1827.] Warwick, Northampton, Worcester, Hereford, fyc. 



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Bagworth Heath, making the fourth discovery of 

 this useful article which has been made in the 

 same neighbourhood within the last few weeks. 

 Lord Maynard's workmen have been employed in 

 boring for more than twelve months, but their 

 efforts were not crowned with success till the 

 other day, when the gratifying fact was commu- 

 nicated to the neighbouring villages by the ring- 

 ing of the bells of Thornton church. This disco- 

 very is an event of the first importance to the in- 

 habitants, and must prove a great benefit to all 

 classes, especially if a rail-road should be esta- 

 blished for the purpose of conveyance : similar 

 advantages would thus be felt here as those speci- 

 fied above in Northumberland and Durham. 



Considerable activity, we are happy to say, pre- 

 vails in the hosiery business at Leicester. 



Died.] At Leicester, 85, N. Cooper, esq.; 50 

 years of which he held a commission in the Leices- 

 tershire Militia; and Miss Flint. At Earl SM1- 

 ton, Mr. Thorneloe. 81, Mr. W. Ellis, of Ashby- 

 de-la-Zouch. 



NORTHAMPTON. 



Married.'] Atlsham, Mr. Manton, to Miss C. 

 H. Norman. 



Died.] At Kettering, 94, Mrs. Humphrey. -At 

 Northampton, 62, Rev. J. Stoddart: for more 

 than 30 years head-master of the grammar-school 

 there. 



WORCESTER AND HEREFORD. 



The twelfth exhibition of the Ross Horticultural 

 Society was of the most splendid description, and 

 was attended by all the first families round the 

 neighbourhood. The grand stand was covered 

 with 300 geraniums (in full bloom) and green- 

 house plants ; 350 bottles were filled with beauti- 

 ful tulips, besides a rich variety of other speci- 

 mens of flowers. 



The needle trade at Redditch, &c., we are happy 

 to say, is on the improving state. 



Died.] At Mansel-lacey, 87, Mr. W. Lloyd ; 

 78, Mrs. Davies. At Worcester, E. Long, esq. 

 At Hereford, Mrs. Ann Griffith. At Stourbridge, 

 81, Mr. J. Dovey ; he was the first person who in- 

 troduced glass-cutting into Staffordshire. 



GLOUCESTER AND MONMOOTH. 

 A complete and most satisfactory trial was 

 made last week of the improvements at the Old 

 Passage Ferry. The steam-packet began crossing 

 the Severn on Wednesday, and has already con- 

 veyed several thousand passengers, besides many 

 hundred horses and carriages of all descriptions. 

 The cattle, which have been unusually numerous 

 at the Ferry, in consequence of the late fairs, were 

 carried over in the proper boats for that purpose, 

 and occasionally towed by the steam-vessel when 

 required by the state of the wind and tide. The 

 oldest inhabitant at Beachley does not remember 

 so large a concourse at the Ferry. On Wednesday, 

 also, the first direct coach was started between 

 Chepstow and London. The Old Passage Ferry 

 is now separated from the inns, and placed under 

 the management of a respectable superintendant. 

 The fares are reduced considerably ; and the Di- 

 rectors of the Association publicly state, that they 

 are ready to encourage all descriptions of con- 

 veyances on the roads communicating with the 

 Ferry, and to accommodate the public in visiting 

 Tintern-abbey, Wyndcliff, Piercefield, and the 

 other celebrated attractions of the neighbourhood 

 of Chepstow. 



Married.] At Ragland, Mr. Allan to Miss 

 Chambers. At Stroud, Mr. Randall, to Miss 

 Hogg. At Clifton, the Hon. J. Southwell, to 

 Miss M. Farmer. At Cheltenham, A. H. Hinu- 

 ber, esq., to Susanna Elizabet-'i, daughter of Sir 

 Rupert George, bart. 



Died.] At Coombhay, 86, Rev. E. Gardiner, 

 rector of Tintern Pavva. At Stroud, Mrs. Sandys. 

 At Monmoutli, Mr. Richards. At Nailsworth, 

 Mrs. Westley. 



OXFORDSHIRE. 



Oxford has now coaches to all parts of the king- 

 dom; and great benefit has already arisen from 

 the improvement of the hills and roads generally 

 between London and Birmingham, and London 

 and Cheltenham. The very great alterations made 

 in Stokenchurch hill, that of Long Compton, and 

 the whole line of road between London and Holy- 

 head, have made it, in point of travelling, equal to 

 any in the kingdom. 



Married.] At Oxford, D. V. Durell, esq., to 

 Miss M. Le Breton. At Iffley, W. Cole, esq., to 

 Miss Rebecca Wootten. At Oxford, S. Miller, 

 esq., to Miss Barry. 



Died.] At Henley, 75, T. Theobald, of the So- 

 ciety of Friends. At Coomhe-lodge, 72, S. Gar- 

 diner, esq. At Hampton, 87, Mrs. A. Johnson. 

 At Abingdon , Mrs. Badcock. 



HANTS AND SUSSEX. 



A meeting of the inhabitants and visitors of 

 Brighton has lately been held, for the purpose of 

 taking into consideration the best means of render- 

 ing the method invented by Mr. Vallance, for the 

 conveyance of passengers and goods by atmosphe- 

 ric pressure, beneficial to the town of Brighton ; 

 when, after the report was read, seveial resolu- 

 tions were entered into, expressing their strong 

 approbation of the plan, as being entitled to the 

 most cordial support of the town. 



Married.] At Clatford, H. Bosanquet, esq., to 

 Miss Richards. 



Died.] At Winchester, the Right Hon. Lady 

 Mary Murray. 



HERTS. 



Two destructive fires have lately happened at 

 Hemel Hempstead and Cottenham. At the former 

 no lives were lost ; but at the latter, a poor boy 

 (W. Carrier) in attempting to save his clothes, was 

 burnt to a mere cinder ; and another poor man is 

 suffering from the effects of the fire. It appears no 

 insurance was made at Hemel Hempstead ; but at 

 Cottenham a large proportion of the property was 

 ensured. 



- Died.~] At Gadesbridge, Anne, wife of Sir Ast- 

 ley Cooper, bart. 



ESSEX AND KENT. 



The choice collection of tulips, belonging to the 

 late Mr. Andrews, of Coggeshall, has lately been 

 disposed of by public auction. The best bed of 80 

 rows (7 flowers in each) fetched .222 ; one row, 

 in which was an extraordinary fine Louis 16tb, 

 sold for .19. 15s. The whole realized upwards 

 of .300. 



Lately, some workmen, employed In digging 

 stone at Boughton-hall, near Maidstone, disco- 

 vered bones and teeth of several animals, some 

 of which were transmitted to the Geological So- 

 ciety. As they were found to be those of the 

 hyena, considerable interest was in consequence 

 excited, and it was determined that some of the 

 Fellows should examine the quarry, as there seemed 

 reason to conclude that a ca\e might be found 



