1707.) 
Newark, and which ex:ends from the Upper 
Wear, to the Crankleys, in the par:{h of South 
Mufkham, have been lately completed. 
At Nottingham, laft year, were 101s bap- 
films, and 699 burials} of the former increafed 
ig, of the Jatter decreafed 360. 
Married.\ At Bingham, Lieut. Eminfon, 
16th L. D. toMifs Timm. At Rolleftone, 
W. Wylde, efg. of Southwell, to Mifs Ed- 
wards. 
Died.J}—At Nottingham, Mrs. Dennifon. 
wife of Robert Dennifon, efq. a refpeétable 
manufaéturer of that town. “Mr. J. Rigley, 
of Long Row. Mr. Little, an eminent fur- 
geon, and highly cficemed by his friends. 
Mr. Hervey, mathematical inftrument maker, 
Mrs. Calton, in Wheelereate. 
At Newark, Mr. J. Midgley, of the King- 
ftone arms inn. At Staunton, Mrs. E. Charl- 
‘ton, daughter of the late J. S. C.efq. At 
Newark, Mis. Cheales. At Arnold, Mr. 
Trewman. 
DERBYSHIRE, 
In the parifh of Tibfhelf, which does not 
contain 100 houfes, there, are now living be- 
tween 70 and 80 peifons, all of whom are up- 
wards of 60 years of age; among thefe, 4 have 
neatly reached the age of 100, 13 have paffed 
the age of $0, and 22 that of 7o. 
Dicd.]—At a very advanced aze, Sir Rob. 
Burdett, bart. of Foremark, who ferved the 
ofice cf high fheriff as long fince as 1738. 
W. Mather, efq. of Spondon. Mr. E. 
Morley, of Horfley, At Derby, 54, Mr. T. 
Hancock, At Weft-Hallam, 81, Mrs. Hand- 
ley. Mrs. Gardom, of Bubnell. Aged 73, 
Mr. T. Southern. Mr. W. Hopkinfon, of 
Derby. 
CHESHIRE. 
The works on the canal, extending from 
Beefton Brook to the Wirral branch of the 
Ellefmere Canal, near Chefter, and proceeding 
from thence to Liverpool, haye been lately 
completed ina mafterly ftyle of exccution, by 
Mr. FLETCHER. 
Married] Mr, J. Antrobus, of Elton Hall, 
to Mifs Jenkins, of Belgrave. At Hanthill, 
Mr. Vickers, of Dublin, to Mifs Dad, daughter 
of the late R. D.efq. Mr. T. Ryder, Marfton 
¥. to Mifs Bromfield, of Northwich. Mr. R. 
‘Leverfage, of Nantwich, to Mits Nixon. In 
Cheiter, Mr. W.C. Jones, printer, to Mifs L. 
Lumber. 
Died.| | At Altrincham, Mr. Widdens, fur- 
geon. Mr. fohn Tilftone, attorney, of Congle- 
ton. At Nantwich, Mr. Robinfon, many years 
_ daputy conftable, At Knutsford, aged 77, Mr. 
T.Morland. At Hargrave, aged 84, Mr. John 
Dod. In Chefter, aged, 76, Mrs. Newcomen. 
Mr. S. Platt. Mrs. Hail, of Crane-ftreet, 
SHROPSHIRE, 
At a late meeting of the inhabitants of 
Shrewfbury, to petition Parliament for an ex- 
emption trom the operation of the pending 
Poor Bill, the following declaration was made, 
and fanétioned by the unanimous affent of the 
meesting ; © that in the courfe of twelve years 
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fince the firft eftablithment of the poor houfes 
at Shrewfbury, the fum of 10,3501 13s. 6d. 
had been faved to the town by a reduction 
of the poor rates ; that, befides this fum, 20001. 
had been taken from the rates, and appro- 
priated to the building of Montford and Meole 
bridges ; and, alfo, that the firlt parochial levy 
for the navy, together with the fums requifite 
for defraying the charge of militia-men’s fae 
milies, had been expended from the fame 
fund—while, in the iame fpace of time, the 
poor rates of Manchefter; Norwich, Birming- 
ham, and other confiderable towns, had in- 
creafed to more than double the amount ”” For 
the particulars relative to this inftitution, we 
refer our readers to Mr. Woop’s pamphlets. 
Married.| J. James, efq. of Shrewfbury, ta 
Mifs Hughes, of Pontesford. At Shrewfburyy 
Mr. Roberts, mercer, to Mifs Davies. 
Die:.] At Shrewfbury, Mr. T. Sandford. 
Mr John Meredith. Mrs.-E. Edwards. Mrs. 
Taylor, of Crofs Hill. Mrs. Payton. 
At Ellefmere, Mr. Foulkes, furgeon. At 
the Hay, in Alveley, Mrs. Honora Glaze. At 
Shawbury, Mr. Hazledine. . At Whitchurch, 
Mrs. Weld. 
STAFFORDSHIRE. 
Married.|\—Mr. O Halil, to Mifs Good- 
win, both of Milford. W. Yates, efq. of 
Bury, to Mifs Robinfon, of Newcaftle. The 
rev. Mr. Catlow, of Betley, to Mifs Ford, of 
Newcaitle. 
Died J—At Litchfield, 68, alderman C., 
Robinfon. Aged 93, Mr. W. Deekin, late of 
Coton Hill. Aged gt, Mr. J. Thompfon, of 
the fame place. At Newcaftle, Mrs. Fenton. 
‘Same place, Mr. alderman Watkifs. Alfo 
Thomas Fenton, efq. fuddenly, at the age of 
73. Aged 83, widow Ridley. Aged 7, 
Mrs. Bourne. 
At Tixall, the hon. lady Smythe, of Aton 
Burnell, Shropfhire. At High-Owen, 75, 
Mis. Parkes, 
At Staffo‘d, 29, Mifs F. Fernyhough. 
At Aldridge, Mrs. Wakeman. At Wefte 
‘Bromwich, Mr. Bailey Brett. In the Friary, 
Litchfield, after a lingering illnefs, Mrs. John 
Norbury, wife of the rev. J. G.N. and moft 
defervedly lamented by her family and friends. 
Mr. John Wood, of Brown-hills, near Bur~ 
flern, whofe death was attended by the fellow= 
ins melancholy circumftances +—- Mr. Oli« 
ver, a refpectable furgeon and _apothe» 
caiy, of Burflem, had for a confiderable time 
paft entertained a ftrong attachment for Mifs 
Wood ; but the connedtion on fome account 
being difagreeable to the family, Mr. Wood 
fome time fince forbad Mr. Q. to enter his 
houfe. Mr. O. could not bear with patience 
this rude behaviour and difappointment, and 
refolving to feek. fatisfaction, he went to oan 
W’s houie early on Friday morning, the 27t 
of January, before Mr. W. was up, and lent 
ons of the fervants to fay, that he, Mr. Oliver, 
withed to fpeak with Lim. Mr. W. immee— 
diately dreffed himfelf, went down into his 
counting houfe, and fent his slerk into the 
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