192 Yor; 
ftate, while his friends, by his defire, were 
fearching for fome concealed treafure,and drew 
forth a large bunch of promiffory notes, he ex- 
erted his remaining firength in a loud excla- 
@ation of “¢ There, you. fee now!” But, al- 
though Thomas was the great banker of the 
neighbouring villages, he had no idea of 
ufury,.and few of his neighbours, who de- 
ferved any credit, afked his affiftance in _pe- 
cuniary matters in vain ; fometimes even his 
tao great confidence in the honefty of others 
was impofed on by the artful knaves. 
YORKSHIRE. 
There were twenty-two fhips belonging to 
the port of Hull employed in the Greenland 
fithery laft feafon; they caught 199 whales 
and 4992 feals, producing 5295 butts of blub- 
ber, and 2024 tons of oil. Four fhips from 
the fame. port returned with 315 butts -of 
blubber, and 292 tons of oil, the produce of 
22whales. There were 62 fhips employed in 
this trade laft year from England, and 10 
from Scotland. 
_: Thompfon and Smith, two journeymen 
ghoemakers, who were tied at York, laft af- 
fizes, for combining, with others, to raife 
their wages, are to be imprifoned in Newgate, 
for 9 mouths. 
Tate Wilkinfon’s late benefit at Hull thea- 
tre, amounted to 1221. Many other of the 
players have had lucrative benefits. 
Three famples of bread were produced at 
the late York feffions, two of which were of 
a mixture of ground and whole rice, with 
wheat. flour; and the third of barley and 
wheat. - They were all approved of as good 
bread, though the preference was given to 
flour.and whole rice, one pound of which is 
found: by experiment to /fupply, in point or 
nutriment, -$lbs. of flour. 
It is in contemplation to improve the na- 
Nigation ef the:Humber, by ereting a proper 
dJight houfe at Stallingborough. » 
The late foods:\have formed anew. channel 
forthe river Trent, at a place called Burton 
‘Ferry, and inftead -of its former circuitous 
courfe, it mow runs im nearly a direct line, 
making all the towns about Gainfborough on 
Stsbanks, nearer by five miles than before. 
Marvied,|. At Stutford, near Doncafter, Mr. 
“Townfend, to» Mifs Robinfon, of Lincoln. 
‘Mr. Michael Duke, of York, to Mifs Skep- 
‘per; of Eatingwold. Mr. Alex. Mackenzie, 
cof Sheffield. to. Milfs Bell, of Grimfhorpe. 
At Whitby, Dan ruillipa aes efg. to Mrs. 
Holt, véidow of the late meds Holt, ‘efq. 
-Mr. Knox, in the Eaft India. Company’s fer- 
vice, to: Mifs Ellerby, both of that place. 
Wro. Danver, efq. of Donctafter, captain in the 
goth regt. of foot, to Mifs Mary Georgiana 
Kinder, daughter of J. Kinder, efg. of Great 
James-ftreet,. .Bedford-row, London. Mr, 
Rich. Fawcett, jun. of Bradford, woolftapler, 
to Mifs Smith, daughter of Jof. Smith, of 
Wilfden, 
hire. 
-a\ cloth-drefier, at. Leeds, 
[March 4, 
Mr. Wm. Henlock, to Mifs Bowles, 
of Knarefboreugh. 
At Wakefield, Mr. Wm. Linfitt, wool- 
ftapler, to Mifs Denby, of Glenworth, im 
Lincolnfhire. Mr. Gill, bookfelier, to Mifs 
Parker, of Huddersfield. : 
At Leeds, Mr. Paul to Mifs Grainger. 
Mr. Sigfton, to Mifs E. Teale. Mr. Ebenezer 
Martin, of Woodfide, to Mifs Teale, —— 
ter of Mr. Teale, brazier. 
At Hull, Mr. Rd. Wallis, gun{mith, te 
fifs Ann Horfman, of Thurftorpe. Tho. 
Hefleden, efg. of Ferrifby, to Mifs Baker. 
At Birfiall, Mr. Wm. Frith, of Robeft- 
town, methodift preacher, to. Mifs Hannah 
Dawfon. 
Died.] At York, Mrs. Shipton, aged 85. 
fr. Tho. Gray, officer of the cuftoms at York. 
Mifs Sufan Bagge, a maiden lady. ‘Thomas 
Lee, efq. formerly a merchant at Leeds. Mr. 
Martin Croft, aged 69. Mrs. Ware, aged 
71. Mrs. Cautley, wife of the Rev: Mr. 
Cantley, of Moulfoe, Bucks, aged 30. Aged 
48, Mr. Forbifher, bookfeller, and one of the 
common councilmen of that city. 
At’ Sheffield, Mrs. Linden, wife of Mr. 
Linden, siniliier. Mrs. Langton, wife of Mr. 
Langton. Mr. Jofeph Hawkeflby, merchant. 
Mr. Autt, merchant. Mr. Rd. Hoyftrop, 
wine-merchant. 
At Longley, near Sheffield, Mr. Kenyon 
Parker; attorney at law. Mifs Drabble, 
daughter of Mr.. Drabble, of Shefield. 
At Darlington, aged 82, Robt. Weftall, efg. 
At Wetherby, fuddenly, Mr. Smith, poft- 
matter. 
At Pennington-hall, the feat of Jemes 
Hilton, efq. where he had been a faithful fer- 
vant,.as hufbandman, 47 years, Rich. Rutter, 
aged 82; his favings, at fix pounds a yeary 
amounted to.feveral hundred pounds. 
At Pocklington, Mrs. Clubeley. 
At Ripdn, in the rorft year of his age, 
much refpe&ted, Mr. Wm. Fenteman, for- 
merly an eminent farmer. 
At Bridlington, aged 107, Mrs.-fane Lo- 
vell, widow. Aged 70, Mr. Thow Scott, df 
both 
Carthorpe. 
At Calverly, Mrs. Travis: reli& of the 
late. Rev. David Travis, formerly of Snape, 
in. Suffolk. 
At Leeds, Mr. Jofhua Jefferfon, formerly 
Rev. Rob. Field, 
f..M. curate of Chapel Allerton, near Leeds. 
-Aged $8, Mrs.;Wintringham, of Adwicklo- 
Mr. Tho. Fletcher, 
John Stables, farmer, at 
ftreet, near Doncafter. 
butcher. . Mr. 
Micklefield. 
At Knarefborough, Mrs. 
Mr. Dent, furgeon. Mrs. Clarke, wife of 
Mr.. John Clarke, of Dudley Hill, near 
Bradford. } 
At Smylett Hall, 
Rd. Fotherby, aged 88. 
At Hull, Mr. Faulding, furgeon, aged 40. 
Dr. Hunter, an eminent phyfician, whofe- 
death was occafioned by a putrid fever, caught 
j > aay 
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Dent, wife of. 
near Pocklington, Mr. 
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