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Mrs. Binns, aint'to Dr Ayrton, of the Chapel 
Royal, St, James’s. | : 
Lancopure.\ The clergy of Man- 
chefter are laudably exerting themfelves, 
by preaching charity fermons, &c. to 
colleét the fum of :Sool. in order tocom- 
plete the purchafe of the Bath Inn, for 
the purpofe of converting it intoa Lying- 
in Hofpital. 
Many of the weaving manufacturers 
in this county have lately fubftituted 
otatoes for fine flour, in the procefs' of 
deeting their pieces. 
A {potted fever, attended with dan- 
gerous fymptoms, rages now at Man- 
chefter;' 200 patients are at prdfent 
on the phyficians’ books at the mfir- 
mary. 
Blackburn, Feb. 24. On Thurfday 
evening, a fire broke ont in the cotton- 
factory of Meflrs. Horrocks, at Prefton, 
which confumed totally, in two hours, 
the whole of thofe extenfive premifes ;— 
_without exception, the moft complete 
eftablifhment of the kind, in the three 
kingdoms.--Happily, the whole property 
was infured.— he origin of the fire 1s 
attributed to. the friction of the fteam- 
engine. 
Married.| Feb. 18. At Liverpool, Mr. 
Baker, of London, to Mifs S. M‘hean. 
g. At) Yealand,’ ‘near ‘Lancatter, Mr T. 
Beckbane, to Mifs Sufan Frankland, 
12. Mr J. Marfden, to Mifs Ann Pugh. 
14. At Liverpool, Mr G. Sherrock,.to Mifs 
M. Dutton. — ‘ 
18. Same place, Mr. J, Leigh, to Ms 
Crofsfield. 
— At Warrington, the Rev. E. Hinchcliffe, 
to Mifs Ann foyer. 
“21 At Liverpool, Mr. T. Afhton, to Mifs 
Holcroft. 
6. At Warrington, Mr William Parker, to 
Mifs M. Atherton. 
At. Lancafier, Mr. William Earnfhaw, of 
Staley-bridge, to Mifs Nary Mellor, daughter 
of Mr. B. Mellor, of Micklehurft. 
At Wigan, Mr Howarden, to, Mifs Wink- 
Jey, of the fame place. 
Feb. 3, Mr. John Lynden, to Mifs Lucy 
Langdale, Dean‘gate. Manchefiter. 
4. Mr W. Hi. Chariton, to Mrs. Weftell, 
both of the fame place. - 
_ Died.) At Stoneyhurft academy, Mr. E. 
Weld, the fecond fon of — Weld, elg. of Lul- 
worth Cattle, Dorfet. 
At Manchefter, aged 80, Mr Shaw, matter 
of the punch-houfe in that town for 53 years 
fucceflively. Mr Shaw was one of the few 
Jandlords, who have the happy art of mingJing 
practical morality, with the enjoyment of good 
liquor. 
kitchen, particularly as to latenefs of hour, he 
was never furpaffled; not a lemon was fqueezed, 
hor a bow] replenithed, after eight in the even- 
tng. Ina word, the purity of his puach, as a 
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landlord, could only be excelled by the purity 
of his heat, as a man. 
Mr. Peter Hankinfon: grocer, at Warrington. 
Mr. Thomas Kent, a principal and confidential 
clerk in the office of the duke of Bridgewater. 
‘At Liverpool, Peter Parker, efg. the Mayor. 
Same place, John Plumbe, efq. 
At Mancheiter, Mr. W. White, fon of Mr. 
White, formerly a grocer at Birmingham. 
Fanuory 6. - At Liverpool, Mrs Clarke, re- 
let of the late Mr J..€. of that place. 
go. Mils Brofter, eldeft daughter of Capt. B, 
of Mount Pleafant, Liverpool. 
February 2. In the prime. of life, Mr. J. 
Bailey, packer, of Manchefter. 
» At Banktop, Mrs Fildes, relict of the fate 
Mr. F. grocer, of that place. 2 
At Rutland, near Lancafter, Mrs Drinkall, 
wife of Mr. D, of the fermer place. 
3. Mr John Withington, of Manchefter. 
5. Mils Johnfon, of Duke-fireet, Liverpool. 
My, Chritt. Therfon. of Lancafter, hatter. 
tr. At Manchefter, Mr. Hodgton, {chool- 
mafter, 
At Liverpool, aged 86, Mr. John Reynolds, 
formerly of the Crofs-keys inn, of that place. 
Mrs. Marwade, of St. Ann’s, Liverpool; af 
exemplary character, fincerely regretted. The 
well-known epitaph of Pope, beginning with 
the words, *‘ Here lies a woman, good without 
pretence,’’ might be applied with propriety to 
the memory of this excellent perfon. 
14. At Manchefter, Mr. Tate, formerly a 
confiderable manufacturer of {mall wares. 
Fanuary 29. At Lawley, Mr L. Pecle, fon 
of the late W. P. efg. near Blackburn. 
At Liverpool, after a fevere indifpofition, 
which he bore with fortitude, Mr. Hodgifon, 
fchool-matter. 
a5. At Liverpool, aged 83, Mrs. Robinfon; a 
lady of an amiable difpofition and charaéter. 
26. Mrs, Cain, wie of Mr. T.C. taylor, of 
Liverpool. 
Fetruary tO. In Liverpool, H. Littledale, efq. 
43. Lord Vitc. Southwell, at his ‘eat in Lams 
cafhire. He furvived his lady only five weeks, 
Fe is fucceeded in the title by his fon Thomas, 
the eldeft of feven children. 
Cojoire.| On the night of Tuefday, 
Jan. 26, the Chefter mail was robbed 
within one hundred yards of the gibbet — 
where Lewin hangs, who fuffered for a 
fimilar offehce, about two yearsago. “A 
man anfwering tothe’ defcription in the 
advertifement, has been apprehended at 
Northampton, on fufpicion of having 
been 2 party concerned in. this robbery, 
Two men-have been alfo taken up at 
Birmingham, on the like fufpicion. 
On .Thurfday lat, four flats, laden 
with coals, from. Lancafhire, arrived at 
the Tower Whart’of the Ellefinere 
Canal, near Cheiter, being the firt 
veffels which have navigated that part 
of the Canal with Coals. o 
Chefer, Jan. 20. It has been com- 
puted 
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