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London, England, 1821-09-03 00:00:00

ECCLESIASTMIL PROMOTIONS:

The Archbishop of Canterbury has presented the riving of I
Ambleston, in Pembrokeshire, to the Vey. D. 11. Saunders.
Saturday sennight, the Rev. Thomas D'Eye Betts, Cletk,
B. A. seas instituted to the Rectory and Parish Church of Col.
ney, Norfolk, on the presentation of ichoshaphat Vo,tle, Esq.
of Colney
Rev. Robert Crockett, M.A. of Brasennose College, Oxford,
to the Rectory of Nailston-cum-Normanton, Leici,tershire.
The Rev. limes Edward:, to the Rectory of Laninadoe, in
Gbmorganshit e.
His Majesty has presented Vr. John Burns to be assistant and
successor to the Rev. Mr. Chalmers, of Auchtergaven, in the
room of hlrrM`Lagan, lately translated to Kinfauns.
Mr. William Renton!, Preacher of the Gospel, Kincardine,
having been unanimously called to the pastoral charge of the
Presbyterian congregation, %iaryport, Cumb:riand, about to
be vacated by the Rev. Mr. Carr 's acceptance of the presenta-
tion to the Church and Parish of Luss, Dumbartonshire, was
ordained to the said congregation by the Presbytery of Dun-
blane, at their meeting on the 14th ult.

The foundation stone of the Oxford T.uratic .A.ylum was laid
on Monday, by the Bi.hop, in the preAxce of the acting Pro
\gee-Chancellor, the President of Trinity, the Provost of Oriel,
Sir Josrru Locc, the Proctor., Dr. Wit.t.t.sms. Dr. 13ountic, Dr.
Ktuu, and other Gentlemen of the University at!! City.

BIRTHS.
Tuesday, at Ke•grave, the Lady of Col. Po::,rsor!, of a son.
Tuesday, the Lady of the Rev. Dr. Ilothun, Principal of
Brasennose College, Oxford, of a son.
On the 27th inst. at the Rectory Iluuse, SliPy, near Chiches-
ter, the Lady of the Rev. Moue Phipps, of a d.ttc;,ltter.

MARRIED.
Wednesday, at Putney Church, the Rey. W. C. Brant, of
Putney-heath, to Isabella Anne, youngest daughter of the late
Rev. George Wright, of ILdifax, N. S.
At Stoke Church, the Rev. Fortescue Todd, to Mils Ftan•
tes Hoare. daughter of the late Nicholas Hoare, Esq. R.N.
Rev. Edward Whitehead, Rector of Eastliam, Worcester-
shire, and late Fellow of Wotcester Coll:ge, Oxford, to Miss
Tongue, second daughter of the late E. Tongue, Esq. of Al-
dridge, Staffordshire.
flee. Walter Gee, B.D. Fellow and Tutor of Sidney College,
Cambridge, and Rector of Week St. Mary, Cornwall, to Sarah,
only daughter of Robert Gee, Fsq. solicitor, of Cambridge.
Rev. Daniel Gwilt, M.A. Fellow of Granville and Caius Col-
lege, Cambridge, and Rector of Icklingliam, Suffolk, to Mary
Anne, only daughter of the late Rev. Richard Birch, M.A.
Rector of Widdingtoii. Essex.
August 30, Major Sir henry Floyd, Bart. of the 9th Light
Dragoons, to Mary, daughter of Win. Murray, Esq. of Bryan-
stone-square, and of the island of Jamaica.
Thursday se'nnight, at West Wratting, in Cambridgeshire,
Richard Greaves Townley, jun. Esq. of Fulbourn, to Cecil,
second daughter of Sir C. Watson, Bart.
August 16, at Lausanne, Ralph Smyth, F.sq. of Claybrook,
Westmeath, Ireland, to Georgiana, daughter of the late Ilon.
John Thomas Capel.
August 21, at Paris, Lieutenant Frederick William Frank-
land, of the queen's Royal Regiment of Foot, to Katherine
Margaret, daughter of the late J. Scarth, Ea+
August 29, at the Friends' Meetine.,-house, in Birmingham,
Joseph Ashby Gillett, of Shipston, hanker, to Martha, daugh-
ter of the late Joseph Gihhins, of Birmingham.
By special licence, at Mcnlough Castle, County of Galway,
Captain Thomas A. MuUins, of the 7th Fusileers, to Elizabeth
Theodora, daughter of Sir ohn Blake, Bart.
At Dysart, Robert M'Duugal Hamiltoo, Surgeon, Kirkaldy,
' to Elizabeth, only daughter of the late Lieut. Jas. Black, R.N.
Thursday se'unight, at Kenwyn, Cornwall, Denham Drew, a
man horn deaf and dumb, to Nancy Sedgman, of Mylor.
Friday se'nnight,in the Parish Church of Ply mpton St. Mary's,
Richard Lapthorne, to Mary Ford. This is the fifth time the
bride has been married in the same Church, and her four last
husbands were buried in the same Church-yard !

DIED.
The Rev. Jeremiah Ellis, D.D. Rector of Lea&nham, and
Vicar of Sibsey, Lincolnshire, and formerly Fellow of King's
College, Cambridge, aged 96.
Tuesday, the Rev. Charles Cole, Rector of Station, Suffolk.
Saturday se'nnigbt, at Stevenage, the Rev. George Perkins,
of Huntingdon, in the 45th year of his age.
August 24, in his 70th year, the Rev. Jonathan Williams.—
He fell down dead on his road home from Maker, where he had
been to dinner with the Bishop of Exeter.
The 11th ult. at Dublin, Ltetitia, wife of Lieutenant-Colonel
R. 11. de Montmorency.
Sunday se'nnight, at Ipswich, Mrs. Ann Fergus, a maiden
lady, sister to the late Dowager Lady Gage.
AuguM 20, at Twickenham, in the 44th year of his age, the
Rev. Henry P. Beauchamp, A.M. Fellow of King's College,'
Cambridge.
Lately, at Chipping-Warden, Northamptonshire, Mrs. Know-
ler, second daughter of the late W. Knowler, D.D. 'Leto: of
Boddington, Oxfordshire.
Saturday se'nnight, Mrs. Willan, wife of the Rev. Mr. Wil-
lan, of Chester.
Tuesday, in the Precincts, Canterbury, the infant son of the
Rev. John Birt.
August 19, at Westport House, Henry Browne. Esq. late
Colonel of the South Mayo Militia, and a Governor of the
County of Mayo.
August 21, at Strood, in consequence of mortification, caused
by cutting a corn on the foot, till it bled, the wife of Mr. Buck,
aged 5?..
August 26, at Oakwood, near Chichester, in her 211:1 year,
Louisa, third daughter of Sir Ililaro Barlow, Bart. and G.C.11.
The 21st ult. tdr. Singleton, a young Gentleman of highly
respectable connexions: he was drowned in a deep pool in the
river Welland, in Stamford Meadows, Cambridgeshire, where
he was bathing.
January last, aged 27, at the Isle of France, Mr. John Ro-
binson, of the Commissariat Department, formerly of Tun-
bridge Wells.
August 19, at Guernsey, aged 56, Captain William Cart-
wright, of the sth Royal Veteran Battalion. This Officer (then
Captain in the 90th Regiment of foot) was at the taking of Fort
Aboukir, by Sir Ralph Abercromby, in March, 1801, and was
there severely wounded.
Friday se'rinight, in South Audley-street, Miss Selina This-
tlethwayte, daughter of the Rev. Alexander Thistletkwayte.
August 17, at Wolston, near Kingsbridge, Daeres Furlong
Wise, Kul. Ile was preparing to attend the funeral of Mr.
Savery, but having retired for a moment previously, he died
suddenly while alum t he was only 26 years of age.

GLA MORGANSIIIRE.
BRITON FERRY MANSION AND DEMESNE,
TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION,
On Tnunsoav, the 4th October, 1821, at Twelve o'Clock, at
the Ship and Castle Inn, Neath, Glamorganshirel its One Lot,T
HE MANSION-HOUSE of BRITON FERRY,
with the DEMESNE and other adjoining LANDS, in
the Parishes of Briton Ferry, Neath, Raglan, Lantwitt-justa
Neath, Michaelstone, and Aberavan; containing in the whole
upwards of Five Thousand Three hundred Acres, divided into
Farms, with suitable [louses and Outbuildings, &c.
Also, all the valuable MINES of COAL, I RON, and other
MINES under the same.
Also, the Great and Small TYTHES of the Parishes nf Bri-
ton Ferry and Michaelstone, and the A DVOWSONS of the
Churches of Briton Ferry, Aberavan, Raglan and Michaelstone,
and the ancient right of FERRY over the River Neath.
This well known Mansion, so remarkable for the beauty of its
situation and surrounding scenery, is situated on the Bay of
Swansea, at the mouth of the Neath River, was the residence of
the late Lord Vernon, since of George Earl of Jersey, and
afterwards of John Rolls, Fa.q. and may be immediately entered
upon, with ample Offices, Coach-houses, Stables, Gardens, Plea.
sure-grounds, &c. 8:c.
The Estate is intersected by the Neath Canal, and possesses
great advantages for trade, as et.mmanding all the Eastern Rank
of the entrance into the Port of Neath. The Mines of Coal, ecc.
lie close upon the Shipping-place, and are thereby rendered very
valuable; a large Capital hath been lately expended in Iron-
Works, producing excellent Iron, under,a Lease of part of the
Estate in Michaelstone.

The respective Tenants will slew the Premises, and printed
Particulars may be had of Mr. Lewis Thomas, Solicitor, Swan-
sea (who will give all local iatUrination); al o at the Ship and
Castle, Nvath ; Mackwurth Anlw, Swausea ; and of Mci;rs.
Tennant, Harrison, and Tennant, Urity's inn, Loudon, who
will product: Maus of the Enate.