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1798.) 
which has extended itfelf with its branches 
ever moft part of this kingdom. 
At Coventry, aged 78, Mrs. Hobley. Mifs . 
Mary Wooton. Suddenly, Mrs. Holland. 
At Congleton, inhis 38th year, John Shawe 
Reade, alderman of that borough. 
At Beaufal, John Bree, gent. 
At Deritend, Mrs. Jennens. 
At Lapworth, in this county, aged 83, 
Michael Gilbert: this veteran of the navy 
eircumnayigated the globe with Admiral An- 
fon; was prefent at the taking of the rich 
Acapulco fhip near Manilla; was afterwards 
for a confiderable time a prifoner in Turky ; 
and now at length made his exit from the 
ftage of human life near the place of his na- 
tivity. 
Mr. Jofeph Green, of Solehull. 
Mr. Clarke, jun, of Berrington. 
Mrs. Reynolds, of Séton Burnall. 
At Brewood, in her 82d year, Mrs.Bromley. 
At Ellefmere, Mrs. Tamerlain. 
At Upton, Mr. Brown. 
At-Afhted, Mr. Jarvis. 
At Walfall, Mrs. Blackham. 
At Biifton, Mrs. Ann Price, fitter of the 
late Rey. Mr. Price, mafter of the free gram- 
mar-{chool in Birmingham. 
At Minworth, Mr. Wm Wakefield. 
SHROPSHIRE. 
The famous Berkthire bear, which had fo 
gauch excited the curiofity of the ccuntry, 
was lately flaughtered by Mr. Milner, brawn- 
maker, Bridgenorth. He was near ten years 
old, and had been in the poffeflion of Mr. 
Perry, of 'Treyfal, near Wolverhampton, fix 
years. His tufks meafyred, when taken out, 
eight inches ia length, aad the lanthorn on 
his fhoulders more than nine in thicknefs. 
He latterly became fo furious as not to be 
approached With fafety. 
Married.] At Shrewlbury, Mr. Brifcoe, 
of Crofs-green, to Mifs Oare, cf Webrcot. 
Mr. Thomas Devey, jun. of Bridgenorth, 
to Mifs Barnfield, of Eudnets. 
At Sutton Maddock, Mr. Richard Phillips 
jun. of Brockton, to Myfs Farmer, o! 
Jormer place. 
At Great Nefs, Mr. Sandford, of Kinton, 
to Mis Broughall, of Litcle Nei. 
Died.] At Shrewlbury, aged 84 
ward Collier. Mr. Fho.nas, late o 
efficers of excite in this town. 
In her 58th year, after a fevere and. pain- 
ful ilinefs, which fhe bore with great forti- 
tude and refignation, Mrs. Whitcombe, relict 
of Mr. Edmund Whitcombe, Jate furgeon at 
Cleobuny Mortimer, truly and fincere! y re- 
_gretted. ae 
At Ludiow, Mrs. Ann Sayce. 
At Hopton Wafers, in his roSth 
9) 
ycary 
William Hyde: he retained the fail ufe of 
all his faculties to the lat; and attended lat 
year the races at Worcefter, which he had 
been in the habitvof doing for feveral years. 
WORCESTERSHIRE. 
Miarried.} &t Worcetter, the Rev. Dx. 
‘Shropfhire....Eerefordpbire. 
395 
Layard, prebendary of Worcefter cathedral, 
to Mifs Carver, daughter of the Rev. Mr. 
Carver, archdeacon of Surrey. Mr. Thomas 
Williams, lieutenant and adjutant of the 
Worcetter Provifional Cavalry, to Mifs 
Collier. a 
At Feckenham, Henry Dowler Humphrys, 
efy. of Browmfgrove, to Milfs Waldron, of 
Sillins, 
The Rev. William Burflem, of Hanbury, 
to Mifs Aiflabie. 
-At Kidderminfter, Mr. Talbot, of Wolver« 
ley, to Mifs Dallow, of Trainch. | } 
Mr. John Marfhall, of Snowfhill-hill, te 
Mifs Fretwell, of Upton Old. 
At Aftwood, Mr. John Wolmer, to Mife 
Richards. : 
Died.] At Worcefter, Mr. John Cotterell 
Ased 87, Mrs. Elizabeth Harris. Mr. Rogers, 
renter of the bridge-tolls. 
- At the fame place, Samuel Cutler, efq. 2 
native of Dantzic, and formerly in the bank- 
ing-houfe of Sir George Colebrooke and Co. 
In tht early part of life he was as much dif- 
tinguifhed for liberality of fentiment, ur- 
banity and elegance of manners, and extenfive 
and polits literature, as he was lately re- 
narkable for a total feclufion from the world, 
anda difregard tu all the intercourfe and even 
comforts of focicty. He was particularly care~ 
fal to fhut out day-light, all his windows 
were blocked up, and a lamp kept continu- 
ally burning in his room.” . 
‘A: Evefham, Mrs. Harris. 
At Ham-court, Thonias Bland Herbert, 
efq. licutenant in the 28th regiment of 
foot. 
Mr. Thomas Field, of Redditch. 
Mr. Samuel Davis, farmer, of Doverdale. 
Mrs. Cookley, widow of the late Holland 
Covktey, of Braces Leigh. , 
At Bromyard, Mr. Hull, miller. 
At Feckenhim, Mr. John Freeman. 
At Tenbury, Mr. Strafford. 
HEREFORDSHIRE. 
At the anniverfary meeting of the Here~ 
fordthire Agricultural Society, held Oct.15th, 
Efotel in Hereford, the Earl of Ox- 
ford in the chuir,!the ‘premuins of a filver 
goblet, value fix guineas, was adjudged to 
the Rev. Thomas: Alban, of Ludlow,” for 
the beft fpecimen of cyder-fruit: raifed from 
feed; and the fociety at the fame time re- 
commended that this apple be called the Alban. 
Mr. Thomas Knoll, of Home-Lacy, receivéd 
the fum of five guineas for thrice ploughing 
36 acres of ftiff land with oxen worked 
Jagles being the gréatef quantity certified to 
the fociety to have been ploughed by a tenant. 
Prermiunes of three, two, and o1¢ guineas, 
ae sel 
at time 
‘were awarded ta labourers in hufbandry, for 
brinzing up-large families without parochial 
afliftance, and for long continuance in fervice. 
No claimants appeared for the premiums 
ofiered for the earlieft and bef crops of po- 
raifed in fields, nor for the greatci 
roof acreg of peas kept clean by the 
’ hoe. 
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