1796.) 
At his lodgings, in Bath, ir Holiday, a 
gentleman of Ireland. 
16. At Yatton, in an diyaed age, Mr 
J. Inman, of Wrington. 
Mr Latham Strickland, brufh maker, fon of 
Mr. J. 5. carpenter, of Briftol. 
Mrs Corinth, wife of Mr Cy of the Bell Inn, 
Axmiuniter. 
Dujeifeire.| It is in contemplation to 
‘apply to Parliament for an act for a 
canal, that thall pats through the counties 
of Doriet and Somerfet; to be called 
the Dorfet and Somertet Canal. 
The following faét, which appeared 
at the late Blandtord Seflions, may tend 
to demonitrate the fuperior advantages 
accruing to a parifh, or family, from the 
practice of grinding their own corn: 
Prior to this lait year, the town gaoler 
had always fent the corn defined for ' 
the*ufe of the prifon to one -of the pub- 
fic mills; in the courfe of laft year, 
however, a hand-mill has been in ufe in 
the prifon; and‘ although the price of 
wheat in 1795 was almoft double to 
that of 1794, and although the con- 
fumpton of the prifon during laft year 
called for 70 loaves more than in 1794, 
there has been a faving of ail. in the 
annual expences of the prifon, in the 
article of bread. 
A new county hall is to be built at 
Dorchefter, ona plan much more elegant 
and commodious, than that of the old 
one. 
A bill has been brought into Parlia- 
ment, for making a navigable Canal; to 
begin at Pool in this county, and to com- 
municate with the Kennet and Avon Ca- 
nal at Widbrook, inthe county of Wilts. 
Married.| Feb. 16. Rear Admiral Spry, to 
Miis Thomas, fifter of Samuel Thomas, of 
‘Tregols, in Cornwall. 
Died.| At Everihot, Mr. G. Dibble, feward 
to the earl of Ichefter. 
January 16. Aged 56, H. W. Portman, efq. 
of Bryanftone Place. tis large eftates in ‘the 
Weit of England, and in the county of Middle- 
ex, comprifing he ground rents of Portman- 
raMAte, and feveral fireets adjoining, devolve on 
his fecond fon, H. Berkely Portinan, efq. M.P. 
for the city of Wells. 
Mr. Benj. Whitehead, many years a maltfier 
in Sherborne. : 
— Devon bire.| Ta Exeter ‘market, the 
price of butter fell lately 3d. in the 
pound, in one day, in confequence of a 
general refolution of the inhabitants to 
refute e purchafing it on exorbitant terms. 
Barly inthe day, the dairy-women had 
rail ed the price to 16d. the pound. 
Plymouth, Jan. 24.—Yefterday morn- 
ing, carly, the wind began to blow with 
mmeredible fury, and foon increafed toa 
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Provincial Occurrencese 
hurricane. As the tide flowed in, the 
. fea became more agitated, and, from 
three P.M. tll five, prefented a feene 
highly terrife, grand, and picturefque, 
to “Tpe€tators from the pier, the citadel, 
and other points of land. The waves 
made palpable breakers over the hill 
rocks to the glacis of the citadel, foaming 
dreadfully, and gulilying up the ground 
im their “progrefs. A fentry- Dox Was 
blown away to the diflance of 30 yards. 
though loaded with acwt.: the Coblerts 
buoy, moored on a ledge of rocks off 
Mount Batten, was forced away from 
1c) moorings, bhd driven under Fither’s 
Hofe ; the Goed Trowe, a Dutch fhip, 
drifted, and forced: in the wall of 4 
‘timber yard: this was all the damage 
done in a hurricane which has not beer 
exceeded during a century paft. 
Monday the isth, a battle was fought 
at Briflington, between two drutes, in tae 
fhape of men, which lafted near an hour 
and a half, in ae pee were both fo 
terribly bruifed, that one of them died 
the next day, ae) We other remains 
dangeroutly ill. 
Did] In St. Sidwell’s, Exeter, Ets Ben- 
net, for many years miftrefs of a refpeétable 
"amare {chool adjoining to the cathedral. Fler 
abilities and affectionate attention to the young 
ladies entrufted to her care, were extraor dinacy, 
and fuch as to rend-r her deceafe greatly la- 
mentev by her numerous friends. 
At Bidd-sford, Mrs Mary Tonzin, for up- 
wards of 40 years a Ro aig 2s in that town, 
with an uniform chavaéicr for fairnefs and ae 
grity in her dealings. 
At Exeter, R. S. Vidal, efq. one the guar- 
dians for the poor of that city ; of a benevolent 
difpofition, a fincere Chriftian, andexemplary ir 
all the duties of private life. 
Jannary 3. At Excter, fuddenly, Mrs Cooke, 
wife of Mr J. C. fadler. 
Gy io Eh. Hayward, efq. a lieutenant in the 
Eait Devon militia, 
At Plymouth, after a fhort illnefs, Mifs M. 
Herbert, daughter of G, Ea. elg saa yo lady 
of a very amiable character 
The Rev. H, Holdfworth, rector ne North 
Huith, curate of Dartmouth, and one of the 
aldermen there. 
At Exeter, aged 20, 
ter of Mr Alderman 4. 
AtExeter, Mr. J. Fert, one of the fergeants 
at mace. 
Same place, Mr. Ford, an eminent feed{man. 
¢7. At Dartmouth, Mr. John Tange, univer- 
ae lamented. 
. Mus Ham, aged 22, of Totnefs, © 
-) Cornwail. 
Died.| At Lifkread, of a palfey, after a linger~ 
ing decay, the Rev. T. Morgan, late of Exeter, 
At Maker, the Rey. Riot Elliot, A.M. 
vicar of Maker and St. Teath. Soul he 

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