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drinking booth should not be fixed over the mansion 
of the dead, nor should the gamester be allowed to 
throw his dice upon the tomb. 
July 3.—A most malancholy and awful event hap - 
pened to a party of pleasure on Malvern Hills from 
the effects of a great storm of thunder and lightning. 
Miss E. Hill and Miss Woodword were struck dead 
by the lightning, and Misses Johanna and Mar- 
garet Hill, with several ladies and gentlemen, were 
dreadfully burnt. 
At the Assizes, ten were condemned, five trans- 
Ported, nineteen imprisoned. 
Marricd.) _At Worcester, Mr. Woodyatt, to Miss 
A. Wilde; F. Haywood, esq., to Mrs. Waldron; 
Mr. S. Leonard, M.H., to Miss E. S. Page. 
Died.] Rev. L. Middleton, rector of Great and 
Little Comberton, in this county—he was returning 
home from Tewkesbury, where he had been to at. 
tend the Clerical Society, and was killed by a fall 
from his horse—At Audnam, near Stourbri ige, M. 
Grazebrook, esq.—At Kidderminster, J. Sprigg; 
€sq., alderman; Miss Woodward, of Birlington—At 
Martley Court, Mr. S. Pritchard—At Worcester, 
75, Mr. E. Goodere; 83, Mr. W. Benton; 66, Mr. 
o W. Lloyd; Mrs. E. Baylis—At Bromsgrove, 70, 
Irs. Williams. 
HEREFORDSHIRE. 
At the wool fairs held lately at Chepstow, Mon- 
mouth, Usk and Colford, at each of which large 
quantities of very superior wool are usually exhibit- 
ed for sale, the price was so low, owing to the great 
depression in the woollen manufactures, and the 
cheapness of foreign wool, that the prime parcels 
did not obtain above 10s. Gd. per stone of 13} lbs., 
and average parcels only 9s. per stone, which is from 
about 8d. to 10d. per lb. The same wools this time 
last year obtained a ready sale at from ls. 6d. to 
2s. per Ib. 
At Hereford annual wool fair, July 1, little busi- 
ness was done, and at ruinously low terms; 12s. Gd. 
per stone was the top price—the same as at the last 
fair sold from 18s. to 22s. perstone. Fora lot of the 
finest Merino wool from Foxley, only 14s. was offer- 
ed; the same description of wool has sold for 70s. 
per stone at former fairs. Horses nearly 30 per 
cent. lower. 
Died.) Mr. T. Smith, of Lower Weston. 
GLOUCESTER AND MONMOUTH. 
A Branch Bank from the Bank of England was 
opened at Gloucester on the 19th of July. 
Operations have been begun for erecting a new 
bridge across the Severn at Over. 
The June Meeting of the Forest of Dean and 
Chepstow District Agricultural Society was held 
June 26, at Chepstow, for the shew of Breeding 
Stock, when a variety of premiums were awarded, 
_ At Gloucester fair, July 5, less business was trans- 
acted than ever was known there, nor was any pre- 
ceding fair ever worse attended. 
Married.) Rev. H. Clissold, of Hill House, to 
Marianne, daughter of Mr. Justice Bayley. 
_Died.] 79, Mr. W. Jelfi—At the Hotwells, Mrs. 
Fowler, of Filton House; Mr. E. F. Housman, 
Tetbury; Mrs. A. Baker, of Tickenham; Mrs. Cox, 
of Wornmley ; 90, Mrs. Pugh—At Painswick, 89, 
Mr. Hogg. 
OXFORDSHIRE. 
Married.) At Oxford, Mr. G. Cox, to Miss Jane 
Jackson; C. Gilbee, esq., to Miss M. J. Williams; 
Rey. J. Williams, to Miss A. Taunton. 
Died.) Rev. J. Broadhurst, M.H., of Wadham 
College; Rev. G. A. Legge, of Christ Church, and 
Vicar of Bray; Miss M. Worland at Kidlington ; 
Mr. W. Gardner, late city marshal for Oxford. 
BUCKS AND BERKS. 
At the Summer Assizes, four criminals condemned 
to death—six transportation—two imprisonment— 
three no bills found—three acquittals. - 
Herefordshire, Gloucester, Monmouth, &c. 937 
Married.) At Egham, Capt. Castle, 77th Tegt., 
to Miss Burton, daughter of T. Burton, es: +» of 
Bakehem House—At Newbury, 68, Dr. Winter- 
ttom. 
Died.) 95, Mr. L. Kennedy, of Windsor —At 
Donnington near Newbury, 67, Lieut.-Col. F. S. 
ead. 
HERTFORD AND BEDFORD. 
At the Summer Assizes for Bedford, one trans- 
ported—fifteen imprisoned—one whipped—four ac- 
quitted—one remains for bastardy. The gentlemen 
of the special jury, on the case of finding Sir G. P. 
Turner of unsound mind, have generously presented 
their fees (twenty-four guineas) to the county in- 
firmary. 
Married.| At Therfield, Rey. B. Nicols, to Miss 
J. Leathes—At Walkern, Mr. W. Ray, 74, to Mrs. 
M. Cook, He has had three wives, who led him to 
the hymeneal altar—he being stone blind. 
Died.) Mr. Pocock, a respectable sheep salesman 
and miller, near St. Albans. He stopped down ina 
fit at Smithfield, and instantly expired on June 19; 
81, Mrs. Pollard, at Bennington rectory. 
NORTHAMPTON, 
At Northampton Summer Assizes, nine prisoners 
were condemned for death and six reprieved—eleven 
transportation—seven imprisonment of different 
periods—eight were discharged by proclamation— 
besides several acquittals. 
June 27.—The foundation stone was laid at North- 
ampton, for the erection of a Sunday School, in 
connexion with the Castle Hill Meeting. 
Married.) At Stamford Baron, W. Whit » O45 
to Miss Louisa Phillips—At Thropston, J. orke, 
€sq., to Ellinor Lockwood, only daughter of the 
Rev. W. L. Maydwell. 
Died.) At Northampton, 89, Mrs. FE. Scriven ; 76, 
W. Birdsall, esq—At ge 73, Mr. Boon— 
At Wellingborough, 67, M. E. Jones, esq-, Deputy 
Lieutenant for this county. 
NORFOLK. 
The commissioners under the paving acts have 
granted £60 towards the commencement of Mac- 
adamizing several of the streets at Norwich. And 
at the last quarterly assembly of the Corporation 
£100 was voted for repaving and not Macadamizing 
the pavement of several other streets. 
Anew Corn Exchange is at length fixed on at 
Norwich. 
At the general Court of Guardians held at Norwich, 
July 3, the mulct for the next quarter was fixed at 
£15,000, being an addition to the last of £3,000, ren- 
dered necessary by the increased applications from 
the unemployed. 
The annual regatta at Yarmouth was remarkably 
well attended on both days; no accident occurred, 
Mr. Charles Green (accompanied by his brother) 
made his fifty-first zrial excursion with a balloon, 
June 21. at Lynn, in the presence of 20,000 people, 
and after remaining an hour in the air, descended 
safely at Southery, near Downham. 
Marvied.| Rev. J. Raven of Methwold to Miss 
Grant—At Yarmouth, Rev. E. C. Kemp to Miss 
E. A. Reynolds—At Fellbrigg, G. T. Wyndham, 
esq., to Miss M. A. Windham, niece to the late 
Right Hon. W. Windham—At White Parish, H. 
W. Mason, esq., to Miss Horatia Matcham, ‘niece 
of the late and present Lord Nelson. 
Died.] Miss S. E. Wodehouse, daughter of BE. 
Wodehouse, esq., M.P.; T. Martineau, esq., and 
76, Mr. Taylor, of Norwich—At Hindringham, 95, 
Miss E. Brown, of Fulmodeston Hall—$2, Mr. J. 
Page, of Long Stratton—At Castle Meadow, 78, Mr. 
Blake—At Yarmouth, both 83, Mr. Powell and 
Mrs. Pizza—At Thirnig, 70, Mr. S. Johnson. 
SUSSEX. 
June 27.—A dreadful fire broke out at Clark’s 
hotel, Bognor. ’ It appears that during the prepara- 
tions for dinner the chimney unfortunately caught 
