WilUhire — Somersetshire. 



1316.] 



A destiiiclive fire broke out at a baker's, 

 in the Villasc of Stoborongh, near Waie- 

 ham ; and fifteen dwellin^-lionses were en- 

 tirely consumed, with most of tlieir furni- 

 ture ; besides barns, itc. Upwards of fifty 

 individuals (most of them poor) have lost 

 their all, and are without a liome. 



Slurried.] Mr, John Lane, to Miss Maria 

 Loop, both of Portsmouth. — Mr. John 

 Ventham, to Miss Ann Cave, both of Win- 

 chester. — Charles Fielder, esq. of St. 

 Cross, to Miss Barnes, of Winchester. — 

 Lieut. Forder, R.N. to Miss Gilbert, of 

 Bartley-Lodse, New Forest, — John Mad- 

 dock, e?q. of the R.N. to Miss I\Iary Wise, 

 of I'ortsea. — Mr, J. Gauge, of Portsmouth, 

 to Miss Phillips, of Portsea.^Mr. Thomas 

 King, jun. of Nursling, to Miss Ann Att- 

 wood, of Lee.— Capt.Pipon, to Miss Pipon, 

 of Alton. — Mr. James Young, of Romsey 

 Infra, to Miss Sarah Lydia Windsor Ro- 

 man, of West Stoke. 



Died.] At Southampton, in Albion-place, 

 53, Mrs. Mary Gower, — 23, Mr. Etfward 

 Percy Druitt, greatly respected. — Mrs. 

 Brent. — 45, Mr. William Sheldeu, re- 

 gretted. 



At At'inchester, the widow of Mr. James 

 Collis. — In Kingsgate-street, Miss Hough- 

 ton. 



At Gosporf, the wife of Hugh Somerville, 

 esq. deeply lamented. 



At Poitsea, 29, the widow of Lieut. J. 

 F. Miller, R.N. — To the inexpressible grief 

 of all who knew her, 23, Ann, second daugh- 

 tej-of Mr. James Hay, F.K.L.S. sculptor, 

 &c. of Portsea. The death of this amia- 

 ble young lady is not (ielt as a common oc- 

 currence, either by her parents, relations, 

 or friends ; being of an aniia'ile diiiposition, 

 well-cultivated mind, polished and courte- 

 ous manners — beaming throu);h a pU asing 

 and animating coimtenance ; she was torn 

 from the hearts and affections of all who 

 knew her. Jlodest without affectation, 

 bashful without ignorance, and with a mind 

 of spotless purity and simplicity — 

 " Early, bright, transient, chaste as morn- 

 ing dew, 

 " She sparkled, was exhal'd, and went to 

 heaven." 



At Portcliester, John Hellyer, esq. 



At Konisey, the wife of Mr. James 

 Beavis.— Mr. Jfohn Undy. 



At Bishop's Wultham, at a very advanced 

 age, Mr. Jennings, much respected. 



At Bradley, the Hev. Charles John 

 Gougli Scare, rector. — At Aldsworth, 78, 

 Mr. John Woods. — At DaiUy, Mrs. Eli/.a- 

 betli Palmer. — At Fnisworth, Mr. John 

 Pain, regretted.— At Wood Green, Mr. 

 Matthew Uowner. 



WILTSHIRE, 



The borough of Wootton-Basse.tt has 

 lately for twelve days been di\ided by the 

 severest parliamentary coiifesl ever re- 

 membered there. The poll lasted three 

 days, and at the conclusion the Mayor de- 



£>5 



clared the votes to be — for Mr. Money, 

 118; Mr. Tvviss.llS. 



Within the month Trowbridge wa» con- 

 siderably agitated: — 3000 persons had col* 

 lected, setting the civil power at defiance, 

 but the military from Bristol dispersed them. 



A great part of the cloth-workers of De« 

 vizes are, owing to the distressed state of 

 the times, and there- being no foreign mar- 

 kefs, tlirown out of employment. 



Mariied.] Mr. George Simpson, of Salis- 

 bury, to Miss Flindell, of Exeter. — The 

 Rev. John Fisher, prebendary of Salisbury 

 cathedral, to Miss Mary Cookson. — John 

 Patient, esq. to Miss Barnes, of Culling- 

 botJrn, — Mr. W, B, Newman, of Cursliam, 

 to Miss Ann Newman. — Mr. T. P, Mor- 

 gan, to Miss Price, of Warminster. — Mr. 

 William Clarke, of Calne, to Miss Gales, oi 

 Biddestone. 



Died.] At Chippenham, Mr. Samnel 

 Acland, 



At Trowbridge, the wife of Charles By- 

 thcsea, esq. 



At Calne, 84, Mrs, S, Wootten, much la- 

 mented. 



At Corsham, Mr. AVilliam Lacey. 



SOMERSETSHIRE. 



Among other riots and commotions of 

 the starving manufacturers and labourers, 

 a serious one took place at Frome, and a 

 sort of regular battle between the people 

 and some yeomanry cavalry, in which the 

 latter were defeated, till the arrival of the 

 regulars. 



The banking house of Wood and Car- 

 penter, at Wellington, lately stopped pay- 

 ment. 



The annual sheep-shearing for the premi- 

 ums of the Bath and West of England Soci- 

 ety took place on the tuh ult. at the Cas- 

 tle yard of the Society in Bath, and was at- 

 tended by many of the members, who wit- 

 nessed some dexterous workmanship. No 

 less then eight competitors contented for 

 the premiums. On this occasion a stool or 

 frame was used, on which the sheep is laid, 

 and the shearer works in a sitting posture, 

 and pursues his work with great correct- 

 ness, while the animal is relieved fron 

 much pain and danger of injury. 



A remarkably fat ox, fatted by Mr. Ed- 

 wards, at Thicicwood, in the parish of Co- 

 Icrne, entirely with peas-straw, was lately 

 killed. Few graziers are aware of this 

 excellent substitute for the usual methods 

 of fatting, 



married.] Mr. William Seymour, so- 

 licitor, to Mins Booth, of Westgafe-streef, 

 —Mr. William Rice, to Miss Elizabeth 

 Palmer. — Mr. J, Gould, to Misi Ann Hol- 

 land : all of Bath.— -At Walcot-church, Mr. 

 John George, solicitor, to Miss Rebecca 

 Cole. — Henry Arnold, esq of Darlington- 

 place, Bailiwick, to Mi.ss Anne Dyer, of 

 Caroline-buildings, Bath, — .At Taunton, 

 Sydney Scroggs, esq, late Lieut. Col, of 

 Uie iM re;;t. to Miss Sybill Jane Dansey. 



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