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arlour, with the money to difcharge a {mall 
bill he owed Mr. . Oliver Mr, Oliver, 
however, informed the clerk, that the 
bufinefs he had to fettle muft-be done with 
Mr. Wood himfeif;. the. clerk immedi- 
ately delivered this meffage to his matter, who 
wentto Mr. O. when the latter prefented his 
bill, and foon after pulled out a brace of piftols 
from his pocket, while Mr. W.’s back was 
turned; the clerk fecing them, afked, what 
thofe were for? At that moment. Mr. W. 
turned towards My. O. who inftantly levelled 
cone pifto! at Mr. W. and the other at himfelf: 
that pointed at Mr. W. immediately went off, 
and thot him through the body. The clerk 
then knocked the other piitol out of his hand, 
before it was difcharged.—-Mr. Wood 
exclaimed, ‘6 Sir, you have killed me!” 
Mr. Oliver replied,  It-is what I in- 
tended.?? The family being alarmed, a fur- 
-geon was fent for; Mr.O. told them it was 
ufelefs, as Mr. W. would be‘ dead man in 
“and I too,’ faid Mr. Oliver, 
é< fhall be dead before [ leave this room ;”?— 
at that inftant he put fomething into his mouth, 
which it appeared afterwards was poifon ; but 
this fecond attempt to ceftroy himfelf was 
fruftrated ; for although it made him extremely 
ill, yet the dofe being too flrong,- he threw it 
off his dtomach.—-Mr. Wood languifhed till the 
following Monday, when he expired. Myr. O. 
was comrnitted to Stattord jail. 
; LEICESTERSHIRE. 
Fifty pounds were lately prefented to the 
Leicefter Infirmary, by a young lady, being the 
fum tendered to her as a confideration for with- 
drawing a proceeding in the Spiritual Court, for 
feandel, againft another iady. 

An application is intended to Parliament,s, 
for powers to extend the line. of the Athby 
Canal, from Athby Wolis to the river Trent, 
at Burton, and from thence to conimunicate 
with the rivers Trent and-Mer‘ey, at Shotzail ; 
and: alo to alter and amend the prefent Aihby 
Canal, fo far as relates to thaie branches of 
it which extend from Athby Wolds to the 
_ Lime. Works, at Ticknell and Cloudhill. This 
-eanal continues to p.oceed with a fpwit of 
-attention, &c,) highly creditable to its con- 
- duciors. 
5 MMarried.) » At the collegiate church, Man- 
- ehefter, Mr. Samuel Coltman, of Nicholas Street, 
Aeiccfier, to Mils Smith, daughter of-the late 
George, S,.efq. of :Manchefter. At Leiceiter, 
oMr. Hillier,, of the Roxburgh dragoons to 
Mits Gipifon, ofthe Dolphin. Same place, John 
~MansfGcid, jun. efg. of. Birftall Houfe, one of 
the partners in the LercesrTeER Bank, to Mifs 
Ward, of Thorney Abbey, in Cambridgefhire, 
At Banbury, the rey. J. Lane, of Hinckley, 
“to Mits.A. Dury, of B. 
» Atthe Cape of Good. Hope, Capt. Waer 
Ruding, fon of Waltcr Ruding, efq. of Weft- 
gotes, near Leicefter, to Mifs J. Smith, daugh- 
fer ot the late G. S. efq. of Madras. 
» At Leicefter, Capt. Thornton, .ef the 17th 
eke D, to Mifs Spooner, of the Blue Bell inn, 
diber nate iB 
ah Lcicefter iw. Rutland... Cambridge... Northampton. 
-Lumbert. 
feb. 
At Gretna Green, Mr. T. Farmer, furgeon, 
of Southwell, to Mifs Toddington, of Med- 
burn, Leicefterfhire. ey 
“ At Bredon, Mr. Collet, to Mrs.. Wild- 
man. “The rev. C. Humphrey, of Laughton, 
to Mifs M. Brown, of Stretton Je Fields. 
Died.|— At Athby -de-la-Zouch, Mr. Gibbs, 
organift of that place : the facetioufnefs of his 
manners, united with general good condudt, 
ganed him the efteem of a numerous and very 
refpectable acquaintance. Atan advanced age, 
David Greene, well known by the name of 
Stonny Morgan: he lived upwards of go years 
in. the fervice of Mr. Cobley, of Leicefer. 
At Wimefwould, 67, Mr. Fither, an emi- 
nent farmer and. grazier: the forrowful appear- 
ance of a large concourfe of people at his fune- 
ral, gave ample teftimony of his worth as a 
neighbour. See 
At Loughbro’, 38, Mr. W. Blunt, of tks 
Gieen Man. Same place, Mr. Jobn Elia, jun. 
Alfo, aged 20, Mr.. W. Adams,-fon of Mr. 
Adams, bookfeller. . 
At Tilton on the Hill, the rev. Thomas 
Clulow. ' 
RUTLAND. 
Died} At Uppingham, aged 26, Mr, G. 
Sipon. Same place, 57, Mifs E. Parker. At 
-Calterton, advanced in years, Mr. Hunt, an 
“eminent farmer. At Belton, $4. Mrs. Clay- 
- pole. 
CAMBRIDGESHIRE, 
Married] At Wer-Wra.ting, G. Hay- 
‘Tock, efq.. to Mifs Brown. 
Died.| “At Cambridge, 40, Mr. F. Caney. 
Mifs Comings. The rev; T. Wilton, M. A. 
vicar of Soham... Aged 92, Mrs. Raker, of 
Drinkftone. Mrs. Bilby, of Snalewell: Near 
Newmarket, 42, Mrs. Sawyer: - : 
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. 
Married.J——At Stanwick, Mr. Thomas Gow, 
of Birmingham, to Mifs S. Locker. Mr. 
Hume, of Wattord-Hall, to Milfs Floyd, of 
Swinford, ‘ aie 
Died.\—Suddenly, at Owndle, Mr. Jenks, 
At Peterborough, 61, Mrs. M, Brown. 
At Blifsworth, after'a long illnefs, the rey. 
N. Trotter, many years recter of that place, and 
of Thellufon, Leicefterthire. 
At Welton Favell, of:a complicat*on of dif- 
orders, of 7 years continuance, aged 75, the 
rev. Robert Knight, M. A. reGtor of that parifh 
37..vears, 
A Northampton, the rey. Dr. Goodday, for- 
merly fellow of Magdalen-College, Oxford. 
Aged 18, .Mafter Theophilus. Beynon, fon of 
Mr. B. comedian. |W. Steer, efq. 
_At Drayton, hear Banbury, Mrs. Derby, wife 
of Ex Derby, efg. and eide& daughter of the 
late rev. Dr. Knowlers. At Banbury, $o, Mr. 
At Marfton 'Trufwell, 29, Mrs. A. 
C. Barwell, relict of H. B. efg. At Hargrave, 
the rev, J, Strong, aged 80, ‘and 49 years the 
retor of that parifh; his memory will’ ever 
claim the higheft veneration among his pa- 
rifhioners. At. Welton-Hall, J]. Adams, ef. 
At ‘Willingbro’, 56, Mr. John Vials, of the 
Angel, 
