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Berkshire^ Somersetshire, 



[Jan. I, 



At Tiverton, Mr. Hodgfon, tt> Mifs Mary 

 Anne Ward, daughter of Mr. W. of Dun- 

 combe paper mills. 



At VVootton BaHTett, Mr. Thomas Jaqucs, 

 cf Briftot, attorney, to JMifs Davies, daughter 

 of the Rev. William D. late reftor of Wootton 

 Baffctt. 



Died.'] At Bradford, Mr. John Sawbridge. 

 Ke has left 4001. in the 3 per cents, for a 

 charity fchool ; 4001. in the fame flock to tlie 

 poor of Bradford, and 1001. to the Salilhury 

 lufiimary. 



At Swindon, while on a vifit at the houfe 

 of James Bradford efq. the Rev. John Wil- 

 liam Aubrey, reftor of Hardwicli, Bucks, and 

 Little Hintoii in this county. 



At Rowde, Mrs. Hifcock, relift of Mr. H. 

 of HilUvood. 



Et^RKSHIRE. 



Married.'] At Windfor, Mr. Jervis of 

 Hall, Worcellerlhire, tg Mifs E. Voules of 

 Shaw. 



At Reading, Mr. Cowdery, to Mifs Charl- 

 ton of Bracknull. 



Mr. Palmer, of Greenham, to Mifs Sophia 

 Butis, daughter of Captain B. of Ilomney, 

 Hants. 



At Thatcham, Mr. Robinfon of Reading, 

 to Mifs Machin, of Hcnwick. 



Died.] At Crtnljourn Lodge, Windfor 

 foreft, Frederic Adolphus Villiers, fourth fon 

 Ci the Honourable George V. 



At Reading, Mr. William White, maltOer. 

 At Benham Gate near Newbury, Mr. 

 JIatthcw Dyer of the Nag's Hc.id. 



At Newbury, fuddenly, Mr. Buffini 



At Wargrave, Mr. R. Smith, 81. 



SOMERSETSHIRE. 



At the late great annual meetinf; of the 

 Bath and Weft ofEngland focicty, the attend- 

 ance of the noliility, gentry, and agricultu- 

 lalifts was numerous and refpeftable. Tlie 

 ftew of live ftock was inlicrior in point of 

 BaniUer to fome farmer yean, which is to be 

 partly attributed to the meeting being held a 

 week earlier, of which many breeders might 

 Bot have been aware. Dr. Harry's flock of 

 Alcrino Ryeland /heep (not fent ab candidates 

 for any prize) was univcrlally admired. There 

 was exhibited a remarkably fine fat hog, 

 ■ fcrought by a Mr. Brooks i a bull of uncom- 

 mon fize and beauty, lent by Mr. White 

 Parl'ons ; bcf.Ues otlier valuable improved 

 ilock. The EedA.'rdean gold medal was 

 awarded to John Eillinlley, elq. foranElVay on 

 the Cultivatiop. of W alle Lands; a performance 

 replete with merit, fuither evincing the au- 

 thor's' great practical knowledge and literary 

 abilities Many other premiums and bount}:;s 

 were granted to fuperior LClert and induftry 

 in various departments of hulbandry. 



The decorations with which I'ath has been 

 lately ornamenled, together with thofe it is 

 Ihortly doitinL-d to receive, will render what 

 has been long the moll falhionable, now the 

 moft: elegant snd commodious of the place* 

 of public icfovt. The councCtiiig avenues be- 

 1 



tween the upper and lower town will, in a 

 /hurt time, ceafe to be inconvenient. Many 

 of the old ftrcets have been widened j and 

 thofe more recently erefled arc fpacious and 

 handfome. Thefc improvements, of the firlt 

 importance both to permanent refidentj and to 

 occalional vifitants, have been in a jrejt mca- 

 fure accompliihed, and will be fpecdily per- 

 lefted : and if in fome refpetts tliey have not 

 been fo completely tfledled as might have 

 been delircd ; yet upon the whole the altera- 

 tions have been condufted with a fpirit and 

 celerity rarely to be paralleled. It were un- 

 pardonable not to notice, in terms of the 

 highelt applaufe, the elegant and tafteful de- 

 corations which the liberality and fpirit of 

 Mr. Stroud have lavilhed upon the upper af- 

 fembly rooms ; and at the fame time to com- 

 mend the ability and judgment dil'played by 

 the artifts in the execution. The addition of 

 a coach-road to the lower rooms will fccure 

 to this place of commodious amuferi.ent aron- 

 tinuance of public patronage ; the magnificent 

 entrance which is juft completed, forms only 

 a part of the alterations which they are to 

 undiirgo; and when the defigns of the nob'e 

 proprietor are carried into etl'edt, tlicy will 

 rival every edifice of a fimilar nature in ele- 

 gance and convenience. 



The improvement of Briftol harbour is in a 

 much more finillied ftate than is generally 

 imagined j fevcral ribs or" the iron bridge 

 which fell, are now replaced ; the excava- 

 tions are nearly completed ; and the late open 

 weather has greatly contributed to the expe- 

 diting the imnienfe body ct' mafonry, which 

 it is found necelfary to conftfuft at the en- 

 trance dock. — I'hc utility of tiie concern is 

 now almoft univerfally allov.-ed to be greater 

 than the moft fanguine endeavoured to make 

 it appear. It is now afcertained, that it will 

 be completed before the fpeclfied time, viz. 

 1ft of May 1808, and It is hoped, that it will 

 not be necefTary to apply to Parliament for 

 more money j for /hould the remaining calls 

 (viz. 1.">1. per fhare) on the prefent fubfcrip- 

 tion not be fufficicnt to complete the under- 

 taking, the value of the I'urplus lands and 

 ftock on hand will make up the deficiency. 

 Great credit is due to all pcrfons employed ; 

 for perhaps there is not another inftance, in a 

 concern offuch magnitude, where the expen- 

 ces have been fo near the eftiniate. 



Marriid.] At Sandhill Park, Captain 

 Rich, eldcft fon of Sir Charles R. to Mifs 

 Lethbridge, youngeft daughter of Sir John L. 



At Brift«l, Captain Richard Hooper, to 

 Mifs S. Fletcher.— The Rev. Richard Carrow 

 rcdor of Broxholm, Lincolnftiire, to Mifs 

 Elton, daughter of William E. efq.— Mr. 

 Robeit Lax to Mifs Salmon, youngcft 

 daughter ot the late Robert S. cfq. 



At Bridgcwater, Mr. Toogood, furgeon, to 

 Mils Giles, daughter of the late John G. efq. 



Died.] At^Bath, Arthur Bhke, efq. 



brother of the late Sir Patrick B.of Langham, 



Sutl'olk,— Mr, John Taylor, a celebrated 



landfca^^^ 



