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ceiling, occafioned great alarm to the congre- 
gation, but fortunately did no perfonal injury. 
—The Reading Mercury records much other 
damage that was done by this ftorm in that 
town and neighbourhood. 
Marricd.| At Sonning, Mr. Smith, of 
Reading, to Mifs Shackel, of Earley Court — 
Mr. Thomas Ellift, of Steventon, to Mifs 
Mechin, of Reading. 
At. Wokingham, Mr. John Perkes, of 
Hertford, to Mifs Ann Cruttwell. 
Mr. Killoch, of London, to Mifs Bathe, of 
Workingham. 
At Bifham, Captain Jolliffe, of the 2nd So- 
merfet Militia, to Mifs Nott, daughter of the 
late Captain J. N. P. Nott, of the navy. 
- Died.] At. Reading, Mrs. ‘Tudor of the 
Crown-Inn.—Mrs. Shearman, brickmaker.— 
Aged 80, Mr. Thomas Whitup. 
At Wokingham, Mr. A. G. Peppin, fur- 
geon, &c.—The wife of Mr. Paul Holton, 
wine-merchant, . 
At Pangbourn, Mr. Green. 
At Windfor, Mrs. E. Sharratt. 
At Upton Common, aged 61, Mr. Love- 
grove, farmer. 
HANTS, 
At a numerious meeting of the brewers of 
this county and its vicinity, lately held at 
Southampton, it was refolved, that it would 
be expedient, and of material advantage to 
the public, were all the corn-markets in the 
kingdom ; held onthe fame day, and on cer- 
tain hours of that day only, and they agreed 
to ufe their endeavours to procure the eftab- 
lifhment of a law tothat purpofe. They alfo 
refolved, that it was highly neceffary to pro- 
‘mote a large importation of foreign barley 
and hops as fpeedily as poflible. 
A duel was lately fought at the Blue Pofts 
Inn, in Portfmouth, between Mr. Granger, 
of the Guards, and Lieutenant Stapleton, of 
the 20th Regiment, the former of whom was 
mortally wounded, and is fince dead, and the 
latter is in cuftody upon the verdict of the 
coroner’s jury, for wilful murder. 
The ftorm of wind on Sunday, the gth, 
blew up the roof of the church at Chrift- 
church, in feveral places, to the eminent 
danger of the congregation, who were then 
attending divine fervice. 
The matter and miftrefs of Wimering work- 
houfe, have lately been committed to goal, 
for having cruelly treated the infant poor 
committed to their care, by nearly ftarving 
them, and feverely punifhing them if they 
prefumed to complain. Wretches like thefe 
deferve the fevereft punifhment the law can 
infic. 
Married.| §. Sloane, efq. eldeft fon of 
Hans Sloane, efq. of Stoneham, to the Hon. 
-Mifs Eftwick, eldeft daughter of Lord Hawke. 
At Boldre, Geo. Stone, jun. efg. to Mifs 
Urry, daughter of John Urry, efq. of the 
royal navy. 
L. Wray, efq. of Upton-Houfe, to Milfs 
Martha Read, of Ebley, Glouceftcrihire. 
Hamp frire—Wiltire 
(Dec. I, 
At Southampton, Mr. Jolly, linen-draper, 
of Winchefer, to Mifs Eldridge, daughter 
of Mr. Eldridge, merchant.—Alfo, Dr. Re- 
boul, to Mrs. Baril. 
At Kingfton, Mr. Robert Hope, purfer of 
the Puiffant, aged 80, to Mifs Fanny Paul, 
of Portfmouth, aged 13! 
At Havant, Mr. John Beachley, to Mifs 
Grigg, of Selburne Houte. 
At Andover, Mr. Fouthrop, baker, 
lifoury, to Mifs Banks. 
At Alton, Mr. Chandler, of Guilford, to 
Mifs Heath, of Andover. 
At Dummer, Lieut. Lidderdale, of the 
15th Light Dragoons, to Mifs Ann Pearce, 
fecond daughter of Captain Pearce, of Stan- 
den, Wilts. | 
Dicd.| At Winchefter, in the Francifcan 
Nunnery, at the Abbey Houfe, aged 27, 
Mifs Juliana Weld, eldeft daughter of Tho. 
Weld, efq. of Lulworth Caftle, Dorfet. At 
the age of 3g this young lady took the yeil 
in a convent of Englifh ladies at Bruges, in 
Flanders, whence fhe, with her community, 
retired in 1794, and found an afiylum at the 
above mentioned place.—-Edward Knapp, 
jun. banker.—The wife of Mr. Paul, pat- 
ten-maker.——Mr. Wm. Lucas, builder.— 
Mrs. Hewlett, wife of Mr. Hewlett, fur- 
of Sa- 
‘geon.——Mrs. Page, wife of Mr. Daniel Page. 
—Mr. John Earle. 
At South Warnborough, aged. 73, Mrs. 
Duncan, wife of the Rev. Dr. Duncan, reftor 
of that place. f 
At Headley, aged 80, the Rev, Wm. 
Sewell, M.A. rector of that place. 
WILTSHIRE. 
The dreadful ftorm of wind and rain on 
Sunday the gth init. the effects of which were 
univerially felt, was not lefs felt at Salif- 
bury, than at other places. Among the many 
injuries fuftained there, muft be enumerated 
that of the beautiful painted wincow, at the 
eaft end of the cathedral church, part of 
wh‘ch was blown in during the time of di- 
vine fervice, to the great confternation of 
the congregation. 
Married.| At Salifbury, Geo. Rd. Orgil 
efq. of Portland, in Jamaica, to Mis Harriet 
Davis, daughter of the late Rev. John 
Davies, of Padworth, Berks. 
Mr. Prince, malfter, of Whiteparifh, te 
Mifs Brownjohn of Weft-dean. 
At Chippenham, Mr. Andrews, to Mifs 
Burket, of Tetbury, Gloucefterthire. 
At Marlborough, Mr. John Pickett, to 
Mrs. Biggs. 
Died.| At Salifbury, Mrs. Hawker, wife 
of Mr. Hawker, faddler.—Aged 74, Mr. 
Thomas Brown, principal ferjeant at mace, 
to the mayor and corporation of that city.— 
Aged 30, Mrs. Luxford, wife of J Luxtore, 
printer, a very amiable woman, Mr. Gate- 
houfe, of the Plume of Feathers Inn.—Mrs. 
Rolfe, widow of Mr. john Rolfe, cloth ier> a 
woman of exemplary good charatter< > Mrs- 
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