1826.] Dorset, Devonshire, Corimall, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. 447 



At Yeovil a public meeting was held lately, and a 

 petition drawn up to be presented to Parliament for 

 the abolition of ncRro slavery. 



Mnrrml.'\ At Bath, 10. Leaking, esq., to Mary, 

 daughter of C. T. West, esq., of C'hiiipenham— 

 N. J. Fuller, esq., to Anne, dauRhter of the Hon. J. 

 Browne— C. M'DowaH, esq., of Bristol, to Eliza, 

 relict of N. Thorley. esq. — The Rev. G. A. .Seymour, 

 to Susan, daughter of the late Rev. C. Birch— At 

 Olter^', F. A. Cleevc, esq., to Mary Ann, daughter of 

 W. Chapniiin, esq.— At Ktanton Drew, J. Payne, 

 esq., to Miss M. Harris— At Wcdmore, J. Carver, 

 esq., of 'I'heule, to Elizabeth, daughter of E. Too- 

 good, esq., of Mu'Jaley— At Martoik, T. P. West- 

 cote, esq., to Eliza, daughter of G. Drew, esq. 



Died.'] 72, At Bathwick, J. H. Packenhara, csii — 



At Bath, 5(1, T. Hill, esq 2(1, Miss J. Maggs— 85, 



Mrs. Primatt— lit, Jane, wife of W. C. Shaw, esq — 

 Ann, wife of Major Gen. Dickson, R..\ — Aim, wife 

 of Cant. Peach— :i|l, Mrs. S. Oatway — At Ottery, IKi, 

 Mrs. Rouse— At ll.ilc-onibe, near Minehead, ."»(), Mrs. 

 Lock — At Spring Grove, near Milverton, J. C'ridland, 



esq At WiIn;^ton, Ann, wife of the Ilev. W. Lecves 



— Ne.ar Taunton, E. Thyrwitt, esq.— 17, Mary, 

 daughter of W. Beadon, esq., of Gotten— At llmin- 

 sier, Mr. Harris. 



DORSET. 



Feb. 28, Bridport was for the first time lightetl 

 wilh public lamps ; the lx;lls rang merrily, and a 

 band paraded the streets to indicate the joy of the 

 Inhabitants on the occasion. 



N. (,'. Daniel, esq., of Westbrook-house, Upway, 

 has offered to the committee for erecting a bridge at 

 the ferry in the Island of Portland, to advance 

 £l,(KIO towards this important and desirable work. 



Married.'] At Dorchester, — Reeves, esq., to Mary, 

 daughter of W. i-'lyfield, esq. 



Died.] At Lyme, Mrs. Heron, relict of Major B. 

 Heron— 18, Henry, son of E. Long, esq — At Port- 

 land-castle, 65, the Rev. J. Manning— Flora, wife of 

 the Rev. J. Willis, rector of South Porrot— «, 

 Sarah, wife of A. Vicary, esq — Mrs. Beale, of Wey- 

 mouth. 



DEVONSHIKE. 



The proprietors of the Devonport Classical "and 

 , Mathematical .School have l.itely presented to the 

 Rev. W. Prowse, A.M., an elegant silver snuff-box, 

 with an inscription expressive of their sense of bis 

 urbanity and talent, as examiner at the lialf-yearly 

 scrutiny of the progress of the pupils of that Insti- 

 tution. 



At a public meeting held lately at Dartmouth, it 

 was resolved to petition Parliament for the abolition 

 of negro slavery. 



Meetings have also been held at Plymouth, Devon- 

 port, and Exeter, at which sim.ilar petitions were re- 

 solved on. 



Married.] A. Pinson, esq., of Dartmouth, to Mrs 

 Tuson, of Ilchester— Mr. Winter, to Miss Welsh, of 

 Totness — At Stoke Damerel, X. Brandon, esq., to 

 Miss M. Hender — J. C. Wilcocks, esq., of Exeter, to 

 TIannah, daughter of the late W. Good, esq., of 

 London — E. J. Thompson, esq., of Fulham, to Har- 

 riett, daughter of B. Kenrick, esq., Atwalton, Hun- 

 tingdonshire— At Stoke Church, — Chasman, to Miss 

 Ireland — At Klnglon, the Rev. G. Avelme, to Mary, 

 daughter of Mr. Bebb— The Rev. J. Arthur, of 

 North Huish, to Mary, daughter of the late T. 

 Bernard, esq., Bideford — .\t Bramp, J. Mudge, esq., 

 to Jane, daughter of the late Capt. Noyce, R.N. 



Died.] 75, -Ann, widow of the late W. Sanford.'csq., 

 of Exeter— At Exeter, 01, Susanna, widow of the 

 late Rev. .S. Harness, rector of Stowford — At Daw- 

 lish, Annette, daughter of J. Harding, esq., of Pad- 

 dlngtou— At Tiverton, 83, the Rev. J. Powlett— At 

 Lisbume, South, 'Brent, 80, J. Elliott, esq.— 88, F. 

 Abell, esq., of .\Iphingtoa— At Topsham, Lieut. R. 



Hemmer, R.N H. Wynne, esq., of Plymouth — 



Near Stoke, 52, G. Couch, esq., of Rockford, near 

 Totness— At Totness, 32, J. Pritchett,~ esq.— At Ex- 

 mouth, Elizabeth, wife of E. W. EdgeU, esq., of 

 Egham, Surrey — At Ware, Bishopsteington, E. Pids- 

 ley, esq — 79, Sir J. W. Prideaux, bart., of Nether- 

 stoB-hall— At Plymouth, 82, A. Tracev, esq.— Mrs. 

 Wilkinson. 



c'onNWAi.i.. 



Married.'] At Kenwyn, W. II. PajMM, esq., Chaie- 

 water, to Emma, daughter of the late S. Yeoman, 

 esq., of Tregiswin Ruan Lanyl)onic. 



Died,] At Penzance, Mrs. Carthew — 7'J' At Lost- 

 withiel, T. Bennett, esq.— The Rev. J. Oliver, of 

 Egloskerry, and Treraaine— .\t Pcnr\n, .'12. J. Sladc, 

 esq — At Falmouth, 21. Henry, son of W. Broad, cscj. 

 —23. Elizabeth, daughter of Capt. Lawrence— 20, 

 Ellen, daughter of Capt. Cotesworth. 



WALES. 



Married.'] At Newport, Pembroke, R. J. Thomai, 

 esq., to Miss J. Nicholas— J. E. WiIllaiiL«, esq., of 

 Britton Ferry, Glamorgan, to Sarah, daughter of 

 W. Bryant, esq., of Merlhvr Tvdvil— D. Prytherch, 

 esq., to Carclme, d.iughter of the hte J. Dalton, 

 M.D., both of Carmarthen— G. M. Powell, ewi., of 

 Brecon, to Elizabeth, ilaughter of the late W. Wyn- 

 tcr, esq. 



Died.] At Merthyr, Tydvll, Mr. T. Morgan, of 

 the Rhuc, descende<l from the valiant Welsh war- 

 rior, " Cohiiiy Garth,"— At Maesderwen, 52, Mrs. 

 Wilkins— At Puckland, Breconshirc, 7;i, T. H. 

 Gwynne, esq. — At Tenby, Mrs. Peach, wlilow of 

 Caiit. H. Ptach.'of Leicester — At Bromvvlfa, 25, Mrs. 



Browne, -wife of Lieut, t'ol. Browne, k. C. B At 



Craubrogan, T. Evans, esq. 



SCOTLAND. 



The tenants on the Earl of Errol's estate in Aber- 

 deenshire, have recently presented a piece of plate 

 to the Countess of Errol, as a tribute of respect for 

 the many acts of humanity and Ijencvolence of hex 

 Ladyship since her residence among them. 



A very numerous and highly respectable meeting 

 was held lately at Edinburgh, pursuant to requisition, 

 at which it was resolved to petition Parliament 

 against any alteration of the Scotch banking system'. 



The guild of Merchants of Glasgow, at a late 

 meeting, also passed a series of resolutions against 

 the abolition of small notes in Scotland. 



A meeting of the bridge commissioners was held 

 lately in the town-hall, Montrose, when it was rcsolv- 

 e<l that ^li,0(lll should be borrowed, to be applied to 

 the erection of the chain bridge, and that the work 

 should be conmienccd without delay. 



Married.'] At Glasgow, G. S. Bruce, esq., to Chris- 

 tiana, daughter of W. Shortridgc, es<i — At Leith, W. 

 Wardlaw, esq., to Mary Ann, daughter of R. Doug- 

 las, esq., of Preston— At Oaksliaw^ouse, T. Dykes, 

 esq., to Marion, daughter of T. Leeshman, esq. — At 

 Eleri", Appin, Argylcshire, G. Ferguson, esq., to 

 Isabella, daughter of Mr. D. Sinclair — At Edinburgh, 

 A. Pearson, esq., to Catherine, daughter oi D. Pat- 

 terson, esq A. Kedslic, esq., to Margaret, daughter 



of the late .\. Fyfe, esq. — R. Fairbum, esq., to Jean, 

 daughter of I. Kay, esq.— .\t Alloa, J. M'R. Hague, 

 esq. to Jannetie, daughter of J. M'Gowan, esq. 



D'led.] At Peebles, J. Ker, esq.— At Dubbyside, 

 Fifeshire, J. Fulton, esq.— At Craigie Manse, Isa- 

 bella, daughter of the Rev. Dr. Stirling— At Kirk- 

 maiden, the Rev. J. French— At Edinburgh, Mrs. 

 Oliphant— Margaret, daughter of Capt. D. Campbell 

 — Miss I. Stivens — Ul, Mary, wife of R. Treasurer, 

 esq.— Jannette, daughter of W. Baird, esq — At 

 Greycraig. Miss J. Bethune— At Greenock, Rosina, 

 relict of the late J. Hunter, esq — At Paisley, H. 

 Sutherland, esq.— At Falkirk, 87, the Rev. W. Bums. 

 — Mr. Galdie, aged 28, editor of the Paisley Adver- 



tizer About four years back he published a volume 



of poetry of considerable merit ; also a neat collec- 

 tion, in 2 vols., entitled "The Spirit of British Song." 

 IRELAND. 



The extensive cotton-mills of Mr. Grimsheaw, at 

 Whitehouse, near Belfast, were entirely destroyed by 

 fire on Wednesday the 8th of March. 



The Marquis of Waterfordhas established plough- 

 ing matches among his tenantry in the coimty of 

 Londonderry. 



MaiTied.] At HoUymount, E. S. Ward, esq., of 

 Castle Ward, Down, to Harriet, daughter of the 

 Rev. H. Maxwell, of Temple Michael— At Galway, 

 the very Rev. J. Daly, to Jemima, daughter of the 

 late T. Brown, esq., 



Dieji.'] At Merville, 7-1, Lord Downes— At Dublin, 

 Viscount Ardee — Margaret, wife of 11. O'Riley, esq., 

 of New Groves, oountv of Mcath. 



