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have fitted up a large room in Folkingham, 
where they fpend a great part of their time in 
teaching their ruftic pupils, reading, plain 
needle-work, and knitting. 
KENT Oo d 
Died. |—At Canterbury, Mr. Bonnel Hick- 
man, ‘a noted cock-feeder. Mrs. Latham. 
Mrs. Crifp. Mr. W.Rufford. Mrs. M. Read, 
of St. Alphage. 
At Eaft Malling, aged 92, Mrs. Blunden. 
At Hearn, aged 74, Mrs. Tharp. Mr. St. 
Heritage, many years mafter of the King’s 
Head tavern and Affembly Rooms, Ramfgate. 
At Appledore, aged $7, Mrs. M. Hodges. At 
Smorden,’aged 72, Mr. J. Ottoway, fen, At 
Strood, Mrs. Hulks, At Eaft Sutton, fir J. 
Filmer, bart. 
At Waltham, Mr, J. Vickey, in confequence 
ofthe rupture of a blood-veflel : he bled for 
123 hours previoufly to his death, notwithftand- 
ing a variety of means were reforted to, to ftop 
the effufion of blood. 
At Wigham, aged 85, Mr. W. Sharp: by an 
‘uniform courle of temperance and fobriety, he 
prolonged his life to a healthful contented 
old age. 
At Broughton Aluph, aged 82, Mr. W. Wil- 
kins: fo rigidly parfimonious in his own mode 
of living, as to become a common theme of 
difcourfe in all thofe parts: he ever manifefted, 
however, the greateft hofpitality to the 
meaneft of his relatives (nearly 80 in num- 
ber) and, by his will, he divided, impar- 
tially, among them, nearly the whole of his im- - 
menfe property. He difplayed great equani- 
mity under the fevereft tortures of the gout, 
and was highly extolled for his condefcenfion 
to all, and the engaging urbanity of his manners. 
At Maidftone, aged 72, Mrs. Trimmer, Aged 
95, Mrs. Plaftow, worn down by the ravages of 
an irveterate cancer more than by old age. 
Aged 70, Mrs. Addifon. Mr. H. Mackett, 
fheriff’s officer. 
At Rochefter, Mifs M. Moulden. Mrs. 
Franklin, At Dover, Mr. 'T. Dourne, a plea- 
~ fant companion and fincere fiend. Aged 83, 
Mrs. Latham. 
At Folkftone, aged 66, Mrs. Stevenfon. 
Aged 78, Mrs. Mullett. Aged 88, Mr. N. 
Binfeld. Mrs. Suf. Mummery, highly en- 
deared, by her amiable qualities, to her numerous 
family and extenfive conneétions. The rev. J. 
Cantley, rector of Hollingbourn ‘and vicar of 
Teynham. At his houfe, at Marden, aged 79, 
Mr. T. Burton, for many years totally deaf, and 
_of late years almoft blind. At Sandwich, Mifs 
A, Jenkin. ; 
HAMPSHIRE. 
It appears from a late report of the fuperin- 
‘tendants of the Bafingftoke canal, that the 
Vase on -hat navigation is daily and confderably 
tncreating, 
The French prifoners lately at Porchefter 
caftle, in attempting to efcape (by digging a 
fubterraneous paffage under the prifon) were dif- 
covered while at work;—they then became 
tiotous, and the centinels on duty fired among 
‘them, whereby one man was hot inftantly dead, 
Suffex.... Kenta Hants... Berks. : 4, 
and two-or three others were wounded, though 
not mortally. 
At Winchefter affizes, 14 ptifoners received 
fentence of death! !!—At the fame affizes, a 
perfon ‘was ordered to pay a fine of 301. for 
the atrocious crime of purchafing, and having in 
his pefleffion, fix fares! The aGion was in- 
ftituted at the fuit of the Earl of Pembroke. 
Married.\—-At Fyfield, H. Woods, efa. te 
Mifs S. Cane, of Kempton, Wilts. At Win- 
chefter, F. Coffin, efg. to Madame de Clair- 
ville, late of Palermo, Sicily. 
Died.}—-Mr. J. Prefton, of Chrift-church, 
in confequence of inadvertently ftriking the 
trigger of a loaded mufquet, which went eff, 
and the contents lodging in his left breaft, he 
was killed on the fpot. Mr. W. Such, of Porte 
fea. Mr. Davies,one of the managers of the 
Portfmouth theatre; and a few days afterwards, 
Mrs. D. his wife; both ef them, and particu- 
larly the latter, of refpeCtable profeffional ta- 
lents. At Cowes, Mr. L. Fouquet. At Ibf 
ley, Mrs. Cragg. Mrs. Fabian, of Southamp- 
ton. Mr. Banning, of Winchefter, 
C BERKSHIRE. 
A cargo of coals from South Wales, arrived 
lately at Reading, for the firft time, after pafing 
through canals, in the making of which, nearly 
a million of pounds fterling has been expended. 
The water communication trade between 
Reading and London, performed by barges, 
which load weekly at Reading and at Queen- 
hithe wharf, is fo greatly increafing, that it has 
been lately found neceflary to procure a num- 
ber of freth vefiels, with a view to its better ace 
commodation. 
At Reading affizes, Brown Rofe received 
fentence of death for burgulary, and ftcaling a 
Newbury rol. bank-note, and 11 guineas and 
ahalf; as alfo John Fifher, for ftealing 20 
guineas, and 3 crown-pieces, from a houfe at 
Wantage. TT. Birt was fentenced to 14 years’ 
tranfportation for receiving, ftolen goods, and 
' James Yeates Ivy, and Francis Couling to 7 ditto 
for burglary —Jofeph Barrett was fentenced to 
four years’ imprifonment for knowingly pure 
chafing ftolen goods. 
Upwards of 9839]. was received in tolls, 
fub{criptions, &c. lait year, by the commiffioners 
for improving and completing the navipution of 
the Thames, and upwards of 10,2621. expended 
by the fame in intereft-money, falaries, new 
eieCtions, purchafes, &c. 
Dicd.|—At Carfwell, aged 79, H. Southby, 
efg. Mifs M. Wells, of Wellingford. W. 
May, efg. of Burfield, Aged 78, Mr. T. Mat- 
tingley, of Waltham St. Lawrence. Aged 82, 
Mr. G. Sout, of Wokinsham. Myr. G. Church, 
of Hungerfo’d; a man abounding in all Chriftian 
virtues, but particularly in humility and charity. 
He. was continually beftowing alms, although 
for the*moft part in a frivate manner, relieving 
diftrefs whenever he met with it. He was, 
moreover, an excellent neighbour, a fincere 
friend, and remarkably affectionate in all’the 
relative duties, wat Windfor, aged $6, Mis. ©. 
Pernhead. Mr, T. Davies) Aged 7) the 
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