332 Provincial Occurrences : Lincofnshire, Leicester, ^c. [Ma ecu, 



take into consideration the propriety of petitioning 

 ■ParHamcnt upon the subject of negro slavery in tlie 

 British West-India Colonies, when several resolu- 

 tions werejiut and carried, and a petition drawn up 

 for the mitigation and eventual extinction of colo- 

 nial slavery. 



A petition ha? liliewise been drawn up to be pre- 

 sented to Parliament for the repeal of the corn laws, 

 which has been signed by 19,0INI persons ; and tliat 

 for the abolition oh the negro slavery, by about 



■ 6,ono. 



Mnrrieil.'] At Nottingham, TTob:rt, son of R. 

 Padley, esq., of Burton Joyce, to Catherine, daugh- 

 ter of the late T. Roberts, esq. — At Ciamston, near 

 Bast Retford, W. G. Allison, esq., of Louth, to 

 Susanna, ilaughter of the late T. Falkner, esq., 

 M.D., of Lound-hall. 



Dletl.'] At Warsop, Miss Newton ; 55, J. Bow- 

 den, esq., of Radford. 



LINCOLNSHIKE. 



The parishioners of Spalding have presented tlie 

 Rev. M. Johnson, D.D., with a splendid tureen and 

 stand, of massive silver, as a token of respect and 

 esteem. 



LEICESTER AND RUTLANDSHinE. 



. Jan. 20. — A numerous and most respectable meet- 

 ing was held at the County Hall, Leicester, at which 

 it was resolved to petition Parliament to emanci- 

 pate the slaves in the West-India Colonies, and to 

 remove the bounties and protecting duties in favour 

 of the produce of slave-labour in the British Colo- 

 nies. 



30 — In pursuance of a requisition, a meeting was 

 held at Leicester, and a petition drawn up and una- 

 nimously adopted,, to petition Parliament to repeal 

 the corn laws. 



. Marrhd.'] At Leicester, Francis, son of T. Teb- 

 butt, esq., of Clapton, to Eliza Sarah, daughter of 

 the Rev. E. Davies— At Branston, the Rev. G. E. 

 Gillett, M.A., to Elizalieth, daughter of J. Wood- 

 Jiall, jun., esq., of Scarborough. 



Died.'^ At Keyworth, 87, Mr. R. Crane— At 

 firoughton Astlcy, «3, the Rev. T. Adnutt, M.A., 

 rector of Croft— At GopsiU, the Countess of Cardi- 



{;an: 74, .Sophia, wife J. Gamble, esq., of Wil- 

 oughby. Waterless ; J. Sodcn, esq., of Hinckley. 



STAFFORDSHIRE. 



Jan. 31 A meeting was held at Wolverhampton, 



to consider of, .and adopt the most effectual means 

 of supporting Govenunent in any measures they 

 Way take for the ultimate abolition of slavery ua our 

 West-India Colonies. Several resolutions were una- 

 nimously adopted, and petitions founded ujion 

 them drawn up, to be presented to the House of 

 Lords by Viscount Dudley and Ward, and to the 

 Commons by Sir J. Wrottesley, bart., and R. J. 

 Littleton, esq. 



. The late Thomas Mottershaw, esq., of Silkmore- 

 nouse has bequeathed £5,000 exclusively to reli- 

 gious .and benevolent societies, including a gift of 

 £l,OIK) to the Bible Society. 



A gold cup, beautifully chased and ornamented, 

 was presented lately to SirG. Chetwynd, by the high 

 constable of the different hundreds of Staffordshire. 



Married.'] At Litchfield, — Oliver, esq., of Wor- 

 cester, to Harriet, daughter of the late R. Hay- 

 wood, esq., of Litclifield, V.". Fitchett, esq., of 

 Clayton, to Sarah, daughter of the late J. Lea, esq., 

 of Wolvesacre, Flintshire. 



Died.l 19, Miss IVIosley, daughter of Sir Oswald 

 Mosley, bart., of RoUeston— At Burslem, 64, T. 

 Wedgewood, esq.— -\t Stafford, T. Mottershaw, esq. 



WARWICKSHIRE. 



A meeting was held at Birmingham lately, at 

 which it was resolved to petition Parliament for the 

 emancipation of the slaves m the British Colonies. 



The silk trade of Coventry have sent a petition to 

 Parliament to continue the prohibition of all manu- 

 factured silk goods. 



Difd.'] At Guv's Cliffe, B. B. fireathped, esq. ; 

 70, Elizabeth, relict of J. Nt-wdegate Ludford, esq., 

 D.C.L. ; 74, C. C. Wade, esq. — At Stratford-upon- 

 Avon, 70, Sarah, relict of W. Dester, esq., of Ed- 

 stone At Leek Wootton, 47, T. King, esq. ; 



Elizabeth, wife of T. Smith, esq., of Icknield-house, 

 near Birmingham. 



SHROPSHIRE. 



A meeting of the Commissioners of the Holyhead, 

 Shrewsbury and London Road was held (on their 

 return from opening the Mcnai Bridge) at Shrews- 

 bury, when among other business, the sum of sixty 

 pouhds, the surplus of the subscriptions for the im- 

 provement of Wye Crop, was voted for the improve- 

 ment of Frankwell. Sir H. Parnell and Mr. Tel- 

 ford, in the name of the Holyhead Commissioners, 

 agreed to encourage the spirit of the inhabitants of 

 Shrewsbury, by giving and paying the expense of 

 filling carts with the soil which will be cut away in 

 widening the road near the mount, for the purpose 

 of raising and culverting Frankwell. 



Mr. Rider, a mechanic and small farmer, who re- 

 sides upon the Wallop estate, in the parish of West- 

 bui'y, h.is invented a portable thrashing machine, 

 which, with the power of one man, will make 300 

 effectual strikes in one minute. It can beremovetl 

 with as much facility as a winnowing machine ; and 

 its cost will not exceed eight or ten pounds. 



Married.'] At M^ch Wenlock] H. Wellings, esq,, 

 of Atterley, to .Vnn, daughter of the late S. Gevjii, 

 esq. — At Kemberton, Mr. S. Thomason, of Shifnul, 

 to Maricl, daughter of the Rev. J. Williams. 



Died.] Kt Oswestry, 70, H. Parry, esq. ; T. Hil- 

 ditch, esq. 



WORCESTER. 



A handsome piece of plate, weighing 320 ounces, 

 was presented lately to Dr. Simpson of Worcester, 

 by the former pupils of that gentleman, as a tribute 

 of their affection and esteem. 



Feb. 13. — Worcester and Worcestershire Friendly 

 Institution held their meeting, the benefactions 

 amounted to upwards of seven hundred pounds, and 

 the sutecriptions to seventy-three pounds for the 

 relief of the poor. 



Application wiU be made to Parliament, during 

 the present Session, to authorize the erection of 

 a bridge over the Severn, at Holt Fleet. It is pro- 

 posed, that the bridge shall consist of one iron arch ; 

 the site will be the present ferry, where the river is 

 170 feet wide. 



Mnrj-ied.] R. Jones, esq., of Leamington, to Ma- 

 ry, daughter of T. Hardman. esq., of Worcester; T. 

 Baynton, esq., to Jane, daughter of J. Williams, 

 of Pittmarston. 



Died.] 78, the Rev. R. E. Baines, rector of Up- 

 ton-upon-Sevem, &c. ; 7o, R. Jones, esq. ; 76, Mrs. 

 Haynes— At Great Malvern, H. T. White, esq.; 

 Mrs. Goode, of Dudley— At Chaddesley Corbett, S. 

 Mitchell, esq. ; 70, J. Bradstock, esq. 



HEREFORDSHIRE. 



Jan. 27. A very respectable and numerous meeting 

 was held at Hereford, when a petition to Parliament 

 was drawn up, and signed by nearly all who were 

 present, for the repeal of the bounties on colonial 

 produce, and the gradual emancipation of the slaves. 



Feb. C. The Herefordshire Agricultural Society 

 held their Candlemas meeting, when the usual pre- 

 miums were awarded. 



Married.] At Leominster, M. ^Joxham, esq., of 

 JHighgate, to Eliza, daughter of the late S. Nicholas, 

 esq. 



Disil.] At Eign Gate, the Rev. T. Williams— 70, 

 At'Belmont, 70, J. Matthews, esq.— 1.5,Emilv, daugh- 

 ter of Dr. C. Whitfield, of Hereford— At Hereford, 

 83, W. Johnson, esq.— i)4, R. Hill, esq., of Ledbury 

 —near Ross, G. Little, esq. 



