334 Provmcud Occurrences : Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Kent, 4"c. [March, 



Dierf.] 89, T. Hayward, esq., of Necdham Market 

 50, J. Kindred, esq.— A. Runnacles, esci-, of Har- 

 wich. 



ESSEX. 



A very respectabie meeting was held at the Moot 

 Hall, Colchester, on Weilnesday the 25th of January, 

 to consider the propriety of petitioning Parliament 

 for the mitigation of slavery, and its abolition at the 

 earliest safe and practicable period ; when a petition 

 to both Houses of Parliament was unanimously 

 agreed upon. 



Married.^ At Great .Saling. C.apt. G. Haniage. 

 ' R. N. to CaroUne, daughter of tlie late B. Goodnck, 



^Died.'] At Belchamp-hali, the Rev. .S. Raymond, 



LL.B At Coggcshall, the Rev. J. Duddell, rector 



of Wormington, Gloucestershire — IG, W. Preston, 

 esq., of Savardstone. 



KENT. 



Two pernios of Ethclred the 1st were discovered a 

 •short time since among the ruins of Ethelbert's 

 Tower, near t•anterbur^^. most likely deposited there 

 at its foundation. 



Maryieri.'i At Canterbury, H. Bedford, esq., to 

 Eliza, daughter of Capl. H. W. Hore, R.N., of 

 Cioulbore, Wexford. 



niefUl At Ramsgate, Mrs. W. Chaplm— <iO, At 

 Leyboura Grar,ge, Sir H. Hawk-y, Bart.-M, At 

 RaVnsgate, tl»e Rev. \V. Abbot, h. D.-At Combe 

 Bank, Miss E., youngest daughter of W • Ma™]ii^LV 

 aq., m. P.— 'VtCaiUerburv. the Kuv. \S . ( hatt, 

 M. A. rector of Swalclia'e, and vicar of Slurry, Kent 

 —At Chatham Barracks, Major C:. CarlSiew— At 

 Woohvicii, Lieut. Gen. Rimington, R. A. 



SUSSF.X. 



Jan. 31. At a meeting convened by public adver- 

 tisement and held at the Council Chtrabcr, CWchcs- 

 ler, bi» Grace the Duke of Richmond in the chair; 

 it was resolved to petition Parliament to adopt such 

 measures as may best ameliorate the actual condition, 

 end jircpaie for the ultimate emancipation of the 

 -n^ioes in the British West-ImUa colonies. 



The Duke of Norfolk has employed Mr. Wilson, 

 of Lincobi, to prepare a plan for the restoration of 

 the sepulchral, diapel at Arundel to its ancient state 

 of splendour. 



Mnrried.-i At Petworth, R. C. Willis, M. A., to 

 Frances, daughter of W. Hall, esq. 



D;cr(.] At Brighton, Elizabeth, widow of Major 

 Cen. J. Smith— 51, At Newhaven, Lieut. G. Hams, 

 n. N At HoUington, W. Farncomb, es'l.— At Hast- 

 ings, Harriet, wile of Vice Admiral G. Parker. 



HANTS. 



The first meeting of the Southampton Clerical 

 Society for this year took place on Thursday, the 

 26th of January. A similar society is about to be 

 established at Alton. . 



Great quantities of wild-fowl have visited Christ- 

 church harbour. A duck was shot lately, in the giz- 

 zard of which were several pieces of metal that on 

 trial proved to be gold. 



Mn.-,-;«(.] At Southampton, Capt. Williams, to 

 Augusta, daughter of W. Tmlmg, esq— At ^ ately, 

 Capt. F. Glover, to Mary, daughter of Capt. Brough- 

 ton, R. N., of Blackvrater. 



Died.-] 77, At Portsmouth, the Rev. G. Cuthbert, 

 A. M.-At Otterbournc, the Rev. J. Scott-zb, At 

 Lymington, C. S. Barbe, esq.— Elizabeth, wife of R. 

 Bird, esq. of Winchester. 



. WILTS. 



A numerous and respectable raciling of the inha- 

 bitants of Warminster and its vicinity was held in 

 the Town-hall, on Wednesday the 2d February, at 

 which a petition to both Houses was unanimously 

 adopted, regretting the rejection by the colonial 

 assemblies of the orders in council, praying the abo- 

 lition of bounties and protecting duties, and such en- 

 actments as may ameliorate without delay the condi- 

 tion of the slaves with a view to the ultimate aboli- 

 tion of slavery throughout his Majesty's dominions. 



Married.] At Alderston, Major N. Pringle, tolAnn, 

 daughter of R. Stuart, esq. — At Marlborough. J.M. 

 Blagg, esq. , of Cheadle, Stallbrdshire, to Ann, daugh- 

 ter of J. Ilalcomb, esq. — At Swindon, W. Jessop, of 

 Cheltenham, to Ann, daughter of jlr. W. Dancer 

 — Tlie Rev. J. Grooby, vicar of Swindon, to Cathe- 

 rine, daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Villett— At Marl- 

 borough, J. Ryder, esq., to Miss L. Wentworth. 



Died.'} At Maddington, Catherme, wifeof the Rev. 

 J. Legge — At Calne, Charlotte, wife of — Atherton, 

 esq — 32, Jane,, daughter of the Rev. C. Dewell, of 

 Malmesbury— Mrs. Pocock, of Salisbury. 



SO.MERSET. 



A meetuig was held at Bath, on Friday the 10th 

 February, the Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells in the 

 chair, at which it was resolved to petition Parliament 

 for the emancipation of the negroes in the British 

 colonies. 



A meeting of the Somerset and Dorset Canal and 

 Rail-Road Company was held lately at Frome, when 

 various resolutions were adopted for reviving the 

 company by the creation of new shares at a reduced 

 price of £-2'>, and a committee and public officers 

 a:p pointed. 



Marridd.l At Bath, Tliomas, son of W. H. Hag- 

 gart," esq., of Rradenham-hall, to Maria, daughter of 

 the late W. Ticktll, esq., of Queen-square, Bath — 

 Lieut. Barker, to Marianne, daughter of J. Dawbin, 

 esq., of Stowell— At Ruishton, J. Ilcui-.sell, esq., of 

 Bridport, to Miss E. Treble, daughter of the late 

 Rev. T. Strangeways, of Hatch Beauchamp— J. 

 Joyce, esq., to Caroline, dr.ugiiter of J. B.-utlett, esq., 

 of Shapwiik— M.E. Nicholetts, esq., of Bridport, to 

 Miss Wood, of Bath. 



Died.'} (v5. At llminster, the Rev. R. Preston— .TO, 

 At Wincanton, Lucy, wife of G.Mcssiter, esq.— Mary, 

 relict of F. Skurray, esq., of Beckington— <i2. At 

 Bath, the lady of Sir T. Whithcote, Bart, of Ash- 

 warby-house, Lmcoln — 71;, Mrs. Kingston — The Rev. 

 J. S. Crosse, of Lyons-hall, Herefordshire — The Hon. 

 Mrs. Longworth— Mrs. Hodge— At Laik-Iiall, De- 

 borah, daughter of the late S. Watson, esq., of So- 

 mervUle, near Clonmcll, Tipperarj- — At Mucholney, 

 Sarah, widow of the late R. W. Gray, M. A — HI, At 

 Camerton-house, Mrs. Jarritt, relict of the late J. 

 Jarritt, esq., of Freemantle, near Southampton— At 

 Lambridge, Ann, relict of the Rev. P. Gunning, of 

 Farmborough— fi;!, J. Richards, esq., of AUac-faim — 

 (ill, At Cannington, R. Symes, esq. 



DORSET. 



A numerous meetmg of owners and occupiers of 

 landin this county, was held lately at the Town-Hall, 

 Blandford, wlien it was resolved to petition both 

 Houses of Parliament against the free importation of 

 foreign grain. 



A meeting was held lately, at the Bridge-hall, 

 Bidcford, for the purpose of making anangements 

 for lighting the quay, and it was resolved that eight 

 lamps should be fixed on the quay forthwith. 



Married.'] R. D'Oyley, esq. of Painswick, to Ann, 

 daughter of the Rev. W. James, rector of Pinchcomb. 



Died.] At Weymouth, Louisa, daughter of the late 

 Sir J. Cox Hippesley, bart.— At Burton Bradstock, 

 Rear Admiral Ingrain. 



DEVONSHIKE. 



Jan. 21. At a meeting of agriculturists held at 

 Totness, resolutions were entered; into Lto prepare a 

 Iietition against any improvident alteration in the 

 com la'.vs. 



Jan. 24. The foundation stone was laid of the sea- 

 w.all connected with the intended new victualling es- 

 tablishment at Devil's Point. The wall will stretch, 

 when finished, from Devil's Point to the new slaugh- 

 ter-house, and thence in the N. E. direction to the 

 new military-road, leading to the marine-barracks, a 



length of about 2,(K10 feet. 



Jan. 30. In pursuance of a requisition a numerous 

 meeting of the silk-trade was held at' Taunton, at 

 which a petition was unanimously agreed to, praying 

 that the prohibition on the importation of foreign 

 silks should be contmued. 



Jan. 31. A meeting was held at the assembly- 

 rooms, Taunton, at which it was unanimously re- 



