88 



Lancashire^ 



[Aug. I, 



lably an nnpVccedented circumftancc, in fa- 

 vour of this focicty, that aUhougli fix years 

 have elapfeJ fince its edablinuiienc, there is 

 not a Gnglc annuitant. 



On the 'i(3lh May the fixtcefi Friendly So- 

 cieties at Lancaftcr hid their annual felUval. 

 Tlic number of members is about 2230.— 

 Twenty-four burials the laft year. 



The Cimc day the three Friendly Societies 

 of Ulverfton went in protelTion to church, 

 and afterwards dined. I'he firft of tliefe, the 

 Friendly Society, was InlUtuled the 26'h of 

 April, 1779. It confifh of 2-10 members, 

 and has .t ftock of lOJll. ];js. 2^. In the 

 courfe of laft year relieved St members ; bu- 

 lled one member. — The Amicable Society 

 was inftituted the 2d of January, ]702. 

 Number of members, 215 ; fu.id 6171. 1-is. 

 <)-|d. ; relieved 23 ; buried 4. The Union So- 

 ciety, inftitutcd 1ft of January, 1799. Num. 

 ber of members, l.Vi ; fuiid, 2.>ll. loS. 2d.; 

 relieved 12 ; buried 1. — Total number of 

 members in the three focietics, 606 i amount 

 of the funds, 19211. 23. lid. 



A meeting lately took pl.:ce at Liverpool, 

 to confider the propriety of altering the hours 

 of attendance at the Exchange, which had been 

 gradually protrafted till five in the afternoon. 

 it was rcfolvcd, in (future, to commence hu- 

 liuefs at one o'clock, and to conclude it at 

 three. The New Kxchange, nov/ building, 

 proceeds with mu -h celerity ; the walls arc 

 raifed to the full height, and fome part of the 

 roof formed for covering in. It will certainly 

 be one of the molt fuperb ftrufturcs in the 

 kingdom. 



ALnricd'l At Hodnnt, Mr. W. Adams, 

 jun. of Marchomley Wood, to Mifs Alice 

 Powell, of Marchomley ; and at Frees, Mj:. 

 Adams (father of the above W. Ad.i;ijs), to 

 Mrs. E. Walford, of Darlifton (fiik'' to the 

 above Mifs Powell). — On this occafion a 

 neighbour wrote the following lines : 

 " My grandfather is my f.ither, my fatlicr is 



my brother, 

 And the giil that I murricd Is fiftcr to my mo- 

 ther !" 

 At Prefton, Mr Thomas Swithinbank, of 

 Blackburn, to Mifs S.irah Sat'terthwa-te, of 

 Wood, near Hiwk{head. — Mr. John Binns, 

 of Cowlinj, V'or.kfture, to Mrs. S. Garth, of 

 Cadley. Tlic former being a widovicr with 

 twelve, and the latter a widow with fcven 

 children : they are now bleft v^'ith a family 

 of nineteen. 



At Uiverfton, Captain Cannon, of the (loop 

 James, to Mifs Garnet, daughter of Mr. G. 

 innkeeper. 



At Bebblngton, John Plumbc, cfq. of 

 Kingflcy, Chefhire, t.. Mifs AtherCon, daugh- 

 ter of the late j. A. efij. of Walton Hall, 

 rear Liverpool. 



At Wigin, Mr. Samuel Prince, of Man- 

 chefter, to Mifs Roby, 



At Manchcrter, Mr. Thomas Roberts, to 

 Mils Roberts,— Mr. James MuUalieu, to Mifs 



Sarah Chapman, daughter of Mr. C, dfShrig- 

 ley Fold, near Macclesfield. 



At Liverpool. James Crofbie, «fq. o( N'e- 

 theryctt, near Dumfries, to Mrs. Roberts, re- 

 lift of Mr. James R merchant. — Mr. Tlio- 

 mas Paul, of the White Lion inn, Chefter, 

 to Mifs Cooper, daughter of Mr. C. of the 

 Roffett, near that city.— .Mr. J. Smith, to 

 Mifs Stephens, both late of the Manchefter 

 theatre. 



At Blackburn, Mr. Wright, furgeon, of 

 Iluddersficld, to Mifs Bulcock, daughter of 

 T. Bulcnck, efq. of Norden Houfe. 



At Hindlcy, near Wigan, R. Rowbottom, 

 efq. to Mil's Lever, only daughter of James 

 L. efq. 



ZJiViV.J At Manchefter, Mrs. Young, wLt 

 ot Mr. Young, one of the managers ot the Man- 

 chefter tlicatre ; a l.idy of tlie ireft auiiabte 

 manncVs and fuperlative mental endowments, 

 r.mking among the foremsft of her profcfljon, 

 and univerlally admired us an adtrcfs, few 

 equalling, 3i;d ftill fewer excflling her. 

 Owing to this event, the theatrical amufe- 

 mcnts were fufpended —Mr. Joleph Jenkins. 

 —Mr. George Grlmfhaw. — Pilr. Henry Le- 

 ver, 17 Mr. Tate, confectioner.— Lieut. 



Col. Young, of the marines.— Mr. Ralph 

 Barber. 



At Liverpool, Mr. Wedgwood, 62.— Mifi 

 Sibcll.1 Corrigall, IG. — Mr. Thomas Clare.— 

 Mr. Thomas Woud, y;).— Mr. Huxley, of the . 

 Printers' Arms. — Mrs. Sarah Snioot, 96.— 



Sirs. Johnfon Mr. John Pavry.— Mr. W. 



B. Dicicins, mufician, Ion of Mr. D. fchool- 

 mafter. — Mr. Irving, wile of Mr. George I. 

 merchant. — Mr. John Ormc. — Mrs. Woods, 



65 Mils Lollcy, daughter of Mr, L. diftil- 



Icr, 18. 



At Blackburn, Mr. James White, ftamp 

 diflributor, o."!. 



At/,ancafter, fuddenly, Mr. Thomas Ralph, 

 plumper and glazier. 



At Summcr-hi!l, near Ulverfton, Captain 

 George Knott, of the firft Lancalhire mili- 

 tia, :>.\. 



A; Ulverfton, Mrs Jackfon, rclidt of Mr. 

 Richard J. 



At Aberdeen, whither he had gone tor the 

 recovery of his health, t'leRcv. James Smith, 

 late of the Affocia-.c Burgher congregation, 

 Bolton-ie-moors. During the Ihort period of 

 his miniftry, which was not' quite a ) ear, his 

 ])ublic and his pri;ate charaftcr alike contri- 

 buted to fecure the ati'cclion and efccem, not 

 only of his congreg.^tion, but of all his ac- 

 quaintance. His courfe was Aoit j but it a 

 ftridi anJ conftant regard to duty, an ardent 

 clefiic, accompanied by zealous endeavouis to 

 promote the bcft interefts of men, confer ho- 

 nour, it was truly honourable. 



At Orrell, near Wigan, Mr. R F. Ger- 

 man. 



Ac Ince, Mrs. Burrows, wife of Mr. B. 



At Jeacho, Toxtsth Park, Mrs. Vv'^ood- 

 ward, U;,'. 



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