lotte Brown. 7th Anthony Galway, Esq. of Carrick-on-suir to Miss Costello, of Wellbeck-street. 9th At St. Pancras, John Hughes, Esq. to Mrs. Rebecca Holland, widow of the late Wm. H. Esq. of Calcutta. 15. At St, George's, Bloomsbury, the Rev. Richard Holmden Åmphlet, to Miss Paul, of Bloomsburysquare. Jan. 19. At St. Mary-le-bone, Sam. Otto Baijer, Esq of the Island of Antigua, to Miss Edwards, eldest daughter of the late Zachary Edwards, Esq. of Jamaica. Died, Dec, 29, Cary Baily, Esq. one of the Ancients of the New Inn, and many years treasurer of the society, aged 75. Jan, 1 In Portman-square, aged 77, John Moffat, Esq. one of the oldest directors of the Sun-fire-office. He was bred in the Royal Navy, and was one of the few remaining survivors of Lord Hawke's glorious victory over Conflans in 1759. 5th In Great Ormondstreet, Samuel Jolly, Esq. aged 81. 8th In Charles- street, Manchester-square, 11th. the Rev. Lady Head, widow of the late Sir Edmund Head, Bart. Wm. Gilbank, chaplain to his R. H. the late Duke of Gloucester, and rector of St. Ethelburga, London. At Hammersmith, Anthony Arnold, Esq. aged 72. In Everett-street, Brunswick-square, John Johnston, Esq. formerly of Morant Bay, Jamaica. 12th, At Brompton, Mrs. Neville, wife of Richard Neville, Esq. M. P. for Wexford. 12th. At his chambers in Staples Inn, Isaac Reed, Esq. eminently distinguished for his extensive knowledge of scarce English authors. 13th At his chambers, in Lincoln's-inn, Wentworth Brinley, Esq. Hollis Edwards, Esq. of the King's-road, Bedford-row, aged 87. Jan. 14th, At Bushhill, Edmonton, Stephen Briggs, Esq. Aged 74. 16th. At his lodgings at Lambeth, Capt. John Lamount, R. N. 17th, At his house in Gloucester-place, New-road, Francis Goold, Esq. one of the proprietors of the Opera-house. 25th, Meadows Martineau, aged 7 years, son of John Martineau, Esq. King's arms stairs, Lambeth. On Tuesday, the 6th of January, in the 64th year of his age, Mr. Christopher Brown of Oxford Arms Passage, Warwick Lane. He was a character well known among the Booksellers of the Metropolis of the last half century, having passed among them almost the whole of a long and active life. He acquired his first knowledge of the business in the house of Richard Baldwin, in Paternoster Row, with whom he was placed in early youth. After remaining with Mr. Baldwin about seven years he entered into the service of the late Mr. Longman, and continued with him, as an assistant, discharging with fidelity and zeal the various duties of his situation, during the long interval of thirty years, when that gentleman retired, and transferred the business to his son, the present Mr. Longman. Mr. Brown had now become an honourable fixture in the house, and therefore remained in his place, devoting the declining years of a laborious life to the service of a family, whose interest he had exerted his best years to promote. After he had been ten years in the service of his new master, he was, induced, under circumstances highly to the honour of both parties, to retire, to enjoy in the closing evening of this day, the well earned sweets of relaxation and repose. His enjoyment was not however without a painful alloy. He was latterly troubled with an obstinate asthma, which debarred him the social pleasures in which he used to participate, and ultimately destroyed the powers of life. No man ever left behind him a fairer or better earned reputation for scrupulous inflexible integrity, for active zeal, constancy, and perseverance, in discharging the several duties of the situation which had been confided to him. In friendship he was warm, sincere, and faithful; and in the relations of domestic life he may justly claim the praise of the fond and affectionate husband, the tender and indulgent parent. BERKSHIRE. Dec. 26. At seven this morning, Glanville, a Shropshire man, started at the fourteenth mile-stone on the Bath road, to go to the eighty-fifth and back to the fourteenth, a distance of 142 miles, in thirty hours. He was backed to perform the distance in the time allotted for eighty guineas; but, from the great distance at this season of the year, the odds weve seven to four, and two to one against him, as he had to perform four miles and three-quarters an hour, without allowing any stoppages. He went off at a brisk walk, and for two miles together he broke into a shuffling trot at the rate of six miles an hour, His first stoppage was at Twyford, at which place he arrived and took a bason of soup prepared for him, at five minutes past ten o'clock. He stopped about five minutes at this place, thirty-four miles from town, and refreshed again at Marlborough, and arrived at the eighty-fifth mile-stone at ten minutes past eight o'clock in the evening. This half of his journey was performed at something less than five miles and a half an hour. The pedestrian returned a few miles on his way back, and refreshed himself on a bed, between two blankets, for about an hour and a half, and arrived at Reading at a quarter past six o'clock the next morning. He had now twenty-five miles to perform in five hours and three quarters, and he appeared a good deal fatigued. After reclining in a chair for about twenty minutes, and drinking half a pint of mulled wine, he renewed his laborious task, and arrived at his journey's end at a quarter before one o'clock, by which he had a quarter of an hour to spare. He was attended by two horsemen the whole of the distance. Dec. 27. About two o'clock this day, a gentleman came from Hungerford, in a post-chaise, to the Globe inn, Newberry, where he ordered another chaise to take him to Andover. When he arrived at the Star Inn, Andover, he took a bottle of wine: in the evening, he walked to the Catharine Wheel, at that place, to wait, as he said, for the mail coach, and, in company with some other gentlemen, drank a glass of brandy and water. About eleven o'clock at night, they were talking about children, the gentleman said, “He had nine children, and no one knew what trouble they were but those who experienced it," and immediately quitted the room; within a minute the company were alarmed with the report of a pistol, they immediately went to the door, and di covered that the gentleman had shot himself in the right temple, and was quite dead. Died. At Windsor, aged 98, Mrs. Hammersley. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. Married. At Hurley, the Rev. Wm. Wheeler, fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, and chaplain to the Royal Military College, Marlow, to Miss Mangles, eldest daughter of John Mangles, Esq. CAMBRIDGESHIRE. Cambridge. The Hulsean prize for the present year is adjudged to the Rev. Samuel Berney, Vince, B. A. Fellow of King's College, for an essay on the following subject :—The Propagation of Christianity was not indebted to any Secondary Causes. The subjects appointed by the Vice-Chancellor for Sir William Browne's medals for the present year are-for the odes, In Obitum Gulielmi Pitt-for the Greek epigrams, Μεγα Βιβλιον μέγα κακον. The subject for the poem, for Mr. Seaton's prize for the present year, is, The Shipwreck of St. Paul. The trustees for the Hulsean prize have given notice, that a premium of 401. will be given for the best " Critical Essay on the Ninth Book of Bishop Warbur ton's Divine Legation of Moscs. Mr. John Browning, of King's College, is admitted a fellow of that society. The Rev. Favell Hopkins, M. A. of Huntingdon, is presented to the vicarage of Duxford, St. John, Cambridge. Died. In the college Ely, aged 82, the Rev. Lewis Jones, vicar of Witchford. CHESHIRE. The late musical festival at Chester has produced a surplus of 1010l. after payment of all charges, which is to be vested in the funds, in the names of trustees, for the benefit of the public charities, in the following proportions :For the Infirmary, 4201.-Blue School, 2401.-Lying-in Charity, 2501.—Blue Girls, 1001, Married. At Chester, Mr. J. Hughes, jun. of Shrewsbury, to Miss Rowley, daughter of the late Rev. Fernyhough Rowley, of Endon. Birth. Dec. 30, The lady of Wilbraham Egerton, Esq. of Tatton Park, of a son and heir. Died. At Chester, aged 77, Mrs. Ward, relict of the v. Robert Ward, archdeacon and prebendary of Chester. Mrs. Arabella hawdon, widow of 3 the late Arthur Rawdon, Esq. and aunt to the Earl of Moira, aged 85. At Stockport, Robert Newton, Esq. aged 55. CORNWALL. A depôt of ordnance stores is to be immediately formed at Falmouth; part of the stores are already issued, with an intimation that others will soon follow. It was intended to lodge them at Pendennis, but the storehouses there are filled with necessaries for the land service; and, in consequence, new buildings wilk be erected. The Rev. Philip Carlyon is instituted to the rectory of Mawgan. Married. At Mylor, Cornwall, Capt. John Hanwall, R. N. to Miss Harriet Stewart, youngest daughter of Capt. Stewart, of Mount Stewart. At Fowey, Capt. Hammond, R. N. son of Sir Andrew Snape Hammond, to Miss Kimber, daughter of John Kimber, Esq. Died. At Penzance, Miss Mellior, only daughter of Wm. Mellior, Esq. of Wells. CUMBERLAND. "Married. At Carlisle, Capt. Berger, of the 25th Foot, to Miss Forster, eldest daughter of John Forster, Esq. of Newtown. Robert Paley, M. D. of Halifax, to Miss Mary Paley, third daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Faley. Died. At Penrith, John Dawson, shoemaker, who had been parish clerk and bellman upwards of forty years. By his first wife, who survives him, he had twenty-two children. DERBYSHIRE. Married. Jan. 12. At Tideswell, Jonathan Moore, Esq. of Wormhill, to Miss Firth, eldest daughter of Thomas Firth, Esq. 13. At Youlgrove, John Saul Walesby, Esq. of Stanicot, Lincoln, to Miss Prime, heiress of Daniel Prime, Esq. of Birchover. DEVONSHIRE. Portsmouth, Dec. 22. This evening a fire broke out in the Dock-yard, which threatened very alarming consequences. Between four and five o'clock the flames were seen to burst from the house in which the rope is baked and the twine tarred, for the use of the sail-makers. The wind was high, and blew directly towards the rigging and sail lofts, between which and the fire was a quantity of light dry timber. The moment the fire was discovered from the Audacious, Leut. Smith hastened on shore with a party of sailors, to assist in extinguishing it; but, on arriving at the spot, no engine had arrived, and there were no buckets at hand: a supply was immediately procured from the Audacious, and, by the exertions of the seamen, the fire was prevented from spreading farther. The fire being close to the water side, and the tide at the time very high, water was obtained with the greatest facility. Married. At Exeter, Mr. T. W. Smerdon to Miss Partridge, second daughter of the late Rev. Wm. Partridge, of Boston, Lincolnshire. At Ringmore Chapel, George Whedborne, Esq. of Newton Abbott, to Miss Anna Bulley, of Shadley. At Hall, near Downton, Mr. M. Brownsew, to Miss Mary Worte; their joint ages amount to 127 years. At South Brent, J. R. Poole, Esq. of Bridgewater, to Miss Stone, of Somerset Farm. Died. At Exeter, the Rev. Rich. Buller, vicar of Colyton, and rector of West Buckland; he was the last surviving son of the late Dr. Buller, bishop of Exeter. At Exminster, aged 88, Henry Sowbridge, Esq. of East Haldon, Northamptonshire. At Exeter, Alderman Rich. Jenkins, late clerk of the cheque at Plymouth Dockyard, aged 80. DORSETSHIRE. Charlton Byam Wollaston, of the Inner Temple, Esq. is elected recorder of Dorchester, on the resignation of the Right Hon. Nath. Bond. The Rev. Matthew Place is presented to the rectory of Hampreston. Married. At Langton, Thomas Grove, Esq. eldest son of T. Grove, Esq. of Fern, Hants, to Miss Farquarlson, daughter of the late James John Farqu harson, Esq. Died. At Weymouth, the lady of John Palmer, Esq. M. P. for Bath. To a mind most highly cultivated, and a refined taste, she added the warmest benevolence of heart. She was the tenderest parent and the best of friends. Her afflictions were severe and protracted, but she sustained them with unparalleled cheerfulness, and has changed a life of misery for a happier state--the reward of her virtues and her sufferings. DURHAM. At the late meeting of the Durham Agricultural Society, which was very nu merously attended, the following premiums were adjudged and paid, viz.-For the best fat ox ten guineas, to John D. Nesham, Esq. of Houghton-le-spring; for the best pair of fat wethers, ten guineas, to Mr. Wade, of Headlam; for the best fat pig, five guineas, to Mr. Reed. of Durham; and for the best heifer, to John Wetherell, Esq. of Holywell; in whose favour, the sweepstakes of thirty guineas. for the best heifer in calf, was also decided. The sweepstakes of nine guineas, for the best shearling wether, was adjudged to Mr. Arrowsmith, of Ferryhill. The dean and chapter of Durham have enfranchised the market-place houses in South Shields, by which the county acquires an addition of about one hundred independent freeholders. Married. At Durham, Hilkiah Hall, Esq. to Miss Fielding, of Old Elvet. Died. At Stamfordham, Mrs. Walker, widow of the late Mr. Robert Walker, of Sunderland. This unfortunate lady was reading by the fire, when her gown caught the flame, and, there being only a servant girl up, who, instead of assisting her, ran in terror into the street, to call for help, she was so dreadfully burnt as to cause her death about five next morning. ESSEX. The Rev. Henry Bishop is presented to the vicarage of Ardleigh, GLOUCESTER. The annual report of the Bristol Dispensary states, that 490 poor women were delivered; 153 sick patients recovered, and 296 relieved, in the course of last year. The following dreadful accident happened to the driver of the mail-coach from Bristol to Birmingham, within a few miles of Thornbury: the coach was going on at a brisk rate, when the guard observed the driver to fall off his seat between the horses; he got down and endeavoured to stop them, but in vain. He then succeeded in regaining his seat behind the coach, till the animals slackened their pace, when he drove the coach in safety to Thornbury, where he procured a horse and returned to the man, whom he conveyed back; surgical assistance was instantly procured, but it was fruitless, as one of the wheels had passed over his neck, and it is supposed killed him on the spot. He has left a wife and two children. Married. At Clifton, Philip Staunton, Esq. to Miss A. M. Bordiew, daughter. of the late James Bordiew, Esq. of Coombe, Surry. Died. At Gloucester, Mr. Jeremiah Hooper, a respectable farmer of Bulley, in that county; he has left by will a pair of blankets to each of the poor women of his parish. He had held the farm which he occupied seventy-seven years, under a lease for his own life. At Clifton, Mrs. Archer, wife of John Gittens Archer, Esq. of Barbadoes. Mr. Thomas Alexauder, schoolmaster of Tetbury; he never slept a night from his own house, during a life of 68 years. He has bequeathed his property to various charities, among which he has ordered a bible to be given to every couple that may hereafter be married at Tetbury church. HAMPSHIRE. Married. At Winchester, the Rev. Charles Richards, of Magdalen College, Oxford, to Miss Pickering, of Winhall. Died. Jan. 4, at Buckland Monachorum, aged 73, Mrs. Mary Crymes, widow of the late Rev. Amos Crymes, rector of that parish. Peter Mallet, Esq. a respectable merchant of the Island of Jersey. At Winchester, Peter Gauntlett, Esq. clerk of the peace for the county. He was not more beloved for his generous and solid qualities, than respected for his strict integrity and honourable principles. principles. He is succeeded in his office by Thomas Limbrey Sclater Matthew, Esq. of Taugier Park. At Southampton, General Stuart, of the Royal Artillery. HEREFORDSHIRE. Died At Leominster, aged 78, Wm. Duppa, Esq. HERTFORDSHIRE. The Rev. John Davies, of Fareham, is presented to the living of Kings Langley. KENT. The Rev. Nicholas Simons, M. A. is presented to the rectory of St. Margaret's in Canterbury. Birth. At Maxton, near Dover, the Right Hon. Lady Forbes of a son. LANCASHIRE. A most melancholy and distressing accident occurred lately at Liverpool: As Captain Alexander Grierson was walking arm in arm with a friend in Paradisestreet, two carts going at a quicker rate than usual, in opposite directions, came in contact with each other at the corner of the street. Mr. Grierson, who was close to one of them, attempted to spring from it, failed in his effort, and fell, when the cart passed over his head, and he expired in about ten minutes. The owner of one of the carts, riding in it at the time, was thrown out by the violence of the concussion, and the cart passed over his body. He survived the accident, but his life is despaired of. On the morning of the 26th of December, Tomlinson's Mill, on the North Shore, Liverpool, unfortunately took fire from the excessive friction of the machinery, occasioned by the violence of the wind; and, before effectual assistance could be procured, the inside was totally destroyed, together with a large quantity of grain, flour, &c. Marriages at the Collegiate Church, Manchester, from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1306 3267 936 Comparatively with the preceding year, the Marriages have decreased 202, the Married. At Lancaster, Joseph Blount, Esq. to Miss Jane Satterthwaite, daughter of John Satterthwaite, Esq. At Manchester, John Barlow, Esq. of Middlethorpe, Yorkshire, to Miss Frances Bayley, second daughter of John Bayley, Esq. of Ardwich. At Liverpool, John Walker, Esq. to Miss Mary Anne Holford. At Warrington, John Chadwick, Esq. to Miss Eliz. Delville, of Liverpool. Died. At Lancaster, aged 90, Edward Snark, Esq. one of the Aldermen of that borough; he had served the office of Mayor three times. At Castlehead, near Cartmel, aged 82, Mrs. Wilkinson. LEICESTERSHIRE. Died. At Leicester, aged 84, Mr. Alderman Price. Flial affection might be suspected of partial vanity, did it dwell on particular traits of this respect ed character; but it is no flattery to his memory to say, he approached the true Christian as near as is possible for the fallibility of human nature to admit; courteous in disposition, warm in affection and ardent in friendship; the great object of his life was usefulness; and the grand spring of all his actions, Religion. At Burton-on-the-wolds, Mrs. Noon, wife of John Noon, Esq. LINCOLNSHIRE. Louth, Jan. 9, At a late hour last night, a fire was discovered in a small room adjoining the town hall occasionally used as a prison, where a private of the 5th dragoons was at that time confined, for being in a state of intoxication. The key not being at hand, it was necessary to break open the door, which being at length erfected, the poor man was dragged out of the flames a miserable object; there appeared some signs of life, but he expired in a very few minutes, It is conjectured, that some person had imprudently given him a lighted candle, through a hole in the door, and that it had caught the straw on which he lay, after he had fallen asleep, Died. A |