116 Marriages and Deaths Abroad. 
rine, daughter of the late Lieut.-Gen. Desborough— 
At Caen, Henrietta, wife of J. Ambrose, esq.—At 
St. Petersberg, 38, Ellen, Viscountess Strangford—At 
Sierra Leone, 26, Capt. H. Curwen—Capt. Pearce— 
Dr. Morison—At Anantpoor, 26, G. R. son of J. Gos- 
ling, esq., of Gloucester Place—At the Cape of Good 
Hope, J. Lloyd, esq.—42, J. Digby, esq.—At Cal- 
cutta, 24, Rachel, widow of the late H. Money, esq. 
—W. Jackson, esq.—At Bombay, D. Malcolm, esq. 
—At Arracan, 20, Lieut. A. Wight,—Dr. A. Walker 
~—Lieut.-Col. W. Baker—G. M. S., son of the late Sir 
W. Robe, K.C.B.—At Chittagong, Lieut J. G. Ma- 
(Jury; 
gregor—On her passage from India,. Mary, wife of 
the Rev. J. F. Beddy—Lieut. A. Pitcairn—At Bou- 
logne-sur-mer, the Right-Hon. Ralph, Lord Viscount 
Neville—47,Dr. J.Cole, M.D.—24,At Algiers, James, 
son of G. Woodfall, esq.—J. H. Bradford, esq., of 
Boston, United States of America—At Truro, Capt. 
Andrews—At Patna, Rose, wife, of J. Sandford, esq., 
of the Bengal Civil Service—At Vienna, Lord In- 
gestre, son of Earl Talbot—At Pegue, Capt. J. Cur- 
sham—At Masulipatam, Capt. W. James—Anna, 
daughter of T.H. Symons, esq.—At Zurich, 62; 
Hans C. Gesner, the celebrated painter. 
MONTHLY PROVINCIAL OCCURRENCES; 
WITH THE MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. 
NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM, 
A meeting of the Botanical and Horticultural So- 
ciety of Newcastle-upon-Tyne was held lately, when 
the usual prizes were distributed. 
Four very handsome silver cups, with appropriate 
inscriptions, were presented lately to Mr. J. Tho- 
burn, and Mr. Wm. Coppin, of Blyth, by the Secre- 
tary of the Friendly United and Eligible Insurance 
Association, at North Shields, as a testimony of the 
meritorious service rendered by those gentlemen to 
the ship Effort while stranded at the entrance of 
Blyth harbour. 
May 30, an explosion of hydrogen gas took place 
at Whitfield Colliery (which supplies the London 
market with Townley coals), thirty-seven men and 
boys came to a premature death. 
Married.) R. Weldon, esq., to the daughter of 
R. Barker, esq. 
Died.] At Morpeth, Capt. A. Dickson, R.N.— 
At Newcastle, 35, T. Davidson, esq.; Alice, wife 
of W. Selby, esq-, of Biddleston; Elizabeth, wife 
of T. Todd, esq.;C. Ogle, esq. 
CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORELAND. 
Married.] At Carlisle, R. Matthews, esq., of Low- 
hall, Castlesowerby, to the daughter of C. Hudson, 
esq-, of Haltcliffe-bridge, Greystock; the Rev. C. 
H. Wybergh, to Miss A. M. Minshull. 
Died.] At Wetheral, 56, J. Hall, esq.; 68, the 
Rev. J. Ponsonby. 
3 YORKSHIRE. 
The first stone of the Leeds Commercial Buildings 
was laid lately by Lepton Dobson, esq., who, at the 
conclusion of the ceremony, presented the chairman 
of the fund for the relief of the unemployed in Leeds, 
with a purse containing 100 sovereigns, being the 
amount of the dinner tickets intended to have been 
held on this occasion. 
The new Port of Goole, and the grand canal con- 
nected therewith, are to be opened on the 5th of 
July. 
Married.) At Whitby, W. Richardson, esq., to 
Anne, daughter of M. Nelson, esq ; the Rev C. P. 
Worsley, to Caroline, daughter of P. Acklom, esq., 
of Beverley—At West Rownton, Sir T. S. Pasley, 
bart., to Jane, daughter of the Rev. M. J. Wyn- 
yard. 
Died.) At York, Catherine, relict of the late T. 
Selby, esq., sen.—At Barnsley, Francis, wife of the 
Rev. W. Wordsworth—At Northallerton, E. Smith, 
esq., M-D.—At Attercliffe, 23, the Rev. J. Browne; 
32, the Rev. J. Hodgson—At Fishlake, Elizabeth, 
wife of the Rev. W. Holbrey; J. Greenwood, esq. 
LANCASHIRE. 
The Liverpool and Manchester Railway is to be 
commenced in about two months, and will require, 
at least, three months to complete it. 
The Manchester Natural History Society is now 
in possession of the skeleton of the elephant that 
died in Salford about eighteen months since, which 
then formed part of Wombwell’s collection. The 
skeleton has been reconstructed, and the different 
bones fixed in their proper places, by Mr. W. Bent- 
ley. The skin has likewise been preserved and 
stuffed, and is placed at the foot of the stairs leading 
to the museum of the society. 
A female ringed snake was killed lately in the gar- 
den at Woodfold Park, near Blackburn, five feet 
in length; and more than forty eggs were extracted 
from it. 
Married.| At Liverpool, R. Lewtas, esq., to 
Alice, daughter of the late R. Gardner, esq.—At 
Todmorden, R. Richardson, esq-, to the daughter 
of J. Buckley, esq. 
Died.] At Much Urswick, 107, Mrs. Jane Braith- 
waite—At Southport, the wife of W. Anderson, 
M.D.; 93, G. Bulcock, esq.; Elizabeth, wife of R. 
Marsh, esq.; E. Milne, esq., of Manchester, and on 
the same day, his brother, W. Milne, esq. 
CHESHIRE. 
The new London road through Stockport was 
opened on the 19th of June. A splendid public pro- 
cession was formed on the occasion, to commemo- 
rate the anniversary of the battle of Waterloo. 
Married.] The Rev. W.H. G. Mann, of Bowden, 
to Barbara, daughter of R. Spooner, esq. 
Died.] At Cheadle, J. Baxter, esq.; 23, Charles, 
son of T. Worthington, esq.; 76, J. Moore, esq. 
DERBYSHIRE. 
The tenth anniversary of the Derbyshire Church 
Missionary Society washeld lately; Mr. B, Cox read 
the report, and stated that the sum of £1,273. 3s. 6'd. 
had:been collected during the past year; being an 
increase of £107. 12s. 43d. over the sum collected the 
previous year, and making the sum total raised 
from the commencement of the institution £9,157. 
Gs. 2d. 
A handsome plece of plate was lately presented to 
Lieut.-Col. Sir Robert Wilmot, bart., by the non- 
commissioned officers and privates of the Derbyshire 
yeomanry cavalry. 
Married.) A. L. Maynard, to the daughter of the 
late R. Waller, esq. 
Died.] At Ashbourn, Major Sowter; the Rev. J. 
Wolfe, A.D.—At Ripley, 84, Admiral Faucourt. 
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, 
The annual meeting of the Nottingham Me- 
chanics’ and Artizans’ Library was held lately; the 
report noticed the continued prosperity of the libra- 
ry, which now consists of 1,338 volumes. There are 
forty-two share-holders (nineteen of whom have 
made presents of their shares to the institution), and 
375 subscribers. 
Married.j At Burton Joyce, J. J. Bigsby, M.D., 
to Miss Sarah Jamson; the Rev. T. C. Cane, of 
Southwell, to Mary, daughter of J. Brettle, esq., 
of Thurgarton; G. O. Heming, esq., to Jane, daugh- 
ter of J. Freeth,-esq. — ae forbs, 
Died.] At Southwell, 84, T- Spofforth, esq:; 93)" 
C. Morley, esq.; 80, W. Ffarmarie, esq. 
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