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390 = Provincial Occurrences :—-Sussex, Hampshire, Wiltshire, 
J. Sawyer, esq.—At Sandgate, H. Hamersley, esq.— 
At Canterbury, Frances, widow of the late Rev. R. 
Parsons, of Seven Oaks ; Mrs. C, Planner, 65, widow 
‘of Lieut. J. Planner, R. N.—At Dover, Mr. Kitchen, 
son of Alderman Kitchen—At Margate, 33, Miss M. 
Hewitt—At Sturry, 27, M. C. Kingsford, youngest 
son of the late S. Kingsford, esq. of St. Alphage, 
Canterbury—At Ashford, 80, Mr. J. Sparrow—The 
Rev. T. Chamberlayne, rector of Charlton—At 
Goodnestone, 78, Lady Bridges, mother of Sir Brook 
Ww. Deas bart. of Goodnestone-park—At Charl- 
ton, 67, Major-Gen. Miller—39, The wife of the Rev. 
R. Roberts, of Minster, in the Isle of Thanet, and 
daughter of the late Mr. Elwyn, of Canterbury. 
SUSSEX. 
Various fossil remains, among which are some 
hones of a gigantic crocodile, and certain traces of 
the Megalosaurus and Plesiosaurus, have been found 
in the sand-stoneof Tilgate Forest, Sussex; and also 
those of an enormous animal, thought to be the Ig- 
nadom. The teeth are evidently those of an herbi- 
verous animal of extraordinary size, not less, accord- 
ing to the proportions of the remains, than sixty feet 
in length; and it is considered to have been an am- 
phibious species of animal. 
Married. | G. Crawford, jun. esq. of Paxhill-park, 
to Miss C. Homfrey, of Honingham-hall, Norfolk. 
Died.] At Brighton, Licut.-Gen. Dorrien — At 
Bognor-rocks, Miss L. A. H. Kennedy, youngest 
daughter of the late Dr. A. H. Kennedy—Mr. G. 
Verrall, of Lewes—At Brighton, Mrs. Ready, wife 
of His Excellency Lieut.-Col. Ready, Governor of 
Prince Edward’s Island; in Middle-street, Mrs. 
Hall; Mrs. Clear, wife of Capt. C.—At Seaford, 
Miss M. A. Verral—At Tortington, Mrs. Newland— 
At Runckton, Chichester, Mrs. Merricks, widow of 
R. Merricks. 
HAMPSHIRE. 
The expense of a ship canal from Portsmouth to 
London is estimated by Mr. Cundy at from three to 
four millions. He has reduced the distance to sixty- 
four miles, and is of opinion that three locks would 
be sufficient. 
At the last meeting of the Isle of Wight Philoso- 
phieal Society, T. L. Waterworth, esq. the secretary, 
read an interesting description of the organs of the 
‘human frame which are necessary to the suspension 
of life; intended as the foundation or introduction of 
a lecture to be delivered early in the next season, on 
the important subject of suspended animation.—A 
bonnet was then presented, made from the grass called 
Cynonsurus cris tatus, gathered from the meadows of 
R. Kirkpatrick, esq. which nearly equals those im- 
ported from Leghorn, and seems likely to come into 
general use. 
Married.) Mr. A. Clarke, of Ne 
Wight, to Jane, eldest daughter of J. Chatfield, esq. 
of Stockwell, Surrey—At Winchester, Mr. S. Peaty, 
to Miss S. Budd; Mr. J. Read, to Miss M. A. Blake 
—Mr. E. Spring, of Southampton, to Miss Char- 
lotte Barnes, of Winchester—At Portsmouth, F. 
Baring, esq. eldest son of Sir T. Baring, bart. M. P., 
to Jane, youngest daughter of the Hon. Sir G. Grey, 
bart. K.C.B.—At Widley-church, E. Prest, esq. of 
York, to Caroline, daughter of M. Greetham, esq. 
of East Cosham—Mr. W. Spain, of Farnham, to 
Mary Elizabeth, daughter of the late Sir H. White, 
of Portsmouth. 
Died.| At Fratton, near Portsmouth, 66, Lieut. G. 
Franklin, R.M.—At Portsmouth, G. Lewis, esq. ; 
73, R. Mosbery, esq. late timber master at the 
Dock-yard, deservedly lamented—On Hampshire- 
terrace, 73, Miss E. Edwards, suddenly. 
WILTSHIRE. 
Married.) J. King, esq. of Chisiedon, to Miss C. 
Neyler, of Cheltenham—Mr. M. Hedges, to Miss M. 
Spencer, both of Bradford—At Melksham, Mr. E. 
M. Adams, to Miss North—Mr. J. Teagle, of Woot- 
ton Bassett, to Miss Wessons, of Lidiard Tregoose— 
Mr. G. Edney, of Corsham, to Miss M. Coling- 
bourne, of West Kington. 
Died.) At Salisbury, of a cancer in the tongue, 
caused by frequent playing on a brass Jew's-harp, 
Mr. J. Blanchard, hair-dresser, and one of the City 
Serjeanis. 
ort, Isle of 
{May 1, 
SOMERSETSHIRE. 
A contrivance of considerable importance has 
lately been invented by Mr. Sperring, of Buckland, 
near Frome, to relieve the wheel-horse of a two- 
wheel carriage, going down hill. It was publicly 
tried at Frome, on Wednesday the 9th inst:, before 
several scientific gentlemen and others, and found to 
answer the purpose to their entire satisfaction. It 
takes the whole weight from the horse’s back, with- 
out removing the load; and very much retards the 
motion of carriages without being in any way con- 
nected with the wheels. It is very simple in its con- 
struction, and may be altered at the top or bottom of 
a hill ina few seconds with great ease; it may also 
be disengaged from the carriage, if not wanted, in 
two minutes. 
The inhabitants of Taunton lately agreed to 
petition the House of Commons, for a repeal of the 
House and Window Tax. 
Sunday morning, 10th April, a little after two 
o'clock, the extensive lace manufactory belonging to 
Messrs. Rice and Oram, at Chard, was totally de 
stroyed by fire. The lowest estimate on the loss is 
computed at 70,0001. The watchman employed by 
the proprietors to walk over the rooms was dis- 
covered fast asleep whilst the fire was blazing around 
him. The premises were insured for about 3,500]. 
but whether any part of the valuable machinery has 
been covered by any insurance, we have not yet 
ascertained. By five o’clock the whole of the pre- 
mises were burnt to the ground. 
Married.) At Bath, A. Dods, M.D. to Eleanor 
Mein, daughter of W. Pattinson, M- D. of Duporth, 
Conrwall—C. G. R. Collins, esq. of the 16th Lancers, 
to Annabella Mary, only daughter of the Rev. J. 
Gardiner, D.D. of Bath—Mr. S. Gibbs, of New 
Bond-street, to Miss M. Ferris, of Horse-street—At 
Yarlington, J. Martin, esq. of Shipton-montague, to 
Ann, eldest daughter of the late J. Rogers, esq. of 
Yarlington-lodge—R. P. Western, esq. of Avon-dale 
Bank, Bathford, to Anna Maria, eldest daughter of 
the Rev. J. Wiggett, of Catherine-place, and of 
Credwell, Wilts. 
Died.| At Bath, Capt. A. Campbell R.N.; Mrs. 
Allen wife of J. W. Allen, esq. formerly of Whip- 
tead, Suffolk, and Bury St. Edmond’s; 45, the Rev. 
G. Herbert, brother to the Earl of Carnarvon; in 
Brook-street, Mrs. Durell ; Mrs. Ayliffe—At Frome, 
Mrs. Church, relict of J. Church, esq.—E. Homer, 
esq. of Westown—Rey. R. Codrington, thirty-five 
Mee Minister of Bishop’s-hull, Somerset—AtW ilton- 
odge, near Taunton, Ann, wife of A. T. Cox, esq. 
late of Putney, Surrey—At Evercreech, Jane, widow 
of the Rev. J. Jenkyns, B.C. L.—At Wells, 51, J. 
White, esq. 
DORSET. 
A number of guineas and other coins were washed 
up on Portland-beach during the late storms. 
Married.} At Dorchester, G. Hazleton, esq. of 
Taunton, to Jane, eldest daughter of Mr. T. Curtis, 
of Dorchester—At Melcombe-regis, J. Gordon, esq- 
of Winchcombe, Wilts, to Maria, widow of R. Oliver, 
esq. 
Died.) At his seat at Ranston, Sir E. B. Baker, 
bart.—At Dorchester, 59, Sarah, widow of T. Fisher, 
esq.—At Wimborne, C. Quartley, esq. surgeon to 
the forces—AtSt. Albridge, 49, Mrs. T. Skinner. 
DEVONSHIRE. ’ 
A dog, the property of a person residing at W!Niam- 
street, Morice-town, Devonport, vomited thirteen 
living toads! eleven of which were small, and two 
nearly full grown. This circumstance created a 
considerable degree of curiosity, and the house in 
which the dog was confined was beset by crowds of 
persons. The dog had been accustomed to prowl 
about the meadows end rivers adjoining the town. 
A highly respectable meeting was lately held at 
Plymouth, Sir James Saumarez, the port admiral, 
in the chair, for the purpose of establishing within 
that port a Branch Socicty to the Royal National 
Institution in London, for the Preservation of Lives 
from Shipwreck, 
A meeting 
