1802. > 
At Weft Malling, Mifs Smith. 
Suddenly, aged 75, Mr. Brice, of Man- 
fone Court, Thanet——Mrs. Paris, landlady 
of the Swan public houfe, St. Peter’s, in 
Thanet. 
At Chatham, aged 80, Mrs. Thompfon, 
formerly of Maidftone —Mr. Smith, — late 
ftorekeeper to the office of ordnance. 
SUSSEX, 
Married.) Dr. Athburnham, third fon of 
Sir W. Afhburnham, bart. of Broomham, 
Sheriff for this county, to Mrs. Bancroft, 
widow of the late S. F. Bancroft, efq. 
R. Hawes, efq. of Warbleton, to Mifs 
Luxford, of Winchelfea. 
At Lewes, W. Stanford, efq. of Prefton, 
near Brighton, to Mifs Tourle, of Landport. 
Died.) At Brighton, aged 72, Mr. B. 
Roberts, brazier.—Aged 72, Mr. T. Bloom- 
er, victualler. 
At Lewes, aged, 93, W. Ridge, gent. 
At Southwick, near Shoreham, Mr, Tup- 
pen, miller—Mrs. Coodger, wife of Mr. 
Goodger, plumber, &c. ! 
At Steyning, Mr. R. Mercer, of Southover, 
near Lewes. This gentleman had been long 
affi@ed with the ftone, buf could never muf- 
ter refolution fufficient to fubmit to the ope- 
ration of the knife, though it was ilrongly 
recommended by ‘his friends. 
At Horfham, in his 71 year, Mr, Cham- 
pion, miller and baker. By long and fteady 
perfeverance in a courfe of honeft ‘ihduttty, he 
had amafied a confiderable fortune. —Mr, Col- 
yen, many years a fheriff’s- bailiff at this town. 
HAMPSHIRE. 
Tt appears that a bill is now in Parliament 
for opening the navigation of the river It- 
chen, upon the plan of the Southampton and 
Salifbury canal, and indeed the plan.puarfued 
generally on all canals—~The following ob- 
fervations relative to the above circumftance, 
are quoted fromthe Hampjhire papers. ** We 
congratulate the public on the event, which 
certainly does credit to the prefent proprie- 
tors, 
ing, has long been a fubje& of juft regret and 
ferious complaint; but all the former propri- 
etors of the river having been the principal 
traders alfo, the queftion has never yet fairly 
met the public eye; for though often agi- 
tated, it has always been with fome finifter 
view. If it were heretofore defirable that 
the proprictors fhovld not exclufively be the 
navigators and carriers thereon; it cannot 
but be much more fo now that the part of 
the Southampton and Salifbury canal, from 
Northam to Southampton, is exceed 
to be opened in a few months, when the 
Winchefter barges may lay along fide the 
fhips at Southampton-quay, and take in their 
lading, which muft be a great advantage to 
both places, and put it in the power of the 
inhabitants to receive their fupplies at very 
reduced rates, as a third perfon will feldom 
be wanted between the feller and the buyer. 
Phat part of the canal hear te Winchefter is 
SuffixmHampfrire—Wiltrire—Berkphire. 
‘mented in death, 
as ‘the exclufive right of navigation 
which they feem now defirous of abandon- % 
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alfo in great forwardnefs, and the whole line 
is now to be proceeded in with increafed ac. 
tivity; and when the whole fhall be com- 
pleated, and an entire navigation from Win- 
cheter through Southampton to Salifbury 
— fhall be eftablithed, upon an uniform plan, 
and upon payment of the fame rates, which 
we underftand this bill will effeét, we do not 
hefitate to pronounce that the accommoda+ 
tion and the advantage the public will derive 
from it will be great and permanent.” 
The committee of the Southampton and 
Salifbury canal, 
contracting for building and completing the 
remainder of the tunnel at Southampton, and 
repairing the works already done, as likewife 
for building and completing the lock at Nor- 
tham. 
Died.| At Blathford, near Ringwood, in his 
Goth year, of a difeafe the feat of which was 
internal, Sir John Hales, bart. He underwent 
extreme fufferings with the moft manly forti« 
tude, and when his cafe had baffled the {kill 
of the firft praGitioners in London, he returned 
into the country, with acalm fenfe, (as he 
exprefied himfelf to a near relative,) anda 
well-founded conviction, that his exiftence in 
this world mutt foon be terminated. He fpoke 
with great fervour on the fubject of religious 
duties, and fubmitted his departure out of 
this world, to the will of God, with tue 
moft Chriftian refignation. 
WILTSHIRE. 
| Married.] At Rowde. R. Hughes, efq. to 
Mifs Gent, fifter of J. Gent, efg. of Devizes, 
Died.| At Marlborough, in ber goth year, 
Mrs. Bohun,—Mrs. A. Hancock, widow; a 
lady defervedly elteemeéd in her life, and la~ 
Benevolence to all man- 
kind, and charity to the poor, were two 
prominent traits of excellency \in this worthy 
lady?s< character.Poffefled ofa plentiful fortune, 
they g gren indulged AS in the virtuous 
Aeito@y oid Sig engl appearance Brisbort 
nefs. Ina word, the was an afiedtionate rela- 
tive to her family,a condefcending miftrefs to 
her fervants, who confidered their inerefts 
as her own, and a conftant friend to the poor, 
fympathifing with them in their forrows, 
while fhe relieved their wants. 
At Cricklade, in his 65th year, (vir. G. 
Adams. / 
At Boyton, Edm, Lambert, efq. 
BERKSHIRE. 
Married.] At Reading, J. H. Palttler, efqe 
of the 7th regiment light dragoons, to Miis 
M. Sowdon. 
Mr. Banks, of Thatcham, to Mifs Soper, 
of Porch Farm, King Clere, Hants.. 
Died.) At Riesding, Mr. Otto. 
Aged 79, Mr. Bufs, farmer, of Ufton. 
At Buckingham, W, Butler Fenton, efq. 
many years furgeon of that place. 
Mrs. 
have lately advertized to 
receive propofals from any perfon defirous of | 
