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Married.'] At Sidmouth, S. II. A. Marsh, esq. to 

 n. S. Marnian, daiij!'iter of the late J. Marnian, esq. 

 — At Taunton, A. Sebtliorpc, esq., of Ouildforif, 

 Surrey, to Frances Mary, daughter of J. I'inchard, 

 esq.— At Hatherleifih, J. Day, esq., to Charlotte, 

 daughter of the late G. Boughton, esq., of Reed- 

 houso — The Rev. R. riapson, of Exmoulh, to Miss 

 E. Colsott— At Plymouth, Capt. ('. M. I'olga, to 

 Miss J. Spear — At Ringinore, near Teignmoulh, H. 

 Smith, esq., of South Lambeth, to Fannv, daughter 

 of G. Smith, esq., of Tcign Villa, Shaldon— .\t 

 Berry-harbour, t'ol. II. S. Scott, C. B., to Mary, 

 daughter of J. D. Bassett, esq., of Watermouth. 



Died.'] 88, Mr. A. Jenkins, author of the " His- 

 tory of Exeter"— At Topshani, Bti, Mrs. S. Bent— At 

 Axminster, the Itev. H. Havman, B. A. — The Rev. 

 J. Clyff, vicar of Winkleigh— At Toniuay, IH, J.A. 



Bishop, esq At Taunton, ."..I, the Rev. R. P. Allen ; 



J. K. Boveth, esq. — .\t Exeter, Hannah Sophia, 

 widow of the late J. Chapman, esq., R. N — At 



Plymouth, 17, J. Julian, esq At Barnstaple, Sarah, 



widow of Caiit. Lowerthy — At Cholwell-house, near 

 Tavistock, T. Cornish, esq — At Sidmouth, 21, 



N. H. Monkhouse, esq 7"> J- Durcli, esq., of 



Bishops-hull, near Taunton. 



COIINWAI.I.. 



MnrrU-d.'] At Phillack, W. \Villett, esq. to Mary, 

 daughter of the Rev. J. C. Millett, of PinpoU— At 

 Cuhert, J. P. Magor, esq., of Redruth, to Miss Fur- 

 nis. 



Died.'] fi,1, Susanna, relict of the late C. Samways, 

 esq., of Fowey — At Launceston, Mrs. Lethbridge, 

 wife of C. Lethbridge, esq. 



WALES. 



Dec. 22d, a fire broke out in the oul-buildings be- 

 longing to the vicarage-house of Ruabon, Denbigh- 

 shire, which were entirely destroyed, together with 

 five cows, two carriages, iS:c. 



Married.'] At Beaumauris, H. Pringle, esq., to 

 Amelia Eliza, daughter of Major Sparrow, of Leam- 

 ington — -At Freyshop, Pembrokeshire, — Pocock, jun. 

 esq., of Bristol, to Mary, daughter of D. Rees, esq., 

 of Derby — D. Jones, esq. of Cheapside, Merthvr 

 Tidvell, to Miss Herbert. 



Died.] W. H. Thomas, esq., of Langhame, Car- 

 marthenshire — Frances Mary Elizabeth, relict of 

 H. A. Corbet, esq., of Yuysmaengwyn, Merioneth- 

 shire — At Sterling-park, near Carmarthen, .'Id, Jane, 

 wife of H. Lawrence, esq., M. D SU, R. M. Wil- 

 liams, esq., of Carmarthen — ft', Mrs. Pope — At 

 Cashelldu, near Lampeter, Cardiganshire, T. 

 Hughes, esq. 



. SCOTLAND. 



Dec. 2fi. During the last fort;jight there has not 

 been a single debtor in the jail of Dumfries, a cir- 

 cumstance that never occun*ed before in the memory 

 of the oldest inhabitants of that town. During the 

 last six years, the highest number of commitments 

 for debt was twenty ; the lowest two : and the 

 average about seven. 



The Dunfermline Mechanics' Institution was 

 opened lately, with an introductory lecture, by the 

 Rev. Mr. Fergus, who has engaged to give twelve 

 lectures on the general principle of Natural Philo- 

 sophy and Chemistry. About 4()0 mechanics and 

 others were present. 



A public dinner was given on Wednesday, the 4th 

 of January, at the Swan Hotel, Ross, by the inha- 

 bitants of that town and ntighbourhood, to the 

 several Ross Bankers, to testify the confidence felt 

 in the banking establishments of the town, and the 

 respect felt towards the bankers themselves. 



At a general meeting of the society for promoting 

 the useful arts in Scotland, held on the 7th of 

 January, the Rt. Hon. the Lord Provost in the 

 chair, the following prizes were adjudged : — To Mr. 

 David Whitelaw, watchmaker, a gold medal, for his 

 Improved Compensation Pendulum and Clock : a 

 gold medal to Professor Wallace, for his Eidograph, 

 for copying, reducing, and enlarging Plans: a silver 



medal to Mr. Shiellt, for his Triangle for directing 

 the Jet of Fire Engines. 



Forty years since there was only one iron-foundry 

 In Glasgow, which nielteil from one to two tons 

 a week. There are now twenty-three foundries in 

 (Jlasgow and its vicinity, that will melt nearly 

 .■i(Ki tonsof metal a week, for making cast-iron goods, 

 exclusive of the castings that are brought into Glas- 

 gow from other foundries. 



The sub-committee on the improvements in Edin- 

 burgh had a meeting at the Council-chamber, on 

 Thursday the 5th of January, to report on the plans 

 for opening communication from the High-street to 

 the west and south ; tliey were highly approved of, 

 and Messrs. Burn and Hamilton instructed to pre- 

 pare estimates in two different views. 



Married.] At Edinburgh, F. Grove, esq., R. N., 

 to Emily, daughter of the late G. L're. esq.— G. 

 Fife, esq. to Eliza, daughter of the late Major D. 

 Robertson ; G. Hill, c-sq. to Catherine, daughter of 

 J. Burke, esq. ; J. B. Smith, esq., to .Mice, claughter 

 of the late Capt. J. Brown, of North Shields— At 

 Leith, G. Goodlet, es(|., to Mary, daughter of J. 

 Hay, esq.— .\l Dundee, W. Keith, esq., cf Aber- 

 deen, to .Mary, daughter of the late G. Croom, esq., 

 of Montrost — .\l Arnprior, T. Downic, esq., of Glas- 

 gow, to Jane, daughter of J. Cassels, esq., of .\rn- 

 priors — .\t Libbcrton, Mr. J. Clezy, to Mar\', daugh- 

 ter of Mr. J. Steele— At the Islc-of-Man, Vv. Lcecc, 

 esq., to Margaret, daughter of the late J. Smith, 

 esq., of Liverpool. 



Died.] At Kermetpans, J. Stein, esq — At Mill- 

 hill, Musselburgh, .\. Campbell, esq.— At Dundee, 

 theRe^•. D. Davidson, D.I).— At Ross, 51, VV. Webb, 

 esq., M.D. — '.Vl, Margaret Elphinstone, wife of .A. .S. 

 Crawford, esq., of Morningside — T. Perkins, esq., of 

 Caple-court, Herefordshire — At l.arUrt, the Rev. 

 Dr. Knox — At Louisficld, near Duddingstone, L. 

 Cauvin, esq. — At Kirkaldy, Elizabeth Carthrae, 

 wife of C. .Arthur, esq.— .At Dumfermline, Margaret 

 Fisher, wife of .A. Hunt, esq — -At Clarin, R. Low, 



esq 54, Mrs. E. M. Roy, daughter of the late J. 



Drummond, escj., of Boness — At Duuninald, P. 

 Arkley, esq. — .Ann, wife of T. Purvis, esq., of Loch- 

 end— At Edinburgh, M.arian, daughter of G. Dun- 

 lop, esq. ; Mrs. Scott, relict of the late A. Scott, 

 esq., of Synton ; Major-gen. G. Johnstone ; the 

 Rev. Mr. i^milie; W. Lawrie, esq. 



IRELAND. 



Dec. 2G. A most afflicting calamity happened at 

 the Augustinian Friary Chapel, which being crowded 

 to excess, some women began to complain of the 

 pressure, when a sudden p.-mic seized the congrega- 

 tion that the gallery was giving way, and, in the 

 frantic rush to escape, a great many persons were 

 killed, and upwards of one hundred persons are now 

 suft'ering from broken arms, legs, ribs, &c. 



Dec. 27. Owing to the hea\'y fall of snow and rain, 

 the lower parts of the town of Carlow and its neigh- 

 bourhood were placed in a state of extreme distress, 

 by the sudden and frightful inundation; it did con- 

 siderable damage — part of Burrin-bridge, the usual 

 passage for the day and mail-coaches, gave way. 



Dec. 29. A public dinner was given to Mr. Daw- 

 son, by his constituents at Londonderry. 



Jan. 7. Upwards of fifty head of cattle were washed 

 on shore at Ballymacaw, supposed to be part of the 

 cargo of some vessel which foundered at sea. It is 

 said that some of the carcases were stiU warm when 

 discovered. 



Maried.] In Dublin, E. Jenkins, esq., of Dun- 

 dalk, to Mary Camac, daughter of the late A. R. 

 Camac Newburgh, esq., of Ballyhease, in the 

 County of Cavan — .At Portafiery, R. Jenkins, esq., 

 to -Vmelia, daughter of Capt. W. Swatridge. 



Died.] At Dublin, the Dowager Baroness Ross- 

 more; J. Moore, esq., father of Thomas Moore, 

 esq., the poet; Major Baddeley— At the Deanery- 

 house, Clogher, the very Rev. Dean Bagwell— .Vt 

 Killyloo, Capt. J. B. Babington— At Rosseul, county 

 Donegal — lOS, A. Sheals. His wife is still living 

 healthy and strong, and near the same age ; then: 

 descendants are numerous, and their fourth genera- 

 tion approaching maturity. 



