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to be their mafter uncorking a bottle of 
{pruce-beer; and, had it not been for the 
breaking of the glafs, they would not have 
attended immediately to the alarm. It was 
proved before the corener’s jury that he had 
been for fome months in a ftate of melancholy 
éerangement; they therefore returned a ver- 
dict of lunacy. He was a very refpedtable 
gentleman, ‘and, during his life-time, in 
habits of intimacy with the firft noblemen in 
this country. The late Duke of Rutland, 
the Earls 6f Carlifle and Derby, and Mr. Fox, 
were among the number of his particular 
friends and acquaintances. He was a great 
frequenter of the fubfcription houfes, and, 
from his eccentricity in drefs, was ftiled by 
his friends, Prince Boothby, on coming to 
his eftate at Swafilram, in Norfolk. Mr. B. 
was the perfon fuppofed to be alluded to by 
Foote in one of his farces, as diftinguithed by 
his partiality to people of rank, and inclined 
to leave one acquaintance to walk with ano- 
ther of fuperior dignity. Hence arofe his de- 
nomination of Prince Boothby. He was a 
well-bred, inteiligent, and amiable man, 
known and eiteemed by the firft people i in this 
country. His chief peculiarity in drefs was 
in the form of his hat, which was uniformly 
of the fame fhape for the laft twenty years, 
though he mixed with the mott fathionable 
ejrcles, and was conftantly ridiculed by his 
friends for this whimfical propenfity. He 
had been pofiefied of three large eftates; the 
&rft his own inheritances; the fecond from a 
giftant family alliance; and the third Mrs. 

Sir Benjamin Hammet. 
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[Otober #, 
Clopton Parthericke’s, whofe name he late 
terly affumed. The value of the laf property 
is faid to be nearly 7ocol. a year. 
At his feat at Caftiemalgwyn, in Wales, 
Sir Benjamin Hammet, knt. Alderman of 
London, and Member of Parliament for 
Taunton. Sir Benjamin Hammet was chefen 
vee of Portioken ward, London, June 
3, 1785, and received the honour of knight- 
hood on prefenting an addrefs of congratula- 
tion to his Majefty on his happy efcape from 
aflaffination by Margaret Nicholfon, 1786. 
This gentleman was a confpicuous example 
of the efieés of enterprize and induftry. His 
origin was humble, and the progrefs of his 
early life afforded no profpeét of the fitnation 
which he Tabfequently obtained. He wanted 
the advantages of education ; but he pofteffed 
plain common fenfe, and was webl acquainted 
with the qualities of mankind. After having 
filled the fubordinate fituation of porter toa 
bookfelier on Fifh-ftreet-hitl, he“*became the 
architeét of his own fortune, and acquired 
coniiderable 'property and high civic diftinc - 
tion. The bufle of one period of his life, 
and the caim that fuccecded, notwithftanding 
his love of notice and popularity, afford good 
materials for philofophic refieétion. His cha- 
racter drawn by an impartial obferver, would 
render an ufeful lefion to youth, on the bene- 
fits of induftry and perfeverance- The = 
fent Mr. Hammet has bgen unanimouf ¥ 
eleted M. P. for Taunten in the room of 2 
father, who had been chofen reprefentative 
of that borough in four fucceffive parliaments. 


PROVINCIAL OCCURRENG ES 
WITH aii THE MARRIAGES anp DEATHS, _ 
_ Arranged geographically, or in the Order of the Counties, from North to South. 
{*,.* Authentic Communications for this Department are always very thankfully recesved.} 

cS 
NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM. 
Tt is in contemplation te inclofe the Ho- 
nour of Penrith, and the Foreft of Inglewood, 
in which 20,000 acres of fine improveable 
Jand, and thirteen parifhes are ccmprehended 
and jntcrefted. 
The Book Club at Kendal is in a very 
fourifhing ftate. Its annual venifon feait, 
lately held, was attended by a numerous and 
highly veipedtable company ; among whom 
were Baron Chambre, Sir Michael le Fle- 
ming, bart. Thomas Strickland, John Mor- 
land, Daniel, John, and Chriftopher Wilton, 
sities: &e. &e. 
The varioys public charities eftablifhed in 
Kendal do honour to the humanity of its in- 
habitants. Schools of induftry were inftituted 
there Jaft year, in which 111 children are at 
prefent educated, and the donations for which 
are confiderable. 
The inhabitants of Newcaftle are about to 
eftablifh a general houle or induitry, upen a 
plan fimilar to that of Shrewfbury, and to in- 
troduce fuch branches of the woollen-manu- 
faétory there 2s may be fuitable to the re= 
ipective fexes and ages of the poor. 
Many of the magiftrates and other gentie- 
men of the counties of Northumberland and 
Durham have entered into fubfcriptions for 
the purpofe of profecuting all foreftallers, 
regraters, and engrofiers within ther refpec- 
tive diftricts. . 
The importation of corn fill continues at 
Newcattle, where the Affize Hall, and fome 
other public buildings, and many private 
houfes are converted inte granaries. It is 
the fame at Hull. 
The amount of the poor-rates at Newcaftle 
iS 4692]. per annum. 
The foundation of the Roman wall, fup- 
pofed to have been built by Severys upwards 
of 1§co years fince, is at prefent taking up 
at Byker Hitl, in ordex to repair the highs 
Ways. 
Married} 
