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fel, of Kingfwinford, At Kenfington, Mid- 
dlefexy, Mr. E. W. Piercy, of Coventry, to 
Mits Hook, of Brompton, 
Mr. J. Hewitt, of Birmingham, to Mifs 
Yeomans, of Shrewfbury. Mr. Jones, of 
Birmingham, to Mifs Stevens, of Dale End. 
At Kenilworth, Mr, S. T. Clayton, of 
Berkefwell, to Mifs James. es 
Died.J—At Birmingham, Mrs. 
After a long and painful illnefs, Mrs. M. 
Standley 5 her lofs is deeply regretted by her 
numerous offspring, After a fhort illnefs, 
Mifs H. Anderton. Mrs. James. Mrs. 
Jukes. Mr. Dickenfon. Mr. D. Lyndon. 
Mr. Johnfon. Mr. Haines. Mrs. M. Al- 
Jen ; of a very religious chara&ter, which fhe 
évidenced in the whole of her bfe and conver- 
fation. Mr. J- Boulker. Mr. B. Jukes. 
Mr. W. Beardfworth. Aged 63, Mr. G. 
Wynne, fen. an ingenions artift. Mifs Bar-— 
ton, Mr. J. Baxter. At Bath, Mr. H. 
Hunt, of Lady Wood, near Birmingham, 
At Coventry, aged 24, Mr, E. Warner, 
attorney, of Wolverhampton 3 his death is a 
fubje& of fincere forrow to his friends. After 
a fhort illnefs, Mr. C. Davis, fen. formerly 
an eminent mercer and draper. Aged 74, 
Mr. S. Bailey, bookfeller. In the employ- 
ment of Mr. Swinney, printer of the Bir- 
mingham Chronicle, Henry Bickers, printer,’ 
a native of Newcaftle-upon-Tyne; having 
conceived fome refentment againft one of hig 
fellow-workmen, he challenged him to decide 
the difpute by fingle combat; when, after a 
defperate battle of nearly two hours, Bickers 
was, Carried away ina ftate of infenfibility, and 
almoft immediately afterwards expired ; his an- 
tagonift was iikewife fo dreadfully bruifed that 
his recovery was for fome time extremely 
doubtful. Mr. J. Hands, formerly alderman. 
Wir. W. Taylor. Mr. J. jJackfon. Mrs, 
Beynen. 
Mrs, Gibbs, of Bordefley. Near Wolver- 
hampton, Mrs. Marfh,: greatly Jamented by 
her tenants, domeftics, and puvor neighhours, 
Aged 78. Mr. Nixon, of Rugeley. Mr. J. 
King, of Shelfield Lodge, near Henley in 
Arden. Mr. A. Hill, of Offchurch. Mr. 
Brifcoey of Ciofs Green. Mrs. Farnell, of 
Mofeley. Aged 57, Mrs. Adderley, of Co- 
ton. At Wolverhampton, aged 65, Mr. W. 
Stabbs, furgeon. Mifs Seage", of Kinfare, 
Mifs Sabin, of Cubbington. Mrs. Price, 
. Gof the late T. P.. efq. of Handfworth. 
At Dudley, Mrs. Jones3 a kind benefactrefs 
‘othe poor, and refpeéted by her numerous 
acquaintance, 
WORCESTERSHIRE. 
At Worcefter affizes, William Price, and 
Jofeph Tucker, for ftealing a quantity of malt, 
the property of Mr, E. Dixen, of Dudley, re- 
ceived fentence of death. 
Married.{\—Mr. Rofe, of Broomfgrove, to 
Mifs Hopkins, of Overfley, near Alcefter. 
At Worcefter, Mr. J. Morris to Mifs R. Jones. 
Mr. Pennethorne, of Worcefter, to Milfs Salt, 
of ‘Barborne. b 
Di:d.J—At Woscefter, in child-bed, Mrs, 
Rotton.. 
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Warwick. Worcefter....Hereford....Gloucefter..Oxford. [ Aug. 
Mayers. Mr. W. Roper. At Dudley, Mrs. 
Jones. At Powick, near Worceficr, Mrs. 
Gorle. . ; 
HEREFORDSHRE. 
We are concerned to ftate, that the _col- 
leétion at the laft general meeting at Hereford, 
for the benefit of the Infirmary, amounted to 
only 121. ros. ! ; 
Married.|—Mr. 
Mifs Green. 
Died.|—At his houfe in Hereford, aged 78, 
much refpected, capt. G: A. Blyke, of the 
navy. He was made matter and commander 
in 1747, and remained 50 years at the head of 
that lift, moft of the flag-officers now in the 
fervice being very much his juniors. His 
promotion was believed to have been primae 
rily Impeded, from the circumftance of his 
giving inflexible evidence before a court- 
martial fitting on the trial of an officer, 
whom the admiral on the ftation had in vain 
endeavoured to ftigmatize, for the failure of 
an expedition in the Weft Indies. ; 
W. Collins, efq. of Ingeftone. The rev. 
Mr. Jones, of Whitfield, near Rofs. At Pens 
combe, Mrs. Clark. At Hereford, Mrs. Ven-= 
more, and Mrs. Stewart. 
Mr. J. Taylor, of Bromyard 5 \his death 
was occafioned by drinking cold water the day 
before, when heated, ; 
GLOUCESTERSHIRE, 
Died.|—Aged 77, Mr. W. Wilkins, of 
Cirencefter, 
T. Bailey, attorney, to 
OXFORDSHIRE, 
The late violent thunder-ftorm took a very 
extended circuit : in Oxfordfhire, Bucks, Berks, 
Hants, &c. it began about nine or ten o’clock - 
in the evening, and continued, with fome ine 
tervals; till after day-light. The lightning il- 
luminated, by its corrufcations, every quarter 
of the heavens, wth vivid gleams of {carlet 
and blue light. The thunder explodedin in- 
ceflant peals of the loudeft and moft tremend- 
ous eifeét, fo near as to be feemingly burfting 
dire@ly overhead, accompanied with almoft 
uninterrupted deluges of rain. 
At Oxford affizes, the following prifoners re- 
ceived fentence of death : John Marfhall and 
Thomas Andrews, for horfe-ttealing ; Enoch 
Abbot and William: Ure, for burglary ; and 
Thomas Jones, for theep-ftealing. Abbotand 
Jones were reprieved. — : 
Married,.|—The rev. G. Prickett, M.A. of 
New College, Oxford, to Mifs S. Ravenhill, 
of Wildcroft, Hereford. -——— Grey, efq. of 
New College, Oxford, to Mifs M. Read, of 
Ebley, Gloucefter. At Banbury, the rev. P. 
Uther, to Mifs R. Ward; an amiable young 
lady, of great merit. CF 
Died. ]——At Oxford, Mrs. Hart, widow of 
Mr. H. late manciple of Magdalen college. 
Anne Pryor, a fine young woman, 17 years 
of age, drowned near the High Bridge. She 
had been up the Ifis in a boat, with a party, 
had landed, and was returning home with het 
mother and two young men, but from the ex- 
treme darknefs of the night, in the intervals of 
the lightning, fhe and the yougg men Se 
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