•662 Provincial Occurrences : Wilts, Somerset, Dorset, 8fc. [June, 



On Friday, April 21, the flret annual meeting of 

 the Winchester Auxiliary Tract Society was held. 

 The report stated that this society distributed> 

 during the last year, 401)5 tracts. 



Mr. Fleming, M.P. for the county of Southamp- 

 ton, has presented the town with a handsome car- 

 riage for the fine old brass eighteen-pounder cannon, 

 which was a gift to the town from Henry the Eighth. 

 On one axletree are the arms of the town in relief, 

 and on the other a suitable inscription. 



A public meeting for promoting a subscription for 

 the suR'ering manufacturers of Lancashire, took 

 place at Southampton on Monday the 1st of May, 

 nearly *2()0 were immediately subscribed. 



The bill for making the new road from Famham 

 to Petersfield has received the royal assent. 



Married.) At Niton, Isle of Wight, the Rev. J. 

 James, to Charlotte, daughter of the late T. Walker, 

 esq., of Ongar, Essex — At Southampton, Rear Ad- 

 miral A. P. Hollis, to Harriet, daughter of J Crabb, 

 esq. — Rev. F. North, to Harriet, daughter of Lieut. 

 Gen. Sir H. Wade— At Portsea, D. G. Meadows, M.D. 

 to Eliza, daughter of Capt. Cox. 



Died.] At Winchester, B. W. Whitelocke, esq.; 

 Rev. T. Price — At Southampton, Mary, the wife 

 of the Rev. T. Lavton— At Bramdean, 77, C. Hodges, 



esq At Havant,' J. Casweller, esq.,— At Farehara, 



G. Purvis, esq AtWintney, J. Giblett, esq. 



WILTS. 



At a meeting of the Commissioners under the 

 Devizes new Paving Act, &c. a second most mu- 

 nificent donation of £'M) from Mr. W. Taylor, 

 of Stoke Park was announced. 



Married.'] .\t Corsham, J. MuUins, esq., to Eli- 

 zabeth, daughter of C Harford, cs(i., of Rigeside 

 — J. S. Burkland, esq., ofChelworth, to Elizabeth, 

 daughter of the late J. Buckland, esq., of C'rudwell 

 — Ci. Blandford, esq., of Hindnn, to Mary, daughter 

 of the late F. Browne, esq., of the Island of Toba- 

 go. — .'Vt Malmsbury, the Rev. J. Allen, to Miss Mary 

 Ann Vowles. 



Died.'] .W, Rev. C. Dewell, of Malmsbury— At 

 Bradford Leigh, Elizabeth, relict of 1). Clutter- 

 buck, esq — 74, The Rev. R. Butler, of Inkpen. 



SOMERSET. 

 A very handsome painted window has lately been 

 put up in the church of St. Mary Magdalen, Taun- 

 ton : the subjects represented are, " Charity," St. 

 Simon," and " St. Andrew," with their characteris- 

 tic symbols. The whole is executed in very good 

 style by Mr. Ray of Taunton, who has gratuitously 

 adorned the the church with this exhibition of hia 

 skill. 



A public meeting was held lately at Ilminster, 

 for the purpose of raising subscriptions to relieve 

 the present sufferings which exist in the manufactur- 

 ing districts. 



Married.] At Bath, H. C. J. Hamilton, esq., to 

 M. S., daughter of Lieut -Gen. Sir F. S. Robinson, 

 K. C. B.— Sir G. S. Gibbons, M.D., to Mari,iiinc, 

 daughter of the late Capt. T. Chapman— P. Laing, 

 esq., to Elizabeth, widow of the late J. Dobsou, esq. 

 — Edward, son of J. H. Pierce, esq., to Elizabeth, 

 daughter of the late R. Michell, esq.— H. Harvey, 

 esq., of St. Audries, to Agnes, daughter of Alex. 

 Ramsey, esq — Capt. Harrington, R.N., to Jane, 

 daughter of the late Archdeacon Thomas — At Strat- 

 ton-upon-Foss, W. Nunn, esq., to Jane, daughter of 

 the late G. Gray, esq. 



nied.] At Bath, the Rev. C. Symraons, D D., 

 author of the lives of MUton and ^hakspeare; W. 

 (H, White, esq., Joanna, daughter of the late Rev. 

 J.Roberts, D.D. ; Mrs. Edgecombe, relict of .T. 

 Edgecombe, esci-; R. Langford, esq.; 7.'i, Rev R. 

 Ho-idley Ashe, D.D.— 27, Sarah, daughter of the 

 Rev. Dr. WoUen— At Bath, N. Chivers, esq —71, 

 D. G. Browne, esq. — J. Coone, esq., of Bridgewater 

 — At Pitcombc, 52, N. Jekyll, esq.— At Honiton 

 Clist, 09, B. Hodge, esq. 



DORSET. 

 -A beautiful fossil fish was lately excavated from a 



rock of blue tlas, on the beech between CharmouCli 

 and Lyme. It Is about fifteen Inches In length, and 

 eleven Inches broad, and is exceedingly perfect; 

 even in the most delicate parts of the eyes. 



The inhabitants of Milborne Port have presented 

 the Rev. W. Owen, of Sherborne, with a superb 

 silver salver, as an acknowledgement of the very 

 exemplary manner in which he fulfilled the dutiei 

 of pastor of that parish for upwards of forty years. 



The foundation stone of Allington church was 

 laid on Monday, May the 1st, with full Masonic 

 honours, by the brethren of the Royal George 

 Lodge, of the town of Bridport, and the grand 

 provincial oflicers from other parts of the county. 



Married.] Rev. J. D. Wingfield, to Ann, daughter 

 of Sir J. W. Smith, bart., of the Down House— 

 At Bridport, the Rev. D.Nantes, to Mary, daugh- 

 ter of G. Golding, esq. — At Wareham, J. Vipan, 

 esq., to Miss Cole, daughter of Major Cole. 



Died.] At North-hill Cottage, near Frome, Mary, 

 relict of H. Dawse, esq At Sherborne, 68, G. Bu- 

 chanan, esq. 



DEVONSHIRE. 

 On removing the pews in St. Andrew's church,,. 

 Plymouth, for the purpose of reseating and im 

 proving the interior, some interesting relics of anti- 

 quity were discovered. A beautifully carved oak 

 screen was brought to light, extending quite across 

 the centre, dividing the nave from the chancel, and 

 forming at the Southern end of the building a small 

 chapel or retreat ; this is supposed to be a part of the 

 original building, erected in the twelfth century. 

 Several ancient coins were likewise found by the 

 workmen. 



Clovelly Pier is about to be rebuilt, and extended 

 n considerable distance beyond low water, so as 

 to enable the fishermen anil trading vessels of 

 almost any size to enter within the pier, and be In 

 safety. 



A short time since a remarkably large wild cat was 

 shot by the keeper in the pl.intations belonging to 

 Sir W. Pole, at Shute: it measured from the head 

 to the tip of the tail, three feet and a half, and 

 wcigheil nine pounds and three quarters. 



The intended enlargement of South Molton 

 Church, to provide accommodation for the increas- 

 ing population of that town, was commenced on 

 Tuesday the 2d of May, when the foundation stone 

 was laid with the usual ceremonies. The avenues to 

 the church are also to be widened. 



An elegant and fine-toned organ, built by Mr. W. 

 Thomas, of Exeter, was opened in the new Church, 

 Exmouth, on Sunday May the 7th. 



A considerable sum has been subscribed by the 

 inhabitants of Stonehouse, and transmitted to the 

 central committee in London, for the relief of tkc 

 distressed manufacturing districts in the North of 

 England. 



Married.] At Colyton, T. J. Winter, esq , of 

 Taunton, to Catherine, daughter of the late S. 

 Sampson, esq. — At Exeter, Major Ball, to Frances, 

 daughter of tlie late W. Land, esq — .\t Exeter, the 

 Rev. G. Kemp. A.B., to Elizabeth, daughter of — 

 Froom, esq — At Stonehouse, T. Morton, esq., to 



Elizabeth, daughter of the late B. Mann, esq At 



Stoke Fleming, H. Nctherton, esq., toMissBridg- 

 man, daughter of the late J. Bridgman, esq., of 

 Tavistock— At Stoke, near Plymouth. T L. Rutton, 

 esq , of London, to Sar.ih, daughter of W. May, 

 esq. — .\t Ro.seash, J. T. Daw, esq , to Miss Eliza- 

 beth Stabbach— At Totness. the Rev. J D. Parham, 

 M.A., to Elizabeth, daughter of the Rev. S. Lane 

 — W. Farrant, esq., of Dartmouth, to Mary, daugh- 

 ter of — MoitIs, esq. 



Died.] AtDawlish, 01, Mrs. -lane Searle— At Ex- 

 eter, 77, the Rev. T. Johnes, M.A —At Beenligh, 

 71, Miss Bro\vn — At Brendon, 92, J. Locke, esq — 

 At Ilcavitree, 57, T. Bremridge, esq. — AtBirideford, 

 T. Tucker, esq.— 4('>, W. Swan, esi|.— 69, B. Hodge, 

 esq —At Biddeford, Lieutenant J. Hogg— At Stone- 

 house, Eleonora, wife of J. Wilcocks, esq. 



