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It is worthy, however, of remark, that a 
correfoondent of Mr. BLANcHaARp’s York 
Ch-onicle maintains,- that the corporation are 
obliged; by virtue of their original licence, 
granted by King Richard TI, authoriGing them. 
to purchafe lands, of the annual value of tool. 
écc, tor the purpofe, tu Keep in conftant re- 
pair the bridges of Oufe and Fofs; alleging, 
that the value of the rents have gradually. in- 
creafed, and that the bridges being well built, 
of ftone, have not called for fo large an expen- 
diture in repairs ; that the fufds originally appro- 
priated to the repairs of the bridges, have been 
confolidated with the other corporate funds, and 
‘a number of falaries out of them allowed to the 
lord mayor, and the corporate iervants, to defray 
the expences of entertainments, &c. 
A fund is about to be rai‘ed in Hull, for the 
purpofe of lending fmall fums of money, and 
otherwife affifting poor tradef{men, of refpedcta- 
ble ciaraéter. ona plan fimilar to that eftablifh- 
ed by Dean Swift, in Dublin. 
In Sheffield, laft year, were 447 marriages, 
1536 baptifms, and 1260 burials. 
In Hull were 533 marriages, 525 baptifms, 
and 629 burials. 
Married.|—At Hull, Mr. E. Dymoke, to 
Mifs M. Binge. Mr. S. Priefiley, of Leeds, to 
Mifs Jones, of Caernarvon. 
Died |—At Leeds, Mr. Topham. | Mrs. 
Wiifon, Mr J Aiquth. Mr. T. Hardefty. 
Mr. B. Waugh. Mrs. Hindle. Mr. J. Law- 
rence. Mr. J. Hartley. 
Near Leeds, Mr R. Wright. Mrs. Smith. 
Mrs E. Rhodes; endeared to her friends by 
the meeknefs of her temper, the pleafantry of 
her converfation, and the confifiency of her 
deportment. — ae es 
At Hull, aged 64, Mrs. Bramwall, Aged 
35, Mr. Brookes. Mrs, Buttery. Mrs. Hel- 
Jand. Mrs. Taylor. Mrs. E. Jennings. Mr. T. 
Lee, fesool-mafter: his mother dying a few 
‘weeks before, had left the whole of her propeity 
to anothe perfon, which affected him to fuch a 
degree, that he fell into an incurable melan- 
choly, which occafioned his death. Near Hull, 
“Mrs. Cornelius. 
_ At Doneafter, Mrs. Needham. Of an apo- 
ple@ic fit, Mrs. Lifter. Suddenly, Mr. A. 
Jenkinfon: a few days before, his grandfon, a 
boy at fchool, dropped down dead, when playing 
with his {chool-f.llows, without evincing any 
previous fymptoms of indifpofition. Mrs, Ar- 
nold, a few weeks after the death of her huf- 
band. 
At Searborough, the rev. J. Hewetfon, cu- 
vate. Aged 63, Mrs. E. Kirby. Myr. P. 
Mackintoth. 
At Whitby, Mr. A. Burn. 
At York, aged 54, Mr. J. Hudfoa. 

turned the oid bridge, in the year 1564, when, 
in conf quen-e of a fudden thaw fucceeding to 
4 fevere troft and fnow, two arches were b:oken 
down, 12 houfes, erected on the bridge, were 
overthrown, and 12 per(ons, in confequence, fel] 
into the river, and were drowned, rakes: 
York/bire... Lincolnfhi re..Nottinghamfbire. 
. Market-Deeping. 
[Feb. 
At Malzon, Mr. J. Dale. Mrs. Cotes, of 
Shipton. Near Sheritf-Hutton, W. Hardwicke, 
efq. Mrs. Cowderoy, of Patrick Brompton. 
At Mirfield, Mrs. Walker. Mrs. Lucas, of 
Huddersfield. Near Barnfley, Mr. Day. 
At Heiderwell, the rev. J. Robinfon, curate ; 
in high eftimation among his parifhioners, for 
the propriety of his conduét, and his clofe,at- 
tention to religious duties. At Eryholme 
Place (N. R.) Mrs..Maynard. Mr. Atkin- 
fon, of Thorp, near Almondbury. Near Ep- 
worth, Mr. R. Peat, a friend of the puor, Art 
Wighill, Mrs. Salter. 
Mrs. Parker, of Halifax, amidft the la- 
mentations of the numerous poor, te whom 
fhe was a liberal benefaétrefs. At Barnfley, 
Mr. R. Hilton. Near Barnfley, Mifs S. Gar- 
lick, A. Balme, efq. of Braifosl. Mifs H: 
Sitspfon, of Beverley. 
At Sheffield, Mr. J. Hawkfworth. Mrs, 
Bramhall. Mr. T. Roome. Mr. P. Juftice. 
Mifs Bower. Mr R. Spurr, of an unblemifhed 
character, miid in his-manners, and regular in 
his moral conduct. Mr. W. Hale. 
LINCOLNSHIRE. 
At the laft quarter-fefiions, held at Bourn, 
for the parts of Kefteven, Jofeph Tye, a black- 
_fmith, was tried on a charge of uttermg fedie 
tious exprefions, damning the. King, in public 
company, and afjerting that kings are. of no ufey 
&c. He was adjudged to folitary confinement, 
in Lincoln jail, for the fpace of 12 months ; no 
perfon being permitted to vifit him, uplefs the 
turnkev, to bring him his victuals; and at the 
expiration of that time to enter into recogni- 
zance, himfelf in tccl. and-two fureties in 50). 
each, for his future good behaviour. 
The earl of Exeter has juft completed two 
threfhing machines, on anew principle, each of 
which is competent to threfh 30 quarters or 
wheat daily, with a power adequate to that oF 
two horfes or oxen. 
Married. \—Mr.. W. Oftler,: attorney, te 
Mifs Lely, daughter of Mr. L. attorney, of 
Grantham. : 
Died.J—At Lincoln, Mr. W. Ritchenman. 
Aged 75, Mrs. Banks, Aged 35, Mr. S. 
Wright. 
Near Grantham, aged 21, Mifs E. Whalley. 
At Horbling, aged 73, Mr. T. Hardy. At 
Burgate, aged ror, Mr. J. Stowers. At 
Spilfby, Mrs. S. Enderby. Mr. Goodall, of - 
At Ajford, Mr. R. Flint. 
At Blatherwick, aged 7o, the rev. E. Owen, 
rector of Scuthwick, near Oundle, Northamp- 
ton. At Bofon, Mrs. C. Lindfey, wife-of 
the hon. and rev. C. L. and only daughter of 
TY, Feydell, efq. M. P. for that borough. 
"At Stamford, with the ferenity and fortitude 
of a Chriftian, Mrs. Peat, wife of Mr. P. 
printer of the Sramrorp Mercury. Mrs. 
Young. Aged So, Mis. G, Allen, fifter of 
Mr. alderman A. bebe. 
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. 
The works for improving the navigation of 
that branch of the river Trent which runs by 
eee | Newarly 
