Provincial Occurrences. EFeha’ @ 
-puted that, in this city, 10,c00° bufhels 
of wheat, the produce of soo acres of 
land, have been already faved to the in- 
habitants, in confequence of the intro- 
duction and partial ufe of barley. 
Died} At Congleton, Mrs Sophia Tapp, wife 
ef Mr T. foap-boiler, and daughter of the 
Jate John Colby, efq. of Bofton, Lincolnfhire. 
January 30, At Nantwich, Mr R. Taylor, 
fanner. 
3r. MrE, Aftle, of Chefter, tanner 
fn the prime of life, Mrs Miller, wife of Mr. 
R. M. of Farndon. 
Mifs Whitby, of Tarvin. 
At Chefter, Sir C. Leving, bart. 
At Wefibrooke Houfe, near Weymouth, P. 
Keay, efq. of Malpas. 
Shrop/bire.} In conftru€ting the ca- 
nal, which has for its objeét to unite the 
Fivers Severn and Dee, one of the boldeft 
efforts of invention, in modern times, is 
the attempt to convey the water from 
One mountainous point to another, over 
ene of the deepeft dells in Britain, 
meafuring, im a perpendicular defcent, 
upwards of go feet, and in length, be- 
tween 300 and 400 feet! ‘The ftupen- 
dous aqueduét forming this. part ot the 
canal, is to be one entire trovgb, made of 
caft rren t 
fairied.] Feb. 9. At Shrewfbury, Mr 
Sheppard, of the Shrewfbury Bank, to Mifs 
Denton, of Grafton. : 
ro. Mr R. Carfwell, to Mifs Poole, of 
Hartefeat. 
8. At Ofwefiry, T. Morrice, efq, to Mi‘s E. 
Morrice. 
7- Myr Roe, to Mrs Hampton, of White- 
ehurch. 
3. Mr Haffal. of Giiefley, to Mifs S. Lewis. 
8. At Shrewfbury, the Rey. Mr. Wilde, 
to Mifs Mary Corfield. 
¥7. At Padweith, T. Finiow, eig. to Milfs 
€. Lucas, of Kenilworth. 
Died.] Mrs Comwall, lady of the Rev. Dr. 
€. dean of Canterbury. 
January 31. At Ellefmere, iz confequence 
a cold, .caught by lying in a damp bed, Mr Gre- 
gory, attorney, of Whitchurch. 
Mrs. Oakley, in. Barker-ftreet, Shrewfbury. 
Staffordfhire.| The refervoir of the in- 
genious Mr Tilftone is now nearly com- 
pleted. Sometime ago, this gentleman 
procured a grant from the corporation of 
Newcatftle, of a fpring near the town, for 
the purpote of rurnifhing the inhabitants 
with an ample fupply of {pring water 
at their own houfes. Mr. ‘ilftone’s 
engine ts alfo rendered fubfervient to 
carding wool for hats, grinding wheat, 
and various other ufes, alike advanta- 
geous to the public and to himfelf. 
The ihabitants of Newcaftle under 
Line have entered inte a fubfcription 
to ereét mills for the purpiofe of grinding 
corn, and alf> houfes for baking the 
fame. It is computed that, by this plan, 
a faving will be made, in a family of fix 
perfons, in the article of flour alone, 
of 4l. 11s. in the courfe of one year; 
and to the inhabitants of the town at 
large of 22,7s50l. during the fame time. 
Married.} Feb. 10. At Wefton upon 
Trent, Mr Anwell, to Mifs Boffon, aged 
thirt<er. + i 
2. Mr C. Hudfon, of Stafford, to Mifs - 
Ann Haffell. 
1 At Hales Owen, Mr. James Mace, of 
Wolverhampton, to Mifs Ann Jones. 
17. At Cudworth, Thomas Finlow, efq. 
of Burton upon Trent, to Mifs Catherine 
Lucas. 
4. At Abbots Bromley, Mr Perkins, © of 
Hopton, to Mifs A. Chamberlaia. 
Died.| At Kinver, aged 64, Mrs S- Seager, 
a maiden lady, whofe charity was exemplary 
when alive, and extended beyond the grave by 
her liberal bequeft to different public charities. 
Mr Thompion, of Litchfield. 
At Leek, Mrs Lucas. 
Derbyfbire.] A. new Public Market 
for Corn and Grain was opened on the 
22d of january, at Bakewell, 
Derby, Feb. 17. “There as moms 
profpeét of the {peedy completion of the 
works upon our canal, The weir acrofs 
the Derwent is alfo already finifhed, ae 
Is alfo the cafl-iron aqueduét in the 
Holmes. 
In confequence of a perfon having 
been drowned, while playing at foot-bali 
on Shrove Tuefday laf, the magiftrates 
have ordered that fueh praétice fhall be 
difcontinued in future. — ; 
Marriei.| Feb. 19. At Ipftones, Mr 
Holley, of Norfolk, to Mifs Sneyd, of Bel- 
mont, 
13. At Afhbornc, Mr. Harlow, 
Trent. 
g- At Chapelen le Frith, Mr W. Robin- 
fon, Jun. of Cheifterfield, to Mifs A. Brad- 
burg. — Him. 
Died.] At Quarndon, Henry Price, efq. 
At Alfreton, the Rev. D. Gronow, minifter 
of the Diffenting congregation. . 
30. At Grafs-hill, near Chefterfield, Mrs 
Brockfopp. 
At Chetterfield, W, Anderfen, efq. of London. 
February 8. In London, Mrs Plaxton, lates 
of Duffield-hall, Derbythire. 
13. In Derbyfhire, aged 92, the Rey. S. 
Pegee, LL.D. (Anedozes in our next.) 
15. Arch. Douglas, efq. aged 76, at Wood 
Eaves, near Afbborne, Derbythire. 
29. At Derby, aged 40, Mifs M. Potter. Her 
death was occafioned by an excruciating cancer 
in her breatt, the anguith of which fhe endured 
with wonderful patience and fortitude, fupported 
by the beft of confolations, a confcience void of 
ofencdy 
to Miis 
