220 Prov'mcial Occurrences : Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, S^c. [Fek. 



DERBYSHIRE. 



A carpenter, employed lately in repairing the roof 

 of a very old cottage at South Normanton, found 

 about twenty pieces of old silver coin : many of them 

 weigh half an ounce each, and were coined in the 

 reign of Elizabeth — a few of them appear more 

 ancient. 



The first anniversary meeting of the Wesleyan 

 Methodist Juvenile Missionary Society for the Derby 

 Circuit, was held on Monday the 2Cth of December, 

 at the King-street Chajiel, Derby. 



A numerous and most respectable meeting took 

 place at the Derbyshire County Hall, January 12, 

 to consider the propriety of petitioning Parliament 

 " to mitigate, without delay, and to extinguish 

 Slavery' gradually, but at the earliest period, con- 

 sistent with the welfare of the slaves, the safety of 

 the colonists, and the interests of the nation.'* His 

 Grace the Duke of Devonshire moved the resolu- 

 tions, which were seconded by the Hon. Francis 

 Curzon, and other distinguished persons of the 

 coimty. 



Married.'] At Dovebridge, W. Minors, esq., of 

 Eaton, to Ann, daughter of G. Bull, esq. 



Died.'] At Derby, H. B. Woolley, esq., of Sum- 

 merfield-housej near Birmingham— At Wavertree, 

 Anne, relict of W. Bamford, esq., of Bamford — At 

 Chesterfield, Mrs. Howes. 



NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. 



Mar>-ied.'] At Nottingham, T. P. Morris, esq., of 

 Warwick, to Miss J. Dale; Mr. W. Eyre, to Fran- 

 ces, daughter of B. Rushland,! gent., of Long Claw- 

 son — At Mansfield, Mr. G. Long, to Miss Rogers. 



Died.] At Nottingham, — Birch, esq. — At Ker- 

 sall, 74, Ann, relict of the late H. Atherton, esq. — 

 711, J. Blount, gent., of Rumpstone; 75, Mrs. S. 

 Pearson, relict of the late Rev. E. Pearson, D.D., 

 of Rumpstone. 



LINCOLNSHIRE. 



A meeting, convened by the High Sheriff of the 

 County, was held lately at Lincoln, on the subject of 

 the Com Laws. It was attended by the members 

 and principal land-owners of the county ; several 

 resolutions were passed for the formation of district 

 societies, and to petition Parliament to prevent the 

 importation of foreign corn. 



Married.] At West Ashb^', near Horiicastle, the 

 Rev. C. Thorold, rector of Ludborough. near Louth, 

 to Mary, daughter of A. Soulby, esq., of West .\sh- 

 by-house — At Timl)erland, the Rev. C. Holmes, to 

 Mrs. M. Ward. 



LEICESTER AND RUTLANDSHIRE. 



The spire of St George's Church, Derby, was 

 completed on the last day of the old year. The 

 height of the spire, from the ground Ime to the top 

 of the stone-work, is 173 feet G inches, and to the 

 top of the vane 181 feet 4 inches ; the highest in the 

 town with the exception of St Marj''s. The founda- 

 tion stone was laid on the 29th of August 1823. 



The gates on the different roads to and from 

 Leicester were let last year at the following sums : — 

 Harborough and Loughborough Road — ^pwden 

 Gate, £749; Oadby Gate, £(i88; Granby Gate, 

 £l,100; Belgrave Gate, £l,371; Loughborough 

 Gate, £1,231— Total, £5,139. Hinckley and Nar- 

 borough Road, £1,499; Milton Road, £997. KS-; 

 Ashby-de-la-Zouch Road, £l,0& ; AVanlip Road, 

 £62; Welford Road, £980; Ayleston Road, £.180; 

 —Grand total, £10,320. ICs. It is intended, not- 

 withstanding, to raise the tolls on most of the said 

 roads after the 4th of April next. 



Married.] At Loughborough, J. Parker, esq., of 

 Worcester, to Harriet, daughter of W. Pagit, esq. 

 — At Ravenstone, the Rev. J. Oliver, rector of 

 Sweepstone, to Elizabeth, daughter of the late R. 

 CressweWj— At Leicester, W. Freer, esq. to Elizabeth, 

 daughter of T. Wood, esci- : the Rev. J. Owen, of 



Tamworth, to Elizabeth, daughter of the late R. 

 Teed, esq., of Lancaster-court, London; Mr. Viner; 

 to Miss Sternberg— At Pilton, the Rev. J. M. Ewen, 

 of Suffolk, to Louisa, daughter of Capt. B.James. 



Died.] At Monk's Risborough, Eleanor, daughter 

 of the Rev. Z. Brooke, vicar of Great Hoimead, 

 Herts; N. Cheselden, esq., of Manton— At Bark- 

 ston, 66, the Rev. J. S. Wagstaffe; M. Daily, esq., 

 of Syston. 



STAFFORDSHIRE. 



At a meeting of the proprietors of the Trent and 

 Mersey Canal, held lately at Stafford, it was resolved 

 that the attempt to form a branch canal from Stone 

 to Buswick and Stafford should be relinquished. 



Married.] At Newcastle-under-Lyme, W. Dunn, 

 esq. to Miss M. Adams; A. Lingard, esq., of Heaton 

 Norris, to Martha, daughter of T. Marsland, esq., 

 of Holly-vale. 



Died.] 77, Mr. J. Lakin, sen., of Hall-end, near 

 Tamworth— At the Deanery, Litchfield, 80, Mrs. 

 Woodhouse, wife of the Verv Rev. the Dean of that 

 Cathedral. 



WARWICKSHIRE. 



The late Miss Sheldon, of Sheldon, who died on 

 the 16th of December, has left the following muni- 

 ficent bequests to different charities in Birmingham : 

 £1,000 to the Hospital, £1,000 to the Dispensary, 

 £1,(100 to the Blue-coat School, £l,000 to the So- 

 ciety for Promoting Christian Knowledge, and the 

 interest of £1,000 for ten poor women who attend 

 the regular worship at St. Philip's Church. 



At a general meeting of the proprietors of the 

 Worcester and Birmingham Canal, held lately at 

 Birmingham, it was recommended to cut a branch, 

 of about four miles in length, from Humbledon to 

 Upton Sandsbury (the expense of which would not 

 exceed £W,tm). The termination of the Une would 

 be on the turnpike-road from Worcester to Alcester. 

 The committee were empowered to apply to Parlia- 

 ment for an act to carry it into execution. 



Married.] — Morris, esq., of Harwick, to Miss 

 J. Dale; W. Barton, esq., of Allesley, to Anna, 

 daughter of R. Miller, esq., of Duncntt, Salop. 



Died.] Jane, widow of S. Ashton, esq., of Row- 

 ington-hall. At Honington-haU, 72, G. Townsend, 

 esc) — At Sheldon, 5.5, Miss M. Sheldon— At Lea- 

 mington, Martha, dangliter of H. Cooper, gent. 



SHROPSHIRE. 



The North Shropshire Yeomanry Cavalry gave a 

 dinner lately to their Lieut. Colonel, the Hon. T. 

 Kenyon, to which the mayor and several friends 

 were also invited ; after the cloth was drawn, and 

 the usual toasts drank. Major Mytton presented to 

 Colonel Kenyon a handsome piece of plate, consist- 

 ing of a silver coffee-pot, with its stand, spirit lamp, 

 &c., the gift of the Oswestry Squadron of North 

 Shropshire Yeomanjy Cavalry, as a testimony of 

 the high regard in which they held him as an offi- 

 cer, as a private gentleman, and a neighbour. 



Married.] The Rev. F. Hiff, of Shrewsbury, to 

 Miss S. Cheyne. 



Died.] 43, Emma, wife of the Rev. E. Bathu, 

 vicar of Meoli Brace. — 53, T. Green, esq., of Stoke- 

 house, near Ludlow— At Oswestry, FraiKes, daugh- 

 ter of the late W. Roberts, esq. 



WORCESTER. 



The late W. Weaver, esq., of Tything, near Wor- 

 cester, bequeathed ;e2(Ki to the Worcester Infirmary, 

 and jCHk) to the Worcester Female Asylum. 



A new line of road is forming, by which the brook 

 at Norton, near Worcester, on the London road, 

 will be avoided. The Bromyard turnpike-gate at 

 .St. John's is to be taken dowtj and the road im- 

 proved. 



At a quarterly meeting of the Governors of the 

 Worcester Infirmary, on Friday the 30th of Decem- 

 ber, a memorial was presented, unanimously signed 

 by the medical officers of the establishment, stating 

 the disadvantages they experience in their practice. 



