1825.] 
Teresa, youngest daughter of the late E. 
Pugh, esq. of Hengrave, Suffolk— At Sib- 
ton, near Saxhamunodam, B. N. R. Batty, 
~esq. of Halton. Place, to Mrs.’ Perkins, 
widow of Lieut. Perkins, 
ESSEX. 
Died. | 
Langham-hall—At North End, Little I- 
ford, T. Smith, z.a., of Trinity College, 
youngsst son of T. Smith, esq. Distillery, 
Whitechapel-road. 
KENT. 
Sincutar Puenomenon. A cloud was 
lately observed, which.. seemed to rest 
partly on the sea, and extended along 
the horizon nearly as far as the eye could 
reach, beginning at the Dover point. 
Every vessel was not only reflected from 
it, but there appeared two distinct images 
of each vessel—one immediately above 
the real object, and inverted; the other 
in its proper position on the top of the 
cloud, sailing in the air. The French cliffs 
had a most curious appearance, resembling 
-a white castle, or extended fortification sud- 
denly raised upon the sea, at a distance of 
less than a mile, and covering a space of 
ten miles. ‘Between this and the spectator, 
clouds were so dispersed, as to render the 
whole a magnificent object. The town of 
Sandwich also, with the beach, &c. were 
seen in the air in an inverted position. This 
interesting spectacle lasted an hour and a 
half, and on the approach of night, gra- 
dually faded away.— Kentish Chronicle, 
Married.| At Ripple, Kent, the Rev. R. 
M’Shen, rector of that parish, and vicar of 
Bromhom cum Oakley, Bedfordshire, to 
Lucy, second daughter of the late W.S. 
Coast, esq. of Ripple House— At Canterbu- 
ty, Thomas, son of J. Wheeler, esq. of Ayles- 
bury, Bucks, to Eliza, youngest daughter of 
the late J. James, esq.—At Chatham, T. K. 
Morris, esq. Capt. in the Royal Marines, to 
Frances, daughter of Mr. H. Francis, of 
Chatham—At Paul’s Cray, Kent, the Rev. 
J. B. Reade, s,s. of Caius College, to Miss 
Charlotte D. Farish, daughter of J. Farish, 
esq. of Cambridge—At Bromley, J. B. 
Foord, esq. third son of the late Capt. E. 
Foord, to Sarali Stanley, only daughter of 
Capt. Hooper—At Greenwich, M. Wood- 
gate, esq. of Lincoln’s-inn Fields, to Har- 
riet, second daughter of the late Lieut. Col. 
West, ra. 
Died.) At Greenwich, Mrs. P. Cole, 
sister of Sir C. Cole, M.v. for this county— 
At Canterbury, 66, Lieut. Gen. Desbo- 
rough, x.m.—At Ramsgate, 66, Sir J. Sut- 
ton, x.c.t., Admiral of the White—At Do- 
ver, Katherine, daughter of E. Whitmore, 
esq. of Lombard Street. 
SUSSEX, 
The extensive powder-mill pond on the 
estate of Mr, Langford, at Brede, in Sussex, 
was fished lately, in the presence of at least 
7,000 spectators ; the result was 500 brace of 
tench, and the same quantity of pike ; also 
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Essex, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire. 
The Rev. J. R. Boggis, of 
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two tons of fine eels were taken out, and ag 
‘many more yet expected to be caught. The 
pond covered about thirty-five acres, and 
had not been fished for thirty years; some 
of the pikes weighed 24lb. and sold, some 
for 30s, others for £1. 1s. each. 
On the 20th of July, a comet was seen 
at Brighton, about two o’clock in the morn- 
ing;.its position in the heayens was due 
north-east. 
Married.| At Cuckfield, R. Cocker, esq. 
of Nassau-street, Soho-square, to Louisa, 
daughter of the late S, Waller, esq. of 
Cuckfield. 
Died.| At Brighton, J. Meyer, mv. of 
Broad-street-buildings, London—19, Mary 
Stewart, eldest daughter of W. Stewart, esq. 
of Sloane-street, London, formerly of In- 
verkeithing—38, Mr. D. Jacques—69, sud- 
denly, C. Jacques, esq. of the Hornet, 
Chichester—At Holbrook, Charlotte, daugh- 
ter of Admiral Sir J. Hawkins, Whitshed, 
K.C. By 
HAMPSHIRE, 
A most destructive fire broke out at Christ- 
‘church, on Wednesday morning, July 21st, 
at about half-past ten o’clock, at a cottage 
in the north-west quarter of the town, 
which, in less than four hours, destroyed 
forty-five houses, chiefly occupied by the 
families of artizans and farmers’ labourers. 
The houses being chiefly thatched, the in- 
tense heat of the weather, and the dryness 
of the buildings, contributed to the work of 
desolation. Not less than 200 individuals 
have been rendered houseless, and almost 
pennyless. 
During a storm on Wednesday, 10th 
August, the electric fluid was observed to 
fall into a field of standing corn, belonging 
to Mr. Combe, near Liphook (close to the 
Portsmouth road), which immediately took 
fire, and the wind carrying the flames ta- 
wards an adjoining rick yard, several hay 
ricks, and a barn full of peas and oats, 
were completely destroyed before assistanoé 
could be obtained. The property was not 
insured. ; 
On Wednesday morning, August 10th, 
during a thunder storm, Oke, the principal 
signalman at the Portsmouth semaphore, 
was struck by ‘lightning, as he was working 
the signal-wheel : the rods by which they are 
moved being of metallic substance, attracted 
the electric fluid, and by which he was 
thrown with great violence to the farther end 
of the room, in a state of total insensibility. 
By prompt and suitable means he has happily 
recovered; but there was much reason to 
apprehend the circumstance would prove 
fatal to him. ' 
A grand sailing-match took place lately, 
at Cowes, for 1,000 guineas, between the 
Pearl, commanded by the Marquis of An- 
glesea, and the Arrow, by J. Wild, esq., 
which was won by the former. 
Married.| At Southampton, the Rev. G. 
P. Hollis, B.a. of St. Alban-hall, to Martha, 
youngest daughter of the late #. Welles, 
esq. 
