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Provincial Occurrences : 



subscriptions received, and it was resolved, that 

 the Society immediately commence active opera- 

 tions. This is worthy the imitation of every county 

 in the United Kingdom. 



On St. Thomas's Day, the annual distribution 

 of clothing took place at St. James's Church, 

 Shaftesbury, when ninety-two poor persons were 

 relieved, from the funds of the Penny Club, insti- 

 tuted there in 1825. 



In the quarterly report, made by the magistrates 

 at Winchester, they regretted to find so large a 

 number of prisoners for offences against the game 

 laws; and expressed a hope, that during the 

 present session of parliament some measures would 

 be adopted for the suppression of this growing 

 evil. Before the march of civilization and im- 

 provement, the Forest Laws sunk (the barbarous 

 remains of feudalism !) and unfortunately left be- 

 hind them ttiis bastard branch to curse and de- 

 grade society ; but we trust the time is not far 

 distant when all good men will unite to remove 

 this opprobrium of our statute book, this bane of 

 the morals of our peasantry, and initiation into 

 robberies of every kind ! 



Died.] At Wimborne Minster, 82, Rev. J. Bas- 

 Vett, senior minister of that church, in which he 

 had officiated upwards of fifty years ! At South- 

 ampton, 104! Sarah Millar, widow. She was at 

 the taking of Quebec, with General Wolfe, and 

 at various other battles ; her first and second hus- 

 bands both having been in the army. 75, Dame 

 Henrietta Champneys, of Exton, relict of Sir T. 

 Champneys, bart. At Lyme, 82, Colonel Williams ; 

 he was brother to Admiral Williams, the oldest 

 admiral in the service. 



WILTS. AND SOMERSET. 



The Speaker of the House of Commons has 

 issued his warrant to the Mayor, to allow an in- 

 spection of all the documents relating to the bo* 

 rough of Marlborough. 



At the last meeting of the Devizes Savings' 

 Bank, it appeared that .41,451 Os. 3d. had been 

 received .15,863 Is. 3d. of which had been re- 

 paid. At the last meeting of the West Somerset 

 Savings' Bank, at Taunton, the total balance in 

 favour of the contributors, this year, amounted to 

 .196,282 11s. 7d., being only .6,000 less than 

 the balance at the corresponding period of 1825. 



At the commencement of the Epiphany Ses- 

 sions, held at Wells, there were about 200 pri- 

 soners for trial!! ! numbers of them for offences 

 against the game laws ! 



Jan. 8. An excellent stone arch, of sixty-six feet 

 span, over the river Parret, at Burrow, was opened 

 for the use of the public, which will prove of very 

 great advantage in point of convenience. 



The trustees of the Sherborne turnpike roads, 

 resolved, at their last meeting, Jan. 1, to make 

 two great improvements one, to lower Crackmore 

 Hill (on the London road) thirty feet at the crown, 

 so as to make trotting ground of what is now a 

 steep and dangerous hill ; the other, a new line is 

 to be cut, two miles in length, on level ground, 

 from the foot of Cattle Hill (on tke Bath and 

 Bistol road) to near Grove Farm or CaryHill. 

 This will save a quarter of a mile in distance, and 

 avoid two steep hills. 



The Bridgewater and Taunton Canal was opened 

 the latter end of December last, with great re- 

 joicings. The first vessel was the Hope, from 

 London, which arrived after a voyage of eight 

 days. 

 Married.] At Priston, Major St. J. Blacker, to 



Wilts, Somersetshire, $c. [FEB. 



\, daughter of Sir C. Morgan, of 



Died.] At Babington, 82, C. Knatchbull, esq 

 cousin to Sir E. Knatchbull, M. P. Kent it 

 Bemerton 83, Mrs. C. T. Pelham, elcle t dauRhteJ 

 Hants? ejreS9 f A - Thi8tIctJ ''aite, esq. late M P. 



DEVON AND CORNWALL. 



So successful have been the exertions to in- 

 troduce economy into the administration of the 

 poor-rate funds at East Stonehouse, that they 

 have been reduced, since March last, nearly .500. 



The corner stone of the new market at Exeter 

 has recently been laid. 



The county sessions commenced January 8, irt 

 the Castle, at Exeter, when there were fifty-seven 

 prisoners for trial in the gaol-six in the bridewell, 

 three vagrants, four bastardy cases, and forty- 

 seven for trial at the Lent assizes ; besides thirty- 

 two remaining in the gaol, and 168 in the bride- 

 well, on former orders. In toto* 317 ! !I 



The quarter sessions for Cornwall commenced 

 at Bodmin, January 9, when the number of pri- 

 ioners on the calendar was unusually large. 



Married.] At Eggesford, J. Chichester, esq., to 

 Fd'lowe? Car line ' dau ? hter of the Hon. Newton 



Died.] At Bucklan Court, Sarah Catharine 



a U fi lter n f i tbe late Sir H ' Martin. At Exeter, 

 89, Mrs. Barlowe. At Stoke Cottage, Devonport, 

 77, Major-General Sir Cl avles Holloway, of the 

 royal engineers. At Tavistock, Mr. E. Smith ; he 

 was for many years employed in writing a history 

 of the abbey and town of Tavistock, which was 

 nearly complete at the time of his death. At 

 Compton Gifford, Alexander son of Sir Edward 

 Thornton, of Wembury House. 



WALES. 



A numerous meeting of gentlemen, concerned 

 with, and interested in shipping, has been held 

 at Swansea, when it was unanimously resolved to 

 present a petition to Parliament, praying for its 

 interference in devising and adopting some means 

 to protect sailing vessels, against the farther in- 

 crease of steaming vessels for the conveyance of 

 grods. 



The amount of sums received up to November 

 20, 1823, on account of the Abergavenny Savings' 

 Bank, was .9,985 13s. 5d. 



Petitions are forwarding to Parliament from 

 Brecon, Monmouth, and Waterford, praying for a 

 communication of the mails between the metro- 

 polis and the southern and western parts of Ire- 

 land, by the way of Milford Haven and Dunmore, 

 &c., connecting the manufacturing districts of 

 South Wales and the west of England with Cork, 

 Waterford, and the adjoining counties. 



A meeting of the trustees of the Cardiff Savings' 

 Hank was held at the Guildhall, December 22, 

 when it appeared, by the printed statement, that 

 they hold government debentures to the amount 

 of .14,767 6s. 8d. 



The Bishop of St. David's has appointed a 

 principal to the College of St. David's, Lampeter, 

 (founded in 1822, by the present Bishop of Salis- 

 bury); a vice-principal, and a divinity professor ; 

 a classical tutor, professor of Welsh, and libra- 

 rian of the College. Benefits of the greatest im- 

 portance, we trust, will accrue to the inhabitants 

 of the principality from his Lordship's laudable 

 exertions. It will be opened in February, when it 

 will b incorporated by royal charter. It is cal- 

 culated to accommodate about seventy persons, 



