At Charminster, Miss Biles.

At Tavistock, in the prime of life, Sophia, the wife of Francis Willesford, esq. of that town, and the daughter of the late Rev. Thomas Bedford, rector of Philleigh.

CORNWALL.

The following paragraph is extracted from the West Briton :-"Mary Luke, committed for refusing to declare the father of her bastard child, born in Breag parish, was remanded, she still persisting in her refusal to declare the father. She has been in prison nearly three years." Several comments on this severe exercise of magisterial power have appeared in the independent papers of the Metropolis and the country.

Married.] At Falmouth, Mr. J. B. Toulmin, son of the Rev. Dr. Toulmin, to Amy, daughter of Joseph Honeychurch, esq. of the former place. The wife of Lieutenant-general Fuller.

WALES.

An estate in Montgomeryshire was lately sold for 40,0001. being at the rate of 68 years purchase upon the present rental.

Pembrokeshire, Mr. Owen 1529,-the Hon. Mr. Campell 1344.

Cardigan, &c.-Vaughan 400,-Evans $77. Married.] At Llanfair, the Rev. T. H. Clough, M.A. eldest son of the Rev. T. C. of Halkin House, and rector of Denbigh, to Caroline, youngest daughter of the late R. Price, esq. of Rhiwlas.

At Kington, Thomas Austen, esq. of Whitton, in the county of Radnor, to Sarah, the daughter of the late J. Turner, esq. of Aymstrey, Hertfordshire.

Died.] Hugh Jones, esq. of Galltyllan, Montgomeryshire.

SCOTLAND.

In the night between the 17th and 18th ult. what was conceived to be the shock of an earthquake was felt a few miles up the Nith, Scotland. It was instantaneous, and not accompanied with any noise or tremulous motion, but like the percussion of two solid bodies that had suddenly come in con

tact.

IRELAND.

There was lately on a piece of bog ground, in the farm of Nether Park of Closeburn, Scotland, which was never before cultivated, a crop of potatoe oats, the general luxuriance

of which may be conceived from this circum stance, that, in a variety of instances, one grain produces five or six stalks, and each stalk three or four heads from the upper joint, making the amazing increase of two thousand fold.

The Committee of the Dalkeith Farming Club, and a numerous concourse of spectators, lately assembled at the farm of Smeaton, near Dalkeith, to witness the competition for the premium of 5001. offered by the club, to any inventor of a reaping machine, capable of cutting down two acres of corn in the period of five hours, with one or two horses, and two men. Several competitors were expect, ed, but only one appeared, Mr. Smith, of the Deanstoun Works, near Donne, Perthshire, who exhibited a machine of great elegance and simplicity, impelled by one horse moving be hind, while the action of the axle puts in ra pid motion, at the opposite end of the ma chine, a drum with a circular cutter affixed to it. By the movement of the drum the cut grain is laid in a row, and the machine is so constructed that the drum can, at pleasure, revolve towards the one or the other side, so as both in going and returning along the ridge to throw the grain towards the open side of the field. The machine possesses great force, cutting a breadth of four feet at a time. The cutter can at pleasure be placed nearer to or farther from the ground, and on a smooth and level field it can be made to cut at any degree of closeness to the ground which may be desired.

Died.] J. E. Nasmyth, esq. second son of Sir James N. bart. of Posso, Peebleshire.

At Somerston, aged 72, Mr. W. Napier. For many years he belonged to his majesty's band, and to the Professional Concert; but was obliged to retire on account of the gout in his hands, to which he became a victim. He was the father of 18 children, of whom seven remain. Mr. Napier was distinguished for his musical skill, and for the beautiful selections of Scots Ballads which he edited.

At Grange-house, aged 86, Mrs. Macmikin, sen. of Kilsaintninian. This lady's birth was distinguished by the following curious coincidences: she was born the first day of the year, the first day of the month, the first day of the week, the first day of the moon, and at the first hour of the day.

bery took place about five miles from Kettering, where the road from Huntingdon to Northampton crosses the great London road at the Finedon obelisk. Through the shameful neglect of the guard, who was on the coach-box, this was very easily effected, for, there being no outside passengers, the thieves had an opportunity of getting up behind at their leisure, when they forced or opened the mail box, and took out the whole contents, comprising the bags from Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Wakefield, Leeds, Barnsley, Rotheram, Sheffield, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Nottingham, Mettow, Okeham, Uppingham, Kettering, and Thrapston; on arriving at the post office at Higham Ferrers, the guard having resumed his place, the loss was discovered. Immediately on the circumstance being known at the general post-office, riders were sent round to all the banking houses, to stop any bills that might be offered from any of the towns which had sustained losses, and handbills were issued and sent to every part of the kingdom, offering a reward of 2001. on discovery of the perpetrator or perpetrators. In the course of the week, Lavender from Bow-street, and Mr. Lawless, inspector of mails, went down to Kettering, where they received information which led to the apprehension of one Kendall, a resident at Wellingbro', and a contractor for some turnpike gates on the Huntingdon road, at one of which a sister resided. It was soon discovered that he had been out in a gig with another man, and that they had crossed the road about seven o'clock, the time of the robbery, and were traced on to Wellingbro', which place his companion quitted the next morning in a post chaise, going through Thrapston to Keystone toll-bar, where he took up Kendall's sister; and in the course of Wednesday, by cross roads, got safe to London with the booty. The amount was very large, not less, it has been since ascertained, than 30,0001.; but there was not quite one thousand pounds of convertable property, the other being either cut notes or draughts, &c. of which the payment could be stopped. The following day the woman, having returned from London in the night, was forwarded to her residence at the turnpike, where the officers searched the premises without effect. A meeting of magistrates was held at Wellingbro', Friday and Saturday was passed in hearing evidence and tracing the various steps of the. parties. Sunday and Monday was spent in endeavours to find the accomplice, who is well known to the police as a notorious character, at this time under sentence of trans. portation, On Wednesday, the 4th instant, having got further information against Kendall and the sister, they were both taken before Earl Compton and a numerous bench of justices, at the Hind Inn, Wellingbro', MONTHLY MAG. No 234.

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when all the former evidences were heard on oath, and other examinations took place which occupied that and the succeeding day, which terminated in the above two being fully committed to the county jail, as principal and accessary in the robbery. Upon Kendall were found two notes of value, but the grand spoil contained in the bags and letters, have entirely disappeared. It is a very singular cir cumstance that the same mail was robbed of five bags of letters, containing a large property, while changing horses at the Post Office, Bedford, not quite two years ago, and within these few weeks the remains of the bags and brass labels were dug up in the garden of a turnpike gate near Bedford, by the new occupiers, the former one dying about a year back. There is great reason to believe there has been a confederacy to plunder the public, by some of these fellows, and there have been various other robberies committed on the same line of road, within the above period. It is supposed that the repetition of such a robbery in so short a space, will lead to some alteration in the construction of the mail coaches; for, upon the present plan, if the guard is for a moment off his duty, they may plunder with facility, the lamps in front only serving to involve the hinderpart of the coach in deeper shade.

Married.] At Clipstone, Mr. Harrod, printer and bookseller, of Market Harbro', to Jane, eldest daughter of Mr. W. Sprigg, of the former place.

Died.] At Northampton, Mr. George Kiley, quarter-master in the 19th Light Dragoons, aged 27.

Mrs. Mayor, wife of Mr. J. M. of Northampton, 74.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE and HUNTINGDON. Married.] The Rev. Edm. Paley, A.M. to Miss Sarah Apthorp, youngest daughter of the Rev. Dr. A. both of Cambridge.

F. Layton, esq. of the Royal Marines, to Jemima, youngest daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Plumptree, Master of Queen's-college, and Prebendary of Norwich.

Edward, second son of R. P. Jodrell, esq. of Sall, to Mary, youngest daughter of Wai, Lowndes Stone, of Brightwell.

At Baconsthorpe, the Rev. Jacob Moun tain, eldest son of the Lord Bishop of Quebec, to Frances, the youngest daughter of the late Rev. Wm. Brooke, rector of Kirby Bedon and Swainsthorpe.

Died.] In the 75th year of his age, Mr. Francis Hodson, many years proprietor and printer of the Cambridge Chronicle, who had brought up a family of nearly 20 chil dren.

At Oakham, Charles, son of the late Rev. Chris. Atkinson, formerly Vicar of Wea. thersfield.

At Cambridge, Mr. J. Palmer, butler of Sidney-college.

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of Mr. N. F. of Yarmouth.

Mr. Simon Brown, 69.

Mr. John Howard, of the navy, to Miss Hannah Folkard, of Fakenham, second daughter of Mr. R. F. of Brinningham.

At East Dereham, the Rev. John Abbot, dissenting minister at Wymondham, to Miss Ingleton, daughter of Mr. I. of the former place.

Mr. Morse, of Swaff ham, to Miss Hawes, daughter of S. H. esq. of Coltishall.

Died. Mrs. Susanna Nelson, wife of the Rev. Wm. N. rector of Strumpshaw.

At Norwich, in the 77th year of his age, Mr. William Botwright; a man of justness and generosity.

Aged 32, much respected, Mr. John Pratt,

of Horsford.

Mr. Charles Haward, of St. Andrew's, to Miss Elizabeth Tippell, of Sturston.

Mr. James James Hyam, of Codkley, to Miss Braham, of Eyke.

John Thomas Fuller, esq. of the Horse Artillery, only son of the Rev. T. F. of Catafield house, to Emily, youngest daughter of the late Rev. Thomas Carthew, of Woodbridge Abbey.

Mr. John Chandler, of Wilhy, to Miss Stradbrook. Mary Pulham, daughter of Mr. J. P. of

Mr. S. Manning, to Miss Batley, both of Ipswich.

Died.] Aged 57, Mr. John Lowe, of Ix

worth.

Cole, formerly of North Walsham.
At Bungay, much respected, Mrs. Sarah

Aged 57, Mr. R. Garrard, of Stutton. At Ipswich, in her 17th year, Miss Elizabeth E. Underwood, second daughter of the late Mr. U. of East Bergholt.

Mrs. White, wife of the Rev. Mr. W. of Ipswich. the Baptist Meeting, in St. Mary Stoke,

ESSEX.

Married.] At Chelmsford, Mr. Richard son, cornfactor, of Mark-lane, to Sarah Pace, daughter of Mr. T. P. of Chelmsford. Died.] Aged 26, Mary, the wife of Mr. Thomas Edwards, of Saffron Walden.

Aged 72, W. Phillips, esq. of Colchester, one of the aldermen of that corporation.

At the seat of Earl St. Vincent, in Essex, the Rev. John Parker, rector of Cold Norton, Essex, and of the united parishes of St. George, Botolph-lane, and St. Botolph, Billingsgate, London.

KENT.

Married.] At West Malling, T. Hutchinson, esq. of Cannon-street, to Ann R. Graham, only daughter of N. G. esq. of New Barns.

Burmash, to Mary Anne, eldest daughter of At Hythe, Mr. Edward Coleman, jun. of the late William Kemp, esq. of Hythe.

both of Canterbury. Mr. T. Lawrence, to Miss Eliza Hacker,

Lieutenant Dower, royal marines, to Mrs. Coleman, of St. Thomas's Hill.

Mr. William Mockett, printer, Sheerness, to Miss Lording, of Faversham.

At Faversham, Mr. William Parsons, to Miss Sarah Taylor, both of that place.

of Faversham, to Miss Cobb, of Throwley. At Trowley, Mr. John Wildash, surgeon,

purser of his Majesty's ship Woodlark, to At Queenborough, Mr. Whitehouse, late Mis. E. Smith, widow, at Sheerness.

Miss Si.den, daughter of Mr. J. S.
At Folkestone, Mr. Knight, surgeon, to

Died.] At Cranbrook, aged 82, Mr. Jackson, brother in law to the late Mr. Radley, of St. George's place, Canterbury.

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