1825.] 
as its patrons and most liberal supporters. 
The Earl of Egremont presided at a meet- 
ing ‘on the subject, and subscribed. £2,0003, 
Mr. Kemp, £1,000; the Earl of Chichester, 
£600; and other noblemen and gentlemen, 
contributed liberally to ensure the certainty 
of such an institution. , 
- Married.] At Newtimber, H. Butterfield, 
esq-, to Miss C. Wigney, of Newtimber- 
place.—At Winchelsea, F..G. Spilsbury, 
esq., of Ball Huye, near Leek, Staffordshire, 
to Eleanor, daughter of J. E, Wright, esq.— 
Mr. Philpot, of Brighton, to Miss Clowes, 
of Chichester.—At West Dean church, J. 
M. Boswell, esq., of St. David’s, Jamaica, 
to Sarah, second daughter of R. Saxby, esq. 
Died. At ‘Bexhill, 85, Mrs. Ann Moor- 
man, of Old-street, London,.— At’ East 
Bourne, Lucy, eldest daughter of the Rey. 
Sir W. May, Bart., of Darley, in Derby- 
shire.—At Hastings, Julia, wife of the Rev. 
T. S. Hodges. —At Petworth, G.. Sharpe, 
esq.—At Bersted-lodge, near Bognor, 79, 
T. Smith, esq.—At Midhurst, 76, W. Bar- 
low, esq.—Sir Harry Goring, Bart., of 
Highden.—At Brighton, Elizabeth, 34, re- 
lict of G. Dunnage, esq. 
b HAMPSHIRE. 
The corporation of Romsey, at the sug- 
gestion of their High Steward, Lord Pal- 
merston, have purchased Jand and buildings 
of very considerable value, near the church, 
for the purpose of making a public walk, 
commanding an advantageous view of that 
magnificent specimen of Gothic architecture. 
His Lordship has munificently subscribed 
£100, in aid of the funds of the corporation, 
in addition. to his larger donation towards 
the fitting up of the ‘own-hall; to which: 
Sir Thomas Heathcote, and J. Fleming, 
esq., have also very handsomely contributed. 
At about two o’clock on Monday, 6th 
December, the shock of an earthquake was 
felt at Portsmouth and its neighbourhood, 
as well as at Chichester and Hayling Island. 
It was very sensibly felt by many at the 
lower end of the Point at Portsmouth, by 
the Custom-house, but more particularly at 
Kingstone Cross, ‘The convulsion was so 
great there, that one residence was in danger 
of being rased to the ground. The plates 
and dishes were all in a gingle; such arti- 
cles as were suspended moved as a pendu- 
lum of a clock, and, indeed, every thing in 
the house was in great agitation. 
Married.) At Clatford, Henry Luard, 
esq., of Blyborough-hall, Lincolnshire, to 
Jane, eldest daughter of the late W. Rich. 
ards, esq., of Clatford.—C. C, O’ Neil, Cap- 
tain of the 44th regiment, to Georgiana 
Hood, eldest daughter of T’. Motley, esq., 
of Portsmouth.—At Elinge, T. Griffiths, 
esq., of Bartly-house, near Lyndhurst, to 
Mrs. Conway, of Southampton. 
Died.| At Forten-lodge, near Gosport, 
56, IT. B. Barrow, esq.—At West Cowes, 
Mrs, Davy, sen., relict of the late J. Davy, 
esq.—>At Standbridge, near Romsey, Mr, 
B. Fifield. 
Hampshire— Wiltshire—Somersetshire. 
573 
WILTSHIRE, 
The extensive cloth manufactory of 
Messrs. Cooper, Brothers and Co. at Staver- 
ton, near Bradford, Wilts, has been entirely 
destroyed by fire. The factory was the largest 
in that part of the county, and more than 
one thousand persons are now destitute of 
the means of obtaining a livelihood in con= 
sequence of its destruction. 
The magnificent structure, Fonthill Ab- 
bey, felt severely the effects of the late tem- 
pests; glass to the amount of several hun- 
dred pounds was destroyed, and upwards of 
300 feet of the battlements was thrown down. 
The late storms have been very destruc- 
tive on this coast, Weymouth and its vicinity 
have felt most severely its dreadful effects ; 
several villages totally destroyed, and many 
lives: lost. The damage sustained amount 
to an immense sum at Lyme, upwards of 
£20,000. 
Died.| Frances, eldest daughter of James 
Sutton, esq., of Salisbury.—Jobn Hodding, 
esq,, of Salisbury. 
SOMERSETSHIRE. 
The late Mrs. Seymour, of Bridgewater, 
bequeathed £100 to the Infirmary, and £100 
to the poor of the Parish of Westonzoyland. 
It is proposed to form a rail. road be- 
tween Bath and Bristol, £30,000 are already 
subscribed to carry it into execution. 
There is an apple-tree in the possession of 
Levy Star, esq., in the Parish of Cheddar, 
the fruit of which is, when cut, the one half 
sweet, the other acid. 
The entrance to the lower part of Shepton 
Mallet is about to be greatly improved by 
the liberality of T. Jenkins, esq., who has 
given to the turnpike commissioners a por- 
tion of his pleasure.grounds, which will 
enable them to throw a bridge over the riyer 
in the valleys, and thus avoid the hill. 
The Gazette contains a notice of an in- 
tended application to Parliament for a Bilt 
for preventing a recurrence of injury by 
floods in and about the city of Bath. 
Married.) At Bath, J. Stephens, esq., of 
Coombe, near Carmarthen, to Adriana, el- 
dest daughter of the late J. Eyde, esq.—At 
Wincanton, K. Prentis, esq., of Rochester, 
to Sarah, second daughter of R. Coome, 
esq.—At Ilminster, Wm. Speke, esq., to 
Georgiana Elizabeth, daughter of W. Han- 
ning, esq., of Dillington House, Dorset.— 
At Bath, J. H. Ravenshaw, esq.,.of the 
Hon. E. 1. C. Civil Service, to Rosa, daugh- 
ter of J. Thullier, esq., of Cadif, and of this 
city.—Rev. Wm. Carey, to Miss Ann Go- 
vett, of Stringston.— At Bath, Major Hagge, 
to Maria, daughter of Lieut.-General 
Cameron. 
Died.| At Bath, Mrs, Pare, relict of S. 
Pare, esq., of Barbadoes.—At Bath, 62, 
Wm. Perfect, esq., ».p.—At the Rectory 
House, Stowey, the Rev. E. Whitley, n.. 
Rector of Stowey.—At Bath, Mrs. Lyddon, 
wife of J. S. Lyddon, esq., of Minehead.— 
At Week St. Laurence, 5, Thomas, esq.— 
At Bath, Mrs. Benson, relict of the late J. 
Benson, 
