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T1879 
INCIDENTS, anp MARRIAGES ano DEATHS in anp wrar LONDON, 
ee a 
San, 22. At a general meeting of the 
London dealers, interefted in the demand 
which has lately beén made by feveral carriers 
for booking of parcels, it was unanimoufly re- 
folved firmly to refift their unreafonable de- 
mands ; and to give every preference to car- 
riers, who do not make this demand. 
Fan. 28. A violent ftorm of wind entirely 
deftroyed the remains of King John’s Caftle, 
at Old-Ford near Bow. This ancient pile was 
built in 1203, and was the refidence of King 
John. * It was firft mutilated during the civil 
wars of Charles {. About thirty years ago 
the chapel fell; and ten years afterwards 
two wings tumbled down ; it is now levelled. 
Several curious coins, &c. have been difcover- 
ed among the ruins. 
‘fan. 31. A fire broke out about feven 
o'clock, at Mr. Freake’s, a fugar-baker, in 
Thames-ftreet, near Labour-in-Vain Hill. 
and the extenfive premifes were entirely de- 
ftroyed. 
Feb. 1. An affociation of tavern, hotel, 
coftee-houfe,and tavern keepers has been form- 
ed for remedying the feveral abufes incident 
to them as a body, in confequence of the con- 
tinual depredations committed upon them by 
perfonswho aflume the character of gentlemen, 
and who contraét debts, which they have no 
»robable means of difcharging. It is alfo an 
obje& of this aflociation to attempt to eradi- 
cate thofe domettic inconveniencies, which 
the trade as well as the puolic at large ex- 
perience from the improper conduét of fer- 
vants in general. For thefe and other pur- 
pofes, they have eftablithed an office at No. 
8. Holywell-ftreet, Strand. _ 
Feb. z. As Mr. Bicknell, gardener, at. Bat- 
terfea, was at breakfaft with his family ; by 
the prefiure of his feet upon an iron fender, 
one end of it flew up, and ftruckachild about 
a year and a half old, fo vierently upon the 
back of the head, as to occation its death the 
fame day. 
Feb, 5. Mr. C. Vaylor of Manchefter 
was elected to the office of principal fecretary 
to the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, 
in the Adelphi. 
Feb. 12. Froma ftatement advertifed this 
day, it appears that fince the eftablifhment of 
the Sunvay ScuHoor SocretTy, in 1735, 
they have diftributed 131,826 fpelling-books, 
31,398 teftaments, and 6244 bibles; which 
have been difpofed of to 15:6 {chools, con- 
taining about 156,490 fcholars. It-alfo‘ap- 
pears from the Socaety’s Reports, that the 
important benefits of thefe fchools are now 
generally felt and exprefled in moft parts of 
the kingdom ; yet the expences of this fociety 
for laft year have, exceeded the income by 
1rgl. its. 3d. In confequence of which, 
freth fubfcriptions are earneitly requefted. 
' Feb. 14. At the general quarter feflions held 
at Guildhall, the magiftrates came tothe re- 
folution, of not interfering with the exifting 
methods of making bread in the city of Lon- 
don ; the Act of the 13th of Geo. III. ‘cap. 
62 being ineffectual for the intended purpofes. 
Feb. 15. A ditterence of opinion having 
arifen among feveral magiftrates, refpecting 
the conftru€tion of the adt of parliament 
impofing the hair-powder tax 3 the lord mayor 
has taken the opinion of the attorney and fo- 
licitor general, as well as thofe of the recor- 
der and common ferjeant ; by which it appeare 
that.no volunteer is exempted from the taxy 
excepting thofe who fetve in corps raifed 
within the meaning of the a& 34: Geo. IIL. 
which are very few. 
Married. | Mr. Sealey Fourdrinier, of Lom- 
bard-ftreet, to Mifs Pounall, of Ilington. 
At St. Ann’s, Wettminfter, Mr. John So- 
ward, of Wardour-ftreet, herald painter, to 
Mifs Jane Kernot, youngeft daughter of W. 
.Kernot, efg. of Winchefter. 
At Kingfton, George Harding, efq. to Mifs 
Champion, only daughter of Richard Cham- 
pion, efq. of Kingfton. : 
At St. Geerge’s, Hanover-fquare, J. B. 
Dean, efq. to Mifs Hundfon. 
Thomas Peake, efq. barrifter at law, te 
Mifs Budger, of Tottenham. 4 
At St. Saviour’s, Southwark, Mr. Ed- 
monds, furveyor, to Mifs Pearfon, only daugh- 
tex or W. Pearfon, efq. of Newington Butts. 
Mr. Whaley, the celebrated pedeftrian, to 
the Hon. Mifs Lawlefs, fifter to Lord Clon- 
curry. 
At St, Martin’s in the Fields, Caleb White- 
foord, efq. to Mifs Sydney. 
Lieut. Col. Robért Craufurd, to Mifs Hol- 
land, daughter of Henry Holland, efq. of 
Sloane-ftreet. : a 
“Lieut. O'Neil, of the 17th regiment of 
foot, to Milfs A. Willim, of Delahay-ftreet, 
Weftmintter. 
At St. George’s, Hanover-fquare, Lieut, 
George Mensforth, of the 81% infantry, to 
ae Elizabeth Cole, of Upper Mary-le-bone 
rect. 
At Kenfington, Mr, D. Leighton, to Mifs. 
E. Sewell, both of Brompton. 
AtSt. Georze’s, Hanover-fquare, Jofeph 
Mortimer, efq. to Mifs Caroline Bedingfield. 
In the King’s-road, Chelfea, Mr. C Hem- 
pel, to Mifs Hornby. : 
The Rev. T: Andrews, L.L. B. to Mife 
Foriter, of Howland-ftreet, Fitzroy-fquare. ~ 
The Rev. A. Faulknor, to Mifs H. Spry, 
daughter of Lieutenant-General Spry. 
Died.| At Blackheath, aged 88, Mrs. 
Mary Duval. 
In Sambrook-court, Bafinghall-ftreet, aged 
4 oO fi é + | 1 ° 
23, Dr. John Miers Lettforn, eldeft fon of 
Dr. Letttom. 
In Hill-freet, Berkeley-fquare, the Mar- 
chionefs of Bute. I, 



