1799-] 
(473°) 
Marriages and Deaths in'and near London. 
Married.] Mr. Ginger, bookfeller, of 
@id Bond-ftreet, to Mifs Stanley, daughter 
of John Stanley, efq. of Glendon Lodge, 
Northamptonhhire. : 
At St. Botolph’s, Aldgate, Mr. A. Ven- 
tom, to Mifs E. Neale. 
Mr. Williams, of Great Ormond-Street, 
to Mifs Willis of Anftey, Hamphhire. 
Flower Freeman, efq. of Che)fea, to Mifs 
Parry of Uxbridge. 
At St. Giles’s, Cripplegate, Mr. J. Burks, 
bookfeller, to Mifs Mary Emmerfon. 
Henry Kenfington, efg. to Mifs Brooks of 
Hans Place. 
At St. Mary-le-bone, John Ofborn, efq. 
of Demerary, to Mifs Mary Tulloh, only 
daughter of John Tulloh, efg. of Great Caf- 
tle-ftreet, Cavendifh-fquare. 
Philip Perring, efq. of Bifhopfyate-ftreet, 
to Mifs Jackfon, daughter of Thomas Jack- 
fon, efq. of Camberwell. 
Benjamin Durcombe, efg. late of the Weft 
Indies, to Mifs Lee, of Mile End. 
Mr. Gethen, of Cateaton-ftreet, to Mifs 
Williams, of Red Lion-{treet, Holborn. 
Mr. John Coape, to Mifs Baldwin, eldeft 
daughter of William Baldwin, Efq. of Lower 
Brook-ftreet. 
At Deptford, Mr. Cookfon, to Mifs Fran- 
ces Ann Kennett, of Eltham. 
Mr. Davidion, jun. of Fith-ftreet Hill, to 
Mifs Teale, of Clapham Common. 
Mr, Thomas Warrington, of Change Al- 
ley, to Mifs Eaton of Gracechurch-ftreet. 
At St. James’s, J. W. Roberts, efq. lieu- 
tenant of his majefty’s yeomen of the guard, 
to Mifs Mary Dod, of Hampton. 
At Limehoufe, Thomzs Mafon, efg. of 
Rattcliite Crofs, to Mifs Hitch, of Poplar. 
At St. George’s. Hanover-fquare, Mr. R. 
Peckham, of Break{bourne, near Canterbury, 
to Mifs A. Gowland, daughter of Thomas 
Gowland, Efq. of Billiter-fquare. 
Mr. Statham, of Apothecaries Hall, to 
Mrs. Francis, of Water Lane. 
Richard Bleamire, of Highbury-place, to 
Mifs Johnfon, of Ely-place. 
Mr. John Whifhaw, of Gray’s Inn, te 
Mifs Jones, eldeft daughter of James Jones, 
efg. of Chifelhurft, Kent. 
The right hon. John Earl, of Tabby Hall, 
to Mifs Rufiell, of Parfon’s Mead, Croydon. 
Captain Charles Nichol, of the 16th regi- 
ment of foot, to Mifs Kitty Ruffell, North 
End, Croydon. 
Died.| 1n St. John’s-fquare, Clerkenwell, 
Jofeph Towers, LL. D. diftinguifhed in the 
annals of patriotifm, in the republic of letters, 
“and in the pulpit of diffenters. Dr. Towers, 
Jike his great precurfor and friend, Dr. Frank- 
lin, was originally bred a printer and 
bookfeller. ® 
At a very early period of life, from a fin- 
cere conviction, obtained by reading—that 
Great bane of all tyranny, civil and ecclefial- 
tical!he became firmly attached to the 
principles of liberty, both in refpe€t to church 
and ftate; and no man has been more zealous 
in behalf of the freedom of lis country, and 
of mankind. This favourite idea has, in- 
deed, been always warmly cherifhed by the 
fectaries in general, and they muft be allow. 
ed te have fanned the facred flame, and kept 
it alive in the nation, during the moft alarm- 
ing and critical. periods. 
After his call to the misifiry, Dr. T. was 
chofen paftor of the congregat‘on of protef- 
tant diffenters at Highgate; this occurred in 
1774.3; and in 1778 he was nominated morn= 
ing-preacher to the diffenters at Newington- 
green. In the latter of thefe offices he fuc- 
ceeded the worthy, pious, and amiable Dr, 
Price, who had been appointed to the cone 
gregation at Hackney. Hecontinued, how. 
ever, to officiate at Newington-green, in the 
afternoon, for fome years; and his colleague 
and himfelf feemed perfectly agreed relative 
to all the leading points in politics and reli- 
gion Onthe 4th of November,1788, beingthe 
completion of a century from the revolution, ~ 
that event was celebrated with great foleme 
nity; and the doctor, at the requeft of a 
committee, delivered what may be termed & 
civic fermon on the occafion, which was liften- 
ed towith great attention, and printed after- 
wards at the requeit of the &ewards. 
Whzie the Society for Conftitutional In- 
formation fiourithed, the name of Doétor Jo- 
feph Towers ftood confpicuous among the 
mot active of its members. He had been 
baliotted for in 1782, and continued to ac 
with it until 1794, when the books and pa- 
pers were feized by order of government, and 
the fecretary taken into cuitody. On the 
13th of June, of the fame year, the doétor 
received an order to attend the Privy Coun- 
cil on the day following, which he accord 
ingly obeyed; and was examined relative to 
the proceedings of a club which boafted of 
the Duke of Norfolk, the Duke of Rich- 
mond, the Earls of Effingham and Derby, 
Sir William Jones, Mr. Sheridan, Drs. Price, 
Kippis, John Jebb, Mr. Erfkine, &c. &c. 
among its aflociates. On this cccafion, Dr. 
T. although vifibly depreffcd by the yellow 
jaundice, evinced great firmneis, and was 
difmilied without being obliged to give bail, 
at the voluntary interceflion of a- dignified 
clergyman then fitting as a men:ber of the 
board, and who is fuppofed to have been the 
prefent Archbifhop of Canterbury. 
On the eftablifhment of the fociety called 
‘¢ The Friends of the people,” he was alfo 
vored a member. 
‘The life of this gentleman prefernts few 
other memorable ‘events, his literary labours 
€xcepted, which evince a feries of ftudy and 
toil, feldom to be mez with, even in thofe 
who have dedicated their whole time to let~ 
ters alone. 
His 
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