1823.

OXFORDSHIRE.

Married.) At Banbury, Mr. J. Armitt to Miss French-At Witney, Mr. J. Long to Miss M. Smith. Died.] At Oxford, Mr. L. Prickett-F. Frearon, esq.-Mr. J. Rusher-At Middle Barton-Mrs. M. Evans, 80-At Bampton, Mr. J. Banting.

RUTLANDSHIRE.

Married. At Oakham, Mr. Watts to Miss Ades -Mr. Tyler of Glaistone to Miss Cheetham. Died. At Uppingham, Mr. G. Forster-At Redmile, Mr. Smart-At Market Overton, Mr. J. Compton.

SHROPSHIRE.

Married.] At Shiffnal, Mr. A. Edmunds to Miss A. Scarrol-At Wortield Church, P. A. D. D. Thibault, esq. to Miss II. S. Loveden-At Wentnor, Mr. Smith to Miss S. Medlicot.

Died.] At Bridgnorth, Mr. E. Gittos-At Edg. mond, Mrs. Hill, 87-At Shrewsbury, Mr. Hutton, 90-Mr. W. Davies-Mrs. M. Bowdler-At Beachcote, Miss Townson-At Whitchurch, Mrs. Price, 79-Mrs. E. Baker, 84-At Mardol, Mr. Simpson-At Wolstanton, Mr. J. Parr, 84-At Farmcott, near Bridgnorth, Mr. W. Perry-A: Sandford Hall, T. H. Sandford, esq.-At Borchurch, Mr. R. Pickstock.

SOMERSETSHIRE.

The Public Library at Taunton is opened, and a very extensive and judiciously selected collection of books, maps, &c. has been provided. Ali. brarian has beeu appointed, and an intelligent committee are pursuing their plans with the most commendable sclicitude. It is expected from the warm encouragement bestowed upon the undertaking, that it will expand its character so as to comprehend a Philosophical Museum, a Cabinet of Natural History, and other objects of rational curiosity, "and thus," as say the Committee in their prospectus, "it is hoped in a few years an establishment may be formed, worthy of the literary reputation of that county which gave birth to Friar Bacon, a Cudworth, and a Locke."

Married.] J. Petton, esq. to Miss Easton of Heale -At Bath, H. Selwood, esq. to Miss E. ParsousMr. G. Pillinger to Miss J. Bartlett-T. Phinn, esq. to Miss J. Lichfield-Mr. Graham to Miss A. Ryles -At Flaxley, S. J. Ballard, esq. to Miss C. Crawley. Died.] At Chiddon, Mr. Standfast-A Bath, Miss Bayard-Mr. J. Bettington-Mrs. Plenis, 86-Mrs. Wilkinson, 84-Mrs. Formen, 73-At Mangotsfield, Mrs. A. Thomas, 80-At Wells, Admiral Holloway. STAFFORDSHIRE.

Married.] At Leck, Mr. J. Broster to Miss E. Lay-Mr. W. Bach, of Clifton, to Miss S. BeardMr. W. Simms to Miss A. Painter of Stafford. Died.] At Tettenhall Wood, P. T. Hincks, esq.

SUFFOLK.

An actual survey is making of the country from Bury St. Edmunds to Saffron Walden, as a new turnpike road is in contemplation from the former town by way of Ickworth, Wickhambrook, Thurlow, Wethersfield, Shudy Camps, and Ashdon, through Walden, to join the turnpike-road to London. It is supported by the Earl of Bristol and other proprietors of estates bordering on the line; as it will be a saving of several miles in the distance from Bury to London, and it is presumed will be a great public benefit. The expense is not expected to exceed twenty thousand pounds. Should this be carried into effect, a different line from Bury to Norwich is talked of, which would shorten the distance eight or nine miles, between the metropolis and that great manufacturing city.

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Married.] At Bradfield. Mr. W. Westrop to Miss Smith-Mr. J. Wells, of Needham Market, to Miss F. Barker-At Ipswich. Mr. J. Maulden to Miss A. Christie-The Rev. R. Cobbold to Miss M. A. Walter, of Hollesley Grove-At Freshingfield, Mr. F. Cracknell to Miss Muskett-At Woodbridge, Mr. D. Clarke to Miss M. Fisher,

Died.] At Creeting All Saints, Mrs. RobinsonAt Needham Market, Mrs. Beales, 79-At East Stonham, Mrs. Quinton-At Reda, Mrs. S. Kemp-At Pakenham, the Rev. J. S. Casborne-At Harksted, Mr. P. Clarke, 80-At Halesworth, Mrs. MoreAt Wrentham, Mrs. Primrose-At Clare, Mrs. Ragles-At Bury, Mr. Sibsey, 72-the Rev. J. Cotman, 80-At Rottelsden, Mrs. Canham-At Bevis Hamlet, Mr. Garrod-At Hadleigh, Mr. J. Green-At Aldborough, B. Raymond, esq. 82-At Ipswich, Mrs. Rosier, 77-Mr. W. Oliver, 88-At Sudbury, Mrs. Daking.

SUSSEX.

Brighton, Dec.6.-At seven o'clock a squall came on from theW.S.W. and raged until half-past nine, during which the rain descended in one incessant torrent, and the roar and fury of the wind is not to be described. Considerable alarm was excited by it in many parts of the town; several houses were nearly unroofed, one, not quite finished, five stories high, was levelled with the ground. The chain pier works sustained further injury, but not to the extent which had been anticipated. It is curious, that some of the heavy brick-work at the latter place, from the late violence of the tide, has been so reduced in substance, that a stranger would suppose that it had been exposed to such visitations for at least half a century. The solid bricks appeared to have been partiaily dissolved by the ocean.

Married.] At Lewes, J. Slight, esq. to Miss E. A. Woolgar.

Died.] At Northiam, Mr. W. Millis-At Brighton, Mr. Schmidt-F. Freeron, esq.-At Gocking, the Rev. M. Skinner, 90.

WILTSHIRE.

Married.] At Whichbury, Mr. Courtney to Miss L. Selte-At Salisbury, Mr. C. Cozens to Miss E. Calloway-At Trowbridge, Mr. R. Roberts to Miss J. Blake-At Westbury, the Rev. W. S. Palmer to Mrs. Suelgar-At Cairn, J. White, esq. to Miss S. Burden-At Bishopstone, Mr. J. Curtis to Miss M. Curtis-At Melksham, R. G. Russel, esq. to Miss E. Reynolds-At Heytesbury, J. R. Higgs, esq. to Miss C. Everett-At West Harnham, Mr. J. Stan ford to Miss M. Ralph.

Died.] At Salisbury, T. Prown, esq.-At Bradford, Ms. Saunders-The Rev. S. Routh of Boyton-At Potterne, Mrs. Pottern-At Chilhampton, Mr. Tabor-At Seend Head, Mr. J. Sauth-At Chippenham, Mr. Brewer, 95-Mrs. A. Pallord, 96 --Mr. W. Hale, 94-At Bishop's Lavington, Miss M. D. F. Mairis-At Laverstock, Miss E. Knight-At Marlborough, Mr. W. Tuck, 86.

WORCESTRSHIRE.

Married.] Mr. Sedgley, of Dudley, to Miss Catterson-Mr. W. Henson, of London Road, Worcester, to Miss A. Webb-Mr. F. Hill of the Merriots, Great Malvern, to Miss S. Lilley-Lieut. R. R. Hughes to Miss M. Twimberrow---At Kempsey, Mr. G. Morris to Miss M. A. White-Mr. W. Tolly of Northwick to Miss Pardoe-The Rev. C. Dunne, of Earls Croome, to Miss L. A. Beauchamp.

Died.] At St. John's, near Worcester, Mrs. Filder, 83-At Barushall, Mrs. L. Hall, 91---At Maivem Wells, Mrs. Tudor.

YORKSHIRE.

The present decayed bridge over the Foss, on the New Walk, York, is intended to be taken down and a new bridge erected. The design for the new bridge has been submitted to a committee of the Foss Navigation Company, and will be laid before the company for approval, at the next general half-yearly meeting. The design is for a stone bridge, with a handsome arch, forming an ornamental and picturesque object.

Married.] At York, Mr. J. Whitwell to Miss J. Belt-Mr. R. Todd to Miss!I. Moody---Mr. R. Atley to Miss H. Clerk-Mr. T. Sedgwick to Miss J. Sowerby---At Rothwell, Mr. Lockie to Miss A. Parnaby -At Scarborough, G. Swaby, esq. to Miss A. Robertson-At Pontefract, Mr. F. Barker to Miss J. Torr-At Hull, Mr. J. Barnaby to Miss M. A. Sargent -At Askham Bryan, Mr. R. Brown to Miss C. M. Thompson-At Leeds, R. Wormald, esq. to Miss E. Gott.

Died.] At York, Mr. Gamble-Mr. W. Tuke, 90 --Miss K. L. Broadley-At Sheffield, the Rev. E. Adred, 77-At Driffield, Mrs. Dunn-At Keighley, Mr. J. Stanfield-At Thorp Arch, G. Perfect, esq. -At Brambam Lodge, H. Scott, esq.-At Hull, T. Hugall, esq.-At Halifax, Mr. D. Collingwood -At Leeds, Mrs. Barr-At Sowerby, Mr.T. H. Coates-At Beechwood, Mrs. Saunders-At Scarborough, the Rev. S. Woolley-Mr. J. Mason-At Wakefield, Mr. S. Hartley, 73-At Bradford, Mr. Walker-At Chapel Allerton, Mrs. Smeaton. WALES.

As some miners were digging and forming a washing-place for lead ore, at the lead mine works, near Llanrwst, they discovered, two yards deep, a battle axe in excellent preservation, which is supposed to have been baried there since the great battle, fought near Gwydir House, (the seat of the present Lord Gwydir) by the illustrious lywarch Hen, with the Saxons, in the year 610. Gwydir derives its name from Gwaed dir; or the Bloody Land, in allusion to the above battle. It is conjectured that this curious instrument is of a valuable metallic substance; its weight is 28 ounces, and it is now deposited for inspection with Mr. Jones, of Ruthin.

The inhabitants of the town of Carnarvon have it in contemplation to petition parliament for such a grant of money as may be necessary to effect that useful work, the blasting of the Swilly Rocks. The increasing prosperity of the Principality depends, in a great measure, upon the free navigation of the Menai; and so long as the Swilly Rocks remain in their present state, it is impossible for any one to say that the Menai is free.

Married.] At Worthenbury, Flintshire, J. W. Dodd, esq. to Miss E. Allanson-At Ystrad, Mr. E. Evans to Miss S. Jones-Mr. R. Thomas of St. Asaph, to Mrs. C. Roberts-Mr. J. Hughes of Conway Ferry, to Miss R. Eardley of Bodafon-At St. Dogmelis Mr. J. Davies to Miss L. Jones-Mr. R. Brown to Miss Edgworth, of Wrexham.

Died.] At Plas Onn, Mrs. Jones-At Bryncoch, Bettws, Montgomery, Mrs. Browne-At Bala, Mrs. E. Jones At Machynlleth, Mrs. Davies-At Baglan Hall, G. Llewellyn, esq.--At Maesmawr, Mr. J. Lewis-At Carnarvon, Mrs. Owen-At Garthmill, H. R. Jones, esq.-At Hirdretraig, Mrs. Lloyd, 89 -At Raycloldog, J. Oliver, esq.-At Brecon, R. Cooke, esq.

SCOTLAND.

Population of the principal towns in Scotland, 1821-Glasgow, 147,043; Edinburgh, 138,285;

Paisley, 47,003; Aberdeen, 44,796; Dundee, 30,575; Greenock, 22,088; Perth, 19,068; Dunfermline, 13,631: Kilmarnock, 12,769; Inverness, 12,264; Falkirk, Montrose, 11.536; Dumfries, 11,052; 10,338; Campbelton, 9,016; Ayr, 7,455; Stirling, 7,113; Irvine, 7,007; Port-Glasgow, 5,262.

Married.] At St. Andrews, near Elgin, Major Dunbar to Miss J. Leslie-At Leith, J. Scarth, esq. to Miss E. Dudgeon-At Stralock, Major G. Turner to Miss M. Ramsay-At Edinburgh, Mr. J. Croley 10 Miss H. Mein-At Arbroath. D. Louson, esq. to Miss A. Forbes At Plewlands, J. Micklejohn, esq. to Miss C. M'Callum--At Aunfield, Mr. J. Hutcheson to Miss M. M'Kenzie-At Montrose,At Melville, M. D. to Miss E. Sutherland--At Forres, Lieut. E. Norie to Miss J. Anderson-J. Gordon, esq. of Aberfour, to Miss M. McNab.

Died.] At St. Mary's Isle, J. Wedderburn, esq.— At Edinburgh, J. M. Campbell, esq...-Mrs. TrailMrs. Warrand--Mrs. Henderson--Mrs. A. Anderson. 105 Miss J. Adair-At Dundee, A. Ross, M. D. -At Glasgow, Mrs. Stirling--At Ruthven Manse, the Rev. P. M'Laren--At Barachuy, W. Hamilton, esq.-At Kircaldy, Mrs. J. Lockhart-Mrs. ReidAt Portobello, Mrs. A. Dick-At Linlithgow, Mr. W. Kenmore---At Ayr, Mrs. Ross-At Pitfour House, Mrs. L. Hay-At Kincardine Lodge, Mrs. Gordon-At Aberdeen, P. Copland, esq. LL. D. ---At Anachan, Mr. W. Macintyre, 101- Lately, at Glenalbert, on the estate of Dalguise, Perthshire, in her hundredth year, Mrs. M. Low,widow of the late James Steuart, esq. of Tulloch, Blair. Her husband was a captain in one of the Athol regiments, under Lord George Murray, and carried the royal standard of Prince Charles Edward, at the battle of Culloden, in 1746. Of that unfortunate Prince Mrs. Steuart had a most perfect recollection, and, till within a few days of her death, spoke with the fondness of long-cherished reminiscence, and with the accuracy of a mind and memory perfectly entire, of his dress, manner, and appearance. After the forfeiture of Mr. Steuart's estate, he retired to the village of Glenalbert, and died there in 1807, at the advanced age of ninety-six. His widow continued to Occupy the same humble cottage, and to live in respected retirement, on the small part of their fortune which had been saved, until the day of her death. As few, if any, now living, can relate, from personal observation, the occurrences of 1745, it is probable that this must have been one of the last remaining links of connexion with a past age aud ge

neration.

IRELAND.

Married.] At Dublin, F. Moore, esq. to Miss S. Manasy-The Rev. H. G. Webb to Miss L. Bond--Capt. W. Cobbe to Miss E. Sharkey--H. Geoghegan, esq. to Mrs. Heffernan--H. Molesworth, esq. to Miss M. Studdart-.-R. S. Stubbs, esq. to Miss A. Anderson-J. Hunter, esq. to Miss Allen--N. K. Furnace, esq. to Miss E. Rogers --N. M'Dermitt, esq. to Miss A. L. Molineux-- E. Trim, esq. to Miss E. T. Gault -G. Ewing, esq. to Miss E. Wilsou--Mr. R. O'Callaghan to Miss M. Dempsey- At Limerick, W. O'Shaugnessy, esq. to Miss A Sargent--At Rathkeale, R. D. Chester, esq. to Miss J. Allen-At Galway, M. Morris, esq. to Miss J. Blake- At Cloyne, R. S. Barclay, esq. to Miss C. Cotterell-At Cork, B. R. Shaw, esq. to Miss R. Reeves--At Ballinamona, D.Cantwell, esq. to Miss M. Keating---At Fermoy, W. Lanihan, esq. to Miss E. Nagle-At Clonmell, Mr. J. B. Nowlan to Miss C. Cooney.

Died. At Dublin, Mr. R. Gaskin-T. Nolan, esq. ---At Clifford Miss R. Chapel--Mrs. Abbott--The Hon. and Rev. L. Hely Hutchinson---Miss Cane-At Limerick, D. O'Reilly, esq. 89 --At Grague, Carlow, Mrs. Power--At Monastereon, the Rev. J. Robinson-At Carlow, Mr. J. Nicolson, 98. At Belfast, J. Ramsay, esq--At Cork, Mrs. C. Grierson---D. Brennan, esq.Near Waterford, At Alcock, esq. 80 --At Kilbreedy, T. O'Donnell, esq.

1823.

THE accounts of the revenue made up to the quarter ending the 5th ult. have been flattering to the state of the public finances; for, notwithstanding the remission of various taxes to a very large amount, the decrease on the whole year is only 808,711; while the malt duty alone taken off is above 1,400,000. In the assessed taxes there has been a decrease of 172,000. The following is an

ABSTRACT of the NET PRODUCE in the Year ending 5th January, 1822, and 5th January 1823, shewing the Increase or

Decrease on each Head.

During the last month, while at Brighton, the King was indisposed with a severe fit of the gout, unattended, however, with danger. His Majesty towards the conclusion of the month was in a state of complete convalescence: no bulletins were issued.

Party spirit has re-appeared in Ireland with all its asperity. Meetings requested to be convened for congratulating the Lord Lieutenant on his escape from injury at the theatre, though the requisitions were most respectably signed, have been refused the consent of Orange functionaries in different of the country to meet for parts the purpose. The very grand jury of Dublin, consisting for the most part of corporators, nullified the bill of indictment by finding it only against two of the accused, whereas the law requires three persons to constitute a riot. By this means the parties were released from that form of prosecution. The Attorney General, however, filed against the same parties an ex-officio information; and thus it is hoped they will ultimately be brought to punishment. This proceeding shows forcibly the difficulty of obtaining justice in Ireland by any who are obnoxious to the Orange faction, which has so long ruled over and trampled upon the great mass of inhabitants in that country. What chance of justice could there have been for an unfortunate Catholic,when the Marquis Wellesley, the representative of his Sovereign, had been denied it, for the upright fulfilment of a sacred duty? This same grand jury afterwards came into court and addressed the sitting judge upon the observations made on its conduct by the Court and Attorney General. The only reply they obtained was a reiteration of the surprise of the court, that, with the evidence laid before them, they could find such a bill as they had brought before it. Fourteen of the grand jury were of the corporation; can any thing show plainer the necessity that all and every person in the country, capable of serving on a grand, special, or common jury, should be entered on the respective lists

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and taken without favour or affection? Some fresh legislative enactment would not be amiss to place beyond possibility of abuse the noblest institution of our country, and that to extend over the United Kingdom. A meeting for the county of Dublin has been held, to pass resolutions expressive of indignation at the late outrage; and even there the sheriff objected to put resolutions suggested by different gentlemen, for a considerable time. An authorized report of the late charge of the Archbishop of Dublin, which gave so 'much offence to the Catholics of the Sister Kingdom, has recently been published; and it does, most unfortunately, carry with it, to the popular understanding, a sense which no charitable mind can approve-a denial that the Roman Catholics are properly to be called Christians. A meeting convened at Limerick to consider of measures for a review and correction of certain practices in the management of the public money there, has been forbidden by the Lord Lieutenant, on a representation from the Mayor of Limerick, that it would create disturbance; his excellency, doubtless, imagining that it was of a more general nature than appears to have been con templated by those who wished to convene it.

The Gloucester 74, Phaeton 46, Valorous 20, Eden 20, and Bellette 18, have been despatched from Plymouth for the West Indies. The Britannia 120, Impregnable 104, Windsor Castle 84, Superb 78, and Bulwark 76, are getting ready at Plymouth for Channel service. An extensive promotion of lower-rates of naval officers has also taken place. The Racehorse, sloop of war, has been lost at the Isle of Man; the greater part of the crew were

saved.

An order has been sent to the Commanding Officers of Yeomanry Cavalry, that in future the number of days for training in the year are to be extended from fourteen or twenty-eight.

The Quakers have most meritorious ly set on foot a subscription for the distressed Greeks, which, however inadequate to the urgent distresses of that heroic people, is an example that all the Christian world should follow. Shall it be too truly said that the sympathies of Englishmen are only to be

aroused at the call of mercantile specu lators, when their trading friends suffer, or when the misery is before their eyes? while the noblest exertions of Christian men to arise from slavery to independence, persevered in with a constancy unmatched in modern times, fails to excite more than empty wishes of success?

M. Ravenga, a new minister from Columbia, has arrived to occupy the post lately held by Mr. Zea from that republic.

An agent of the French police has contrived to obtain, it is said from the servants of the British Ambassador, all the letters which passed by his Excellency's messengers to London. For the space of nearly two years this practice was continued, and copies were taken of them all, not only for the French government, but the private advantage of the Mouchard himself, who expects to make money by the publication of them.

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The Badger revenue sloop has captured a cutter, named the "Three Brothers," after a desperate engagement in the Channel, about six leagues from Dieppe. The smuggler had the captain and one man killed, and seven wounded, two mortally. The Badger had an officer of customs killed, her commander, second mate, and three seamen wounded.

A county meeting to petition parliament has been held at Norwich, when sundry resolutions being moved, expressive of the opinion of those who had convened the meeting, Mr. Cobbett appeared, and amid great confusion addressed the assemblage, moving a petition and address of his own, which were carried almost without being heard. At a similar meeting at Hereford this demagogue was not equally successful. Resolutions were moved and carried there in despite of his endeavours to propose his own, the tumult forbidding him from proceeding. Numerous other county meetings have been announced. The agriculturists mostly complain of the change of currency as the cause of distress, while some few ascribe the mischief to our enormous taxation; and all propose addressing the legislature on the subject in some shape or other, in hope of mitigating their sufferings.

The latest accounts from the East Indies bring distressing intelligence of an inundation at Backergunge. The wind blowing from the S. E. drove the waters of the sea, and of the Rebnabad rivers, over the whole margin of the Sunderbunds. Out of 2000 houses only eight have been saved. In the Thanah of Mendigunge 208 inhabitants were drowned; and damage occasioned to the amount of 127,548 sicca rupees. The Gurnaddee Thanadar lost 347 men and 109 women, together with 16,896 houses, and various property to a large amount. At Bareekeen only two lives were lost, but injury was done to the value of a lack of rupees. At Bowpuhl 4,932 men and 6,052 women were drowned, besides nearly 10,000 cows and cattle. Every village of the Thanah was swept away. At Sierra Leone the unceasing exertions of Governor M'Carthy have been devoted to diminish the infamous traffic in slaves. A Spanish schooner, called the Joufa or Moracagorca, had been condemned by British and Spanish Courts of mixed commission.She had 206 slaves on board when captured by the boats of the Driver

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ship of war. The Driver also captured a Portuguese brig in the river Cameroons, having 179 slaves on board; and the Cynene, a Dutch schooner, with 180 slaves. A caravan of Bambaras and Foulahs had arrived at the Colony from the interior, with a large quantity of gold, cattle, and horses. These people only came by way of experiment, to try the newly opened road. If the passage from the interior should continue uninterrupted, no one can imagine the extent of the trade that will be opened with it. A Captain Laing had succeeded in penetrating a great way up the country, and time will now speedily throw light upon the mysterious interior of the African continent.

The depredations of the pirates in the West Indies still continue, notwithstanding the exertions of the British and American naval commanders. The United States schooner Alligator recaptured five sail of American merchantmen that had fallen into their hands, together with a pirate schooner, which the gallant commander, Captain Allen, carried by boarding, but he was mortally wounded in the attack.

The question of peace or war between France and Spain still fluctuates. Chateaubriand, lately ambassador to Great Britain, has been appointed Secretary of State for foreign affairs in the room of the Duke of Montmorency. A communication to the Count de Lagarde at Madrid has been forwarded, of which the following are the most essential parts.

Continental powers have taken the resolution to unite with her, to aid her (if it should ever become necessary) to maintain her dignity and her re'pose. France would have been contented with a resolution at once so kind and so honourable to her; but Austria, Russia, and Prussia, have

a military insurrection. The natural consequence of this fact has been, that every discontented Spaniard has thought himself authorised to seek, by the same means, the establishment of an order of things more in unison with his opinions and his principles. The employment of force bas established the right of force. movements of the Guard at Madrid and the appearance of armed corps in different parts of Spain. The provinces bordering on France have chiefly been the theatre of civil war. This state

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of confusion in the Peninsula has placed France under the necessity of putting herself in a state

of the Alliance a manifestation of these sentiments. Diplomatic notes are with this view addressed by these three powers to their respective ministers at Madrid, who will communicate them to the Spanish government, and will follow in their farther conduct the orders they shall have received from their courts."

It then declares the determination of France to repel revolutionary movements and principles in common with her allies.