January 2nd 1866

While his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales was shooting with Lord Alfred Paget in Lineage wood at Melford, a fox was disturbed. On Tuesday last the Suffolk Hunt visited the wood and soon the notice that Reynard had gone away was given, he crossed the railway cutting to a small plantation, thence through Hoggs Grove then across the road to Bryants Wood into Rectory Wood, Bulston Hall Grove into Paradise Wood then across the cutting again to the fox's old quarters in Lineage.
10 minutes before the hounds got there, Reynard was dislodged from Lineage and ran in the direction of Cockfield where after a good run he was killed. The brush was handed over to Sir William Hyde Parker, a true foxhunter and worthy of esteem. We regret to say that Mr William Mann of Lodge farm broke his arm when his horse fell on him. 
On Monday, Lord Paget and party who are staying at the Melford Hall had a partridge brush and shot the woods again.

January 9th 1866

Inquest at the Bell Inn, Kersey on Willaim Douse aged three the 3rd son of George Douse, labourer. 
It seems that on Friday after the desceased was left in the care of his sister aged nine while the mother went shopping and he drank some water out of the tea kettle, scalding his throat so much that he died on Saturday.

January 16th 1866

James Gosling of Lt Bradley Hall was charged with assaulting Abraham Felton of Lt Thurlow on the 13th inst who said 
"I work for Mr Gosling who came into the field and started abusing me, I said if I don't suit I will leave, defendant put down his gun and struck me violently in the face, he then struck me with his stick". 
Fined 16s with costs.

January 16th 1866

Inquest at Kersey on William Jarvis aged 63 and Henry Partridge aged 18 in the employ of John Arthy of Kersey
It seems both men had been to Boxford with two loads of wheat, Jarvis with three horses and a wagon and Partridge was driving a van with two horses, when returning home they were walking beside their horses when one horse in the hindermost wagon took fright and started off, throwing down the two men who were killed. 
Accidental.

January 16th 1866

There was an accident on Saturday last as Mr R. Sheldrake of Kersey was proceeding down the High Street in Kersey with two horses and cart when the horses took fright and ran away through the street, they were eventually stopped by a man about a mile from the town who had the a waggon and the presence of mind to turn and completely block the road and brought the horses to a standstill without any damage.

January 23rd 1866

Drowned on the 11th inst in the Bay of Biscay by the foundering of the Steamship London---George Flick late of Sudbury also Edward Youngman on their passage to Melbourne.

January 23rd 1866

The intelligence of the foundering of the vessel created a great sensation in Sudbury, Suffolk owing to the fact that six persons, late of Sudbury who were emigrating to Australia, were lost in the wreck. They were George Flick, currier, and his wife and three children who for many years resided in North Street, Sudbury also a youth entrusted to their care named Samuel Spring also of North Street who was about to join his brother in Queensland, Australia.

January 30th 1866

Photographs of the Royal visit to Long Melford may be had, separately or the whole series of 25 photographs, handsomely bound in a large album for 21 shillings from Abbeygate Street, Bury St Edmunds.

January 30th 1866

Benjamin Gardiner, a lad, was charged with using filthy disgusting language and taking liberties with females on Sunday night at Cornard road. 14 days.

January 30th 1866

The noble charity "Hammonds Gift" arising from the rental of "Old Man's Field" in allotments were distributed at Christmas Tide at Glemsford as usual, among the six "antiente inhabitants of Glemsford menne of good repute" were Z. Salter, 66-John Theobald, aged 67-T.Challis, 73-John Fenn 84-T.Oakley 75-George Brewster 69.

January 30th 1866

George Golding of Gt Wratting and now of Gt Thurlow, farmer, bankrupt. £1260 is due to Mr Ambrose of Foxearth Mills, Essex who holds security valued at £1550.

January 30th 1866

We are happy to state not a single case of the cattle plague is in the Melford Petty Sessions division of 21 parishes, the last place was at the farm of Mr Hanchett of Stanstead which carried off all his cows.

January 30th 1866

Daniel Gardiner, labourer of Newton, was charged with trespassing in search of game on the land of Mr H. Green of Newton. 2s 6d with 7s 6d costs.

February 20th 1866

Inquest at the Royal William public house at Tostock on Joseph Murton aged 16 years who met his death in the following manner.
William Foulger, labourer, in the employ of Mr Stiff of Norton, said 
"On Tuesday afternoon, I and several others got on to the railway line to see the foxhounds which were running into Norton Wood, a luggage train was coming up the line towards Elmswell and Haughley, it came to the deceased first, he was standing in Tostock and I in Norton, he had just stepped onto the line having got up from behind the arches when it knocked him down and cut him to pieces."
Accidental.

February 20th 1866

We very much regret to learn that the Rev Philip Gurdon of Assington has announced to his parish he has resolved to resign his living in order to join the Romish Communion and would not officiate again in the church.

February 20th 1866

A Spanish paper (Las Novedades) contains a communication from Senor D. Liberate Arcarca, General of the Republic of Nicaragua, controverting the generally received account of the manner in which Admiral Nelson lost his eye. 
He stated the wound was caused about the year 1780 during a cruise up the river Juan De Nicargus which was undertaken for the purpose of harassing the Spanish settlers. Having reached the " old castle" with an armed force consisting of launches and flat bottomed boats, Lord Nelson was determined to take it by storm. 
The commander of the fort was seriously ill but his daughter or wife, Dona Rafaela Mora being aware of the intention of the garrison, took up the burning match of the soldiers who had deserted the place and fired the all the loaded cannons which she found pointed at the Fleet and this noble deed was rewarded when one of the projectiles fell on the boat on which the Commander of the Flotilla was, a splinter of the bulwark struck the bone below the left eye and knocked him down as if dead, the flotilla then rowed down stream. 
This is an authentic fact and rests on the documents in the archives of the city of Grenada.

March 13th 1866

Friday is fixed as the day of humiliation on account of the cattle plague. Two services were held in Melford parish church and collections were made at the close. Sudbury day of humiliation was on Wednesday.

March 20th 1866

Died at Liston Hall, Sudbury aged 81---Heneriette Philippine Thornhill, relic of John Thornhill, deceased was kind and charitable to the poor.

March 27th 1866

Mr Cox will sell a large quantity of household goods and furniture at Lyston Hall near Sudbury on April 3rd. By orders of the executors of the late Mrs Thornhill.

March 27th 1866

Alpheton Steeplechases on April 13th. Stewards----Sir W. Parker-Sir C.Clifford---J.T.Ord---M.F.H.----J.B.Blake---Capt Blake---P. Bennet. Hunter stakes, entry £2 each, that have hunted regulary with the Suffolk and Essex---East Essex---East Essex Hounds. To carry 12 stone, thorough breds to carry 14lbs extra---about 10 miles. West Suffolk stakes--£2 entrance-about three miles -----Yeomanry stakes for bona fide members of the 1st Troop of Loyal Suffolk and Long Melford Squadron-entrance £1, to be ridden for by members of the troop.

March 27th 1866

The vicarage of Asssington vacated by the Rev Gurdon has been presented by the patron, John Gurdon of Tunbridge Wells, father of the late incumbent, to the Rev Maude of St Giles, London.

March 27th 1866

Inquest at the Horn Inn at Sudbury on a railway labourer named William Goodwin who was in the public house the previous Saturday and while drinking and quarrelling was pushed down the result being he was taken home and confined to bed till Friday when he died. 
Inflamation of the lungs.

March 27th 1866

There was a second inquest at the Stour Inn at Sudbury on a lad named Frederick Smith who died from gunshot wounds.
A lad named George Goat said he was gathering watercress on Thursday morning on the Great Common, he saw deceased in a boat and directly afterwards he heard a shot, he went back and found deceased on lying on the bank, he asked a lad named Sadler to run for assistance. 
Sadler deposed he went with deceased to shoot larks but he had not fired the gun, he was out of the boat for a few minutes and heard a report and deceased cried out "I am killed", he observed blood on his chest. 
Died from gunshot wounds.

March 27th 1866

Harriet Cornell aged 39 was charged with endeavouring to conceal the birth of a child at Gt Bradley. 6 months hard labour. April 3rd 
The cattle plague among cattle at Glemsford Lodge belonging to Mr C. Morley has this week cleared them all off, making a total of his loss 16 beasts. Mr Oakley of the same village has been a sufferer and Mrs Ewer of Foxearth, about a mile distant has had several die from the disease.

April 3rd 1866

Inquest at Clare on William Underwood, aged 47, a labourer who had been suffering from diarrhoea supposed to have been brought on by wetting and drying of his clothes while still on him in the retort house of the Clare gas works, Mr Barnes, surgeon, said he had a slight disease of the heart. 
Natural death.

April 17th 1866

Walter Chickall, a farmer from Foxearth was summoned for sending a bullock into Sudbury from Liston without a licence. 10s with £2 10s costs.

April 24th 1866

Planton Studd, a dealer from Glemsford was charged with illegally moving cattle under the cattle plague order. 
James Maxim said " I am a drover and employed by defendant, I took 30 pigs in a van from Sudbury to Mr Orbell's farm at Pentlow, Mr Orbell told me he had not got room for them so I took them to the Bull Inn, Cavendish where I lodged them". 
The defendant said Maxim had disobeyed orders as he was to wait at Mr Orbell's until his master arranged a place for them. 
20s with 16s costs.

May 1st 1866

For Sale---A beautiful residential estate near the new railway station in Glemsford---Glemsford Lodge Estate, 170 acres-farm house with excellent buildings, the farm is a few minutes walk from the station.

May 1st 1866

We are happy to announce that the Melford and Sudbury district is now free from the cattle plague though the legal time has not expired to allow Glemsford to have a clean bill of health. 
The freemen's cows are now able to graze the North meadows at Sudbury.

May 1st 1866

At mid-day on the 21st ult a man in the employ of Mr John French of Cowlinge, turned out two young horses to water. While they were returning through the stackyard to the stable, they went to play, running in contrary directions when they met at a turning of the fence, they came in contact with each other head to head with such violence that they were both knocked down and the mare worth £25 was killed on the spot, the other was unable to rise for some time, being the only horses on the farm, 
French's loss is severe.

May 22nd 1866

For Sale at Lavenham-The old established Inn known as the "Cock" with stables-orchard and three acres of land.

May 22nd 1866

A sheep valued at £3, belonging to Mr Halls of Denham was stolen and killed and the carcase carried away, it had been folded with others, the skin, head and entrails were found by the shepherd next morning.

May 22nd 1866

James Ambrose, farmer of Poslingford whose conduct before the bench was anything but respectable was convicted of removing a cow from Poslingford to Clare whithout a licence. 
5s with 14s 6d costs

May 22nd 1866

As a woman named Maxim was returning from Cavendish to the house of her son who is bailiff to Mr Orbell at Bower Hall, Pentlow, being of 80 years of age and very deaf she was unable to hear the approaching train from Melford to Cambridge at 11-45 a m, the poor woman was passing over the line at the crossing when the buffers of the train struck her and hurled her down, she was conveyed home a distance of ½ a mile but died shortly after.

May 27th 1866

George Fairs of Gt Cornard was summoned for absenting himself from the service of Mr Lee, coach builder of Sudbury who said "defendant has been in my employ as general servant and his wages were 9s a week and hours were from 6 in the morning till 7 at night". 
The Bench said there would be an abatement of wages.

May 27th 1866

On Tuesday the 22nd at about five in the evening three thatched tenements within 100 yards of the Three Tuns Inn at Cowlinge were discovered to be on fire, in a few hours nothing was left but the chimneys, the fire originated in a oven owing to the foulness of the chimney of the cottage occupied by Robert Reeve, several other thatched cottages were in danger but for the position of the wind and the judgement of Joseph Gooch who sent for the fire engine.

May 29th 1866

Samuel Hempstead was charged with assaulting a lad named Brown at Brundon. 
Brown said he was in the barn at Brundon helping to catch some sheep when defendant told him to pick up some wool, he said he would in a minute as he was doing something else. Defendant hit him three times on the head and flung him down, he was hurt by the fall. Hard labour for 21 days.

June 5th 1866

During a severe storm a poor woman named Matilda Trudgett aged 70, wife of Edward Trudgett, a bedridden man of 78 was killed by lightning in the village of Troston, it appears deceased was walking at the foot of her husband's bed when she was struck down, never moving again.

June 5th 1866

Melford Hall Park
For sale a growing crop of hay-125 acres to be sold at the Hare Inn on June 15th. The rich quality and abundance of the grass at Melford Hall Park is proverbial. Particulars to the steward, Mr Bishop.

June 10th 1866

On Thursday morning last, a poor servant girl named Anna Osborne aged 15 was walking alone from her parents home in Somerton to her situation in Melford, she was half way between Cranmore Hill and Melford windmill when a man without shoes or stockings and she had never seen before sprang out of the hedge and asked her if she had any money, she said no, he laid hold of her calling her a b----y varmit, he felt in her pocket and stole 18d. 
She returned to Somerton and told her parents who immediately sent for P.C.Hughes who employed a young man to drive him and the girl in a horse and cart to Glemsford, Cavendish, Melford and Sudbury, he was not found.
(Note: this story was later considered by the police to have been fabricated)

June 12th 1866

Upper Tye Farm for sale-110 acres in Gt Cornard and Chilton.

June 12th 1866

Died in April---in Charlotte's Town, Prince Edward's Island, North America---Emily, wife of J. Ball and youngest daughter of Simon Baldry of Stradbroke in Suffolk.

June 12th 1866

A lecture on slavery was delivered in the Town Hall, Bury, on Monday evening by the Rev J. Hughes, a coloured Minister from the state of Maryland on "the former and present conditions of the emancipated slaves through the American war", a collection was made at the close.

June 12th 1866

On Wednesday last, a large number of gentlemen living in the neighbourhood of Bramford met by the invitation of Mr George Fiske to inspect the work of a mowing and reaping machine supplied by Messrs Woods and Cocksedge. Mr Fiske said he is of the opinion it could cut 8-9 acres a day, the crop was of Italian ryegrass and trefoil, although considerably laid the cut was much precise.

June 12th 1866

Inquest at the Lion Inn at Gt Wratting on Harriet Hurrell aged 22 years, wife of a labourer living in the village. 
Thomas Hurrell, husband of the deceased deposed 
"Deceased was my wife, last Good Friday I came into the this house between 4 and 5, my wife came about 9 and asked me to go home, I asked her to sit down and have a little beer, two men began to fight, I persuaded them not to fight and afterwards a man named Cornell came up and said he would fight for half a crown."
"I said I would not fight but he said he would fight all of us and stripped off and ran at me, I did what I could and Cornell went down or fell, I cannot say, my wife came up and asked me to go out as she was afraid they would kick me, I went outside and young George Cornell struck young Bowers, knocking him down"
. "Purkis, the landlord came up and said 'that was a good one and I am on for the next one' and he began to hit me, I shoved him down, my wife was behind me and said 'oh he hit me such a smacker on the head', when Purkis got up he went into the house and my wife ran after him and put her hair on one side to show him where he hit her, her head was blown up a good deal and she said she was going to make him pay for it," 
"He said he would have a ticket for her, he meant a summons. Purkis was "freshy", she did not tell me whom it was who hit her, I did not see a blow struck, I saw Purkis strike at her but whether she received the blow I do not know, she complained that night very much,saying she had a pain in her side which she felt on her way home"
"On Wednesday night she got worse, I called Dr Brainsford, I was not drunk, etc etc,  Purkis said he had six pints. "
Verdict, deceased died from injuries received but not sufficient evidence to show how. (The original copy is nearly illegible )(G.H.)

June 19th 1866

It is intended to re-seat the handsome parish church at Long Melford with neat benches and a new organ at a cost of £400.

June 19th 1866

The crop of new grass on the Melford Hall Park was sold at the Hare Inn---125 acres was divided into 12 lots the highest price 80s per acre and the lowest 44s, average £3 1s 6d.

June 26th 1866

Died on the troopship Durham on the way home from India, Belissa? Wife of Captain Ord of the 80th regiment. She was buried on the Isle of Ascention.

June 24th 1866

Died on the 18th at Hoxton in his 60th year, Robert Bloomfield the son of Robert Bloomfield the Suffolk poet and author of the Farmer's Boy .

June 30th 1866

On the 1st of June, Glemsford, as a passenger station appeared for the first time on the railway timetable.

July 3rd 1866

George Braybrook and Frederick Hubbard were charged with fighting at Cavendish fair. 20s each 6s 6d costs. James Maxim and Henry Wells of Cavendish was charged with attempting to rescue one of the defendants in the previous case. To find sureties for 10L for six months.

July 24th 1866

George Crick of Lidgate was charged with being asleep while driving two horses and a wagon at Dalham. 1s with 5s 6d costs.

July 24th 1866

At Sudbury County Court---
Henry Ives v Frederick Ives, the two parties are brothers and formerly residents of Foxearth where the defendant worked with his father as a blacksmith and received 15s a week and two coombs of malt a year.
The father died after the first year of the agreement and the plaintiff took the business and told his brother there would be a different contract, he could not give him malt and that his daughter would do the books and writing instead of defendant. He consented and it worked fine for a year and a half when plaintiff gave up the business and sold it at a public auction, tools and goods amounted to £1 11s 6d which was purchased by defendant but he never paid. 
Defendant now pleaded for a set off of £1 12s for malt. 
Judgement for plaintiff.

June 24th 1866.

We are requested to state that the police have investigated the alleged highway robbery at Melford and that in their opinion little reliance can be placed upon them.

August 7th 1866

William Keeble of Wood Hall farm, Sudbury, was charged with unlawfully ploughing up a footpath across Hall Hill Field.
Defendant did not appear.

August 21th 1866

Moss Orbell, farmer, was charged with being drunk and disorderly on the Market Hill at Sudbury, he said he had no recollection of acting as a policeman described. This is the fourth time defendant whose friends move in responsible positions has been in custody for the same offence when drunk. (Orbell formerly farmed Brook Hall, Foxearth) ( G. H).

September 4th 1866

For Sale-Live and Dead Stock at Shimpling Hall and Clockhouse farms, also the house-hold furniture of the late G. Whybrew. At Ryes farm , Henny, live and dead stock of William King who is retiring.
At Broom farm, Glemsford, live and dead stock of Richard Beaumont who is retiring. 
At Henny Fen farm, live and dead stock of Henry Meekings. 
At the Cedars, Bulmer, the household effects of the late David Badham also the live and dead stock at Brickwall farm, Bulmer.

September 4th 1866

At Clare Petty Sessions all licences were renewed except at the Lion Inn, Gt.Wratting, where a disturbance took place last Good Friday by which a woman died.

September 4th 1866

At Clare Petty Sessions there was information laid against R. Lee, lately a chemist and druggist of Clare for fishing in the new river at Clare, the right of fishing is claimed by the Rev Jenner as owner of the rights of his wife of Clare Hill farm and had been let to him by Major Hinchliff of Pentlow Hall.
Information was also laid against several other people who said they had angled in the river for 30 years or more. The fishing case occasioned great excitement in the town and a subscription has been raised to defray costs for the defence. In the evening a large bonfire was lit on the Market Hill and a band paraded to celebrate.

September 4th 1866

James Hubbard of Norton was charged with having driven or caused to have driven a steam engine on the road without a man in front with a red flag. 40s with 8s costs.

September 4th 1866

Mary, wife of George Rosbrook was summoned for assaulting Mary the wife of James Rosbrook at Barrow, Suffolk. 
The parties are brother's wives and live in a double tenement cottage, there had been trouble over the use of a drain which was renewed on the 25th inst when defendant threw some clean water from a chamber utensil (according to her statement) onto the complainant but she managed to escaped it. 
To pay costs of 5s.

September 11th 1866

To be sold at Foxearth Hall-The live and dead stock by orders of the executors of Richard Aldham----13 horses-42 pigs-agricultural implements-etc. Foxearth Hall is within one mile of Glemsford station and four miles from Sudbury.

September 11th 1866

Joseph Stammers Garrett, merchant of Cavendish was summoned for removing two calves without a licence, defendant said he called his bailiff and told him there were two calves which had broken out and were at the Home Farm and the stockman without thinking doing anything wrong, drove them to an off-hand farm. 1s with 6s 6d costs.

September 11th 1866

Daniel Offord, farmer of Cavendish was summoned for removing one cow for breeding purposes without a licence. p. c. Bullet said a man had driven a cow although he had a licence from the churchwarden of the parish it was not filled in. 5s with 5s costs.

September 11th 1866

Thomas Pawsey of Hundon, a ticket of leave convict was charged with stealing a pig at Hundon, the property of Mr Greengrass. Committed for trial.

September 11th 1866

Bury Corn Market---Wheat to 46s 6s - Barley to 33s-No Oats.

September 18th 1866

To be sold at the Lion Inn, Melford Green by orders of the executors of the late Mary Harn-house-hold furniture-stock in trade-brewing plant-bar fittings-sow and 10 piglets-bay cob-Oxford cart etc.

September 18th 1866

Inquest at Wattisham on John Carmel, labourer, aged 63.
 Deceased was riding on the shaft horse attached to a wagon in which other men were riding when for some reason he fell from the horse and the wheel went over him, he was taken home but he died that night, he was sober and riding on even ground. 
Accidental.

September 25th 1866

Inquest at Sudbury Union on the death of Susannah Cater aged 81, a native of Gestingthorpe who met her death by falling down stairs. Accidental.

September 25th 1866

There was a meeting to consider waterworks to supply good water to the town of Sudbury.

October 2nd 1866

The sale of live and dead stock at Thurston Hall, Hawkedon, took place last Monday week was attended by agriculturists and dealers from adjoining counties. 
The property was that of William Sparrow, deceased. Extraordinary prices were realised. Prior to the sale 60 gentlemen partook of a capital lunch and a unlimited supply of wine supplied by Mr Cooper of the White Horse Inn at Wickhambrook, Mr Carter Jonas the auctioneer gave the loyal toasts and then adjourned to the sale field where spirited competition took place for each animal, the first four horses averaged £40 10s each and the teams, 15 in number realised £25 18s and £19, the whole averaging £18 10s. The herd steers made £15 12s. 140 ewes made 60s-70s per head.

October 9th 1866

Inquest at Shimpling on Henry Vickers aged 2 years who was found drowned the previous day. 
Deceased was the son of Henry Vickers and his wife Emma, the latter said she left the house on Tuesday to get some yeast between 10 and 11, two of her children were at school and deceased and another child about 6 were at home, she did not ask her neighbours to look after them as there was no fire, when she returned her boy Charles said "mother mother" Henry is in the "deep diving".
She ran to the brook and found him floating, quite dead. Charles Vickers aged 6 said deceased was swinging on the rail and dropped in the water. 
Accidental.

October 9th 1866

The parish church at Wickham St Pauls, Essex, which has been undergoing extensive alterations was re-opened on Thursday afternoon by the Lord Bishop of Rochester
Much credit is due to the architect, Mr A.W. Bloomfield of London for the way he has transformed a cold barn looking building into a beautiful version of a village church. Contractors were Messrs Parmenter of Braintree, Mr Polley of Coggeshall was entrusted with the carving and cleaning ancient screens. After the service the Rev Borton entertained a large number of clergy and visitors in a large marquee in the rectory grounds.

October 16th 1866

James Gardiner of Newton was charged with damaging underwood at Newton the property of Earl Howe. 6d with 6s 6d costs.

October 23rd 1866

On Thursday a boy named George Kemp, aged about 8 was in the stable of Joseph Rowling in Wickhambrook and on getting on the corn hutch to get his victual bag when he fell backwards under the heels of the horses of which there were three in the stable.
He was taken up insensible (the horses having either kicked or stamped him) and taken home and died on Saturday night. Stephen Rowling said he just entered the stable while the boy was in the act of falling, he the horses start then quiet again
Accidental.

October 23rd 1866

At about twelve midnight on Wednesday night a man named John Bunting of Stradishall was alarmed by the glare of lights at his chamber window, he rushed out and saw a man run away across the yard.
He found his cottage alight, he extinguished the flames then went to the Fair at Cowlinge and gave information to Inspector Keeble that he suspected a young man named William Carter of Gt Thurlow ( by whom his daughter had two illegitimate children) to be the perpetrator and after about four hours Keeble found and apprehended the suspect in his bed at the Oak Inn in Lt Bradley.
The prisoner was conveyed to Clare and committed to the Assizes.

November 13th 1866

There was an inquest at the residence of Mr Mumford at Causton Hall, Little Cornard, on the body of a labouring man named Isaac Mower aged 33 years who was killed the previous day by a fall of earth upon him while he was sinking a well on Mr Mumford's premises.
The well had been dug to the depth of aboout 22ft and deceased had come to a strata of fine sand and he had not used the proper cylinder provided by his master, saying he did not need it till he reached water.
The sides gave way and 15ft of earth fell on him. The body could not be got out until Wednesday evening, the men having to work with great care. Deceased left a widow and five children. 
Stephen Rice, labourer, said he was working with deceased pulling up the rope and saw the earth fall on him, he had warned the deceased to use the cylinder. 
Accidental death from suffocation. 
We are glad to hear collections were made at the Tithe dinners in Great and Little Cornard.

November 22nd 1866

At Sudbury County Court---William Warren v Rev R. Andrews. Defendant is the vicar of Lt Waldingfield and Plaintiff is a plumber who had done some work for the clergyman and the churchwardens, there was a dispute about work done and action was brought against the vicar for £5 for assault and turning plaintiff out of the church. The vicar admitted assault and damages of 40s and costs were awarded to plaintiff.

November 27th 1866

On Saturday afternoon a haystack was discovered to be on fire on the farm of John Everett, farmer of Milden, it caused damage to the sum of £50 before it was extinguished, fortunately plenty of water was available and, with the assistance of passers by, the flames were kept down till the fire engine arrived from Monks Eleigh. 
Great praise is due to the labourers for their active assistance. The fire was caused by a boy named Offord who was employed on the premises. John Offord, aged 10 years of Monks Eleigh was charged with setting fire to the stack. 
Committed for trial.

December 11th 1866

The Duke of Edinburgh visited Melford Hall, the residence of Lord Paget to shoot over the well stocked preserves. The Royal party arrived at Melford station at about quarter to seven in the evening and were conducted along the platform by Mr Row, station master.
The following morning the party shot Spelthorne Wood and bagged 592 head of game-224 pheasants-6 partridges-99 hares-1 woodcock and 242 rabbits.
On Friday the party shot Lineage Wood and shot 196 pheasants-3 woodcock- 3 partridges-119 hares and 328 rabbits, totalling 649 head.

December 18th 1866

We understand that Lord Paget will leave Melford Hall to live at Bushey Park.

December 18th 1866

It has been decided to purchase a piece of ground situated in Newton road, for the site of the new hospital at Sudbury.

December 25th 1866

Died on the 26th of May at Auckland, New Zealand, wife of John Edwards, wheelwright of Fonham All Saints, Suffolk, also at the same place on the 28th of June, Ann Read, sister of Mrs Edwards.