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tte condufted on nearly the fame plan as the 

 literiry and philofophical fociety of Man- 

 chefter, and other inftitutions of a fimilar 

 nature. The members propofe Co aflembie 

 once a fortnight, and at each meeting the 

 fubietl of the fucceeding night's difculTion 

 is to be propofed and approved. The quef- 

 tion is to be opened by a written memoir, 

 to be produced and read by any of the mem- 

 bers, after which, the inveftigation is to be 

 continued by the oral communications of 

 fuch perlons as chufe to deliver their opi- 

 nions. Moft of the principal gentlemen of 

 the faculty in town, and fome others ot 

 diltinguiihed talents, have already offered 

 their fupport, and th.re can be no doubt 

 but that the fociety will become in a (hort 

 time eminently ufeful in the incveafe and 

 diffufion of valuable fcienci. 



Mr M Gregfon, of Liverpool, has lately 

 puhlifhed the refult of fome interefting in- 

 veftigations relative to the ufes of articles 

 confumed by public fires. He colleaed 

 fr,,m the ruins of the warehoufes dertioyed 

 by the great fire of Liverpool, in iSc2, a 

 quantity of wheat, burnt fugar, rice, flour, 

 and cotton ; the fugar he reduced to a hne 

 powder, a.id made into a water colour paint; 

 it alfo ai.lwered as a varnifh ground, an oil 

 colour, and a printing ink. The burnt 

 wheat anlwcred the fame purpofes ; and the 

 fine American flour he made into excellent 

 paCe. Thus, though the articUs damaged 

 by the above fire fold for little more than 

 l5,oool. Mr. G. exprelTes his canvidion, 

 that had his method been adopted, a laving 

 cf 44,ocol. might hare been made upon the 

 g<ain alone. The fociety of arts have voted 

 him their gold medal for his obf^rvations. 



Married.] At Manthi:tter, Henry Polts, 

 efq. of Chcfter, to Mils Ann Taylor, young- 

 elt daughter of the late Samuel T. efq. of 



Morton John Mofs, efq merchant of Li- 



verpool, to Mifs Taylor.— Mr. W.Lazonby, to 

 Mils Hutchinfon. — Mr. Thomas Tatterfall, 

 of Chetham, to Mifs Nancy Ridge.— Mr. 

 John Hairilon, to Mifs Gregfon. — .Vlr. Wm. 

 Turner, merchant, to Mils Yates, daugater 

 of Mr. Richard Y. 



At Blackburne, Mr. T. RatcliflT, partner 

 in the calico printing works at LoweClough, 

 near Hallingaen, to Mif« Lomax, daughter 

 of Mr. L. ot Hallingden. 



Kt Liverpool, Mr. Mott, to Mifs E. t5 ar- 

 rows. — Mr. {Join, Co Mifs Jones, only 

 daughter of Wm. J. efq — Mr. Thomas 

 Hodglon, of London, merchant, to Mifs 

 Martha Hodglon. — Mr. David Dockray, 

 merchant of Manchcfter, to Mifs Benlon, 

 daughter of the late Mr. RdberC B. 



At Ulverftone, Mr. Thomas Park, tobac- 

 conifl, to Mrs. Foulkes, widow of the late 

 Captain John F. of Liverpool. 



At Gaii^ang, Mr. Wm. Rich, merchant 

 Mt Liverpool, to Mifs Betly Wilding, daugh- 

 tei of Mr. Caclibctt W- of Koa. 



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Mr. James Higgin, to Mifs Maria Strick- 

 land, daughter of John S. efq. of Ulver- 

 ftone, 



At Leyland, Mr. John Dewhurft, of that 

 place, innkeeper, aged 24, to Mifs Hannah 

 Derbylhire, of Blackrod, aged 21: being his 

 third wife in feventeen months ! What is 

 remarkable, the bride came upon a vifit 

 about a week before with another young 

 lady her acquaintance, to a refident in Ley- 

 land, and, by way of a frjlic, they caft lots 

 which muft be che happy partner, when 

 fortune favoured the former ; the unfortu- 

 nate rival flew to inform the bridegroom of the 

 other's fuccefs, and the match was inftantly 

 concluded. 



Died.] At Manchefter, Mr. Wm. An- 

 drews.— Mr. Jofeph Syers, carver and gilder. 

 — Mr. Thomas Shaw.— .Mrs. Hampfon, 

 wife of Mr. Robert H — Mr. Samuel Cooper, 

 flater — Mrs. Smith, wife of Mr. S. of the 

 Navigation-inn. 



At Liverpool, Mr. Thomas Thomas, 

 printer. — Mrs. Taylor, wife of Mr- T. 

 jun. miller, — Mrs. Fairclough, wife of Mr. 

 Giles F. — Mr. John Wordfworth, clock- 

 maker, 58. — Mr. Robert Tatterfall, cottoa 

 broker. — Mr. Thomas Bradley, late maf- 

 ter of the Queen's dock. — Mrs. Owen, 

 wife of Mr. \Vm. O. — Mrs. Brettargh, wife 

 of Mr. B. of Manchelter.— Mifs Ellen Har- 

 vey, 12. 



At his feat at Clerk-hill, Sir James Whal- 

 ley Smythe Gardner, bart. 



At Heylham, near Lancafter, Mr. Samuel 

 Hodgl"on/86. 



At Newton, Mr. John Shearfon, land- 

 fuiveyorand agent for the late Col. Leigh. 



At Prefcot, Mr. John Poftlethwaite, 

 formerly an eminent merchwt cf Liverpool, 

 80. 



At St. Michaels, near Gatftang, Mr. 

 Jolin NickfoD, 74. 



At Lancafter, Mrs. Lamb, wife of Mr. 

 Richard L. 



At Woolton, near Liverpool, Mr. George 

 Hunter, late of the ifland of St. Martins, 

 merchant. 



At Manchefter, where he had refided 

 about 18 years, Mr. Theophilus Lewis 

 Rupp, of Speyer, in Germany, This in- 

 genious foreigner improved our manufactures 

 by his Ikill in mechanics, and contributed 

 to the advancement of fcience by his che- 

 mical refearches. Under the fignature of 

 " Mercator," he publiQied in three fepi- 

 rate pamphlets, " Letters to the inhabitants 

 of J^nchefter," in which he very fuccefs- 

 fully conciliated the prejudices of the ma- 

 nufaflurets, againft the exportation of cot- 

 ton-yarn, and pointed out the narrow and 

 miilaken policy, on which he perceived 

 them to be founded. In the memoirs of 

 the Literary and Philofophical Society of 

 Manchefter, Mr. Rupp fuggefted fome im- 

 prevcments in the method of bleaching by 



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