ions, theory of naval architecture, drawing, and the French language. For this plan of education, except on the theory of naval architecture, the college at present possesses the most able instructors. But an appointment for that particular object will immediately take place. The last year of the apprentices time is to be served at sea, where they are to be treated in every respect as gentlemen. Upon their return from sea, they are to be appointed officers, if there are any vacancies; if not, they are to act as assistants in the different departments of his majesty's dock.yards, and will receive a salary of 1501. per annum, and after three years service (if no officer's vacancy occurs) 180l. per annum. During their apprenticeship, they are to receive an allowance of 601. the first year, to be increased 101. annually, until the last year of their servi tude, when it will be augmented to 201.

The opening of the aluminous Chalybeate Spring, discovered near Niton, on the southern coast of the Isle of Wight, was celebrated on Monday July 2d. The powerful virtues and uniform efficacy of these waters, the salubrious situation of the spring, and the beauty of the surrounding scenery, afford just grounds for the expectation, that, in the course of a few years, this spot will be numbered amongst the most favoured places of fashionable resort.

Married.] At Swanwick, near Titchfield, Captain Short, of the Royal Marines, to Miss King.

At Portsmouth, Mr. Palford, jun. to Miss Miall, youngest daughter of the Rev. Mr. M.

At Winchester, the Rev. John Haygarth, son of Dr. H. of Bath, to Sophia, daughter of the Rev. Edward Poulter, Prebendary of Winchester.

Died.] At Southampton, Mrs. Kemmis, wife of Colonel K. of the 40th regiment, now in Portugal.-Mr. John Kellon, sen.-Mrs. Mary St. John, a maiden lady.

At Bishopstoke, James Serle, esq. receiver general of the county, and steward to the Bishop of Winchester.

At Norton Place, Isle of Wight, Miss Michell, daughter of the late Rev. Henry M. vicar of Brighton.

At Cowes, Mr. May, of the Three Crowns.

At Portsmouth, Mr. John Hill, 45.Lieut. Cummins, of H. M. S. Royal William.-Major Patton, of the Royal Marines.

At Bishop's Waltham, the Rev. James Baynes.

At South Sea Place, V. Comyns, first lieutenant of his Majesty's ship Royal William, 45.

At Andover, Mrs. Coming, relict of the Rev. Dr. C.

At Alverstoke, Mr. Nicholas Padwick, many years. proprietor of the London and Gosport Waggons.

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WILTSHIRE.

Married.] At Wroughton, the Rev. J. T. Laws, of Marlborough, to Sarah, eldest daughter of the late Wm. Bolton, esq. of Basinghall-street, London.

At Swindon, the Rev. George Garlick, of Painswick, Glocestershire, to Miss Smith. The Rev. Wm. Macdonald, prebendary of Salisbury and rector of Broad Hinton, to Miss Goodman, of Wick, near Devizes.

Thomas Webb Dyke, esq. son of William D. esq. of Syrencot, to Elizabeth, daughtet of the Rev. Dr. Skinner, of Salisbury.

At Calme, Mr. A. Henley, to Miss Styles, daughter of H. S. esq. of Whitley.

Died. At Foxley, Mrs. Plumptre, wife of the Rev. Mr P. assistant at Eton, and son of the Dean of Glocester.

At Chippenham, while on a visit to her son, Mrs. Heath, 78.

At Outmarsh, near Melksham, Mr. Miles, sen. 74.

At Salisbury, Miss Moore, an elderly lady, a member of the Society of Friends. She was returning home from their meetinghouse, when she was taken ill within a few yards of her own residence; but the attack was so severe that she was carried into the nearest house, where she expired in a few minutes. Mrs. Hannah Burrough. At Wilton, Mrs. Thring.

BERKSHIRE.

Married. At Easthamstead, Lieut.-Gene ral Brownrigg, quarter-master-general of the Forces, to Miss Sophia Bissett, youngest daughter of the late Rev. Dr. B. of Knighton, Isle of Wight.

Died.] At his house in Windsor Castle, aged 88, J. Beckett, esq. He was one of the poor knights of Windsor, being appointed in the year 1774, and was formerly a private in the life guards. His majesty was so pleased with his appearance and figure as a soldier, that he graciously ordered him to sit for his portrait in full length, which his/ majesty had suspended in the palace, and afterwards recommended him to the then vacant situation as poor knight.

At Formosa Place, Sir George Young, Admiral of the White, one of the oldest and bravest officers in the service. He was of Boscawen's school, and during an honourably spent life, performed some brilliant things in general as well as in single actions, both at home and abroad, which his intimate friends, the immortal Nelson and Captain Edward Thompson, who were an honour to our nature as well as our navy, have often witnessed. But having been either confined by gout, or bedridden for many years past, his king and country have consequently been deprived of his services. His only surviving son, Mr. Samuel Young, inherits his estates in Berkshire and Surry, with his funded property, &c. Lady Young is to have his town-house in Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury, in addition to her ladyship's dowry; and their

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At West Hanney, near Wantage, Mrs.

Hanslow.

At Newbury, Mrs. Sainsbury, wife of Henry S. esq.

At Idstone, I. K. Tarrant, esq.

SOMERSETSHIRE.

At a meeting of respectable gentlemen, held at Bristol, on Monday June 18th, it was resolved to form an institution, to be called, "The Bristol Institution for the Cure of Diseases of the Eye, amongst the Poor;" and subscription.books, were opened at the different banks in aid of this benevolent plan.

Dr. Parry's auction of fine-woolled sheep at Summer-hill (Bath), was attended by a large and respectable company of agricultu rists, and the prices given were generally high. A ram, purchased by one of the first breeders in the kingdom for 75 guineas, was afterwards valued by him at 200; and 100 guineas were offered and refused for another. When it is considered that these purchases were wholly made by clothiers and farmers by profession, looking out for immediate profit, and altogether uninfluenced by the fancy and fashion which direct the choice of noblemen and gentlemen amateurs, a fair conclusion may be drawn in favour of the superiority of this flock, in the united excellencies of wool and carcase; and it is pleasing that so just a tribute should have been paid to the spirited breeder, for his patriotic exertions for the benefit of his country, in this important branch of agriculture.

Married.] At Gretna Green, Wm. Abbot, esq. to Miss Eliza Emmeline Kennett, both

of Bath.

At Bath, Wm. Bowen, esq. of that city, to Miss Sophia Boycott, daughter of the late Thomas B. esq. of Rudge, Salop.

Capt. Hamer, of the North Hants Militia, to Mrs. Hill, daughter of the late R. Lloyd, esq. of Castle-Lake, Tipperary, Ireland.

At Bradford, near Taunton, Henry James Leigh, esq. to Miss Ann Whitmarsh Walters, youngest daughter of the late Thomas W. esq. of Blandford, Dorset.

At High Littleton, Mr. John Stickler, of Hallatrow, aged 77, to Miss J. Maggs,

At Bristol, John James Wason, esq. merchant. The Rev. James New, vicar of St. Philip and Jacob in this city, and rector of Compton Greenfield, Glocestershire. Whilst dressing for divine service, Miss H. Vimpany, eldest daughter of Mr. V. of Arlingham, Glocestershire, 24.

At Clifton, Thomas John Wells, esq. eldest son of Vice-admiral W. 23.-Mary, youngest daughter of the late John Rice, esq. of Tooting, Surry.-The Rev. A. Wratislaw, of Rugby, Warwickshire.

At Hadspen House, Miss Hobhouse, sister of H. H. esq.

DORSETSHIRE.

Married.] At Weymouth, William Drayton, esq. to Miss Marder, daughter of Henry M. esq.-Captain G. Andrews, of the Royal Navy, brother to the Governor of Dorchester Castle, to Miss Oakley, of Weymouth.

Died.] At Shaftesbury, Mr. John Hayter, cooper, well-known by the name of the Old 'Squire. Although often prosecuted and persecuted by gentlemen tenacious of their gaine, he kept a pack of harriers upwards of sixty years, and was earth-stopper to various gentlemen who claimed the Duntley and Allin's fox hunt for nearly the same period. When quite a boy, he kept a few beagles, and would often entice a neighbouring gentleman's hounds from their kennel to assist his little pack, for which he was as often chastised by his own father and Mr. Hardiman (the gentleman alluded to); but such was his propensity for the chase, that he would sit up whole winter nights to get his work forward, in order to hunt on foot the next morning. Latterly he was obliged to part with his hounds; but even to the latter end of the last hunting season, he would meet the fux-hounds on foot; and almost to the hour of his death was fond of rehearsing the sports of the field. In short, the anecdotes of this old man would fill a large volume; but amongst all his eccentric adventures and dealings with mankind, he never lost the grand pursuit of what Pope very justly styles "the noblest work of God," viz. " an honest man." He was well respected by his neighbours; and a large concourse of people attended his grave to pay the last obsequies to his memory.

At Stockwood, of which place he had been rector upwards of 50 years, the Rev. Andrew Bellamy, 75.

In his 68th year, Andrew Cosens, esq. of Yetminster. In the morning he attended the service in the Cathedral at Wells, where he was on a visit to a near relative, and whilst at dinner, fell from his chair, and instantly expired. In 1807, he filled the office of Sheriff of the county.

At Poole, Miss S. Dean.

DEVONSHIRE.

DEVONSHIRE.

Married.] At Honiton, Mr. Osborne, solicitor, of Sidmouth, to Mary Ann, youngest daughter of the late John Perham, esq. of Axminster. Died.] At Topsham Road, Arthur Fenn, esq. of Water-lane, Tower-street, London.

At Churston Court, Brixham, the ancient residence of her ancestors the Yarde family, the Dowager Lady Buller, relict of the late Sir Francis Buller, bart.

As he was

At Exeter, Mr. George Westlake, only son of Alderman W.-Capt. Hamilton, of the East Kent militia.-Mrs. Maunder, wife of Mr. M. attorney.-Mr. James Luke, a very respectable grocer and tea-dealer. He put a period to his existence. possessed of considerable property, and bore a character unimpeached, it is supposed that the recent failures in this neighbourhood, and in London, by which he had been a severe sufferer, had occasioned so great an agitation in his mind, as to bring on a temporary derangement of his intellects, and, in the frenzy of the moment, he committed this rash act. The coroner's jury, which held an inquest on the body, returned a verdict of lunacy.

At Stonehouse, Mrs. Ann Bluett, relict of the late Lieut. B. and mother of Capt. B. of his majesty's sloop Saracen.

At Plymouth, Mr. B. Trickey, purser in his Majesty's navy.

At Exmouth, Mrs. Hunt, wife of Mr. Jos. H. of Exeter.

At Winslade House, near Exeter, Edward Cotsford, esq. In early life he held a civil appointment in the East Indies; and obtained, as a reward for his zeal and gallantry, first the government of Ganjam, and afterwards of Masulipatam on the coast of Coromandel. The former of those places he may be said to have created; the latter he highly improved; leaving behind him at both the cha. racter of a just, mild, and disinterested governor. After his return to Europe, in the year 1781, he represented in parliament the borough of Midhurst.

At Wellington, on the march with his regiment from Salisbury to Plymouth, Richard Claye, esq. of Southwell, Nottinghamshire, Major of the Nottingham militia.

At Colyton, Captain Henry Wilson, late of the East India Company's ship Warley, whose name is in the recollection of the public, as connected with that most interesting narrative, published from his journal, of the shipwreck and providential preservation of the crew of the Antelope packet, on the Pelew Islands, 1783. On this occasion his intrepidity, discretion, and talents, as a commander, shone forth in a manner which has rarely been excelled. The most remarkable instance of his abilities, appears, when, unarmed by authority or power, he was able to persuade his people to destroy all the spirituous liquors remaining on the wreck; scarcely any governor ever produced a greater

act of self-denial for the public good. His comprehensive understanding and persevering industry raised him, through every gradation of a seaman's life, to the highest post in his own line; and he had the honour to be second in command to Commodore Sir N. Dance, when Admiral Linois, in an eightygun ship, with several frigates, was baffled and discomfited by a fleet of East Indiamen. In private life he was a firm and benevolent friend, a kind parent, and died a pious Christian. Captain Wilson had not long enjoyed his retirement at Colyton; and, but for the distance, his remains would have been inter'red near those of his friend, Prince Lee Boo, who accompanied him from the Pelew Islands, but was unhappily taken off by the small pox, and is buried at Rotherhithe.

At Ivybridge, Ensign Heath, of the Dorset militia.

CORNWALL.

A number of merchants, and other publicspirited individuals, have projected, and are about constructing, an Harbour and Basin at Mount's Ray, for the security of shipping, where vessels of any tonnage, and on any wind, may find security from the storms and accidents so frequent and so fatal on that part of the coast. A plan of this kind has long been a desideratum with shippers and ship owners; and, if properly carried into execution, we have no doubt will prove highly beneficial to the county at large, and amply remunerate the individuals engaged in

the concern.

Married.] Peter Edward Scobell, M. D. of Bodmin, to Miss Skey, only daughter of Wm. S. esq. late of Hallatrow.

Died.] At Fowey, Mrs. Heath, wife of Mr. Wm. H.

At St. Mary's, Scilly, Mr. Wm. Johns, son of Mr. James J.

At Bodmin, the Rev. Moses Morgan, master of the grammar-school at that place, and rector of Ilston, Glamorganshire.

At St. Issey, Mr. John Yeates, a man of strong intellect, and though blind from his infancy, a wonderful mechanical genius, 84, At Penzance, Mr Peter Matthews, 46. At Padstow, Mr. Robert Morton. At Truro, Mr. Nicholas Michell, printer, a young man of superior understanding and literary acquirements.

Aged 61, the Rev. James Ferris, vicar of Probus. A serious and faithful minister of Christ, who laboured with unwearied zeal in his profession, particularly amongst the flock committed to his charge. In his last sermon to them, which was preached only one week before he died, it appeared to some of his then hearers, as if he was taking his leave of them, not only from the text, john ix. 4. but from some expressions in the conclusion of his discourse.

lately cut through a complete cemetery, in which were found immense quantities of human bones of a very large size. From the position, and the confined state they were discovered in, it is highly probable this spot was the burial-place of a vast multitude, who perished nearly at the same time, either by pestilence or the sword, at some very remote period.

At a meeting of the gentry, clergy, and freeholders of the county of Anglesea, held at Beaumaris, it was resolved to petition the House of Commons, for leave to take the necessary measures for erecting a bridge across the Straits of Menai, a plan that promises much public benefit.

Married] At Tregaron, James Rabone, esq. of Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, to Miss Jones, eldest daughter of John J. esq. of Pennybout.

Rees Williams, esq. of Llwyncelyn, Carmarthenshire, to Mrs. Baker, of Landovery. At Voylas Chapel, Denbighshire, Hugh Jones, esq. of Havodre Ucha, to Miss Roberts, of Havodre Issa.

At Llaniestyn, the Rev. John Kyffin, vicar of Bangor Cathedral, to Miss Ann Owen, second daughter of the Rev. Edward O. rector of Llaniestyn.

Died.] At Llanelly, William Yalden,

esq. 58.

At Robson Hall, Pembrokeshire, the infant son of Charles Phillips, esq.

At Bodlewyddan, near St. Asaph, the seat of Sir John Williams, bart. Mrs. Williams, relict of Hugh W. esq. of Tyfry, Anglesea, and mother of Lady Williams.

esq.

At Skynlass, Breconshire, Thomas Beayan,

At Gravel Hill, near Llansainiffraid, Mrs. Griffiths, relict of the late G. esq. of Crew Green, and sister of the late Thomas Simcocks, esq. of Bronhyddon, Montgomery

shire.

At Bod For, John Lewis, esq. of that place, and of the Hermitage, Beaumaris, aged 70; senior member of that corporation, and a magistrate for the county. By his death, the branch of Llanvihangel from Llowarch ap Bran, Lord of Cwmmwd Menai, is extinct in the male line; in the female, the representation is in John Hampton, esq. of Henllys, his sister's son.

At Denbigh, in the 71st year of his age, Mr. Thomas Edwards, (alias" Twm o'r Nant" and "Cambrian Shakespeare") the pldest and most celebrated Welsh bard of the present age.

At Milford, Thomas Gibbon Shawe, esq. -Mr. Wm. Yawkins, commander of the Berwickshire packet.

At Cyfartha, Glamorganshire, Richard Crawshay, esq. 71. He was one of the most eminent and wealthy iron-founders in the kingdom.

At Lwyngwair, George Bowen, esq. father

of the late Capt. George B. R. N. and uncle to Vice-admiral B.

At Wrexham, Richard Phillips, esq. late of Tynyrhos, Salop.-Mrs. M. Jones, of the Golden Lion Inn.

In the Parsonage-house, at Nolton, in Pembrokeshire, in the 68th year of his age, the Rev. Moses Grant, A.M. rector of that place, vicar of Roch, and prebendary of St. David's a man of most unaffected piety and true Christian benevolence.

At Llangharne, Carmarthenshire, Capt. Morgan Llangharne, R.N.

At Penally-Court, Pembrokeshire, the Rev. Thomas Row, rector of Yerbeaston,

and Loveston.

NORTH BRITAIN.

Some ancient silver medals were a few

days since found in the peat-earth cast out of the bottom of a deep moss ditch at Crosswoodhill, the property of Andrew Steele, esq. writer to the signet, in the parish of Westcalder, in the county of Edinburgh: they are in great preservation. It is probable, as there was a Roman camp in the neighbourhood, that these coins had belonged

to some Roman officers stationed thereperhaps in the time of the emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, as one of the medals bears his name, and others have the names of the empress Faustina, his wife, and of his predecessors Domitian, Trajan, Adrian, and

Pius. From the circumstances in which. these coins were found, it is probable they were dropped on the surface of the ground upwards of 1600 years ago. That the ground was then covered with growing wood is obvious, from the branches of birch-trees that have still their form and bark entire, in which the coins were enveloped. Even the peat bog into which this wood is now converted (the Romans, while in possession of this country, having commonly burnt down or otherwise destroyed the woods) still bears the name of Cobinshaw, i. e. the herd's wood. The medals were lying five feet beneath the present surface, and the solid peat-earth formed above the remains of the wood, and composed of half-decayed sphagnum, and other moss plants, must have taken all the above-mentioned number of years to increase five feet in thickness.

As it

In digging a foundation for rebuilding one of the oldest houses in Dunfermline, a few weeks ago, the workmen came upon a wooden box, filled with small silver coins. was early in the morning, and no one was present who knew their value, they foolishly. threw them out amongst the rubbish, and they were picked up by the by-standers. It appears that there were about 500 in all, The proprietor, John Wilson, esq. of Tranay, has recovered 176 of them. They are mostly of Edward I. of England, and a few of Robert Bruce of Scotland; but the most rare are three of Alexander Í. of Scotland.