1821 .] Shropshire—Oxfordshire, 283 
At Henley in Arden, Mrs. Parker of the 
Bear Inn. 
At Handsworth, 100, Mrs. Elizabeth 
Leach. 
At Atherstone, Sarah Murtou Beech, 
youngest daughter of Mr. J. Beech. 
At Wootton Wawen, 86, Rev. Jer. Ellis, 
D.D. rector of Leadenham. 
At Fazeley, 40, after a long and painful 
illness, Mr. J. Webster. 
At Edgbaslon, 55, Sarah, widow of the 
late Mr. Guy Clarke. 
SHROPSHIRE. 
The Directors of the House of Industry 
at Shrewsbury, have discontinued the out- 
pay to paupers, except in cases of very ur¬ 
gent distress. 
Married .] Mr. R. Thomas, watchmaker, 
to Miss A. Cheshire.—T. Salt, esq. of 
Shrewsbury to Harriet, eldest daughter of 
the Rev. E. Moultrie, vicar of Cleobury 
Mortimer, Salop.—Rev. E. R. Downward, 
B.A. of Worthenbury, Flintshire, to Mary, 
eldest daughter of Peter Beck, esq. of 
Kingsland, near Shrewsbury. 
Died.] At Shrewsbury, Mr. Launcelot 
Dowbiggin. 
Mrs. Bolton, wife of Mr. J. B. of Hum- 
pherston Hall. 
AtWoodcote, John Cotes, esq. M.P. for 
this county. The integrity and indepen¬ 
dence of his public character are well 
known. In the immediate circle of his 
friends and relatives, his loss will be deeply 
deplored : while his benevolence and muni¬ 
ficent hospitality towards the poor will 
tend to endear his memory to all classes of 
the community. Mr. C. was first elected 
knight of the shire in 1806, and has repre¬ 
sented this county in five successive par¬ 
liaments. 
At Hawkstone, much lamented, Edward 
Hill, esq. youngest son of Sir John H. 
bart. 
62, Mr. Gray, of Hodcet, much respected 
WORCESTEHSHIRE. 
Two witnesses were examined in causes 
at the late Worcester Assizes, whose respec¬ 
tive ages were no less than 105 and 101. 
In the nursery of Mr. Broughton, near 
Worcester, is a beautiful and rare specimen 
of the Yucca Gloriosa, or Superb Adam's 
■ Needle , in full flower, the stem of which 
has lately been nearly nine feet from the 
earth, and has now between six and seven 
hundred blossoms. 
Married .] The Rev. J. Irving, of Wor¬ 
cester College, Oxford, to Margaretta, 
daughter of the late Rev. W. Davies, Lan- 
gorse, Breconshire. 
Died.] T. Wheeler, esq. of Hartlebury. 
At Dudley, 79, Mr. S. Taylor, deeply la¬ 
mented.—73, Mr. E. Bridgwater, malster 
-—59, after a lingering illness, Elizabeth, 
wife of J. Brown, esq.—Mrs. Hawkes, relict 
of A. Hawkes, esq. 
At Broadway, Mr. G. Taylor, of the 
White Hart Inn, 
HEREFORDSHIRE. 
Married.] Rev. E. Howcles, minor 
canon of Hereford Cathedral, to E. M. el¬ 
dest daughter of the Rev. E. Morgan.—At 
Leominster, Capt. J. Harris, R.N. to the 
only daughter of the late Rev. H. Beevan. 
Died.] After a few hours illness, 58. 
Mrs. Sherborne, wife of John S. esq., 
—70, Mrs. Greenly, relict of Mr. W. G. 
At Kingston, 68, Bridgwater Meredith, 
esq. 
At Leominster, Mr. Nieholls, attorney 
at law, and clerk of the general meeting 
of lieutenancy for this county. 
Mr. T. Perkins, of Aston Ingham. 
Mr. J. Newman, of Court-a-park, Park- 
hold. 
At Ledbury, 66, the Rev. G. Cope, D.D. 
canon residentiary of the cathedral of Here¬ 
ford.—Mrs. Slade. 
At Leintwardine the Rev. J. Morris,up¬ 
wards of forty years curate of that place. 
GLOUCESTER AND MONMOUTH. 
An elegant steam yacht, for navigating 
the Severn between Stourport and Glouces¬ 
ter, has lately been launched. 
Married.] At Tetbury, Mr. J.Brown to 
Miss Sisum. — At Wootton-under-edge, 
Carey Henry, youngest son of the late 
J. C. Metivier, esq. of Guernsey, to Mary 
Anne, second daughter of J. Cooper, esq" 
of the former place.—At Cheltenham, Capt. 
J. G. Cowell, of the Royals, to Mary 
Letitia, daughter of the late H. M. 
Ormsby, esq. of Rocksavage, county of 
Roscommon, Ireland. 
Died.] At Gloucester, Mrs. Kitsell, of 
Bell-lane.—At an advanced age, the wife of 
Mr. J. S. Taylor, of Twyning, near Tewkes¬ 
bury.—Miss North, of Eastgate-street. 
—Mr. T. Martin—Mr. W. Townsend, of 
the Vittoria Hotel.—Miss A. Jones. 
At Bristol, after the most painful and 
protracted suffering, John Duncan Gerard, 
esq.; a coroner’s inquest was taken on the 
body, when a verdict of accidental death, 
occasioned by taking oxalic acid by mis¬ 
take for Epsom salts, was returned.—91, 
Mr. T. Merrick.—72, Mr. E. Burbidge. 
—Mr. J. Sloper.—15, Jane, 2d daughter 
of Mr. W. Jaques.—Mr. Brooking, Nicho¬ 
las street.—Mrs. Furlong.—77, after an 
illness of only a few hours, Miss E. A. 
i^ a y*—C. Harford, esq. of Queen-square.— 
Mary Ann’ eldest daughter of the late Mr. 
T. Carver.—33, Mr. W. R. Gould. 
Mrs. Thompson, of Cirencester. 
70, Ann, wife of Mr. T. Dix, of Duntis- 
bourn. 
Mr. J. Conway, near Pont-y-pool. 
At Badminton, 86, Mrs. HatherelJ, of 
Hawksbury Upton. 
Mrs. Goulter, of Acton Turville. 
OXFORDSHIRE. 
The foundation stone of the Oxford 
Lunatic Asylum was laid on Monday th« 
27th of Aug. £500 has been granted by 
vote of convocation, out ©f the university 
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