90 Gloucester Sf Monm07tth — Oxfordshire — Bucks S( Berks, Sfc. [Aug. 1, 



GLOUCESTER AND MONMOUTH. 



The new bridge at Gloucester was lately 

 opened for public use. 



The Berkeley poachers under sentence 

 of death, lately received a general re- 

 prieve. 



A Mr. Rickards, farmer, and keeprr of 

 a toll-gate between Gloucester and Bris- 

 tol, lately paid 45/. as a fine for improperly 

 demanding and taking double tolls for 

 horses drawing stage-coaclies. By a de- 

 cision of the Court of Kinj^'s Bencli,' a 

 fta^e-coach may pass any toll-bar, and 

 change horses and return, without being 

 liable to a second toll on the same day. 



A late Bristol paper states, " that troop* 

 Lave been sent to, and are now quartered 

 in Newport and Caerleon, in consequence 

 of meetings held by the people employed 

 in the works at Merlhyr-Tydvcl and its 

 neighbourhood, whose situation, resulting 

 /rora the low state of the iron and coal 

 trades, is become frightfully distressed. 



Married.^ Mr. James Cooke, to Miss 

 Holder, both of Gloucester.— The Rev. 

 Joseph Porter, of Bristol, to Miss Anne 

 Coxvvell, of Ablington-houfc. — At Chelten- 

 ham, Sir Andrew Agnew, bart. of Loch- 

 naw, to Miss Magdalene Carnegie. — Mr, 

 Charles Hough, of Gloucester, to Miss Ann 

 Newman, of Lassin^ton. — IMr. William 

 Wilkins, of Bristol, to Miss Mary Bridge, 

 •f Newnhafu.— James Hogg, esq. of Kep- 

 pel-slreet, Russel-square, London, to Miss 

 Mary Anne Hogg, of Rodboiough.— The 

 Rev. Robert Macfarlane, to Miss Maria 

 Dimock, of Stonehouse.— Mr. E. Hill, of 

 Hillsley, to Miss I\lary Coinock, of Gold- 

 wick.-^ Mr. Nathaniel Hartland, jun. 

 banker, ofEvoham, to Mi'^s Anne Snm- 

 nieis Harford, of Ebbw Vale. — \V. \V. 

 Drake, M.D. of Stroud, to the widow of 

 Thomas Hughes, esq.— R. T. Garden, esq. 

 •f Clifton, to Mias Elizabeth Moore Knigh- 

 ton, of Grecnoten-honse. 



Died.] At Bristol, 91, the widow of 

 Lazarus Jacobs, esq. — 4.3, Mr. Joseph 

 gturge. — Mrs. HauDnh Gardner. — In 

 Maryport-street, Mr. 'William Lewis.— 

 Mr. Fitchew, of Radcliffhill.— The wife 

 cf Mr. Jacob Smarts — 59, Mr. C. W. 

 Sparrow. — Suddenly, 11, Mr. Jas. Jaques, 

 master of the fehip Bristol Voljjuteer, of 

 that port. Few men have quitted li1'e with 

 a more irreproachable character. The 

 suavity and urbanity of his manners during 

 lilYeen years in which he was a constant 

 trader to the Island of Antigua, gained 

 him the afiections and good wishes of the 

 principal inhabitants, by whom his memory 

 will long be revered. He Las left an af- 

 flicted vvi<low and young family. 



At Chcltpnliam,"6n, Geu. Cnmiin'^hani. 



At Tewkesbury, Mr. Wm. Hughes. 



At Tetbnry, 78, Miss S. Ludlow. 



At Stonehouse, 90, the vidow of Mr. 

 John Carruthers.— At Winlcrbonrnc, 84, 

 «ha widow of Mr. William Perry. ~ At 



Charlton Kings, Wm. Ijovcsey, esq. — At 

 Fairford, 82, Mrs. Lois Heyes. — Mrs. 

 Bishop. — At Cam, 70, tlie Rev. John ' 

 Thomas, dissenting minister. — At Llan» 

 lumney, Cl, Miss Sarah Moggridge, greatlj 

 esteemed. — At Siddington, 46, Mr. Wm. 

 Parker, regretted. 



OXFORDSlflRF. 



3Iarricd.1 Mr. William Higgenson, t# 

 Miss Mary Ann Jackson: Mr. Borrows, 

 to Miss, Mary Brooklaud: all of Oxford. — 

 At Thame, Mr. J. Buckland, to Miss 

 Frances Batty. — Mr. John Bowles, of 

 Blenheim-park, to Miss Ann Eeley, of 

 Yarnton. — At Woodstock, llios. Cooper, 

 esq. of IxU!)corn, to Miss Eleanor Frances 

 North, of Woodstock. — Mr. Baroett, of 

 Oxford, to Miss Mary Mathews, of 

 Stanton. 



Died.] At Oxford, 23, Miss Ann Groves, 

 — i'2, IMr. James Ta?g.— In Holiwell, 62, 

 Mr. Nicholas Gunn, many years chamber- 

 liiiu of this city. — In St. Clement's, 31, 

 Mr. Joseph Jackson.— 80, Mr. John Bat- 

 tin, of St. Peter's. 



At Banbury, Miss Eliz. Sansbury. 



At West End, 55, Mr. Thos. Watkins, 

 respected. — At Merton, 92, Mrs. Hartin. 

 —At Garsington, 90, Mrs. Sadler. — At 

 YarntoD, Mr. Lay, much respected. 



BUCKS AND BERKS. 



The Wantage bank lately suspended its 

 payments, and the circumstance has caused 

 great distress in the oeighbonriiood. 



Married.] Mr. Robert Moore, to Mist 

 Alicia Ann Radfoid, of Hardmeed. — At 

 WeliJHgford, Mr. Jcft's, of London, to Mis» 

 Deborah Shury, of VVallingford. — George 

 Augustus Wouds, esq. of Balladoole, Isle 

 of Man, to Miss Anna Maria Coney, of 

 Cookham. — Francis Hearle, esq. of St. 

 Cohimb, to Miss Anna Maria Hicks, of 

 Plomer hill. — Mr. John Kersley Fowler, of 

 Aylesbury, to Mi-s Eliz. Kersley Complin^ 

 of Brown Candover. 



Died.] At Aylesbuty, Mrs. Mary Fell. 



At Abingdon, 78, W. Alder, esq. 



HERTS AND BEDS. 



The Duke of Bedford, at his late re- 

 ceipt-day, at VVansford, liberally returned 

 15. 'JO, aiid '.'5/. per cent, to his tenants, 

 according to the circum«tances under whicli 

 they lielJ ; and his Grace'.s steward ob- 

 scrvc(i, that the did^e would yet further 

 reduce his rents if it should be found 

 necessary. 



A fire broke out on the premises of a 

 Mr. Bodger, of Southill, near Biggles- 

 wade, whicli consumed the whole of the 

 barns, corn-vStacks, hay, out-houses, <S;c. 

 Six cottages were likewise totally de- 

 stroyed. 



Dlarried.] Mr. H( iiry Petldns, of Aynho- 

 Warren, to Miss Clark, of Flamstead. — 

 IMr. C. Ellis, of Chertsey, to Miss Maiia 

 J'ollett, of Barnett. — Mr. Kmerton, of tli« 

 R.N. to Wi« West, of Baldock. — Mr. 

 Thomas 



