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Sat 3 Aug
A marriage has been arranged between Lady Alice Hill and Lord Kenlie, son of the
Earl of Earl Bective.

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Sat 19 Sept
REGISTRATION
The Revising Barristers will sit on Tuesday morning at nine o’clock, in the Town
Hall, to revise the list of voters for the forest Division of the county, when it behoved
those having business to transact to be punctual in their attendance.

FIRE
On Saturday afternoon a fire was discovered in the roof of a cottage forming part of
three tenements at the rear of Mr. Fisher’s house in Denmark-street. The house being
very old the flames rapidly spread, but the neighbours worked energetically in passing
buckets of water, and the engine was set to work. There being a good supply of water,
the fire was subdued in the course of half-an-hour, but not until the roof had burnt out.
The buildings were insured, but the cottagers have sustained considerable loss from
the hasty removal of their goods and furniture, especially G. Popejoy, the occupier of
the cottage burnt. The fire is believed to have originated in a beam which
communicated with a flue.

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Sat 12 Oct
SACRILEGE
During one night last week some thieves visited both the parish churches and stole
the copper wire work affixed to preserve the stained glass windows from injury. They
got clear off and at present have evaded detection. They went with their booty in the
direction of London, as a piece of the wire work was found on the road to Bracknell.
At All Saints’ Church one of the memorial windows was covered with galvanised
iron wire, and this was not disturbed,--a fact which churchwardens should bear in
mind in replacing the wire work. About two years ago a gang made a tour through
various parts of the county, stripping off the copper wire work from church windows.

CHARITIES
On Wednesday next the Corporation will meet to distribute Mrs. Yarnold’s very
useful charity to the blind, and on Friday they will award two apprenticeship
premiums of £21 each, from Archbishop Laud’s Charity. Our Town Sessions will also
be held on the latter day.

On Tuesday last Mr. Briginshaw, butcher, of the Market Place, exhibited a baron of
beef, which attracted much attention. This noble joint was a prominent feature at the
dinner given at Easthampstead Park on the following day on the occasion of the
marriage of Lord Kenlis with the Lady Alice Hill, the only daughter of the Marquis of
Downshire.

THEATRICALS
Mr. Tom Rogers, with his company, has commenced a short season at our Town
Hall; and, as Mr. Rogers and his family are old favourites here, they may hope to be
well supported.

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