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worthy character of Mr. Rofs. The jury brought 
in a verdict of manflaughter again{ft both the 
prifoners, and Mr. Rofs was fentenced to be 
imprifoned 4 months, and pay a fine of 6d. 
and Mr. Bonkart 10 months, andthe fame fine. 
Married.| At Belgrave, Mr N. Malvin 
~ te Mifs Marfton.’ 
Died.| At Leicefter, Mr. Dalby. Mr 
Tutley ; he took his morning walk as ufual ; 
on his return home, he fat down in his chair, 
without any apparent fymptoms of illnefs, 
and expired immediately. 
At Stapleford, Mrs Fubling. 
WARWICKSHIRE, 
Fifteen debtors, out of eighteen, have heen re- 
leafed from Warwick gaol, through the bounty of 
Sir George Shuchurgh Evelyn, Bart. wo, on the 
day he was returned for the county, le{t two hun- 
dred guineas for that benevolent purpose. 
Such have been the barbarous effe&s of the 
dog-tax, that a Birmingham paper complains, 
«* that the felds and waters near'the town are 
covered with the dead carcafes of thofe animals.’’ 
Indeed all the provincial prints have found it 
neceffary to caution the inhabitants of the 
large towns againft the*peftilential etteéts likely 
to arife from a fimilagycaule In feveral places 
the magiftrates: have-been compelled to employ 
perfons to bury the dog's deftroyed. 
Married.]~ At, Bianiiprove, T. Waldron, 
jun. Efg. of Clent, to Mifs S. Welch. 
Died | At Birmingham, Mrs Hudfon ; Mrs 
hk. Waltord; Mr E. Lowe, fen. Mr G. Gaul- 
tier, teacher of the French and Italian Jan- 
guages ; Mr John Wilkes, yun. Mrs Timmins ; 
Mrs P. Farmer, Quaker; Mrs Harvey'; Mr 
B. Edge ; anda few hours after, his father-in- 
law, Mr John Beazley ; oe 103, H. Pinfold. 
At Warwick, Mr John Cattle. 
At Coventry, Mrs Bailey. 
At Stratford upon Avon, Mrs Davenport, 
wife of Dr. Pavenports vicar, of that place. 
At Orlingbury, aged $5, A. Young, efq. 
At Avon Daffer, Mrs Levett, late of Wil- 
Joughby. 
At Rugby, M. Wratiflau, efq. 
At Nuneaton, aged 20. Mr T. Ball. 
STAFFORDSHIRE. 
A new canal has been projeéted, to extend 
from the ek de-la~Zouch. canal by Burton, . 
Uttoxeter, Purlam, Newcaftle under Lyme, to 
Sir Niger Griefley’s canal, and from thence to 
the Chefter canal at Namptwich. _A furvey, 
and a very favourable report, have been made by 
Mr. Whitworth. 
- Twenty-four acres of land, near Stafford, were 
lately fold by auction for upwards of 40001. 
Varried | At Alrewas, Mr H. Simmonds, 
jun. to Mifs A. Hill. 
At Sleighford, Mr M. Talbot, of the Grange, 
to Mils A. Talbot. 
Died.] At Betley Hall, azed 69, C. Tol- 
let, efg. At Park Hall, aged 17,-Mifs M. 
Hand. At Afton, Mr Martin, At Kupgeley, 
Mr T. Wyatt. 
At Wolverhampton, aged Eee: Ryley. 
At Walfall, Mrs Hopkins. At Feckenham, 
Mr T. Benin Mrs John ean My Shortland. 
MontruLty Mac. No. VI. 
near Leominfter, Mr R. Parker. 
WoRCESTERSHIRE, 
Married | At Kidderminfter, Bey Joha 
Corrie, of Birches Green, to Mifs Read. 
Died.] At Worccfter, aged 34. Mrs Kemp- 
fon. Near Worcefter, in an advanced agey 
Captain Watfon. Aged 65, Mrs Bourne. 
At Ditchford, Mr Jobn Phillips. At Upton, 
Mis Humphreys. At Kidderminfter, Mifs 
Mole. At Netherton, near Ducley, aged 905 
Mr R. Southall ; he has _ i20 children and 
grandchildren, 
At Stourbridge, Mr S. Lower At the Blane 
quetts, near Worcefter, Mr James Michael, 
matter of the academy there. 
HEREFORDSHIRE. 
Married.| T. Downes, efq. of Setton 
Court, to Mrs Pote, of Bath. 
Died.] At Hereford, Mrs. Ford, reli&t of 
the Rev Mr Ford. Aged 62, Mc M. Thomas, 
fword bearer to the mayor and corporation of 
that city. 
At Hempftead, Mrs Rump. 
At Evenjob, Mr T. Evans. At Briarley, 
At Rofs, 
aged 62, Mrs Proffer. Rev. W. Brown, a 
diffenting minifter. 
At Kenchurch, in the county of Hereford, 
John Scudamore, efq. M. P. for the city of 
Hereford. He was 68 years of age, and had 
been returned for the fame place in feveral 
fuccefiive parliaments, having been firft eleéted 
inthe year 1766. His death was occafioned 
by too great hafte in taking cooling drink, and 
changing his clothes when greatly heated at 
a hunt. 
At Croft, aged 82, Rev R. Smith, M. i 
one of his majefty’s juftices of the peace, 
prebendary of Hereford, vicar of Crott and 
Eye; he had been vicar of the former place 
§2 years. 
At Leominfter, Mr L. Jermain. At Eigne, 
Mr R. Gillett. 
Sir R. Simmonds, of the Meer. > Mifs 
Maxley, daughter of the Rev L. Maxley, rec- 
tor of Byford. Aged 43, Mr T. Holders, of 
Moorfields, Coddrington. 
MoNMOUTHSHIRE. 
Chepftow bridge isa length completely re- 
paired, and aaneiie, &c. 
Married.} At Monmouth, 
Bellamy to Mifs A. Wanklin. 
Died.) At St. Pierre’s, near Chepftow, T. 
Lewis, efq. At Swanfea, Mrs Lorymery 
wife of J. P. Lorymer, efq. of Monmouth. 
OXFORDSHIRE, 
John Weatherhog was acquitted. 
- At Oxford: aflizes an indictment was pre- 
ferred againft a mother and her fon, a child 
about ten years of age—Stephen Lee, the child, 
having at ditterent times oem money from ee 
fellow-fervants, carried it to his mother, Mary 
Lee, who ufed to receive and keep the fame ; 
but this being at laft difcovered, the child was 
indicted for {vealing two Bias half a crowny 
and a ihilling, from one of his fellow-{fervants, 
which he carried to his raother: they, were 
both found guilty. The Lord Chief -Baron 
fentenced the ‘boy to fix months imprifonment ; 
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My. James 
