[The Surrey Staghounds were brought to the area by the Duke of Aumale of Woodnorton and an illustrious company met and ate luncheon at the Northwick Arms, Evesham.]

WICKHAMFORD, NEAR EVESHAM.
MESSRS. TREDWELL & SON.
Have received instructions
TO SELL BY AUCTION

EVESHAM

TEA MEETING AT WICKHAMFORD. – On Thursday last the Wesleyans held their annual tea meeting at Mr. Smith’s, Wickhamford Mill; about 120 persons were present. After tea, the company retired to the adjoining field, when the chair was taken by Mr. Dodwell, and the meeting was addressed by the Revds. H. Laughter and Sharp, and Messrs. Masters, Stokes and Shrop. At half-past eight o’clock the meeting broke up. The proceeds will be appropriated to the Circuit funds.

EVESHAM

WORCESTERSHIRE EPIPHANY QUARTER SESSIONS.

WEDNESDAY

BENGEWORTH. – BROOKS, James, a young man was charged with stealing the wheels of a hand-truck, the property of Henry Tarplee.

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STEALING A PIECE OF TIMBER. – Thomas Daffy was sentenced to six week’s hard labour for stealing a piece of oak timber, the property of Amelia Pethard, on the 3^rd instant, at Wickhamford. The prisoner was detected in the act by P.C. Ball.

STEALING DUCKS. – Three duck were stolen a few days ago, from a brook, the property of Mr. S. Taylor.

LAMB STEALING. – Thomas Taylor, of Murcot, was committed to gaol on a charge of stealing a lamb, the property of Mr. Samuel Taylor, of Wickhamford. On Friday last it was seen with its dam at 10 o’clock in the morning, and was missed at four o’clock in the afternoon. Suspicion fell on the prisoner, who tracked across a wheat piece. Sergeant Pardoe and P.C. Ball searched the house, and found a part of lamb boiled, and other parts in the garret.

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THEFT. – A few days ago the wool was stolen from three dead sheep at Wickhamford, the property of Mr. Samuel Taylor.

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SERIOUS FIRE. – It appears that the fire in the rickyard of Mr. Samuel Taylor, of Wickhamford, which consumed five wheat ricks containing between 400 and 500 bags of wheat, and one straw rick, of about fifteen tons was entirely the result of accident, being caused by a boy named Alfred Bearcroft, who was employed by Mr. Taylor to shoot rooks; he fired at a rook, and the wind blew the wadding into a straw rick and set it on fire.

EVESHAM. – EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF ARSON.

TAYLOR, Thomas, 36, a decently-attired person, described in the calendar as a butcher and farmer, was arraigned on three indictments charging him with setting fire to stacks of wheat and straw at Badsey and Wickhamford, on 3^rd and 4^th December last.