WARWICKSHIRE.

At the Birmingham Mufic Meeting for the benefit of the General Hofpital, the receipts amounted to 20431. 18s. which promises a handfome furplus after all the expences are paid. The corn and needle-mill belonging to Mr. Greaves, near Alcester, Warwickshire, has been burnt to the ground.

Married. At Birmingham, Mr. A. Packwood, to Mifs J. Whetnall.

The Rev. W. Helps, to Miss Rennie, daughter of the Rev. J. R.

Died] At Birmingham, Mrs. Munro. Mrs. Fullilove. 33, Mr. John Lightwood, attorney. Mrs. E Morris. Mrs. Eld. Mr. John Nichols. Mr. E. Earl. Mrs. Jones. Mr. Mainwaring. 56, Mr. Jaf. Belcher. 79, S Bradburne, efq. Mifs M. Cooper. Mr. Shipley. Mr. H. Price, of London.

At Coventry, in the prime of life, Mr. Pope.

Mrs. Hill, Mifs Woodrouffe.

At Nuneaton, Mrs. Hackett. At Nuthurst, near Henley-in-Arden, Mifs M. Ingram. At Ham Court, the Rev. G. Martin, rector of Overbury and Cowley.

At Knighton, Mifs Theakstone, daughter of M. T. efq. of Whitmore Park, near Coventry. At Alcefter, Mrs. Dolbin, relict of the late Rev. Mr. D. of Ipfley.

At Smethwick, the Rev. E. Pattefon, many years minister of the chapel at that place. At Afhted, Mrs. Stevens. At Barton-under-Need wood, advanced in years, Mrs. A Webb.

At Bristol Hotwells, where he had been for the recovery of his health, John Fofter, elq of Brick Court, in the Temple, eldest fon of J.

The magiftrates have depofited in each divifion regular indentured fcales and weights from the Exchequer, for the ufe of the county.

Married.] At Worcester, Rev. Dr. Williams, Profeffor of Divinity in the Independent Academy at Rotherham, in Yorkshire, to Mifs Yeomans. Major Dexter, of the Marines, to Miss Hall.

Died.] at Worcester, Mrs Miles, Quaker. Serjeant at Mace. 77, Mrs M. Bowen, Mr. P. Jenkins, fenior

At Fladbury, 67, Mrs. Smith, wife of the Rev. M. S. S. and widow of the late Dr. Warburton, Bishop of Gloucester; by this lady's demife, Lord Viscount Hawardine comes into poffeffion of Prior Park, near Bath.

James. At Perthore, Mrs. Martin. At Stour-
At Inkberrow, 68, Mrs. S. Lane. Mr. John
Mr. T. Dunn.
bridge, fuddenly, Mr. Smith. At Church-hill,

At Ombe fley, Mr. Jones; in returning heme from a neighbour's houfe, where he had been spending the evening, he stumbled in crossing a foot-bridge, and fell into the water, and, given, was not found till he was dead. notwithstanding immediate affiftance being

HEREFORDSHIRE.

Allen, wife of the Rev. Dr. A. Mr. Matthews. Died] At Hereford, Mr. R. Powell. Mrs. Mr. T. Quick.

At Mordiford, near Hereford, Mrs. Woodhoufe, relict of T. W. efq. and only daughter of the Rev. T. Bennett, of Shrewsbury.

relict of Sir E. C. late one of his majesty's jusAt Wormbridge, near Hereford, Lady Clive,

tices of the Court of Common Pleas

At Leominster, Mifs Bannifter. At War

ley, Mr. T. Croufe. Near Rofs, Mrs. Parker. At Rofs, Mr. Robinfon. Mr. Norris. At LlyAt Ledbury, Mrs. dyadyway, Mr. Watkins. P. Hayling, Quaker.

MONMOUTHSHIRE.

ftow, to Mifs Davies, daughter of T. D. esq. Married.] G. Buckle, efq. Banker, of ChepDied.] at Monmouth, Mrs. Catchmayd. GLOUCESTERSHIRE.

At Tewkesbury races, the town plate was won by Mr. Jones's Frederick, and the subfcription plate by the fame.

At the grand mufical feftival on the 14th, at Gloucefter, the collections for the benefit of the widows and orphans of the poor clergy amounted on the three days to 3851. 10s. 6d.

Married At Freethorn, the Rev. J. Hawkins to Mifs Carter, of Stonehou e.

Mr. Hill, of Durfley, attorney, to Miss Bruton, of Uley.'

Died] At Sudbrooke, near Gloucester, Mrs. Gregory. At Tewkesbury, 22, Miss Embury. 4 R 2

At Tetbury, Mrs. Paul, relict of T. P. Efq. At Newnham, Mr. Jaf. Williams.

At Wooton-under-Edge, Mrs. Bearpacker, wife.of E. B. efq. the had been for many years aicted with great depreffion of fpirits; and taking advantage of the abfence of her daughter, who had just left the room, fhe fhot herself with a gun.

At Southnop, John Rofier, efq. many years clerk of the fees, and one of the four Committee Clerks belonging to the House of Commons.

OXFORDSHIRE.

Last year the poor's levies for the borough of Banbury amounted to the enormous height of twenty-fix fhillings in the pound. In the year 1708, it came to rather more than one filling. Married.] C. Dupuis, efq. of Park-lane, London, to Mifs Wentworth, of Oxford

Did] At Oxford, 75, Mr. Rich. Wace. Mrs. E. Reed.

Aged 81, the Rev. T. Fothergill, D.D. Provoft of Queen's College, Oxford, and prebendary of Durham; to the Society, over which he prefided 29 years, he exhibited a dignified example of every useful virtue; his memory will be long cherished in the college with peculiar respect. His piety was manly and fervent, his learning extenfive and profound. He took the degree of M.A. in 1742; that of B.D. in 1755, and D.D. in 1762, and ferved the office of Vice Chancellor in 1772, and in the three fucceeding years.

At Dunfdon Green, Mr. C. Langford; his death was occafioned by eating a large quantity of cherries and fwallowing the ftones, which occafioned an obstruction in his bowels, and terminated in a mortification.

At Newbridge, near Standlake, Mrs. M. Badcock. At Bampton, Mr. W. Broad, of Wit

ney.

At Weftall Hill, near Burford, Mrs. Mawbey, relict of J. M. efq. brother of Sir Jofeph Mawbey.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. Died.] At High Wycombe, 49, S. Rotton, efq. mayor of that Borough.

BEDFORDSHIRE.

-At Bedford races, on the 31ft, the 50l. was won by lord Sonde's Doubtful. On the 1, the other gol. by lord Grovefnor's Roland, beating 2 others.

Died.] At Apfley, the Rev. Mr. Harvey. HERTFORDSHIRE. Died.] At Bishop Hertford, Mifs E. LiverAt Gaddefden, Mrs. Hawkins, wife of C. H. efq.

more.

ESSEX. Additional barracks are erecting at Chelmford for 2400 men, making, in the whole, accommodations for 4000..

A lady of Colchester has been convicted in the penalty of 51. for obftructing the furveyor of houfes and windows.

Married.] At Great Waltham, Licut. Campbell, of the 44th Reg. of foot, to Miss Turner.

Died.] E. Hammond, efq. of Lawling Hall, Latchingdon. At Writtle, Mr. A. Burton; his death was occafioned by a fall from his horfe. At Moultham, Mr. W. Stokes.

NORFOLK.

with the firft botanical mufcum in the world. The city of Norwich is likely to be enriched The collections of the great Linnæus, with confiderable additions by Dr. Smith, are intended to be depofited in that place.-Norfolk Chronicle.

in the Wath and Lynn Deeps, as security against Gun boats and floating batteries are stationed

the threatened French invafion.

Mr. Thelwall has lately delivered his lectures on Roman hiftory in Lynn and Wifbeach, not, however, without attempts to disturb him on the part of fome mifinformed people.

On the night of the 20th, a fire broke out at Thetford, and confumed four houses, with confiderable property, chiefly uninfured.

And, on the 22d, another deftroyed the houfe and furniture of Mrs. Rogerfon, at Pentney.

Married] At Yarmouth, Rob. Plumpt.e, efq. of the Inner Temple, Barrister at Law, to Mrs. Chambers, of Norwich.

At Topcroft, Mr. R. Browne, to Mifs M. Cole,

At Norwich, Mr. Rob. Colls, of London, to Mrs. Heffe.

Died.] At Norwich, 36, Mr. Jaf. Kersey one of the city furgeons. 65, Mr. H. Liddelow; 22 years parish-clerk of St. Gregory's. 62, Mrs. Lawes. Mr. Jof. Barnard. 60, Mr. John Foulsham. Mrs. Aggs. Mr. G. Love.

Aged 82, Mr. A. Sechy, formerly in the fervice of the Emprefs-Queen as an Hungarian huffar. He had refided in Norwich 40 years, and fupported himself chiefly by his pen and. pencil. He left a confiderable number of books, which he had collected at a confiderable expence, though to gratify this literary taste he deprived himself of many of the comforts of

life.

At his feat at Didlington, 66, H. W. Wilfon, 'efq. At Great Melton, 56, Mr. Joha Farrow. At Swaffhamn, 56, Mr. W. Floyd. At Sedgeford, 91, Mrs. Glover.

At Colverton, near Munford, Mr. M. Man

ning. At Cromer, 29, Mrs. C. L. Wilkin, wife of Mr. W. W. of Norwich. At Briningham, 90, Mr. Jaf. Gedge.

SUFFOLK.

Married] At Stowmarket, the Rev. T. Bookfby, M.A, to Mifs Rout, daughter of R. R. Eiq.

Died.] At Bury, Mr. N. Gallant. Mr. Kemp. 76, Mr. Rich. Brewfter, Quaker Mrs. Debenham.

Aged 64, the Rev. N. Bacon, rector of Barham, and vicar of Coddenham with Crowfield; he was a lineal defcendant of Lord Keeper

Bacon.

The Rev. Jaf. Browne, 52 years rector 'of Waldringfield, and 40 years vicar of Falken

ham.

At Mildenhall, Mrs. Graham. At Chevington, 48, Mrs. Marley. At Beyton, Mr. Rob. Durrant. At Stowmarket, Mrs. L. Bayly.

KENT.

Married.] At Deal, W. Goldfinch, efq. Secretary to Admiral Peyton, to Mifs E. Lock.

At Upper Deal, D. J. Harder, eiq. Surgeon of her Imperial Majefty's fhip Nickonor, to Mifs Collman, of Canterbury.

Died. At Canterbury, W. Abbott, efq, Proctor and Registrar of the Ecclefiaftical Court of this diocefe. Mr. John Tyler. Mifs M. Oakley, daughter of T. O. efq. Banker. 25, Mr. Rambolin. 90, Mr. Leman. 82, Mrs. Ruffel, relict of M. R. efq.

At St. Peter's, in Thanet, Mrs. Cantis, late of Canterbury. At Folkftone, 41, Mrs. Cook, wife of Capt. C. At Beckenham, Mrs. J.

Bradford.

At Maidstone, Mr. G. Prentis. Mrs. Coleman, wife of Mr. F. C. furgeon; in taking an airing in a one-horse chaife with her fon and daughter, the bridle having flipt off, the horfe took fright, and threw down the young man, who had jumped out in order to replace it, and overturning the chaife, Mrs. C. had her fkull fractured and her arm broke; fhe only lived 2 or 3 days: the daughter had jumped out of the chaife before it was overturned.

At Dover, Mifs M. A. Richards. In the parish of Seafalter, 35, Mr. T. Hayward. At Linstead, near Canterbury, Mr. C. Anders; who died in the fame houfe in which he was born, and from which, during a period of 80 years, he never fl.pt one night.

At Greenwich, Mr. W. L. Williams, Attorney, one of the coroners of the county of Kent. At Longport, 24, Mr. G. Giles.

At Reading races, on the 23d ult. the go. was won by Mr. Stapleton's Sufannah, beating other. The 500, on the 2 following days, were not started for.

At Abingdon races, on the 12th, the 501. was won by lord, Egremont's Ragged Jack. And, on the 13th, another 501. by Sir F. Poole's Keren Happuck, beating 4 others. Married.] At Reading, Lieut. Pope, of the Marines, to Mifs Dias, of London,

Died. At Reading, in an advaced age, Mr. Glanville. Mr. S. Buckland'; in getting from the roof of a coach about ten days before his death, he lacerated one of his legs, which brought on a violent fever, and occafioned his death.

At Bath, 51, R. Benyon, efq. of Englefield Houfe, M. P. for 6 pa liaments for Peterborough he poffeffed eftates to the amount of

8,000l. a year in Berkshire and Effex, befides very large perfonalities.

At Taplow, Rich. Crop, efq. At Henleyupon-Thames, Mr Coles. Rev. Rob. Bunce, curate of Hambledon, near Henley. At Woodley, Mr. Hill, late of Reading. At Thame, Mrs D. Athhurft, fifter to Sir W. A. of Waterstock. Mr. Rich. Smith, jun. SUSSEX.

Mr. Thomas Elgar, of Portflade, in late Suffex paper, has published the following striking facts relative to the monopoly of farms within his perfonal knowledge in feveral parishes of that county :

"In the first of these parishes are twenty-one farms without a farmer refiding on them, and fifty cows lefs than formerly In the second parith are fixteen farms without a refident farrner, and thirty-four cows lefs than formerlyIn the third, are twenty-five farms without a farmer refiding on them, and feventy cows lefs than formerly.In the fourth, are twenty-five farms without a farmer refiding on them, and feventy-four cow's lefs than formerly -In the fifth, are twenty-two farms without a farmer refiding on them, and eighty-three cows lefs than formerly. In the fixth, are thirty farms without a farmer refiding on them, and ninety cows lefs than formerly.In the feventh, are fourteen farms without a farmer refiding on them, and forty-fix cows less than formerly.And in the eighth parith, are fifteen farms with.out a farmer refiding on them, and forty-four cows less than formerly.-There are three other parishes to which my enquiries have been extended that have two hundred cows lefs than formerly. In fome of thofe parithes, and in others that I have not defcribed, live farmers that occupy from fix, to fixteen, and eighteen farms each, feven of whom ufe nearly one

hundred farms."

Married.] At Lewes, Mr. Hick, to Mifs Hamlin, of Henfield. At Hurt Green, T. Borradaile, ef of London, to Mifs Bufs, of Rofe Hill.

Died.] At Seaford, Mifs Goldfmith, only daughter of the late J. G. cfq. At Horham, 99, Mrs. Percival. At Southover, near Lewes, 72, Mrs. Blackman.

HAMPSHIRE.

A furvey is making of the trees in the New, Foreft, that fuch of them as are, fit for fhipbuilding may be cut down.

In a report made on the 3d inftant, to a meeting of the proprietors of the London and Southamton Ports Fundin Canal, it appeared to be practicable to carry a canal from Basingstoke by the way of Athford, &c. to Wincheiter.

Upwards of 1600 French emigrant priests were lately in Southampton.

Married] In the Iile of Wight, G. Sheddon, efq. of London, to Mifs Goodrich, daughter of W. G. efq. of Spring Hill.

At Southampton, Licut Moice, of his Majufty's fhip Orettes, to Mils Lewis, of Bristol, At Wickham, H. Minchin, ely to Mifs Guitt.n.

WILTSHIRE.

William Beckford, efq. of Fonthill, is collecting the materials for a building, of wonderful grandeur and utility. It is to confift of a tower, to be erected on Stops-Beacon, near Fonthill, the loftieft fite in the neighbourhood, and to have a space of 80 feet clear, within the walls, at the base, and to be 280 feet high, with a lantern at the top, fo that it will command a view of eighty miles every way, and the lantern be feen by night at a great distance, It is to be furnished as an obfervatory, and notwithstanding its immenfe height, is to be fo conftructed as that a coach and fix may be driven with eafe and fafety from the base to the top, and down again---This ftupendous work will probably employ hundreds of the neighbouring poor for fome years.

At Salisbury races, the 100 guineas was won by Sir F. Poole's Waxey; the gol. by Mr. Brereton's Doricles; and the City Bowl by Sir J. Lade's young Mercury, beating three

others.

Upwards of 270 emigrant pricfts were lately diftributed in the villages near Salisbury.

At Lyndhurst races, two oxen were run against each other a mile and a half, in less than ten minutes.

Morried.] F. Naifh, efq. of Trowbridge, to Mifs Greenhill, daughter of B. G. efq. of StonEafton.

Died.] At Salisbury, Mr. W. Woodyear. 90, Mrs. Lenton. Mr W. Fry. Mr. John Chapman. Mrs. Stevenfun, wife of the Rev. J. S. of Trowbridge.

At Milton, 30, the Rev. W. Benwell; through his humane attention in vifiting fome poor people he caught a fever, which was the cause of his death.

At Chippenham, 67, Mr. T. Brown; his corpfe and coffin (wood) weighed 6 cwt. At Laverftock, Mr, Moody, late of Southampton. At Malmsbury, 59, Mrs. E. Seale.

At Marlborough, Mifs A. Hyde, daughter of J. H. efq. Mifs M. Weftmacott.

At Wyke, near Bath, 69, D. Saunders, of Weft Lavington; the perfon characterised by "Mifs H. Moore, in a tract called "The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain." He and his father kept sheep on the fame farm for the space of a century, but on account of the lofs of his fight, he had, a few months ago, been obliged to give up his occupation. Since this inability, feveral refpectable farmers, who knew his worth, entertained him, by rotation, at their houses; and as a mark of their respect for his memory, had

his remains conveyed from the place of his decease to his own parish, and buried with more than common folemnity.

SOMERSETSHIRE.

On a late investigation before the magistrates of Bath, it appeared that of 300 emigrants, only twenty-five had licences of refidence. Many, in confequence, were obliged to leave the city.

The Dorfet and Somerfet canal advances rapidly; barges are already launched upon it.

At the general meeting of the Bath and Weft of England Society, on the 13th of Sept the rev. T. BROUGHTON was in the chair. Five famples of cyder from Mr. JEANES, of Althampton, were examined; that made wholly from the Cadbury apple was judged to have the best flavour and body. Mr. CHARLES BAKER, of Bristol, reported on fome promifing experiments to prevent the fmut in wheat, by a cheap prepara tion. A Devonshire gentleman gave notice, that he intended to exhibit, for the fociety's premium, in December, a bull, cow, and their offspring, male and female, and feveral heifers; he wishes this to be confidered as a challenge to all other breeders. Another gentleman, of Yeovil, alfo engages to exhibit at the fame time a three years old iteer of his own breeding.

Married.] At Bath, Mr. John Hopkins, to Mifs E. Williams, of Bristol. Sir T. H. Page, of Mitford, to Mrs. Everitt, of Bath. E. Bullock, of the island of Jamaica, to Mifs D. Harrifon, daughter of T. H. efq. many years Attor→ ney General of that ifland.

At Bristol, Capt. Hutchinfon, jun. to Mifs Hawkes, daughter of Capt. H. At the Hotwells, the Rev. C. W. Moore, rector of Moira, in Ireland, to Mifs E. Vandeleur, fifter to Major V.

Died.] At Bath, Mrs. Warren. Mr. Amey, Mrs. Hawkins, relict of P. H. efq. Serjeant Surgeon to the King. Lady Sylvefter, relict of Sir J. S. and mother to Mr. S. king's counfel. Mr. Parker. Mr. Greenway. R. Ferguffon, efq. of Crogdarrock, in Scotland. G. Bryan, efq. B. Roebuck, efq. Mr. Water

man.

ris.

At Bristol, Mr. T. Morgan. Mr. G. Williams. Mrs. Willis. Mrs. Bifhop. Mrs. FerMrs. Symes. Mrs. L. Brown. Mr. BulMr. Farman. At Bristol Hotwells, Mrs. Jennings. Mifs Ufher.

len.

At Stapleton, fuddenly, Mr. E. Moore. At Frome, Mr. C. Taylor. At Wefton Supermare, Mr. C. Day. Near Bristol, Mr. B. Hill.

Aged 90, the Rev. Mr. Secombe, rector of Camely and vicar of Brimpton. At Frampton Cottrell, Mr. Rich. Denby. At Keyntham, Mr. W. Wills.

At Winsford, Mrs. Baker and three of her daughters; they all died in one week of a putrid fever; and about ten days after, the eldest daughter and a man-fervant alfo died of the fame diforder.

At Taunton, Mrs. Norman, wife of the Rev. Mr N. At Dunster, Mr. W. Pinkham. Mrs,

A Pope,