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Sussex, Surry, and Hampshire. 2. For 
érecting a convenient stone pier at Ryde, in 
the Isle of Wight, and also a market. house 
and market place. 3. For exonerating from 
tythes all the homesteacs, lands, and tythe- 
-able grounds in the parish cf Ashley, and 
making compensation for the same. 4. For 
inclosing the common, or commenable lands, 
called Butlez’s Wood, in the parish of Lock- 
erly. 
Married] At Winchester, Mr Driver, of 
Lymington, to Mrs. Gauger, relict of Mr. 
David G. | 
At Stoke, W.C. Sharp, esq. of the Durham 
militia, te Mrs. Moody, of Elson, near Gos- 
port. 
_. At Dummer, Charles Harwood, esq. to 
Eliza, daughter of Thomas Terry, esq. 
At Jersey, Captain G. F. Iddins, of the 
57th regiment of foot, second son of John 1. 
esq. cf Summerfield, near Birmingham, to 
Miss R. Rodber, daughter of Thomas R. esq. 
of Weymouth. 
_  Died.] At Newport, Isle of Wight, John 
~ Kirkpatrick, esq. hanker—Mr. T. Cook, 
second son of T. C. esq. 22. His death was 
occasioned by lying on the grass after fa- 
tiguing himself with shooting. 
In the Isle of Wight, the Rev. John 
Wight Wickes, A.M. rector of Wardley cum 
Belton, Rutland and of Burslem, Stafford- 
shire, 
_ At Emsworth, Dr. Joseph Heywood, many 
years master of a respectable seMinary at 
Greenwich, 68. 
- At Winchester, Mr. John Ridding, son of 
John R. esq. aged 17, senior scholar of Win- 
chester college, whose rising talents were re- 
warded at the last college election by a gold 
anedal.<—Mrs. Crabb, relict of Mr. Alderman 
€. 77. 
WILTSHIRE, 
Application will be made to parliament in | 
the ensuing session, for acts for the following 
purposes: 1. For making a navigable canal 
from the Wilts and Berks canal, in the 
parish of Swindon, to join the Tnames and 
Severn canal, in the parish of Latton. 2. Fox 
making a navigable canal from the Writs 
and Berks canal, at Wootton Basset, to com- 
municate with the canal, or feeder of the 
dock company, at Bristol. 
Married.} At Chippenham, Mr. John 
Tuckey, to Miss Pointing, only daughter of 
Nicholas P. esq. of Langley-Burrell. 
At Bower-Chalk, Mr. John Burrough, to. 
Miss Norris, daughter of the late Mr. Tho- 
- mas N. 
At Salisbury, Mr. William Smith, of Mil- 
ford, to Miss Caroline Lovedee. 
At:Trowbridge, John Norris Clerk, esq. to 
Miss Perkins. 
'  Died.] At Melksham, Mrs. Bruges, wife of 
Mr. Vhomas B. and only child of Mr. Taylor, 
of Semington, 34.—-Mr. Robert Pinckney, 
of Woodfall, near Burbage. He lett a 
friend’s house at the latter place on his return 
Wiltshire—Berkshtre. 
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home; but no tidings could be obtained of 
him, notwithstanding every possible search 
was made, and large rewards offered, till 
many days afterwards, when the body of this 
excellent young man was found in the Ken~ 
netand Avon canal, having floated from the 
place where -it is supposed he must have 
fallen in, (through the darkness of the night) 
to the mouth of a neighbouring tunnel. 
- At Ivy House, near Chippenham, Matthew 
Humphreys, esq. 76. 
At Wyly, Mr. John Lock, 45. __ 
At Salisbury, Mary, wife of Mr. James 
Garrett, 33.—Anthony, the- well known 
cook at the Antelope inn, aged 45 years, 
nearly the whole of which he had passed at 
the Antelope, having been fostered and sup- 
ported by the late Mrs. Best and family, when 
a helpless and nearly destitute child of colour. 
He had saved 1101. mostly in guineas, which 
has been appropriated towards the support of 
his aged mother. ome 
At Manningford Bruce, John Grant, esq. 
At Ansty, Mrs. Turner, wife of Mre 
Henry T. 
RERKSHIRE. — 
The opening of the Wilts. and Berks 
canal into the river Thames, at Abingdon, 
was celebrated there on the 24st of Septem- 
ber, with every demonstration of joy. A® 
half-past two o’clock a body of proprietors, 
in the company’s boat, with music play'ngs 
and flags flying, passed the last dock inte 
the river Thames, amidst the loud huzzas ‘of 
a large concourse of people who lined the 
sides of the canal. The party proceeded froma 
the banks of the Thames, to the council 
chambers, where they were joined by mem- 
bers of parliament for Cricklade, Abingdon, 
Oxford, Hereford, Ludgershall, &c, and 
many gentlemen of the neighbourhood, and 
partook of an excellent dinner prepared for” 
the occasion. : . 
Applications are intended to be made to 
parliament in the ensuing session, for acts for 
making two navigable canals, the first from 
Reading to Isleworth, in Middlesex, and the 
second trom Reading to the grand junction 
canal, in the parish of Cowley, Middlesex. 
Married.} W. Hedges, esq. of Thatchams 
ta Martha, second daughter of Mr. Graham, 
of Newbury.—Mr. Lodge, of Newbury, ta 
Miss Herbert, of Copyhold.—Mr. John-Lew- 
is, of Newbury, to Miss Steel, of Stanmore. 
Died.] At Maidenhead Bridge, Sir Isaac 
Pocock, formerly of Biggin, near Oundie, 
Nerthampton, for which county he served . 
the office of high sheriff in 1786—7. 
At Greenham, aged 72, Mrs. Tull. In 
threg vears and a half she was tapped thirty- 
nine times for dropsy, and had 1254 pints of 
water taken from her. 
At Reading, Mrs. Swallow, wife of Mx. 
S. sen. 4 
At Ruscomb, Mrs.-Pasmore. 
At Thatcham, Jehn Whiting, esq. 24. 
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