1506.] 



Hampshire — Wiltshire — Berkshire* 



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want of fuch a harbour has been feverely 

 ftlt, not only by the Navy, but by the trad- 

 ing part of the Empire ; and it has become 

 infinitely more necelFary than heretofore, in 

 «')nfequence of the determination of a bitter 

 and formidable enemy to attack this Country, 

 whenever he (hall have an opportunity. New- 

 haven is, confefledly, the moft proper place 

 for fuch a harbour, and in refpeft to the prac- 

 ticability, a very able Naval Engineer and 

 •thers have made moft fatisfadlory reports. 

 A bold ftiore renders our coaft much more 

 favourable for /hipping, than the foul and fiat 

 ihores of the oppofite coaft ; where, however, 

 under great difadvantages, by means of an 

 expenditure, greatly beyond what would be 

 required in the prefent inftance, fuch harbours 

 liave been formed, as Dieppe, Boulogne, Ca- 

 lais, Dunkirk, and Oftend. At the fame 

 time, the local advantages to be derived from 

 fuch a work, would greatly exceed the moft 

 fanguine expeflation. and no place would be 

 fo highly beneficed as Lcwes; it would enjoy 

 the full advantage of its centrical fituation on 

 a river, which, with the many ftreams run- 

 rung into it, could be rendered .navigable to 

 the borders of Surrey and Kent ; and Lewes 

 certainly would be eftablifhed as the trading 

 capital to a great extent of country. 

 • Miirned.] Mr. William Elphick, of Frif- 

 ton-place, to Mifs Armitage, only daughter 

 of Mr. A., of Eaftdean. 



At Weftbourne, Mr. Goodman, of Lang- 

 ftone, to Mifs Mary Drew, of Patcham. 



Dled.'\ At Rin^mer Barrjcks, Lieutenant- 

 colonel Du Vernet, of the Royal Artillery. 



At Cuckfield, Mrs. Croucher, wife of Mr. 

 C. farmer. Being feizcd with a giddinefs in 

 the head, to which ftie was fubjeft, while 

 employed on the brink of a pond, in an or- 

 chard adjoining the houfe, ftie fell into the 

 water and was drowned. 



At Alliurft, the Rev. Edward Wilfon, D.D. 

 reflor of that place, and of Hartfidd, 71. 



At Cuckfieid-place, Mrs. Sergifon, 67. 



At Wellingdon, near £aft Bourne, Mr. 

 Richard King, a we.ilthy yeoman. He ex- 

 pired fuddenly while at table eating walnuts 

 ■with his family. 



At Yapton, Mrs. Billingfhurft, a maiden 

 lady, 82, 



At Chichefter, Mr. Thomas Chatfield, .57. 

 »Mrs. Frankland, relift of the Rev. Mr. F., 

 canon refidentiary of the cathedral, S8. 



HAMPSHIRE. 



Mmriid.] At Ahcrftoke, Mr. Irving, of 

 Bread-ftrcet, Lond in, >o Mifs Hay Cer, lifter 

 •f C. Hayter, efq., of KcEry-houfe. 



John Anderfon Orgill, ef(j., of J.imaica, to 

 MiiS Caroline Davics, of Southampton, daugh- 

 ter of the Rev. John D. late reilur ot Pad- 

 worth. 



J. C. Purling, efq., to Mifs H. Middleton, 

 frcond naughtcr of F. M., tfq., of lowiihill. 



The Rev. V. R. Hooper, reflor of Abbot's 

 Rcpio.i, to M'fs Stundley, clJeft da\ightcr of 

 il. 1'. S'.andley, ef^., of Paiion-place. 



Died.] At Portfmouth, at the Govera- 

 ment Houfe, aged 80, Town Major Grant, 

 of that garrifon. This veteran ferved his 

 country with honour, and credit to himfelf, 

 nearly QO years. He was a native of North 

 Britain, and of a very refpedtable family. 

 His firft fervice was in the regiment of Scotch 

 Highlanders, from which he was promoted 

 to be a ferjeant in the 3d regiment of Guards. 

 With this corps he v.'as in feveral engage- 

 ments in Germany, where his bravery and 

 good conduft were always confpicuous. He 

 was promoted to be a fubaltern into the 61th 

 regiment. Soon after the peace of 1763, he 

 was then removed to the 4.1ft regiment, then 

 (from the compar.tive fmallnefs of our mili- 

 tary force) conipofed of invalids. His conduft 

 was fo exemplary that it again obtained him 

 promotion ; when the 41ft was reduced, he 

 retired with the rank of lieutenant and ad- 

 jutant, and was appointed to the vacancy of 

 town-major of this garrifon, which was added 

 to the other two commiffions he held, as a 

 further reward for his fervices. — Mrs. GibljS, 

 widow of H G. ef(j. furveyor-general of his 

 Majefty's cuftoms, BO. — Mr. H. Sharp, fon 

 of Mr. S. linen-draper. 



At Bona-Vifta, near Lymington, Sir Mat- 

 thew Blackifton, hart. In the year 1782, 

 Sir Maf.hew married Mifs Roclyort, daugh- 

 ter of John R. efq. county of Carlow, Ire- 

 land, who furvives him, and by whom he 

 has left fix fons. 



WILTSHIRK. 



Married.} At Winfley, Mr. Rich. Godby, 

 of Troubrldge, to MifsBethell, cideft daugh- 

 ter of the late Mr. B. of VVidbrook-houfe. 



Mr. John Collins, of Briftnl, to Mifs Jane 

 Alexander, of South Farm, Devizes. 



Mr. T. Hooper Crocker, of Weftwood, t» 

 Mifs Snelgrovc, of Heytelbury. 



At Pewfty, W. P. Tjunton, efq. of the 

 Middle Te^nple, barrifter, to Mifs Townfend, 

 only daughter of the Rev. Mr. T., retlor of 

 Pewfey. 



Di,;i.1 At Rritton, Mrs. Whitaker, wife 

 of John W. efq. SC. 



BEKKSHIRE. 



The co-TimilTioners, authorized by his ma- 

 jefty to carry into execution the powers of an 

 av'l, pafVed in the laft felliou of Parliament, for 

 enquiring into the ftate of Windfor Foreft, 

 have entered upon their Herculean undertak- 

 ing. As a necelTary meafure preparatory to 

 the investigation of multifarious rights, 

 claimed by individuals in tlie Foreft, they 

 have made a very minute perambulation of 

 the boiinHarifs, The laft perambulation was 

 fo long lince as the 17th year of the reign of 

 Charles I. ; and notwthftmding the great 

 l.ipfe of rime, very few ditficulties arofe in 

 tracing the boundaries. 8y the great exer- 

 tloi'S of the commiflioners it was performed 

 . in live days ; they are now bu'.ily employed 

 in iiiveltiRating tne various rights, and mean 

 to go through the feveral paiilhcs in regular 

 ordtj^ 



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