1796.) Herefordire... Monmouthfhire... Oxfordfoire, Sc. 
improvements. Mrs. P. Benbow. Near Wor- 
cefter, aged 89, Mrs. vite. : 
At Powick, in early life, Mr. J. Nichol/s, 
attorney, of Lendon, by a too fedulous atten- 
tion to his profeitional puriuits. 
At Broomfgrove, Mr Wrizht. 
At Stourbridge, Mr. Milliachap. At Hallow- 
Park, W. Weaver, efq., 
Hereford/bire. 
Died.] Near Hereford, Mr. 7. Sc. Hathway. 
“Mrs Woodhouf:. 
In one of Webb's hofpita!s, Rofs, aged 96, 
Virgo, a widow; fhe retained her faculties till 
Within a few hours of her deceafe, and two 
days before, had vended in the market, a 
piece of cloth of her own manufatture. 
At Leominfter, aged 81, fuddenly, fitting 
at fupper, Mrs. Farrington. Mrs. Simpfon. 
Ms. F. Wyke, apothecary», remarkably fuccels- 
fulia cafes of midwifery. 
Moumuuthfhire.| A Preventative for 
‘ the Scab in Sheep.— Two pounds of 
ftrong tobacco, boiled up with a fufficient 
quantity of ialt and water, or urine 5 
one gallon ef train oil; two ditto of 
butter-milk. Each fheep to be rubbed 
all over with it, particularly on the 
back-bone, on the day, or day after, 
they are fheared. This mixture: will 
‘alfo drive away the flies, keep off the 
wet, and fofter the growth ef the wool. 
A gentleman, near Monmouth, has prac- 
tifed, fuccefsfully, the foregoing recipe 
for a number ot years. 
The Monmouththire Agricultural So- 
ciety have offered a number of premiums 
for the beft exhibition of bulls, rams, &c. 
faithful fervice in hufbandry, &c. 
A butcher, at Little Dean, was lately 
fined 20]. for foreftalling, &c. The 
court voted their thanks to the proie- 
eutor, and ordered him a gratuity of one 
guinea { 
Died.) At Chepftow, Mrs. Fone. 
At Monmouth, W. Vaughan, efq. of Court- 
field. 
Oxfordjeire.| No artift has hitherto 
invented a fire-place on principles that 
can effeétually prevent a chimney from 
fmoking. Mr. Deane, however, cf Ox- 
ford, has announced the model of a work 
fuliy competent for this purpofe, and 
calculated to fave half the quantity of 
fuel, &c. 
An advertifement appeared in an Ox- 
ford paper, of April 30, announcing a 
mew invention, which *‘ can fo far in- 
creafe the profits, and decreafe the ex- 
pences attending the prefent canals, as 
will amount to fome thoufands of pounds 
in a year:” alfo ‘anew kind of lock, 
fo fimple in its conftruétion, that one 
man may pafs a boat through, either way, 
MonrHyty Maa. No. 1V. 
‘Jiament to endeavour to procure an alfize 
353 
in five minutes of time, without any lofs 
of water:’’ alfo, ‘* inftead of the prefent 
drawbridges, others, attended with lefs 
expence, and that will require trifling, 
repairs.” : 
Married.| Sir Edm, Head, bart. to Mifs 
Weftern, of Cokethorpe. 
Dies.| At Cookham, of refpectable connec- 
tions, Mr. J. Wyot ; downed while attempting 
to {wim over the Thames, with his clothes on. 
This young man was to have been married a 
few days afterwards. 
At Henley upon Thames, Mrs. Hind, 
At Oxford, Mr. W. Smich, porter of Merton — 
College; in fulfilling the duties of his ftation, 
univerially acceptable. M. Durhum. Mrs.. 
Alloway. 
Northampton /fbire. 
Died] At Northampton, Mrs. T. Smith, 
At Oundle, aged 49, Mrs. M. Corral. Mis 
Hicks, of Fotheringay. Aged 65, Ms. A, 
Bradfor/, of Wigton, Le’fter 
At Moulton, aged 89, of exemplary tempe- 
rance, piety, and charity, Mrs. S. Barver. 
At Floor, Ms, Capel. 
Buckinghamfbire.| A royal {chool has 
been eftablifhed by government, in Buck- 
inghamfhire, for 60 children of French 
nobleman, who were killed at Quiberon, 
and in other places, in the fervice of 
Great Britain. 
At Aylefbury quarter-feffions, Mr. 
T. Batrams was fentenced to pay a fine 
of 2001. and to be imprifoned 14 days, 
for having bought fourteen quarters of 
oats, and vended them in the fame mar- 
ket (for a profit of feven fhillings.) 
Cambridgefhire.| The fine weather 
has put into a ftate of cultivation 25,000 
acres of land, &c. in the fenny country. 
The Rot left by the water, has becn 
thrown together in heaps, and burnt. — 
Marriea.} At Chefterton, Mr. Wilfon, of 
London, to Mifs Wvles. W. Haylock, efq. of 
Balfham, to Mifs Day. 
Died.| At Cambridge, aged 77, Mrs. Kay, 
Mr. Laméert, ftudent of a college. 
At Ely, aged 14, Matter W. Sulifoury. 
At Hifton, Mrs. Freeman.’ 
Norfols.] An ingenious agriculturift 
computes, that rooo acres of turnips, 
and as many of clover, barley, and 
wheat, are either deftroyed, or mate- 
rially injured, every year, by hares and 
pheafants, in this county alone. 
The magiftra'es in Norwich have di- 
reéted their reprefentatives in par- 
£ 
on flour, according to the average price 
of wheat. 
The freemen cf London have, for 
soo years paft, enjoyed the: privilege, of- 
Get - carrying 
