YorhkiTe, 



[Aug. I, 



^yojrhy and independtnt country gentleman. 

 Aveife to the buftle of public life, he had 

 fiequently deciincrl th« honour of a feat ipthu 

 Houl'e of Commons ; but no member oi th_at 

 aficnibly ever glowed with a more ardept^dve 

 of civil liberty, oz felt more attached to the 

 tftablillied principles of our excellent conili- 

 tution, th.iii the kts .Sir Wilirid Lawful). 

 Nut merely an admirer, he was a diftinguiih- 

 cd, patron of the fine arts {' and his fplendid 

 and valuable col'eition of books, (particularly 

 jxatural hiftury,) piftures, plants, &c., and 

 the various eilenfiVe im;'ruvements at Bray- 

 ton Houfe, bear ample teftimony of his cor- 

 real tafte and liberality. To the above qui- 

 iilicatioDS, fo prominent in the character of 

 tilt dece.ifed baronet, may juftly be added hif! 

 ftrict integrity, admirable equanimity, difin- 

 ttrefled friendihip, unbounded hofpitality, 

 and that uninterrupted gniete cU caw, which 

 jjotever* paia or fwknel's had power to fubdue. 

 H'- was a friend to the poor ; and, to his ho- 

 jiour be it recorded, he diftrihulcd weekly a 

 great quantity of potatoes, bud hers' meat, 

 ire, to the poor in the neij;hbourliood during 

 the fcarcity which prevailed a few years ago. 

 Sir Wilfrid Lawfoii, on the 2Jd of March, 

 J7 87, majricd Ann, the youngeft daughter of 

 the late John Harth.y, cfq , of Whiteliaven, 

 anj has died without iffuc. His remains were 

 privately interred in t'ne family burying-place 

 at Afpattia. He has bequeathed the patrimo- 

 nial property in Cumberland, amounting' to 

 80001. per annum, to the fecond fon of a 

 neighbouring gentleman, named Wybergh, 

 whofe mother, Mrs. Wybergh, is Lady Law- 

 fon's filler. He aliumcs tlic name of Law- 

 fon. 



At Lamplugh, the Rev. Clement Nithol- 

 fon, many years curate of that parilli. 



At Redmain, near Cockermoulli, i\Ir. Wm. 

 Miller, 71. 



At Afpatria, Mrs. Elizabeth Rothery, wife 

 of Mr. Daniel R., 2.i. 



At Kenda}, Mifs Jackfon, daughter of Mr. 

 Pavid J. 



At Wigton, Mr. Martin, attorney. — Mrs. 

 Elizabeth Matthews, wife of Mr. 1 hos. M., 

 Ipnkeeper, 80. 



At Cockermouth, Mr. Charles Studholm. 



YORKSIIIKF. 



The remaining iharcs in the Dock at Hull 

 {fifteen in number") were fold by auftion at 

 the Exchange, on the IBtii of June. The 

 firft fold fur ll.SOl. the Iir" lucceediiig 

 ones 11701. and tlie four latt 11801. each. 

 Avenije 11711. 6s. od. Tiiefe iharcs are the 

 laft wiush the Dock Company wee empower- 

 ed lo create by the late Acls of Parliamciit, 



Tire newly erected jiromcnade at Harrow- 

 gate has been opened, and it is intended next 

 feafon to give a conllderable extenfion to the 

 pleal'ure ;;rixinds. The plan for buil.ilng the 

 room, and for raiCng the fubfcription, origi- 

 nated with Dr. Cayley, of Ripon, In this 

 county, .ind was finally completed by the joint 

 /co-operation of Dr. llu,ot£r of York, by whofi; 



zealous aid it was greatly expedited. The 

 room will be opened in each fucceeding year 

 on the 1ft of May, at icvca o'clock in the 

 morning, and will continue open the greatell 

 part of thed.iy, until the ."1:1. ofOdtober in- 

 dufivc. The following j'li^ cfee Regulations ; 

 1. That ladies and'-'gev,t1if*i5n who arc dc- 

 firous to becorne annual fubfcribers to this 

 room and the gardens adjoining, fliall pay 12s. 

 for admilTion, and (hall have the ufe of the 

 c.-gan. 2. That youn;j ladies and gentlemen, 

 undtr the age of twelve years, (hall pay 6s. 

 ,!. That each lady anii gentleman do enter 

 their rclpeftive names into the fubfcription- 

 book, in their own hand-writing. 4. That 

 110 fervants be Allowed to walk in the room 

 or gardens at the hours they are frequented 

 by the Company : Nurlls attending young 

 children excepted. 5. Ladies and gentlemen 

 palfing through Harrogate, who may be defir 

 ous to fee the ''room and gardens, will be ad- 

 mitted once'bhly, gratis, but on their enter- 

 ing a fccond tin«, they will be eT.peCled to 

 become annual fubfcrjbers. 6. Such Ladies 

 and gentlemen who may return to Harrogate 

 a lecond time in the fame feafon, will be ad-, 

 mittcd upon thtir former fubfcviption. 



Application is intended to be made to par- 

 lianicnt, for a'n'aci for inclofuig the commoix 

 town fields an4'"afte grounds, in the rrjanor 

 and townrt.ip oF Bramhani. 



The fird (tone of the intended Light houfq, 

 to be erected on Flanibmough Head, was laid 

 on tlie P.th of July, by Bepiamin Milne, efq. 

 collector of the cuftoms"^ Bridlington, to 

 whofe alTiduity and exertions the public are 

 materially indebted for fuch a beneficial cftab- 

 li(hmert. 



Mayrifd] At Wakefield, Mr. Robert 

 Thornton, wool-ftapli:r, of Black Gales, Eaft 

 Ardlley, to Mrs. Wright, of Bitkiulhavv.— . 

 Mr Gcorje Smith, of the Barrack Ofiicc, 

 Dublin, to Mifj Charlotte Hardy, daughter of 

 Thomas H. efq. 



At Hull, Liiot. Duncan, of the Royal N^- 

 vv, to Mifs Maxwell, daughter of Captain 

 Richard M. 



At Leeds, Mr Sutton, attorney, of Scar- 

 borougli, to Mifs Sarah Smith, fecor.d daugh- 

 ter or George S. efq. ).a:iker,— Mr. Thomas 

 Clapham, jun merchant, to Mifs Glover. 



At York, William. M. Muide, efq., of 

 Hull, to .Mifs Sarah Maude, of Clifto.i.— Mr. 

 Henry CjU, attorney, to Mifs Forbes. 



.'\t Whirhy, Jo'nn Richardfon, efq cjptain 

 in the Whitby vohmtecr infantry, to Mifs 

 Margaiet B.nker, daughter of Jnfeph li. efq. 



Dicti.'\ At Siud Hutton, Mrs.Rudfton, re- 

 lict of R: C. Rudilon, efq. of Hayton, 6.7. 



At York, in his 70th year, William Cad- 

 day, efq. He ferved the office of (herilf irj 

 the year 17?.'!. Fev men have more uni- j 

 form'ly praclifed all the focial duties, or palled ■ 

 through life with a more rclpt-fted and unble- 

 mifhed charafter. — Mrs Bond, daughter of 

 the late Mr. John Prince, .^6. — Suddenly MiV» 

 ButtY.w Mr. John Havrifjn, glover. 



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