APPENDIX.

TABLE A—POPULATION.

1801. 1811. 1821. 1831. 1841. 1851.

County of Worcester 139,333 160,546 184,424 211,365 233,484 276,926a

City of Worcester 11,131 13,551 16,207 b18,442 27,023 27,528

Dudley 10,307 13,925 18,611 23,443 31,232 37,954

Stourbridge (including the Lye and Upper Swinford) 8,297 9,755 11,227 13,571 17,483 19,246

Kidderminster Bor. & For. 8,036 10,025 12,752 17,913 17,500 20,852

Bromsgrove 5,898 6,932 7,511 8,612 9,676 10,310

Redditch 1,000 — — — 3,314 4,774

Stourport 1,603 2,352 2,544 2,952 2,952 2,993

Evesham 2,837 3,068 3,472 3,976 4,245 4,605

Pershore 1,910 2,179 2,328 2,536 — 2,717

Droitwich 1,840 1,977 2,176 2,487 2,779 3,125

Upton 1,858 2,167 2,319 2,343 2,599 2,698

Tenbury 1,541 1,562 1,668 1,768 1,776 1,784

Great Malvern — — — — 2,768 3,763

a By the Act 7 and 8 Victoria, c. 61, part of Halesowen parish, containing 18,827 persons in 1851, and parts of other parishes, locally situated in Worcestershire, but belonging to other counties previously, became parts of Worcestershire. Taking the same limits, the population of Worcestershire in 1841 was 248,460.

b The population of Worcester, even at this time, was estimated at 25,000; but the figures given above, up to this census, only indicate the population included within the old city boundary.

WORCESTERSHIRE.—CENSUS OF 1851.

HOUSES. POPULATION.

Inhabited. Uninhabited. Building. Males. Females. Total.

Eastern Division 32,136 1,387 236 81,441 81,067 162,508

Western Division 23,503 1,336 101 55,515 58,903 114,418

Entire County 55,639 2,723 337 136,956 139,970 276,926

TABLE No. 2.—CRIMINAL STATISTICS.

The following statistics only relate to the county of Worcester. Prior to 1821 there are no records of convictions, &c., in existence; the Table, therefore, commences with that year.

Year. In what Court Tried. Number of Prisoner Tried. Number Capitally Convicted. Number Sentenced to Transportation. No. Sentenced various terms of Imprisonment. Number Acquitted or Discharged. Summary Convictions. Total Number of Persons Convicted. Proportion of Convicted to Population.

1821 Assizes 80 25* 15 18 22

Sessions 167 — 26 92 49 292 468 1 in 359

1822 Assizes 58 16 6 10 26

Sessions 132 — 22 57 53 324 437 1 in 390

1823 Assizes 69 15* 8 20 26

Sessions 68 — 12 35 21 348 438 1 in 397

1824 Assizes 49 16 5 12 16

Sessions 86 — 8 37 41 352 430 1 in 408

1825 Assizes 54 15 6 21 12

Sessions 103 — 14 51 38 363 469 1 in 379

1826 Assizes 90 27* 10 30 23

Sessions 70 — 8 36 26 304 405 1 in 446

1827 Assizes 110 34 25 29 22

Sessions 124 — 17 79 28 332 516 1 in 354

1828 Assizes 42 13 6 10 13

Sessions 156 — 27 88 41 304 448 1 in 414

a1829 Assizes 83 39 5 13 26

Sessions 154 — 34 75 45 287 453 1 in 412

1830 Assizes 80 32* 3 12 33

Sessions 142 — 25 81 36 319 470 1 in 405

1831 Assizes 90 43* 7 23 17

Sessions 220 — 41 112 67 402 628 1 in 307

1832 Assizes 74 28* 9 16 21

Sessions 164 — 36 83 45 373 545 1 in 345

1833 Assizes 73 22 13 19 19

Sessions 258 — 53 137 68 448 692 1 in 285

1834 Assizes 69 3* 20 23 23

Sessions 260 — 63 124 73 526 759 1 in 262

1835 Assizes 51 11 6 16 18

Sessions 139 — 24 82 33 373 512 1 in 393

b1836 Assizes 47 4 14 12 17

Sessions 212 — 32 125 55 357 544 1 in 363

a1837 Assizes 66 14* 10 24 18

Sessions 278 — 47 141 90 328 564 1 in 354

1838 Assizes 64 3 23 21 17

Sessions 303 — 36 179 88 425 687 1 in 292

1839 Assizes 70 1 16 31 22

Sessions 323 — 44 190 89 411 693 1 in 292

c1840 Assizes 76 — 10 36 30

Sessions 474 — 68 278 128 566 958 1 in 202

1841 Assizes 99 1 9 60 29

Sessions 383 — 43 231 109 461 805 1 in 256

1842 Assizes 101 1 16 59 25

Sessions 440 — 57 252 131 439 824 1 in 253

1843 Assizes 120 2 14 44 60

Sessions 418 — 39 245 142 535 879 1 in 242

1844 Assizes 141 1 17 78 45

Sessions 390 — 31 239 120 535 901 1 in 237

1845 Assizes 135 1 20 66 48

Sessions 368 — 28 220 120 460 785 1 in 298

1846 Assizes 154 — 17 79 58

Sessions 329 — 7 220 102 377 700 1 in 337

a1847 Assizes 88 — 7 52 29

Sessions 458 — 30 302 126 458 849 1 in 281

1848 Assizes 109 — 12 70 27

Sessions 515 — 21 354 140 599 1056 1 in 228

1849 Assizes 99 3* 10 33 53

Sessions 452 — 50 289 113 614 999 1 in 244

1850 Assizes 115 3 15 62 35

Sessions 427 — 38 280 109 605 1003 1 in 246

* Executions in all these years—vide pp. 146, 148.

a a Criminal code greatly mitigated. Various offences hitherto only triable at Assizes, transferred to the jurisdiction of Quarter Sessions.

b Prisoners’ Counsel Bill passed.

c County Police established.

d Sir John Pakington’s Juvenile Offenders’ Act passed.

^*_*^* In 1836 the jurisdiction of the City Quarter Sessions was extended to the new city boundary, and the deduction of population from the county raises the proportion of convicted persons from that year forwards. In 1845 the outlying parts of the county were included in the jurisdiction of the County Quarter Sessions, and the ratio of convicted persons is proportionably diminished.

TABLE No. 3.—PROVISION FOR RELIGIOUS WORSHIP.

It is not pretended that the following statistics are absolutely accurate—the amount of accommodation afforded being altogether matter of computation. Neither do they afford reliable data for comparing the relative increase of different religious denominations, because a considerable proportion of the old churches have been enlarged in the present century; while, on the other hand, many of the new chapels built by Dissenters, especially the Wesleyans, were erected in the place of preaching rooms used before the year 1800.

Built before A.D. 1800. Accommodation. Built after A.D. 1800. Accommodation.

Places of Worship in the County connected with the Established Church 210 63,680 24* 14,590

Wesleyans 6 3,240 34 6,760

Baptists 13 3,654 17 3,498

Independents 4 2,283 10 3,176

Primitive Methodists — — 13 1,906

Wesleyan New Connexion — — 8 2,526

Wesleyan Association — — 4 950

Countess of Huntingdon 1 1,400 9 2,790

Catholics 2 630 10 2,089

Unitarian 8 2,300 — —

The Friends 7 1,500 — —

Other Sects — — 4 500

* The Churches built in the county since 1800 are—Redditch (chapel of ease); St. George’s Chapel, Kidderminster; St. Andrew’s, Netherton; St. George’s Chapel, Claines; St. Peter’s, Malvern Wells; Christchurch Chapel, Broadheath; Christchurch Chapel, Catshill; Bartley Green Chapel, Northfield; Christchurch Chapel, Lye; St. James’s, Dudley; St. John’s Chapel, Kate Hill, Dudley; St. Michael’s Chapel, Broadway; Christchurch Chapel, Trimpley, Kidderminster; Yardley Wood, Yardley; St. John’s Chapel, Kidderminster; Aston Magna, Blockley; St. Matthias, Malvern Link; St. Paul’s, Worcester; St. Peter’s, Cookley; North Hill District Church, Mathon; The Quinton, Halesowen; Langley Green, Halesowen; St. Peter’s, Worcester; Amblecote, Oldswinford; Trinity Church, Malvern.

TABLE No. 4.—OBSERVATIONS AS TO FALL OF RAIN.

Year. Worcester. * Cleobury. † Orleton. ‡

1835 — 29.16 27.265

1836 — 32.93 28.155

1837 24.465 31.18 28.545

1838 23.850 28.73 26.355

1839 34.595 37.70 34.145

1840 20.715 26.94 25.800

1841 29.649 34.82 32.770

1842 — 25.09 25.480

1843 — 30.42 29.935

1844 — 23.56 21.730

1845 — 27.91 27.405

1846 — 29.24 27.015

1847 — 28.60 27.985

1848 — 36.69 39.015

1849 23.88 30.79 26.945

1850 18.66 22.84 24.615

1851 18.93 21.33 28.276

* The first series of these observations at Worcester were taken by Mr. T. R. Hill, at the Literary and Scientific Institution, and those for 1849–51 by Dr. Turley, St. John’s. It would seem as though less rain fell in this neighbourhood than in other parts of the county; but the years given happen to be amongst the drier ones, and in general it will be found that more rain falls at Worcester than in most other parts of England. The mean height of the thermometer in the midland districts of England is about 50°, at Worcester the mean will be found slightly to exceed that figure.

† From observations taken by Mr. Hunter of Mawley Gardens.

‡ From observations taken by Mr. T. H. Davis of Orleton, who possesses an accurate register of the rain which has fallen in each month for the last twenty years. The result shows May to be the driest, and November the wettest, month, and gives 2.19 as the average of January; February, 2.21; March, 1.91; April, 2.05; May, 1.82; June, 2.41; July, 2.39; August, 2.70; September, 2.41; October, 2.80; November, 3.16; December, 2.17; and of the whole year, 28.276 inches.

ELECTIONS OF 1852.

Worcestershire East—J. H. H. Foley, Esq., and Captain Rushout reëlected without opposition.

Worcestershire West—Hon. General H. B. Lygon and F. W. Knight, Esq., reëlected without opposition.

Worcester—May—(Election on Mr. Rufford’s accepting the Chiltern Hundreds)—William Laslett, Esq., of Abberton Hall, had some time previously announced himself as a candidate for the representation whenever a vacancy should occur, professing Radical opinions. The Conservatives brought forward Mr. Charles M‘Garel, who declared himself a supporter of Lord Derby’s Government; but as he was not explicit on the subject of “Protection,” he found so little favour with the voters, that after four days’ canvass he left the city. Mr. Laslett was then returned unopposed. July—Mr. Ricardo and Mr. Laslett united the suffrages of the Whig and Radical parties, and the candidate supported by the Conservatives was J. W. Huddleston, Esq., the well known barrister on the Oxford Circuit. He avowed himself a Free Trader, but would support Lord Derby’s Government in other matters. The Sheriff’s return showed 1,212 votes given for Mr. Laslett, 1,164 for Mr. Ricardo, and 661 for Mr. Huddleston.

Kidderminster—Mr. John Best, the former member, was opposed by Robert Lowe, Esq., a member of the Australian Council from 1843 to 1850, and member for Sydney in 1848. He professed to be ready to support Lord Derby’s Government according to their measures, though a thorough Free Trader. He thus obtained the support of the Whig and Radical parties in the borough, and also of a section of the moderate Conservatives. He was returned on the poll by a majority of 94: the numbers being—Lowe, 246; Best, 152.

Bewdley—Sir Thomas E. Winnington, Bart., Liberal, and Joseph Sandars, Esq., Conservative, were the candidates—Viscount Mandeville having been previously elected for Huntingdonshire. The votes were—for Winnington, 169; Sandars, 151.

Evesham—Lord Marcus Hill retired from the representation, and the candidates were Charles Lennox Grenville Berkeley, Esq., formerly member for Cheltenham, Liberal; Sir Henry Willoughby, Bart., Conservative; and Sergeant Wilkins, Radical. The votes given were—for Willoughby, 189; Berkeley, 170; Wilkins, 87.

Dudley—John Benbow, Esq., the former member, Conservative, and James Baldwin, Esq., an alderman of Birmingham, Radical, were the candidates. The votes given were—for Benbow, 400; Baldwin, 231.

WORCESTER RACES.

The following are the winners of the “Gold Cup,” value 100 guineas, the surplus in specie—4 miles—which used to be the principal race at the Worcester Summer Meeting, and which was first run for in the year 1812.

1812—August 12—Mr. Shawe’s b. h. Offa’s Dyke.

1813—August 11—Mr. Munsey’s b. m. Meteorina.

1814—August 10—Sir W. Wynn’s b. c. Bravo.

1815—August 8—Hon. W. B. Lygon’s b. c. Tozer.

1816—August 14—Mr. Charlton’s b. c. Tozer.

1817—August 13—Sir W. Wynn’s b. c. Piscator.

1818—August 12—Mr. Charlton’s ch. c. Indus.

1819—August 11—Mr. West’s br. h. Fitz Orville (w. o.)

1820—August 9—Lord Stamford’s ch. c. Comet.

1821—August 15—Mr. L. Charlton’s Master Henry.

1822—August 14—Lord Stamford’s Peter Lely.

1823—August 15—Mr. Mytton’s ch. g. Euphrates. The Grand Stand was first used at these races.

1824—August 11—Mr. Mytton’s br. c. Comte d’Artois (w. o.)

1825—August 4—Mr. Mytton’s ch. g. Euphrates.

1826—August 2—Mr. Mytton’s b. h. Longwaist.

1827—August 22—Sir W. Wynn’s ch. c. May Fly.

1828—July 30—Mr. Mytton’s ch. g. Euphrates.

1829—August 19—Sir T. Stanley’s ch. g. May Fly.

1830—August 11—Mr. Davies’s ch. g. Villager.

1831—August 10—Mr. Beardsworth’s br. g. Independence.

1832—August 16—Mr. Griffith’s Thorngrove.

1833—August 7—Mr. Phillips’s b. c. Tom Brown.

1834—August 6—Mr. L. Day’s b. m. Diana.

1835—August 5—Sir T. Stanley’s b. c. Intriguer.

1836—August 3—Mr. Haywood’s br. g. Lentulus.

1837—August 2—Mr. Speed’s gr. g. Darling.

1838—August 8—Mr. Speed’s gr. g. Isaac.

1839—August 8—Mr. Tomes’s gr. g. Isaac. The “Gold Cup” was discontinued after this year.

Winners of the Worcestershire Stakes, 20 sovs. each, 2 mile heats, from 1840.

1840—August 4—Mr. Collins’s gr. g. Isaac.

1841—July 8—Mr. J. Taylor nas. Earnest.

1842—July 7—Major Hay’s ch. g. Retriever.

1843—July 6—Lord Palmerston’s b. m. Ilione.

1844—July 11—Lord Warwick’s b. c. Yardley.

At the Worcester Autumn Meeting this year was run, the celebrated match between Mr. Timms’s Cora and Mr. T. Smith’s Lady Harkaway, both ridden by the owners: Cora winning by a length only. Time, 9 minutes; 52 seconds; 4 miles; 6 flights of hurdles.

1845—July 8—Mr. Collett’s b. h. Coranna.

1846—July 7—Captain Harcourt’s br. c. The Druid.

1847—July 6—Mr. Bristow’s ch. f. Marietta.

1848—July 4—Mr. J. Day’s b. m. Milliner (w. o.)

1849—August 7—Mr. Mynors’s br. f. Miss Bunney (w. o.)

1850—August 6—Mr. Sharratt’s b. f. Egret.

STEEPLE CHASES.

1836—March 2—The first steeple chases ever run in Worcestershire came off this day. The ground chosen was on the west bank of the Severn, from Frieze Wood to the centre of the Lower Powick Ham, about four miles of a stiffish hunting country. Captain Lamb’s Vivian, ridden by Captain Beecher, beat Midnight and Saladin.

1841—March 24—Steeple chases at Crowle. Cotton Ball won the first and Fairy the second.

1844—March 14—The first of the Worcester grand annual steeple chases. Sixteen horses started for the Royal Birthday Stakes, which were won by Discount—Vanguard being second and Harkaway third.

1845—March 19—Seventeen starters for the Royal Birthday Handicap. Won by Mr. W. Holman’s The Page. Value of stakes, £819.

1846—November 7—Twelve starters for the Grand Annual. Won by Lord Strathmore’s Switcher; Marengo second, and Pioneer third.

1847—November 6—Sixteen horses started. Winner, Mr. Little’s br. g. Chandler; Glaucus second.

1848—November 4—Nineteen horses started. Winner, Proceed; Red Lancer second.

1849—November 2—Ten horses started. Winner, Mr. Vevers’s Vainhope; Young ’Un second.

1850—December 4—Twelve starters. Winner, Miss Collingwood; Tipperary Boy second.

BIRMINGHAM: PRINTED BY JOSIAH ALLEN AND SON, 3, COLMORE ROW.