1924.] 
ham, for the purpose of forn+ing an Associa- 
t'on in connection with’that in town. ‘The 
substance of the resolutions was to approve 
of the British Catholic Association, arid to 
protest against the taking any oath, making 
any declaration, or submitting to any ar- 
rangement that may in the remotest degrce 
affect the free exercise of their religion; but 
at the same time they held themselves ready 
to take any oath that might be approved of 
bytheir ecclesiastical superiors. 
The projectors of the Liverpool and Bir- 
mingham Rail-road state; in their prospectus, 
that “ the line of the projected rail-way is in- 
tended to pass from Birmingham through the 
centre of the Staffordshire colleries and iron- 
works, close to Wolverhampton, from thence 
to Newport, to Turnhill, to the west of Nant- 
wich, near Chester, and from thence to the 
river Mersey. - There. will be branch roads 
to Dudley and Stourbridge, to the Shropshire 
canal and iron-works, and to the Staffordshire 
potteries and Chester. 
Married.) At Stratford-upon-Avon, the 
Rey. J. Peglar, M.A., to Harriet, the only 
daughter of the Rev. J. Davenport, D.D., 
vicar of that ‘place. 
Died.] Susanna, 72, the wife of Sir R. 
Peel, bt. She expired 2t the house of her 
nephew, Edw. Willis, esq.— Nathaniel Ar- 
thur, third son of Nath. Wathen. esq., of 
Stroud. 
SHROPSHIRE, 
Married.| At Haughton, Mr. G. Bar- 
per, to Miss M, Abbotts, both of that village. 
The bridezroom’s mother, who was violently 
opposed to the match, attended the cere- 
mony, and by her furious conduct interrupt. 
ed the proceedings, until the churchwardens 
antl overseers interposed, and restrained her 
warmth ,by binding her with handcuffs. 
At Kinver, W. Dunn, esq., of Worces- 
ter, to Elizabeth Hammond, daughter of 
the late J. H. Sinith, esq. 
WORCESTERSHIRE. 
A permanent subscription library has been 
lately established at Stourport ; it has met 
with the best success, and bids fair to be 
of lasting advantage to the town and neigh- 
bourhood. 
The following account shews the receipts 
for tickets, and the number of persons who 
attended: the Worcester Musical Meeting. 
—Amount of the collections at the Cathe- 
dral, forthe charity, were £828. 11s. 11}d., 
exceeding by about £3, the sum collected 
in 1821,—The receipts for the tickets for 
the three days were £2,957. 10s. 6/., ex- 
ceeding by nearly £700. those of 1821. 
Married.) At Evesham, C. R. Pole, esq., 
of Harley-street, London, to Anne Eliza, 
daughter of E: Rudge, esq:, of Ab- 
bey Manor-house.—Mr. J. W. Roberts, of 
Kidderminster, to Miss J. Parkes, of Wor- 
cester-street, Birmingham. ‘ 
- Died.) Edwin, 7, the eldest son of - Mr. 
E. Allies, of Westbury.— 74. 'T. Webb, 
esq., of Kitwell-house, near Hales Owen.— 
W.. Powell, esq, clerk of the peace, and 
Shropshire—Worcestershire—Herefordshire, &c. 
379 
one of the treasurers of the county of 
Brecon —At Kingston, 83, Benj. Thomas, 
esa., M.D. 
At Worcester, 74, Mr. C. Yarnold; of 
this city.—Mary, 35, the wife of Mr. T. 
Sanders, of this city—Mrs. S, Page, 75, 
of Harvington. 
HEREFORDSHIRE. 
Married.| At Leominster, Mr. W. New- 
man, to Elizabeth, second daughter of the 
late J. Tudor, esq.— Mr. J. Evans, to Miss 
L. Watkins. —Mr. J. Davis, of Mudley, to 
Miss M. Cock, of Abbeydon.= Mr. J. 
Vaughan, to Miss H. H. Hill. 
At Woolhope, Mr. Pritchard, to Miss 
C. Howell. : 
Died.| My. Saunders, 83, formerly of the 
Round-hill, Spetchley, in this county.— 
Mr. W. Ward, 35.—Mary, third daughter 
of the late Mr. J. Taylor, of Tillingtou.— 
Mr. W. Garston, of Hereford. 
GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND MONMOUTH. 
In the ancient church of the adjoining 
parish of Westbury-upon-Trym, a new 
organ, built by subscription, by Mr. Smith 
of Bristol, has just been erected. The vene- 
rable church of Westbury was anciently a 
collegiate one, in which, in centuries long 
since departed, Wickliffe held preferment, and 
of which the great Canynge of St. Mary 
Redcliffe was Dean. 
Married] Mr. G. Long, to Miss Mat- 
thews ; botb of Hucclecote.— At Sandhurst, 
T. W. Workman, of Stroud, to Miss E. 
Smallcoinbe.—Mr, T. Cheatle, of Burford, 
to Ann Elizabeth, eldest daughter of H. J. 
North, esq. of Woodstock.—At Chipping 
Sodbury, the Rev. D. Jones, Brecon, to 
Miss Katharine Veel, of Alkerstone-house,— 
Mr. T. Portrage, to Mrs. Summers, late of 
Berkeley.—S. Gruttanelli, Professor of Me- 
dicine in the Imperial University of Siena, 
to Mary Ann, daughter of the late L. Rowe, 
esq. of Brentford, and niece of the Rev. J. 
Rowe, of Bristol.—At Liverpool, Mr. E. 
Davies, to Miss M. Hulme, of Bristol.— 
Mr. H. K. Whithorn, of Tewkesbury, to 
Miss S. Boughton, of Westbury-on-Severn. 
—Mr. J. Jones, jun, of Skethrog, Brecon. 
sbire, to Miss ©. Wilkins, of Swansea,—At 
Usk, Mr. W. Powell. son of the Rev. Mr. 
Powell of Monmouth, to M: S., third 
daughter of Mr. T. L. Barron of Usk — 
Mr. Byers, to Miss Vick.—At Westbury- 
upon-Trim, Mr. W. Nation, to Miss Sheriff, 
of Kingsdown.—Mr. J. Fowler, of Pens- 
ford, to Miss Carter, of the same place.— 
Mr. J. Carter, to Miss Fowler, of Pens- 
ford. : : 
Died.| At Mr, Freame’s, 53, Mrs. E. “J. 
Dayis.—At Kingsholm Cottage, the infant 
daughter of the Rev. H. C. H. Hawkins. — 
24,’ Elizabeth, wife of J. Ballinger, esq. of 
Chalford.— At Mitcheldean, George, eldest 
son of the Rev. G. Chapman, and grandson 
of the late G- Chapman, esq., alderman of 
Bath.—At Usk, 74, Mr. 'T. Morgan.— 
Mrs. Mumford, wife of Mr. W. Mumford, 
of Kemerton, near Tewkesbary.—74, Mrs. 
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