1325.4 
held in the Concert-room, Nottingham; when the 
rules of the society were passed, and the officers for the 
ensuing year elected,—the Rev. R.W. Almond, M.A., 
F.R.S., President, in the chair. Owen Davies, M.D. 
and T. Wakefield, esq. were chosen Vice-presidents ; 
Mr. J. Pearson, Treasurer; and Mr. R. Goodacre, 
Secretary. The design of the society is, in the first 
instance, to discuss scientific subjects, which are to 
be brought forward by each member in turn, to the 
exclusion of religious and political topics. 
Married.| At Nottingham, the Rev. J. D. Schom- 
berg, B.A., curate of Lutterworth, to Mary, youngest 
daughter of the late W. Taylor, esq. of Nottingham; 
Mr. R. Cooke, of Nottingham, to Frances, eldest 
daughter of Mr. Balne, of Walworth; Mr. T. Hayes, 
to Miss E. Hall; Mr. T. Up‘on, of Beeston, to Miss 
M. Lamb; Mr. W. Wheewall, to Miss M. Wagstaff; 
Mr, S. W. Reeve, to Miss R.Daniels; Mr. G. Simp- 
son, to Miss E. Sansom; Mr. D. Jack, to Miss S. 
Balmfarther—At Basford, Mr. R. Seaton, of Marton, 
to Sarah, only daughter of Mr. W. Reddish, Not- 
tingham—At Radcliffe-on-Trent, Mr. W. Dickenson, 
surgeon, to Miss Ingram—At Newark, Mr. J.Smith, 
to Miss P. Waddington—The Rev. G. Pope, Baptist 
Minister of North Collingham, to Miss E. Dodd, of 
Newark. 
Died.] At Nottingham, 71, Mrs. Hancock, wife 
J. Hancock, esq.; 68, Ann, widow of Mr. G. 
Richards; 31, Mr. J. Sewell; Mrs. Wright—At Mans- 
field, 89, Sarah, widow of the late W. Leverton, esq.— 
At vg eee ce, near Mansfield, 64, J.A. Smith, 
esq.—At Newark, 70, Dorothy, the wife of Mr. R, 
Hodgson—26, Mr. J. R. Fletcher—At New Radford, 
68, Mr. E. Mackley—At Sibthorpe, 49, Mr. T. Faulkes, 
justiy lamented. 
LINCOLNSHIRE. 
In excavating to obtain a supply of water on Lin- 
coln race-ground, where the new stand is to be built, 
the workmen dug up a large mass of blue lias, which, 
when broken, was found to contain the remains of a 
serpentine animal, coiled up, with the vertebre and 
external form in the finest state of perfection. 
Married.] At Boston, Mr. T. S. Watson, of Wis- 
beach, to Frances Rhodes, eldest daughter of the 
late J. Ayre, esq. of Kyme-tower, near Boston—D. H. 
Dallas, esq. only son of Sir T. Dallas, K.C.B., to 
Marianne, only daughter of the late J. W. Yorke, 
esq. of Lincoln. ‘ 
Died.] At Haddington, 91, J. Wilkie, esq. of 
Rathobyres, Scotland—At Appleby, 42, J. Hill, gent. 
—At Stamford, 65, W. Redifor, esq. solicitor. 
LEICESTER AND RUTLAND. 
A prospectus has been circulated through Leicester 
for the erection of a reading-room and public library, 
somewhat upon the plan, as to the management, of 
the Manchester Exchange-rooms. 
Married.) At Leicester, Mr. C. Stokes, of King- 
ston, to Miss Clarke—Mr. W. Hurst, of Great. Wig- 
ston, to Miss Phipps, of Beeby—Mr. Hampkin, of 
Woodhouse, to Jane, eldest daughter of Mr. J. Paw- 
son, of Holbeach, Lincolnshire—At Higham, Mr. 
Heston, of Bolton, Lancashire, to Miss Smith, of 
the former place—At Hinckley, Mr. R. Halford, to 
Phebe, daughter of Mr. J. Sansome—At Great Ashby, 
Mr. flerbert, London, to Miss S. Hubbard, of the 
former place—At Ilkestone, Mr. J, Lee, to Miss P. 
Smith—Mr. Keal, of Melton Mowbray, to Mary, 
youngest daughter of the Rey. E, Woodcock, of 
Syston—At Liddington, Mr. G, Daniells, of Upping- 
ham, to Miss E, Sumpter, of bg oe ert 5 
J. Elliot, of Preston, to Miss A. Mackenzie, of 
Newark. 
Died.) 59, Mary, wife of G. Cooper, esq. of Great 
Glen, Leicestershire—At Loughborough, 85, J. Pugit, 
esq.; 68, J. Thorp, esq. banker, and one of the 
Deputy Lieutenants for the county of Leicester— 
Jane, daughter of P, O. Adams, esq. Market Harbo- 
rough—At Market Harborough, 86, the Hon. Anna 
Maria Mapletoft, relict of the late Rev. N. Maple- 
toft, rector of Broughton, Northamptonshire, and 
daughter of the Right Hon. Charles, fourth Viscount 
Culiein—73, W. Dickenson, esq. of T'wycross, Lei- 
cestershire—44, the Rev. J. Marriott, A.M, third son 
of the late Rev. Dr. Marriott, of Cotesbatch, Leices- 
tershire—At Leicester, Mrs. Linthwaite; Mr. Mark 
Merice, attorney; J. Barratt, esq.—At Kirby Bellairs, 
Mr. Chandler—At Hinckley, 76, Mr. J. Sewell—69, 
R. Milligan. 
Lincolnshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Shropshire, &§c. 
387 
STAFFORDSHIRE. 
Marvied.]_W. G. Bird, esq. of Lichfield, to Phoebe 
Amne, daughter of the Rey. J. Olive, of Bristol— 
At Sanden, near Lichfield, Mr. B. Hardwick, to 
Susannah, eldest daughter of the Rey. G. Bonney+ 
Mr. T. Walker, to Miss S. Leek, both of Wolver- 
hampton. 
Died.) 59, W. Worthington, esq. of Burton-upon- 
Trent—At Woodhead-hall, Mary Anne, eldest daugh- 
ter of T. Thompson, esq.—At Lichfield, 82, Miss M. 
Ashwell; 65, Mr. R. Harding; 43, Mr. C. Haywood— 
88, the Rev. R. G. Robinson, LL.B., vicar of Har- 
borne, and Chancellor’s vicar of the Cathedral church 
of Lichfield—At Wolverhampton, 66, J. Hordern, 
esq. late High Sheriff of Staffordshire—At Meynell- 
house, near Bollston, Eliza, daughter of W. S. Bick- 
ley, esq generally and justly esteemed—At Calwick, 
Joan, wife of the Rev. J. Granoille. 
WARWICKSHIRE. 
There is now a sect of dissenters at Coventry, 
called Samaritans. Amongst these people, women 
are allowed to preach. The Samaritans inculcate 
the necessity of wearing plain clothes, and of abstain- 
ing from swearing, even in a court of justice. It is 
one of their fundamental principles, too, not to 
allow their preachers to receive money for their 
services. 
In excavating lately, for the intended new works at 
Coombe Abbey, the seat of Lord Craven, a silver 
coin of the reign of Edward ILI. was dug up, about 
eighteen inches below the surface of the ground; and 
in digging a few feet deeper, a single skeleton was 
also found. 
Marvied.] At Birmingham, Mr.J. Stanley, to Marys 
second daughter of Mr. J. Evans, both of Wolver- 
hampton; Mr. J. Weston, to Miss M. Greaves; 
Mr. J. Balleny, to Mary, eldest daughter of Mr. J. 
Butler; Mr. T. Collis, to Eliza, second daughter of 
Mr. J. Howell: all of Birmingham—At Coventry, 
Mr. Lewis, of Leicester, to Miss Wall, of Coventry— 
At Wappentury: T. Biddulph, esq. eldest son of Sir 
T. Biddulph, of Bisbury-hall, to Jane Rebecca, 
second daughter of the late R. Vyner, esq. of 
Eathorpe—Mr. Winterton, of Wolvey-grange, to 
Miss Godson, of Hook Norton. 
Died.] At Birmingham, 79, W. Taylor, yo 4 79; 
Mrs. M. Truman; 59, Mary, widow of Mr. T. Aus- 
ter; 21, Mary, wife of Mr. P. Moore, deservedly re- 
gretted; 74, Hannah, widow of Mr. Bolton; Frances 
Elizabeth Taylor, second daughter of Mr. Bellamy ; ~ 
John: Stephen, eldest son of C. Cope, esq.: all of 
Birmingham—At Leamington, 64, Elizabeth; relict of 
R. Hill, esq. of Kineton; 47, the Rev. R. Bland, 
curate of Kenilworth. He was the son of Dr. Bland, 
a physician of eminence in London; distinguished as 
aman of letters and an author; and as an associate 
of Johnson, Goldsmith, Sir J, Reynolds, and other 
celebrated literary men—At Foleshill-lodge, near 
Coventry, Mr. E. Lythall—Of ossification on the 
brain, 44, the Rev. J. Marriott, A.M., late curate of 
Broadgliat, Devon, an rector of Church Lawford, 
Warwickshire—At Coventry, Mrs. C. Price; Mr, i. 
Brunton, 3d Light Dragoons. 
SHROPSHIRE. ; 
Marri d.) Mr.Yates, of Newport, to Ann, daugh 
ter of the late T. Stirrup, esq. of Sinderhill-house, 
near Lane-end—Mr. J. Thornton, to Miss Rowton, 
both of Shelton. z 
Died.] Anne Brunette, youngest daughter of the 
late S. Drew, esq. of Bishop’s-castle—At Lee Gomery, 
67, Mrs. E. Lawley, of Wellington—At Shrewsbury, 
Harriet, wife of the Rev. H. Owen, Archdeacon of 
Salop—At Bridgnorth, Mr. R. Dukes—At Bishop’s- 
castle, Miss E.-James—At Broseby, 18, Miss M. 
Hartshorne. : 
WORCESTER. 
Lord Dudley has given £2,000 towards taking 
‘down and rebuilding the parish church of Sedgley. 
The first meeting of the Ross Flower and Fruit 
Society, for the shew of Auriculas, Anemones, Hya- 
cinths, Polyanthuses, &e. took place within the 
month. The views of the institution are not confinetl 
to Flowers and Fruits, but extend to the improvement 
of Horticultural Science generally. 
Died.] At Worcester, 82, R. Nash, esq.; Mr. S. 
Palirey, an eminent veterinary surgeon—At as 
3D2 hill, 
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