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eldest son of George Birch,/esq. of Mona Icha, county Tipperary, to Anne Maria, second daugh-ter of John Paul Paul, esq. of High Grove, in this county-At Winterbourne, the Rev. Frederic Morgan, of Fairford, to Miss Harriet Taylor, of Frenchay-At Cheltenham, Mr. Henry Lucy, surveyor, to Miss Sarah Good. of Dunswater, Herefordshire-At Oxenhall, near Newent, Mr. Wm. Wood, to Miss Susanna Maddocks, of Bulley, near Gloucester.

Died.] At Cheltenham, Rachael Worsley, wife of John Ireland, esq. of Hampton Lodge, Herefordshire, and daughter of the late General Merrick, 71 At Gloucester, William Jones, esq. of the White Friars At Batsford, Mordaunt Montagu Poyntz, esq. youngest son of the late William Poyntz, esq. of Midgham House, Berks, 86-At Bownham House, the lady of J. Clerke, esq. and sister of Lady Mildmay.

HAMPSHIRE.

Birth.] At Gatcomb House, the lady of Sir Lucius Curtis, bart. of a son.

Married.] At Basingstoke, Mr. George Lamb, solicitor, to Miss Anne Workman-At St. Bartholomew Hyde, Richard, second son of William Barnes, esq. of Winchester, to Miss Elizabeth White, of Whitchurch, Oxon.

Died.] At Wickham, near Fareham, Vice-admiral Sir Richard Grindall, K. C. B. in his 70th year-At Froxfield, William Newberry, esq.-At Darley, Mrs. Elizabeth Doughton-At Fordingbridge, Mrs. Sarah Chubb, 59-At Newport, Mr. Richard Read Tayler, 54.

HEREFORDSHIRE.

The Rev. F. H. Brickenden, B. D. vice provost of Worcester college, Oxford, is instituted to the vicarage of Dewsall, with the chapelry of Callow annexed, and to the perpetual curacy of Acornbury, county of Hereford, vacant by the death of the Rev. D. Rennaud: patrons, the governors of Guy's hospital.

Birth.] At Hill House, near Ross, Mrs. Nugent, of a daughter.

Married.] At Kentchurch, Mr. John Herbert, to Miss Turner, of Deans Common, Gloucestershire.

Died.] At Hereford, 65, Miss Ann Morgan, daughter of the late Rev. Charles Morgan-At Cagebrook House, near Hereford, J. M. Green, esq. 65-At Sidmouth, Joseph, second son of the Rev. R. Hodges, of Woolhope, 25-At Wilton, near Ross, in the prime of life, Henry Platt, esq. who in all the relative duties of life was in all respects exemplary-At Hall Court, Mrs. Browne, relict of Richard Browne, esq.

HERTFORDSHIRE.

The Rev. Thomas Fordham Green, A. B. is instituted to the rectory of Gravely, in this county.

Died.] At Delrow, Lieut.-col. Leighton Cathcart Dalrymple, of the 15th hussars, second son of General Sir Hugh Dalrymple.

KENT.

Births.] At the Admiralty House, Rochester, Lady Gore, of a daughter-At Knowle Farm, near Tunbridge Wells, the lady of Major-general Beatson, of a daughter-At Chislehurst, the lady of Hubert Jenner, LL. D. of a son.

Married.] At Woodnesborough, the Rev. Francis Burrow, of St. John's, Thanet, to Anne Maude, fourth daughter of John Boys, of Each, in

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this county-At Seven Oaks, J, H. Urquhart, esq. to Louisa, eldest daughter of the late William Spurrier, esq. of Poole, Dorset.-At Canterbury, Lieut. Thomas Powell, 14th infantry, to Eliza, second daughter of Mr. Alderman Browne-John Wilkes, esq. of London, solicitor, to Miss Townshend, daughter of the Rev. George Townshend, of Ramsgate-At Deal, the Rev. Joseph Ruse, of Northbourn, to Miss Charlotte Warden, of Richmond, Surrey-At Margate, Mr. George Witherden, bookseller, to Miss Frances Sayer, of RamsgateAt Tunbridge, John Carnell, esq. to Miss Laura Scaones At Hastings, Charles Willis, esq. of Cranbrook, to Mrs. Whitehead, of Jamaica.

Died.] At Blackhead, George Hawks, esq. of Gateshead iron-works, in the co. of Durham-At Deal, of a rapid decline, Lieut. Robert F. Hippesley, R. N. 24-At Broadstairs, Captain John Coward, 60-At Ightham, in the 102d year of her age, Mrs. Hilder, who retained her faculties till her death.

LANCASHIRE.

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The new market in Great Charlotte-street, Liverpool, the erection of which is to be commenced immediately, will be, when completed, by far the finest covered market in the kingdom. will be in length 500 feet, and in breadth upwards of 300 feet, with a handsome elevation towards Great Charlotte-street, and such provision for ventilation, that there will be the most uninterrupted circulation of air through every portion of the building. The whole will be surrounded with shops, and the area divided into compartments properly fitted up for meat, poultry, vegetables, fish, butter, eggs, fruit, and every other description of marketable commodities. The expense of the whole, it is calculated, will exceed 30,0001.

Births.] At Rochdale, the lady of Lieut.col. Macgreggor, 88th regt. of a son-At Furness, Nancy, wife of Mr. George Howard, of four male children, two of them with the mother are doing well, the other two died almost immediately. Married.]

At Lancaster, Mr. John Thompson,

of Manchester, solicitor, to Miss Humphreys, of Lancaster-At Manchester, Mr. Thomas Pickford, solicitor, to Miss Amelia Timperley-At Farnworth, by the Rev. T. Kidd, T. Horsfall, of Ryshworth Hall, Yorkshire, to Mary Anne, daughter of T. Moss, esq. of Mossbrook, Widnes, near Warrington.

Died.] At Manchester, 62, Mr. Abraham Ogden, many years partner in the house of Cockbien and Ogden-At Ashton-under-fine, Mr. Wm. Taylor, 50-At Clayton Hall, near Manchester, Mr. Samuel Howard.

LEICESTERSHIRE.

The Rev. J. Davies, M. A. chaplain to the duke of Buccleugh, has been instituted to the rectory of Staunton Wyville, on the presentation of the earl of Cardigan; a dispensation has passed the great seal to enable him to hold that living, with the rectory of Glooston, both in this county.

The Rev. Francis Brooke Welles, M. A. scholar of Worcester college, is instituted to the rectory of Catthorpe.

Married.] At Appleby, Joseph Taylor, esq. to Anne Hewitt, eldest dau. of Mr. Wm. Padmore, of Manchester-At Sheepshead, the Rev. Matthew Drake Babington, of Rowcliffe-manor, to Miss Hannah Churchill.

Died.] At Hinckley, Mary Anne, eldest daughter of the late Sir Alexander Kinlock, bart, of Gilmerton, East Lothian.

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The will of the late Lewis Dymoke, esq. of Scrivelsby, was lodged in Doctors' Commons on Friday the 2d June. He devises his real estates, called Scrivelsby Fen, to his nephew Henry Dymoke, the first son of testator's brother John; and appoints John Tyrwhitt, esq. and Sir Onesiphorus Paull, bart. executors.-The personal property is sworn under 12,000l.-In the Court of Claims, connected with the ensuing coronation, held at Westminster, Mr. Dymoke Wells claimed, by original descent from Sir Philip de Marmyon, the right of being champion at the coronation, which was counterclaimed by the Rev. Mr. Dymoke, of Scrlrelsby, as lord of that manor. Mr. Dymoke Wells claimed the right as the lineal descendant from the elder branch of that family; but his claim was, after some consideration, rejected by the court, and the Rev. Mr. Dymoke, of Scrivelsby, was appointed to perform the duty of champion. The commissioners observed, that the right to the office was appurtenant to the manor of Scrivelsby, and that the reason of their preference was, that the person preferred was actually in possession of the manor.

Married.] At Louth, John Wing, esq. of Wisbech, to Miss Hannah Andrews, of Alford, in this county At Swinderby, Mr. Hague, to Miss Mary Vickers.

Died.] At Lincoln, Mr. John James-Mrs. Montgomery, 59-At Coningsby, Mr. Richard 'Bell, 84 At Louth, Mr. John Tomlinson, 35-At Bingham, Mr. Richard Jebb, 72-Mr. Everard Little, 76-In London, the Rev. John Beevor, rector of North Claypole-At Harrowgate, whither he had gone for the benefit of his health, John Makins, esq. of Grantham.

MONMOUTHSHIRE.

Married.] A singular marriage took place on the 8th at Langattock Vibonval, near Monmouth : Mr. Philip Edwards, 75 years of age, to Mrs. Powell, 67; and the united ages of the six persons who attended the ceremony amounted to upwards of 400 years.

Died.] At Monmouth, Captain Thomas Trimmer, R. N.-At Chepstow, Mr. Thomas Benson, 48-At an advanced age, at Hadnock, near Monmouth, Mrs. Morgan, of Penhalt.

NORFOLK.

The Rev. W. Killet is preferred to the vicarage of Kenninghal, in this county.

Married.] At Norwich, the Rev. J. Neville White, to Miss Charlotte Sewell-Mr. John Christian to Miss Lamb-Mr. John Mott, to Mary Elizabeth Manning-Mr. Bolton, to Miss Neave, of Heigham-In London, George Edward, eldest son of the late Dr. Beckwith, to Miss Martha Brown, of Norwich-At Thetford, Mr. Charles Lloyd, printer and bookseller, to Jane, second daughter of the Rev. B. Price, of Woodbridge.

-Died.] At Norwich, John Grenside, esq. an eminent corn-factor-In her 104th year, Mrs. Lancy, relict of the Rev. Benjamin Lancy, formerly rector of Mulbarton-Anne, wife of Wm. Unthank, esq. 56-In the Close, Thomas Tawell, esq. 57; who having been deprived of his sight, founded the Blind hospital in this city in 1805-Mr. Ed

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The Rev. Edward Lye, A. B. is instituted to the vicarage of Raunds, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. Wm. Roles; patron, the Lord Chancellor.. Birth,] At Great Houghton rectory, the lady of the Rev. R. Williams, of a daughter. F

Married.] At Northampton, William Henry Fitton, M. D. to Maria, youngest daughter and co-heiress of the late Joseph James, csq. of Ad. bury House, Hampshire-The Rev, J. Stoddart, A. M. vicar of Pattishull, to Anne, eldest daughter of Alderman Armfield, of Northampton-At Loys Weedon, Mr. Charles Cooper, of Aston-le-Walls, to Anne, fourth daughter of the late Mr. Aris, of the former place.

Died.] At Hardingstone, the Rev. Ashton Vade, vicar, 57-At Brigstock, Mr. Thomas Leigh, 86-At Wellingborough, Mary, wife of Mr. John White, druggist, 33-At Long Buckley, Mr, John Robinson, farmer and grazier, 74-At Boughton, Mr. Marriott, 77.

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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE.

Married.] At Winkburn, Mr. John Hearthson, of Flintham, to Miss Mary Brettle, of the former place-The Rev. Joseph Kirkman Miller, vicar of Walkeringham, to Susanna, third daughter of the Rev. John Wood Duppa, of Puddlestone Court, Herefordshire-At Nottingham, Mr. Williamson, to Miss Maria Gibson. Died.] At Nottingham, Thomas Osborne, gent. 78-Miss Sophia Tow, 37-At Ollarton, Mr. Richard Whittington, 84-At Mansfield, 79, William Clarke, gent.-At Southwell, Mrs. Lowe, relict of Sherbrook Lowe, esq. 78-Mr. J. Birket, jun. 33At Long Bennington. Mr. John Rimmington, 72.

OXFORDSHIRE.

The whole number of degrees in Easter term was D. D. two; D. C. L. two; B. D. four; Incorp. B. M. one; Incorp. M. A. one; M. A. fifty-one; B. A. forty-eight; Matriculations, ninety-two.

Married.] At Ipsden, Mr. George Anthony Wake, of Tatchbury, Hants, to Mary Maria, only daughter of John Dodd, esq. of Ipsden.

Died.] At Chestleton, 90, Thomas Cranage, esq. -At Watlington, 18, Cornelia Maria, eldest daugh

ter of Mr. R. Lampitt, solicitor-At Witney, Mr. Leake, in his 88th year, formerly an eminent solicitor in that place--After a few hours' illness, John Hankins, a member of the society of Friends-At Headington, Mrs, Martha Savage, 74-At Marsh Mills, near Henley, Miss Elizabeth House, 20 — At Henley, Mrs. Marsh, relict of Barrett Marsh, esq. 59 The Rev. John Curtis, D. D. one of the senior fellows of Magdalen College, 74.

SHROPSHIRE.

The Rev. Henry Calveley Cotton, M. A. vicar of Penn, Bucks, is instituted to the rectory of Hinstock; patron, Sir C. Corbet, bart.

Birth.] At Prado, the Hon. Mrs. Kenyon, of a daughter.

Married.] J. N. Ashwood, of Brasley, esq. to Miss France, daughter of Lieut. France, R. N.-At Dodleston, near Chester, Mr. George Harper, of Whitchurch, solicitor, to Miss Mary Johnson, of Edge Higher Hall, in this county-At Shrewsbury, ⚫ James Stanley, esq. solicitor, of Market Drayton, to Mrs. Rowland Bayley-At Hanmer, Mr. Thomas Paddock, of the New Buildings, in this county, to Miss Sarah Fhilips, of Halghton, Flintshire,

Died.] At his house near Oswestry, Mr. James Green, 76, twenty-four years master of the freeschool at Clungerford, near Ludlow, and afterwards master of respectable academies at Bath, and at Runcorn in Cheshire-At Oswestry, the youngest daughter of Thomas Maurice, esq.-At Court of Hill, 73, Thomas Fowler, esq. and of Abbey Cwmhir, in Radnorshire-At All Stretton, 65, regretted by all who knew his worth, the Rev. Richard Wilding, A. M. fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, rector of Easthorpe, curate of Wolstanton and Smethcott, one of his majesty's justices of the peace for this county, surrogate for the diocese of Hereford, one of the trustees of the free grammarschool in this town, and of Church Stretton, in this county. As a magistrate, he was possessed of quick discernment, solid judgment, and strict integrity. As a clergyman, he had an extensive share of learning, and was sincerely attached to the doctrines and discipline of the church of England. In domestic life, he was in every relation exemplaryAt Norton near Shrewsbury, Mr. George, 75-At Condover, in his 81st year, the Rev. Edward Daker, M. A. formerly fellow of Magdalen College, Cambridge.

SOMERSETSHIRE.

The Rev. Dr. Moysey, rector of Walcot, has been appointed by the Bishop of Bath and Wells, to the archdeaconry of Bath, vice the Rev. Josiah Thomas, deceased. The Rev. Dr. Moysey has appointed the Rev. Mr. Baker, minister of Christ Church, vice the Rev. J. Thomas.

The Rev. James Hooper is presented to the rectory of Stowell.

The Rev. Charles Francis Bampfylde is preferred to the rectory of Dunkerton; patron, Sir Charles Warwick Bampfylde, bart.

The Rev. Thomas Oldfield Bartlett, rector of Swanage, Isle of Purbeck, to the rectory of Sutton Montagu, void by the death of the Rev. Dr. Palmer.

Birth.] At Swanswick Cottage, the lady of G. A. Sawyer, esq. of a son.

Married.] At Bath, John Maule, esq. son of the Rev. John Maule, late chaplain of Greenwich Hospital, to Frances Emma, youngest daughter of Samuel Norman, esq. of Taunton, Somerset-R. T. Bateman, esq. of Wheathills, near Derby, to Madelina, youngest daughter of the late Robert Willoughby, esq. of Kingsbury Cliff, Warwickshire

William Shawe, esq. of Downside House, to Elizabeth Mary, youngest daughter of Lady Staines→→→ The Rev. David Stewart Moncrieffe, rector of Loxton and of Weston, to Elizabeth Young, second daughter of the late George Monkland, esq, of Belmont, Bath George Helyar, esq. barrister, to Louisa Matilda, third daughter of the late W. Rus sel, esq. of Barningham Hall, Norfolk At Crew.. kerne, John Gray Draper, esq. to Martha, eldest daughter of Samuel Sparks, esq. banker-At Shap wick, Captain Gyles, 9th regt. of foot, to Marin, › eldest daughter of George Warry, esq.-At St. Kew, William Norris, esq. youngest son of the late > Rev. John Norris, of Dulverton, to Hannah, second daughter of the late James Read, M.D. of Tremear House, Cornwall.

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Died.] At Bath, of a rapid decline, Christiana" Louisa, youngest daughter of the Hon. Paul Horsford, his majesty's attorney general for the Leeward Islands-Lieut. Colonel Flint, late of the E. I. C.'s service on the Madras establishment The Rev. Josiah Thomas, archdeacon of Bath, 60 Mrs. Douglas, widow of the Rev. James Douglas," F.A.S. of Preston, near Brighton, and whom she' survived scarcely six months-Dr. James Sims, formerly of Finsbury-square, 80-The Hon. Miss P. H. Hutchinson, sister to the Earl of Donough. · more-At Bristol, Mr. James Norton, many years a respectable bookseller, and a man of the strictest integrity-Cept. Edward Power, 76, senior dock. master of this port twenty-one years-At Canning. ton, near Bridgewater, Mary, daughter of R. Symes, esq. 22-The Rev. William Perkins, M.A. 75, vicár of Kingsbury, in this county, and forty-five years curate of Twyford, Bucks, senior member of Lincoin College, Oxford, and one of the oldest chaplains to his present majesty, leaving a widow and fourteen children.

STAFFORDSHIRE..

Married.] At Tamworth, Mr. Benjamin Hat. field, to Miss Graves, of Settle, Yorkshire — At t Wednesbury, Mr. William Jones, of Candeston Park, Salop, to Miss Brown, of the former place.

Died.] At Statfold Hall, Samuel Pipe Wol ferstan, esq. aged 69-At Stafford, Mary, wife of the Rev. Robert Anlezark, and eldest daughter of the late Dr. Warren, rector of Ripple-At the vicarage-house, Biddulph, Dorothy, wife of the Reve James Sewell.

SUFFOLK.

Birth.] At Mildenhall, the lady of the Rev. H. G. Phillips, of a son.

Married.] At Bungay, Thomas Collingwood Hughes, esq. son of the late Rev. Sir Robert Hughes, bart, to Elizabeth St. John, youngest daughter of Robert Butcher, of Upland Grove, near Bungay, esq.-At Blakenhamn Magna, Mr. William Waller, of Ipswich, to Miss Martha Banyard, of / the former place-At Ipswich, George Helyar, esq. barrister at law, and fellow of New College, to Louisa Matilda, third daughter of the late W. R. Russell, esq. of Barningham Hall, Norfolk-At Mendlesham, the Rev. John Lucas Worship, to Frances Bridget, second daughter of the late Starling Day, jun. of Norwich, esq.

Died.] At Bury St. Edmunds, Charles Blachley, esq. 73, paymaster of the West Suffolk militiaAt Stowmarket, Mrs. Fuller, late of Buxhall-At Sapiston, aged 63, Mr. William Farrow-At the parsonage-house, Ipswich, the Rev. Baily Wallis, D.D. rector of St. Mary Stoke, Ipswich, 63-Of a deep decline, Henry, eldest son of James Thorndike, esq.

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Thirty-five years ago, the resident population of Brighton did not exceed 3000 persons; now it exceeds 21,000,

Birth At Chichester, the lady of the Rev. Barri Phipps, prebendary of Chichester, of a son.

Married.] At Catsfield, the Rev. William Delves, to Mary, youngest daughter of Francis Bedingfield, esq. of Kirklinton Hall, Cumberland-At Hastings, Charles Willis, esq. of Cranbrook, Kent, to Mrs. Whitehead, of the former place-George Butcher, esq. of Burchet, to Miss Eliz. Lawrence, of Hyde Farm, Bisham, Bucks.

Died.] At Brighton, George Knowles, esq. 47At Little Green, 70, Thomas Peckham Phipps, esq. late of Heywood House, Wilts.

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The Rev. William Roles has been instituted to the rectory of Upton Lovell, vacant by the death of the Hon. and Rev. Edward Seymour.

Birth.] At Fifehead parsonage, the lady of the Rev. Edward Peacock, of a son.

Married.] At Salisbury, Mr. Henry Baker, of Wilton, to Miss Barrett-At Marlboro', Mr. Cliff, of Woodborough, to Miss White-At Trowbridge, Mr. James Timbrell, to Miss A. Burnett, of Holt.

Died.] At his seat, Rushell, Sir John Methuen Poore, bart. 75-At Torquay, whilst in conversation with part of his family, Henry Foot, esq. of Berwick St. John's, in this county, 69-At Droxford, William Rogers, esq. 82-At Burbage, Thomas Pearce, esq. 79-At Fern House, in this county, Susannah, daughter of the late Mr. John Highmore, of Thornford, Dorsetshire.

WORCESTERSHIRE.

The Dean and Chapter of Worcester have appointed the Rev. Allen Wheeler, B.D. to the headmastership of the college school.

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On Monday the 12th ult. the foundation stone of the new church at Bishop Burton, was laid by the Rev. Robert Rigby, the vicar.

The Rev. William Bishop is presented by the Rev. Henry Heap, vicar of Bradford, to the peri petual curacy of Thornton, in the parish of Bradford. Births.] At Brandsby, the lady of Francis Chol. meley, esq. of a daughter-At Hulton Lodge, near" Malton, the lady of Colonel J. Maister, of a daugh ter-At Hessle Mount, the lady of J. R. Watson, esq. of a son-At Hull, the lady of Dr. Bell, of

a son.

Married.] At Ripon, Thomas Darnborough, esq. to Maria, only daughter of the Rev. Joshua Samp son, of South Otterington, near Northallerton At Scarborough, the Rev. William Woodhall, rector of Bramston and Waltham, Leicestershire, to Miss Dowker, of Salton-At Doncaster, the Rev. Henry Fenton, to Dorothy-Anne, daughter of Samuel Cooke, esq. Streetfields, Warwickshire..

Died.] At Chapel Allerton, Margaret Brogden, wife of Wm. Williams Brown, esq. banker, Leeds, 26 Thomas Norcliffe, esq. of Langton, near Malton, 63, one of his Majesty's justices of the peace for the North and East Ridings-At White Windows, near Halifax, Lydia, widow of Joseph Priestley, esq. 70-At Thirsk, Lieut. D. R. Addison, of the 101st regt. of foot, son of the late Rev. Daniel Addison-At Market Weighton, Mr. Bradley, the Yorkshire giant: when dead, he measured 9 feet in length, and 3 feet across the shoulders-At his seat at Aske, near Richmond, at an advanced age, Thomas Lord Dundas. The title devolves upon his son, the Hon. Laurence Dundas, M.P. for YorkAt Huddersfield, John, eldest son of the Rev. Dr. Boothroyd, 19.

WALES.

The foundation-stone of a new market, town-hall, and market-place was laid at Neath, Glamorganshire, on the 31st of May, by the Portreeve, at tended by the burgesses and gentlemen of the town, &c.

The Rev. William Morgan, vicar of Llanfynydd, to the consolidated vicarage of Cryo and Lansawel, vice the Rev. H. Williams, deceased.

Married.] At Neath, William Powell, esq. to Hannah Eliza, eldest daughter of the late John Jones, esq. of Derry Ormond, Cardiganshire - At Nantglyn, Denbighshire, A. Owen Pugh, esq. to Miss Jane Lloyd.

Died.] At Plas ynllan, near Ruthin, in her 81st year, Mrs. Jones, relict of Edward Jones, esq. of Llangynhafel, Denbighshire-At Neston, Elizabeth Agnes, wife of C. B. Trevor Roper, esq. of Plas Teg, Flintshire-At Gronant, 85, Mrs. Bulkeley, mother of Capt. Bulkeley, and aunt to Sir W. Bulkeley Hughes, of Plascoth, Anglesey-Near Haverfordwest, the Rev. Thomas Phillips, M.A. rector of Haroldston and Lambton, Pembrokeshire, and chaplain to the bishop of St. David's Mrs. D. Davies, relict of Hugh Davies, esq. banker, of Machynlleth, 85.

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The Caledonian canal, now carrying on for avoiding the tedious and dangerous navigation round the Northern and Western coasts of Scotland, is truly gigantic. When completed, ships of 22 guns will be able to navigate it; the depth is to be 20 feet, the width at the bottom 50, and at the surface of the water 110 feet; and the sluices from 162 to 172 feet in length.

Married.] At Edinburgh, Archibald Johnston, esq. of Pittowie, to Miss Clarkson-At Gilston House, Fifeshire, Captain John Whitehill Parsons, 10th hussars, to Mary-Elizabeth, second daughter of the late Major-general Dewar, of Gilston.

Died.] At Edinburgh, Hugh Warrender, esq. of Burntsfield, his majesty's agent for Scotland, and deputy-keeper of the signet-At the Manse of Localsh, Dr. Alexander Downie-At Delrow, Lieut. Colonel Leighton Cathcart Dalrymple, C. B. 15th hussars, second son of General Sir Hugh Dalrymple, bart.-At Milton, Ayrshire, Lady Hunter BlairAt Aberdeen, at the advanced age of 91, John Abercrombie, esq. formerly chief magistrate in that city -At Hopeville, Caithness, Mrs. Helen Sinclair, wife of David Brodie, esq.; a few hours afterwards, at Stanstill, Mrs. Henrietta Sinclair, her sister, both daughters of the late James Sinclair, of Harpsdale, esq.; also Jane, 2d daughter of David Brodie, esq.-At Rineton, the Rev. James Macdonald, chaplain to the late 78th regt.-At Inverness, Mrs. Margery Maclean, 56-At Perth, Mrs. Pringle, wife of the Rev. Dr. Pringle.

IRELAND.

Births.] In Dublín, the lady of N. W. Brady, esq. sheriff elect, of a daughter-The lady of Benj. Riky, esq. of a son-At Westland, county Waterford, the lady of the Rev. H. Fleury, of a daughter -At Duckett's grove, county Carlow, the lady of John Dawson Duckett, esq. of a daughter-On Morrison's Island, Cork, the lady of Jer. James Murphy, esq. of a daughter-At Beaulieu House, county Louth, the lady of Henry Metcalf, esq. M.P. of twin daughters In Cork, the lady of T.

Rye, esq. of Rye Court, of a son.

Married.] In Dublin, the Rev. George Bisshopp, archdeacon of Agbydoe, to Elizabeth, the youngest daughter of Captain Sproule, R.N.Nicholas Colthurst, esq. late major in the Portuguese servicce, to Harriet, youngest daughter of John O'Donnell, esq. barrister-W. S. Blood, esq. to Mrs. Anne Studdert-Thomas B. Mayne, esq. to Catherine, eldest daughter of James Cowley, esq.The Rev. Thomas Thompson, to Louisa Charlotte, only daughter of John Metge, esq. and niece of the late Baron Metge At Castle Connel, Sir John Allen De Burghe, bart. to Miss Anna Matilda Waller, of Castle Waller, county Tipperary-At White Church, Henry B. Archer, esq. only son of the late Admiral Archer, to Mary Anne, eldest daughter of Nicholas Gifford, of Ballysop, county Wexford, esq, Died.] At Eskar, the Rev. Edward Berwick, rector of Leixlip, county Kildare, and Clongish, in

Longford, 67—At Killina, after a few hours' illness, Sir James Bond, bart. 77-At Maynooth College, in his 59th year, the Rev. Paul O'Brien, many years professor of the Irish language in that establishment-At Cargustown, Alex. Macfarquhar, at the great age of 103- Also at Ballysalla, near Kitkenny, aged 111 years, Mrs. Bridget Byrne-At Waterford, suddenly, W. Newport, esq. banker, and only brother of Sir John Newport, bart. M.P. -Miss Catherine Hayden, only surviving daughter of Philip Hayden, esq.

DEATHS ABROAD.

At St. George d'Elmina, on the gold coast of Africa, F. C. E. Oldenburgh, president, governor of that fortress, and commander-in-chief of the Dutch settlements in Guinea. This gentleman was deservedly respected by all classes, and particularly so by his English neighbours, the offcers of Cape Coast Castle, with whom he lived, both in time of peace and war, on terms of ↑ perfect friendship and cordiality—At Paris, George Dering, of Barham Court, county Kent, esq.-At sea, on his return from Lisbon, where he had been for benefit of climate, Thomas Stodart, esq. Cardrona N. B. On the coast of Cephalonia, Mr. Henry Hyde Freemantle, midshipman of H. M. ship Glasgow, suddenly carried off by a violent fever in the 18th year of his age. He was the third son of the late Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Freemantle, and promised, by his devotion to his profession, to have made as gallant an officer as his lamented father-At Jamaica, March 27, of a fever which has been so destructive for the last twelve months throughout that island, Miss Popham, daughter of Sir Home Popham, and one of the most amiable and most accomplished of her sexAt Canton, on board the Vansittart, which he commanded, Captain Robert Stair Dalrymple, youngest son of Sir H. Hamilton Dalrymple, bart. of Bargeny and North Berwick-On board the packet off Madeira, Frances Theodosia Viscountess Powerscourt. Her ladyship was eldest daughter of Robert Earl of Roden, born in August, 1795, and married in February, 1813, leaving issue a son born in December, 1813-At Ratisbon, aged 84, the Right Rev. Charles Arbuthnot, lord abbot of the Scot's mo nastery and college of St. James's, in Ratisbon. This venerable prelate was born in the parish of Longside, Aberdeenshire, from whence he was sent, at an early age, to the above seminary, of which, for considerably more than half a century, he was the brightest ornament and guardian. He was eminently distinguished for his classical knowledge, and accounted one of the best mathematicians in Germany, having repeatedly carried off the first prize from the German universities, for solving mathematical problems. The Abbot's funeral was solemnized with the greatest pomp, and attended by crowds of the German nobility, eager to pay their last mark of respect to the remains of a man so universally beloved and so deeply regretted-On the 9th June, aged 69, the Princess Dowager of Orange, mother of the king of the Netherlands.

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