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unsuccessful player. Some counts were found in Peter's favour, with £100 damages, although the jury found most of the allegations against him proven. Borthwick coalesced with a Rushout in 1837 to keep out Lord Marcus Hill, but Borthwick was proved guilty of bribery in giving a silver snuff-box to a voter, and Lord Hill took his seat. The Conservative ladies of Evesham, however, were much attached to the clever, attractive, and fluent Peter, and at a dinner presented him with a huge silver salver, on which occasion he commented on Mr. Rushout having abandoned him, and used such terms as led to a duel. Nothing resulted, however, and Borthwick withdrew the offensive remarks. Rushout was rejected at the next election, in 1841, in consequence of the sympathy generally felt for the ladies' favourite, and Lord Hill and Mr. Borthwick were returned. In 1847 Lord Hill and Sir Henry Willoughby were chosen, and the town is now represented by Colonel Bourne and Mr. E. Holland; but the new Reform Bill has amputated one of its Members, while the patient derived no advantage from chloroform. When the first Reform Bill was passed, Evesham greatly* rejoiced (probably at her own escape into Schedule C); 700 persons dined in the streets; and twelve casks of ale were raised between the tables, bearing the names of the King, Grey, Brougham, &c. Mr. Workman presided. On the reform of the municipalities, the Conservative party preponderated in the Town Council here, Mr. W. Barnes being re-elected Mayor. Mr. W. T. Allard is the Mayor for the present year, 1868.

Among the other public events, of the present century were the following:—On the Sth September, 1806, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Clarence visited the town; his present Royal Highness the Prince of Wales also visited the Due d'Aumale, at Wood Norton, in November, 1867; a saline spring, containing 23.06 of sulphate of soda in every 100 parts, waa discovered in 1822; an Act for paving and lighting the town was passed in 1824, and in 1836 it waa first lit with gas;