S84 
At Denmead, Mrs. Hatch, wife of Mr. 
Hatch. 
At Fritham, in the New Foreft, Stephen 
Lawfon Popham, efq. nephew to Sir Home 
Popham. ; 
At Lymington, Mr. Harry Saint, youngeft 
fon of ‘Mr. Daniel Saint, of the iron-foundry ; 
whofe death was occafioned by the accidental 
difcharge of his fowling piece, 
At Bentworth, the Rev. Joha Caliand, 
rector of that place, prebendary of Chicheiter 
cathedral, and chaplain to Lord Le Defpen- 
cer. 
WILTSHIRE. . 
Application is intended to be made to parlia- 
ment for leave to cut a navigable canal, to 
conneét the Thames and Severn with the 
Wiltfhire and Berkfhire canals, by way of 
Highworth, Shrivenham, &<. Alfo for an- 
@ther cut to conneét the above mentioned 
principal canals, at Inglefham and Uffing- 
ton, by way of Great Farringdon and Shel- 
lingford, 
Phe proprietors of the Wilts and Berk- 
fhire canal refolved, at a late meeting, to 
apply to parliament for leave to raife a fur~ 
ther fum of money, to complete the faid ca- 
na}, and in confeguence thereof, very confi- 
derabie fums were immediately fub{cribed for 
that purpofe. 
The inhabitants of Saliibury, as well as 
thofe of Bradford, have entered into agree- 
- ments not to ufe butter in their families at 
more than ¥s. per pound, which meafure has 
had the defired efie&t in reducing the late 
enormous charge for that article to the pro- 
pofed price. 
The incorporated clothiers and weavers of 
Wilton lately held their annual and centena- 
rv feaft, at which upwards of 10c members 
attended, 
At the late Marlborough feffions, a miller 
~was indi@ed for defrauding a cuftomer, who 
had {ent him fume good wheat to grind, by 
returning flour from other wheat that was da- 
maged and unwholefome. He was found guil- 
ty, and fentenced to pay a fine of sal. 
As tome labourers were lately digging 
chalk ina meadow between Warmintfter and 
Heytefbury, they came down to a moft per- 
feet and beautiful Roman pavement, 12 feet 
fquare, equal, if not fuperior, to that difco- 
vered at Woodchefter fome years fince ; it is 
generally fuppofed that this is only~ part of 
fome fpacious Roman palace. The ground 
belongs to the Maiquis of Bath. 
Married | At Devizes, Mr. fobn Link, 
bra{s-founder, of Briftol, to Mifs Sarah Har- 
xis, of Bower Hill, Wilts. 
At Trowbridge, Mr. R. Lewis, to Mifs 
‘Townfend. : 
Died.] AtSalifbury, aged 65, Mr. R. Bar. 
yet, many years a lay vicar, and clerk of the 
cathedral church. Aged 90, Mrs. Smith, 
widow of the late Mr. Smith. Mr, S. Lovell, 
ef the Ship ina, 
Wiltfoire—Dorfetfhire—Somerfet/pire. 
“who were ailembled on the occafion. 
[Nov. 1, , 
At Ogborn St. Andrew, near Marlborough, 
Milfs Richens. 
At Barford St. Martin, Mrs. Arnold, wife 
of Mr. Arnold. 
At Warminiter, Mrs. Maffey, wife of Mr. 
Maffey. 
At Wilton, aged 15, the fon and only 
child of Mr. T. Meafe. 
At Ugford, Mr. James Thring, a truly 
good and honeft man. 
DORSETSHIRE. 
The elegant horfe-barracks, at Weymouth, 
have lately been entirely confumed by an ac- 
cidental fire. 
Iarried.| At Lulworth caftle, by fpecial 
licence, the Hon. William Stourton, to Mifs 
Catherine Weld, daughter of Thomas Weld, 
efg. of that place. 
At Poole, John Davis, efq. of Oakhill, 
Somerfet, to Mifs Wefton. 
At Blandford, Mr. George Thomas, of 
Shafton, to MifsClarke 
At Chettle, Mr. William Dolling, to Mifs 
Ann Floyd, niece to the Rev. W, Chaffin. 
Died.| At Shaftefbury, Mrs. Swyer, re- 
li& of the late Robert Swyer, efq. 
At Pimperne, aged 35, the Rev. Ceorge 
Bingham, B.D. reétor of that place, and of 
the confolidated livings of Moor Critchel and 
Long Critchel. 
SOMERSETSHIRE. 
At Briftol, an adjourned meeting of the 
Soup Committee of laft winter, has lately 
been held, when it was refolved that efiec- 
tual meafures fhould be forthwith adopted for 
the relief of the poor during the enfuing win- 
ter, upon.a more extended feale, if poffible, 
than heretofore, and that application be made 
to every parifh in the city, to fet on foota 
fubfcription for raifing a fund. 
The confumers of hay and ftraw, in Briftol, 
have it in-contemplation to abolifh the hay- 
market in that city, as the only means to get 
rid of a cumbination of johbers, who at pre- 
fent greatly injure the purchafers. 
Harry Attwood, efg. who was lately fworn 
into the office of mayor of Bath, has given the 
40ol. allowed him by the chamber for the 
expences of his mayoralty, to the fund for 
relieving the diftrefles of the poor. And the 
corporation have, in confequence, refolved to 
difpenfe with their ufual featts. 
On Monday, the 13th of O€tober, a public 
exhibition of Mr. Fufell’s balance lock on the 
Dorfet and Somerfet canal, was again made, 
purfuant to advertifement, and Jaden boats were 
with great facility transferred to and from the 
upper and lower levels, in a manner that gave 
the greateft fatisfactiun to a very numerous 
company of noblemen, gentlemen, and others, 
The 
lock was continued in ation for two hours, 
that the ingenious might have ampie tefti- 
mony of its principles and utility, which are 
now fully eftablithed and admitted, not only 
by committees of other canal companies, but 
alfo 
