Star.
London, England, 1831-04-25 00:00:00

NORTHAMPTON FREE PRESS, APRIL 19.

The petitions to the House of Lords and Commons, voted at the
county meeting on Wednesday last, were carried unanimously, exet pt
by the holding up of the hands (against the petition) of the two sons
of Ale. Smyth, of Little Houghton; Mr. J. A. Whiting, statuary,
Derogate; Mr. \Valiant Betts, clerk to Messrs. Hughes and Brittain,
solicitors; and Felix Mead, shoemaker. The latter three live at
Northampton.
The Northampton declaration contains about 275 signatures, amongst
which arc 1 baron ; 2 baronets ; 28 esquires ; a few gentlemen ; 39
clergymen ; 65 farmers ; 11 lawyers; 17 labourers ; 16 servants ; the
town beadle; a gaoler ; 3 sextotis ; 2 chimney sweeps ; 3 waiters ;
5 grooms ; 3 veterinary surgeons ; a gamekeeper ; 3 scriveners ; a
couple of ostlers ; 3or 4 post-boys, &c. &c. Of the 65 tininess, about
50 are tenants of the two baronets and three of the eq:juires. Of the
remaining persons who signed this document nearly (4) ore operative
shoemakers ; 4 tailors ; 5 fiddlers ; a waterman ; and a pottnati ; and,
out of the 475 signatures, at least 293 are residents of Northampton.
A meeting of the inhabitants of Toweester took plate on Tuesday
last, for the purpose of considering the propriety of ad& ssing his Ma-
' jesty, and petitioning hear Houses of Parliament, that the bill brought
fcrward by Lonl Johu Russell, for a retiont in the representation, may
be passed into a law. The meeting was convened by requisition to the
churchwardens, bearing the signututes of the greater part of the re-
spectable inhabitants; it was numerously attended, and the church-
wardens presided.
We noticed, last week, on the leads fronting Mr. B. Law's shop,
in Gold-otes-t a crop of very tine cherries, which appeared to have
been ripe a considerable time ; likewise a nuttibce of strawberries, fully
ripe, in puts. We have been given to understand be has suceeded in
bring forced cherries to perfection for titve• at years past, with scarcely
any competition, cherries being the must daliault of all other fruits to
force.

PAIFERMENTII......OII the Gth inst. the Lind Bishop of Peterborough
instituted the Rev. Richard Vcvers, 11.1). to the rectory of Kettering,
in the county of Northampton, vacant by the resignation of the Hon.
and Rey. Henry Watson. Patron, Right Hon. Lord bontles.
The Rev. Jonathan Flockton, RA. was on Sunday last instituted to
the rectory of Sherburne, in Norfolk, on the presentation of the Bi.
shop of Ely.
The Rev. Gcorge Lillie Wodehouse Fauquier, B.A. was last week
instituted to the rectory of Bradfield, Suffolk, on the presentation of
Lord Suffield.

NORTHAMPTON, APRIL 16.—Wheat, tcd, 69s to 73. ; 6ne, 74. to
78s. Barley, grinding, 30a to 36; malting, 403 to 444 Gd. Malt, Ges
to 72. Oats, 283 to 303; feed ditto, 24s to 275. New Beans, 59. to
60. ; old ditto, —a to —s.

ARRI ED.—At Peterborough, Mr. Benjamin Nicholson, of
Newark, to Miss Hester Hetley—The Rev. Thomas Henry Causton,
A.M. to the Hon. Frances fiesta Powys, fifth daughter of the late
Lord Lilftwd.—Mr. Edward Durham to Miss Shepherd, daughter of
J. Shepherd, Eeq. of Royal-tetrace.-31r. F. Sternberg, professor of
music, to Miss Kirby.
DIED.—A. Ely, 32, Mrs. Dench, mother of Luke Deitch, Esq.—
Mrs. Hoyle, 79, mother of Mrs. Malan of Brampton.—ln the
year of her age, Sarah, relict of the late Thomas Mercer, Esq. of
Luckleton.—A Greetham, Rutland, Nary It'ard; and three hours
afterwards. Robert Ward, her husband. They had reached the age of
77 years each, and had been married 55 years.—At Thursford rectory.
the Rev. James Fawcett, B.D. rector of Thorsford cunt Snoring,
Norfolk, late Nurri-ian Professor of Divinity. and formerly fellow of
St. John's college--In Regent-street, the Rev. Harry Pearce, M.A.
20 years chaplain to the county gaol, and lector of Heminghy in Lin-
colnshire. He was formerly of Trinity college, afterwards Fellow of
Cathatine hall, and subsequently Conduct of King's college.—At
Willingham, the Rev. John Stevens, formerly of St. Swats, and known
as the boll of the Rev. J. Stevens. of London—At Great Thurlow,
Shiba, the Rev. Samuel Halstead, formerly of Christ college, and
many years curate of thet parish —At Dalston, near London, 46, Mr.
W. P. Musgrave, Eldest son of the late Mr. Musgrave, of this town—
At Isleham, 93, William Norman, gent.