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sin, ahd, in general, “et remarkably 
ealthy end contented, In ‘this populous 
parish, the poor rates are fower than in almost 
any other large tewn in the kingdom. ‘The 
great bulk of the money colle&ted by the 
“poor rates is expended in allowances to the 
out-poor, which require a sum little short of 
70001. per annum, 
"The respective proprietors of the Duke of 
Bridgewater’s canal, and. of the. Leeds and 
Liverpool canal, have at length agreed to 
unite the two by extending the Leeds and 
Liverpool from Wigan to Leigh. This great 
undertaking wil} be of immens¢ advantage to 
the towns of Liverpool and Manchester, as 
well as to the manufacturers and other inha- 
bitants on the line, on account of the cheap- 
hess and facility which will then agtend the 
transmit of goods of every description between 
’ the first manufacturing town, and the second 
sea-port in the British empire. . There are 
enly seven miles to cut, 
Married.) At Manchester, Mr, Benjamin 
Gibson, to miss Charlotte Peele, daughter of 
Laurence P. es 
At Lancaster, the Rev. P. S. Charrier, “ 
senting minister, to Miss Paget. 
At Bury, Mr. Ledward, of Liverpool, to 
Miss Ortt, daughter of the Rev. Richard O. 
At Liverpool, Mr. S. Samuel, of Mant 
chester, to Miss C. Yates, daughter of Mr. 
Y. esgraver. This is‘ the third brother 
married to a third sister.—R. Clowes, esq. 
to Miss Foulkes, daughter of -the late Bromi- 
ficld B.-¢sq.——Captain James Smith, to Miss 
‘Smith., 
Jobn, son of Richard Cardwell, esq. 
Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Birley, vie 
of Blackburn. 
At Winwick, Mr. J. Woods, jun. of Liver- 
pool, to Miss Frances Ana Barlow, niece to 
the Rey, Mr. B. . 
At Blackburn, Thomas Carr, esq, of that 
place, to Miss Alicia Chew, of Billington. 
At Middleton, Joseph Wrigley, esq. of 
Gigg, near Bury, to Miss Whitworth. 
At Oldham, Abraham Milne, esq. of Shaw, 
to Miss Ann Crompton, daughter of Abel C. 
esq. of Rush Croft. 
Died.] At Prescot, aged:27, Mrs. Rich- 
mal Bispham, wife of Mr. Thomas B. Her 
memory will live long in the remembrance 
of her family, and her death will be lamented 
by her relatives and friends with no common 
feelings of sorrow and regret. 
At Lancaster, Mrs. ‘Topping.—-Mr. John 
Hartley, an out: pensioner of Chelsea hospital, 
85.—Mr. William Addison, father of Robert 
‘ A. eaq. of Cockerham-hall, 64. —Mrs. Wil- - 
son, 6Y. 
At Skerton, near Lacie, Mr. George 
Skerton, officer of excise, 74. 
Ac Liverpool, Mr. William Handley, 36. 
e~Mr. Richard Norris, 25.—Mrs. Long, 82. 
—Mr. jokn Proctor, of the customs, 36.— 
Mrs. Hardy, 41.—Mr, Charles Savage, 37.— 
Mr. W. Hoston, 38,—Mrs. Freme, 75.0 Mr. 
Cheshireeammmepbgshire. 
’ 
Nt [Jan. 1, . 
Thomas Crane, 60.—Mrs. Gregson, wife of 
Mr. G. and grand-daughter of George Leigh 
esq. of Sughterington, Cheshire. © © 
At Blackburn, Mrs, Chippendall, relict of 
Thomas C€. esq. 
At Toxteth Park, near Liverpool, Med. 
Mercer, wife of Mr. M. surgeon and daughtet 
of Mr. James Whittle, of Aadericle; near 
Manchester, 38, 
At Runcorn, Mr. Robert Jannion. 
At Oak Hill, near Mancliester, Mrs. Sanit, 
wife of Samuel S. eaq. 
At Clarkesfield, near Oueaee Mrs. Lees, 
wife of James L: esq. 4 
At Preston, Mrs. Scott, wité of Mr. Henry 
S. of the White Lion inn. 
At Ribchester Bridge, aged 80, Richard 
Carradice ; who, seventy-seven years since, 
lost his sight by the small-pox. In the year 
1798, when in his 70th year, he walked 
from Blackburn to Porchester, in Hampshire, 
‘upwards of two hundred miles to visit his son, 
and pushed a hand-cart before him all the 
way. A very short time before his death he 
‘could contrive to thread the smallest needles. 
At Manchester, Mr. Philip Adolphus Rost, 
a native of Dresden in Saxony, formerly 
clerk to Messrs. Green; Byfield, and Co. 49, 
—Richard’ Clough,’ esq. anners the * 
most unassuming and-inoffensive, was united 
a spirit of active benevolence ; particularly 
towards his numerous relations, by whom he. 
Was regarded as a common’ facher,.” In his 
extensive commercial concerns,’ his integrit 
and scrupilous observance of: his enteqe irae, 
insured him general respect and sine 
Mr, William Radford, 45. 
CHESHIRE. ' 
Married] “At Chefter; Mr. Edward Evans, 
to Mifs ‘ann Otmes, fecond daughter’ of 
Mr. Thomas O. late of Ecclefton. , 
At Aftbury, the Rev. Hugh Williams, of 
Stone, to Ellen, third dawghter of the Tate 
Thomas Carcwright; : a of Ola Houfe 
Green. 
Died] At Chriftletom, the Rev: Thomas 
Moftyn, reétor of Chriftieton, ‘one ‘of the — 
prebendaries, and (ub-dean of Chefter cathe- 7 
dral, and uncle to Sir Thomas Moftyn, of 
Moftyn, in the county of Flint’ 
At Chefter, Mr. Nath; Derek of thie 
caftle. 
Act Darnhall, Thomas Corbetr, efq. 79. 
DERBYSHIRE. 
Married.] At Morley, Mr. Richard All- 
fop, to Mifs Patience Shaw. 
At Heanor, Mr. B. Cartwright, of Not 
tingham, to Miss Holmes. 
Died.] At Biggin, “Mrs, Ruth Roath, 
wife of Mr. John R 
At Stanton by Bridge, Mr. Cooper. 
At Duffield, Mr. William Baggaley, 26.’ 
At Etwall, Charles Morley, $4. He lott 
his fight in bits youth frem the {mall-pox, 
and received benefit from Etwall hofpital 
fixty-eight years, being appointed a member 
‘of, that charity in 1740; and continued in 
hie 
