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Marrkd.] At tht Friends' Meeting-house, 
Mr, R. L)arlny, of Coalbrook. Dale, to Miss 
Maria Sorton, of Chester. 
Ac Bridgnorth, Joseph SparkeSj esq. to 
Mab"!, vvhiowof the lace Thomas Haslevvood, 
>£Sq. of Bridgnorth. 
Ar Clungunford, John Wingfield, esq. of 
Onslow, eldest son of Rowland V/ingheld,esq. 
of the Hall, near Shrewsbury, to Mary Anne, 
<anly daughter of the Rev. John Rocice, of 
Clangunord Parle. To manifest their joy on 
this union, and their respect for the tv/o fa- 
sr.iHes, several tradesmen of Shrewsbury illu- 
jninated their shops with great brilliancy, and 
on. Sc. John's hlil a bonfire was kindled. 
Mr Toiiikins, to Miss Minect, both of 
Oswestry. 
Died j At Ba* lucre Park, in the 78th year 
of his age, Bichard Whitworth, esq. an acting 
magistrate f-r the counties of Salop and Staf¬ 
ford ; formerly a representative tor the bo¬ 
rough of Stafford in two successive parlia- 
jaent-s 
III the 88th year of his age, Mr. Joshua 
Eddowes, an eminent and long-established 
iookseiler and printer 
Mrs. Whiston., of Shrewsbury, 81. 
The l\ev. J. Lutener, A. B. curate of 
Ludlow, and incumbent o.^ Bradshaw, 47. 
Lieur J. G. Mardri, of the royal artillery, 
son of the Rev George .Martin, of Great 
Chess, 2?. 
At Stoke-hottse, Mrs. Green, relict of the 
late Dr. Green, of xAshford-hall, near Lud¬ 
low. 
Mr. George Nicholls, of the Windmill 
Farm, near Madeley. 
Mrs. Weaver, of Build was. 
M rs. Goodwin, of Jackfieid. 
Mrs. Mansell, of Princess-street, Shrews- 
iury. 
At hia house on the Wyle-Cop, in Shrews¬ 
bury, Mr. WiJt^m Hitclicock, jun. land- 
auTveycr, 36. His death was occasioned by 
the explosion of a qaiantity of inflammable 
gas, which by some accident became inixrd 
With atmospheric air in the gasometer. The 
jnomenc it was kindled it went otf with a 
teport equal to that of a cannon, and blew 
him down on the back of his head with such 
violence as to produce a concussion, which 
terminated in matter on the brain, and an 
«.Xtravasation of blood into the chest and 
lungs, wliich last, on dissection, were to¬ 
tally black from infused blood into the hair 
Ceils and incipient- mortification. His e.xpe- 
riment was intended to exhibit to his family, 
and several of hrs frieilds, an appearance like 
the tail of the comet, 
WARWICKS.SIR E. 
The Birmingham Musical Festival was 
productive beyond expectation, the receipts, 
including donations, have exceeded 66001. 
To the Right Hou. Lord Bradford, the pre¬ 
sident, and to the great assemblage of Nobi¬ 
lity and Gentry who attended the meeting, 
charity h much indebted. The fpilow- 
Ing were the gross receipts or the respectlra 
days;-« 
J'P'eJnesdav, 
Taken at the Church 
Collection at ditto.. 
At the Theatre . ..« 
At the Ball • * • , . 
2‘2$ 1.3 
449 
524 19 6 
70 7 0 
rf, 
6 
11 6 
Thuriddy. 
Taken at the Church 1330 10 0 
Collection at ditto., 297 14 6 
At the Theatre ... « 791 7 0 
At the Ball ...t*.. 148 8 0 
1270 13 & 
2587 19 $ 
i'naLiy. 
Taken at the Church 1334 0 0 
Collection at ditto.. 283 2 3 
At the Theatre ... . 904 18 6 
At the Ball . 79 9 0 
-- 2651 0 
Profit on Books sold, about .... 170 O Cl 
6680 2 9 
Birmingham was never visited by more fa¬ 
milies o-f the first distinction than during the 
iate Musical Festival. 
Married ] Mr. Wlgston, to Miss Marriott, 
both of Co ventry. 
The Rev. T. Davis, dissenting minister, 
of Coventry, to .Miss New, ot Evesham. 
Mr. J. ii.anks, to Miss Sarah Hdl, of Bir» 
mingham. 
Mr. Joshua Jowett, of la^ndon, to Sarah, 
third daughter of Mr. P. Kempson, of Sir- 
mingham. 
Ac Meriden, Mr. Richard Yeo, to Mks 
.Ann Reader. 
Mr. fohn Cox, bookseller, of Stratford- 
upon Avon, to Miss Ssnith, of Aldminstcr. 
.At Edgbaston, Mr. Edward Thompson, to 
Miss Susannah May cock 
At Marton, Mr Cliarlss Perry, of Birming¬ 
ham, to Elizabeth, youngest daughter of the 
late Mr. William Lole, of Barnacle. 
Mr. Thomas Kniglit, of Birmingham, to 
Miss Rebecca Powell, of Solihull, 
Mr. J. Haughton, to Miss $.hort, of Tip- 
ton. 
Mr, W. James, to Mrs. E. Chattock, of 
Alvcchurch. 
Died.~^ Aged 66, Mra Pont, wife of Mr, 
Pont, of Ruil-street, Hinningham. 
Mr. Thomas Howell, watch-rnanufacturer^ 
of Coventry. 
i-n his 49ch year, Mr. John Pane, of th€ 
Lamp Tavern, Birmingham, 
inher47Lh year, Mrs, Turner, wife of 
Mr. John Turner, of DuJdeston row, Bir¬ 
mingham. 
In the 79th year of his age, the Rev, 
Joseph Rann, M. A. vicar of tne Holy Tri- 
nicy, Coventry. 
in hisS'^d year, Mr. Thomas Lloyd, fourth 
son of Charles Lloyd, e»q. of this town. 
Mrs. 
