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At Piddle Wharf, near Bromsgrove, Mr. Page, who was killed, while talking to fome men who were felling timber, by one of the trees fuddenly falling upon him.

At Turkey, near Worcester, Mr. Croutch. At Bengworth, Mrs. New.

HEREFORDSHIRE.

Married] At Ludlow, Mr. Dalby, of Woodhoufe, near Nottingham, to Mifs Ellis, daughter of Mr. Richard Ellis of Ludlow. At Wigmore, Mr Hill, Ironmonger of Knighton, Radnor hire, to Mifs Sarah Oakley, of the former place.

Died.] At Hereford, aged 95, Mrs. Pierce. At Leominster, Mr. Ifaac Wyke, fen. furgeon and apothecary. Aged 62, the Rev. Thomas Williams.

At Wormbridge, Mrs. Parry.

GLOCESTERSHIRE.

Died.] At Glocefter, Mrs. Elton, wife of Edward Elton, of Burley-hill, Glamorganfhire. Mr. Connibeere, auctioneer.

At Tetbury, Mrs. Willis, relict of the late Rev. Mr. Willis.

At Tormartin, Nathaniel Osborne, Efq. At Wick, James White Efq. a character well known in the literary world, as the tranflator of the fpeeches of Mirabeau, and the author of fome hiftorical Novels entitled, Richard Coeur de Leon, Earl Strongbow, John of Gaunt, and of feveral poetical pieces. He was educated at the univerfity of Dublin, was efteemed an admirable fcholar, and was poffeffed of the most brilliant parts. His conduct for thefe four or five years paft has been marked by great wildnefs and eccentricity. He had conceived an ardent affection for a certain young lady, who he fuppofed was as warmly attached to him, but he conceived fome plot was contrived to wean her regard, and to fruftrate all his future profpects in life. He attributed the failure of his application for patronage from the great, as the machinations of these plotters and contrivers; and even fuppofed that their influence upon the bookfellers prevented his literary labors from being more amply rewarded. He paffed the winter of 1797 and 1798, at Bath. His means of fubftance were very fcanty. He has been known to have denied himself animal food for months, and to have fubfifted every day on a bifcuit, a piece of bread, a potatoe and a glass of water. Unable to pay his lodgings and too proud to ask relief, he would many nights wander about the fields or feek repose beneath a hay-ftack. He once, when almost exhaufted, took refuge in an Inn at Bath, where his extraordinary conduct, and his refusing every kind of fuftenance, alarmed the mistress and induced her to apply to the magiftrates, who humanely ordered him to be placed under the care of the parish officers. Instead of appreciating thefe precautionary means, as he ought to have done, he complained in his letters "of the undue interference of magifterial authority and the unconftitutional infringment of the liberty of the fubject. On the 11th of March MONTHLY Mag. No. XLIV.

he went to Wick, and there remained that night; after breakfast the next day he went to Bath, and returned again in the evening. Wednefday being an unpleasant day, he remained in doors, amufing himself with fuch publications as the houfe afforded. On Friday night he ordered fome tea and retired to bed about nine. Not arifing at his ufual hour, the miftrefs of the houfe fent up to him, when he complained of a flight indifpofition, and paffed the whole day in his bed, refufing to take the leaft nutriment. On the evening of the following day he expired.-One fhilling and two fixpences was all the pecuniary ftore he had; and as he died amongst strangers, he was buried at the expence of a perfon to whom he was utterly unknown; and though an admirable fcholar, poffeffed of most brilliant parts, and generally admired for the elegance and ftrength of his language, he now lies buried in Abfon Church yard, without a stone, or letter to mark the place of his interment,

OXFORDSHIRE.

Married.] At Oxford, Mr. Thomas Robertfon, attorney, to Mifs Lucy Cox.

Died.] At Witney, aged 83, Mr. Thomas Symonds.

At Henley, after a long illnefs, Matthew Phillips, efq.

Mrs. Ward, wife of Mr. Ward, grocer. Mr. Nathaniel Elliot, one of the coroners of this county.

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.

Married.] At Kilby, Mr. Thomas Clarke, grazier, of Swinton, to Mifs Cowley, of Kilfby.

At Claycefton, Mr. Johnson, to Mifs Norton Yeverteft. Died.] bookfeller.

At Peterborough, Mr. Horden,

At Wellingborough Mrs. Ropick, a blind elderly widow lady; her death was occafioned by her cloaths taking fire, at a time when no perfon was near her.

At Afhton near Oundle, aged 78, Mrs. Gregeres.

At Loddington, Mr. R. E. Dexter, one of the Coroners for Northamptonshire.

At Farndon, aged 20, Mr. John West. At Hurlftine Park, Mrs. Andrew, wife of Robert Andrew, Efq.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.

Died.] At Eton, aged 79, Mr. John Milton, taylor. Aged 78, Mr. Thomas Groom, well known for the difcoveries he has made in Botany, he has left his writings on that fubject to Mr. Gotobed, of Eton. Aged 82, Mr. J. Willmore, who had spent upwards of 40 years in the fervice of his country. Aged 73, Mr. Wm. Arnold. Aged 83, Rob. Horfa, having no relation he has left the whole of his property, (including his valuable library) to Mr. Thompson of Brookhouse. Among the collection Mr. Thompfon difcovered a very old book, which proves Mr. Horfa to be lineally a Saxon General, who came into this country in the year 449.. Xx

NORFOLK.

Many of the poultry-breeders in Norfolk have lately adopted the practice of feeding their stock chiefly with boiled potatoes mixed with meal, in the proportion of one third; and it is found that this food, not only makes fuch poultry fas is referved for breeding very prolific, but alio attens thofe intended for market, in as fhort a time as any other method of feeding.

Married.] At Norwich, Mr. William Cork, to Mifs Emily Mary Tallant, of Saxlingham. Mr. Thomas Eaton, filk-weaver, to Mifs Damant. Mr. Howard to Mifs Rix. Mr. W. Toll to Mifs Stevenson.

At Holme, Rev. W. Stevens, mafter of the Grammar School, at Sedbergh in Yorkshire, to Mifs S. Vitty, youngéft fifter of Mr. Vitty, attorney.

At Swaffham, Mr. Drake Young, gunfmith, to Mifs Orton, of Clenchworton.

Died.] At Norwich, aged 93, Mr. Thomas Springall, who was married to fix wives. Mrs. Martha Pattefon, widow. Aged 86, Mr. John Spoonen. Aged 81, Mrs. Ellinett. Aged 76, Mr Samuel Kitten. Aged 49, Mr. Graham. Mr. Jofeph Hallmarke.

At Lynn, aged 90, Mrs. Ann Haylett, widow. Mr. William Hawkinson. At Stone-hills, aged 56, Mrs. Aldis. At St. John's, Mrs. Brettingham. At Elmfwell, Mrs. Hodgkin, wife of the Rev. Mr. Hodgkin. At Badwell Ash, aged 24, Mrs. Crabb, wife of Mr. D. Crabb. At Suillingham, Mr, Middleton, armer. At Outwell, aged 86, Mr. Timothy Matthews.

At Holi, aged 75, James Hewitt, esq. At Great Yarmouth, aged 49, Mrs. Eliza beth. Upcher, widow.

At Bethel, aged 42, Mr. John Jordan.
At Wroxham, aged 78, Mr. Wm. Feną.
SUFFOLK.

Married. At Bury, Mr. Steele to Mifs Relfe, eldest daughter of the late Mr. W. Relfe, efq. Mrs. Rutten, wife of Mr. T. Rutten, yarn maker. Mr. Samuel Smith, Carpenter, to Mifs Warren.

At Lavenham, Rev. William Blowers, to Mifs Rebecca Branwhite.

At Wangford, John Barker, efq. to mifs Caroline Conyers.

At Sudbury, Mr. William Jones, of the Golden Lion Inn, to Mifs Alward.

Died.] At Ipfwich, aged 63, Mr. William Bridges.

At Bury, Rev. Mr. Wyke. Aged 55, Mrs. Alice Woodreffe. Mrs. P. Bulton.

At Lowestoff, Mrs. Farrer, wife of Mr. Farrer, of the Poft-Office. Aged 83, Mrs. Elizabeth Buckle.

At Melferd, aged 82, John Clarke, efq. many years fteward to the earl of Exeter. At Gipping, Edmund Tyrell, efq,

At Jeklingham, Mr. William Connell, a refpectable and opulent farmer.

At Sudbury, fuddenly, Mr. Jeremiah Spurling.

At Che Ifworth, Mrs. Raynham,

ESSEX.

Married.] At Gosfield, Mr. H. Wigglefworth to Mifs Smith, of Maldon.

At Kirkford Hall, George Wright, efq. to Mifs C. Lukin, daughter of the rev. D. L. dean of Wells.

At Ballingdon, Mr. Allen to Mifs Wyatt, both of that place,

At Malden, Mr. May, of the Blue Boar inn to Mifs Shynon, of the lame place.

At Colchester, Mr. Arthur Tillet, hair dreffer, to Mifs M. Wale, of the fame place, Died.] At Lexden, aged 76, Mr. Ifaac Green.

At Colchester, Mr. Effex, gardener, at an advanced age.

At Great Baddows, Mr. Elias Suckling, fhopkeeper.

At Colchester, Wm. Jacob, efq.

At Rayleigh, Mrs. Waight, baker.

At Halfted, aged 22, Mifs Ann Hayward, daughter of M. Jos. H.

At Saffron Walden, aged 89, Mr. Wm. Jeffries.

At Farndon Mill, Mr. Charles Freeman. At Stapleford Abbots, the rev. Dr. Wm. Gould, D.D. one of his majesty's justices of the peace for this county, and brother to the late judge Gould.

At Belchamp Otten, Mrs. Brewster, relict of the late W. B.

KENT.

Married.] At Canterbury, Mr. John Browne; linen-draper, to Mifs Warren of the fame place.

Died.] At Canterbury, Mr. Welby, mafter of the Royal Exchange public house. Mr. John Lands, mafter of the Castle public house. Mrs. Terry, wife of Mr. J. T.

At Faversham, Mrs. Clowdley, wife of Mr. J. C. clerk of the cheque of the fame place.

At Folkeftone, aged 82, Mrs. Bayley, wie dow of the late Mr. H. B.

At Wye, aged 77, Mr. David Hughes. At Loddington, in Maidstone, Mr. Beard, farmer.

At Margate, Mrs. Wiles, wife of Mr. R. Wiles.

Wye Shelve, near Lenham, Mr. Thomas Nower, farmer, formerly of Wye.

At Tenderden, Mrs. Puxty, widow of Mr. Jos. P. aged 70.

At Faversham, aged 78, Mrs. Halke, mo ther of the Rev. Mr. H. of that place.

At Wefterham, Mrs. Whitaker.

At Folkeftone, Mrs. Andrews, wife of Mr. H. A. Mrs. Woolmen.

At Benchley, Jno. Hooker, efq.
At Deal, aged 88, Mr. Woodroff.

BERKSHIRE.

Married.] At Reading, Rev. Mr. Nott, fon of the late Captain N. to Mifs Mary Meffman of that place.

At Great Hendred, Mr. Thos. Miltshire to Mifs E. Shadwell, of the fame place.

Died.] At Reading, Mr. Perkins, formerly

gingerbread baker. Aged 70, Mr. Collins, trunk-maker. Nathan Fareer, efq. late of the Treasury East India houfe. Mrs. Salkeld. Mrs. Warwick, widow of Mr. W. formerly of the Royal Oak inn.

A Windfor, Mrs. Evans, many years housekeeper to the queen.

At Abingdon, Matthew Philips, efq.

SOMERSETSHIRE.

At a general meeting of the Bath and Weft of England Society for the encouragement of Agriculture, Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce, the extreme advance in the price of Spanish wool was taken into confideration, in confequence of a letter from the prefident lord Somerville. This meeting recommendea to the most confiderable breeders, an immediate care in the felection for breeding the largest poffible number of the finest wooled young rams and ewes, which care may be exercised confiftently with the neceffary attention to carcafe.

A quantity of fine feed of Ruta-baga, or Swedish turnip, the late abundant proof of the value of which plant for spring food has induced the Society again to recommend it to general notice,

Thanks were voted to feveral ingenious artifts, and other correfpondents, for their communications, efpecially to Mr. George Stothert, of Bath, for his model of an ingenious machine for weighing live cattle; to Mr. Clay for exhibiting his two-cart waggon; and to Mr. Tunftal of the county of York, for his endeavours to perfect a new portable threshing-machine to be worked by hand for smail and middling farmers.

An elephant's tooth, feven feet in length, and twenty-one in circumference, was lately difcovered by fome workmen at Lark-hall, near Bath. On being expofed to air, the furface crumbled into a fine powder.

Married.] At Bath, Mr. Archer of London, to Mifs Gleddon.

John Wray, efq. of Yorkshire, to Mrs. Cowper, relict of Mr. Cowper.

Mr. E. Little to Mifs A. Ward.

Thomas Jennings, efq. captain of the 4th dragoon guards to Mifs Clibborn, daughter of the late J. C. efq: of Kildare, Ireland.

At Bridgwater, G. S. Gibbes, M.D. of Bath, to Mifs M. Sealy.

At Fromefield, Mr. William Chiflett, att. to Mifs Parish, of" Shawford, near Beckington. At Bristol, Mr. Pricketts, to Mifs Alling

ham of the Bath theatre.

Mr. James Lee, of the Bell-inn, to Mifs Bevan.

Died.] At Bath, Mr. John Keene, printer. Mrs. Dunn, wife of Dunn, efq. Mrs. Stockham. Mrs. Flower. Mrs. Cripps, wife of J. Cripps, of Cirencester, Gloucester.

At Box, William Martin, a poor boy, whe fell into a tub of fcalding wort, at a houfe where he was employed to watch the fur

pace,

At Bath Eafton, Mifs Charlotte Hennyfon, daughter of Mrs. Hennyfon.

At Norton, near Taunton, in the prime of life, Mifs Mary Norman.

At Clifton, Mifs Frances Sotheby, fecond daughter of William Sotheby, efq

At Bristol, aged 84, Mr. Gravenor. Mr. Serjeant.

At the Hotwells, Mrs. Buckman, Mr. Jones, many years cièrk to Llewellin and Co, brewers. Aged 77, Rev. Dr. Çamplin, many years vicar of St. Nicholas, and St. Lennards. Mrs. Thinbeck, wife of Mr, Thinbeck, quaker. Aged 85, Mrs. Kilbey. Mr. Ralph, apothecary to the Bristol difpenfary.

At Melksham, Mifs Bruges, eldest daugh ter of Thomas Bruges, efq.

At High Deverell-farm, aged 62, Mrs. Morse.

At Crewkerne, aged 69, the Rev. William Blake, paftor of the diffenting congregation at that place, during the long period of 44 years.

WILTSHIRE,

A fingular caufe was lately tried at Salif bury affizes, very interefting to farmers and graziers. Mr Parham of Ebbeborner, brought an action again ft Mr. Deal of Shaftesbury, to recover damages for the improper management of 150 fheep, which he had undertaken to winter, and which were much reduced in their value, when compared with others of the fame ftock wintered elsewhere. Mr. Parham. recovered 40/. damages with cofts.

Married.] At Bulford, Mr. Robert Williams to Mils Roberts.

Died.] At Winchester, aged 47, Mrs. Elizabeth Budd, wife of Mr. Henry Budd, of the Dolphin inn.

At Salisbury, Mr. Chambers, a very old inhabitant. Mr. Tapper. Mifs Cannings. Mrs. Henrietta Wenyeve. Aged 77, Mrs. Mary Green.

At Spy-park, aged 9.1, Lady Bayntum, wife of Sir Edward Bayntum.

At Ivy church-house, near Salisbury, Mifs Hinxman, eldest daughter of H. Hinxman, efq.

At Laverstock, Mr. Edward Hayter, who was forty years clerk of that parish.

At North Charford Farin, near Downton, Mrs. Short, who was feized with fits as the was walking in het orchard, and expired in a few hours.

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SCOTLAND,

Sir JOHN SINCLAIR, Bart. M. P. is now forming upon a part of his eftates in Caithness, the NEW TOWN OF THURSO, adjacent to the ancient burgh of the fame name, contiguous to the river of Thurfo, where it falls into the fea; in a fituation advantageous, at once, for navigation, and for manufactures; in a region that strongly wants a few additional trading towns to enliven the progrefs of cultivation. From the interior parts, inhabitants are invited to this New Town, by the offer of very advantageous terms of leafe from its proprietor. The plan, which we have feen, is a very regular, convenient, and beautiful one; and it is to be completed without deviation. The exertions of Sir JOHN SINCLAIR will, poffibly, extend alfo to the establishment of trade and manufactures in this place; and it is probable, that many of the worthy individuals from among the difbanded CAITHNESS FENCIBLES, may find here an agreeable retreat, and advantageous employment for the induftry of their fubfequent life. All the honours which approving public opinion can offer, are

undoubtedly due to men who, like Sir JOHN SINCLAIR, exert themselves with incessant ac tivity, whether in public employment, or within the narrower fphere of their private influence, to make individuals around them happy, and to promote with patriot aim, the best interefts of the community, which they were born to enlighten, and adorn.

Married.] At Edinburgh, Mr. Alexander Morrison, Surgeon, to Mifs Mary Ann Coshnie.

Mr. James Miller, merchant, of Glasgow, to Mifs E. Chriftie, daughter of the late Mr. C. of Carnwath. Mr. William Kingan, merchant, to Mifs Bolton, daughter of Thomas Bolton, efq. late of Suffolk.

Died.] At Edinburgh, Mrs. Murray, relic of J. Murray, merchant. Mrs. Ballie, of Polkemmeth. Walter Scott, efq. Charles Dalrymple, efq. Bentley Gordon, Bentley efq./ At Glafgow, aged 65, Michael Bogle, efq. At Perth, Mrs. Drummond, widow of the late A. Drummond, efq.

At Aberdeen, Mr. Archibald Paterson.

MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT.

SUCH has been the prevalence of northerly and north-easterly winds, that the progress of vegetation has every where been remarkably flow. Indeed, in the best parts of the kingdom, the grafs is only just beginning to grow up. But it is not merely in this refpe&t that -the coldness of the feafon has been unfavourable. The general bufinefs of agriculture has been greatly retarded, at leaft, in the northern districts, where they have had cold winds, attended with froft, fleet, and even falls of fnow. They are much behind hand with the fowing of both barley and oats even on the warm dry foils; and in those that are cold and wet very little of the former has yet been put into the ground. In the midland and more fouthern counties, however, much more of this kind of business has been accomplished, a good deal of each of thefe grains has been fown.

In regard to wheats, fome have, undoubtedly, been deftroyed by the great severity of the winter, and others have suffered confiderably by the frofts and strong winds of the laft and he prefent months; we hope, however, that the injury done to the disvaluable crop is, on the whole, lefs than might have been expected,

GRAIN continues to fell without any great advance in the price.
WHEAT averages 54s. 3d. and barley 31s. 2d.

CATTLE. Few cattle have yet been turned out to grafs, there being fo little fat cattle are not, however, yet very fcarce in the northern parts of the island; but it is believed that when more of the ftall fed ones are killed off they will become fo; and be extremely high in their prices, as the grafs fed ftock cannot poffibly be forwarded in time to supply the demands. BEEF produces in Smithfield from 3s. 8d. to 4s. 10d.

SHEEP. Great numbers of theep have been loft in mountainous and other high fituations by the feverity of the winter; and others cannot be fattened for want of grafs. In fome parts of Scotland too great apprehenfions are entertained for ewes and lambs, and last year's lambs (provincially hogs). Farmers expect greater loffes in these articles than they have experienced fince 1772. In fome cafes fcores of lambs have been loft for want of milk, there being no grafs in the beft paftures for the ewes.

MUTTON fells from 4s. 8d. to 5s. 8d.; lambs 4s. 6d. to 6s.

HOGS. Thefe fell but indifferently in the country markets. Pork averages 4s. 4d. în Smithfield market.

HORSES are upon the rife, especially good ones for the faddle, and those for military purpofes.

HAY is advancing in price on account of the great want of grass.

STRAW ftill keeps very dear.

In the fruit countries there is at prefent every appearance of a great blow, which, from the lateness of the spring, will be under leís danger of being blighted when out.

The Commercial Report, and several Biographical Memoirs, are deferred for want of room.

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HAVE received an ingenious Letter,

Geor. II. 22.

-reperit ufus.

With a fingle p. This I know may be defended, but it agrees not with the orcafes.

I dated from Edinburgh, which remarks thography followed in this edition in like

that the printing of Thetis for Tethys might happen from the correfpondent pronunciation of both words; which in French would coincide. I believe this to be a very just as well as acute remark.

Still, in fuch a writer as VIRGIL, fo correct in profody and fo habituated to Greek learning, the mistake of is for Thus was every way impoffible. Befide, Thetis was only a fea-nymph; but Tethys (with Oceanus) the mother of the Gods. So that to be her fon-in-law was to be adopted into the fovereignty of the feas

at least.

Ωκεανοίε, Θεῶν γενεσιν, και μητερα Τηθυν. IL. xiv. 302. In Prudentius or Aufonius we fhould not wonder to fee quantity confounded, or mythological exactnefs infringed. But in VIRGIL it is quite fuperfluous to notice that it was impoffible this should happen. I cannot agree that the English or Scottish pronunciation is better, however, with regard to quantity. We pronounce Thetis as if it were Thetis. And indeed our Latin e is almost always long: unless in fome few monofyllables; or where it is the fecond fyllable after an accented, as inter, intremit, &c. tepidus indeed, and fome fuch words, are alfo exceptions: where the e in the beginning of a word fhort in the Latin has its proper fhort time undestroyed with us, and the reafon is, these are Anapafts. And the Anapest and Trochee conftitute the prevailing rhythm of our language. Accents, fo marked as thefe, make it very difficult to keep out of the dancing cadence in our profe compofitions. I have before noticed that perhaps hardly any writers, except BURKE, JUNIUS, and JOHNSON, will be found to be free from it.

I now fend you fome more ERRATA collected in the perufal of the fmall DIDOT

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Geor. II. 23.

Abfcidens for abfcindens. 150. bis pomis utilis arbor.

This for arbos, an archaifm of which VIRGIL feems decidedly fond: I think muft rather pafs for a typographical error than for a various reading intentionally adopted.

Geor. II. 435.

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This must neceffarily be wrong; but here too, I believe, the pronunciation, which in French makes thefe vowels fo much approximate in their found, misled.

Æn. II. v. 20. mis-numbered 21, at the

head of the page: which correfpondently affects the following numbers.

Atque arrectis auribus adfto:

This should have been a full ftop.

Letters ftruck defectively may be in one copy and not in others. The flereotype mode of printing, would, however, I fhould have thought, have been freer from them than any; copper plate except. Undoubtedly, as far as I have examined, this is ftill a furprisingly accurate edition. It must be wished that it be completely fo.

A copper-plate pocket edition in the Italic character, would be a great literary elegance of which the most elegant of poets is truly worthy. In the beautiful and valuable edition of Edinburgh, 1755, (2 vol.) one place marked as an erratum, may be confidered as a various reading, though a doubtful one.

Cinyphii tondent hircis.-Geor. III. 312... 2 Y DUEL

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