480 
gerous descent, called Bailian-hill, in 
Cwmydur, between Trecastle and Llando- 
very; and also complete the improvements 
at Bweh-hill, between Brecon and Creck- 
howell. 
Nearly eight miles‘of the new line of road 
through the-mountainous tract of country 
between Newton, Montgomeryshire, and 
Builth, Breconshire, are now completed. 
Married.] At Merthyr Tydvil, E. Wil- 
liams, esq., of Maesyryddid, Bedwellty, to 
Margaret, daugliter of the late D. Davies, 
esq., of Garth, Merthyr-- At Bettws-y- 
coed, D. D. Price, esq., of Hendre-rhys- 
gethin, to Mary, daughter of the late W. 
Edwards, esq.— Lieut. W. Pedder, .N., to 
the daughter of J. Pedder, esq., of Cnewer—~ 
At Llandovery, J. Popkin, esq., to Miss 
Olivin Wolstoncraft—At Cascob, Mr. R 
Jones, Worcester, to Mrs. Martin—At 
Carmarthen, E. H. Stacy, esq. to Eliza 
Frances, daughter of W. Edwards, esq. 
Died.| At Perthygerent, Cardiganshire, 
74, the wife of A. Walters, esq.— At Ener- 
glyn, 75, J. Goodrich, esq.—R. Jones, 
esq., late of Glanyravon, near Llandilo, 
Carmarthenshire— Margaret, wife of T. 
Jones, esq., of Llawry-Bettws, near Bala, 
Merionethshire ; 77, the Rev. R. Williams, 
rector of Llangar— At Aberathen, the wife 
of Capt.. Enoch—At Cardiff, 80, the Rev. 
P. Edwards,. of Llandaff—63,. W. kd- 
wards, esq., of Carmarthen. 
SCOTLAND. 
Oct. 20. The whole of that ancient and 
magnificent building, Castle Forbes, the re- 
sidence of the Lord Viscount Forbes, M.P., 
was reduced to'ashes.. -The whole of the 
furniture and the valuable Dory, was, 
saved. 
"The Glasgow operatives senta Be teltons 
to Mr. Hume with a piece of plate and a 
complimentary address. Mr. Hume de- 
clined accepting the present. 
The city of Glasgow steam-packet, on 
her passaze from , Greenock to. Liverpool 
was driven,: by: the storm, on’ the recks at 
the entrance of Douglas Harbour, Isle of 
Man; no lives were Tust : 
The Comet stearn-boat, on her passage 
from Inyerness to Greenock, in coming 
round the ‘point at Kempact, was met by 
the Ayr steam-boat; the violence with which 
they came in contact sunk the Comet instan- 
taneously : twelve percons only were saved 
out of upwards of maahy as ete who were 
on board. 
Ata meeting in Biaenfeied)- on the 4th 
November, it was determined to establish 
a rail-road from Brampton to Port Annan, 
and the members of the meeting ageeed to 
give the land, wherever the road should 
come through their’ property, without any 
recompense. 
In searching among some ancient papers 
in Heriot’s hospital, a challenge to mortal 
combat was found, addressed by ‘the famous 
Rob Roy to the Duke-of: Montrose. - 
Scotland, Trelanta: 
(Dec. 1825. 
A meeting was lately held at Leith, for 
the purpose of uniting the Leith’ branch of 
the Royal Public Dispensary, ‘and’ the 
Leith Dispensary and Humane — Society, 
which was agreed to, and a considerable 
sum subscribed in the room, to support the 
charities. 
Married.| At Minto, Roxburghshire, 
J. P. Boileau, jun. esq. to Lady Catherine - 
Elliott, daughter of the late, and sister of 
the present Earl of Minto— At Braendam- 
house, A. Wilson jun., esq., of Glasgow, 
to Marsilla, daughter of A. Macdonald, 
esq.,of Dallilea— At Montreal; Capt. Read, to 
Christiana, daughter of Maj. Gen. Gordon 
—At St. Fort; W. F. Blackett, esq , son of 
C. Blackett, esq., of Wylam, Northumber- 
land, to Catherine, daughter of the late R. 
Stewart, esq.— At Rosehaugh-house, Ross- 
shire, J. Walker, esq., of Dalry, to Lilias, 
daughter of the late R. Mackenzie, esq.— 
At Kelso, R. Bruce, esq, to the widow of 
the late J. Murray, esq.— At Jackson’s-cot- 
tage, near Dumfries, W. Bruce, esq., of 
Symbister, to Agnes, daughter of W. G. 
M‘Crae, esq.—At Paisley, Mr. W. M*Ar- 
thur,; to Janet, daughter of J. Tannahill, 
esq.—At Edinburgh, the Rey. W. Limont, 
to Sarah, daughter of J. Weddell, ‘esq. 
Died.| . At Rowenta 61, .Eupbemia 
Macduff, wife of Mr. D. Bridges; Edin- 
burgh— At. Cumnock, 7h, J. ‘Taylor, esq. 
—At Port Glasgow, J. Young, esq., M.v. 
—At Kirkaldy, 85, H. Beverage, esq.— 
At Moffat, 71, J. Rae, esq.—At Erskine, 
the Hon. Caroline Henrietta Stuart, daugh- 
ter of Lord Blantyre—At Edinburgh, 
a C. Greig; Ensign. D. Jameson; 
Capt. D. Macartliur—At Kilmartin-house, 
D. Campbell, esq. —At HO hh O. 
W Seong esq. 
IRELAND. 
An enormous pike, weighing ninety-two 
pounds, was recently taken in a sinall creek 
fromthe Shanaon, by Capt. Shéewbridge, 
and Donilon, esq., and presented to 
the Marquess Clanricarde at Partumna 
Castle. 
An aggrégate. meeting of the Irish Ca! 
tholics was held at Litnerick: on Monday, 
the 3st October; Mr. ©’Connell, Lord 
Clancurry, Mr. Spring Rice, and daemons 
addressed’ the meeting on the subject of 
emancipation. 
The new Cathdlic association had its first 
meeting on the 6th November in Dublin; 
Mr. Conway was appointed Secretary: Mr. 
O’ Connell stated, the Catholic ‘rent now in 
hand amounted to £233. 
* Married.] At the Vice Regal-lodge, in 
the Phoenix’ Park, Dublin, his Excellency 
the Marquess “Wellesley, to —— Pat. 
terson. 
_ Died: At: Dublin, ©72; Mrs. P. Gass 
ning, mother of the Right Hon. Lord Gar- 
vagh—At Dunolly, P. M‘Dougall) esq. 
Lieut .'R. Wilson—At Moyes 69, Se 
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