Somersetshire— Dorsetshire — Devonshire- 



1824.1 



Al Cliip|icnliain, INlrs. Bowiiess, wife of 

 Con. B. 



SOMERSETSHIRE. 



At l!ie late Soniersetsliirc assizes, six- 

 teen prisoners leecived sentence ot'flealli, 

 five were to be transported for seven 

 years, and twenty-six to impiisonnient for 

 various periods. 



A public meeting was lately held at 

 T.iiinton, Mr. G. Cox, bailiff, in the chair; 

 when a petition to pailiaincnt was re- 

 solved on, praying for an eqnalizaiion ot' 

 Land-Tax Kate, and particularly for a 

 relief from all payment in receipt of slock 

 in (Hide. 



married.] Mr. J. Stotliert, to Su?an, 

 daugh'er of Sanniel Kilson, esq,; Mr. E. 

 Weyniiss, to Miss H. Skriue, of Orange- 

 OiJve; Mr. W. H. Tozer, to Mjs. H. 

 J' nes; Mr. J. Price, to Miss J. Tiley : all 

 of Halh. — Kobeit Austen Lang worthy, 

 esq. of the Circus, Bath, to Miss itighy 

 iJoliins, Royal ('icscent. — \V. Webster, 

 esq. R.N. to Marv, second daughter of the 

 Rev. C. Rigby Collins. 



DieJ.] At Bath, in Dunsford-place, 

 Thomas Beckford, esq. — 1'.5, Mrs. Joue.«, 

 laie of Lansdown. — In Stall-street, '^6, 

 Mr. H. Healey; 2y, Mrs. Appleby.— In 

 .Stanhope-street, J. Bush, esq. of Sianton 

 Drew, — In Lansdown-place, KdwarJ 

 Hill, esq. Lieut.-Col. cf the Marines. 



At Taunton, 59, Mr. J. Pyue. 



At Bridgwater, 84, Mrs. Kebby. 



At Brislington, R. Willoughby, esq. — 

 69, John Hiirle, esq. an active magistrate 

 for this county.— At Wiveliscombe, Mrs. 

 Boucher. — At Sonierton, 25, Mi.ss Ann 

 UavLs. — At Eggford, Mrs. Ashman. 



At Bishop's Hull, Mrs. Boardes, widow 

 of Capt. B. 



UORSETSHIRB. 



At the late assizes for this comity, three 

 prisoners received sentence of death, two 

 to be transported for seven years, and ten 

 lo various i>eriods of imprisonment. 



MarriciJ.] Mr.Lowring, of Yarcombe, to 

 Mi^s Jerraid, of Bridport. 



Died.] At Weymouth, 4'?, Mr. J, Rolls, 

 generally regretted. — W. Young, esq. 



At Blaudford, Lieut. Foot of the Vet. 

 llatt. 



yVt Langport, R. Uttermare, esq. 



WKVONSHIRE. 



The erection of a public library in 

 Devonport, which has been long in con- 

 templation, has lately been resolved on. 

 TUe number of shares is limited to one 

 hundred, at thirly pounds each. 



A meeting lately took place in the 

 Kclio(d-room at the back of Stoke Terrace, 

 for the purpose of forming a Uevonport 

 and Stoke Association, auxiliary to the 

 Ladies' Hibernian Female School" Society, 

 London. 



A society has been recently formed at 

 Plymouth, called the " Western Medical 

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and Chirurgical Society." Its design is 

 the acquiring and diffusing the most au- 

 thentic and recent information in the 

 jirofession. 



A numerous meeting was lately held at 

 Barnstaple (Earl Fortescue in the chair), 

 when it was resolved to establish an In- 

 firmary in that town, lor the benefit of 

 the poor of the north of Devon. 



Married.] W. H. Hooper, esq. n.N. to 

 Miss White; Mr. Bickfoid, to Miss M. 

 Slocombe ;all of Exeter : Mr. C. Uphara, 

 jini. of Exeter, to Mrs. Stewart, of Stoke 

 Cottage. — Mr. C. Meretield, of Exeter, 

 to Miss M. Stevens, of Taunton. — Mr. J. 

 Rippon, jun. of St. Thomas's, Exeter, to 

 Miss Mitchell, of Lymstone. — Mr. Dyer, 

 to MissPemphrase ; the Rev.W.Sheerinan, 

 to Mrs. Sliellibeare : all of Plymouth. 

 — Henry Rendall, esq. of Ashburton, to 

 Miss Gittes, of Cadbnry.— T. Edmonds, 

 esq. of Yeston, to Miss Hunt. 



Died.] At Exeter, Miss Eliz. Brown. 

 — Mrs. Crauch, deservedly regretted. — 

 15, Mr. J. Gale Snelling. — In Bradnincli- ~ 

 buddings, (37, Miss M. Pierce, generally 

 and justly esteemed. 



At Plymouth, in Mount-street, 50, Mr. 

 Holbrook. — In Town-square, 59, Mr. 

 Cousins. — In Duke-street, 63, Mr. 

 Pochetty. — In Clierrygarden-street, 77, 

 Mrs. Smith.— In Poitland-place, Mr. 

 Martin, jun. 



At Devonport, in William-street, 70, 

 Mrs. Dodman.— In Pembroke-street, 70, 

 JNIrs. Udy. — In Cumberland-street, 72, 

 Mrs. Stevenson. 



CORNWALL. 



A meeting of the tradesmen of Fal- 

 mouth was lately held, E. C. Carne, esq. 

 mayor, in the chair, to take into consi- 

 deration the propriety of petitioning Par- 

 liament in favour of Lord Althorp's Bill 

 for the recovery of small debts, when a 

 petition was proposed and carried by a 

 large majority. 



The two lately formed Mexican Mining 

 Companies have recently engaged some 

 of the most active and best practical 

 miners in this county, to superintend the 

 working of their mines. 



Married.] Mr. R. S. Courtis, to Nancy, 

 daughter of John Hooton, esq. both of 

 Falmouth. — Mr. Spashat, of Penzance, to 

 Miss C. W. Puddy, of Falmouth.— Mr. 

 T. Matthews, of Penzance, to Miss J. 

 Edmonds, of Helston.—JMi. J. Rosewell, 

 jun. of Penzance, to Miss James, of St. 

 Just,— Mr. J. Nicliolls, to Miss S. Jolbert, 

 both of St. Austall.— Capt. Darke, North 

 Cornwall hussars, to Jane, daughter of 

 the late John Wright, esq. of Lauhessow. 



Died.] At Truro, Mrs. Hoblyn, wife of 

 Thomas H. esq. 



At Penzance, 49, Capt. Richard Oats, 

 deservedly regretted. 



At St. Austell, Miss Dawc, late of Plv- 

 inouth. 



