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in confequence of which, the jury brought 
in a verdiG of lunacy. He was a bachelor 
-far-advahcedin years, but had fome time paft 
paid his addreffes to a widow lady in bufinefs; 
and arter the day of marriage was agreed on, 
and the lady had quitted her fhop, Mr. 
‘Mackre}l fuddenly changed his intentions. 
Toprevent a lawfuit it was referred to arbi- 
trators, to give a proper fatisfacticn to the 
difappointed lady, who.awarded her 300l. 
‘Though this fum could be no great obje& to 
a man of Mr, M.’s wealth, he faffered the cir- 
cumftance to prey upon his mind, till he was 
at length induced to the rafh a& of terminat- 
ing his exiftence. 
‘ SOMERSETSHIRE. 
‘The, magiftrates of Bath have at length 
adopted thé propofition of Mr. Woop, of 
Shrewfbury, for incorporating the different 
parifhes and conftituting a houfe of induftry, 
on the plan of that in Shrewfbury. Some be- 
neficial confequences may be expected to re- 
fult from thefe eftablifhments, provided due 
care is taken to prevent the poer from being 
opprefied by an abufe of the authority of the 
conductors, 
As fome labourers were at work upon the 
Bath road, the driver of a waggon, in which 
were feyeralcaiks of fpirits, invited them to 
drink, haying contrived to tap the caiks, by 
introducing a reed. This offer was accepted 
with avidity, and fo greedily did the men 
drink, that two of them died, and three 
more are ina very dangerous ftate, with little 
hopes of recovery. 
fMarried.| At Bath, the Rev. Jofeph 
Legg, of Market Lavington, Wilts, to Mifs 
C. Trefler, of the former place. Mr. Ban- 
met, auctioneer, to Mrs. Hodefon, of Woot- 
ton-under-edge, Gloucefterfhire. John Shake- 
fpear, efq. to Mifs Fletcher, of Lee Houfe, 
Hants. Mr. W. Smith, of Amefbury, to 
Mifs Harding, of Wincanton. Mr. Midlane, 
to Mifs Jones. Benjamin Morgan, efq. of 
Gwerrthlenwhethe, Glamorganfhire, to Mifs 
Lucy Gregory, of Bath. 
.Died,| At Bath, Mr. Wilkie, of thebeef- ~ 
teal houfe in the market, the oldeft mufician 
inthe pump-room. John Saxon, efg. Aged 
76, Mr. Thomas Orpin, mufician. Mr. 
obot. In her 28th year, Mifs Mary John- 
fon, ‘daughter of the late general fohnfton, 
of VYefton Houfe. Mr. Hooper. Mr. Rich- 
ard Wilkinfon, of Newcaftle. Mr. Thomas 
j\diliineton. Mr. Smith, fruiterer. 
At the fame place, Mrs. Juliana Mack- 
worth, fifter to the late fr Herbert Mack- 
worth, Bart. of Gnoll Caftle, Glamorgan- 
fhire. Her death was occafioned by a fevere 
contufion, which fhe received in confequence 
ofa fall from the vineyard, on her return 
from Chapel. 
~vAt Holloway, near Bath, faddenly, Mr. 
Pdwards: , 
#3 At Wells, -Mr..Champion to Mifs Palmer. 
At Stowey, Mr. Charles Holcombe, of 
St:oDecaman’s;"nedr Watchet, to Mifs Gadd. 
9 -4t Frome, Mr. J. Lyon, to Mifs Licbman. 
Somerfet/bire....Devonfhire....Cornwall. 
At Horfington, F.B. Reafton, efq. of the 
Temple, London, to Mifs Doddington, only. 
daughter of Mr. Samuel Doddington, of 
Horfington. 0 
Mr. James Poole, printer and bookfellery, 
of Bridgwater, to Mifs Allen, of Stogumber.. 
At Churchill, Mr. Jeremiah Boord, gra 
zier, of Ebden, to Mifs Richardfon, of the 
former place. - 
Mr. John Parker, of Wrington, to Mifs 
Mary Dyer, of Claverham. 
At Churchill, Miis Marfham. 
At Froome, Mr. William Palmer, painter. 
Mr. John Allen, clothier. ea 
. On the firt of March, the Rev. Henry 
Newman, upwards of 40 years reftor of the! 
parifhes of Shepton Beauchamp, and Spark- 
ford. D 
DEVONSHIRE. 
Married.] At Exeter, the Reverend 
Henry Nicholas Aftley, fon of fir Edward 
Aftley, bart. of Norfolk, to Mifs Pitman, 
only daughter of the late Samuel Pitman, efq-. 
of Exeter. Mr. John Hill, to Mifs Cherry 
Sweetland. } 
At Tiverton, Mr. Henry Dunsford, jun. 
mercer, to Mifs Pulling. Mr. Thomas, 
Owen, wine-merchant, to Mifs Patch. 
At Emma Place, Plymouth, by fpecial 
licence, Capt. James Newman, of the navy, 
to Mifs Brace, of Bennet-ftreet, St. James’s, 
London. 
Mr. Cartwright, mafter of the WhiteHart 
inn, Okehampton, to Mifs Hockin, daugh= 
ter of the late rev. Mr. Hockin. 
Died.] At Exeter, fuddenly, Mr. John: 
Pierce. Mifs Harriet Coffarat. , 
At his houfe in the royal hofpital, Ply- 
mouth, fuddenly after fupper, F. Geach, 
M.D..F. R.S. fenior furgeon to this hofpie 
tal nearly 30 years. 
At Stoke, near Plymouth, aged 185 
Lieut. Wm. Fleming, of the 25th regiment 
of foot. : 
At Moreton, Mr. Petherbridge, ferge- 
maker. Mr. James Fownes. ; , 
At Taunton, Mifs Mary Bovet. Mrs. Spil< 
ler. Mrs Colman. . alae 
At Kingfteignton, the rev. Chriftopher 
Beeke. He had been vicar of that place up- 
wards of 60 years. : 
As Mr. James Bath was returning to his 
houfe, at the DoubleLock, near Exeter, he 
fell into a pond and was drowned. 
CORNWALL. _ 
Died.] At Pencarrow, fir William Molef- 
worth, bart. reprefentative for the county of” 
fonmouth in two parliaments. He was. 
formerly of St. John’s college, Cambridge, 
and took his degree as honorary mafter of arts 
in 1779. ; 
- At Lawhitton, near Launcefton, the rev. 
Rager Mafiey, formerly of St: John’s colleges 
Cambridge, and arehdeacon of Barnftaple, 
réGor of Lawhitton, Cornwall, and Chariton 
Bifhop, Devon, and of the prebendaries of 
Exeter Cathedral.. Mr.M. commenced Ay Be 
in’r783, and A, M.in 7736 . 
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