1825. 
Married.) At Great Rainham, C. Loftus, esq. to 
Jane, daughter of the late Colonel Dixon—At Mid- 
dleton, W. Lane, esq. of Lynn Regis, to Mary, 
second daughter of E. Everard, esq- 
Died.] 62, The Rey. J. L. Girdlestone, vicar of 
Sherringham—At Little Shoring, “Mrs. Powell. 
SUFFOLK. 
Extraordinary Fact.—A horse, the property of R. 
Gurney, esq., at his farm at Higham, near Bury, was 
taken ill with the cholic on Wednesday se’nnight, 
and died on the following morning. On opening the 
carcase, there was found in the paunch an immense 
live toad, which is supposed to have been swallowed 
when quite small, and, from the length of time it had 
been there, was nearly the colour of a frog. The 
toad is now in the possession of Mr. Arborn, veteri- 
nary surgeon, Dunstal-green. 
Married.} The Rev. W. H. Wilkinson, of Nether 
Hall, to Eliza Caroline, daughter of G. B. Tyndale, 
esq. of Lincoln’s-inn-fields. 
Died.) The Rey. G. Ion, rector of Thorndon—At 
Lavenham, 75, the Rev. J. Buck, M.A.—46, Mrs. 
Norman, of Gazely—At Hoo-hall, 18, J. E. Catling, 
only son of W. Catling, esq.—At Lowestoff, 91, Mrs. 
M. Arnold, relict of A. Arnold, esq.—Mary Anne, 
eldest daughter of Captain J. Macfarland, R.N., of 
Stretton. 
ESSEX. 
Married.] R. Gadsden, esq. of Walthamstow, to 
Miss Field, of Layton—At Wormingford, R. C. Sal- 
mon, esq. of Beamont-hall, to Mary Anne, eldest 
daughter of A. Constable, esq. of Wormingford-hall— 
At Earl’s-colme, J. P. Burrows, esq. of London, to 
Henrietta, second daughter of the late Rev. T. Car- 
wardine, of Colne Priory—At Kelvedon, the Rev. J. 
B. Story, vicar of Great Try, to Martha, eldest 
daughter of the Rev. Dr. Romaine, of Castlehill- 
lodge, Reading, Berks. 
Died.] Belinda, wife’ of Sir C. Smith, bart. of 
Suttons—At Colchester, the Rev. T. Dakins—At: 
Chelmsford, 63, Mrs. Collis. 
KENT. 
Discoveries at Rochester Cathedral.—The Dean, 
Archdeacon, and Chapter of this truly interesting 
fabric have determined to restore the interior of the 
building to its primitive state, as far as the existing 
authorities will allow. Mr. Cottingham, the archi- 
tect employed on the occasion, commenced the im- 
provements a few days ago, by taking down the 
Corinthian altar-piece, put up at the time of the 
Reformation, which has brought to view the whole 
of the original composition at the east ‘end of the 
choir, consisting of three beautiful’ gothic arched 
recesses and windows, in the purest style of the 13th’ 
century; and on scraping off the white-wash, the 
decorations of the high altar appeared in nearly all 
their pristine glory; consisting of birds and beasts, 
Aleurs-de-lis, lilies, crescents, stars, scroll foliage, 
fleury-crosses, lace-work borders, &c. arranged in 
the most beautiful order, and finely constrated in 
the colours, which consist of the brightest crimsons, 
purples, azures, greens, &c. In addition to this 
in eresting display of architectural elegance, ano- 
ther antiquarian treasure has been discovered of 
equal curiosity. This is a monument, with the effi- 
gies of one of the early Bishops of Rochester, in his 
pontifical robes, judged to be of that period when 
the arts of sculpture and architecture were at their 
zenith of splendour, the reign of Edward the Third ; 
when every power of the human mind seemed so 
pre-eminently conspicuous. It is not, therefore, to 
be wondered at, that the workmanship of the statue 
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before us is so excellently brought forward in the 
crozier, mitre, and robes, which are tastefully dis- 
posed and gorgeously enriched—the crozier with 
gilded foliage, and the mitre in diamonded com- 
partments of jewellery work, the execution of which 
is in the highest degree elaborate. The outer robe 
is crimson, with gold embroidery and jewels; and 
the under robe purple, relieved by a vest of a pink 
colour, with gold fringe. The gloves have jewels, 
and the shoes are embroidered. <A part of the archi- 
tectural decorations of the tomb have also been 
found ; the beautiful carving, gilding, and colouring 
of which, place them among the most perfect speci- 
mens of Gothic art. Of this elegant monument and 
its incomparably fine effigy not the slightest mention 
has ever been made; it is therefore fair to conclude, 
that to the various able and laborious antiquaries 
who have written on the antiquities of this church 
they were utterly unknown. 
Married.] At Canterbury, P. Carew, esq. son of 
the Right Hon. R. P. Carew, to Mrs. Susannah 
Frances, relict of the late H. Cadogan, esq.—At 
Greenwich, J. Leake, esq. to Mary, daughter of J. 
Walpole, esq. of Croom’s-hill—At Tunbridge, T. B- 
Owen, esq. of St. Mary-le-bone, London, to Miss C. 
Chaloner, of Tunbridge Wells. 
Died.| 81, J. Copley, esq. of Margate—At Har- 
bledown, near Canterbury, 72, J. Horsley, esq.—At 
Buckland, near Dover, 60, Mrs. Sayer, wife of B.. 
Sayer, esq.—At Greenwich, Elizabeth, wife of H, 
Francis, esq.—At Bexley, 83, Frances, relict of A. 
Gell, esq.—Mrs. Hamilton, relict of the late T. 
Hamilton, esq. of Bromley. 
SUSSEX, 
A few weeks since, a labourer employed in digging 
flints near Hollingbury Castle (the ancient earth- 
work or camp on the summit of the hill between 
Brighton and Stanmer) discovered an interesting 
group of antiquities, placed very superficially in a 
slight excavation on the chalk rock. It consisted of 
a brass instrument, called a celt: a nearly circular 
ornament, spirally fluted, and having two rings 
placed loosely on the extremities; and four armillz, 
or bracelets for the wrists, of a very peculiar shape. 
All these instruments are composed of a metallic 
substance, which, from the appearance of those. 
parts where the green patina, with which they are 
encrusted, has been removed, must have originally 
possessed a lustre but little inferior to burnished. , 
gold. They are clearly of either Roman or Anglo- 
Roman origin, and probably were buried on or near 
the site of interment of the individual to whom 
they belonged. We understand Mr. Mantell, of 
Castle-place, in this town, the possessor of these 
curious relics, purposes laying them before the An- 
tiquarian Society. The flint diggers have recently 
discovered several urns containing burnt human 
bones; but, we bélieve, nothing peculiarly interest- 
ing has been observed, except the antiquities above 
described, ; 
Agentleman of Rye has, it is said, by some inge- 
nious chemical process, produced an essence of malt 
and hops, which gives beer of any strength, and of 
genuine flavour, by the addition of water only; and 
it is further said, that he intends shortly to offer his 
essence to the public, under the sanction of letters 
patent. 
Married.) The Rey. J. Broadwood, to Charlotte, 
daughter of J. King, esq. of Loxwood—At Hastings,’ 
G. J. Ashburnham, esq. to Hannah, daughter of 
Mr. Glazer—At East Lavant, Captain H. Holmes, 
to Jane, second daughter of G. Henty, esq, of Fer- 
ring. 
Died.) At Chichester, 80, the Rev. M. Tugwell, 
residentiary and precenter of that cathedral—At 
Brighton, 
