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clerk to the eompany, in which situation 
he acquired a handsome fortune, and in 
which he continued nearly balfa century. 
Having married a lady of good fortune, he 
retired early from the practice of the law, 
which he resigned to his brother, Mr. John 
Sparrow. Mr. Sparrow gained the interest 
of Lord Stafford in the county, and was by 
his influence appointed receiver-general of 
the salt duties for the county of Stafford, 
which he held many years, until the salt 
dutics were put under the commissioners of 
excise. Soon after he discontinued prac.- 
tising as an attorney, he became an active 
magistrate, and was many years ago cho- 
sen chairman of the session, in which he 
continued till obliged by infirmities to re- 
tire. On this occasion the magistrates, to 
shew a due sense of his conduct, agreed to 
have his portrait painted for the county 
hall. Mr.S. had by his wife two daughters, 
one of whom, who died young, was the 
first wife of James Macdonald, esq. M.P. 
for Colne. The canal which Mr. Sparrow 
had so great a share in promoting, was 
formed into shares of 2001]. each, which 
have lately been sold for 1900). per share. 
No man, perhaps, had a more extensive 
knowledge of canals and their separate in- 
terests, than Mr. Sparrow, and he was 
eften.consulted by persons who were in- 
clined to embark ‘in speculations of that 
kind.] ; 
WARWICKSHIRE. 
Married.) James Guest, jun. esq. of 
Birmingham, to Miss Martha Whitworth, 
of Hornsey.— At Birmingham, William 
Johns, M.D. to Miss Mary Blakemore.—J. 
Churchill, esq. of Birmingham, to Miss A. 
Rolf, of Westbury.—Mr. W. Ward,of Oak- 
lands, to Miss C. Brentnall, of "Falkner 
Lodge, near Birmingham. i “A Simcoe, 
esq. to Miss A. Palmer, of Moseley —Mr. 
W. Statton, of Clifton Gonippale) to Miss 
Hull, of Wanton. 
Died.] At Coventry, 6B, F. Perkins, 
esq. one of the aldermen ; he "had been four 
. times mayor. 
At Atherstone, Elizabeth, -wife of Wil- 
liam Freer, esq. much lamented. 
SHROPSHIRE, 
Married] Mr. H. Geary, to Miss L. 
Harris, both of Shrewsbury. — Mr. G. 
Goodwin, of Ironbridge, to Miss M.*A. 
Manuel, of Shrewsbury.—-The Rev. J. 
Williams, B.D. rector of Llandensant, to 
Miss Frances Lloyd, of the Stone House, 
Shrewsbury.— Mr. Meredith, of West- 
bury, to Miss A. Poole, of Wellington.— 
Mr. E. Lloyd, to Miss E. Tomkies, both 
oi Ellesmere. Mr. S. Reynolds, to Miss 
M. Smart, both of Wellington—Mr. J. 
Hodgkiss, to Miss A. Moore, of Welling- 
ton.—Mr. R. Ireland, of Wem, to Miss 
Keay, of Shenton Villa. . 
Pied.) At Shrewsbury, 67, Mrs. Pear- 
Warwickshire.--. Herefordshire, 
[March J,. 
son, much respected.—In the Abbey Fore- 
gate, 64, Mr. Chilton—Mr, S. Steele. 
Mr. Wilcox, sen.—In Mardel, Mr. T. 
Chadwick.—60, Mrs. 8. Jones. 
At Whitchurch, 77, Mrs. 
Thomas. 
At Wenlock, 71, Mrs. M. Griffiths, de- 
servedly respected—45, Mr. W. Mason, 
—75, Mrs. S. Mason, greatly respected. 
At Bridgnorth, 32, Mr. F. Walker.— Mrs. 
Baylis. 
At Chapel-house, Wistanstow, 70, Mr. 
T. Hughes, deservedly - lamented (At 
Styche, Mrs. Clive, wife of William C. 
esq.—At Doddington, 63, John Knight, 
esq.—At Harley, 63, Mrs. J. Crowther, 
highly respected. 
WORCESTERSHIRE. 
A meeting of the occupiers and land- 
owners of this county, lately took place, 
E. Isaac, esq. in the chair; when a series 
of resolutions were proposed, after an elo- 
quent speech, by J. Richards, esq. and 
seconded by Mr. Spooner. They attributed 
the real causes of the agricultural distress 
‘“€ to excessive taxation, and the fraud and 
injustice committed by the changes in the 
value of money.” 
Married.) Mr. H. Deighton, of Worces- 
ter, to Miss A. Devey, of Wribbenhall.— 
Robert Berkeley, jun. esq. of Spetchley, 
to Miss H. S. Benfield.—Charles Harwood, 
of Stourbridge, to Miss A. Moxam, of 
Bromyard. 
Died.) At Droitwich, 62, Richard Lang- 
ford, esq. many years inaster of Haydon- 
square academy. 
At Maddresfield, Mr. W Baylis. 
HEREFORDSHIRE. 
A petition from the laud-owners, farmers, 
and traders residing in or near Ross, has 
lately been forwarded te the House of Com- 
mous.. The petition expressed the firm 
opinion of the petitioners, that the imme- 
diate cause of the evil complained of lies in 
that Act of Parliament, which, in fact, tri- 
pled the value of money, compared with the 
price of produce, and, by leaving the taxes 
unreduced and contracts unmodified, tri- 
pled taxation, and disturbed and violated 
all existing contracts. The petitioners 
therefore prayed that Parliament would 
interfere to rectify all contracts according 
(othe alteration in the value of money ; 
that it would abolish all sinecures and 
grants, all pensions not fully merited by 
real public services; that it would reduce 
the army, all salaries and the civil list; re- 
sume all grants of crown-lands, houses and 
mines, not paying full and adequate rents ; 
appropriate to the public use the revenues 
of all beneficed non-resident clergymen ; 
and reduce the interest of the national 
debt—so that taxation may be brought 
down to one-third of its present amount.* 
* We earnestly recommend the conduc- 
tors 
Martha 
