Some Selected Reports from The Windsor and Eton Express
2nd June 1827
Messrs.
Thumwood,
Moody,
Lillewhite, and Co.,beg leave to inform the Inhabitants of Windsor, Eton, and their vircinities, that their Coaches leave Windsor at Six and Nine o'clock in the Morning, and go through Slough; and at Eight, through Datchet, Horton, and Stanwell; and at Three and Five in the Afternoon. They leave London at Eight in the Morning, and at Three and Five in the Afternoon.
Sunninghill Wells.
James Deller
Begs to inform his Friends and the Public, that there will be an Ordinary , at this house, on Friday, the 8th of June, at Two o'clock precisely, at 2s 6d per head, to clear the cloth, being the Entrance Day for his Majesty's Plate at Ascot Races.
Sunninghill Wells, June 1, 1827.
J.Clode
Church-Street, Windsor,
Wine and Spirit Merchant,
Begs respectfully to announce, he has on Sale, at his Vaults, under the Town Hall,
Bottled Cider, Stout, and Ale, in high perfection.
His Stock of Genuine Foreign Wines, and Spirits will be found well worthy of attention.
Fine Sparkling Champagne, at London Prices.
Windsor, June 1, 1827.
The magnificent work of art upon which
Mr.Westmacott has been for some time engaged, the statue of the late King, is rapidly advancing. Many of the parts are cast in bronze, and the time is not distant when this grand specimen of the talents of the sculptor will be completed, and placed on the summit of the Long Walk, its place of destination.
The Royal Sovereign yacht has sailed from Deptford, having on board the right honourable
W.Freemantle, who is appointed Chamberlain to the
Queen of Wurtemburg, and several of the King's servants to attend her Majesty. It is expected the Queen will bring a numerous suite with her, who will be accommodated in the apartments of the
Duke of Cumberland, in the King's Palace, St.James's.
The fineness of the weather on Sunday and Wednesday attracted a large company of the gentry and inhabitants of the town, to the Terrace and Long Walk, where the bands of the Royal Horse Guards, and 21st Royal Fusileers, alternately performed many pieces of the most eminent composers.
The announcement of performances at our Theatre, promises to the votaries of pleasure, during the Races, an attractive termination of the daily sports. We recognize among many names particularly familiar to us our old favourite
Dodd; and we regret the limited period of his stay will not admit our witnessing so much of his drollery as we could wish. The very favourable impression which The Pilot left at the close of
Mr.Penley's last campaign, will, we have no doubt, at this gay season, command a princely account of crowded boxes.
On Monday last a lad, named
Pritchard, son of a carpenter in
Mr.Tebbott's employ, whilst birds nesting, fell from one of the lofty trees in the Long Walk, a height of about 20 feet, and was dreadfully hurt. His head was much bruised, his tongue nearly severed in two, and several ribs were broken. He was conveyed to his father's house in Sheet-street, and promptly attended by the
Messrs.Hammond, surgeons; little hopes, we are sorry to add, are entertained of his recovery.
On Monday last, the extreme sentence of the law was inflicted on
William Giles, for forgery, at the new drop, Reading. He received the sacrament the same morning with a devotion becoming his awful situation; and the night preceding the execution, he slept in the greatest quiet.
Giles was in his 25th year, and was born at Steventon, near Abingdon, and was apprenticed to a baker, and subsequently settled at Heston, where it is supposed he became connected with a class of forgers and coiners, whose artful designs have thus brought him to an early and dreadful death. He died extremely penitent. It appears from his own confession, that he had for a long time been engaged in the passing of forged notes and counterfeit sovereigns.
On Sunday evening last, about nine o'clock, a young man in the service of
Mr.Wm.Caffall, of Rickmansworth, was riding a pony from Uxbridge, the pony ran away with the young man, and met
Mr.Ives, who was also riding very fast on the Harefield road, within a few hundred yards of his own house. The horses coming in contact with great violence, they both fell;
Mr.Ives and his horse falling over the young man and his pony.
Mr.Ives was much bruised, and has been obliged to keep his bed; but is now getting better. The young man was so seriously hurt that he was obliged to be put to bed in
Mr.Ives's house. He also, it is satisfactory to add, is in the way of recovery, no bones being broken in either case.
Mr.Ives's horse was very much cut in several places; and
Mr.Caffall's pony was so severely injured in his back that he died on Tuesday.
The members of the Marlow troop of the first regiment of Bucks Yeomanry, after returning from a permanent duty at High Wycombe, where they had been quartered for eight days, were invited by their captain,
T.P.Williams, Esq., to dine at the Town Hall, Marlow. On Tuesday last, at four o'clock, about thirty of that well regulated corps, sat down to a dinner, served in excellent style by
Mr.Westbrook, of the Crown inn. Many loyal toasts were given by their worthy captain, who filled the chair in a most gentlemanly manner. Several good constitutional songs were sung, and the greatest conviviality and harmony prevailed.
Captain Williams left the chair at ten o'clock amidst the greatest applause; and some time afterwards the old national air of "God Save the King" being sung, the company departed highly gratified by the attention and respect shown them by their worthy captain.
A novel game of cricket was played, for a considerable sum, on Monday se'nnight, at Harefield Common, near Rickmansworth, between two gentlemen of Middlesex, and
Mr.Francis Trumper, farmer, of Harefield, with the help of a thorough-bred sheep-dog. In the first innings, the two gentlemen got three runs, and
Mr.Trumper three for himself and two for the dog. In the second innings, the two gentlemen again got three runs, and
Mr.Trumper then going in and getting two runs, beat the two gentlemen, leaving two wickets standing. Before the game began, the odds were five to one against
Mr.Trumper and his dog. The match having been much talked of in the neighbourhood for two or three weeks, and the day proving very fine, there was a numerous attendance of spectators, who were very much astonished by the dog's dexterity. The dog always stood near his master when he was going to bowl, and the moment the ball was hit he kept his eye upon it, and started off after it at great speed; and, on his master running up to the wicket, the dog would carry the ball in his mouth and put it into his master's hand with such wonderful quickness, that the gentlemen found it very difficult to get a run even from a very long hit. The money lost and won on the occasion was considerable, as a great number of gentlemen came from Uxbridge, and the neighbouring towns and villages to see so extraordinary a game.
Aylesbury
Workmen have this week begun to make alterations in the outer hall of the Assize Court at Aylesbury for the better accomodation of the public; they are at present making a Jury box. It is intended also to erect a moveable partition across the room to prevent the Court, when sitting, from being interrupted by the noise of persons going in and out of the inner hall, a dock for prisoners, also to be moveable, and a witness box.
We hear that his Grace the
Duke of Buckingham, accompanied by
Lord Nugent and his Lady, and a party of friends, intends during the summer to take a voyage to Italy. A yacht is preparing for the purpose; and it is said to be his Grace's intention not to make a long sojourn in any one place, but to sail up the Mediterranean, and to visit such spots as are most attractive to the traveller. Report says His Grace will be absent from the country two years.
Some villains entered the ground's of
Mr.William Mansfield, a gentleman of independent property residing at Baynton, three miles from Bicester, on the night of Saturday last, and having made a kind of fold in one corner, butchered nine sheep and five lambs, the carcasses of which were left on the spot; about forty yards of a newly built wall were pulled down the same night, and the window's of
Mr.Mansfield's house were broken by large stones flung through them. The perpetrators of these malicious and wanton acts have hitherto escaped detection.
It was omitted to be mentioned in noticing the review of the 1st Regiment of Bucks Yeomanry, at High Wycombe last week, that
Mr.Joseph Parish, of the White Horse, Aylesbury, in a trial of skill for a sword of the value of ten guineas (given by
Sir.Wm.Clayton and other officers) eclipsed all his competitors, and bore away the prize.
From the hive of bees belonging to
Mr.Turpin, miller, of Aylesbury, a swarm made its appearance this year so unusually early as the 19th of May.