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Warwickfhire.| By an aét recently paffed, 
the courfe of a certain part of the Warwick and 
Braunfton canal is to be varied. 
At the late fair at Warwick, a weather fheep 
{of the county breed) was killed, judged to be 
the: fatteft and moft complete ever publicly 
expofed in that place; the carcafe, without the 
head, weighed a hundred and ninety pounds and 
a half, the head weighed five and a half, the 
entrails eighteen, and the blood nine and three 
quarters. It was alfo feven inches thick of fat 
on the ribs. / 
The Warwickfhire and Birmingham canal is 
already rendered navigable, from the junétion at 
Digbeth, to near Henwood mill, a diftance of 
nine miles, it will fhortly be navigable to Row- 
ington, fifteen miles. 
Mr. Clay, of Birmingham, has invented a new 
fpecies of carriage, for conveying and fhooting 
or difcharging coals, lime, ftones, &c. 
In the parifn of Offchurch, a large flight of 
crows, and another of rooks, were obferved to 
fettle in a field, and commence a fevere battle, 
fparring at each other like game cocks: fome 
labourers rufhed in among them, and found four 
of the combatants dead, and others fo crippled 
as to ef{cape with dificulty. ~ 
Married.) G. Smythe, Efg. to Mifs E. 
Venour of Wooton. 
At Hales Owen, H. Bonham, Efq. of London, 
to Mifs Eaton of Lutley. 
Died.| At Birmingham, Mr. B. Bradnock. 
Mrs, Bartleer. Mrs, Afkford. Mrs. 2Micklin. 
Mifs E. Walton. Mr. S. Dunn. Mr. John 
Scofield. Mr. John Lee, : 
At Coventry, Mr. John Crump, Attorney. 
Mr. S. Holl. Mr. T. Felliff. 
- At Colefhill, Mr. T. Sree/e. At Earl Shilton, 
Mr. Kirg, At Sedgely, Mr. Frereday, fen. 
Near Rowley, Mrs, Sidaway. 
At Bithop’s Caftle, Mr. John Parry, Mr. 
ee Davies, At Hingings, Mr R. Hazlewood. 
r. T. Day, of Birmingham. At Elmley Caftle, 
Mis. Jones, aged 95. 
At long Itchington, 76, Mr, B, Grimes. 
John Crpe, of Bordefley, Near Birmingham, 
Mrs. Pennel. Mr, 8. Lambe, of -Omberfley. 
At Bridgnorth, Mr, E. Wiatehead ; he had feveral 
times ferved the office of bailiff, 
Worceferfi.re.| The Worcefter and Birming- 
ham canal is now open to King’s Norton, and 
from thence to Hockley Houfe, an exteht of 
ten miles. A fleet of colliers, for the firit 
time, lately paffed along the line, 
Married.| At Gretna Green, T. Coper, Efq: 
of Woodchefter, to Mifs Wathen, daughter of 
§. Wathen, Etq. 
Mr. John Carden, furgeon, to Mifs Ham- 
mond, both of Worcefier. 
Died.] At Worcefter, 62, John Parker, Efq. 
Mr. Oliver, Mrs. Wicdyatt, ‘ 
At Kidderminfter, Mrs. $, Sirley, Mr. C. 
Cotterell, of the Hill-farm, Omberfley. At 
Middle Lypiat, 88, Mr. P. Leverjage. At 
Throckmorton, Mr. W. Sick. At Ham Green, 
near Feckenham, Mrs. Warts, At Inkberrow, 
Mr, John Zewey. At Abbot’s Morion, Mr. 
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Mr. 
Warwickfbire ... Herefordfire ... Oxfordpbire, ee, f June 
Jof. Hobday. At Dudley, 76, Mrs. Hawkes. 
Mrs. Finch, Mr. dbbifs, fen. 
Her: ford faire. 
Marvied.| At Hereford, the Rev. R. Crow- 
ther, Reétor of Spratten, to Mifs Symonds. 
Dizd.| At Hereford, Vrs. Willm. Aged 82, 
Mr. R, Na/, of the Moor, near Hereford. At 
Bromyard, 86, Mr. W. Barnes, Attorney. At 
Bullingham,, Mr. T. #iiidge. Near Hereford, 
Mr. Yeotes, fen. Aged 72, Mr. J. H. Apferley, 
fen, late of Withington. At Rofs, Mr. S:ymour. 
Minmeuthfh re. , 
Maurried.] E. Blewett, Efg. of Lanternan, to 
Mifs A. Dubeziy. 
Dicd.] At Chepftow, in a very advanced 
age, James Williams, Efq. 
Oxforafhire.| Lately was difcovered at Walling- 
ford, an old painting on oak, reprefenting Chriit’s 
Jaft entrance into Jerufalem; it had been long 
negle&ed, and even ufed as a chimney-board, but 
is now allowed by artifts to be an original of 
Rafthacl’s. ; 
Lately was caught in the Ifis, a pike which 
meafured four feet two inches in length, and 
two feet ten inches in circumference: after dif- 
gerging a barbel of nearly fix pounds weight, 
and a chub upwards of three, it weighed thirty- 
one pounds and a half. 
Married. The Rev. G. Bellafis, D.D. to 
Mifs L. C. Vial. 
The Rev. W. Benwell, fellow of Trinity 
College, to Mifs Loveday. 
Died.| At Oxford, Mifs A. King. Mr. D. 
Eaton, Mr. Jas. Lindrey. Mr. W. Hydes 
Rev. E. Stretch, fellow of C.C. C. Aged 85, 
Mr. D. Prizce, an eminent bookieller, Aged 
22, Mrs. Cafwa!!, of Burford. At Curbridge, 
70, Mrs. Wright. At Witney, Park houle, 
Mrs. Buf At Banbury, Mrs. Laze, Mr. 
John Grimes. 
At Witney, Mr. Jobn Collins. ; 
At Headington, 85, Mr. John Armbrougé. 
Mr. Tay-or, of Heittord College ; going in 
a canoe down the Thames, in Ifley Reach, he 
fell overboard, and was drowned. 
Northampton/fatre. 
Married.| My. E. Bridgman, of Higham 
Ferrers; to Mifs P. B. Collett. 
At Eé&on, Mr, J, Allport, of London, te 
Mifs S. Fafcurt. 
Died.] At Northampton, Mrs. Maurfrall. 
At Peterborough, Mr. Whitehead, 
At Wellingborough, Mrs. E. Gibés. 
Bucks. 7 
Died.) At Sherrington, Mr. G. Refe; he was 
held in high eftimation as an Antiquarian. 
Bedfordfrire.] An infectious fever has lately 
proved fatal to a number of perfons in Bedford 
and the adjacent places. 
The houte of induftry was lately opened for 
the five confolidated parithes of Bedford, j 
Huntindonfhire,] A thepherd at Alconbury — 
has, in the courfe of nineteen months and a few j 
days, buried three wives, and is now married 
to a fourth. a 
Died.} Mr. 8, Blaine, one of the aldermen 
of Huntngdon. _ 
Cambridg fire.) ; 
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