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there like that of Kirkdale, in Yorkshire. Ac- 

 cordingly Dr. Buckland, Mr. Lyvell, and several 

 other scientific gentlemen have visited Boughton, 

 when tt was discovered that the bones in question 

 had been found in a fissure of the rock, which had 

 evidently been filled up by diluvial action. The 

 bones of at least two hyenas (of the extinct Kirk- 

 dale species), were found, together with the bones 

 and teeth of the horse, rat, &c.; but the fissure 

 extended so deeply in the solid rock, that it could 

 not be traced to the bottom, and it will not be pos- 

 sible to ascertain whether it leads to a cave for- 

 merly inhabited by hyenas, or is merely a fissure 

 filled up by the effects of deluge, until the quarry 

 is considerably enlarged. The fact, however, of 

 the bones of a race of extinct hyenas having been 

 found so far southward is highly important , and 

 we trust that, ere long, our own county, which 

 the researches of one gentleman have proved to 

 be so rich in the remains of a former world, will 

 be found to rival the north in these more com- 

 paratively recent savage inhabitants of our island. 



Married.] At Cheriton, Rev. F. Twistleton, to 

 the Hon. Emily Wingfield, daughter of Viscount 

 Powerscouvt. At Westerham, J. M. Leslie, esq., 

 of Huntingdon, to Anna Sophia, daughter of Dr. 

 Mackie, late of Southampton. 



Died] At Waltham Vicarage, MissE. C. Clarke. 

 At Eppins, 71, Mr. J. Butler. At Harwich, the 

 Rev. W. Whiufield. 



CAMBRIDGE. 



The South Level Act has received the Royal 

 assent. The defective state of the rivers has been 

 a subject of loud and general complaint for many 

 years; they have been found equally ill adapted 

 for the drainage of the country in the winter, as 

 for the navigation in the summer. The leading 

 object of the Act is the deepening and improving 

 them, so as to afford to the navigators an unin- 

 terrupted passage at all seasons of the year, and 

 at the same time to benefit the general drainage, 

 by giving a free course for the waters, and lower- 

 ing the surface against the banks, and other 

 works of drainage. This is one of the greatest 

 public improvements sought to be effected in this 

 part of the country for many years. 



Married.'] At Barton-mill, Rev. C. Jenkin, to 

 Miss E. M. Walker. At Cambridge, Rev. R. M. 

 White, to Miss A. Sadler. 



NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK. 



Great rejoicings have taken place at Norwich 

 in consequence of the bill for making that place 

 a pert having past ; and amongst the various dis- 

 plays on the memorable occasion, during the pro- 

 cession, thirteen men and one woman, whose united 

 ages amounted to 1,100 years, regaled themselves 

 at one of the public-houses in a temperate way, 

 as becoming their venerable situations, rejoicing 

 to have lived to see such a day. The operations 

 of the Norwich and Lowestoft Navigation Com- 

 pany will commence, it is understood, with the for- 

 mation of the harbour at Lake Lothing. 



A petition from the operatives of Norwich has 

 been presented to the House of Commons, and 

 ordered to be printed, praying the House to de- 

 vise some means for settling by law the rate of 

 wages in the city of Norwich. 



A very alarming riot took place lately at Nor- 

 wich, caused by the committal of several persona 

 to gaol, for having destroyed looms, and committed 

 other devastations at AshweltUurpe. The calling 



in of the military, and the judicious arrangements 

 of the mayor and police at length put an end- 

 to it ; and several of the ringleaders were incar- 

 cerated. 



A correspondent from Yarmouth says, the im- 

 provement our herring curers have manifested is 

 so great, that they obtain the high prices in the 

 Hamburgh market usually given to the Dutch 

 fishermen, whose goods are now looked upon only 

 as second best. Indeed the herring fishery of 

 Great Britain has increased 850 per cent, in the 

 last 10 years. This fact is obtained from the last 

 year's report made to Parliament by the Com- 

 missioners for the Herring Fisheries, which states 

 that in the year ending April, 1826, 379,233 bar- 

 rels of white herrings were cured being an in- 

 crease of 31,600 barrels over the preceding year ; 

 and that the quantity exported was 217,073 bar- 

 rels being an increase in exportation in the same 

 period of 15,056. In the year 1810 only 34,701 

 barrels were cured ; the whole of which were sent 

 out of the country. 



By the fifteenth annual report recently made, 

 it appears that during the last twelve months there 

 have been opened in Norwich, 13 daily and 10 

 Sunday-schools, affording instruction to 1,600 chil- 

 dren ; the number of schools now in union with 

 the society is 1/5, and the total of children 9,357! 



Married.] F. K. Eagle, esq., of Lakenheath, 

 to Miss S. A Blake, (laughter of Sir James Blake, 

 bart., of Langham. At Chattisham, Rev. F. Cal- 

 vert, to Miss S. Hicks. 



Died.] At Framlingham, 86, Mrs. Bucking- 

 ham. At Yarmouth, 84, Mr. F. Brook; and, 77, 

 Mr. J. Armstrong. At Stradsett-hall, T. P. Bagge, 

 esq. At East Dereham, 72, Mr. W. Salter. At 

 Norwich, A. Browne, esq. At Yarmouth, 74, Mr. 

 W. Fisher. 



DORSET AND WILTS. 



Notwithstanding there is now as much cloth 

 manufactured at Trowbridge as at any preceding 

 period, yet there are 3,000 persons unemployed ; 

 and the poor-rates are extremely heavy : the 

 farmers paying 20s. an acre. 



Mr. Spence, of Wimborne, lately hearing a sin- 

 gular noise behind the wainscoat of one of his 

 chambers, removed a small portion of it, and in- 

 stantly a flight of bats rushed out, on which an 

 attack was made ; ninety of them were killed, 

 and, it is imagined, nearly half as many escaped. 

 The building is ancient, and once formed part of a 

 religious house. 



Sunday, June 10, a camp meeting was held In 

 a field near Dunclift-hill, Shaftesbury, by 11 

 (8 men and 3 women) of the Primitive Christians, 

 or Ranters ; the number of persons assembled was 

 supposed to be at least 2,000. A considerable sub- 

 scription was made on the spot for the completion 

 of their chapel at Enmore Green, which is nearly 

 finished. 



It is calculated that no less than 2,000 deer 

 perished in Cranbourne Chase during the early 

 months of this year ; and if we add the probable 

 number of 1,000 supposed to have strayed feway, 

 or been destroyed by various means of night- 

 hunting, and in necessary defence of the farmers' 

 and cottagers' preduce in fields and gardens, there 

 is reason fo believe that the decrease of deer since 

 last autumn is not less than 3,000 ! !! 



Married.] At Kemblc, Capt. Bentham, R.N., 

 and Knight of St. Michael and Louis, to Emma 

 Pelew Parker, niece of Lord Exmouth. 



