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LECTURE
A lecture is announced to be delivered in our Town Hall, on Tuesday evening next,
by that popular and talented divine, Dr. Cumming, which will doubtless attract a
numerous audience.

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Sat 10 May
THE WELLINGTON COLLEGE
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The fine troop of the Royal Artillery, which entered our town on Thursday, the 1
instant, caused as much animation and gaiety during their stay, the band playing each
evening in the Market Place where the guns and other carriages, &c., were well
placed. They marched from here on Saturday morning last, to Aldershot, on receipt of
the official information that the intended ceremonial was adjourned until June. The
first notice of the postponement was received here on Friday morning, the 3nd instant,
and the first very generally expressed opinion was that the very short notice would
cause much disappointment, and in some instances loss to those by whom
preparations had been made for the visitors; however, should the weather be fine on
the day fixed, there will doubtless be a larger assemblage than would have been
present last week, when the weather was so extensively cold and it is very probable
that the attractions of the ceremony will then be increased by the presence of some of
the Royal and distinguished personages shortly expected to visit the Court.

CRICKET
The opening game of the season, by the members of the Wokingham Club,
announced for last Wednesday, we regret to say, was quite prevented by the very
unsavoury weather, however, an excellent party dined together in the evening, at the
Roe Buck Inn, presided over by E. Weight, Esq. the club is expected to be strong this
season, several new members having enrolled themselves, and the new ground near
the railway station is getting into excellent order for play, on which we shall
doubtless, ere long, have the pleasure of witnessing (and also recording) the triumphs
of the Wokingham Cricket Club.

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Sat 7 June
PEACE REJOICING
In last week’s Mercury it was stated that it had been resolved by the inhabitants of
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Wokingham that Monday, the 2 instant, should be devoted to the celebration of
Peace, with the intention that by such an arrangement numbers would be enabled to
witness the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the Wellington College, and
the Review at Sandhurst, who might otherwise be unable to do so., and, as this
proposal met with universal sanction, the shops were closed, and business, as far as
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practicable was suspended for the day. Early in the morning, the trumpets of the 3
Light Dragoons, billeted in the town, roused many earlier than usual, and the
assembling of the soldiers, with the continuous stream of visitors through the streets,
all wending their way to Sandhurst, gave the town a most animated appearance,
vehicles of all descriptions, with throngs of pedestrians passing through all morning.
A great many availed themselves of the railway to reach the scene of action, and
when the first train for Sandhurst was due, a large number were waiting, but as the
overladen trains arrived one after the other it was a considerable time before all could
proceed. At length some carriages, which had taken troops to the ground, returned,
and, thanks to the exertions and courteous attentions of Mr. Carter our station master,
all were at last safely despatched in excellent time, and as safely brought back again.

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