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Provincial Occurrences : Somerset, Devon, fyc. [Arid. 



latiou of these packets, that on Wednesday, July 

 11, two gentlemen having breakfasted in London, 

 departed by the coach, arrived in Weymouth the 

 same evening in time for the packet, and on the 

 following morning were comfortably seated at 

 their breakfast in Guernsey, thus accomplishing 

 the journey from the metropolis to that island in 

 24 hours. 



Married.] At Ward our -castle, E. Doughty, 

 epq., to the Hon. Miss C. Arundell, sister to Lord 

 Arundell. Rev. W. Doncaster, rector of Winter- 

 bourn-bassett, to Miss Williams, daughter of Lieut.- 

 Col. Wiliiains. At Strikland, J. K. Galpine, esq., 

 to Miss D. Bragg. 



Died.'} At North Bradley, 83, Archdeacon Dau- 

 beney, author of" The Guide to the Church," and 

 several other works. At Weymouth, 84, Mrs. 

 Cwhnar, of Chard. 



SOMERSET AND DEVON. 



There is much cause to congratulate the public 

 on the evident improvement (speaking of the quar- 

 ter sessions) in the state of society within our 

 (Exeter) walls, attributable, there is no doubt, to 

 increased exertion on the part of the magistracy 

 and the police. THE ALFRED. 



An institution for literary snd scientific lectures 

 has been recently formed at Tavistock, under the 

 fostering care of the Duke of Bedford. 



The iron ore lately discovered at the Haytor 

 granite works, on the verge of Dartmoor, has 

 already become an article of export from Teign- 

 mouth for Wales, for the purpose of smelting ; the 

 specimens produced having been of the richest 

 kind. 



A meeting has been recently held at Plymouth 

 to promote the erecting a chapel of ease in the 

 parish of Charles, for the Rev. S. Courtenay, 

 curate to the late Dr. Hawker, when subscriptions 

 and donations were registered to more than .1,700 

 for that purpose. 



The fourth annual meeting of the Royal Naval 

 Annuitant Society was held at Devonport, July 2, 

 when the report was of a most cheering and satis- 

 factory nature. It appeared that the validity of 

 fifty-seven annuities had been investigated, and 

 certificates granted to the claimants on this excel- 

 lent society. 



The Rev. J. G. Maddison, rector of West Monk- 

 ton, has recently presented the parish church with 

 a splendid stained glass window, representing 

 various portions of our Saviour's history. The 

 parishioners are about to enjoy the benefits of a 

 new organ, the purchase money of which, be- 

 tween .2,000 and .3,000, has been raised by sub- 

 scription. 



Married.*] At Bath, Mr. Duffield to Miss 

 Cranefield. At Bathwick, Mr. Lewis to Miss 

 Watson. At Wiveliscombe, B. Parham, esq., to 

 Miss Mogridge. 



Dind.] At Totness 85, Mrs. Cornish. At Crew- 

 kerne, Mrs. Hoskins, sister to Lord Sidmouth. 

 88, Rev. W. Baynes, for nearly 50 years rector of 

 Rickinghall Superior and Inferior. Rev. E. A. 

 Kitson, vicar of Saint Mary's Church. At Bath, 

 Charlotte, wife of Mr.Cruttwell, printer and editor 

 of tb Bath Chronicle. At Cheddon Fitzpaine, 

 101, Mary Nation. At Bath, Eliza Matilda, widow 

 of Lieut.-Col. Richardson, daughter of Lady M. 

 Sannders, and niece to Earl Aldborough. At 

 Ashburton, Mr. C. Tucker. 



CORNWALL. 



Within these last two or, three da^s there have 

 been tevcial mermaids seen on the rocks at Tie- 



nance, in the parish of Mawgan, near Columb, ih 

 the Bristol Channel. One evening this week, a 

 young man who lives adjoining the beach at Maw- 

 gan Porth, had made an appointment to meet ano- 

 ther person on the beach to catch sprats with him. 

 He went out about 10 o'clock at night, and coming 

 near a point which runs into the sea, he hoard a 

 screeching noise proceeding from a large cavern 

 which is left by the tide at low water, but which 

 has some deep pools in it, and communicates with 

 the sea by another outlet. He thought it was the 

 person he bad appointed to meet, and called out to 

 him, but his astonishment is not to he described 

 when on going up he saw something in the shape 

 of a human figure staring on him, with long hair 

 hanging all about it. He then ran away, thinking* 

 as he says, that he had seen the devil. The next 

 day, some men being on the cliffs near this place, 

 saw three creatures of the same description. The 

 following day five were seen. The persons who 

 saw the last five, describe them in this manner : 

 The mermaids were about 40 feet below the men 

 (who stood on the cliff) and were lying on a rock, 

 separated from the land some yards by deep water ; 

 two of them were large, about 4 to 5 feet long, 

 and these appeared to be sleeping on the rock ; the 

 other small ones were swimming about, and went 

 off once to sea and then came back again. The 

 men looked at them for more than an hour, and 

 flung stones at them, but they would not move off. 

 The large ones seemed to be lying on their faces ; 

 their upper parts were like those of human beings, 

 and black or dark coloured, with very long hair 

 hanging around them ; their lower parts were of 

 a bluish colour, and terminating in a fin, like fish. 

 The sea would sometimes wash overthem and then 

 leave them dry again. Their movements seemed 

 to be slow. The hair of these mermaids extended 

 to a distance of 9 or 10 feet. 



Married.'} At St. Clement's, J. J. A. Boase, 

 esq., to Miss Charlotte Scholl. At St. Allen, Mr. 

 R. Lanyon, aged 80, to Mrs. Cock, 57 ; the bride- 

 groom has CO grand-children, and 3 great-grand- 

 children! 



Died.'] At Lelant, Mr. E. Banfield ; he fell from 

 his horse, which took fright by a squib being let 

 off by a boy at a bonfire! At Truro, 91, Mr. G. 

 Davey. 



WALES. 



Tire Chester and Holyhead Road is undergoing 

 much improvement. The new line from Convvay 

 to Penmaenmawr, winding round Penmaenbach 

 to Pendyffryn, was opened for general travelling 

 early hi June. Although the length of this piece 

 of road is only about five miles, the coach arrives 

 at Conway from Bangor twenty minutes earlier 

 than usual, and this time is considered to be gained 

 by avoiding the tremendously steep high hill of 

 Sychnaut. Further improvements on this stage from 

 Conway to Bangor are in contemplation, particu- 

 larly under Penmaenmawr to Aber. The mail 

 from this place to Conway is allowed one hour and 

 thirty minutes, but it is expected that in future 

 the distance will be accomplished in an hour, thus 

 effecting a saving of time to the extent of thirty 

 minutes in a distance of nine miles. 



The Pentlyne (Glamorgan) Annual Cottage and 

 Garden Premiums were recently distributed to 

 deserving labourers and their wives, for the clean- 

 est and neatest cottage for the best cultivated- 

 garden for the .best vegetables, &c., &c. -The 



