£796.) 
want.—At Portsmouth, Mr. 4 Taswell.—At 
Southampton, Mrs, Murray.—Mrs. Dodge. 
At Andover, Mr. fobn Dalby, gaoler of that 
place 5 he’ was the person who apprehended the 
eelebrated John the Painter. 
_ Berkshire.) —March 5.» At Reading 
assizes, Michael Murray, William Friday, 
Robert Cooper, William Morgan, Joseph 
Francis, WillianySpong, and John Mayo, 
received sentence of death. Francis, 
Spong, and Mayo, were reprieved.— 
Martha Wallis was sentenced to fourteen 
years, and Lewis Peppen, and John Da- 
vis, to seven years’ transportation. 
Reading, March 9.—On Saturday last, 
@ numerous mob assembled at Clewer, 
mear Reading, insisting that the corn 
should be vended at a fair price. Their 
remonstrances proving of no effet, they 
proceeded to the flowcr-mills, with a 
view to empry the samc, but were pre- 
vented from so domy by the military. 
Thirty-six years ago, a gentleman of 
Little London, for the purpose ef exper!- 
mient, concealed three halt-pence' in the 
bark of ‘a tree, on his grounds :—lately, 
on cutting the same tree, the proprietor 
discovered the half-pence, which, how- 
“ver, when exposed to the air, immec- 
diately turned into dust. 
The inhabitants of the hundreds of 
Farringdon, Gunfield, and Shrivenham, 
have petitioned parliament for power to 
erect buildings fer the reception of all 
their poor, and for employing and regu- 
dating them, &c. | 
_ Married.| At Speen, the Earl of Guildford, 
to Miss Coutts, eldest daughter of Thomas 
Coutts, Esq. Banker, London.—At Reading, 
Mr. Hallows, to Miss Port.—At East Hendred, 
aged 69, Mr. Boult, to Miss Bojley, axed 21. 
—At Andover, Mr. #”. Ludlow, to Miss Stone, 
. Sister of Rich. Stone, Esq. Sonning.—Att Far- 
tingdon, Mr. Reynolds, to Miss Bradley. 
_ Died). At Reading, Mrs, French, —At 
Windsor, Mr. Temple, ef the King’s Silver 
Scullery.—Aged 81, Mrs. Mary Cliffe, grand- 
daughter of the late Sir Rich. Rooth.—At 
Henley, Mr. ‘fobn Soundy, an eminent maltster. 
—At Wantage, Mrs. Stirling, reli€t of the 
late Mr. Stirling.—Aged 74, the Rev. Foseph 
Bennet, rector of Sunningwell.. 
Wiltshire. |The magistrates of Salis- 
bury have published severe resolutions 
against forestallers. 
Salisbury, March 5.—On Tuesday 
fast, a fire broke out at Little Bedwin 
Mill, which: consumed the same in the 
“space of an hour—a large quantity of 
wheat and barley were, however, saved. 
Monruiy Mac, No. II. 
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Berk... Wilt... Somorfet-fhires. 
‘down, and tie family 
16g 
‘At Salisbury assizes, ‘Tsaac Philips, 
William Wild, John Lewis, and James 
Cutts, were capitally conviéted. The 
three latter were reprieved. “ae 
Died. | Robert Maudérells, Efq. Capt. in the 
Wiltshire WMilitia.—Mr. Thos. Felbam, of the 
Glove inn, Lower Donhead.--The Rev. NV. 
Bliss, Re&ior of Collerne.—Miss Taylor, near 
Cosham—At Chilmark, aged 80, Mr. Augustine 
King.—In the Close, Salisbury, W. B. Earle, 
Esq. beloved for his many valuable qualities as 
aman and Christian—At Devizes, 7. Bene 
net, Esq. aged 70, late a respeétable planter in 
the island of Grenada.—At Warminster, aged 
‘94, Mrs. Davis. 
At Swindon, aged 80, Mrs. //lliams, 
_ Somersétshire.] A poor debtor, aged 
sixty, was lately liberated from Bath gaol, 
after suffering two years’ imprisonment, 
for a debt of rol A year ago, the crée 
ditor was offered the whole amount of 
the debt, on condition of relinquishing 
the costs,. The Thatched Eouse Society, 
for the relicf of small debtors, then in- 
terfered, by suing for the groats, Which 
had been paid till within the month pre- 
ceding, but being then negleéted, the fo- 
ciety applying to the juftices, procured 
the prisoner’s discharge. 
The Bath and West of England So- 
ciety, for the encouragement of agricul- 
ture, arts, &c. attheir late meeting, voted 
their thanks to Mr. Pryce, for his Essay 
on the Curl in Potatoes; to Richard 
Bright, Esq. for his Experiments in pro- 
ducing Flour from Potatoes ; and to other 
gentlemen, for valuable communications. 
“The bill for varying the line of the 
Kennet and Avon Canal, has passed the 
legislature, in licu of the rejeéted bill, 
which went to extend the canal to Bris- 
tol. 
Bristol, March 19~—On Wednesday: 
morning, a fire broke out at the house of 
Mr. Hill, umbrella-maker, in St. James's 
Church-yard, which was entirely burnt 
narrowly escaped 
with their lives. & 
Married.] At Bath, Mr. T, Lewis, to Mrs. 
Biggs.—At Montacute, Mr. ©. Hawkins, to 
Miss Prunella Gard.—<At Vaunton, Capt. 
Morkton, to Miss €. Slade-—At Bristol, Mr, 
R, Wickes, Attorney, to Miss Walbrough.—Mr. 
We. Davies, ef Hereford, to Miss. £. Ocke- 
vell, 
Died.| Av Bath, Mr. €. Arcford—Mrs. Gib- 
bon, mother of Edward Gibbon, Esq. the celé- 
brated historian.--Mrs. Bennet.--Wm.Greerwood, 
Esq. Captain in the Navy.—The Hon. Charles 
Vane, of Mount ida, Norfolk.—Dr. .Steqars, 
of CORE Spica weal § Gloucester. 
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