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At Westcott, Captain Fortefcue, of the Yellow Fever,, brought from the West Indies.

At Kew, Mrs. Theobald.

Ar Epfom, Mrs. Shaw, wife of Jo. S. cfq. Aged 82, and fincerely lamented. N. Franks, e'q. of Mortlake, many years a Fellow of the Royal Society.

At Newington, T. Brandon, efq. * At Wanilead, aged 67, Mrs. Coggan. At Knightfbridge, Mrs. Willoughby, mother

of the late Lord W. of Parham.

In Orchard-street, K. M'Kenzie, efq. of Cromarty, North-Britain.

In Copthall-Buildings, Arch. Gován, efq. Suddenly in Chifwick church, during divine fervice, Mr. Tulloh, of Turnham-Green.

Mrs. Hickford, wife of Mr. H. of ProfpectPlace, St. George's-fields.

Mrs. A. M. Henihaw, wife of R. H. efq. of Bombay.

In Wimpole-ftreet, aged 85, W. Briscoe, cfq.

in Sloanc-ftreet, Knightsbridge, Mr. D. Cook. In Charles-ftruct, Westminster, Mrs. E Kippis relict of the late Rev Dr. Kippis, after an illness of ten years, which the sustained with Chriftian fortitude and tignation.

J. S. Cocks, fq. of Downing-ftret. Mrs. North, lady of the Bithop of Winchefter.

In Cleveland-row, St. James's, H. P. Ainílie, efq.

At Chelfea, aged 70, Major B. Dodd.
The Honourable Mrs. Southwell.

Dr. J. Smith, late of Bath, Savilian Prof. of Geometry in the Univerity of Oxford.

At Knig tfbridge, Mr. Stone, Confectioner to the King.

At Hampton, Mrs. Ogle, widow of General Ogle.

In St. Bartholomew's Hofpital, of the wounds he received in the late riot at Cow-crofs, Mr. Brewer, Beadle of St. Sepulchre's Without

After an illness of a few days, Mr. M. Gilbert, Superintendant of the hufinefs of M. H. D. Symonds, of Paternofter-Row, diftinguished by his ftrict probity in his general management of bufinefs, and by his laudable diligence and fidelity to his Employer.

Mr. T. Bailey, formerly Warehouseman at the University Printing Office, Cambridge; a man of a very fingular character. The weck before his death, being apparently in good health, he ordered his coffin to be made, of red deal, in the rough, which he garnished with herbs, giving allo orders for his interment without a fhroud; he even proceeded to hire and pay his bearers, predicting his own death on the Saturday following-he lived, however, till Wednefday.

Mrs. Vaughan, mother of Mr. Felix Vaughan, the Barrister.

At his houfe, in Arlington-ftreet, the Moft Noble Thomas Thynne, Marquis of Bath, knight of the garter, grome of the stole to his Majesty, a mentber of the Privy Council, highfteward of Tamworth, and elder brother of the

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Trinity-ho te. a governor of the Charter-house, His lordship languished nearly 6 months, under a complaint arifing from a tumour in his neck, which terminated in an abfcefs that baffled medical fkill, but which he bore with the greatest fortitude and refignation -His character as a statesman, a fcholar, and gentleman, have long been the subject of admiration; and his amiable domeftic qualities as a husband, father, and friend, are well known.-His Lordship was born the 24th of September, 1734, and married in 1759, to Lady Elizabeth Cavendish Bentinck, filter to the prefent Duke of Portland. He has left by her Ladyfhip, whe furvives him, three fons and five daughters; and is fucceeded in his titles and eftates by his' eldest fon Thomas.

Deaths Abroad.

On the 5th of September, on board the Governor Wentworth, Tranfport, Major S. D. Edwards, of the Train of Artillery, on his paffage from the West Indies.

In June laft, at Cape Nicholas Mole, St. Do-" mingo, Lieutenant S. Bayley. of the Marines.' At Grenada, Mr. T. Groves, fon of J Groves, efq. of Sloane-street.

September 17th, after a fhort illness, at Northumberland Town, North America, Mrs. Priestley, wife of the Rev. Dr. Priestley Thofe only who had the privilege of her intimate acqua ntance, can form an estimate of the extent of her virtues. In domeftic life, while her converfation was interefting and inftructive, she exhibited an unvaried fe ne of active virtue, and filled the various relations of friend, of wife, and of parent, with that exemplary prudence, that uniform fincerity of kindness, the refult of a happy nature, and of habitual principle.

Auguft 15th, on board the Emily tranfport, Captain Al. Stewart, of the 54th Regiment, on his paffage from the West Indies.

Lieutenant Drummond, of the Navy, of the Yellow Fever, in the Weft Indies.

Lately, at Bermuda, Mifs S. Crawford, fifter of the Governor of that Ifland.

Lately, of the Yellow Fever, on board the Dedalus ihip of war, on his paffage through the Gulph of Florida, to the West Indies, Mr. C. Money, Midihipman, fon of C. M. efq. of Yarmouth.

In the Azores Inlands, T. Hayes, efc. many years British Conful for the Ifland of St. Michael.

C. 6th, at Beaufort, South Carolina, the Rev. M. Tate. In his will was the following claufe: "I enjoin it upon my executor, to publish in all the newspapers of Charles Town, that I departed this life under a full perfuafion, that if I died in poffeffion of a Slave, I fhould not conceive myfelt admiffible into the Kingdom of Heaven."

At Fort Royal, Martinique, Enfign Corf, of Salisbury.

August 2d, Colonel Ifaac, of the Yellow Fever, at St. Domingo.

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PROVINCIAL OCCURRENCES.

Including Accounts of all Improvements relating to the Agriculture, the Commerce, the Economy, the Police, &c. of every part of the Kingdom; with Notices of eminent Marriages, and of all the Deaths recorded in the Provincial Prints: to which are added, Biographical Anecdotes of remarkable and diftinguifbed Characters.

NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM. THE Agricultural Society, lately established at Durham, are proceeding, with great fpirit, to raise the leading object of their inftitution, an sxperimental farm. Exclufive of the capital already obtained in contributions, annual fubfcriptions, to the amount of 380l. are secured for this valuable purpose.

A Society has been lately established at South Shields, under the denomination of the Rational Society, for the purpose of purchafing books, and diffeminating knowledge, moral and political, &c. among the poor.

The illuftrious example of the Duke of Northumberland deferves to be recorded and recommended to the imitation of all opulent landholders, &c. This patriotic nobleman, in all his new leafes to tenants on large farms, invariably reserves the cottages, with a fufficient modicum of land, for the induftrious l_bourers, &c. rendering them, by this means, independent of the great farmer, and capable of bringing the fruits of their labour to a fair market.

The fympathy of the inhabitants of Newcaftle, and its neighbourhood, towards the French emigrant cle gy, has been, and fill continues to be, generously difplayed.Whatever the principles of many of those perfons may be, it is not congenial with the character of Britons, to wield the javelin, or incite animofity, against the fhorn Lamb."

The beautiful new fteeple lately erecting on All Saints church, Newcatfle, is now completed. Married.]-At Newcastle, Mr. B. Nicholson, of Berwick, to Mifs Robinson- At BifhopWea mouth, Mr. T. Harrilon to Mifs Thomp

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Same place, Mr. T. Geenwell to Mits Embleton, At Caldbeck, Capt. H. Archer to Mifs Addison. At Sunderland, Mr G. Parker, of Hull, to Mifs Ingram, of BishopWearmouth. At Newcastle, Mr. B. A. M'Ghic, of London, to Mifs E. Addison. At Cockney, R. A. Ironfide, efq. to Mits Dunn. At Sunderland, Mi. 1. Gray, of Newcaitle, to Mifs Wilfon.

Died Aged 87, Mrs. Wood, of Beadnell, a lady justly esteemed through life, for piety and virtue, and particularly for her benevolence to the poor.

At Newcastle, Mr. Thomas Petillo, one of the deputy-customers of that port.

At ditto, Mrs. Pringle-Mrs. M. Harup85, Mrs. M. Fenwick-Mr. R. Raine, a common council-man-Mrs. Maugham.

At Bradley, J. Simpfon, efq. At Sunderland, Mr. Homes, Quaker-Mrs. I. Blagsten.

At Allendale, 88, Mr. C. Allfop, a much refpected Quaker.

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At Durham, aged 84, B. Willis, efqLieut. Finakar-Suddenly, 54, Sir W. Apples by, knight; created fo, on the addrefs on the king's etcape from Marg. Nicholfon-he was a man of much originality and eccentricity of character, but much efteemed by a very large circle of friends.

At St. Helen's Aukland, advanced in years, Mr. Michael Broadbelt, a moft ingenious clockmaker, into which machines he had introduced a great number of improvements and novelties. Though his proficiency was the effect of int i tive genius, and of a plication unaided by any previous inftructions, his en ral skill in mecha nics was displayed in a great variety of curious inventions; fome of his clocks contain mall orreries and others are furnished with chimes, faid to be more strictly confonant to harmonic principles than fuch machines are commonly found to be His mind, which, as well as his hands, was continually employed, appeared to have no bounds to its researches; and his moft intimate acquaintance are of opinion, that he received little or no information from books; he was feldom known to confult any; and feemed only to have a small acquaintance with the beft fcientific writers, even on his fa-' vourite subjects.-To the superior force, then, of his native genius, muft be afcribed the numerous productions which, in a more public fituation, would have rendered him eminent ! Lately, he planned and conftructed an organ, which, by competent judges, was pronounced a good inftrument, and was lately fold to a musical gentleman, for a confiderable fum of. money.

On the 29th laít, at Renmore, near Taymouth, the feat of the Earl of Bredalbane, in Scotland, Robert Johnson, of Newcastle-uponTyne

"A youth to fortune and to fame unkn:wn," who, if life had been preferved till he had reached the maturity of age, gave fair hopes that he would have carried the fine arts, in fome of their most difficult branches, to a perfection they have not hitherto attained in Britain. The few perfons who were within the narrow circle of his acquaintance, esteemed him not lefs for the goodness of his heart, than they prized him for thofe uncommon talents which, in fpite of a variety of depreffing circumftances, fhone forth, in him, with a fplendor that aftonifhed every one who had an opportunity of obferving, and powers to appreciate, them.

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At Workington, Mr. J. Clark, to Mifs Monteeth.

At Diffington, Mr. F. Pearfon to Mifs A. Scott, of Gilartou.-At Cros Canonby, Mr. K. Wood to Mifs M. Inman, Loth of Mary pert-At Brough, Mr. A. Robinson to Mifs Hodgfon-R. Reymington, efq. of Millon, near Kirkby Lonidale, to Mifs E. Maytchell, of Aynfom, near Cartmell.

At Appleby, Capt. Kilner, of the navy, to Mi's Willon.

Died.-At Whitehaven, 57, Mrs. Harrifon. At Workington, Mr. R. Parkin-Aged 72, Mr. W. Talentyre.At Seb rham-Bridge, aged 34, Mrs. Clarke, At Kendal, Mrs. Hinde.-Aged 87, Mr. J. Fither; he left behind him 10 children, 57 grand-children, and 37 great grand-children-Mr. W. Glover, for many years head gardener at Abbot-Hall, near Kendal.

At Kirkofwald, aged 76, Mr. C. Whitefmith.

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An application is to be made to Parliament, this Seftions, for a more effectual drainage of the lands, in the parishes of Cowick, Snaith, Sykehoufe, and eighteen other contigu. us parishes.

Four red potatoes, cut in fets and planted laft year, in a piece of ground near Sheffield, produced 5 pecks, which being cut and planted this year, in a uimilar manner, have produced a crop of 13 loads, or 156 pecks!

A cow, at Hallingden, produced lately from her milk, in the courfe of one wek, the furprifing quantity of 21 pounds of butter!

A correfpondent of a York paper, humanely recommends the establishment of focieties throughout the country, fimilar to that in the metropolis, which is called "The Law Society," the object of which is, to refcue the poorer claffes of the community from the rapacious fangs of Low and UNPRINCIPLED attornies. The public at large would be benefitted, were fuch focieties to be generally fet on foot.

At the late Wakefield Quarter Seffions, the Court refolved (and recommended the fame regulation to other magiflrares) not to allow of any indenture for binding out p rith apprentices, un efs where the parents, the children, thall have been previously examined, &c. by a the parish overfeers, and the propofed matters magiftrate, that all the partes may have an opportunity of fhowing caufe a ainst fuch allowance, &c. They alfo directed a refolution to the apprenticing of poor children to cotton-mills, &c where they are compelled to work during the night time, or an unreasonable number of hours in the day They frther parith overfeers to present a return of the state of recommended, that Juftices fhould compel the poor, &c. twice in every year, at a petty together with particular enquiries into the treatfeffions to be holden exprefsly for the purpofe ment, &c. of fuch apprentices, with a view to render their fituation 1fs dread.d, and more comfortable than at present.

Married.]-At York, by the rev. W. Richardfon, the rev, M. Vickas, of Gatehouse, near Dumfries, to Mifs H. Atkinson. Mr. G. Parvman, of London, to Mifs Gledhill-Mr. G. Williamfon to Mifs E. Lambert. Mr. J. to Mifs E, Davy. Simplon, of Howden, The rev. S. Sergeantion, rector of Kirby Knowle, N R. to Mifs Bell, of Huby.

At Leeds (Brighoufe) Mr. S. Priestman to Mifs M. Tatham.

At Hull, J. T. Stanley, efq. of Alderley, to the Hon. Mifs Holroyd, eldest daughter of Lord Sheffield. Capt. Temperton to Mifs S. Buttle. Mr. W. Skipworth to Mifs E. Wilfon, of Sheffield. Mr. J. Clarkfon to Mrs. Chapman. Mr. J. Kitchin, of London, to Mifs Stears. At Halifax, E. Protheroe, efq. of Christ Col. Cambridge, to Mifs A. Waterhoufe, of Well

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M. Balterworth, of Wyke, near Hull. Mr. W. Mr. W. Hirft, of Lghtcliffe, to Mifs Greave to Mis M. Coufen, of Old Town.

At Doncafter, Mr. W. Morley to Mifs Ainley. Mr Syble to Mifs Dove.

At Sheffield, Mr. B. Williams, of Manchester, to Mifs Lindley. Mr. J. Hartop, of Brightfide, to Mrs. Handley.

At Wakefield, Mr. C. Mann to Mifs S. Beatson, of Sandal.

At Biritall, Mr. J. Appleby to Mifs A. Page. At Guilely, Mr. J. Wood, of Batley, to Mifs E. Mofs, of Horsforth. Mr. Banks, of Swillington, to Mifs Shillitoe, of Preston. Mr. J. Jennet, of Stockton-upon-Tees, to Mits Hortley, of Norton. At Drax, Mr. J. Aaron, of Selby, to Mifs A. Filher, of Newland.

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At Barlboro', Mr. J. Hervey, to Mifs A. Bowler. At Thornton, near Skipton, the rev. W. A Wafney, MA. to Mifs Wilkinson, of Fence End, both in Craven. At Baildon, Mr. H. W. Dawfon, to Mifs Lupton, of Shipley, near Bradford. At Beverley, Mr. H. Bankes, attorney, to Mifs Francis. At Howden, Mr. J. Holliday, to Mifs Good. At Whitgift, R Haldenby, efq. of Redness, to Miss Vickars, of Swinfleet.

Died.]-At York, greatly respected and lamented, Mr. T. Haxby-Mr. Hutton, of Acomb, near York; a good neighbour, and a worthy honeft man. Aged 80, Mr. D. Bulmer. Mr. W. Monkman. Mrs. Rowntree. Aged 84, the rev. R. Cordukes, M.A. rector of St. Mary's, Bishophill the elder, and of St. Saviour's. Mrs. Taylor.

At Hull, aged 22, Mifs S. Snowden. Mr. M. Barry. Aged 33, Mrs. Wood. Aged 80, Mrs. Rudfton.

At Leeds, Mrs. Wilkinson. Mrs. Field, wife of the rev. R. F. Mrs. Rathnell. Mr. Charter. Mr. Smith, of Burmantofts, near Leeds. Mrs. Whitely, of Quarry Hill, near Leeds. Mrs. Watkinson. Mr. J. Pickerfgill, of Headingley, near Leeds. Mrs. Croft. Mrs. Wilkinson.

At Sheffield, Mrs. Mackenzie. At Tinfley, near Sheffield, aged 62, Mr. Ibbotson. Mrs. Teal. Mr. Bagnall. Mr. Mottram.

At Doncafler, aged 58, and greatly regretted,, Mr. Jarrat, a member of the corporation.

Aged 69, Mr. W. Parfons, of Dewsbury. At the abbey, near Knaresborough, Mrs. Fletcher, fifter of the late Sir H. Pallifer, bart. At Swanland, aged 45, Mr. Todd, and Mr. S. Atkinfon. At Northallerton, W. Wailes, efq. an eminent attorney, and Clerk of the Peace for the N. R. Mr. T. Hudson, of Huddersfield. At Fulford Grange, Mr. J. Maulde. At Rhodes Hall, near Wakefield, Mrs. Rogerfon. At Normanton, aged 82, J. Favell, efq. At Whitby, Mrs. Wilfon, and Mr. J. Clarkfon. At Cononley, near Skipton, in Craven, J. Swire, efq. of Hull.

At Startforth, N. R. the rev. G. Fielding, M.A. rector of Loughton, Bucks, and Justice of Peace for the N. R. and Durham. At Popeley, near Birstall, Mr. J. Stainthorp, Mrs. Woolley, of Carr Hill, near Saddleworth. Hallingden, Mr. R. Harrison.

At Mr. W. Delanoy, of Bramby, near Howden. At Kirkthorpe. near Wakefield, the rev. G. Swiney, of eminent piety and benevolence, indefatigable in the work of the miniftry, and a real ornament of his order. At Beverley, aged 77, Mr. W. North. At Hepworth, near Huddersfield, Mrs. Tinker. Aged 54, Mr. T. Hudson, of Huddersfield. At Addingham, aged 59, Mr. W. Cockshutt. Mr. M. Morvil, of Bingley. At Scarborough, aged 77, Mrs S. Monkman. At Corbrook, Mrs. Creighton. In the prime of life, Mifs Cayley, daughter of E. C. efq. of Whitby. Capt. Wiggins, formerly of the 2d batallion of the W. R. militia.

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The inhabitants of Burnley lately prefenred Mr. Bury with a filver cup, for the philanthropy evinced by him, in the progrefs, &c, of the Sunday schools,

A late Manchefter paper contains an addrefs, figned by the refptive parochial clergy, expoftulating, in a ferious and pathetic moner, with the inhabitants at large, for their culpable neglect of public worth p.-The population of Manchester and Salford being moderately calculated at 70,000, it appears, that between 40 and 50,000 inhabitants live in the habitual neglect of religious worship.

Married.]-At Lancuter, the rev. Mr. Tatham, rector of mecting, to Mifs Dunson, of Dalton

At Manchester, Mr. J. Turner, to Mrs. Duckworth. Mr. J. Baker, to Mils E. Smith. Mr. T. Hobfon, of Salford, to Mrs. Marshall. Mr. G. Sykes, to Mifs C. Anchors. Mr. Jer. Akinfon, of Salford, to Mfs E. Heywood. Mr Weall, to Mifs Little. Mr. J. Roberts, to Mifs E. Rogers. Mr. J. Ahton, to Mifs E. Athton Mr. Addifon, to Mifs Plant.

At Liverpool, Mr. J Gordon, to Mifs Shaw. Mr. J. Haye, to Mifs A Mourney. Mr. S. Oliver, of Hatherage, Derby, to Mifs H. Mottram, of Burnage. W. Fowler, efq. of Newcaftle-under-Lync, to Mifs Middleton. Mr. Barker, to Mifs E. Pardoe. Mr. R. Mafon, to Mifs M. Hudson. Mr. B. Armstrong, to Mifs A. Torbott. Capt. Smith, to Mifs J. Jeffries. Mr. R. Mafon, to Mifs M. Hudfon. Capt. J. Crabble, to Mifs Deare. Mr. Brooks, to Mifs Naylor. Mr. J. Ellis, to Mifs Banner. Capt. Riddel, to Mifs Kershaw. Mr. R. Gregfon, to Mifs A. Eccles. Mr. T. Hampton, te Mifs M. Henderson. Mr. B Sykes, to Miss Paisley. By the rev Mr. Renshaw, Mr J A. Molyneux, of the ifland of St. Kitt, to Mifs Worral. Capt. Frankland, to Mrs. Davies.

At Bathwick, S. Dellpratt, efq. of Jamaica, to Mifs Rofs, alfo of that ifland.

At Rochdale, Mr. P. Statham, to Mifs Lancashire.

At Warrington, G. Eaton, efq. of Pole, to Mifs Orrel

At Blacburn, Mr. T. Sharples, attorney, to Mifs A. Berry. Mr. W. Eaitham, to Miis S.

Gaithwaite.

At Acrington, Mr. T. Livefay, to Mifs Broadley, both of Hippings.

At Prefton, Mr. R. Arkwright, to Mifs P. Holiday. At Preftwich, Mr. T. Taylor, ot Ringley, to Mifs E. Scholes.

Mr. P. Hamer, of -near Bury, to Mifs A. Lomax, of Over-Darwin, near Blackburn.

At Walfall, Mr. J. Bennet, of Chester, to Mifs A. Barber, At Egremont, Mr. Jon. Steele, of Liverpool, to Mifs Bragg.

At Much Urwick, Mr. D. King, of Lowick Bridge, to Mifs Fleming, of Urfwick.

At Bishop's Court, Ifle of Man (by the Rt. Rev. the Bishop) F. Stephenfon, efq. of Balladoole, to Mifs Bowyer, niece to Ad. Bowyer. 50

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Died.]-At Liverpool, aged 75, Mr. Jon. Wainwright. Mifs M. Wood, of Dudley, Worcester. Aged 47, Mr. C. Wareing. Mr. Tyrer. Mr. J. Dixon. Aged 90, Mr. J. Yowart. Mrs. Sweetenham. Mrs. Abram. Mrs. Rimmer. Agcd 76, Mrs Salthouse. Aged 107, Mrs. A. Watkins, wife of Mr. T. W. of Dublin, State Trumpeter to the Lord Lieutenant, Capt. W. Bowes. R. Watt, efq. an eminent Weft India merchant. At Manchefter, Mrs. Barlow. Mrs. Seddon. Mr. J. Gibson. At Salford, Mrs. M. Wroe. Mrs. Wheeler, wife of Mr. Wheeler, Printer of the Manchefter Chronicle. Mr. J. Ainsworth. At Ulverstone, Mr. S. Gawth. Aged 81, Mrs. Willon, of Milnthorp. At Pennington, Mr. T. Fell.

At Leyland, Mr. J. Blackburn. At Rochdale, the rev. J. Shaw, curate of St. Mary's, and head master of the Free Grammar School; of excellent abilities as a scholar, and furious and praife-worthy deportment as divinc.

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Mr. Brown, Surgeon, of Thorney, to Miss M. Facon, of Borough-Fen. Mr. C. Marthall, of Apley, to Mifs A. Melbourne. Brackenbury to Mifs Panlin, both of L. Hale. Mr. Gilfon, of Maxey, to Mifs Faulkner, of Stamford.

Died.] At Lincoln, aged 61, Mrs. Blyth. Mrs. Fowler. Mrs. Trout. Mrs. Hare.

Suddenly, the Rev. Mr. Walker, Curate of Mells. Mr. Doody, of Digbeth. Aged 59, Mr. T. Forman, of Helpringham. At Hum caftle, aged 90, Mrs. Gibfon Mr. Weatherhagg. At G. Hale, the Rev. W. Mozeen. Aged 54, Mr. Allen, of Deeping-Fen. Aged o, Mr. Milner, of Brampton. At Gainsboro', aged 27, Mr. W. Skitt, Comedian. At Ranby, Mr. J. Codd, an excellent Agriculturist, and Breeder of Cattle. He blended the Leicester and Lincolnshire Breeds together, and thus acquired the excellencies of 'both the fpecies.

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE.

Married] At Nottingham, Mr. W. Smethurft, to Mifs Tuting. The Rev. J. C Forreft, Mafter of the Free Grammar-School, to Mifs Malkin, of Harls-Thorp, Derby, Mr. Pickering to Mifs R. Shetton, of Sutton-Bonnington. Mr. Burbidge to Mifs Tugby.

Mr. Walker, of Bingham, to Mifs Pilgrim, At Newark, Mr. W. Marthall to Mifs H. Cowes, of Coddington.

At Wilford, the Rev. G. Hutton, B. D. of Lincoln, to Mifs H. Neale, of Sollerton.

At Kirk-Halam, J. Cook, gent. of Haigh Houfe, to Mifs Freckleton, of Mapperley, Derby.

Died.] At Nottingham, Mrs. Severn. Mr. M. Whitlock, one of the Senior Council of the Corporation. Mr. R. Smith. Mrs. Cooper. Aged 36, Mr. J. Bonnington. Mifs RowbotAt Newark, Mr M. Brown. Mrs. Mrs. Spray. Mrs. Martin. At Bingham, aged 50, Mr. Deverall. A: Mansfield, Mrs. Wragg. DERBYSHIRE.

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Married.At Matlork, the rev. D. B. Allen, to Mifs Jullian. At Belper, Mr. Lomas, to Mifs S. Woodward, of Southwell. At Afhborne, Mr. W. Ellom, to Mifs Sophia Fritche At Winfter, the rev. J S. Wagitaff, to Mifs Goodwin. At Hatharfage, Mr. S. Oliver, to Mifs H. Mottram. At Stanton, Mr. Burrows, to Mifs S. Dawfon, of Nottingham. At Barlborough, Mr. J. Harvey, to Mifs A. Bowler. At Kirk-Hallam, Mr. J. Cook, to

Mifs Freckleton.

Died.]-At Whitewell, 66, Mr. Thomas Fletcher, many years an eminent commiffione: and land valuer. He poffeffed the moft confpicuous abilities in his profeffion, aided by a rare folidity of judgment, and moreover was a pattern of conjugal and paternal affection. At Barton, Mr. J. Smith, jun. 62, Mr. Dannah, of Shottle. At Staveley, 72, Mrs Foxlow. SHROPSHIRE.

It is worthy of remark, that many of the cities and county towns in this part of the kingdom, have changed their appearance furprifingly for the better, during the last twenty years. The maily gateways which incommoded their entrance have disappeared, and every year produces new freets of elegant and commodious architecture, in place of the crazy and ill-contrived edifices of the obsolete Gothic.

Shrewsbury and the contiguous towns keep pace in thefe refpects, with the improving fpirit of the times. At Wellington, the church, bank, and other novel ftructures, conftructed with tafte, order, and utility, furnish the appearance of a fpecies of new creation!

The cutting and other works on the Shrewbury canal are now completed; and as foon as filled with water, will be opened for the purpofes of navigation. This canal will communicate with the great works and collieries, &c. in Coalbrook Dale, Thetley, Oaken Gates, &c. It will alfo communicate, by a collateral line not yet finished, with the Marquis of Stafford's collieries, &c.

Married.]Mr. T. Jeffon, of Severn Hall, to Mifs Hazlewood, of Bridgenorth. Ar Tottenhall, J. Thomas, efq. to Miis Ann Dalton. At Bridgenorth, Mr. Bowen, to Mifs Myntor. Mr. Bakeway, of Pontfort, to Mifs S. Allen.

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