1825.] 
Died.| At Plas Isa, Merionethshire, 
Margaret, wife of Lieut.-General J. Man- 
ners Kerr—Elizabeth Charlotte, the wife of 
Capt. R. Lloyd, rx.n., of Tregeyan (An- 
glesea), and eldest daughter of the late H. 
Gibbs, esq.—34, the Rev. D. Jones, Rec- 
tor of Llanddoged—34, Mr. J. Evans, eld- 
est son of the late Rev. D. Evans, of Hes- 
comb, Pembrokeshire—63, H. Knight, esq., 
of Tythegstone, Glamorgan, Vice-Lieute- 
nant of the county—Capt.. Jones, of New- 
hall, near Ruabon, late Adjutant of the 
Royal Denbigh Militia—69, J. Done, esq., 
of Burton Hall, Denbigh— At Fishguard, 
100, Methusalem Griffiths— At Cardiff, 25, 
Mr. E. Philpott. This singular being was 
only three feet nine inches high; the cir- 
cumference of his head, twenty-five inches 
and three-quarters. For many years he offi- 
ciated as a recruiting-serjeant in regimentals ; 
and, by a strange formation of his legs, was 
able to kick his own forehead. For the last 
four years, he filled the office of ale-taster 
at Cardiff—Lady Richards, relict of the late 
Chief Baron of His Majesty’s Court of Ex- 
chequer, of Caerynynech, Merionethshire— 
At Cyfarthfa Castle, 65, Eliza, the wife of 
W. Crawshay, esq., of Stoke Newington, 
Middlesex. 
SCOTLAND. 
Sept. 29.—The foundation stone of a mo- 
nument to the memory of John Knox was 
laid at Glasgow. The committee of ma- 
nagement, and a large body of subscribers, 
headed by the Lord Provost, went in pro- 
cession to St. George’s church; and, after 
attending divine service, proceeded to the 
site of the monument. The stone was laid 
by Dr. MacGill, of Glasgow. 
The combined colliers of Scotland have 
subscribed 200 guineas to purchase an ele- 
gant epergne and a chased silver cup, to 
present to Joseph Hume, esq., m.r., with an 
inscription expressive of their gratitude for 
his exertions in their favour. 
The Town Council of Edinburgh voted 
the presentation of the freedom of the city to 
the Right Hon. Lord Gifford. 
On the morning of the 22d, the steam- 
boat Comet, with passengers from Inverness 
and Fort-William, was run down off Kem- 
pock Point, between Goorock and the 
- Clough lighthouse, by the steam-boat Ayr, 
outward-bound. In rounding the point, 
the vessels came in contact with such force 
and violence, that the Comet went down 
almost instantaneously, when about seventy 
persons were, in a monent, precipitated 
into the deep—into eternity! Ten only are 
sayed, out of above eighty, which were 
believed to be on board. Amongst those 
" escaped is the master, who was got on shore, 
but in such an exhausted state, that he was 
unable to give any account of what had 
taken place, or of the passengers on board. 
_ The Ayr, we learn, had a light out upon 
her bow, but the Comet had none. As the 
night, however, was.clear, it is obvious that 
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a bad look-out had been kept up, and most 
reprehensible neglect shewn on both sides. 
The Ayr received such a shock, arid was so 
much damaged, that she reached Greenock 
with much difficulty. ; 
Married.| At Bonnington, John, eldest 
son of R. Haig, esq., of Dublin, to Jane, 
third daughter of the late J. Haig, esq., of 
Bonnington— At Huntington, A. P. Ro- 
bertson, esq., of Leith, to Christiana, eldest 
daughter of W. Ainslie, esq., of Hunting- 
ton—At Montrose, R. R. Hepburn, esq., 
of Rickarton, to Elizabeth Jane, eldest 
daughter of '[. Bruce, esq., of Arnot—At 
Aikenhead, M. Campbell, esq., of Glasgow, 
to Isabella Craigie, eldest daughter of J, 
Gordon, esq., of Aikenhead—At Calder- 
bank, J. Finlay, esq., of Castle Toward, to 
Janet, eldest daughter of Hugh Bogle, esq., 
of Calderbank—At Castle Forbes, Aber- 
deenshire, Sir J. Forbes, bart., of Craigievar, 
tothe Hon. Charlotte Elizabeth, daughter of 
the Right Hon. Lord Forbes—At Stirling, 
F. W. Clark, esq., of Stirling, to Agnes, 
eldest daughter of J. Wright; esq.—At 
¥ettbyre, W. Grierson, esq., second son of 
Sir R. Grierson, bart, of Lag, to Jane, 
daughter of T. Beattie, esq., of Crieve—At 
Edinburgh, Captain Stewart, 94th regt., to 
Ann, only daughter of C. Stewart, esq., of 
Ardsheal— At Gretna Hall, Gretna Green, 
T. Cator, esq., to Miss L, F. Lumley, 
daughter of the Hon. and Rev. J. Lumley 
Savile, of Rufford Hall, Nottinghamshire. 
Died.| At Edinburgh, William, young- 
est son, and Agnes, eldest daughter, of Mr. 
J. M‘Naught—At. Cardroness, 89, Sir D. 
Maxwell, bart.—At Falkirk, R. Walker, 
esq of Mumrills—At Aberdeen, 59, Major ~ 
Phelps, of the 80th regt—At Edinburgh, 
C. Gordon, esq., son of ‘Sir J. Gordon, 
bart., of Gordonstone and Letterfourie— 
Mrs. M. J. Scott, wife of Mr. R. Scott, 
Edinburgh—70, poor Nichol, the mariner ; 
he was found dead in his bed. ’ 
IRELAND. 
Ancient Irish Gold Crown.—The work- 
men employed in quarrying on the strand 
near Rabeny, for Mr, Mitchell, of Hemey- 
street, discovered lately an Irish gold crown, 
seemingly of the greatest antiquity. E 
The intended bathing town, to be called 
New Brighton, in the vicinity of Dublin, 
is about to be commenced, and it is said will 
be proceeded on with spirit. 
Married.| EE. Waring, esq., to Miss E. 
Heckton, Doncaster, York, daughter of W. 
S. Heckton, esq.— At Ballycastle, A. Mil- 
ler, esq., of Liverpool, to Jane, daughter of 
A. M‘Neile, esq., of Ballycastle—At Kin- 
sale, Mr. H. M. Wills, of his Majesty’s ship 
Pelorus, to Olivia, daughter of M. Busteed, 
esq., of Mount Long, Cork. 
Died.) At the Giant’s Causeway, the 
Right Hon. the Earl of Annesley, Viscount 
.Glerawley, and Baron of Castle Willan— 
At Kildare, Mrs. Magee, the lady of his 
Grace the Archbishop of Dublin—At Park, 
near Coleraine, 105, Mr. A. Doherty. 
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