1805.) Hampfhire—Berkfoire—Wiltfbire—Somerfet/bires 
HAMPSHIRE. 
At ameeting of the Committee of the 
South Hants Agricultural Society for arrang- 
ing the premiums for the prefent year, it 
was refulved that the following premiums 
fhould te offered:—-Ten guineas to the moft 
numerous friendly fociety, or benefit club, 
confifting of not lefs than thirty members, 
and compofed principally of perfons employed 
in agriculture and mechanics, to be eftabliihed 
in any parifh within the South Hants diftrid, 
where no fociety of that defcription has hi- 
therto fubfitted. Five guineas to the next 
mo{t numerous friendly fociety, of not lefs 
than twenty members. Three guineas to 
the owner of the beft bull, not exceeding 
three years old; three guineas for the beft 
cow, of the fame age; two guineas for the 
beft two years old heifer; three guineas for 
the beft Leicefter ram ; three guineas for the 
beft Southdown ram; three guineas for the 
beft pen of Hampshire ewes, not lefs than 
ten; three guineas for the beft pen of South- 
down ewes, notlefs than ten; three guineas 
for the beft pen of Somerfetthire ewes, not 
lefs than ten ; three guineas for the beft boar ; 
three guineas for the beft fow. Warious pre- 
miums were likewife propofed for labourers 
and fervants in agriculture. 
Marvried.} At Portfrsouth, Richard Bur- 
bey, jun. elg. to Mifs Gibbens, daughter of 
Mr. Gibbens, filverfmith.——-Mr. Jofeph Dod- 
ley, filverfmith, to Mifs Kirkham. 
At Wellow, Mr. William Atkins, eldeft 
fon of Mr. David Atkins, to Mifs Pitter, of 
Romfey. 
At Ryde, Captain Hill, of the Orpheus, 
to Mifs Bettefworth, daughter of Captain 
Bettefworth, of the South Hants militia. 
Died.} At Southampton, Mrs, Hunt, 
wite of Mr. John Hunt, fenior.—Colonel 
Bayard, many years refident in Southampton. 
He was an American loyalift during the un- 
happy conteft with the States, and for his 
zealous attachment and important fervices to 
the mother country, he has, fince that time, 
received a confiderable annuity from Govern- 
ment, 5 
. BERKSHIRE. 
Married.| Henry Ward, efq. fir lieute- 
mant of the Faringdon volunteers, to Mifs 
Bedwell, daughter of the late Jshn Bedwell, 
fq. banker of Cirencefter, Gloucefterthire. 
At Sonning, Mr. James Goddard, of Early, 
to Mifs Mary Ann Whitfield, of Wargrave. 
—Captain Head of the Tipperary militia, to 
WMifs Sarsfield, fitter of Dora. Sarsfield, efq. 
of Windfor. 
Died.| Mr. Mayo, of Barcot farm, near 
Faringdon. He was walking a fhort dif- 
tance from his own houfe when he fuddenly 
fell down and expired in a few minutes. 
At Nettlebed, Mrs. Ayling, aged 74. 
At Reading, far advanced in years, Mr. 
James Befibridge ; who for many years aéted 
_ as fheriff’s officer for the counties of Berke 
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and Oxford, with the greatéft uprightnefs, 
and was much efteemed by all who knew 
him. 
WILTSHIRE, 
The committee of management of the 
Wiltthire and Berkfhire canal ftate, that the 
demand for coal from North Wilts and Berk- 
fhire is much greater, at the point to which 
they have now carried their canal, than they 
expeéted, and that they are very apprehenfive 
that the Somerfetfhire coal-mines, at prefent 
their only refource, will not afford a fufficient 
fupply, as the canal advances up the Berkfhire 
country, They therefore recommend to the 
inhabitants of the feveral parifhes, who loolg 
to this canal for their fupply of coal, to form 
fub{criptions for forwarding the Gloucefter- 
fhire rail-way. If this rail-way be com- 
pleted, the Sodbury'and Pucklechurch coal, 
as well as the Smiths’ coal, at Haul-lane, of 
which there are inexhauftible ftores, can be 
rendered at reduced prices, and will not only 
anfwer every poflible demand.of the country, 
but be the beft fecurity for the prices of the 
Somerfetfhire coal not being advanced, and 
which nothing but a fair competition can in- 
fure. The country eaftward of Wootton 
Baffet is now fupplied with coal cheaper than 
before, notwith{tanding the price has been ine 
creafed at the pits; but if the rail-way 
fcheme be not carried, as the demand in- 
creafes, upon an Inadequate fupply the price 
will alfo, Every confumer of coal is there- 
fore interefted, in proportion to his confump- 
tion, to promote it, 
Married} At Salifbury, Mr. George 
Hopgood, to Mrs. Wellman.—-Mr. Thomas 
Richards, late of Charmouth, to Mrs. 
Smith. 
SOMERSETSHIRE. 
An engineer, at Briftol, has made fome ime 
rovement in the conftru€tion of fteam-en- 
gines and furnaces. He has adopted the me- 
thod of generating {team by projecting water 
upon a heated metallic, or other fubftances. 
He propofes, to render the machine fuffi- 
ciently ftrong, an increafed condenfation of 
{team, viz. from 1glbs. to 1golbs. on aninchy 
and thus rendering a four-inch cylinder equal 
in power to one of twelve inches, to the obe 
vious faving of fuel, &c. 
Married.| At Clifton, the Rev. W. Me 
Newnham, rector of Baflingham, Lincolne 
fhire, to Mifs Townfhend, daughter of Tho- 
mas Townfhend, efq. of the Mall, Clifton. 
At Winterbourne, Mr. George Hillhoufe, 
eldeft fon of — Hiilhoufe, efq. of Briftol, to 
Mifs H. Brown, youngeft daughter of James 
Brown, efg. 
Dizd.] At Ilfracombe, William Soper, car- 
risr, in his to2d year. 
At Chelwood Houfe, near Briftol, in her 
37th year, Mrs. Major, wife of the Rev. Mr. 
Major, 
At Briftol, full of years and honour, and in 
poflefiion of the Love and refpect of extenfive 
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