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Herefordshire, Gloucester, Monmouth, S^c. 



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STAFFORDSniRE. 



A large brown eagle In flnc plumage, and mco- 

 Buring eight feet from tip to tip when the wings were 

 expanded, was caught lately In the garden of T 

 Swengwood, a labouring man, rcsi<ling at Lapley 

 Heath, near Cheswardlne, by means of a large rat- 

 trap. 



Married.'] At Burton on Trent, W. Tarratt, esq., 

 of New Bridge, to Harriet, daughter of W. Wor- 

 thincton, £S(i. — At Trentham, 1). James, esq., of 

 Mandchurch, to Miss Ford, ofCocknage; C. Mort, 

 esq., to Miss Bailey— At Tixall, M. J. Wright, esq., 

 of .Stafford, to Miss Princei> — P. Lardner, esq., to 

 Sophia, daughter of the late J. Dyott, esq., of 

 Litchfield. 



Oierf.] At Newcastle, J. Smith, esq. — CO, Ann, 

 Wife of T. Price, esq., of Harborne. 



WARWICKSHIUE. 



A meeting has been held at Uinningham for the 

 purpose of establishing a " Joint Stock Banking 

 Company," with a capital of £300,0(10, in shares of 

 f 100 each ; a very considerable amount is already 

 subscribed for. The object of the company is to 

 discount tradesmen's bills. They do not intend to 

 Issue any local paper. 



Mnrrial.'] T. B. Rann, esq., of Coventry, to 

 Kaiherine, daughter of 11. Nicholl, esti., of (Jreen- 

 hill house, Herts — At Warwick, W. M. Taylor, esq., 

 to Miss H. Biggs.— At btivichall, Capt. F. Grove, to 

 Miss F. S. Gregory. 



DtVrf.] At Edg'baston, T. Geast, esq.— At Kenil- 

 worth, (>1, N. Pilkington, escj., of Leicester — 79, 

 At Elmdon-House, Mrs. Spoouer. 



SHROPSHIRE. 

 Died.] The Rev. J. B. Blakcway, M.A. F.R.S., of 



St. Mary's, .Shrewsbury— (jl, W. Adams, esq., of 



the Sheet— 27, Near Shrewsbury, W. Kvans, esq 



At Wooilgate, near Loppington, Ann, relict of T. 

 Wingfield, esq — At Alscott, J. Browne, esq. 



WORCESTER. 



A new bridge, consisting of one iron arch of 140 

 feet span, is to be throAvn over the Severn, at Holt 

 Fleet. 



All the principal streets in Worcester are shortly to 

 be Macadamize<l. 



The parishioners and visitors of Great Malvern 

 have subscribed 200 guineas for a handsome piece 

 of plate, to be presented to the Rev. H. Card, D.D. 

 F.R.S. F.A.S. M.R.S.L. 



Married.] At Bellbroughton, R. Baker, esq., of 

 Bristol, to Dorothea, daughter of the Rev. J. ^Vilde 

 At Malvern, G. M. Benson, esq., of Lutwyche-Hall, 

 Shropshire, to Miss Bro^vn. 



Dind.] At Stoulton, 59, the Rev. W. Hutchinson 

 — At Pershore, Mrs. Baker, relict of J. Baker, esq., 

 of Highfields, Cheshire— At Redhill, 72, Mrs. Clif- 

 ton—At .\bberley, Jane, wife of the Rev. F. Seveme 

 —2a, Harriet, wife of J. H. Lethbridge, esq.— til, 

 Mrs. Onley, relict of J. Onley, esq., of Branstord— 

 At Rose Hill Place, near Worcester, the Rev. J. 

 Owen ; 72, Mrs. Nash ; J. H. Martin, esq.— 76, Mrs, 

 Baldwin, of Bretforten. 



HEREFORDSHIRE. 



The Rev. E. N. Dean, M.A., of Weston, to 

 Emma, daughter of W. Thomas, esq., of London— 

 At Linton, S. Higgins, esq., to Miss E. Matthews, of 

 Burton. „ , „ ^^ 



Died.] At Hereford, 40, Lieut. J. Bolter, R.N. ; 

 44, Mrs. Downes; Jane, daughter, of the late Rev. 

 T. Lloyd ; IK), Mrs. Moore— At Rotherwas, liH, C. S. 

 Bodenham,esq.— W\South, esq., of Stoke Prior— At 

 Ross, 24, Mrs. C. Love— At Lower Moor, Ann, wife 

 of the Rev. F. Coke. 



GLOUCESTER AND MONMOUTH. 



The Bristol Corporation has issued an order for 

 licensing four wheeled carriages, drawn by one 

 horse. The number is limited to forty, and the 

 fares to be two-thirds of the present hackney-coach 

 fares. 



The first stone of a new pier was laid lately on 

 the Beachley side of the old passage ferry, across the 

 Severn. 



A steam-packet of twenty-horse power has lately 

 commenced to ply from Bristol between llfracombe, 

 Bideford, and Barnstaple. 



The anniversary meeting of the Gloucester, ^^■or- 

 cester, and Hereford choirs, will be held atGluucester 

 on the iruh, 14th, and 15th of SepUinber. 



Married.] At Clifton, Sir W. F. Elliott, bart., to 

 Miss Boswell, daughter of the late Sir A. Boswell, 

 bart — The Uev. R. Bateman, of Silton, Dorset, to 

 MissF. C. Mitford— .\t Cam, the llcv. W. Fryer, to 

 Ann, daughter of G. Harris, esci., of Uaklands, near 

 Dursley — At Stroud, F. Thisllethayte, esq., to .Miss 

 S. Denyer — .\t Bristol, J. L. Furselon, esq. to M iss 

 E. Fryer. 



Died.] At Nailsworth, J. V. Day, esq.— a5, Mrs. 

 Sommers, of Chipping, Sodbury — 65, J. Bowen, esq., 

 of Monnionth — T. Perry, esq., of Woottcn-undet- 

 Etlge- The Rev. J. 1. Roberts, Rector of Saintbury 

 — Charlotte, dauphter, and Mary, the wife of the 

 Rev. R. Hepwortn, of Tewkesbury — At Cheltenham, 

 4M, Mrs. Venour; OH, Mrs. S. llannan — Eliialxrth, 

 daughter of J. Macben, esq., of Eiu.tbach Court — 

 At Clifton, Mrs. A. Muq'hy — 48, Mrs. Gardner, of 

 Bristol. 



OXFORDSHIRE. 

 Died.] At Somerton, S. Baker, aged infi, who 

 ofBciatetl for many years a-s parish clerk in .Siimerton 

 — -At Witney, Mary, daughter of the Rev. U. Wright, 

 Rector of Itchen .\bbas, Hants, 15, Miss F. Price — 

 At 0.\ford, A. Barber, esq., M.A., of Wadhain Col- 

 lege. 



BUCKS AND BERKS. 



A piece of plate has been presented to the Rev. S. 

 Slocock, on his leaving Newbury, as a testimony 

 of esteem for his character and ser\ices during 

 twenty-two years that he has officiated in the parish 

 church as afternoon lecturer. 



Married.] .M Compton, F. Lauga, esq., of Bath, 

 to Harriet, daughter of the late T. Pottmger, escj., 

 of Brockenhurst Lodge, near Lymhigton— J. Rown- 

 son, esq., to Kliza, daughter of 11. Smith, esi)., of 

 Potten — .\t Windsor, W. Cioodmaii, esq., of Louth, 

 to Maria, daughter of J. Caley, esq., of Frograore 

 — At Wantage, J. Pepper, esq., of Southampton, to 

 Miss M. Hay ward. 



Died.] At Reading, the Rev. W. Romaine, D.D. 

 — At Eton College, 15, Launcelot, son of L. Rolles- 

 ton, esq., of Watnall, Notts— At Aylesbury, /(J, Mrs. 



Hayward; Mary Ann, wife of T. Tindall, esq 



At Thateham. 41, T. Hedges, esq — At Windsor, 01, 

 J. Rarasbottom — 61, J. Hetlges, esq., of Wallingfoni 

 — J. Collins, esq., of Stre<itley — Elizabeth, <laughter 

 of the late Rev. J. Risley, of Tingewick and 

 Thornton. 



HERTFORD AND BEDFORD. 



Mr. Freeling has orderetl an auxiliary post to Wal- 

 ton, which affords great accommodation to the 

 neighbourhood. 



The Verulam new road into St. Alban's is now 

 opened, avoiding the dangerous declivities and short 

 turnings of the old road, and saving a distance of 

 half a mile. 



There was not a single prisoner for trial at the 

 last Sessions for the County and Town of Bedford. 



Married.] At Bushey, T. W. Willett, esq., to 

 Miss A. M. Green — At I'otton, J. Rownson, esq., to 

 Eliza, daughter of H. Smith, esq. — .Vt Toddington, 

 Mr. S. Cooper, to Miss Stapleton — Xt Itchin, G. 

 Rayner, esq., to AmeUa, daughter of F. Fisher, 

 esq., of Boat's hall, Suffolk. 



Died.] At Ware, 63, W. Mur\'ell, esq.— At Bar- 

 net, Sophia, daughter of S. Ruraball, esq — At 

 Porthill, 59, — Stoddart, esq.; Miss Flack— At 

 Hoddesdon, 60, the Rev. W. T. Say— At Harpenden 

 Common, 40, J. Boys, esq. 



NORTHAMPTON. 

 Died.] 63, Mrs. StUgoe, of Maidford Grange — 

 23, Miss Ann Marsh, of Moulton — 79, Mrs Treslove, 

 of Northampton— At Northampton, Miss Lumley 

 — .Vt Wellingsborough, Mrs. 'Tompson— 50, J. P. 

 Clarke, esq., of Daventry. 



CA.MBRIDGE AND HUNTINGDON. 

 Capt. Coe, late Commander of the squadron in 

 the East-Indies, has presented to the UnlverMty of 



