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Whalley; of the -fame place. Mr. Wain- 
wright, attorney, of Leeds, to Mis. Binning- 
ton, of York. Mr. G. Dickins, jun. of Wek 
Lilling, to Mifs J. Atlay, of Dudhills. 
Died,]—At ‘Leeds, in confequence of a 
foafm on his lungs, G. Smithfon, efq. Mr. 
J. Stephenfon. Mrs. Broadhead, of Barnfley. . 
‘Aged 73, Mrs. Hirft, of Clayton Heights, 
near Bradtord. 
At Hull, aged 87,' Mrs. Little, relict. of 
Mr. ‘J.-L. teacher ‘of the languages. Mr. B. 
Huntingdon, furgeon. 
At York, aged 46, Mr E. Thwaites. Mr. 
J. Deighton, of Red Houfe ; in the office of 
the fheriff of York. Mrs. Wentworth. 
Suddenly, of an apoplectic fit, Mr. A. Ridf- 
dale. * 
At Sheffield, Mr. Buck, merchant, formers 
ly of Halifax. Mrs: Chadwick, wife of the 
rev. Mr. C. Mr. W. Hartley. At Bridge- 
houfes, near Shefficld, J. Clay, efq. greatly 
lamented by his family, friends, and the 
oor. 
Mr. S. Richardfon, hufbandman, of Giltft, 
near Whifton : «hile threfhing corn in a barn, 
a bull from an adjoining field came up to him, 
in a kind of hoftile manner; at firft he beat © 
the bull off with a pitch-fork, the animal, 
however, becoming more enraged, attacked 
him a fecond time with fuch fury as to kill him 
_inaninftant. ; 
Mr. Michael Fenwick, many years travel- 
ling attendant on the late rev J. Wefley, anda 
well-known and fermerly much followed preach- 
er among the methodilts. Walking, near Burling- 
ton, with Mr. J. Peacock (another methodift 
itinerant preacher) they went to a corn-mill, 
at fome little diftance, to take shelter from a 
heavy fhower of rain; here they found W. 
Wintringham, the millers fon, and W. Mat- 
fon, a biicklayer: Fenwick and Wintringham 
remained on the fir floor, and’ Peacock and 
Mation afcended into the chamber: they had 
{carcely had stime to place themfelves there, 
when the mill received a violent fhock from 
lightning, and Fenwick and Wintringham were 
inftantaneoufly ftruck dead. Mr. ' Peacock 
was alfo ftruck down, his hair was tinged, and 
he remained for a fhort time quite infenfible; he 
is likely, however, to recover, although con-< 
fined. with violent pains in his arms. Matfon 
was alfio much hurt. Mr. Fenwick’s face and 
neck were quite black. © Wintringham was 
bloody and much burnt, and his clothes‘all on 
fire. One fail of the mill was entirely thiver- 
ed, and feveral pieces of it carried to the dif- 
tance of fifty yards. Some other parts of the 
mill were confiderably damaged. 
On the fame’day on which the above ac- 
cident happened, Mr. Oliver, of Haxey, and 
Mr. Huntingdon, excifeman, having improvi- 
dently taken fhelter under a tree, during a 
* heavy fhower of rain, accompanied with thun- 
der ard lightning. Mr. O. was inftantaneoufly 
ftruck dead, his coat fleeve and fhirt were torn 
from his arm, a pair of tteel buckles he had on 
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were melted, and his fhoes demolifhed. Mr. 
H. was materially fhockzed, but recovered gra- 
dually ; at firft he was unable to walk, and his 
hand and fide remained much affected for fome 
time. His watch-glafs was broken to pieces. 
At Cottingham, aged 19, Mifs Gilder, 
daughter of Mr. J. Gilder, merchant, of Hull, 
At Scarborough, Mr. S S. Simpfon, an emi- 
nent brewer. Mr. W. Martin, of Wakefield, 
principal agent to the proprietors of the Air and 
Calder Navigation. 
LINCOLNSHIRE. 
A ball was held, lately, ac Lowth, attended 
by a very numerous affemblage, the obje& of 
which was to provide relief for fuch artificers 
as may, from the feverity of the enfuing win- 
ter, become unable to follow their reipetive 
occupations, » 
The inhabitants of Morton, near Gainfs 
borough, bave come to a refolution to aifcone 
tinue their annual wakes, 
Married |—Mr. T. Hartnell, of Lincolny 
to Mrs. Bradley At Alford, Mr. Ts Sheps 
herd, of York, to Mrs. A, Hanford. 
Died.J—Aged 15, Mr. E.W. Drury, eldeft 
fon of Mr. D. printer. Aged 24, Mrs. S. 
Smith. Suddenly, aged 37, M.. J. Field, of 
Noon. near Lincoln; fteward of the earl of 
Buckingham fhire. 
At Sramford, aged’ 81, J. Neale, efg.: 
he was agentleman of a goud and reputable 
family. All the latter part of his hfe he was 
{ubject to ill health ; he bore his affliction, 
however, with magnanimity, and. died with 
the fortitude of a good Chriftian. Mis. E. Ro- 
binfon, of Alford. 
At*Rauceby, the rev. J. Flavell, B, A. of 
Clare Hall, Cambridge: he had enjoyed an 
uninterrupted ftate of good health, until he 
felt fume fymptoms of indifpofition a day or 
two prior to his fetting ‘out from his father’s 
houfe, in Shropfhire, for Buckden 5 where he 
was ordained deacon, on Trinity Sunday last. 
He was of a pious and amiable character ; gnd 
fanguine hopes were entertained by his lriends, 
that he would prove an iluftrious ornament to 
the church, of which he had been ordained a 
minifter, 
At Caythorp, aged 77, Mr. W. Coftall5 
upwards of forty years {ch ol matter, and 
parifh and veftry clerk; le was, alfo,, a 
well-known finging-mafter and teacher of 
mufic. Aged 45, Mr. J. Morehoufe, oil- 
merchant, of Gainfborough. 
At Sleaford, on th 27!'h of June, after a 
few days’ illnefs, the Riv, Robert Forfaith, 
claffical tutor in the diffenting academy 
at Northampton. As his peculiar talents 
and predominant tafte were in perfect hamony 
with the duties of his ofice, he was deferved~ 
ly held in the higheft eftimation by all his 
pupils and lirerary friends; while, governed 
by Chriftian principles, and animated by the 
Chriftian hope, he pafled his days in generai 
tranquillity, and terminated his courfe in 
peace. 
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