1802.] Incidents, Marriages and Deaths in and near London, 
The number of bankers, in the metropo- 
lis, in the year-1740, was 28; in 1770, 333 
in 1782, 473 in 1802, 723 and until about 
the years 1697, or 8, there were only 2, 
viz. Child and Co. and Denne and Co, 
A general bill of all the chriftenings and 
burials, from December 9, 18co, to Decem- 
ber 15, 1801. 
Chriftened in the 97 parifhes within the 
walls, 1073—buried 1136.—Cariftened in 
the 17 parifhes withouc the walls, 4266— 
buried, 4143.—Chriftened in the 23 out pa- 
rithes in Middlefex and Surry, 8373—buried, 
$977.—Chriftened in the 10 parifhes in the 
City and Liberties of Weftminfter, 4102— 
buried, gr1%g.—Total, chriftened, males, 
9400—females, 8414—in all, 17814.—bu- 
ried, males, 9661——-females, 9713—in all, 
39374. ier 
- The following yearly averages, containing 
nine yearseach, fhew the number of cattle 
and fheep, fold in Smithfield, from the year 
1741. 
Cattle. Sheep. 
17432 to 1740 the average 33,906 564,650 
174t (174 74194 559,%92 
1750 = 375 759331 623,091 
1759-1767 335432 615,328 
1768 4 =61776 89,362 627,805 
3777, «1785 99,285 637,588 
1786 ©1794 308,075 7072456 
‘We are not informed of the precife yearly 
average of the feven laft years, but underftand 
that it confiderably exceeds that of any for- 
mer period. ’ 
' The following is a comparifon between the 
average weight of bullocks, &c. as it was 
JOO years ago, and as it is at the prefent 
time. is EA a 
lbs. Ibs. 
Bullocks 300 years ago 370 now $90 
Calves Pty! Ee go. 140 
Sheep 28 $0 
Lambs 13 50 
‘ A new northern fea mark or beacon, has 
been lately erettéd, (forthe benefit of fhips, 
failing to the neighbourhood of the ifland of 
Heligoland,) on the fand-bank, which lies a 
quarter of a German mile, (a German mile, 
is. upwards of 44 Englifh) to the South of 
‘Amrum and wett of the ifland of Pellworm. 
‘The height of this beacon is 60 feet. It is 
eafily feen at a diftance of three German miles, 
appearing, at firft, like a floop with her top- 
fail fet. As foon as this beacon can be dif- 
tinGtly feen from the-deck, tbe vetlel mutt 
not approach nearer ; for the foundings will 
be from five to fix fathoms, and the: diftance 
two German miles. It may ferve as an ex- 
cellent mark for enabling veffels to regulate 
their courfe, and principally for directing the 
navigation to the deeps and rivers ; fuch as 
the’Schmal Deep, the Hever, the Eider, the 
Lifter, &c. The above information, which 
is. of confiderable importance to navigation, 
ang mutt prove highly acceptabie te the com- 
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mercial world, has been lately publifhed, at 
Bremen, under the authority of Mr. Kulen- 
kamp, the Danifh conful at that place. 
On the r6th of December laft, Mr. Stock’s 
donation, of 1ol each, to ten curates, of the 
church of England, with large families, 
whofe refpective incomes do not exceed gol. 
per annum, was adjudged to be given to the 
following perfons :--The Reverend C. Cop- 
ner, of Hargrave chapel, Chethire, aged qr, 
with 10 children, his income 271. 6s. per 
annum; J. Hughes, Denbighthire, aged 42, 
7 children, income 301.3; David Jones, 
Denbightfhire, aged 36, 6 children, income 
361.3 H. Jones, Glamorganfhire, aged so, 
6 children, income gol. 5 J. Jones, Glamor- 
ganfhire, aged 71, xx children, income 4oil. 
blind; Robert Milner, Cumberland, aged 
34, § children, income 251,3 David Morris, 
Carmarthenfhire, aged 49, 8 children, in- 
come 20], ; H. Roberts, Denbighhhire, aged 
39, 7 children, income jol.; J. Rooke, 
Barmby, Yorkthire, aged 34, 3 children, 
income 20]. 5 J. Smith, Bellingham, North- 
umberland, aged 42, 6 children, income 
ol. 
‘ According to accounts lately laid before 
the Houfe of Commons, the produce of the 
Excife Duties, in England and Scotland, paid 
into the Exchequer, for one year, ending 
the sth of January, 3801, is 10,832,7491. 
The produce of Stamp Duties for the fame pe- 
riod, is 2,620,256l. 
Married.| T. White, efq. of Duke-ftreet, 
Weftminfter, to Mifs C. Richardfon, of Stork 
houfe, Effex.—Alfo at Stork, R. J. I. Lacy, 
efq. of the Train of Artillery, to Mifs L. Ri- 
chardfon, alfo of Stork Houfe. 
T. Myers, efq. of Park-place, St. James’s, 
to Lady M.C. Neville. 
Mr. J. Bowden, to Mrs. Relph, 
G. Payne, efq. of Selby Abbey, Northamp- 
tonfhire, to Mifs M. Grey, fecond daughter 
of R, W. Grey, efq. of Backworth, North- 
umberland. 
Mr. W. H. Bouteville, of Alderfgate. - 
ftreet, to Mifs Moore, of Bath. 
“Mr. W.S, Holloway, of the Stamp-office, 
to Mrs. Forfyth, widow, late of Billericay. 
T. Leafon, efq. of Beverley, to Mifs E. 
Green, of the New-road, Marybone, London, 
"T, G. Brewer, efq. of the Middle Tem- 
ple, to Mifs A. Hughes, fecond daughter of 
R: ‘Hughes, efq of Lincoln’s inn. 
At St. Paul’s Covent-garden, Mr. R. Pugh, 
of Brydges-ftreet, to Mifs M. Hawkins, of 
Birmingham. '~ 
B. Forbes, efq. of Great Ruffel-ftreet, to 
Miis H. Stone, ‘third daughter of R.’Stone, 
efq. of Chiflehurft, in Kent. eisai ios 
Mr. J. Wood, of Threadneedte-ftreet, to 
Mifs S.’A. Sparrow, fecond daughter of Mr. 
J. Sparrow, of Welt Smithfield. 
Mr. Bowle, of Mortimer-ftreet, Cavendifh 
{quare, to Mifs Maitland, of Bath. 
Mr. W. Hearn, of Holborn-hill, to Mifs 
S. Hunt, late of Coleman ftreet. 
Died. ] 
