Been totally destroyed near Wincanton, by the deluges of rain which fell about the middle of July.

The corn and potatoes have every where in this county the most luxuriant appearance; mot a patch has failed over miles of cultured ground -the apples, however, will be a very scanty produce.

In the Court of Exchequer, on the 27th ult. Thomas Bratt, a collector of assessed taxes for Bristol, was convicted in the penalty of eight thousand pounds for overcharging several persons, contrary to the Act of Parliament.

Married.] At Bath, Richard Comyns Cole, esq. of Wimborne, to Charlotte, fourth daughter of Mr. Ewing, of Bath.-Thomas Flower, esq. of Melksham, to Mrs Chapman, of Caroline-buildings.--Mr. W. Charlton, to Miss Harriet Masters, of Camden place.—Mr. Williams, to Miss Patience.-Mr. Wm. Brown, jun. of Kinsmead-terrace, to Miss Thurston, daughter of Mr. T. of Burtonstreet.---David Sutton, jun. esq. of Dover, to Miss Merrifield, of Bath.

At Clifton, Roger Eaton, esq. of Park glas, Pembrokeshire, to Dorothea, daughter of E. Wilmot, esq. of Clifton.

Died.] At Bath, J. Battin, esq.-Edmund White, esq. many years a member of the corporation of Salisbury.-Joseph Carruthers, esq.--Charles Owen, esq. son of the late Rev. Dr. O. of Bangor.-Mrs. Tiances Hancock, widow of Mr. W. H. 89.-Mrs. Dobson, rehct of John D. esq.-The lady of Capt. Jekyll, R. N. 56.---Mr. J Hyatt, 80.

At Bristol, J. P. Noble, esq. an eminent surgeon of that city.-Elizabeth, eldest daughter of S. Mountjoy, esq. of Corsham.-The wife of J. D. Ellis, esq.

At Clifton, the youngest daughter of Major Sirr, of Dublin.-The lady of Major-gen. Raymond.

Died.] At Eontmill Magna, the Rev. R. Dibben, rector of that place and West Orchard.

At Bradford Abbas, Miss Coates, youngest daughter of the Rev. Mr. C. formerly vicar of Sherborne.

At Gussage, aged 84, Mrs. Templeman, widow of the Rev. Giles T. formerly reetor of St. Giles's, and surviving daughter of the Rev. Christopher Twyninoe, of Turnworth.

DEVONSHIRE.

The foundation stone of the breakwater in Plymouth Sound was lately laid: a procession took place in consequence.

A shark of considerable length was caught a few days since with a strong conger line, at Devil's Poiat, Stonehouse, near Plymouth Dock: seven mackerel were found in his belly, and it is supposed to have been the same fish that the day before attacked a sol. dier of the Lancashire inilitia, who was swimming in Mill Bay, and wounded him severely in his legs.

Married.] At Exeter, W. H. Thompson, esq. only son of M. T. esq. to Miss Tonkin, only daughter of W. H. T. esq. of Exeter, barrister.-Mr. Hercules Rickard, to Miss Mary Sampson. Mr. Wm. Lancaster, of Plymouth Deck, to Misa Neck, of WestTeignmouth.

At Drews eignton, Mr. Samuel Burge, eldest son of S. B. esq. of Castle-Cary, to Miss Pitts, daughter of the late Joseph P. esqu of the former place.

Mr. Thomas Hill, of Exeter, to Miss Bond, daughter of Mr. B. schoolmaster, Chudleigh.

Died. At Tavistock, Mrs Spry, 80. At Brentor, Elizabeth Williams, 111. At Coombe, R. Pitt, esq. He served the office of high-sheriff in the year 1800.

Mary, the wife of Mr. Davis, of Silton. At Paington, Capt. Wm. West, R.N. a brave and meritorious officer.

At Budock, Mrs. Martha Harris, aged 112; she retained her faculties to the last, and has two daughters now living, the youngest is 70, and the other 80 years of age.

At Kenton, Mr. Thomas Spyring, 71.

Mr. John Vellacott, of Heanton Punchardon, aged 82. He was drowned in fording the river Taw, between Fremington and Ashford; he has left a numerous family.

CORNWALL..

As two poor men, at Lower St. Columb, Cornwall, were lately digging in a pit for earth to mix with manure, they found a bar of metal, resembling a hand-saw-file, with three sides. It proved to be gold They took it to Truro, and sold it for about forty pounds. The bar must have lain where it was found perhaps for centuries.

Died.] John Hill, esq. of Launceston. He was endeavouring to leap his horse over a hedge; the beast, unable to clear it, fell backward, and was killed on the spot; Mr. Hill survived but a few hours afterwards.

WALES.

WALES.

The embankment for gaining land from the sea, at Malltraeth Marsh, in Anglesea, which has, at length, been accomplished after frequent former attempts-and is now so strong as, in the opinion of the best judges, to be impregnable to the attack of the sea. The embankment at Tre-Madoc has not had equal

success.

Measures are taking for finishing the new road between Carmarthen, Llandilo, and Swansea, within the year.

It is in contemplation to erect a bridge over the Towy at Ciystanog, near Abergwilly; a more important improvement for that part of the country could not have been suggested, as it will be the means of shortening the distance between New Inn and the Llandarog lime and coal district, nearly three miles. Married Mr. G. Davies, of Haverfordwest, to Miss Ann Smith, of Jeftreston.

At Denbigh, Thomas Evans, esq. of Prescot, to Miss Barrett, daughter of the late Onslow B. M.D.

At Potfarry, Flintshire, Mr. Evan Evans, of Rhydgoch, to Miss Mary Williams, daugh. ter of Mr. J. W. of Glanelwyd.

At Bangor, the Rev. Rowland Williams, A.M. rector of Halkin, Flintshire, to Miss J. W. Jones, second daughter of the late Rev. H. W. J. prebendary of Penmynedd, Anglesea.

At Stokesley, Charles W. Griffith Wynne, esq. of Voclas Hall, Denbighshire, to Sarah, fifth daughter of the Rev. Henry Hildyard.

At St. Arvan's, Mr. Oldham, banker, of Bristol, to Miss Martha W. youngest daughter of Mr. Watkins, merchant, of Chepstow.

At Llantrissent, Mr. W. Nicholl, surgeon, of Cowbridge, to Miss R. only daughter of the late Rev. R. Richards, of Lantrissent.

Mr. L. Lewis, to Miss Elizabeth M. daughter of Mr. Morgan, both of Landilo.

The Rev. Robert Hughes, curate of Capel Curig, to Mrs. Griffiths, of Capel Curig.

Mr. Trownaer, of Walford, to Miss Doel, of Abergavenny.

John Buckle, esq. of Chepstow, to Miss Maria Williams.

At Llandovery, Robert Harvey Gedge, jun. esq. of Saville-House, Twickenham, Middlesex, to Miss Bridget Jones, of Cardigan.

At St. Asaph, Captain Hemans, to Felicia Dorothea, eldest daughter of George Brown, esq. of Bronoylfa.

Died.] George Ross, of Llanerchydol, esq. At Hygrove, Lucy Maria, youngest daughter of Charles Evans, esq.

At Clasemont, Henrietta, the wife of Sir John Morris, bart.

Miss Crewe, eldest daughter of the late Mr. D. C. of Wrexham.

The Rev. Hugh Griffith, of Dol-y-Penryn, Carnarvonshire.

Mrs. Eliz. Calland, widow of the late J. C. sq. 78.

MONTHLY Mag, No. 231.

Mr. Richard Williams, Postmaster of Knighton, Radnorshire.

At Haverfordwest, in his 84th year, S. L. Phillips, esq. banker, of that place; whose long life was distinguished by inflexible integrity, and a strict regard to all the moral and social duties.

Mr. Thomas Rogers, of Hafod-y-Bwch, near Wrexham.

The lady of the Rev. Roger Butler Clough, of Bathafarn Park, Denbighshire.

At Farm, near Abergele, Mrs. O. wife of Mr. John Oldield, Solicitor.

Mrs. S. Holland, sister of the late O. Holland, of Conway, esq. 88.

Mrs. T. wife of Mr. John Thomas, of Hirwain Iron-works, Brecknockshire.

At Llangoverous, Mr. J. Pember, formerly of Leominster.

At Beaumaris, Mrs. M. relict of O. P. Meyrick, of Bodorgan, esq. and M. P. for the county of Anglesea.

At Rhuailt, Mrs. J. relict of Jolin Jones, esq. of Rhuallt,71.

Mrs. L. widow of John Llewellin, esq. of Coedriglan-House, and sister to the late Edmund Traherne, esq. of Castella.

At Great Frampton, Miss H. only child of William Humphreys, esq. a promising and amiable young lady.

At Lan, Mrs. T. wife of Joseph Timmins, esq.

At Llechryd, Mr. Thomas Morris, late engineer at the Castle Malgwyn iron-works.

IRELAND.

Died. In Dublin, Robert Owenson, esq. joint proprietor of several theatres in Ireland; he has left two daughters, Lady Morgan, (the celebrated novel writer,) and Lady Clarke.

At Garretstown, J. Kearney, esq. aged 86, forty of which he was a member of the Irish Parliament.

At Wexford, Dr. Jacob, 74. He had served the office of Mayor of Wexford more than thirty times.

At Wilton, in the county of Wexford, W. Alcock, esq.

While sitting in his chair at dinner, at Morrison's Tavern, in Dawson-street, Cork, Sir Patrick O'Connor, a merchant in that city. He was in perfect health but a moment before his dissolution, and had been engaged in conversation upon commercial topics.

At Paris, Mr. Pierre Pedro Perdrian, 90, formerly consul-general of France, in the ports of the Levant. He died suddenly, while in the act of writing.

On his passage from Madeira, Thomas Lawson, esq. of Brayton House, Cumberland. He was the second son of Thomas Wyberg, esq. Clerk of the Peace for the West-riding of York, and nephew of the late Sir Wilfred Lawson, bart.

At Truxillo, in Spain, in the 53d year of his age, Lieutenant-colonel Squire, of the corps of Royal Engineers, eldest son of Dr. S. Ely-place, London. His death was owing to a fever supposed to have been occasioned by excessive fatigue at the late siege of Badajoz. On his return, after the successful result of that siege, to Almendralejo, the head-quarters of Sir Rowland Hill, to whose division he was attached, his altered appear ance was visible to all his friends. However, even after this, he superintended the repairs of the bridge of Merida. In coming back from Merida, he fell from his horse. Still he would not complain, nor allow that he had any thing more than a cold, though he was, at that very time, suffering under the endemic fever of the country. Persevering to the last in the discharge of his military duties, he was proceeding to accompany General Hill on his march to Almarez; but, having more energy of mind than strength of body, the fatigue which he had endured increased his malady to such an alarming degree, that it was found impossible for him to proceed beyond Truxillo, where he was left on the 16th of May, and Mr. Luscombe, surgeon to the 34th regiment, was permitted to remain with him. On the 19th, about three o'clock in the morning, Colonel S. breathed his last in the arms of this gentleman. In this manner was closed the short but honorable life of a very brave and excellent man. Never was the loss of any officer more deeply lamented by his relations, his friends, and his fellow-soldiers. To be employed in fighting the battles of his country was this officer's ruling passion, and in this he had been amply indulged for the last thirteen years. During that space of time, he served on the following expeditions; viz. to the Helder, to Egypt, to South America, to Sweden (under Sir John Moore), to Portugal and Spain under the same general, to Zealand, and a second time to the Spanish Peninsula, where he has at length finished his honorable career. In the spring of 1809

he was sent by government on a secret mis sion to the Baltic. Within the last five months, his eminent services had been rewarded by the brevet rank first of major, then of lieutenant-colonel. The first was con ferred on him in December, 1811, and he was gratified by a complimentary message from Lord Mulgrave, master-general of the ordfance: he was made a lieutenant-colonel as soon as it was known in England that Badajoz was taken, in the siege of which place he had remarkably distinguished himself. The active mind of Colonel S. did not content itself with the acquirements proper to his profession only, but was impelled by a large and liberal curiosity to obtain every sort of useful or interesting knowledge. In all the countries which he visited, he kept a full and accurate journal, not only of military affairs, but of every thing else which struck him as either curious or important. In Egypt he shared with Mr. Hamilton, at that time private se cretary to Lord Elgin, and Captain Leake of the artillery, in the honor of discovering, on the celebrated column near Alexandria, còmmonly called Pompey's Pillar, a Greek in• scription, which had eluded the ingenuity of all former travellers. On his return to England in 1803, he shewed a paper on this subject to the late Rev. Dr. Raine, of the Charter-house (under whose tuition he had formerly, been), who communicated it to the Antiquarian Society. It has since been published in their Transactions. with the above-mentioned gentlemen, Col. S. having obtained leave of absence, at the conclusion of the Egyptian campaign, made a tour through Syria and Greece. After their departure from Athens, their vessel, the brig Mentor, unfortunately struck upon the rocky shore of the small island of Cerigo. Those on board had but just time to save their lives; but it is much to be regretted that their journals, plans, and other papers were lost.

In company

In the Island of St. Christopher, Lieut. R. J. Simpley, of the Royal Engineers, youngest son of the very Rev. the Dean of St. Asaph.

At Orange-Valley Estate, St. Ann's, Jamaica, P. Blagrove, esq. of that island, and of Ankerwyke House, Bucks.

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On his passage to England, Major Blair, of the Madras establishment, eldest son of the late Rev. Dr. Blair, prebendary of Westminster.

SYNOCHUS

Cynanche Tonsiliaris

Scarlatina Anginosa