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At Earl Sterndale, Mr. Richard Finney, of Moneyash, to Miss E. Rogers, Died.] At Smalley, Mr. Birch, 57. At Spendon, Mrs. Hallam.

At Derby, Mrs. Hopkinson, 70.-Mr. Joseph Thorpe, 87.-Mr. George Palmer, 44.-Sarah, wife of Mr. Joseph Osborne, 26. At Ockbrook, Mrs. Marthia Freason, 86. At Eckington, Mrs. Broomhead. At Tibshelf, Mr. George Hundley. At Wheatley House, Mrs. Bower, eldest daughter of the late Mr. Bower, of Darley Hall.

At Swanwick, Mr. William Watley, 71. At Tideswell, Thomas, the second son of the Rev. T. Brown, 21.

At Foolow, Mrs. Martha Hodgkinson,

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE.

Married.] At Nottingham, Mr. C. Huish, fourth son of the late Mark H. Huish, esq. to Miss Youle.

Richard Bradley Wainman, esq. of Carrhead, Yorkshire, to Lady Ingleby Amcotts, of Amcott's House, Retford.

At East Bridgford, Mr. Hogg, of Wysall, to Miss Taylor.

At Newark, Mr. Watson, to Miss Aulsebrooke.

Died.] At Nottingham, Mrs. Theakstone, 34. Mrs. Wyer.

At Newark, Mrs. Fisher.-Mr. John Ware, of the Woolpack Inn.Mrs. Farmer, of Hougham.

At Lenton, Mr. Richard Sharp.
At Gonalston, Mrs. Darby.

At Mansfield, Mr. R. Baguley, 62.
At Busford, Mrs. Pearson.
At Wollaton, Mr. Moss, 78.

LINCOLNSHIRE.

Married.] At Spalding, John Newbald, esq. of Hull, to Miss Flinders.

At Sulton-le-Marsh, John Saul Cook, gent. of Scrimby, son of - Cook, esq. of Burgh, to Miss Wilson, daughter of T. W. gent. At Gainsborough, Mr. Thomas Besby, of Wath, near Doncaster, to Miss E. Popplewell, daughter of Captain John P. of the brig Blandira, London trader.

At Barton upon Humber, Isaac een, esq. of West Halton, to Mary, second daughter of Mr. James Bygott.

At Maltby, W. Edman, jun. gent. of Beesby, to Miss Lowe.

At Theddlethorpe, St. Helens, the Rev. Mr. Taylor, to Mrs. Atkinson. Died.] At Louth, Mr. Henry Lenton, 74.-Mr. William Fish, merchant, 28.

At Gainsborough, Mr. Anthony Whiley, 62.-Mr. Timothy Lilley, 65-Mr. John Farley, of the Bridge Inn, 65.-Mrs. Brand, Jate of the White Hart Inn, 58.-Mr. Samuel Gill, 79.

At Burton upon Humber, Mrs. Stephenson, 79.

In Grimsby Roads, on board the Thomas of Lynn, Capt. Smith, of that vessel.

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At Lincoln, Mrs. J. Shuttleworth,
At Bourn, Mrs. Banks, 36.
At Barholm, Mr. Banks, 71.
At Nassington, Mrs. Henson, 46.

At Sleaford, Edmund Laycock, M. D. 56. At Heckington, Richard Christopher, gent. 64.

At Grantham, Mr. Thomas Wilson, 35. At Mumby, Mrs. Epton, 77.

At Spalding, Mr. Samuel Lee.

At Market Deeping, Mr. Addyman, 52. At Algarkirks, near Boston, Mrs. Parr, wife of Mr.Richard P. and second daughter of John Cunliffe, esq. of Addingham, Yorkshire.

At Coningsby, within a few days of each other, Mr. Ely Hall, and Mr. Thomas Hall,

brothers.

LEICESTERSHIRE.

Married.] Mr. Turner, of Market Harborough, to Miss Hewitt, of Great Bowden.

At Leicester, Thomas Wright, esq. to Mrs. Watchorn, relict of Thomas Watchorn, gent.

Died.] At Peatling, Mr. Oldacres.

At Leicester, Mrs Greasley.-Mrs Hitchcock.

At Scraptoft, Mrs. Carter, wife of John Edward Carter, esq.

At Evington, Mrs. Coulton, relict of the Rev. Richard Coulton, 69.

STAFFORDSHIRE.

Married.] At Hanbury, Mr. Sherratt, of Palmer Moor, to Miss Hannah Tabbern, niece of Thomas Hunt, esq. of Fauld Hall.

At West Bromwich, the Rev. John Grif fiths, to Miss Mary Ann Adams.

At Kingswinford, Durley Grazebrook, esq. of Chertsey, Surry, to Miss Sarah Grazebrook, daughter of Michael Grazebrook, esq. of Audnam, near Stourbridge.

At Bucknall, David Wilson, esq. of Hanley, to Miss Heath.

Died] At Burslem, Mr. Thomas Wedg wood, nephew of the late Josiah Wedgwood, esq. of Etruria.

At Abbott's Brumley, Mrs. Goodwin, relict of Colonel G.

At Tamworth, F. Woodcock, gent. many years an alderman of that borough, 93-Mr. Thomas Hewitt, youngest son of Mrs. H.

At Himley, while walking in apparently good health in her garden, Mrs. Burn, 42.

At Wolverhampton, Mrs. Pitt, and three days afterwards, her daughter, Mrs. Phrasey.

-Miss Wilkes.-Mrs. Dadford.

At Shelton, Mr. R. Ridgway, eldest son of Mr. George Ridgway.

At Stafford, Mr. John Robotham, 42.Mr. Thomas Hall.-Mrs. Jennings.-Miss Juliana Hand.

At Walsall, Mr. Meesom.

At Handsworth, Mrs. Mary Birch, 81.

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At Warwick, Mr. William Stanley, to Miss Charlotte Bishop.

At Birmingham, Mr. Sadler, of Macclesfield, to Miss Wilson.

Died. At Birmingham, William Penn, esq.-Mr. Benjamin May.—Mrs. Jane Capenhurst, widow of Mr. Cipenhurst, of the Rocbuck Tavern. Mr. Hoiton, grocer.-Mrs. Jones, 81.-Mrs. Southall. Mr Joseph Farfor, 60. As a tradesman he was truly respect able for his industry, integrity, and liberality; and as an inhabitant of this place. Birmingham is much indebted to him for his spirited activity in discharging, through se veral successive years, the office of churchwarden, and for his zealous co-operation in, forwarding the late improvements around St. Martin's, which are so justly acknowledged as ornamental and advantageous to the town. -Mr. Osborne, 73.-Mrs. Martha Turst, 52. -Mrs. Ganderton, 64.-Mr. James Durose, 31.-Mrs. Newsham, relict of the Rev. Peers Newsham, late rector of Harborough Magna, and of Frankton, and vicar of Hungary Harbury.

At Warwick, Mr. James Dyer, 17.-Mr. William Land, 56.

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At Willenhall, Mr. William Fox.

At Dudley, Mr. George Gwinnett.-Mr. John Parkes.-Mr. Shedden.

At Coventry, Mrs. Elizabeth Mitchell.Mr.Clemoens, 79.-Mrs. Lowe, of Coleshill, At Helley, in Arden, Mrs. White, 87. At Astley, Mrs. Kelsey, 66.

At Stoke, Mr. Thomas Lightburne.

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At Leigh, Mr. H. B. Bearcroft, to Miss Deakin.

At Great Malvern, the Rev. Mr. Sandiford, precentor of Wells Cathedral, to Miss Roberts, of Hadley, Middlesex.

At Evesham, John Edwin, esq. of Sheriff's Lench, to Miss Alcock, of Bengworth.

At Worcester, Jonathan Nickson, esq. of Wem, Salop, to Miss Rogers, daughter of Herbert Rogers, esq. mayer of Worcester.

Died.] At Worcester, Mrs. Ford, wife of Mr. Ford, of Sidbury. Her death was occa sioned by circumstances peculiarly distressing: she had taken her child to a surgeon, to have a swelling on the throat lanced, when the operation was about to be performed, she fainted, and immediately expired.-Mrs. Evesham.Mrs Bibb, of the Falcon, 71.-Mr. John Freame.-Mrs. Ann Reilly, wife of Mr. Reilly, printer.

At Kempsey, Mrs. Mary Harris, formerly of Worcester.

At Blackstone, near Bewdley, Mrs. Church, relict of Jeremiah Church, late one of the advocates of the supreme court of Calcutta.

At Stourbridge, Mrs. Aston, of the Three Crowns.

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Died.], At Weobly, Evan Lloyd, esq.
At Ingestone, Mr. Leigh Hoskyns, last

At Stratford on Avon, Mrs. Barke, of the surviving son of the late Rev. John HosWhite Lion Inn.

SHROPSHIRE.

Married.] At Shrewsbury, Mr. Ward, to Miss Cooke.-Mr. John Phillips, to Miss Hammonds.

At Bridgnorth, Mr. John Devereux, of Brouley, to Miss Swain..

At Edgmond, Mr. W. Rose, to Miss E. Goodall.-W. Banks, esq. to Miss Ann Wright, of Colebrook-dale.

At Whitchurch, Mr. Charles Poston, to Miss Mary Yardley.

Died.] At Westbury, Mrs. Sambrook. At Shrewsbury, Mrs. Parry, 41.-Mrs. Wicksteed, 71.-Mrs. Richards, 70.

At Much Wenlock, Mr. Theophilus Morrall, 66.

At the Buildings, near Oswestry, Mrs. Edmunds.

At Ross Hall, Miss Lekauffe, governess in the family of Cecil Forrester, esq.

At the Stocks, near Welshampton, Mr. Nixon.

At Cluddley, near Wellington, Mr Binnell.
At Astley, Mr. Jones.

At Welshpool, Mrs. Morris, of the Three Tuns. Mr. Howell, of the Eagles.

WORCESTERSHIRE.

Married.] At Peopleton, Mr. George Hunt, eldest son of John Hunt, esq. of Naunton Beauchamp, to Miss Heynes.

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Corinthus," to Mr. Peter Meyer Latham, of Brasenose College. The donation for English Verse," John the Baptist," to Mr. Charles Henry Johnson, of Brasenose College,

Married At Kemmertón, Mr. J. Brindall, of Burford, to Miss Mary Dobbs, sister of S. Dobbs, esq. of Westmancoat.

At Oxford, the Rev. W. Oddie, A. M. Fellow of Magdalen College, to Marja, eldest daughter of Henry Towsey, esq.*

At Drayton, Mr. Thomas Jackson, of Cuxham, to Miss Deane.

At Eusham, Lieut. Cox, of the 51st regiment of foot, to Miss Bowerman, only daughter of Mr. Joseph Bowerman:

At Banbury, Lieut. and Assistant Surgeon Browne, of the Bedford militia, to Miss Marianne Judd.

Died.1

Died. At Oxford, Mrs. Parsons, wife of John Parsons, esq.-Mr. Henry Mc Kann, 85.-Mr. William Forty, 61.

At Marston, Mr. John Loder.

At Henley upon Thames, Miss Rose Byles.

At Stoke Talmage, Mrs. Mary Webb. At Wheatley, Mr. Thomas Walton. At Banbury, Mrs. Goodwin, mother of Mr. Goodwin, of the Cock Inn.

At Neithrop, Mrs. Williams, relict of Richard Williams, esq.

At Bampton, Mr. Richard Clarke.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.

Married.] At Eton, Charles Grover, esq. of Hammersmith, to Miss Lovegrove.

At Tottenhoe, Mr. John Eeles, eldest son of John Eeles, esq. of Thame, Oxfordshire, to Eliza, youngest daughter of Mr. Cox.

At Haddenham, Mr. William Clarridge, of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, to Miss Priscilla Sanders.

· Died.] At Wooburn, the Rev. Thomas English.

At Saathorp, near Aylesbury, Mr. Joseph Monk, 55.

At Aylesbury, Mrs. Hicks, of the White Hart-Inn, 38.

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At Fenny Stratford, Mr. Isaiah Constable,

HERTFORDSHIRE.

At the late meeting of the Hertfordshire Agricultural Society, at Berkhamstead, a large company of the Agriculturalists met in a field belonging to the Earl of Bridge-water, near the town, to decide upon the merits of the different ploughs that were offered for the premium; when the following premiums were adjudged :

To the owner of the plough which does its work best with the least draught, ten guineas, to the Earl of Bridgewater, for his Hampshire plough, made by Mr. W. Pienty, to whom his Lordship very handsomely gave the premium.

To the best ploughman, Daniel Lovett, three guineas. To the second best ploughman, Thomas Bell, two guineas.To the third best ploughman, Thomas Nicholl, one guinea. To the owner of the best oneyear old ram, Earl of Bridgewater, five guineas, which his Lordship presented to the Society. To the owner of the best ewe of the Merino breed, five guineas, Edward George Fordham.-To the owner of the best ewe do. do. five guineas, Edward George Fordham. Three guineas to Joseph Tabon, the best shearer.-Two guineas to John Pollard, second best ditto.-One guinea to Jos. Hawes, third best do.

It was proposed to have but one meeeing in the year in future, after the next Sep. tember Meeting, which will be held at Hertford one year to be at Berkhamstead, and the other year, alternately, at Hertford,

to be decided at the next Hertford Meeting, in September next.

Married.] At Broxbourn, Mr Rogers, to Miss Laurie, daughter of Robert Laurie, esq.

Died.] At Turner's Hill, in the parish of Cheshunt, to which he had been removed from his father's house at Pancras, for change of air, Mr. William Wallays Macpherson, geographer, a youth of most amiable character, and of very great professional merit.

At Rickmansworth, Mr. Thomas Howard, banker. 49.-John C. Swannell, only child of Mr. Swannell, solicitor.

BEDFORDSHIRE.

Died.] At Bedford, Mrs. Grummett, 96.--John Parker, M. D. an alderman of this corporation, 79-Mrs. Hallewell, wife of J. Hallewell, esq.

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.

Died.] At Peterborough, Mr. Cooper. At Duston, Miss Gibbs, daughter of Mr. Thomas Gibbs, of Birmingham.

At Earl's Barton, Mr. Samuel Eaton, 51. At Northampton, Mrs. Tymms, relict of the Rev. George Tymms, formerly vicar of Dallington, and rector of Harpole, 72.

At Kettering, Mr. William Buswell. At Fotheringhay, Mrs. Bradshaw. The Rev. John Tinden, B. D, vicar of Astwick.

HUNTINGDONSHIRE.

Married.] At Glatton, Mr. Woods, of Post Witham, to Miss E. Daws.

Died.] At Huntingdon, Mr. James Watson, of the Register's Office, 47.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE.

Married.] At Doddington, Mr. John Dunham, of Benwick, to Miss Fisher, of Wimblington.

Died.] At Cambridge, Mr. Cherrington, one of the proprietors of the Cambridge Union Coaches.-Mr. William Beaumont.

At Edith Weston, Walden Orme, esq. a gentleman well known for some sporting eccentricities. He was sailing in a small boat on a pond, when he accidentally fell over board, and was drowned.

At Linton, Mr. A. B. Perkins, attorney. At Downham Market, Mrs. Hacon, wife of Mr. Hacon, master of the academy. Mr. Martin Pidgeon, 66.—Mr. James Child, 58.-Mr. John Eastoll.-Mr. John Saffery, youngest son of Edmund Saffery, esq. At Ely, Mrs. Clare, 72.

At Bartlow, Mrs. Hall, wife of the Rev. Joseph Hall, rector of that place, and vicar of Dullingham..

At Grantchester, Mrs Matthews, wife of Mr. Uriah Matthews. She was found drowned in the river.

NORFOLK.

A female school, on the Lancastrian plan, has been established in Norwich, under the direction of a female friend from Bristol introduced and supported by the females of that family of friends who are always alive to the

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comfort, morals, and happiness, of the poorer classes in this city. The benevolent lady above referred to, attended some time at Mr. Lancaster's school, for the purpose of making herself thoroughly acquainted with his system, since which she has assisted in establishing schools at Lynn, Cambridge, and Downham, to promote the intellectual knowledge of many of her own sex, who might otherwise have remained in ignorance. The school at present consists of between 40 and 50 pupils, and is daily increasing.

At a special General Meeting of the Trustees of the Charity Schools of the same city, it was unanimously resolved to new model the Girls' Schools, upon Dr. Bell's and Mr. Lancaster's plan; and a Committee of Gentlemen were chosen to procure a room, appoint a proper mistress, and to take such other steps as may best carry the designs of the meeting into effect. This plan will ena ble the trustees to educate double the number of children now taught, at a very little additional expense.

Married.] At Yarmouth, James Henderson, esq. of the Ross-shire militia, to Eliza, eldest daughter of Sir Edmund Lacon.

Mr. J. B. Clarke, of Norwich, to Miss Ames, daughter of D. Ames, esq. of Thorpe. Died.] At Oxnead Hall, John Repion, esq.58. At Binhain Newton, Mrs. H. Blyth, 54. At Swaffham, Mr. R. Johnson, 22. At Diss, Mrs. Kiches, 67.

At Pulham, Mrs. Page, 55.

At Garboldisham, Frances S. L. Molineux, second daughter of the Rev. Mr. Molineux, rector of that place.

The Rev. Mr. Johnson, vicar of Horsford, and perpetual curate of St. Faith's, in this county.

At Wootton, Mrs. Glasspoole, 62.

At Norwich, aged 48, Dr. John Beckwith, organist of the Cathedral, and St. Peter's Mancroft church.-Thomas Watson, esq. 67. He was elected an alderman of Fyebridge ward in 1783, served the office of sheriff in 1789, and succeeded to the mayoralty in 1790. His conduct in these situations justly entitled him to the esteem and respect of his fellow-citizens.

ESSEX.

Married.] At Colchester, Mr. R. Nunn, surgeon, to Miss Farran-Mr. W. Dowman, to Mrs. Summersum.-Rochfort Bloomfield, esq. of the 20th regiment of foot, to Miss Mary Anne Cawne, youngest daughter of the late Robert Cawne, esq.

Died] At Copford Hall, Sarah Elizabeth, eldest daughter of John H. Harrison, esq. At Paufield Parsonage, in the 71st year of his age, the Rev. Thomas Stevens, D. D. rector of that parish, and vicar of Helions Bumstead, both in this county.

At Mark's Hall, aged 65, Filmer Honywood, esq. He was a whig of the old school, and first sat in parliament for Steyning, in 1774.

At Great Henney, Mrs. Andrews, wife of the Rev. C. Andrews, rector of that place, and youngest daughter of the Rev. William Nesfield, of Wickhambrook.

At Rainham, Harriot, eldest daughter of John Godsalve Crosse, esq. 9.

At Bocking, Mr. Philip Phillips, 58.

KENT.

It is in contemplation to apply to Parlia ment for an act to erect a bridge over the Swale, at the King's Ferry, in this county, in order to facilitate a more safe and speedy communication with the Isle of Sheppy. A meeting has been held at Sheerness on the subject, which is to be farther considered at another meeting, to be held some time in the month of July.

Married.] At Lewisham, F. P. Martin, esq. of London, to Mrs. Thompson, eldest daughter of John St. Barbe, esq. of Blackheath.

At Canterbury, Weston Hames, esq. cap. tain in the 2d, or Queen's dragoon guards, to Anne, second daughter of the late Thomas Hele Phipps, esq. of Leighton House, Wilts.

At Chatham, Lieut. Burton, of the Royal Marines, to Mrs. King, of Brompton, widow of Captain K. of the artillery, and daughter of the late Thomas Pollard, esq. master shipwright, of Deptford Dock-yard.

At Dover, Capt. Dick, of the 22d light dragoons, to Mary, daughter of Capt. John Boyce, of the East India Company's service.

Died.] At Canterbury, Mrs. Royle, 90. Mr. Wilson.-The Rev. John Pratt, vicar of Monkton Thanet, 85.

At Summer Hill, William Woodgate, esq. 64.

At Tunbridge, Mrs. Knox, wife of the Rev. Dr. K.

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At Chilham, Mr. Robert Dunlop, surgeon in the royal navy.

At Deal, Mrs. Solomon Walker, 74. At Deptford, Stephen Simson, esq. late storekeeper at the Victualling there.

At Rochester, Mr. Alexander, minister of the Presbyterian Chapel.-Mrs. Saltounstall, relict of W. S. esq.

At Smarden, Mr. Matthew Ottaway, 74. At Maidstone, Mrs. Whiting, 77.-Ed-` ward Russell, esq.-Mrs. Pine.

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At Sydenham, Mrs. Elizabeth Barber, 84 At Eastry, Catherine, widow of the Re Richard Harvey, formerly vicar of that parish, 84.

At Leigh Green, Tenterden, Robert, son of Robert Goodwin, esq. 15.

At Way Farm, Thanet, Mrs. Bushell, 88, At Chatham, Scott, esq. clerk of the rope-yard, in his Majesty's dock-yard. At Faversham, Miss Bennett, eldest daugh-ter of the late Wm. B. esq.

At Broadstairs, Thanet, John George, eldest son of Mr. Hodges, of Canterbury, 18. At Wingham, Mrs. Dorothy Tucker, 84, At Tenterden, Mrs. Playfort, 69. At Hythe, Mr. Robert Down, of Deal.

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At Bounds Lodge, the Hon. Mrs. Bulter, mother of the late Countess of Darnley.

SURRY.

A destructive fire broke out on the night of Monday, June 12, at Laycock Farm, in this county, on the manor of Mr. Terrace, which destroyed a beautiful house and an extensive farm-yard. Such was the rapid progress of the flames, that two men and a boy fell martyrs to the devouring element in their beds, and the loss is estimated at 10,0001. It was occasioned by a drunken waggoner setting fire to a corn-loft.

Died.] At Woodlands, near Bagshot, John Bradburne, esq.

SUSSEX.

and at London, at Hankey and Co.'s, Fenchurch-street, and Lefevre and Co.'s, Corn

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An act has been obtained for erecting a chapel of ease-in Worthing, It is intended to be 80 feet in depth, and 60 in width. The trustees have advertised for a piece of ground to build it upon, and for plans and elevations from persons willing to undertake its erection. Married.] At Brighton, Edward Warner, esq. of Walthamstow, to Miss Atkins, of the same place. a

At Kingstone, near Lewes, J. King, esq. of Wilmington, to Miss Rogers, daughter of Thomas R. esq.

At Horsham, Capt. Thompson, of the 324 regiment of foot, to Miss Chasemore, eldest daughter of Mr. Philip C.

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At Ringmer Barracks, Mrs Kennyon, wife of Serjeant K. of the Royal Artillery. She dropped down dead in an apoplectic fit, occasioned, as it is supposed, by the alarm she experienced from a sudden clap of thunder, which immediately preceded her death.

At Brighton, Mrs. Bull.-Mr. Baul ombe, many years master of the New Ship Inn, but who had lately retired from business.

At Worthing West, George Wynyard, esq. lieut.-colonel of the 24th light dragoons. At Lewes, suddenly, aged 62, Mrs Sarah (Neave) Richman, daughter of the late Je remiah Neave, surgeon, of Staines, and wife of Joseph Rickman, surgeon, &c. Lewes: she was one of the people called Quakers, but remote from every degree of the sectarist; a woman of unblemished character and most conciliating manners. In her were eminently exemplified Solomon's observations-Prov. xxxi. 28, 29:

HAMPSHIRE.,

The inhabitants of Brighton, and the public at large, whose feeling hearts can sympa thize for others woes, are now called upon to exercise their benevolence towards the survivors, and afflicted families of the dreadful casualties of friday, June 2, 1809, which took place, in the sight of some hundreds of spectators, when several honest and industrious seamen met with watery graves! The casualties above alluded to, were occasioned by a sudden and tremendous gale of wind, which came on in the night of Thursday, when, of the twenty-two mackerel boats belonging to this place, twenty were unfortunately exposed to all the horrors of the storm. The greater part of them, however, after much labour, well-directed perseverance and diff culty, succeeded (though not without incurring heavy damages, and serious losses in nets, &c.) in gaining the land; but were, unhappily, overwhelmed and lost. The Good Intent, John Priest, owner, in which boat were William Priest and his son (the son and grandson of the said John Priest) William Leach, and John Sargent, was sunk within half a mile of the shore, when all on An act has lately passed the Legislature, board perished. The lad, supported in the for supplying the towns of Portsmouth, and arms of his father, was seen for a few mo Portsea, with water, upon a plan similar to ments, until both being exhausted they sunk the one proposed in the account of Portsmouth, together. Four widows and fourteen chil- in the Monthly Magazine for October, 1801. dren are left almost friendless, and without These populous, towns, have been hitherto the means of support, by this distressing ca- supplied by carts, fron wells, in the vicinity. tastrophe.The case of poor Sargent was It is now intended to do away this almost inJamentably severe; buffeting the waves, he tolerable nuisance, occasioned by so many had nearly reached the land, where number- carts constantly plying; and instead of this less individuals had collected in the hope of inconvenient method, to sink one, or more affording him assistance, who, within his welis, in a field, called the White Swan hearing, called out to him, to keep up his Field, without, and at no great distance from spirits, as his preservation appeared even more the fortifications, and by erecting reservoirs, than probable. The drowning man, in the and laying down pipes, to convey the wa er agonies of death, had just strength left feebly from thence into the two towns, the field beto ejaculate, My heart is gone!" thening near the wells, from which the inhabitants clasping his hands, and raising his eyes towards heaven, he sunk-to rise no more.-Another buat, the Mayflower, J. and R. Spicer, joint owners, upset, in attempting to get into Shoreham harbour, when John Spicer unhappily perished. A subscription has been commenced for the relief of the widows and orphans of the sufferers; and books are open at the banks at Lewes, at Worthing, MONTHLY MAG. No. 186.

are principally furnished at present, no doubt is entertained by those acquainted with the geology, of the place, and from the observations and experiments which have been made, that an ample supply of good water will be afforded, on the plan proposed. The wells, in preset use, are not mo.e than 15 or 20 feet in depth, and the wa er obtained from them, though somewhat hard, is as pure and bright 4 N

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