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At Thornbury, Mr. Richard Shute, of the Cuftomis, to Mifs Willis, of Thornbury.

At Tetbury, Mr. Strutt, to Mifs Cave. Died.] At Cirencester, Mr. Whatley, organist.

OXFORDSHIRE.

Married.] At Banbury, John Heynes, Efq. of Chipping Norton, to Mifs Kening, of Steeple Afton.

At Adderbury, Rev. S. Parker, to Mifs Pain.

At Diddington, Mr. George Arnold, of St. Neots, to Mifs Chapman, of the former place.

Died.] At Oxford, C. F. Ward, Efq. M. A. and Fellow of University College. Mr. Thomas Franklin, many years cook of Wadham College. Mrs. Bennett, wife of Mr. Bennet, fhoemaker.

At Banbury, Mr. Richard Wheatly, brother of John Wheatley, Efq. of Wardington. Aged 79, Mr. Thomas Pinfold, watchmaker. At Deddington Paper Mills, near Banbury, aged 74, Mr. John Emberlin, fenr.

At Upper Norton, aged 84, Mr. John Hollier.

At Thame, Mifs Hollier, daughter of Mr. Hollier, attorney.

At New-Bridge Mill, aged 38, Mr. John Badcock.

At Bolney, Anthony Hodges, Efq.

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.

Married. At Daventry, Mr. Hall, draper, to Mifs Morgan.

At Finedon, Mr. Abel, bookfeller, of Northampton, to Mifs Stanton.

At Cofgrave, Rev. John Bright, rector of Gratton Regis, to Mifs S. Battams.

At Culworth, Rev. John Thos. Flesher, rector of Tiffield, to Mifs R. Bicker, daughter of the Rev. T. Bicker, vicar of Cofgrave.

Died.] At Northampton, aged 94, Mrs. Lucas, relict of Alderman Lucas.

Aged 81, Mrs. Shelton, relict of Mr. Shelton, formerly mafter of the boarding school, at Daventry. Mrs. Clark, wife of Mr. Clark, coach-maker. Mr. William Munno, baker, whofe death was occafioned by a fall from the top of a high wall.

At Wansford, Mrs. Rofe.
At Yarwell, Mrs. Trayford.

At King's-thorpe, aged 95, James Fremaux, Efq.

At Peterborough, Mr. John Horden, book

feller.

At Braunfton, aged 77, Mr. Wooton, foapboiler.

At Furthoe, Mrs. Pittam, wife of Mr. Pittam, farmer.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.

The important establishment of a Military School, which has been a confiderable time under confideration, will fpeedily be commenced in this county, under the auspices of the Duke of York, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The expence of the buildings is to be defrayed by government. The fons of officers, either in the army or navy, who have fallen in the fervice, are to have priority of claim to admiffion. Colonel Gafoard Le

Merchant, has the fuperintendence of this establishment.

Died.] At Aylesbury, aged 35, Mr. S. Potter, formerly of Lincoln. Miis Chaplin, daughter of Acton Chaplin, Esq.

At Afton-Clifton, Mrs. F. Affleck.

HUNTINGDONSHIRE.

Married.] At Upton, Mr. G. Crawley, to Mifs Canwell.

Died.] At Atterbury, aged 94, Mr. Wm. Wefton, who retained his faculties unimpaired to the laft.

At Overton Waterville, aged 81, the Rev. Mr. Smith, rector of that place.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE.

Married.] At Cambridge, Mr. Robert Johnson, farmer of Chesterton, to Mrs. Folkard, fifter to Mrs. Dale, of the former place. At Elfworth, Mr. William Whitechurch of Haflingfield, to Mifs Whitechurch.

At Wilburton, Mr. D. T. Myers, linendraper, Stamford, to Mifs P. Crow of the former place.

Died.] At Cambridge, aged 81, Mr. P. Hellendaal, a well known compofer of mufic, and organist of Peter-Houfe chapel. Mrs. Briggs, widow of the late Mr. S. Briggs, clerk of King's College chapel. Mrs. Ellis, wife of the Rev. Mr. Ellis, rector of Molefworth. Mrs. Daw, fifter of Mrs. Ellis.

At Tyd-Gote in the Ifle of Ely, Mrs. Trollope, wife of Mr. Trollope, merchant. At Barnwell, near Cambridge, Mr. Brown, wife of Mr. J. Brown, printer.

At Ely, Mifs Page, fifter of Thomas Page,

Esq.

At Witchford, near Ely, Mr. Thomas Cave.

At Stretham Ely, Mr. J. Read.

At Newmarket, Mr. James Prior, late of Afpley in Suffolk.

NORFOLK.

Married.] At Norwich, Mr. John Wilson, to Mifs E. Woodrow.

At North Waltham, Mr. Jofeph Ranfome, to Mifs E. Drake of Mayton-Hall.

At Yarmouth, Mr. William Chapel, to Mifs Scott.

Died.] At Norwich, aged 40, Mr. William Mendham, whofe death was occafioned by a loaded cart pafling over his body. Aged 72, Mrs. Thurgan. Aged 16, Mr. J. Sprinngall, fon of the late Mr. Springall. Aged 29, Mt. C. B. Woodcock. Aged 80, Stackhouse Thompfon, Efq. Aged 67, Mr. P. Amyot. Aged 85, Mrs. S. Hammant.

At Burnham, Rev. Mr. Nelfon, a younger brother of Lord Nelfon.

At Foulham, the Rev. James Athhill. At Eaft-Dereham, Dr. Bagge. At Fakenham, Mr. Hall, fchool-mafter. At Swaffham, aged 62, Mrs. Sampfon, wife of Mr. D. Sampfon.

At Poftwick, the Rev. B. Robertfon, rector of that place.

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Rev. Wm. Clearke, A. M. Rector of Norten, to Mifs Jervis, daughter of the late Rev. Mr. Jervis, of Ipfwich.

At Sudbury, Mr. English Tiffin, farmer at Bulmer, to Mifs Abbott.

At Great Blakenham, Rev. John Lyford, to Mifs J. Lodge, deughter of J. Lodge, efq. At Gumdifburgh, Mr. John Mauby, farmer, to Mifs Wake.

At Melford, Mr. W. Motherfole, quartermafter in the Suffolk provifional cavalry, to Mifs Mills of the George Inn.

At Elmfwele, Mr. George Langham, to Mifs Ann Jacob.

Died.] At Ipswich, aged 40, Mr. James Garrod.

Mr. S. Maw, aged 29. Mrs. Forfter.
At Bury, aged 87, Mr. F. W. Everett.
Mr. Jellit, taylor.

M. P. Bolton, daughter of the late J. Bolton, furgeon.

Suddenly, at Ingham, aged 65, Mr. Steel, farmer.

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At Rifhangles, Mrs. Barker, wife of P. Barker, efq.

At Woodwele, Mr. Thomas Harvy, far

mer.

At Biddlestone, Mrs. Croure, wife of Mr. J. Croure, furgeon.

At Hawstead, near Bury, Mrs. Bigsby, relict of Mr. W. Bigsby.

At Baxted-Hall, Rev. J. W. Poley. At Boreham, Mrs. Hoare, widow of R. Hoare, efq.

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This disclosure forced from Mr. P, from the nature of the cafe, in order to fecure to the beloved object, the provifion he had intended for her, has, from obvious caufes operated fo calamitoufly on her fenfibility, as to leave her friends almoft without the hope of her ever again recovering the tranquil state of her mind; although the greatest pains are taken by all who know her good qualities, to feize every tranfient opportunity of foothing and confoling her. One of the children of this afflicted and interefting family is a fon, of an age to have thought of taking orders, and this circumftance, with the apprehenfion that his profperity and views in life might he fruftrated in fome degree, by the fecret his father's death has revealed, contribute to overpower the fenfibility of the mother.

Mr. P-, had obtained no preferment in the Church, nor had he been folicitous on the fubject. Though very much deformed he was very active in body as well as mind, and had particularly diftinguished himself for many years in laborious equeftrian exercifes,

He was of a focial and amiable difpofition; yet fond of retirement, and the comforts of his own family; in the happinefs and education of which, he was unceasingly occu

At Foftock, Mrs. Owers, wife of Mr. pied. It is greatly to be lamented, that the Owers, farmer.

At Ludbury. aged 64, Mr. Carlin.

Mr. J. Spurling, of the Bear Inn.

tender companion of more than twenty years of his life fhould have been rendered fo miferable by a discovery which the law requires,

At Chelmworth, Mrs. Raynham, wife of and which could not have been avoided, but Mr. J. Raynham, farmer.

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HERTFORDSHIRE.

Died.] At Totteridge, the Rev. Mr. Wm. chaplain to the late Lord Rodney, and private fecretary to that Admiral, during the greater part of his active fervices on board the fleet in the Weft Indies, and at St. Euftatra. From the emoluments of the feveral employments under that noble Lord, fo fortunate in the latter part of his life, added to a fhare of prize money, and the appointment of diftributing it to the fhips companies, under the Admiral's direct command, Mr. P made a competent fortune; and by his conduct continued to engage the esteem of his patron to the last moment of that patron's life. Upon the recent death of Mr. P-, a moft unhappy difcovery has unavoidably been made, which has involved the most of his relatives in great diftrefs of mind. It appears that the lady who was fo affectionately beloved by Mr. P, and by whom he has left five children, was never married to him; although he was fuppofed to be his wife by all the neighbourhood, and was univerfally efteemed. In the diftribution of his property, for reasons concerning the nature of one part of it, he felt himself compelled in cafe of not

by Mr. P―'s, furviving her. For he has faid to the writer of this artiele, "Accident brought me acquainted with a woman of merit, affection, and esteem, have united me church; and this ceremony not complied with to her by every tie, but the formal one of a at the proper time, I cannot now adopt, without a difclosure, which must be accompanied with many painful confiderations, and proba bly with many future difadvantages to her and my family.

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Let fympathy then for the fufferings of the innocent and beautiful (for he has left two charming daughters)-heal a wound which has been involuntarily afflicted by the departed parent! and let protection hold out the hand, and not opprobrium point the finger, to the furviving parent, whofe grief and fehtibility on this occafion, prove her so highly deferving of commiferation and regard.

ESSEX.

A confiderable embankment of land from the fea has lately been completed on the Effex coaft, in Tellingham parish. This em bankment is a mile and a half in length, and 32 feet in its bafe, brought off in an angular direction, 7 feet in height, to a furface of 5 feet the top it is divided by fpacious dykes

into feveral fquare marfhes: and the whole will be foon fit for the plough.

Married.] At Great Baddow, Jacob Elton, efq. of Stapleton, to Mifs C. Young, daughter of the late Admiral Young.

At Billericay, Mr. M. Moull, of the Crown Inn, to Mrs. Green, widow of the late Rev. Mr. Green, of Little Binsted.

At Prittlewell, Rev. Tho. Pritchard, to Mrs Price, relict of R. Price, efq. Died.] At Chelmsford, Mr. Wm. Brooks, of the Canteen, at the new barracks.

At Great Dunmow, Rev. Mr. Wickem, a diffenting minister.

At Little Wakeing Hall, aged 66, Francis Afplin, Efq.

KENT.

Married.] At Canterbury, Mr. Thos. Golding, to Mifs Mary Minter.

At Chatham, Mr. Robinson, furgeon of the 17th light dragoons, to Mifs Boyman, of Surry,

At Penshurst Caftle, S. Sidney, efq. to Mifs H. Huncoke, of Wingerworth, youngest daughter of Sir Henry Huncoke, bart.

At Throwby, John Smith, jun. efq. to Mifs Ann Gillow, of Faversham.

At Word, Mr. Wm. Lee, attorney, of Sandwich, to Mifs Barton of Word.

Died.] At Canterbury, in an advanced age, Mr. Edward Morgan, many years a woollen draper there. Mrs Hutchinfon, wife of W. Hutchinfon, efq. Aged 87, Mrs. Johnfon, relict of the Rev. Ifaac Johnfon, vicar of St. Dunstan's, Canterbury. James Hemarfham, carpenter. Mr. Richard Atwood. Mr. Atwood, malster.

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At Maidstone, after a lingering illness, Mr. Robert Bewley of the Three Tuns.

At Folkstone, Mifs M. A. Knight, daughter of Mr. Knight, furgeon. Aged 55, Mr. Húlme, pay-clerk of Chatham dockyard.

At Chatham, Mrs. Lavender, wife of Mr. Lavender, of the King's Arms. Aged 90, Mrs. Martha Hopkins.

At Faversham, aged, 47, Mr. Daniel Plummer, late poft-master.

SURRY.

Married.] At Oakham, Mr. John Spong, to Mifs Crawford.

Died.] At Walton, John Manefty, esq. one of the fearchers in the custom houfe at Liverpool.

At Stoke, near Guildford, aged 77, Mr. Wm. Parfon, who with his brother, eftablished an hofpital in the year 1796, for poor

women.

SUSSEX.

Died.] At Chichester, aged 72, Mrs. Steele, relict of the late Tho. Steele, efq. of Hampnet, formerly recorder of this city.

At Lewes, aged 85, Mr- Francis Pawfon. At Wuckfield, aged 88, Rev. Mr. Gerrifon.

BERKSHIRE.

Married.] At Reading, Mr. Weft, of London, to Mifs Lodge, of Reading. Died.] At Reading, aged 86, Mr. Parr. At Wallingford, Mrs. Jacques, wife of Mr. G. Jacques, fen.

At Little-cot Park farm, Mr. Cox.

HAMPSHIRE.

Married.] At Winchester, Mr. Hayter, to Mrs. Silver, of the Three Tuns.

At Portsmouth, Capt. Eveleigh, of the Royal Artillery, to Mifs Carter daughter of Sir J. Carter, of the fame place,

Died.] At Winchester, Mrs. Stroud, relict of Mr. Stroud, woolftapler.

At Basingstoke, Mr. R. Hewitt, an ffirm old man, who hung himfelf with a cord, which was fufpended over his bed for the purpose of affifting him to raise kimfelf.

At Shawford Houfe, near Winchester, Mrs. Mildmay, relict of the late C. Mildmay, efg. At Newfted Houfe, near Petersfield, Mifs Hugonin, daughter of Col. Hugonin.

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Died] At Bath, Mrs. Andrews, wife of Mr. Andrews. Mifs E. Wilkiafon. Mrs. E. Busby. Aged 61, Hon. H. Hobart, M. P. for the city of Norwich, and brother to the Earl of Buckinghamshire. Mrs. Wilfher. Mrs. Orchard.

Mifs Eaft.

At Bristol, Capt. Mac Taggart, of the Royal Navy. Aged 86, C. Becher, efq. Mrs. Perry, wife of Mr. Perry, wine-merchant. Mr. Tovers. Aged 71, Mr. John Lewis.

At Yeovil, Mr. George Hutchins, fecond fon of the late Charles Hutchins, cfq.

At Berwick, near Yeovil, in an advanced age, John Newman, efq.

At Glastonbury, Mrs. Mary Metford, Quaker. Aged 101, Mr. Geo. Brooks, fexton of St. John's.

At Clifton, of a rapid decline, Capt. Barrington Paterfon.

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WALES.

The re-building of Newport-bridge, which almoft intercepts the paffage of travellers along the lower Welch roads, will not be completed before Christmas next. When finished, will be one of the most fubftantial and handfome ftone bridges in the principa lity, and an agreeable fubftitute for the craggy wooden one, which formerly occupied its place.

The ancient and chearful town of TINBY, in Pembrokeshire, bids fair to become the most favourite watering-place in that part of the island. Situated on an elevated rock, which extends like a peninfula into the fea, it commands not only an extenfive, but rich Sea-View, which includes the romantic islands of Caldy, St. Margaret's, Lundy, the whole of Carmarthen Bay to Worms Head; and, on a clear day, the Devonshire Coast, but alfo the fine picturefque rocks of its own vicinity, and an extent of fmooth clear fands, which, for the purpofes of bathing and exercife, are no where to be equalled. Its additional advantages to the Summer Rambler, are the comparative cheapnefs of its provifions and accommodations, and the delightfully romantic country, which

leads to it through Monmouth, Abergavenny, Brecknock, Llandilo, and Carmarthen, as well as the pleasant fea-excurfions which it affords, either to or from Bristol, and the coafts of Somerfetshire, Devonshire, and Cornwall.

Such is the increafed value of land in Pembrokeshire, that fome farms which were let on leafe half a century fince, at 30 or 40l. per annum, have lately been re-let with facility at 3 and 400l. The price of provifions, hitherto fo cheap in this district, has taken a rife nearly in proportion.

Married.] At Knighton, Radnorshire, George Green, Efq. of Ludlow, to Mifs M. Price of Knighton.

At Llanbarr, near Aberystwith, Cardigan, S. Milnes, efq. late Captain of the 49th regiment, to Mifs Davies of Lloydfack.

Died.] At Maen, Montgomeryshire, Mifs M. Parry, daughter of the late J. Perry, efq. of that place.

At Abergavenny, Colonel Hodges, whofe death was occafioned by the too common practice of reading in bed. Soon after the Colonel had retired his chamber was difcovered to be on fire, and before any atliftance could be afforded him, he was fo much burned, that he died in lefs than 48 hours.

MONTHLY COMMERCIAL REPORT.

FROM the collection of papers printed by the Eaft India Company refpecting the illicit trade, appears, that early in the year 1798, information was obtained by the governor of St. Helena, that enterprizes of a very confiderable magnitude, had been fet on foot, for the purpose of conveying to Europe the property of the poffeffions in India of powers at war with this country, through the medium of neutral flags, it having become evident that this property which had been collected to a very confiderable amount *, in the Dutch, French, and Spanish islands, could ot he brought in fafety to Europe through any other channel, while the navy of Great Britain maintained its fuperiority. There alfo appeared reaton to believe, that tome of the enemy's ports in India, had been fupplied through the fame channel, with ftores from Europe; and that the trade, though masked under the appearance of foreign flags and foreign companies, had in fact been fet on foot, and chiefly refted upon British agency and capital. The plan concerted for the management of the returns, is laid to have been, that the vefills employed fhould be dispatched, nominally for Copenhagen, or fome other neutral place; but that in their way thither, they should put into the ports of Great Britain, where if the markets were more favourable than at the places of their nominal destination, their cargoes fhould be brought to fale under an act paffed in May, 1796, and fince continued; or if otherwife, the veffels to proceed on to the places of their original destination. In confequence of thefe difcoveries, governor Brooke, detained the flips Denmark, Nancy, Reinfborg, and Odin, which had put into the port of St. Helena, and fent them to England, that they might be proceeded againft with a view to their condemnation in cafe it should appear that the fhips or their cargoes belonged to his majefty's enemies; the Magualena was afterwards ftopped, alfo the Iphigenia, and Kensington, under American colours, and the Compte de Bernfdorf, in its way from Lisbon to Batavia. in November laft, Mr. Dundas tranfmitted the papers relative to this fubject, which he had received from the governor of St. Helena, to the Attorney and Solicitor General; and the fubftance of the opinion of the e officers, which was communicated to the Directors of the India Company, was, that there appeared to be ground for proceeding against the fhips and their cargoes, for condemnation as lawful prize, but from want of the requifite information, they found confiderable difficulty in forming an opinion as to the fteps which could be legally pursued against the British fubjects concerned in the tranfactions, and upon what they could collect from the papers tranfmitted to them, they did not conceive themselves warranted in saying that they could find precile ground for any legal proceeding against those persons, although the papers tended to raise very strong fufpicion, that charges of a very ferious nature, might poffibly be made out in evidence againit them, if due diligence was ufed in pursuing the inquiries to which the difcoveries made by the papers appeared to lead. The fubject being of much importance to the company; a committee was appointed to take it into immediate confideration, and to collect fuch information from the papers of the detained fhips,

*The goods lying at Batavia alone, were faid to require 50,000 tons, to bring them to Europe.

and the fuits in the admiralty court, as might lead to the difcovery of the parties concerned. After holding feveral fecret courts on the fubject, the Directors on the fifth of March last, rafolved, that it appeared by documents before the court, that enterprizes of a very confiderable magnitude have been fet on foot, to convey to Europe, under the falfe cover of neutral papers and flags, the property of his Majesty's enemies from Batavia; in which enterprize many Briti fubjects have been concerned, either as principals or agents, and alfo feveral members of the Danish college of commerce at Copenhagen, and other perfons. That it alio appears, that fhips and British feamen have been engaged in India, by Mefirs. Fairlic, Glimore, and Co. Lambert, and Rofs, and others, to proceed to Batavia, for the purpofe of being engaged in this clandeftine commerce. And, on the following day, the court of Directors refolved that a bill be filed against the house of David Scott, and Co. to difcover their concerns in the ship Helfinguer, and cargo, or in any other illicit trade within the limits of the company's charter; by a fubfequent refolution however, it appears to be the intention of the Directors to proceed only against the actual partners in the house, which Mr. David Scott, fen quitted in December 1794, although his name continued in the firm till December 1797-In the prefent ftage of the bufinefs, any observations affecting the parties concerned in it would be highly improper, but it may be confidered as an additional proof that British capital might be employed with advantage in the East India trade, to a confiderable amount, beyond the prefent extenfive concerns of the company; and it will probably become a fubject of parliamentary confideration to devife fome mode of bringing into the country iu a legal manner, the profits that at prefent are an allurement to attempt evafion, and other improper practices.

The present state of the commerce of Europe, ftrongly fhews how fuddenly and completely, in many instances, it may be turned out of its former courfe, and transferred to other countries, or to the different ports of a ftate, which the fluctuation of public affairs may render more eligible in point of fecurity; or which, in confequence of judicious regulations and improvements, offer new advantages, or better accommodations. This fituation of things fhould induce the inhabitants of every place, that has obtained an increase of trade by it, to concur readily in any measure that may appear neceffary to preferve it; and we hope that private intereft will no longer be permitted to impede the attainment of the public benefit, which would certainly be derived from rendering the accommodations of the port of London adequate to the prefent vaft extent of its trade.

None of the ports of this country, exhibit a more ftriking inftance of the verfality of commerce than HULL, which, from one of the meanest maritime towns in Engfand, has rifen to the first importance. The tonnage of its shipping is at present inferior only to London, Liverpool, Newcastle, and Bristol; and its customs only to thofe of the two former. It fends as great a number of ships to Greenland as London does, and, exclufive of that port, more than all the others. Liverpool has unquestionably a greater intercourfe with the Baltic, which is chiefly owing to its Weft-India connections; fome attempts, however, have been made at Hull, to bring thither, in like manner, the produce of our colonies; which, if accomplished on an extensive scale, will enable this port, from its local fituation, to rival, and probably get beforehand of Liverpool, in the North. The Hans-towns formerly, and afterwards the Dutch, who were long the carriers of Europe, fupplied Hull with foreign manufactures; at prefent, this port imports German and Ruffian articles for our manufactures, and exports them to thofe very countries in a manufactured ftate. Holland ufually fupplied the town of Hull with different oils, and alfo furnished this country with various kinds of pottery to a confiderable amount; but Holland is now fupplied with thefe articles from the port of Hull. The internal communication of Hull is fuch, that it may be deemed the emporium of at least five counties: the majority of its merchants are extenfively connected with Sweden, Ruffia, Portugal, and Italy, on the binding conditions of reciprocal advantage; and though war is ever unfavourable to commercial intercourfe, it does not appear, at prefent, to have diminished the trade of this port, but merely to have checked, in fome measure, the fpeculations of its commercialfpirited inhabitants, which, by impreffing them with a useful degree of precaution, may prove an ultimate benefit, and enable them, on the return of peace, to extend their consections with greater fafety and advantage.

Statement of the receipt of the customs of Hull for April laft:-
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