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Cambridgshire — Norfolk. 



[Sept. T, 



with the celebrated Ls-.vden, who then re- 

 fidud nt Walton, j village near Peterborough. 

 At th;s ptrio'l Mr. Wel^oh was an ible cor- 

 rcfponilent in Miftin's Magazine, Turntr's 

 Exercilcs, the Ladies' Diary, and other perio- 

 dical publications, pai t of uhich is dsvotej 

 to the.-fdlucion of math^'matical problems. 

 One o;' the ijueftions Mr. Weilon tiicii prupo- 

 fed (See L.Tlies' Diary, 17.i8, oi Hutton's 

 Di.irian JMilcellany, vol. .S, p. 64,) was (o 

 abftrufe ard difficult, that the only perfons 

 wJio attempted to fKi^'o. it were Landen and 

 Sinipfon. Mr. ^\ ellon v. as not lefs noted for 

 hi» (kill in writin<; an ndniirablc hand, than 

 for his diligence and fidelity as a te:u:her, and 

 his actjuircmcots as a naathcriiatician : and fo 

 little was his conlUtutiou dtrccted by tlie ad- 

 vances ol lime, that at eiiiiity yc.irs o;' age 

 his writing was as marterly as when he \\as in 

 iwa prime of liie. Mr. Wcilon had a very 

 extenii.e and accurate knowledge of the theo- 

 ry of mufic, and fuch ikill and judgment in 

 the pracHce of it as a vocsl pcriormer, as 

 lon_. rendered him tli« delight of every fcf- 

 tiv! ij'urd he. attended. This qualification, 

 unitefl witllhis gener.il knovviedje and viva- 

 city, an<l a riih fund of genuine humour, 

 made his (JDciety eeurt-^d by all whu knew 

 hiuii ar.d.who h;ut fenfc enough to augment 

 hy his means " the iiiJii\ of reafon, ind tht 

 flow of foul." 



■■ V CAMBRJOGESHIRK. 



The new turnpike road from Cambridge |o 

 the New Noith RoaJ is likely to be foon com- 

 pleted. Lord H.irdwicke has lately fublcribed 

 CyW)\. in addition to his former large fubfcrip- 

 tion, ahil other Aims are cxpcSed to be lub- 

 /'cribeJ for the purpofe. 



Application is intended to be made to par- 

 liament for aib for inclofing- the commons 

 and wafti- grounds in tire rcfpeCtii-e parifties of 

 Landbeach, Steeple, Morden, and in that of 

 S: Aildrew the Leis, commonly called Barn- 

 well in the town of Cambridu;e. 



M,'riiiJ.\. At Cinibridge, Mr. Stephen 

 Pryor, to Mifs bmith, oi' Welt Wtathing. 



At Milton, the Hcv. Charles Pine Coffin, 

 of Eaft Down, Devon, to Mi:i Charlotte 

 Kn'ght, fecond daughter cf Samuel K. , cf<q. 



At Cheftcrtqn, Lieut Alexander Apderfon, 

 of tlie roval iparines, to iMrs. Denpon, reli£t 

 of Ciptajn Q. 



£),frf.] At Shelfbrd, Louifa, the wife of 

 Charles Wale, ffq. Lieut.eol. of tlie (ijtii re- 

 gime!. t of foot. 



At How's iloufe, Mr Richard Ihirvey. 



At .Soham, Mr. Edward Cooper, .i:!. 



At Wentw'ortti, in the lAe of Ely, Mr. 

 Mi-haei Grand. 



Ai Cambridije, Mr. Gvoige Smith, of the 

 Harp puldic houfc. Kavinij formerly been a 

 vaj-'goner he was carriijd tq the grive agreea- 

 bly to his own requelt by fix waggoner^ in 

 fmock fi*:ks. 



NORTHAMPTON SHIRE. 



MenieJ I At I'ltsford, Richard Clarke, 

 eftj. of the third draj;ov>n jjuarJs, tj Fiiilipp^ 



only daughter and heirefs of the late Rev. G, 

 Tymms, of Uallington. 



bled.] AtOundle,aged87, William Walcot, 

 M.D. who afted for many years as a niagli- 

 tratc and deputy lieutenant for this county. 

 He was formerlv of lefus college, Cambridge ; 

 M.B. 1742, M.D 1747. He has bequeathed 

 legacies to the following perfons, which wcfc 

 paid to them tlic day after his death -.-r-T* 

 his houfekeeper, 501. a-year ; lo his footman, 

 .VII. a-year; to his coachman, 201. a-year; 

 and 1001. in calh to each of them ; to his gar- 

 dener, 2001. ; to li<3 fervent maids, who late- 

 ly entered hi; fervice, 101 each, and double 

 mourning ; lo his barber, ."jl j to his tailor, 

 101 5 to his blackhnith, 10. ; and to feverVi 

 fervaiits who had fornierlv lived with a him, 

 hi each. 



At Abington Lodge, Mr. Kawkes. 



At St, Martin's Stamford Baron, Mr. Stan- 

 ton, 72— Mr. Be'.ts, late mafter of the 

 Coich and Horfes Inn. 



At Peterborough, Mr. John Miller, fur- 

 gcon, 4a. 



At Ngrthampton, Mrs. Gooding, relift of 

 Mr. G., 9J. — Mii Ann Wykes, widow ox 

 Mr. Thomas W., (J2. 



At V-rwcil, near Wansford, Mrs. Pcake, 

 45. 



Ac JTowccfter, Mrs. Margaret Worley, 

 79 



At Zaft Haddon, Mr. WilH.un Garrett. 



NORrOLK. 



The annual meeting and fcllival, cftabliihcd 

 by Thomas Wm. Coke, clq. for the encourage- 

 ment of Agriculture (the firJl of fciences aii4 

 fource of commerce) and for promoting more 

 particularly the improvement of live l>ock, in 

 thiiCounty, commenced on the 2'.yd ci^ June. 

 Thecomjany te^an to aflemble at Hcdki«ani- 

 ball about ten o'clock, and were introduced 

 to Mr. Cuke, wlio, attended by his numerous 

 vilitors, foon after prc»eeded on horfeback to 

 Mr. Wridiht's farm, at Longlands, in the 

 Park ; where fcveral implements of huftandry 

 were exhibited. MelVrs. Cotdwell and Biew- 

 fter's machine for drcfling corn, was very 

 much approved of, and eunlidered a mechani- 

 cal imptovenicnt u( real utility. Mr. Shep- 

 hard, of Chippenham, exhibited a cultivator; 

 Mr. Balls, an irriy.itor ; ami MefTrs. Mather 

 and Browne, a ehalV cutting machine. — A 

 dibblinjj; macliine from London was condemned 

 as iraptrfed^. Mr. iMoney Hill, of Water- 

 den ; Mr R.e:ve, ofWighton; Mr Georrc, 

 of Dunttan ; Mr. Pur,lie, of Egmere ; Mr. 

 Davis, of Burnham; and Mr H, Bljth, of 

 Byrnham, Aewed for^e capital Southdown 

 fliearling wether>in tlicir wool ior the prizes. 

 Ah. Uakes, of Burnham, alio (hewed a South- 

 down wether, but being a two - ftiear, 

 " as ineligible for the prize. Mr. Reeve 

 ihewed two fine Leiceftcr ihearling rams in 

 their wool, and fever.d pens of Southdowa 

 thpaves (ewe ho^gects). Mr. Johnfon, 

 of Kempllon, fliewed a pen of Leicefter- 

 theuvcs, un^l Mr. Molely, a Suftblk boar, for 



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