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rapidly bought up. Upon the whole the market for all kinds of stock has attained a
much higher importance than was at first anticipated, and must, we are sure, be found
of much utility to the whole neighbourhood.

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Sat 31 Oct
THE INDIAN RELIEF FUND
The collections in aid of this fund in our town and neighbourhood are now nearly
got in, and the committee being desirous of closing the account with as little delay as
possible, trust that any intending to subscribe will at once pay the same. We shall
probably be enabled in our next impression, to announce the total sum realised, which
will, we are assured, evince the cordial sympathy of our town and neighbourhood with
this truly benevolent and national undertaking, and prove a source of much
satisfaction to those gentlemen who have so zealously laboured for its success.

LITERARY INSTITUTION
The committee are much gratified in announcing that the opening lecture of the
present season will be delivered on the evening of Thursday next, at the town Hall, by
Mr. J.G. Barford, of this town, surgeon, who has kindly responded to the request of
the committee, by consenting to deliver a lecture for the benefit of the institution. Mr.
Barford’s subject is “Life,” and we are convinced it will prove highly interesting to
his auditory.

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Sat 7 Nov
LITERARY INSTITUTION
The late period of the week (Thursday evening) fixed for the delivery of the lecture
by Mr. J.G. Barford, on “Life,” precludes us from giving a report in our present
impression, but we hope in our next to notice more fully (as it deserves) the principal
feature of this very interesting address.

Our annual November Pleasure Fair was held on Monday and Tuesday last, and on
the first day, from the fineness of the weather, it was attended by a very numerous
company; we observed a much larger number of shows and standings than usual, and
we have no doubt they were well patronised. On the evening of Tuesday, a very heavy
fall of rain quickly cleared the Market-place, thereby much damaging the prospects of
the proprietors of the various amusements exhibited. Only two cases of robbery were
reported, in one of which the thief was cleverly captured without the chance of
securing his ill-gotten booty.

Wokingham News from the Reading Mercury
(1858 to 1938)
(All news from the Reading Mercury unless otherwise indicated)

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Sat 16 Jan
THE MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL.
The celebration of this auspicious event, we are happy to state will be
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commemorated here on Monday, the 25 inst., in a manner befitting proverbial loyal
character of our town. The matter has been taken in hand and the arrangements
confided to the management of a committee selected from the most efficient and

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