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Essex- 



-Kcnt—Sussex— Hampshire—Wiltshire, Sfc. [June I, 



ESSEX. 



The entire Rkeleton of a large niammoth, 

 or fossil elephant of the same species 

 with those which occur in Siberia, aii;! all 

 over Europe, was lately discovered at 

 Ilford. It lay buried at tiie depth of 

 about fifteen feet, in a large quarry of 

 diluvial loam and clay. 



Married.] Mr. J. Hill, of Chelmsford, 

 to Miss Martha IJentley, of Ipswich, both 



members of the Society of Friends 



I»Ir. H. KnightbridKC, of Stock, to Miss 

 S. Crooks, of Chelmsford.— Mr. Haddon, 

 of Maiinin'^tree, to Miss H. liall, of 

 Woodbridge. — Mr. Knifjhtbridge, of 

 Thunder-ley, to Miss Johnson, late of 

 Klunt's Hall, Wiiham.— Richard Waits 

 Cox, esq. of Lawford, to Miss Mortimer. 



Ditd.} At Chad well, 58, Mrs. Green.— 

 At Springtield-hall, Mr. S. Abrey.— At 

 l^ochford, 74, Mrs. Wise, widow of the 

 Rev. J. Wise. 



At Rivenhall, 5fi, the Rev. Shirley 

 Warren, rector, and of Hemingstone. 



Ou the 13th ult.. p.t her father's house, 

 at Ongar, IMiss Jane Taylor, one of the 

 ■writers of the '• Nursery Rhymes," and 

 Hymns for " Iiifjmt Minds." She was 

 also author of '' Display," of "Essays in 

 Rhyme,'' and other admirable and beau- 

 tiful viorks. 



KENT. 



In several places in this connty, the 

 greatest damages was done by the late 

 Hoods of rain. The Maidstone road from 

 Lee Green to Eltham, was one vast sheet 

 of water of considerable depth; and from 

 Shooter's Hill to Welling, a great part of 

 the road was under water. At Crayford, 

 the lower rooms of a row of houses were 

 inunilated, and the inhabitants obliged 

 to take sliellcr in the npprr stories. 

 Several carts were employed to carry 

 persons over the water, going to and re- 

 turning from Dartford. A chaise and a 

 woman passenger were lost, near Bexley. 



Married.'] Mr. S. White, to Miss Clarke; 

 Mr. H. Snelling, to Miss E. Potter: Mr. 

 J. Pringeur, to Miss R. Philpot : all of 

 Canterbury.— Mr. T. Goddcn, of Canter, 

 bury, to Miss A. Jenner, of Boughton 

 Alapli. — Mr. Wood, of Dover, to Miss 

 Smith, of Alkham.— Mr. J. Coller, to Mibs 

 S. Evenden, both of Chatham. 



Died.] At Canterbury, in St. Alphage- 

 lane, at an advanced age, Mrs. A. 

 Conchman. 



At Dover, 49, Mr. R. Collis.— Mr. J, 

 Porter.— 80, Mr. J. Hammond. 



At Deal, 42, Mrs. Wickeis, much re- 

 spected. 



At Maidstone, 62, Mr. R. Cullen. 



At Ashford, Mr. J. Pickford. 

 SUSSEX. 



Mnrried.] Mr. Softly, of Chichester, 

 to Miss Matihovvs, of Havant. — Mr. J. 

 Kcdifcr, cf Brighton, to Miss Coipe, 



daughter of Thomas C. esq. ; Mr. R. 

 r.ecve, to Miss M. T. Kcnttield : all of 

 ]>rigliton. — Mr. Lee, to Miss E. Turner, 

 both of Arundel. — Mr. T. Holman, to 

 Bliss Skinner, both of Lewes. 



Died.] At Chichester, in South-street, 

 Mrs. Groves. — In North-street, 81, John 

 Newland, esq. 



At Brighton, in Bond-streot, 25, Mr. 

 E. Colbron.— 23, Mr. C. Martin. 



At Arundel, Mr. Quaiffe.— 87, Mr. W. 

 Parlett. 



HAMPSHIRE. 



Married.] Mr. Witt, to Miss Floyd, 

 both of Southampton — Mr. Morgan, of 

 Andover, to Miss Hervey, late of South- 

 ampton. — Air. Fred. Cole, to Miss Bruce, 

 both of Winchester. — Mr. T. Strong, of 

 Winchester, to Miss Shakell, of Sontli- 

 ampto'.i.— Mr. AVearnc, of Green-row, to 

 Mrs. Ranger, of Portsmouth. 



Died.] At Southampton, 66, Mr. S. 

 Witt. 



At Winchester, at an advanced age, 

 Frances, wile of J. N. Silver, esq. al- 

 derman. 



At Portsmouth, 22, Mr. J. Matthews. 

 In Broad-street, 79, Mrs. Toop. — Mrs. 

 Siionke. 



At Portsea, 30, Mrs. H. Stndtly. 



At Gosport, 57, Mr. (J. Parmeter. 



At Andover, Mr. J. Holt. 



WILTSHIRE. 



The inhabitants of Salisbury, within the 

 month, petitioned the House of Commons 

 for a repeal of the Assessed Taxes. 



Married.] Mr. '1'. Applegate, of Trow- 

 bridge, to Mrs. Bendy, of Semington. — 

 I\Ir. Carson, of Warminster, to Miss Charl- 

 ton, of Longbrid!;e Deverill. — Thomas ' 

 Grove, jun. esq. of Fern, to Miss Elizabeth 

 Hill, of Almondsbury. — Stephen Mills, 

 esq. of Orchcston St. George, to Miss 

 Merris, of Milford. 



Died.] At Salisbury, 32, William Whit- 

 churrh, esq. 



At Wcsibury,Mrs. A. Sliapcott. 



At Norton Bavaut, 9.i, Mrs. Thring. 



SOMERSETSHIRE. 



A petition to the House of Commons 

 was lately forwarded from Taunton, pray- 

 ing for a repeal of the Land Tax on 

 stock, and for an equalization of the 

 Land Tax thronghcut the country, that • 

 town paying, it was stated, as much as 

 Bath, Wells, and Bridgewater together. 



Blarried.] Mr. Moody, to Miss Sawdell ; 

 Edward S. Stewart, R.N. to Elizabeth 

 Anne, daughter of the late J. Hughes, esq. 

 of the E. I. Co.'s Civil Service ; William ' 

 Mountjoy, esq. to Miss Charlotte Bnrrell; 

 all of Bath. — IMr. Chas. Johnson, to Miss 

 Hill, both of Bridgwater. 



Died.] At Bath, in Edward-street, at an 



advanced age, Mrs. Evans. — In Wid- 



conibe crescent, Capt. Alexander Nesbitr, 



K.N. — In Brock-sticct, 65, Mis. A. Fan- 



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