1800.] 
of Birmingham was alarmed by repeated riots, 
chiefly on account of the high prices of bread 
and other provifions. On Tuefday evening, 
fix boys were wounded by blunderbufles fired 
from the fteam mills, which the mob (chiefly 
boys) were attempting to deitroy. The riot- 
ers, through the vigilance of the magiftrates, 
aided by the military, were difperfed without 
effecting any material mifchief, 
Four feveral meetings for the fale of all 
kinds of cattle are in future to be held at 
Dunchurch, viz. on the rath of Jan. 23d of 
March, 29th of June, and the 15th of Sept. 
Married.| At Birmingham, Mr. William 
Vickers, of the Chain inn, to Mifs Benton, 
of Afhton, Mr. David Bolton, to Mifs Law, 
of Bilftone. Mr. F. Barke, of Stratford- 
upon-Avon, to Mifs Penny of Ludlow. Mr 
George Mander, to Mary Edwards. . Mr, 
Bland, grocer, to Mifs Ball, daughter of Mr. 
Ball, cheefefa@ter: Mr. Thomas Lewis, 
glafs-cutter, to Mifs H. Warham. 
At Colefhill, Mr Biggs, bookfeller, of 
Nottingham, to Mifs Luckman of Coventry. 
At Coventry, Mr. 'T. Jeacock, farmer, of 
Stonfey, to Mifs E. Eaton, of Willenhall, 
At Littleton, Mr. George Brooks, of Afh- 
ton Oldens, to Mifs A. Bridgwater. 
At Bordefley, Mr. Hudfon, lock-manufac- 
turer, to Mifs Turner, neice of Mr. Ingram, 
factor, Birmingham. t 
At Handfworth, Mr. James Jew, to Mifs 
Ann Deakin. Charles Simpton, efq. of 
Litchfield, to Mifs Maria Iddens, of Birming- 
ham Heath. Aged 73, Mr. John Skelding. 
At Stratford-upon-Avon, Mr. T. Fellows, 
to Mifs Barke. 
Died.} At Birmingham, Mr. Waring, 
coal-merchant, Mr. Ofborne, wife of Mr. 
W. Otborne, of Hill-ftreet. Mr. Samuel 
Fallows, of Spring Gardens. Aged 73, Mrs. 
Carver, wife of Mr. John Carver., Mr. Ste- 
phen Afhby, of Worcetter. Mr. Wallis, fen. 
At Dale End, Mr. John Rawlins, wire- 
worker. 
At Warwick, Mr. Eyre. 
At Coventry, Mrs. Shaw, milliner, 
Died.| At Colethill, Mr. Proétor, whofe 
death was occafioned by a fall from his horfe. 
At Coventry, aged 73, Mrs. Whitwell, re- 
Jict of the late Alderman Whitwell, of that 
city. Mrs. Eyre, reli of the late Mr. John 
Eyre, and mother of Mifs C. and W. Eyre. 
At Polefworth, Mrs. Orton. 
; STAFFORDSHIRE, 
The following Pater relative to a very Singular 
Phenemenon has lately been tranfmitted to US, 
by a Correfpondent at Tamworth. 
Mr. Spooner, late a farmer at Shuttington, 
near Tamworth, in the county of Warwick, 
died in June, 1775, aged 58. About five 
years before he died he weighed thirty-fix 
ftone, horfeman’s weight; fourteen pounds 
to the ftone, avoirdupoife. The laft five 
years, he was much increafed in bulk, having 
in that time become extremely fat; but he 
would not fuffer himfelf to be weighed, 
Staffordfbire—Shroppire. 
985 
though requefted by feveral gentlemen. His 
widow verily believes he would have weighed 
confiderably more than forty ftoney had he 
been weighed fometime before his death. He 
was five feet ten inches in height; his appes 
tite moderate, both as to eating and drinking, 
and his food fuch as plain country farmers 
generally live upon. He was very ftout and 
ative, and of a chearful merry tempers 
For the laft five years, from his being fo great~ 
ly fed in that time, he was very indolent. 
He had eight children, fix fons and two 
daughters, who are all living. Mr. Spooner’s 
parents were not inclined to be fat, but one of 
his fons is remarkably fo. Mr. Spooner firt 
began to grow fat at the age of twenty-five : 
at thirty-five, he was ftabbed by a Jew with 
a knife, and loft a confiderable quantity of 
blood, but foon recovered of his wound. The 
undertaker of his funeral believes, without 
exaggerating, that the corpfe and the coiling 
though: only wood, weighed 700 lb. The 
coffin was fix feet long, three feet. wide in 
the infide, and twenty-three inches deep. 
This account was taken the roth day of 
Auguft, 1775, from the widow of Mr. 
Spooner, at her houfe at Shuttington, by 
Mir. john Vaughan, and Mr. Samuel Heathy 
bailitfs of the borough of Tamworth. 
Marrcd.| At Bradley, Mr. Lowe, of Chea= 
dle, to Mifs Armifhaw. 
Died.| At Uttoxeter, Mr. T. Wetton, 
woollen draper. 
At Madeley, the Rev. Geo. Pattrick, 
L.L.D. Vicar of Avely, in Effex, and Chap- 
lain to Lady Dacre. 
At Newcaftle, the Rev. J. Willet, Mint- 
fter of the Diffenting Congregation at Burton 
upon Trent. 
At Afhton, Mr J. Allaton, awl-blade 
maker, to Mifs E. Scott, late of Waithwood 
Heath. Mr. C. Juftin Macartney, to Mifs 
Minton, both of Birmingham Theatre. Mr. 
T. Bower, merchant, of Birmingham, to 
Mifs E. Hooper. Mr. W. Roome, button-- 
maker, to Mifs E. Horton, both of Birming- 
ham, 
SHROPSHIRE. 
It is in contemplation to inclofe and im- 
prove Sydney Moor, Small Moor, Rodway 
and Water’s Upton Moor, and other watte 
lands in the parifh of High Ercall, in this 
county. 
Sir John Aéton, Sir Robert Lawley, Sir 
Watkin Williams Wynne, and George For- 
refter, efq. have feverally requefted their te- 
nants in this county to bring forward their 
old corn immediately, and to thrafh out their 
new corn with all convenient difpatch, for 
the fupply of the country. 
Married.} At Shrewfbury, the Rev. T. 
Holme, of Holland Houfe, Lancahire, to 
Mifs Ann Leighton, eldeft daughter of the 
late Baldwin Leighton, efg. Mr. G. Heath, 
to Mifs Johnfon, of Udlington. Mr. Ebden, 
quarter-mafter of the 3d dragoons, to Mifs 
Ford, of London. 
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