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practicable. A meeting was therefore called, and continued by adjournment until
Tuesday last, under the presidency of the Alderman who has taken much interest in
the affairs of the Institution, for the purpose of considering and adopting the best
measures for the future regulation of the Society, and we are happy to state that the
result has been to place the Institution on a permanent basis. The rules have been
carefully revised and remodelled in accordance with the altered circumstances above
noticed. The circulating library cannot be continued, but the reading room at the town-
hall will in future be well supplied.
The tanks of the meeting were unanimously accorded to John Walter, Esq., M.P.,
who has liberally presented to the Institution a copy of the Times, which is placed on
the table at ten o’clock every morning, also to the proprietors of the Reading Mercury,
for gratuitously supplying that journal. Although this Institution may not pretend to
vie with similar societies in some of the larger neighbouring towns, still we would
remind the townspeople that the same cause which has rendered them to flourishing in
other places (we mean the general support of all classes), will also enable the
committee to extend the usefulness of our own Society; and as the rate of subscription
places it, in a pecuniary view, open to all, we trust it will meet with increased
patronage and success.

FOWL MARKET
There was a larger supply on Tuesday last than we have noticed for some time.
Prices were high, two farmers in this parish having obtained 25s, a couple.

th
Sat 6 May
SUDDEN DEATH
An inquest was held before R. Clarke, Esq., at the Bush Inn, Wokingham, on
st
Monday, the 1 instant, on the body of Mr. William Beechey, of that place, baker and
confectioner, aged 67 years. The deceased attended church the previous morning, and
appeared in good health till he went up stairs to bed, about half-past eight in the
evening, when he was taken very ill. Mr. Wheeler was sent for, and he promptly
attended, but Mr. Beechey died within a few minutes after his arrival. Mr. Wheeler
having given evidence that he considered death resulted from an affection of the heart,
the jury returned a verdict accordingly. The deceased was an old and respected
inhabitant of Wokingham.

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Sat 22 July
CRICKET
On Wednesday last, a match of Cricket was played at Wokingham on Langboro’
Cricket-ground between fourteen married gentlemen and fourteen single gentlemen;
but the Benedicts proved themselves too superior for their single adversaries to
contend against, the latter gentlemen being deficient of bowlers, but trust after more
practice, and when they contend against each other again, to be more fortunate and
able to retrieve their lost laurels. After the match had terminated, both parties
adjourned to the Bush Inn, to partake of sumptuous repast, which was provided by the
respected hostess in her usual style; it gave general satisfaction, and the parties did
ample justice to it. The remainder of the evening was spent with song and harmony,
conviviality and good feeling towards each other.—The following is the state of the
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game: Married, 1 innings, 133; 2 do., 63: total, 196 runs. Single, 1 innings, 78; 2
do., 54: total, 132 runs.

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