the upper part of Wensleydale, in this county, three women, whose ages amount to 294 years; and at the small village of Gayle, uear Hawes, in the same Dale, ten persons are now living, the aggregate of whose ages is 860 years. Sheffield. — Feb, 6. A public meeting was this day held at the Town Hall in Sheffield, when the draft of a proposed Bill for the better cleansing, lighting, and watching the town was submitted to the inhabitants there assembled; and after some discussion it was unanimously re solved that the same should be presented to parliament in order that it might be passed into a Law. Climbing Boys. A general meeting of the inhabitants of the city of York and its neighbourhood was held Feb. 9, the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor in the chair, when it was resolved, that a petition be presented to the House of Lords, and another to the House of Commons, praying, that the present practice of cleansing chimneys by means of climbing boys, be wholly abolished. Most calamitous Fire.-We are very much concerned to state, that the cotton factory at Coln Bridge, near Huddersfield, occupied by Mr. T. Atkinson, caught fire about five o'clock on Sunday morning, the 14th. instant, and raged with such rapidity and violence, that it destroyed the whole, with the machinery and stock in the same, in half an hour. But what is most tragical to relate, there were about 26 persons at work, and only nine escaped. Seventeen (all girls, the eldest about 19 years of age) fell victims to the devouring flames. The manner in which this awful and melancholy disaster took place, is related as follows, by a boy, about ten years of age, who was the unfortunate instrument of so calamitous an event.-He says, that about five o'clock, he was sent into the card-room, (which is on the ground floor, but not worked in the night) with a lighted candle, to fetch some rovings, and in taking them, some loose cotton, lying near, caught fire. He says, he ran up stairs to inform those at work that the factory was on fire, and then ran to the top of the mill, under the idea of greater safety; but finding such intense heat and smoke, he again descended, and when he came to the stairs, under which the fire was, he laid himself down, and rolled to the bottom, and appears to be the last person who escaped. The two overlookers succeeded in getting all the children to the top of the stairs, (which were only a few yards from the door) and some of them were dragged down when the stairs were on fire: the remainder, it is supposed, were so terrified, that they ran back to the mill, and were instantly suffocated; for as soon as it was known they had returned, a ladder was immediately placed to a window at the opposite side of the mill, to which it was thought they would flee for safety (and near which place fourteen were afterwards found), which was forced open; but the smoke and flames issuing out with such violence, totally precluded all possibility of any assistance being given, nor could any thing be heard of them, although every exertion was made to stimulate them to approach the window. After this attempt to save them, no idea could be formed what point the poor children had fled to, and immediately a scene ensued amongst those without, which is beyond description, as the floors gave way, and all in an instant was one volume of fire. Fifteen bodies are found, and a number of persons are employed in searching for the rest. Insurances on the property had been effected in the Sun and Phoenix Fire Offices. Singular occurrence.-Last week, as a young man was blowing his cottage-fire with the bellows, at Hornsea, he was surprised by the appearance of a live animal descending the chimney; he attacked it with his bellows, which he broke, and then followed the intruder with the firepoker, and soon laid him lifeless on the spot. While he was engaged with the first, another of the same species had come down the same way unperceived; this he also attacked with his poker and killedThey proved to be two female Foxes, which had most likely mistaken their way and intended to get amongst the poultry in an adjoining apartment, and as the eves of the cottage were low, they had found no difficulty in reaching the top of the house. Bishop Blaze.-Tuesday. Feb 3, was celebrated at Bradford, the Septennial Festival of Bishop Blaze. The procession was planned, and conducted with great skill. In point of respectability and numbers, it far exceeded that of any preceding period. The morning was propitious, and at the early hour of nine o'clock, the whole of the cavalcade, amounting to npwards of a thousand horse and foot, were in motion. We are sorry to add, that one person lost his life on this occasion, by the accidental discharge of a gun. MARRIAGES. Monthly Register. Jan. 17. At Darlington, Mr. John Overend of Bentham, to Miss Parker of Houghton le Skerne. 20. Mr. W. Blanchard, of York, to Miss Ann Ashley, of Huntingdon. 22. At Brayton, near Selby, Mr. Thos. Pape, of Leeds, chemist and oil-merchant, to Miss Mounsey, of New Biggin, Cumberland. Mr. Thos. Hornby, of Hull, grocer, to Miss Ford. 26. At Scorby, Mr. Wm Rowland, of Hull, to Miss E. Smithson. 28. At Acomb, Mr. John Boulton, jun. of New Malton, to Catharine, daughter of G. Siddall, esq. of the former place.Mr. J. Clifford, of Hull, to Mary, daughter of Mr. Henry Townson, of York. 29. At the Friends' Meeting House, in Leeds, Mr. N. Cash, stuff-merchant, to Mary, second daughter of the late Mr. J. Walker, of the same place, merchant.- At Sheffield, Mr. John Curwen, of London, to Miss Mary Twigg. 31. Mr. Ben. Bower, of Carr-house, Huddersfield, to Miss Margaret Saile.Mr. Joseph Hinchiff, of Holmfirth, to Ann, daughter of John Roberts, esq. Linfitts. Feb. 1. Mr. Joseph Handley, of Pontefract, currier, to Miss Ann Brown.- At Pocklington, Mr. George Wardell, druggist, to Miss Jane Gibson. 5. Mr. Heaton to Miss Banks, both of Rotherham. 6. At York, Mr.T. Rooke to Miss Morley. 8. Mr. Ralph Jackson, grocer, to Miss Martha Williams, both of Hull. 9. By special licence, at Lambeth Palace, by his Grace the Archbishop of CANTERBURY, the Right Hon. Lord CLIVE, eldest son of the Earl and Countess Powis, to Lady LUCY GRAHAM, third daughter of the Duke and Duchess of MONTROSE. At the ceremony were present the Dukes of MONTROSE and NORTHUMBERLAND, Marquis GRAHAM, the Earl and Countess of Powis, and Lady CAROLINE GRAHAM. The happy couple left town for the Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND's seat, Sion House, where they intend residing some time.Mr. John Hall to Miss Robinson, daughter of the late Mr. James Robinson, Ripon.Mr. Wm. Robinson, of Hunslet, to Miss Addingley, of Leeds. 10. Mr. C. F. Gothardt, of Wakefield, woolstapler, to Miss S. Trotter of Newington-Green, London.- At Whittington mortal career. 23. Sincerely lamented by his family and friends, Mr. John Shaw, of the Wicker, Sheffield, partner in the firm of Shaw, Cutler, and Co. saw-makers. His death was occasioned by attempting to save a person from drowning, when he broke his thumb, which occasioned a locked jaw.In the Asylum at York, from her clothes having caught fire, Charlotte Francina Lucretia Ratcliffe, aged 23, only daughter of the late Charles Ratcliffe, Esq. of Smithhouse, near Selby. 24. Of a paralytic stroke, Mr. Hepworth, of Osset, aged 64.-Of an apoplectic fit, aged 58, Mr. J. Whitaker, of Paradise-place, Hull. 25. At Bishopton, near Ripon, of the cramp in his stomach, the Rev. Thos. Pickersgill, A.B. aged 41.-After one day's illness, at his brother's house in Halifax, Joseph Watkinson, esq. of Ovenden, aged 62. -At Cross-street, near Manchester, 24 days after she had witnessed the sudden decease of her husband, mentioned in our last, Elizabeth, relict of Joseph Atkinson, esq.-At Hull, aged 69, Mr. C. Coggan. 26. Robert Houseman, esq. of York, in his 56th year. At Hull, Mr. W. Siminson, aged 45. 27. At Barnbro' Grange, Fran. Fawkes, esq. aged 70.-At Wakefield, aged 74, Eleanor Todd, daughter of the late Wm.Todd, esq. of Newstead. At Northallerton, Mr. Samuel Hanman. 28. Mr. Edward Sykes, of Wakefield, formerly an eminent linen-draper: he completed his 95th year on the day of his death, 29. At Thorp-Arch, Mrs. Hemington, wife of the Rev. Robert Hemington, vicar of that place. At Stoke-Green, near Windsor, Mrs. Ellerker, widow of the late Major-General Ellerker, of Ellerker in this county. 30. At Howden, at an advanced age, Mrs. Blanchard, wife of Mr. John Blanchard. 31. At Warnsworth, in his 5th year, Thomas, eldest son of T. D. Bowker, esq. -Elizabeth, wife of the Rev. J. Cleaver, D.D. of Malton. Mr. Hepworth, of Osset, near Wakefield, aged 64. Feb. 1. At his seat, Ampthill Park, Bedfordshire, the Right Hon. John Fitzpatrick, Earl of Upper-Ossory, Baron Gowran, and a peer of England. His Lord ship was born May 7. 1745, succeeded his father, the late Earl, in 1758, and married, in 1769, the Duchess of Grafton, by whom, who died in 1804, he had issue two daughters, Anne and Gertrude. His Lordship was elder brother to the late General Fitzpatrick. M.P. who had he survived, would have inherited the peerages, which are now, we believe, become extinct. The death of this venerable and patriotic nobleman was occasioned by an apoplectic fit, while in the bosom of his family. He only survived the stroke about three hours, to the inexpressible grief of his distinguished relatives, and of all who knew him. At Doncaster, aged 60, M. Deronssiere, many years a teacher of the French language at that place.-At Whitby, aged 90, Mrs. Yeoman, relict of T. Yeoman, esq.At Radley-house, near Burnley, Henry Aspinall, esq.-At his mansion, Coxlodge, aged 73, Job. Bulman, esq. partner in the bank of Messrs. Lambton and Co. Newcastle. 2. At Bentley Priory, Stanmore, aged 64, John James Hamilton, the most noble the Marquis of Abercorn, K. G. &c.—At . Sheffield, Mrs. Kitchen, wife of Mr. G.K., silver plater.-At Leeds, Mr. F. Aldock formerly a woolstapler. 3. Mrs. Eleanor Todd of Wakefield, aged 73.—Mr. J. Wordsworth of Sheffield, aged 86.-At Castleton, Derbyshire, aged 97, Mr. Isaac Ashton.-At Housham, in the 66th year of her age Mrs. Cholmley of Whitby and Housham, widow of the late Henry Choimley, esq. 5. Aged 56, Mary Ann, the wife of T. Walker, esq. of Melmorby, near Ripon. 6. Mr. L. Dundas, second son of the Hou, L. Dundas, member for the city of York. He was found dead on Parker's Piece, a field close to the town of Cambridge, it appears from the darkness of the night, he fell into the ditch which separates the field from the public road, and that being unable to extricate himself, he died by the inclemency of the weather. 11. In the 65th year of his age, Mr. R. Emmet, of Halifax; a man of great benevolence, strict integrity, and diligent attention to the duties of private life.-At Snaith, aged 62, Mr. Johu Pottage, late of Armin. 12 Mr John Jackson, of Morley, near Leeds.-In the 93rd year of his age, Philip Smelter, esq. of Goddard Hall, near Sheffield.-At Wentworth House, in the 69th year of his age, Mr L. Langley, who had been game-keeper, to Earl Fitzwilliam upwards of 35 years. 13. At his house in Bedford Square, Sir W. Frazer. Sir William was betwcen eighty and ninety years of age, and married his lady when fifty-six, by whom he had twenty-eight children, seventeen of whom are living-three sons and fourteen daughters.-Sir Richard Croft, aged 57. Sir Richard had heen called in to attend the accouchement of Mrs. Thackery, wife of the Rev. Dr. Thackery, who had come to London to be delivered at the house of her sister. The labour of Mrs Thackery was greatly protracted; and on Thursday morning her situation became so critical, that Sir Richard wished to have further medical aid. Another gentleman having been called up, it was their joint opinion that the result was uncertain. Sir Richard became more and more alarmed every moment; for ever since the lamented event at Claremont he had suffered greatly in his spirits. He manifested considerable agitation of mfnd, and having been shewn into a room to repose himself, in a moment of frenzy seized a loaded pistol and put a period to his existence. January and 20th February, 1818. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. BANKRUPTS. William Hyle, Tidd St. Mary's, Lincolnshire, wool-buyer. Arnett, John George, and John Christopher Moessner, Coleman-street, toymerchants.- (Leigh and Co. New Bridge-street.) Batt, William, Wedmore, Somerset, horsedealer. (Reeves, Glastonbury.) Bradfield, Fisher, Wymondham, Norfolk, grocer (Hine, Essex Court, Temple, London. Brown, Hannah, Doncaster, dealer in clothes (Fisher, Doncaster. Barker, Richard, John and James, Laneend, Stafford, potters [Prowse, Hanley, Staffordshire. Baynton, Thomas and William, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, grocers (Emery, Kidderminster. Bailey, John, Reading, Berks, linen draper (Biggs, Reading. Brown, Henry, Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, butcher (Hall, Nottingham. Bottrell, Thomas, Ratcliffe Highway, Middlesex, victualler (Marson, Newington Butts, Surrey. Bray, Robert, Gosport, Hants, haberdasher (Amory and Coles, Lothbury, London. Buckley, John, Lawrence Lane, London, warehouseman (Wilde, Warwick square, Newgate-street. Cooke, James, Stamp Sutton, Golden Lane, London, cheesemonger (Constable, Symonds Inn. Calverley, Richard, Kegworth, Leicestersbire, miller, (Dalby, Ashby-de-la-Zouch Cartea, Richard, New Woodstock, Oxfordshire, ironmonger (Dudley, Oxford. Coates, William, Skipton, Yorkshire, gro cer (Wilson, Greville-street, Hattongarden, London. Cox, William Henry, Bread-street, London, warehouseman (Swain and Co. Frederick's Place. Crowther, John, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, wood-turner (Brown, Huddersfield. Cross, Richard, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, victualler (Hugh Jones, Aber Grace, Edward, Seaton Cottage, Northumberland, farmer, (Carr, Newcastle upon Tyne. Green, Samuel, Mill-street, Lambeth, Surrey, blacking manufacturer. (Mills, New North-street, Red Lion-square. Griffin, Thomas, Pedlar's Acre, Lambeth, Surrey, timber merchant. (Pitman, Symond's Inn, London. Hanson, Joseph, Louthwick, Southamp ton, victualler. (Paddon, Fareham. Hillear, Wm. Winchester, Southampton, brewer. (Woodham, Winchester. Hinscliffe, Lightcliffe, near Halifax, Yorkshire, dealer. (Scatcherd, Halifax. Hurrey, Samuel, Angel-court, Throgmorstreet, broker. (Buckle, Sise Lane. Hyde, Wm. Earl-street, Blackfriars, merchant. (Robinson and Hammond, Austin Friars. Irving Peter, Liverpool, merchant. (Orred and Brookes, Liverpool. Irwing, Washington, Liverpool, merchant. (Orred and Brookes, Liverpool. Jones, Thomas, Deritend, near Birmingham, picture-frame-maker. (Meredith, Birmingham. Jorden, Thomas, Bristol, dealer (Frankis, Bristol. Jones, John, Billingsley, Herefordshire, corn-dealer. (Walkyns, Hereford. Jump John, and Thomas Hargoves, Fcrestreet, hat-manufecturers. (Phipps, Basinghall-street. Jenden, Charles, Worthing, Sussex, sadler (Reilly, Clement's Inn Keene, Tyson, Fulham, Middlesex, victualler. (Shute, Millbank-street, Westminster. Knight, Benjamin, Stafford, baker. (Flint, Uttoxeter. Legg, Thomas, Cooper's-row, merchant. Lock John, Woolwich, Kent, victualler, mer. (Jantes, Bucklersbury. Lloyd, Wm. the elder, Thames street, since of Peckham, slopseller. (James, Bucklersbury. Masters, Geo. Langston, Monmouth, dealer, (Frankis, Bristol. Mitchell, Stephen, Darking, Surrey, linen draper. (West, New Boswell-court, Lincoln's Inn. Miller James, King's Road, Chelsea, merchant. (Knight and Freeman, Basinghall-street. North, Benj. Benton, Manchester, factor. (Buckley, Manchester.. Oddy, George, Silver-street, Golden-squa. soap-maker. [Evitt and Rixon, Haydon square, Minories Ollerton, Richard, Bradford, Wilts, shopkeeper. (Bush, Bradford. Pickard, David, Liverpool, coach-maker. (Whitley, Upper Dawson-street. Pickton, Wm. Liverpool, timber-merchant. (Murrow, Liverpool Powell, P. M. Hastings, librarian, (Lambe and Hawke, Princess-street, London Powis Richard, Grosvenor Mews, veterinary-surgeon. (Hooper, Mansion-house place. Portea, Thomas, Longtown, Cumberland, innkeeper. (Saul, Carlisle. Proctor, Wm. Sheffield, optician, [Shearwood, Sheffield Privett, Paul, Brighton, Southampton, maltster. (Godwin, Winchester. Rose, Susan, Swansea, Glamorganshire, dealer. (James, Swansea. Sheeres, Michael, Aldersgate-street, victualler. (Clutton and Carter, Highstreet, Southwark. Sanders, John, Chichester, Sussex, grocer. (Florance, jnn. Chichester Sedgwick, William, Liverpool, merchant, (Gunnery, Liverpool Simister, Samuel, Manchester, dealer in cotton, &c. (Duckworth, Chippendall Spencer Thomas, Manchester, drysalter (Lawler, St Anns, Church yard Smith, Wm. Stone, Staffordshire, grocer (Deal and Hopkins, Stone Smith, John, Rastrick, Yorkshire, corndealer. (Allison, Huddersfield Snuggs, Joseph, Henrietta-street, mercer. (Spotiswood, Old City ChambersStrachan, Rob. and T. Stubbs, Cheapside, warehousemen. (Parton, Cheapside Strachan, Wm. Liverpool, smalt-manufacturer. (Murrow, Liverpool Stephens, Septimus, Dowgate Hill, warehouseman (Parton, Cheapside Thomas, J. E. Reading, Berks, grocer. (Bartlett, Nicholas Lane, London Tooby, James, Plymouth Devon, mastermariner (Bozon and Tinck, Plymouth Dock Turner, W. B. Huddersfield, Yorkshire, merchant (Rogers, Sheffield Tye, Geo John, Colchester, grocer (Noy and Hardstone, Mincing Lane, London Upson, John, Park-street, Southwark, Utting, J. H Norwich, upholsterer (Parbaker (Chapman and Co. London kinson, Norwich Wagstaff, George, Dirsting, Derbyshire, cotton spinner (Duckworth and Co, Manchester Walker, Robert Shircliff, East Smithfield, Wall, Gregory, Bromyard, Hereford, farcolour manufacturer (Lemans, Bristol Walsh, James, Halifax, merchant (Scatch(Bray and Gale, Droitwich mer erd, Halifax Ward, John, Milton Abbot, Devon, cattlejobber (Bridgman, Tavistock Watmouth, J. Liverpool, joiner (Murrow, Liverpool Wilson, John, Beveley, hat manufacturer, (Lockwood and Shepherd, Beverley Woolsey, Wm. Great Mary-le-bone-street, haberdasher (Newbon, Doctors' Com. |