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refin; three pounds of tallow, and half a pound of wool or Portugal oil-the whole to be gently fimmered over a fire in an iron pot.

At the late meeting at Driffield, of the EaftRiding Agriculture Society, it was refolved, thar, "The large and continued importation of foreign grain into this kingd m, by drawing away our fpecie to pay for it, not only drains the country of its money, but has all the till worse tendency toiminth the value of our own grain, by over-stocking the market, and that, fhould the importation be allowed fill to continus, it would foon becom: impoffible for the farmer to pay his rent, taxes, tradelmen,

&c. &c."

Married.]-Mr. J. Wreaks, of Sheffield, to Mifs Fornell, of Spring Houfe, near Cheiterfield. R. Moton, Elq banker, of Hull, to Mits E. Robinion, of Kendal. At Timfley, near Sheffield, E. P. Walker, Efq. of Balby, near Doncaster, to Mils Ibbotion. L. Shadwell, Efq. of Lincoln's Inn, London, to Mils J. Cayley, third daughter of Sir G. C. Bart. of Bronupton. At Hull, after a courtship of three hours, Mr. Mofely, to Mifs B. Barber, of Gainsborough. Mr. Ellis, attorney, of Halifax, to Mifs Bayne, of Pateley Bridge, near Rippon. T. Dennifon, Eq. of Normanby, Lincoln, to Mifs Thompson, of Hull. Stephen Chetham, of Leeds, aged 22, to Faith Stephenfon, of the Old Duke, public heute, in Great Woodhouse, ag.471This tender pullet danced a kernpipe on the evening of her wedding-day.

Died.]-At York, aged 81, Mrs Featherftonhaugh. Mr. P. Forbes. Mrs. Hotham. Mr. W. Pyemont, common councilman for Monk Ward. A ed 66, Mr. W. Hawkfwell. At Acomb, near York, Mr. Draycott, late of the theatre-royal. Mr. Crigan, furgcon of the 46th regiment, at York, in a duel with Lieut. Colonel Bell, of the fame regiment.

At Hall, aged 76, Mrs. Clark. Mr. J. Brook, landing waiter of the cuuitom-house. Aged 67, Mrs. Gray.

At Poreas Hill, near Hull, J. Stovin, Fiq. Juftice of Peace for the East Riding. He maintained and instructed, at his own expence, ten poor children of the parish of Paul, and gave pecuniary relief, medicines advice, &c. to the poor of his neighbourhood, with great liberality. He was diftinguished by univerfal philanthropy, and by impartial and benevolent attention to the duties of ma ishacy.

At Sheffield, Mr. J. Kay, an officer of excife, in different parts of the kingdom, upwards of 40 years. Mr. Stephen Chapman, a celebrated blind mufician: Mr. J. Hawke. Mr. Barker, apothecary. Mr. W. Lord, of Cricket Inn, near Sheffield. Mr. J. Billam, of Killamari. At Mearbrook, near Shetheld, aged 83, F. Flower, Eq. of Clapham, Surry. At Leeds, Mrs. M. Copperthwaite. Mis. Peart. Aged 78, Mrs. Dawion. Mis S. Smithton. Mrs. Cattanco. Mrs. Shepherd. Mrs. Waddington, of Headingley, near Leeds. At Doncafter (on the road to Buxton) after feveral weeks' lingering illness, aged 66, J. Wilfon,

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Efq. Recorder of Pontefra. As a magiftrate, he devoted the greatest part of his time to the fervice of the public, and in private life he was a noble benefactor of the poor and diftreffed. He pofle ed comprehenfive powers of mind, a penetrating judgment, a brilliant imagination, &c. &c, and in his mode of reasoning, duplayed a fubtlety of difquifit on, and depth of argument, combined with an eafy flow of el quence. He adminiftered justice, with the ftritteft impartiality and integrity, and was, morcover, a firm friend and kind mafter, &c. &c.

On board the Kenfington, a few days' fail from Calcutta, R. Gale, Eq. in the fervice of the Eaft India Company, and fon of the late R. G. Efq. of Northallerton. At New Malton, Mr. W. Thornton. At Thirkleby, aged 87, the Rev. Eu. Cafs, vicar of that place 47 years. At Ryehill, in Holdernefs, aged 81, R. Bell, Efq. At Rippon, aged co, Mrs. Waddilove, wife of the Rev. Mr. W. the Dean. At Bradford, Lieut. Clayton, late of the 73d regiment of foot. The Rev. T. Caurley, vicas of Great Oufeburn. Mits E. Bower, of Scorton, near Catterick. At Laughton le Morthen, aged 87, Mr. W. Penistone, clerk of that parith upwards of 70 years. At Whitby, Mr. H. Barrick, ship builder, and Mrs. Maxwell, formerly of Scarborough, At Beverley, aged 56, Mrs. Audas. At Nunmonkton, the Rev. Mr. Hornby.

LINCOLNSHIRE.

At a late meeting of gentlemen, land-owners, farmers, &c. of this county, he'd at Bottes, it was refolved unanimously, that a petition and reprefentation should be pretented to the Houfe of Commons, praying for a repeal of the act which authorifes the free importation of foreign corn into British ports, as all actual fcarcity, and appehenfion thereof, has now ceafed; and as the price of corn is fo dep eiled, as not to afford a due compenfation for the charge of railing the tame.

Married.]. R. Fydell, efq. eldest fon of T. F. etq. M.P. for Bolton, to Mifs Carleton. Mr. C. Marris, furgeon, of Winterton, to Mifs Jackfon, of Wentbridge.

Died] At Lincoln, Mr. J. Langley. Mrs. Bell. Upwards of So, Mr. J. Taylor. Age 59, Mr. T. Burrows, of Wragby, near Lincoln.

At Laceby, near Great Grimtby, Mr. J. Sheeifmith; his wife had died about a month

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able merchant, efteemed in private life. Mrs. Caparn, of Sleaford; her lite exhibited a pattern of the conjugal, moral, and focial virtues; and her death of refignation and fortitude, under fome of the most afflictive circumitan, es which humanity is liable to. At Sturton, aged 76, Mrs. Bailes, widow of the late Mr. B. of Doncader.

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE.

This justices of peace for this county have given notic, by public advertidement, that they intend to take into confideration a prefentment made by the grand jury, in March laft, against the inhabitants of the county, relative to the fate of the common jail, at No tiny ham. This is declared in the indictment to be ruinous, inconvenient, and infufficient for detention and fafe cuftody; the cells are repr. fented as << fwall, damp, roifme, ant inconvenien," fo that "a free circulation of air is prevented, and the health of the prifoners is liable to be greatly injured thereby," &c. &c.

A petition has been prefented to the King, figned by 1020 inhabitants of Newark, which, in energetic language, enlarges on “ the wick-dness and corruption of minifters; their limiting the means of cxe cifing the conflitutional rig'it of petitioning; attributes to their incapacity and mijnduct, the diaflers in Ireland, which threat a fatal dismemberment of the empire;" and charges minifters with Squandering incalculable jums, and feeking to feed the blood of innocent men," &c. &c.

Married-The rev. E. Pearfon, B.D rector of Rempiton, to Mifs Johnfon, of Bedfordfquare, London. The rev. W. Clay, of Southwell, to lady Burrell.

Ded.At Nottingham, Mr. J. Barnet. Aged 22, Mr. G. Barker, a promising young

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At Liverpool, aged 66, the rev. Dr. N. Clayton, late minister of a diTenting congregation on the High Pavement, Nottingham. At Basford, near Nottingham, aged 88, Mrs Alton. At Bingham, aged 74, Mrs. Wroth. Newark, Mr. J. Lacey, and Mrs. Ellis. At Southwell, W. Doubleday, gent. The rev. Mr. Robinfon, rector of North Clifton.

DERBYSHIRE.

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Married.]-A. Ward, efq. of Derby, to Mifs Hopper, of Nottingham. P. Gell, efq of Hopton, to Mifs G. Nicholas, of Bowbridgefield. Mr. Simms, furgeon, of Derby, to Mifs Swift, of Duffield.

Died At Derby, aged 66, Mr. M. Moore. At Spondon, aged 82, Mrs. Johnson. Aged 53, J. Flamstead, efq. of Weit Hallam. At Lisbon, Ar. Bedford, M.D. late of Chesterfield. Aged 23, Mr. J. Dawes, of Little Over.

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Near Tattenhall, Mr. T. Alderfey. Aged 109, Catherine Richardfon, of Malpas; the air of which clevated fituation fhe had breathed about 80 years. She enjoyed an uninterrupted state of good health to the laft.

SHROPSHIRE,

Married.]-At Ofwelry, Mr. T. G Xendall, of Liverpool, merchant, to Mits A. Roberts, of Loppington.

Died.]-At Shrewbary, Mr. J. Hughes. Near Shrewsbury, Mrs. Maddock.

Mrs Richards, of Pendeford, a young woman univerfally esteemed and beloved for her amiable end wments, and friendly and benevolent difpofition. At Shinnall, Mrs. Bennett, a kind benefactiefs to the poor. Mrs. Medlicott of Bishop's Cafle.

STAFFORDSHIRE.

Married.-R. Dunbar, eiq. to Mifs C. Lic ter, of Armitage-park. The rev. H. Waller, LL.B. of Farmington, to Mifs Dolphin, daughter of the late J. D. efq. of Shentone.

Died.]-At Stafford, Mr. J. Clark At Swinnerftone, aged 49, B. Fitzherbert, efq. Mifs M. Sneyd, of Belmont. Aged 33, Mr. G. Young, of Cheadle. At Hanley, Mr. R. Mare.

At Leek, Mrs. Lowe. At Alrewas, Mr. E. Thompfon, late of Tamworth.

LEICESTERSHIRE.

Married.]-Mr. J. W. W. Horlock, of the Rocks, Gloucester, to Mifs Smith, late of Normanton, in this county. The rev. Mr. Hook, rector of Saddington, to Mifs A. Farquhar, fecond daughter of Sir W. F. bart.

Died.]-At Leicester, Mr. Clough, grocer. Aged 84, Mr. Kirk. Mrs. Chamberlain, wife of Mr. C. Comedian. In the prime of life, defervedly lamented, Mr. T. Copion, holier Mr. Taylor. Aged 91, Mr. Barry, formerly of the Lion and Lamb inn, but of late years retired from bulinefs, with a handfome property.

Suddenly, at Leicester, Lieut. John Heyrick, of the 15th light dragoons, late an attorney, and the captain of the Leicester volunteer cavalry. The intemperate and unreftr. ined violence of his paffions had led him into numerous eccentricities and irregularities, and created hina many enemies. His talents were, however, fuch as made him confpicuous in a provincial district; and his friends characterite him s having poflefed "an uncommon fhare of natural abilities, and fplendid accomplishments, as a gentleman and a scholar."

Mr. Tebbutt, of Kegworth.

At Loughbro', aged 84, William Starkie, framelmith, and member of the old Friendly Society, held at the Angel Inn, feveral years prior to the rebellion in 1745; at which time he was a member, and remained fo ever fince, till his death. Within the last thirteen years, he has received out of the fund of the thi fociety 101. 195. having been totally incapable of any kind of work. Aged 29, Mr. J. Allen.

At Saxelby, fuddenly, Mrs. Hoiton; the had been afflicted nine years with the dropfy, and, during that time, had been tapped 21 times, by Mr. Peake, furgeon, of Leicester, who had extracted from her, by thofe different operations,

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́operations, 1776 pints of water, which weighed Baker, a refpectable farmer and grazier, T. 6321 pounds! Marriott, gent. of Newnham. At Scaldwell, Mr. Palmer.

RUTLAND.

Died.]-Mrs. Burgefs, of Ridlington-Park, near Uppingham, a Quaker; a lady of a moit bumene and charitable difpofition, and from her other excellent endowments, justly confidered as an ornament of the county in which the refided.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE.

Married-The rev. Mr. Phillipfon, rector of Hering well, &c. to Mils Tharp, or Chip. penham, near Newmarket. Mr. J. Brown, printer, to Mifs E. Hodfon, daughter of Mr. H. printer of the Cambridge Chronicle. The rev. Dr. Laughton, to Mifs Tookie, both of Chippenham. The rev. Dr. Douglas, master of Bennet college, Cambridge, to Mifs Mainwaring, niece to profeffor M. Mr. Evans, attorney, of Ely, to Mifs Boyce.

Died.]-At Cambridge, Mr. B. Jeffs. Aged 71, Mr. S. Wilfon. Mrs. Willett. Aged 84, Mrs. Sykes. After a few hours' illness, Mr. Agoftino Hola, upwards of 30 years teacher of the Italian language in the university. Mr. C. Sharp, an ingenious turner.

At Newmarket, Mr. T. Robfon, ftablekeeper. Aged 80, Mrs. Scotman.

At Wood Dalling, aged 83, Mrs. M. Dye. Mr. J. Aftwood, of Wendy. Mr. B. Fysh, of Watford.

HUNTINGDONSHIRE.

Died.]-At Hemingford, Mr. Billets, formerly of St. Ives.

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.

A water communication is now established between Stafford, Woolverhampton, Stourbridge, Dudley-port, Birmingham, and Fazelev; and alfo, between Atherstone, Nuncaton, and Coventry; and the village of Bugbroke (on the grand junction canal) in this County. Boats have lately begun to pafs and repafs every week to and from Bugbroke and the above places.

Married.]-T. Smith, efq. to Mifs Eccles, daughter of the rev. J. E. late rector of Stoke, Bruerne. J W. Draper, efq. of Peterboro', to Mifs M. A. Balfour, daughter of the late Admiral B.

Died. At Northampton, Mrs. Jeffrey, in her 77th year. Mrs. M. Williamfon, relict of Mr. Alderman W. who ferved the office of mayor, in 1744. She lived in the punctual difcharge of every religious dury, and died (worn out with age and infirmities) with all the refignation that virtue, with all the expectation Christianity can infpire. She was highly esteemed and refpected by all her acquaintance..

Mr. Batchelor. Mrs. Douglas. In the prime of life, a few days after having been delivered of a daughter, Mrs. Johnlon, the lady of T. J. efq. respected and beloved by her numerous friends and acquaintance, as well as by her affectionate husband and relatives. At the Hot Wells, Bristol, Mifs Ekins, late of Hardingftone, near Northampton. Suddenly, Mr. Eden,

of Finedon.

At Burton Latimer, fincerely lamented, Mr

WARWICKSHIRE.

At the late county meeting, at Warwick, convened by the fheriff, in confequence a requifition delivered to him, figned by fonyeight peers and gentlemen, BERTIZ GREATHEAD, efq. moved a petition to the King, praying him to difmifs from his councils his prefent minifters, &c.; which was fupported by Sir J. THROGMORTON, Sir. FR. BURDETT, and other gentlemen. Not a fingle word was fpoken in oppofition. In order to afcertain the fenfe of the meeting, in the moft impartial manner, the theriff defired both parties to separate, when, after the fulleft fcrutiny, he declared, that "the sense of the majority was decidedly in favour of the peti tien." Uncommon exertions had been employed by the minifterialists, under the influence of the EARL of WARWICK, LORD DENEIGH, &c. to collect all their force on this occation; they were furpaffed, however, both in numbers and zeal by the freeholders, who fupported the requifition, hundreds of whom (all other modes of conveyance being pre-engaged) had walked on foot, in the courfe of the preceding night, twenty, thirty, or forty miles. The meeting was one of the largest ever remembered there.

The diftreffed ftate of the manufactures of Birmingham may be partly collected from a late return of the affeffors, who, out of 15,000 inhabitant housekeepe s, could only procure the taxes from one-fifth part of them!

Married-At Birmingham, Mr. J Zuill, merchant, of Liverpool, to Mifs Hart. Mr. E. Getley, of Birmingham, to Mifs Mills, of Billetley-Hall. Mr. Fowler, furgeon, of Atherftone, to Mits Johnton, of Ryton Lodge, near Coventry. T. Barnard, efq. to Mifs S. Parks, both of Birmingham.

Died.]-At Birmingham, Mr. J. Jackion. Mr. J. Proffer, of Hereford. Mrs. Goefbury, Mrs. A Worton. Mafter Jones, the eldelt fon of Mr. T. J. Mr. Gardner. Mrs. Braill ford. Mr. J. Hipkits. Mrs. Lowe. Aged 16, Matter C. Walker, the feventh fon of Mr. W. W. Aged 99, Mrs. E. Hays; a member of the funeral fociety. Mrs. Hubbard. Mr. Street, many years an officer of excife. At Newport, Salop, Mrs. Bernard, of Birmingham.

Mr. G. Goddard, of Dale End, Mifs M. Repton, of the Caftle Hills, Church Bickenhill. At Great Haywood, fuddenly, while caroufing, with a bottle of gin in his hand, Mr. W. Athis, fchoolmafter. R. Moland, efq. of Springfield; one of the acting magistrates for the county. Mr. R. Hammond, of Digbeth, At Corley, aged 76, Mrs. Bradnick. At Bilftone, Mrs.Tomkys. Mrs. Richards, of Pen deford, near Wolverhampton. Aged 22, Miss L. Palfrey, of Finham, Mr. J. Yates, of Deritend. Mrs. Crockett, of Handsworth. Mr. R. Wilkes, of Chapel Aih, near Wolverhamp At Coventry, Mrs. Ewbank. Mr. J. Owen, of the Priory. Mrs. Sturdy. Mr. Jor

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dan. Mrs. Carr. Mrs. Ault, a quaker. In London, W. Smallbroke, efq. principal registrar to the diocefe of Lichfield and Coventry. At Walfail, aged 73, S. Cooper, gent. universally lamented as a strictly honest man.

In Birmingham work-houfe, aged 109, J. Knowles, a pauper. He was born on Candlemas day, 1688, and entering very early into the army, ferved as a private centinel under the duke of Marlborough, at the memorable battle of Blenheim.

WORCESTERSHIRE.

Married.]-At Powick, P. Delamott, efq. to Mifs Spicer, of the county of Devon.

Died.] At Worcester, aged 66, Mr. G. Lingham. Aged 78, J. Wilkinfon, efq. of Stockton, Durham. Mrs. Garmiton. At Henwick Hill, near Worcester, aged 80, Mrs. J. Wainwright. Aged 59, Mrs. Weeks. Mr. Crowe, of Old Swinford. Mr. Samuel,

of Tenbury. Aged 72, in the parish of Great Malvern, Mr. J. Hotchkins.

HEREFORDSHIRE.

The Leominster canal is now completely navigable, from Mamble Wharf to Leominfter: a communication was alfo opened, June 1, between that canal and the river Severn, at Bewdley. By this conveyance, goods of all kinds are tranfported fifteen thillings per ton cheaper than by the former mode.

Married.]-W. T. Money, efq. of Walthamftow, Effex, capt. in the East India company's fervice, to Mifs E. Money, of Hom-Houfe, parith of Marcle, in this county.

Died.]-At Hereford, aged 80, Mrs. A. Kyffin; he lived in the confcientious practice of the duties of religion, in the doctrines of which the firmly believed.

MONMOUTHSHIRE.

Married.]-At Chepstow, Mr. W. Hughes, hipwright, aged 65, to Mifs M. Jenkins, of Caldicot, aged 16!

Died.]-At Monmouth, T. Morgan, efq. M.P. Mrs. Bowen.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE.

Married ]-Mr. T. Pruen, of Grays Inn, London, to Mifs Andrews, of Cheltenham. At Gloucester, Major Douglas, to Mifs C. Hopkinfon, daughter of Colonel H. late of the 15th regiment of Light Dragoons. At Newnham, G H. Malon, eiq. major in the late 102d regiment, to Mifs Jones, of Hay Hill. At Stapleton, C. Campbell, efq. to Mrs. Elton. W. Rogers, efq. of Llanthomas, near the Hay, Brecon, to Mifs Smith, of Gloucester.

Died.]-J. Whithorne, fen. efq. of Charlton King's. At the Grange, near Stroud, W. Burgh, efq. lieutenant in the navy. The rev. W. E. Edwards, rector of Westborough.

OXFORDSHIRE,

At the laft Oxford quarter feffions, it appeared, that fcarcely any of the millers of the county had complied with the directions of the late act, injoining them to put up, in some confpicuous part of their mills, a table of the prices, in money, for which the feveral operations of the mill are to be perforined-a number of them were accordingly multed in the

legal penalties. The fame complaint has occurred in other provincial districts.

Married.]—Ṁr. T. Greenwood, of Eafington, to Mifs Saunders, of Great Milton, a young lady of polite accomplishments, and a handfome

fortune.

Died.]-At Oxford, aged 32, Mrs. Hodgson, wife of the Rev. Dr. H. principal of Hertford College. Mr. I. Binks. Mrs. Loden.

Mr. J. Chapman, ftudent of Baliol college, fon of Mr. C. alderman of Bath While bathing in the Cherwell, he was fuddenly seized with the cramp, and was drowned in the prefence of three young gentlemen, who were unable to afford him any affiftance. His body remained three quarters of an hour under water before it was found and taken up. He is regretted as a youth of agreeable manners. Aged 74, after a lingering illness, Mr. J. Parfons.

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At Caffington, aged 77, Mrs. A. Belgrove. Mils F. A. Weyland, of Wood Eaton. Aged 83, Mr. J. Dennet, late of Stow Wood. Aged 81, Edw. Skinner, parish clerk of Bampton, upwards of 46 years. Near Bampton, aged 97, Mr. H. Yeatman. Near Henley, Mr. W. Sarney. Aged 94, Mrs. Brigham, of Rotherfield Peppard.

At Chipping Warden, near Banbury, aged 66, the rev. M. Lamb, D.D. chancellor of the diocete of Oxon, and fome time principal of Magdalen hall. For these, and other preferments, he was principally indebted to the Guilford family, by whom he was defervedly refpected. He was poffeffed of great equanimity, true Chriftian benevolence, and all the virtues which form a worthy and refpectable character. His literary attainments were confiderable.

Aged 65, after a long and painful illness, Mrs. Clarke, daughter of Mr. Alderman Auftin, late of Oxford.

At Hampstead, Mifs Finch, fifter of R. F. efq. of Headington.

At his father's feat, at Plas-Madoc, Denbighshire, Mr. M. Youde, gentleman-commoner of Hertford college, Oxford. At Bloxham, Mrs. Councer.

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Sheriff, figned by 120 gentlemen (among whom were Lords GUILDFORD, MAYNARD, and PETRE, five baronets, and three members of parliament) to confider of the propriety of addreffing the king, "to djinifs from his councils thofe minifters whje me fures have reduced us to our prefent calamitous fituation," &c. meeting of the county was held, May 29, when F. HONEYWOOD, Ciq, moved a petition fuitable to the tenor of the requifition, which was feconded by Lord Vifccunt MAY NARD. Mr. MAJENDIE moved an adjourn ment, on which the queftion for a divifion was loudly and repeatedly called for. This was refufed by the theriff, who abruptly diffolved the meeting; the original motion was, of courfe, loft. Thus the most numerous affembly of the county ever bere remembered, was prevented from expreting its opinion on the very important queftior, for the decifion of which, alone, the freeholders had been convened! Copies, however, of the petition moved by Mr. HONEYWOOD, were alterwards circulated throughout the county, and figned by great numbers of the mhabitants, &c G. DOWNING, eq. of Ovington, was lately installed at Chelmsford, with great pomp, Provincial Grand Mafter of the Order of FreeMafons for this county. On this occafion, the fum of 1071. 25. was collected among the brethren prefent, for the ule of the FreeMafons' Charity for Female Child n, in St. George's Fields, near London.

Ded.]-Aged 17, Mr. T. Bulworth, of High Laves. Mr. W. Gibion, of Hadleigh. Aged 26, Mrs. Withett, of Dedham. Aged 84, Mrs. Suf. Greenwoood, of Halftead, a quaker. At Witham, R. Cailis, eiq. formerly an oincer of dragoons. J. Utterton, efq. of Cobbin-Houfe, near Waltham Abby. ifs F. Nightingale, of Roxwell. At Thaxtead,

the rev. Mr. Maton, curate. The Hon. Mrs. Olmius, of New Hall, Boreham. At Chelmi ford, Mr. J. Mixer. Mr. J. Woods; he was fuddenly feized with a numbne is in his feet, and a pain in his breaft, of which, with other paralytic fymptoms, he died foon afterwards. Mr. May, of Maldon. At Colchester, Mrs. Busnel, wife of Mr. Alderman B. Keymes. Lieut. Elliot, of the 22d regiment, in the barracks, in a duck with Mr. Cowan, affitant furgeon. They both fired together, when Lieut. E. wounded Mr. C. in the leg, and Mr. C. thot Lieut. E. through the upper part of the head, in confequence of which he died a few hours afterwards.

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At a late meeting of the freemen, freeho durs, and others inhabitants of Norwich, in common-hall, it was refolved unanimoufly, that a petition thould be prefented to the King, praying him to dijmifs his prefent mimyters from his councils."&c. Among other reprefentations, the petition urges, that "of the feveral objects which have been fucceffively held up ta public expectation, not one has ben obtained; that a plan of intimidation has b.en adopted, which has made encroachments on Briti liberty;

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that the wildle claffes are deprived of many of their domeftic comf ris; that our credit, national and mercantile, is brought to the brink of rain; that the rapit jpreid of discontent threatens the [peedy opproach of noro calamites at home, and that a form has been raised, by the traury of military laws, in the fifer kingdom." In the cunclufion, min fters are declared to be " MEN WHO HAVE FORFEITED THE PUBLIC

ESTEEM;" and the King is equefted" to replace them by others, while WISDOM aud INTE GRITY," Bc. It was alio refolved unanimously, that "this meeting has been convened by legal and conflitutional authority, and that ang petition from this city in oppofition to that now refaved upon, is contrary to the acknowledged manner of afcertaining the opinion of the citizen, and unbecoming the charater of Erglifhmen,"

May 29, in the evening, feveral brutal outrages were perpetrated at Norwich, by fome foldiers of the Iniskilling Drageous, quartered in that city. Mr. THELWALL having announced his intention to deliver two lectures there, his murder was publicly avowed to be the object of th fe ruffians. A little before the time appointed for the commencement of the lec ture, feven or eight of the Inafkilling Dragoons ruthed into the lecture-room, where teveral perfons of both fexes were affembled, exclaiming, with horrible exccrations, "Down with the Jacobins," "maffacre them all," &c.; and feconded their threats, by wounding feverely with bludgeons, the perfons prefent. The company was then difperfed, and the, lecture-room was instantly demo ilhed. The foldiers atter

wards proceeded to maltreat the landlord of a neighbouring public-hcute, driving him out of a garret-window into the ftreet, and terrifying his wife, then in the eighth month of her preg nancy, to fuch a degree, that the forced her way through a flight part of the partition into an adjoining houfe-the house they gutted, and deftroy: d the furniture. On the appearance of the mayor, the foldiers difperfed, but afterwards affembled to the number of fome hundreds, and demolished another public-house in the neighhouthood, knocking down, and materially hurting many perfons, among whom was an amiable young lady of fixteen years of age. The other regiments quartered in the city, behaved with exemplary good order, nor was there found, in the extenfive population of Norwich, more than one inhabitant profligate enough to join with the military depredators. As there was every probability that the outrages would be renewed, Mr. THELWALL thought proper to quit the city privately, in a poít chaite, and return to London. Among ot! er implements of deftruction provid d by the rioters, was AN ASE, newly ground and fha pened for the occafion.

Married.]-At Gretna Green, T. A Kerrifon, efq. of Norwich. to Mis H. Eellman, of Wethering fett, Suffolk. J. Motel y, efq. of Oufden, to Mifs Galway, of Torts Captain Preston, in the Oporto trade, to Miis Tolver, of Yarmouth Mr. T. Newton. fen. of Lakent eath, to Mrs. Aggas, Hockuwold, Wilton: their ages united amounted to nearly 150

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