Gloucester and Monmouthshire — Oxfordshire, Sfc, 



572 



discontinue the Snmmcr Meeting at 

 Leominster, during the ruinous depression 

 of the agriciiltin-al interests. 



Married.] John Hardwick, esq. of 

 Upton Bishop, to Miss Ann Bennett, of 

 Although. 



Died.] At Hereford, 24, the Rev. T. 

 E, Duncumb, a.b. of Exeter College, 

 Oxford.— 35, Mr. E. Laycock. — In St. 

 Owen's-street, Mr, Allen, deservedly 

 lamented. 



At Birley-conrt, Tliomas Parry, esq. 

 — At Overton, 3i, Mr. T. Sier, of 

 Dewsall. — At Kington, John Meredith, 

 esq. 



GtOUCESTER AND MONMOUTH. 



The Gloucester and Berkeley Canal 

 was commenced within the month ; it will 

 be completed, it is said, in two years 

 and a half, and must yield incalculable 

 advantages to that part of tiie kingdom. 



A splendid range of buildings is about 

 to be erected in tlie form of a crescent at 

 (.^heltenljani, ou that beautiful and pic- 

 turesque property lately belonging to the 

 Earl of Suffolk, with an elegant pump- 

 room supplied from mineral springs. 



The magistrates of Monmouthshire, at 

 their adjourned Session, at Usk, unani- 

 mously resolved to petition Parliament in 

 support of the Bill introduced by Mr. 

 P. Moore, " for the more speedy and 

 effectual settlement of disputes between 

 masters and servants," &c. ; and more 

 particularly for sucli clauses, as, with 

 little alteration, aie calculated to ensure 

 payment of their wages to workmen in 

 money, and in no other way. 



Married.'] Mr. M. Hutchinson, of 

 Gloucester, to Miss H, Woods, of Bruns- 

 wick square, Bristol. — Mr. A. Davis, to 

 Miss E. Davies ; R. Jenkins, esq. to Miss 

 E. Tret; Mr, Chas. Price, jun, to Miss 

 Newell; Mr, J, Tucker, to Miss E. 

 Bii t : all of Bristol. — Mr. F. Cuninghani, 

 of Redclili'-street, Bristol, to Miss A. 

 Todd, of Bath.— Mr. R. Collyer, of Chel- 

 tenham, to Miss Maria Swinhourne. — E. 

 L. Newman, esq. of Cheltenham, to Miss 

 M. Clark, of Devizes. 



Died.] At Gloucester, Mr. J. Fream. 



At Bristol, in Castle-street, 21, Mr. J. 

 Wait. — In the Great Gardens, 24, Mr. J. 

 Hollandish. — In Griffin-lane, Mr. T. 

 Williams. — At Chfton, in York-place, T. 

 Frampton, esq. 



At Cheltenham, 67, Mr. M. Hale.— 

 Mrs. M. H. Pope, widow of William P. 

 esq. of Hillingdon.— 90, Thomas Mer- 

 rick, esq. 



At Tewkesbury, Mrs. Groves. 



At Dodington, Anne Maria, daughter 

 of Sir Christopher Codrington, bart. 



OXFORDSHIKf. 



At Oxford recently the Prize Composi- 

 tions were adjudged as follows : — Chancel- 

 lor's Prizes: Enj^lish Essay, "the Public 



[July r, 



Spirit among the Ancients," to Charles 

 John Plumer, b.a. fellow of Oriel College. 

 Latin E«say, " Conditio Sertnrum apud 

 Anliqute." to Edward Wickhara, b.a. fel- 

 low of New College. Latin Essay, " Ars 

 Geologica," to Isaac Williams, scholar of 

 Trinity College. — Sir Roger Newdigale\i 

 Prize : English Verse, " Stonchenge," to 

 T. S. Salmon. — Three members of the 

 university have been expelled for their 

 outrageous conduct and breaches of the 

 peace. 



Married.] The Rev, R. F. Lawrence, of 

 Oxford, to Miss Barbara Co'tnn, of Ciche- 

 Icy.— Mr. Goffe, to Miss S. Wyatt, both 

 of Banbury. — James Cook, esq. to Miss 

 Maria Churchill, of Watiington.— Mr. H. 

 Hughes, of Evesham, to Miss Gibbs, of 

 Fringford. 



Ditd.] At Oxford, 51, Mr. Davis, of 

 Sandford, much respected. 



At Banbury, Miss Malsbury. 



At Henley, Thomas Holford, a respec- 

 table member of the Society of Frieiuls, 



At Ewelnie, 55, Mr. J. Bond.— At 

 Enstone, 6j, Mr. J. Jolly. 



BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND DERKSHIRK. 



A tremendous storm of thunder, light- 

 ning, and hail, lately took place at Ger- 

 rard's-cross, Bucks, and the neighbourhood. 

 The hail-stones were as large as fidl-sized 

 marbles. The damage done to the bean 

 and pea crops was considerable, 



A melancholy accident lately occurred 

 at Sutton Courtenay, near Abingdon, 

 Three young persons, proceeding ou an 

 excursion on the water, were, by the 

 boat's entering a lock, and being smashed 

 to pieces, unfortunately drowned, together 

 with the boatman. 



Married.] IMatthias Andrews, esq. to 

 Miss Mary Frances Salmon, both of Read- 

 ing. — Mr. T, West, of Abingdon, to Miss 

 Eiderfield, of Sutton Courtney.— Mr. J. 

 Davis, to Mrs, E. Lane ; William Buish, 

 esq. a naval knight, to Mrs. M. Elphiostoa 

 Taylor : all of Windsor. 



Died.] At Reading, 85, Mr. E. Phillips. 



At Windsor, 67, Mrs. Wells.— 23, Mrs. 

 E. Mitchell.— 80, Mr. James Faugoin. 



At Slough, 33, Miss Mary Haiicox. 



At Winchendoa Marsh, 65, Mrs. M. 

 Read. 



HERTFORDSHIRE AND BEDFORDSHIRE. 



Married.] Mr. N. Miller, to Miss S. 

 Muckleston, both ofSt. Albans.— G. Pout, 

 esq. of Market-street, to Miss E. Smith, 

 late of Pattcnhani. — At Watford, Mr. F. 

 J. Walter, of Hyde-park, to Rliss Lydia 

 Mary Swindell.— Mr. R. Evans, of Ware, 

 to Miss Smith, of Norwich. — Mr. W. 

 Kent, of Biggleswade, to Miss M. Delph, 

 of Bcccles. 



Died.] At Hitcham, 69, Mrs. E. Grim- 

 wood, late of Bildeston. 



At Royston, 63, Richard Vitty, esq. 



KORTHAMPTON- 



