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in a very open state, chained day and night to a post, and without any other bed than straw, which was changed once a week. In his 51st year (in London) T. Farrow, esq. of Monk's Eleigh.

Mrs. Eastell, 74, of Creeting..

Mrs. Eade, wife of the Rev. C. E. of Metfield.

SURREY.

At the Southwark Sessions, June 9, before the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, &c. John Driscoll was indicted for having, with nearly fifty other persons, riotously assembled on the 5th of April last, and for having assaulted the Rev. J. Rippon, D.D.

The Rev. Dr. Rippon said, he was minister of the Baptist meeting, in Carter-lane, Tooley-street,and that the public worship was frequently outraged by riot, disorder, and drunkenness, &c. &c. On the day stated, during the morning service, a number of the characters he alluded to issued from a ginshop, and commenced a fight. The noise and confusion became so great, that the witness found it necessary to suspend the performance of his sacred duties, and to go into the street to endeavour to quell the disturbThe prisoner resisted, and seizing him violently by the collar, threw him on the ground. His hat was completely split open by his falling upon a stone, but he suffered no material bodily injury. The aid of the police became necessary, and swords and pistols were exhibited before peace was re

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stored.

The statement of Dr. Rippon was confirmed by other witnesses.

The prisoner was found guilty, but earnestly recommended to mercy by Dr. Rippon, on account of his penitence and the sickness he had endured during a confinement of two months.

The Court, in passing sentence, wished the prisoner to convey to his countrymen the lesson, that no religious congregation whatever should be disturbed upon pain of the most rigorous punishment. By way of example, he could not be visited with less than imprisonment for another month.

Monday, June 22d, the election for the Borough terminated by Mr. Charles Barclay withdrawing from the contest. The High Bailiff then proclaimed, in the usual form, that Mr. Calvert and Sir Robert Wilson were duly elected.

Died.] At Millfield, Lady Bailey, 79, relict of the late Sir N. B. bart. and late of Plass Newydd, in the Isle of Anglesea.

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At the Rookery, near Dorking, 62, R. Tuller, esq. banker, of Cornhill.

At Cobham, Mr. C. Bartholomew, 76. Though possessed of a large estate, he would scarcely allow himself the necessaries of life. He was the third and last of the family, who were deaf and dumb.

SUSSEX.

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At the ploughing exhibition, &c. of the Sussex Agricultural Society, June 11th, the advantages of the tickle plough were made full trial of and ascertained. From the lightness of its draft and quick motion, it effects all its purposes in the best manner with one fourth less power than is necessary to produce the same effect with ploughs of a different construction.

communication between London and BrighThe new road that so materially aids the ton, called the Gatton and Povey cross road, has been lately finished, and is now thrown

open.

Birth] Halkett, of a son. At Brighton, Lady Catherine

Yaldwyn, eldest daughter of the late R. Y. Married.] Capt. G. King, R.N. to Miss esq. of Blackdown House.

The Rev. T. Hursfield, of Lewes, to Miss Hannah Waterhouse, of Sheffield.

Vernon, esq. of Wherstead Lodge, and forDied] At Brighton, in his 42d year, J. merly of Orwell Park, Suffolk.

T. Lewis, rector of Watlington.
Suddenly, while dressing himself, the Rev.

The Rev. W. Salmon, vicar of Wadhurst,

and formerly fellow of Wadham college Oxford.

Married.] R. Watts, esq. of Moreton Hampstead, to Miss M. Dolphin, second daughter of the late T. E. D. esq. of Hall Greenshall, near Birmingham.

Mr. J. Rowland, of Neath, to Miss S.Witton, daughter of P. H. W. esq. of Kitwell House, near Birmingham.

J. Matthey, esq. of London, to Miss E. Greene, of Birmingham.

H. A. Johnson, esq. to Miss Phillips, only daughter of the late F. P. esq. of Astley. Mr. J. Bromwich, of Rugby, to Miss Howkins, of Newton, near Rugby.

Mr. Lawson, of London, to A. Sophia, youngest daughter of the late Alderman Butterworth, of Coventry.

At Edgbaston, P. B. Edwards, esq. of Hendre, Denbigh, to Miss M. A. Yeend.

Mr. Stevens, wine merchant, of Birmingham, to Anne, youngest daughter of R. Diggles, esq. of Liverpool.

Died.] At Birmingham, Mr. B. Niblet, 56, late of Worcester, where he had been employed upward of 40 years in the manufactory of Messrs. Flight and Co. as a china painter.

At Warwick, in his 20th year, William, son of Mr. Fowler, surgeon.

At Birmingham, Mr. J. James, 39, many years a confidential agent and clerk in the employ of Mr. S. A. Wheeler, merchant.

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WESTMORELAND.

Mr. R. Robinson, builder, was lately as sisting in stripping the roof off the Bishop Inn, in Kendal, when walking on the top of the building with a piece of timber on his shoulder and an axe in his hand, he fell upwards of sixteen feet on the pavement, without receiving any further injury than putting two of his toes out of joint. What is most remarkable, he held the piece of timber and the axe in his hand till he reached the ground.

WILTSHIRE.

At the Borough of Devizes, so long represented by the Addington interest, a Candidate of a different bias has offered himself in the person of Wadham Locke, esq. an eminent banker of the town.

Married.] At Warminster, J. Brown, gent. a native of Moscow to Miss Tucker. W. L. Wharton, esq. of Lincoln's Inn, London, to Francos, eldest daughter of the Rev. J. H. Jacob, of the Close, Salisbury.

Mr. G. Mitchell, of Corsham, to Miss H. Pickering, of Box Mills.

At Wicken, Capt. Turner, of the 14th regt. to Miss Quartley, eldest daughter of the Rev. H. Q. rector of Wicken.

Lieut. Richards, R.N. eldest son of the Rev. W. R. rector of Cheverill, to Lucia, eldest daughter of T. Cook, esq. of Walcott Terrace, Bath.

Evan, only son of the late E. Hopkin, esq. of St. Fagan's, Glamorganshire, to Lucy, only daughter of L. Hawkins, esq. of Oaksey Villa.

Died.] At Salisbury, J. Somerset Talbot, son of the Dean of Salisbury and Lady Eliz. Talbot.

At Tisbury, in her 90th year, at her son's, the Vicarage House, Mrs. L. Prevost, relict of the late Capt. W. P. and mother of the Rev. Dr. P.

At Hannington House, in her 80th year, Mrs. Freke, relict of the late Rev. J. F. At Malmsbury, Mr. R. Pinnell, of the George Inn.

At Calne, Mr. W. Jones.

At Devizes, in her 71st year, Mrs. Biggs, of Reading.

Aged 100, Richard Kew, a pauper, in the parish of Wick and Abson. He lived to be grandfather to a grandfather,passing through five generations.

WORCESTERSHIRE.

Married.] Mr. Lloyd, of Hanley Castle, to Miss Key, of Maddresfield.

W. D. Waldron, esq. of Belbroughton, to

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Miss E. Kendall, daughter of the Rev. J. K. master of Leicester Hospital, Warwick. Mr. T. Godbin, of Worcester to A. Hart, of Bulwell, Nottinghamshire.

Died.] At Worcester, Mrs. Palmer, one of the Society of Friends.

At Dudley, Mr. Shirt.

J. N. vicar of Ombersley.
Mrs. A. Nash, 77, relict of the late Rev.

YORKSHIRE.

A short time ago the petrified remains of a crocodile's head in high preservation, wanting only the small end of the snout, was found by a poor man at Hawkser Bottoms, near Whitby. Two or three years ago, the the head, including many of the teeth, still same person found the remaining part of exhibiting remains of the enamel with which they were covered. The head has been purchased by Thos. Henderwell, esq. of Scarborough, and the fragment is in the possession of Mr. George Watson, of Whitby.

A plan is in agitation to shorten the distance and to avoid all the steep hills between Wakefield and Huddersfield, and from hence to Marsden. If carried into execution, it will materially facilitate the communication with Almondbury as far as Grange Moor.

A new pier is about to be erected at Burlington quay.

The enlargement of the parish church of Whitby is in a considerable state of forwardness. The number of additional seats will be about 600, one half of which are intended to be free.

At Whitby, for the last two years, the poor rates have been 18s. in the pound on two thirds of the rentals. In the neighbouring parish of Ruswarp (which is, in fact, a part of Whitby), the rate is only 6s. in the pound. Whitby is inhabited by persons in trade, while Ruswarp is almost entirely formed of the houses of the opulent.

Ralph Creyke, esq. of Dotterell Park, has obtained the gold medal from the Society of Arts, for planting 164,500 forest trees.

There is now growing in a field belonging to the Rev. R. Lacy, rector of Whiston, near Rotherham, a quantity of Talavera wheat, being the first specimen of the kind introduced in this county.

Considerable improvements have been lately made at the Leeds Lock, and much attention has been devoted by the proprietors of the Aire and Calder navigation to the general state and amelioration of their canal.

Lord Lascelles retires from the represen tation of this county on account of ill-health.

Mr. Graham, son of Sir James Graham, of Netherby, has offered himself as a candidate to represent the town of Hull.

Birth.] At Nun Appleton, the lady of Sir W. M. Milner, bart. of a daughter.

Married.] J. D. Shillitoe, esq. of Beall, to Myra, daughter of B. Boyes, esq. of East Burke, near Driffield.

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Mr. J. Benson, of Leeds, to Miss J. Stead, of Idle, near Bradford.

Capt. Hockworth, of Hull, to Miss Hunter, of Tadcaster.

Mr. Spink, bookseller, of Leeds, to Miss Doughty, of York.

Mr. R. Ranson, jun. of Ipswich, Suffolk, to Miss Farrar, of Magson House, near Halifax.

Mr. Atkinson, wine merchant, of Bradford, to Miss Bacon, of Skipton.

E. H. Hebden, esq. to Miss M. Tindall, of Scarboro'.

Mr. Heap, solicitor, to Miss Price, both of Wakefield.

J. Hood, esq. of Yafforth Lodge, near Northallerton, to Miss Rob, of Gristwaite.

The Rev. J. Hailstone, late Woodwardian Professor, &c. of Cambridge, to Miss Mary Telford, of York.

At Whitgift, near Howden, G. Seaton, esq. to Mrs. Haldenby, of Redness.

Died.] At Harrowgate, Miss Bolton, daughter of the late Mr. B. solicitor, of

Colne.

At Wakefield, generally respected for his professional excellence and other good qualities, Mr. Fitzgerald, manager of the theatres of York, Hull, Leeds, and Sheffield. He expired after a few days illness, arising from

an inflammation of the intestines. The arduous weight of his concerns is thus suddenly thrown on his widow.

Mr. Mitchell, surgeon, 63.

At Scarboro', Mr. S. Staveley, architect, and timber merchant, 63. He enjoyed the esteem and confidence of his fellow townsmen, and was venerated by the poor.

Mr. T. Bell, solicitor, 30.

At York, the Rev. Edm. Charnock, formerly of Wakefield.

Mrs. Lamb, relict of the late J. L. esq. Mrs. Hanson, wife of Mr. H. druggist. At Hull, in his 66th year, Mr. F. Ha

worth.

tation.

Of a typhus fever, in his 36th year, Dr. J. Thompson, late of Halifax, generally respected as a physician, a friend, a fellowcitizen, and fellow-christian. He possessed mental endowments of the highest order.

At Huddersfield, Mr. J. Boothroyd. At Pontefract, Mrs. Hazleby, 93. C. Maria, fourth daughter of the late J. Perfect, esq.

At Halifax, Mr. T. Gregory. At Sheffield, Mrs. Moorhouse, relict of the late Mr. J. M. surgeon, 38.

Mr. J. Youle, teacher of the mathematics. His ingenuity, accuracy in calculation, and diligence in his preceptorial duties were extraordinary in a self-taught methamatician.

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At Burlington, Mrs. Easterby, relict of the late Rev. G. E. of Cherry Burton, 82.

At Richmond, Mrs. Hobson, wife of J. H. esq. and daughter of the late Roger Swire, esq. of Cononley, near Skipton, in Craven, 54.

Mr. I. Newton, 39, of Bramley.

At Heath, near Wakefield, Mary, the last surviving daughter of P. Ormerod, esq. of Ormerod, near Burnley.

In her 14th year, Miss S. Serjeantson, eldest daughter of the Rev. J. S. rector of Kirby Knowle.

At the Plantation, near Gisborough, H. Hale, esq. second son of the late General John H.

At Levesham, near Pickering, at an advanced age, the Rev. R. Skelton, rector, &c.

T. Fothergill, esq. 61, of Aiskew, near Bedale.

WALES.

A petition from the gentlemen of Carnarvonshire, and others interested in the navigation of the Menai, has been addressed to the Lords of the Treasury, requesting a suspension of the operations for the proposed bridge over Bangor Ferry, till they can be heard by counsel against the measure.

Three frigates of 46 guns each, are ordered to be built in the New Dock Yard, at Pembroke, in addition to those already in hand. In the whole, 16 ships of different classes are now building, or under orders to be built there.

The new Marine Terrace at Aberystwith, in Cardiganshire is now nearly completed, and that agreeable bathing place, romantic from its environs, is become a scene of bustle, &c. from the arrival of many principal Cambrian visitors.

The proprietors have advertised to receive proposals for making a railway from the Stone Quarries at Pool, to the Montgomeryshire Canal; extent upwards of a thousand yards, with six hundred yards of walling, and three cast iron bridges.

Married] J. G. Greene, esq. of Killyrough Castle, Glamorganshire, to Miss Albert, eldest daughter of W. S. A. esq. of London.

Died.] Lady Bayley, second wife of Sir N. B. bart. of Plas Newydd, Anglesea, father of the late Earl of Uxbridge, and grand-father of the Marquis of Anglesea.

At Swansea, Mrs. S. Dixon, 24, wife of Capt. D. of the Royal Engineers.

Mrs. A. Gronow, wife of W. G. esq. of Court Herbert, near Swansea.

The foundation stone of a new observatory was lately laid in the vicinity of Edinburgh, on the Calton Hill; a situation peculiarly favourable for astronomical observations.

At a late Meeting of the Freeholders of the County of Stirling, it was resolved, to erect a monument on the field of Bannockburn, to commemorate the heroism of Robert Bruce and his followers, in achieving the independence of their country on that peculiarly interesting arena.

On June 18th, about seven o'clock in the morning, Mr. Millar, the manager of the coal works belonging to Messrs. Taylors, in the prosecution of his duty, went into the pit; and he and the oversman of the pit, after providing themselves each with a safety lamp, proceeded to examine a part of the mine wrought some time ago, in order to open a door by which to increase the circulation of the air, and they were followed at a little distance by six ordinary colliers. When they had proceeded a considerable way, the lamps indicated the presence of hydrogen. By having confidence in their efficacy, they proceeded until both lamps became ret hot, and then the gas exploded, scorching and tossing them about. The oversman, although severely burnt, escaped with his life, but the manager was found dead, from all appearance suffocated by the choke damp which succeeded the explosion. The colliers escaped with little or no injury, and, with the oversman, got out immediately; but the body of the manager was not found till an hour or two afterwards.

The Proclamation for dissolving Parliament, and summoning a new one, to meet on the 4th of August, and also that for electing sixteen Peers of Scotland, on the 24th of July 1811, were read at the Cross, Edinburgh, by the heralds, &c. with the customary formalities.

Died.] At Edinburgh, in the prime of manhood, and in the full vigour of his talents and utility, Dr. John Gordon, physician.

Marianne, wife of lieut-col. Rattray, and only daughter of Gen. Hamilton, of Dalzell House, near Hamilton.

Francis Napier, esq. W. S. eldest son of the late Major-gen. the Hon. Mark Napier. At Milsholme, in Dumfriesshire, W. Keir, esq. agent to the Duke of Buccleugh.

At Ayr,Major W.Montgomery, 87, late of the 37th foot; he commanded the Grenadier Company of that regiment at the battle of Minden.

IRELAND.

Married W. Milward, esq. of Waterford, to Ann, daughter of W. Newport, esq. of Belmont, near Waterford.

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J. Galway, esq. of Lata, County of Cork, to Miss Granger, of Causestown, County of Meath.

At Cork, Col. Hawker, of the 20th Light Dragoons, to Maria, second daughter of J. Harrison, esq.

Died.] In Dublin, Walter Kavanah, esq. of Borris; six days before he left his elegant mansion at Borris, apparently in perfect health.

In Rutland-square, the Countess of Bective.

W. Watson, an eminent bookseller.

ABROAD.

Married.] At Hudson, in the State of New York, W. Longbotham, esq. of Oswego, to Miss Marshall, daughter of Mr. M. printer and bookseller, of Newcastle.

Died.] At Bombay, Jan. 10th, in her 20th year, M. Eliza, eldest daughter of G B. Tyndale, esq. of Lincoln's Inn Fields.

In the Island of Sicily, March 1st, B. Barrett, esq. formerly of Gray's Inn.

At Vienna, in his 82d year, the celebrated Baron Thugat; he was not of noble extraction, but his elevation in life may be ascribed to his personal merit. The Baron was Austrian Minister of War, during the Coalitions.

Aged 47, the Princess of Saxe Hillburghausen, sister to the Duchess of Cumberland.

At Florence, Lady Campbell, wife of Sir G. C. bart. and daughter of Montague Burgoyne, esq. of Mark Hall, Essex.

In Nov. last, of a fever, at Sierra Leone, 26, lieut. Stokoe, R. N. third son of the late Mr. S. surgeon, of Hexham.

At Insterberg, May 25th, the Russian Field Marshal Prince Barclay de Tolly; his constitution had been greatly impaired by the fatigues of war and some severe wounds.

At Paris, on the 24th of May, J. H. Oliver, esq. of Brill House, Bucks.

At Rome, May 21st, in his 46th year, George Montague, sixth Earl of Sandwich. His Lordship has left one son, now Earl of Sandwich, and two daughters, all infants.

At Brussels, R. Kirkpatrick, esq. barrister, formerly of Liverpool.-Mrs. Creevey, wife of T. C. esq. late M P. for Thetford.

March 31st, on his passage from Madras to England, in his 63d year, Major-gen. Sir John Chalmers, K.C.B. and Colonel of the 17th reg. of Madras Native Infantry. He had been 42 years in India, occupied in public services.

At Berlin, in his 82d year, the Prussian Field Marshal Kalkreuth. He was brought up in the school of Frederick the Great.