIowing morning, a verdict of Felo de se was returned. The body was, on the following night, at ten o'clock, conveyed, covered with a pall, to St.Mary's church-yard, borne by the supernumeraries of the theatre, and there deposited in a grave, with every usual ceremony, short of the knell being tolled, and the funeral service read. It is supposed there were 5 or 6 hundred spectators present.- The deceased was 45 years of age, and had retained his situation for 22 years.
It having been reported that the body of the above unfortunate man was disinterred for the purpose of dissection, the earth of his grave was bored, when it was ascertained that his remains were not removed.

On Monday last an inquest was taken before G.R.Corfe, Esq. coroner, and jury, on the body of Samuel Riddett, aged 25. The deceased was a servant of Lady Bligh, and had for some time been ailing. On Saturday he went to visit a young woman residing at Bedford-place, with whom he kept company, and had only been a short time conversing with her when he suddenly exclaimed, "What a dreadful pain I have in my heart." -and immediately fell dead in her arms.- Verdict, "Died by the visitation of God."

J.Pullem was convicted on Tuesday last before the Major and town Magistrates upon the information of S.Le Fevre, Esq. H.M. Collector of Customs, of being possessed of and having concealed 26 pair of French gloves: he was fined in the mitigated penalty of three guineas, costs included.

Newport, Dec. 9.- On Thursday a lecture on the Air Pump was delivered at the "Mechanics' Institution," in a manner highly creditable to the Lecturer.
Died on Monday Mrs.White, of Sheepwash; on Tuesday, Mr.Weeks, sen. late of Chilterton Farm; also Mr.Cooke of Park Vale Cottage; on Thursday, Mr.W.Attwood (in a fit of apoplexy), at St.Cross Academy.
On Saturday last an information as heard before the Magistrates at our Guildhall, against Elizabeth Cooper, of this town, for harbouring and concealing contraband spirits, when she was found guilty, and fined £50, - She had previously been several times before the Magistrates for a similar offence, and having the good fortune to to escape, appeared to bid defiance to the revenue laws.- She is the sister of Philip, who, on the 19th ult. was convicted before the same Magistrates for carrying and conveying smuggled spirits, and fined £100. and is now in Winchester gaol.- Although the family of the Coopers is not an extensive one, our bridewell is very seldom without one of them.

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Salisbury,
Monday, December 12, 1825.
Deptford Coursing Meeting

Cap.- 1st Day, Dec.6.
Mr.A.Wyndham's Woden beat Mr.Fowles's Fencer.
Mr.Philip's Rosebud beat Sir H.Vivian's Venus.
Mr.Mills's Marmion beat Mr.Seagram's Sphynx.
Mr.Cripps's Everlasting beat Mr.Brown's Bellona.
Mr.Heathcote's Harold bt. Mr.Wyndham's Wolkemina.
Mr.Biggs's Bijou beat Mr.Fowles's Frank.
Mr.Capel's Jessamine beat Mr.MiIls's Mask.

Bitch Puppy Sweepstakes
Mr.Bigg's Bellefleur beat Sir H.Vivian's Vanity.
Mr.Heathcote's Hecate beat. Mr.Wyndham's Woe.
Mr.Fowles's Flax beat Mr.Bayley's Blank
Mr.Phelips's Ruth beat Mr.Fowles's Fly.

Dog Puppy Stakes
Mr Bigg's Brother to Matchem beat Mr.Wyndham's Wolkemina.
Mr.Jones Long's blank, beat Mr.Mills's Matchem.
Mr.Fowles's Fop beat Mr.Phelips's Rex.
Sir H.Vivian's Voter beat Mr.Heathcote's Higler.

Cup - 2d Day.
Mr.Phelips's Rosebud beat Mr.Capel's Jessamine.
Mr.Biggs's Bijou beat Mr.Bigg's Bagatelle.
Mr.Mills's Marmion beat Mr.Cripps's Everlasting.
Mr.Heathcote's Harold beat Mr.Wyndham's Woden.

Bitch Puppy Stakes
Mr.Heathcote's Hecate beat Mr.Bigg's Bellefleur.
Mr.Phelips's Ruth beat Mr.Fowles's Flax.

Cup - 3d Day.
Mr.Mills's Marmion beat Mr.Heathcote's Herald.
Mr.Biggs's Bijou beat Mr.Phelip's Rosebud.

Bitch Sweepstakes
Hecate and Ruth divided.

Tilshead Stakes
Mr.Goodlake's Gohanha beat Fowles's Fencer.

Cup
Mr.Biggs's Bijou beat Mr.Mills's Marmion, and won the cup; Marmion the guineas.

The above meeting was numerously attended, and the sport was excellent; it is, however, worthy of remark, that the hares's on each day proved themselves decidedly superior to the dogs in running. It will be seen by the above statement, that Mr.Biggs's Bijou won the Cup; Mr.Heathcote's Hecate and Mr.Phelips's Ruth divided the Bitch Puppy Stakes; Mr.Biggs's Brother to Matchem won the Dog Puppy Stake's; and Mr.Goodlake's Gohanha won the Tilshead Stakes.

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Sutton, the Kentish pedestrian, walked on Friday last at Cranborne, where he completed four miles and a half backwards in fifty-four minutes; and he picked up fifty stones, placed a yard apart, in twelve minutes. This is his first task since he broke his leg at Barnstaple.

Mr.Tilby has handsomely presented the sum of one hundred pounds towards the fund for improving the town of Devizes.

The annual meeting, of the Bath and West of England Society, (the Marquis of Lansdowne, president), is to take place at Hetling-House, Bath, on Tuesday the 20th instant.

It was stated in our journal a short time since, that one Gray and another, were committed to Fisherton Gaol for breaking open a barn belonging to John Benett, Esq. of Pythouse. The barn had before been broken open, and a considerable quantity of corn stoIen, and in consequence of suspicion that it would be again attempted, Mr.Trim, who is in the employ of Mr.Benett, with his sons, laid wait with a view to secure the offenders. They met with Gray and his companion at the barn with a horse and cart at an early hour in the morning and secured them, after a most desperate resistance, and at the risk of their lives. The circumstances being made known to the Wyly Association at its late annual meeting, the members (aIthough Mr.Benett is not connected with the association) unanimously voted a gratuity of £5. to Mr.Trim and his sons, as a reward to them for the intrepidity of their conduct, and their faithful discharge of their duty to their master.

Birth.- On Wednesday last, the lady of John Davis, Esq. of Fisherton Delamere, of a son.
Married on Tuesday last, in London, Mr.James Vincent, late of Fontmell, in the county of Dorset, to Sophia, third daughter of William Henry Johnson, Esq. of St. George's, Kingston, Jamaica.
On the 1st inst. was married, at Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Mr.J.Symes, of Warminster, Wilts, to Margaret, only daughter of the late Capt.Grove's, of his Majesty's 3d regiment Royal Veteran Battalion.
On Tuesday last was, married at Wimborne, by the Rev.J.Baskett, Mr.John Noyes, ironmonger, of Warminster, to Jane, youngest daughter of the late J.Card, Esq. of Wareham, Dorset.
On Monday last was married, at Bulford, by the Rev.Dr.Toogood, Mr.William Williams, to Miss Sarah Sturgess, eldest daughter of Mr.Thomas Sturgess, both of that place.
On the 3d inst. died at Bridport, Charlotte, eldest daughter of Joseph Gundry, Esq. late of that place, in the 51st year of her age.
Died, on Sunday the 27th ult. after twelve years painful affliction, James Burt, son of Mr.George Burt, of West Dean, Wilts, aged 30 years.
On the 1st inst. died Mr.John Candey, of Bery Court Farm, Donhead, in this county. He was much respected within the circle of his acquaintance. In his life he exemplified the character of a sincere christian, an affectionate husband, kind father, good neighbour and faithful friend.
On Friday the 2d instant died, in the 83d year of his age, Mr.Grace, of Collingbourne Sheers.
Died, on Sunday the 4th inst. at Beenham House, Berks, in his third year, Francis Astley, youngest son of Sir Charles Henry Rich, Bart.
On Monday last died, aged 74, Mr.Deane, of Great Lodge Farm, near Chippenham. He was a most affectionate father, and will long be lamented by his family and friends.
On Wednesday Iast died, after a long illness, Mr.James Trowbridge, of High-street, in this city, aged 65 years.

A Iight bay nag mare was stolen on Thursday night from the stable of Mr.George Grant, at Winterbourne Stoke, in this county.

Committed to Fisherston Gaol :- Philip West, and Henry Allsworth, charged with breaking into the malt-house of Mr.Edward Sules, of Broughton Gifford, and stealing a quantity of cheese and bacon.-.John Pearce, charged with stealing one gelding and one mare, the property of William Smith, of Highworth.-Henry Plaskett, late of Downton, labourer, charged with having on the 31st August last (in company with Wm.Westcombe, now in custody, charged with the same offence) stolen a ewe sheep, the property of Henry Newman, at the parish of Downton. - Charles Taylor, John Willis, James Shrapnell, William Long, and Thomas Andrews, all of the parish of Trowbridge, labourers, charged with having, in the night of Wednesday the 7th inst. burglariously broken and entered the house of Thomas Drewett, grocer, at Trowbridge, and stolen therefrom seven pounds in country bank notes, same silver and copper coin, seven loaves of bread, five cheeses. and 10lbs. of bacon.

Committed to the House of Correction, Devizes:- Ralph and John Fanstone, of Downton; Edward Holton, and Benjamin AdIam, of Longbridge Deverill; Charles Mounty, of Maiden Bradley; and Thomas Rogers, of Milstone, for three months each, for breaches of the Game Laws.- Robert Sheppard, for three months, for leaving his family chargeable to the parish of Mere.

Committed to Marlborough Bridewell:- James Maslen, charged with stealing several articles of wearing apparel, the property of John White and John Berry, of South Savernake.

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