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mifter of the Northgate-ftreet Chapel, in 
Gloucefter, to Mifs Mafon, of Birmingham. 
—Mr. G. G. ee eldeft fon of Mr. © 
Thompfon, woolftapler, uf Fairford, to Mifs 
Newman, of Latton, Wilts.—Mr. Halliday, 
aneminent clothier, of Stroud, to Mifs Jones, 
ef Wrington Court. 
Died.| At Gloucefter, Mr. Howes, of the 
King’s Head inn. 
At Wall’s Hill, near Minchin Hampton, 
aged $3, Mr. S. Cambridge, clothier 5 a truly 
selibias, charitable, and hosel wes 
At Thornbury, ef a decline, Mrs. Mor gan, 
wife of Mr. T. Morgan, watchmaker. 
At Newent, Mrs. Elton, formerly of Weft- _ 
bury upon.Severn—Mx. Hall, of Bourton on 
the Water. 
Mr J. Wyrhale, only fon of G. Wyrhale, 
of Bicknor Court; a gentiemanof frie inte- 
grity, and truly exemplary im the charaéters 
of huiband, fon, and brother. Although his 
fortune was but fmall, his hand and heart 
were ever cpen-to the diftrefles of the fur- 
rounding poor. 
OXFORDSHIRE. 
Married.} At Oxford, Mr. J. Bally; of 
Beth, to Mifs Penfon, of Ostend. 
At Burford, Lieutenant-colonel Little, of 
the Eat Inala Company’s fervice, to Mifs S. 
Chavaffe—The Rev. W. Benfon, B.D. of 
@ueen’s College, Oxford, re€tor of South 
Wefton and Hampton Pigte: in this county, 
fo. Mifs Harrifon, of Daven ry : 
Pied | At € Oxford, Mrs. M. Carfon, wife 
ef Mr. 
HSE 22, Mr. R. Burten, .of Worcettér 
College, third fon of the Rev. Dr. Burton, 
canon of Chrift Church. 
Aged 74, W. Bowles, efg. of Abingdon. 
At her fon’s houfe, in Holywell, aged 87, 
Hirs. Meyfey, widow ef Mr. ? Meyfey, former- 
Jy an eminent apothecary in Oxford. 
_ BERKSHIRE. 
Mar: ied. | Wir! J. We Shackell, of Read- 
ing, to Miis Fofter, of London.—The Rev. 
R. F. Godmond, M. A. of Brightwell, to 
Biifs Humphreys, of Threadneedle-ftreet, 
z.ondon.-—Mr. Bunce, of the Upper Ship inn, 
Reading, to Mis ene of Caverfham, Oxon. 
—Mr. Kirby, of Sith Moreton, to Mifs 
Goddard, of Elount’s Court. 
Dicd.| At Reading, Mr. Warry, boot and 
flioe maker —Mrs. Serra. 
At Wokingham, aged 83, Mr. T.Wilmot, 
an eminent furgeon and apothecary. 
Suddenly, Mr. D. Holton, fhopkeeper ; 
univerfally refpe€ted as a very worthy man. 
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. 
At Aylefbury affizes, William Clifby was 
cconvitted of ftealing “a lamb, and received 
fentence of death, but was a re- 
prieved. 
Died.} At Marlow, the Rev. Tr. Langley, 
reCtor of Whiftcn, Roane 
At Carfwell Houfe, Mrs, Perfe&t, niece to 
Sir John Harrington, bart. bs 
Oxfordpire—Berkhire—Buckinghampire. Se. 
S. Carfon, rum and brandy merchant. - 
[Sept. 15 
HERTFORDSHIRE. 
At Hertford affizes, W. Cox was found 
guilty of fetting fire toa hovel of wheat, the 
property of Mr, J. Hilton, of Walkeen, and 
received fentence of death. 
BEDFORDSHIRE. 
At Bedford affizes, John Brown, for bur- 
glary ; William Pepper, John Crawley, John 
Sharwood, and nel e Clark, for fheep- 
ftealing ; James Dear, for felony ; ; and John 
Carter, for ftealing a quantity of rye, &c. 
were capitally convi€ted, and received fen- 
tenceof death ; but were all afterwafds re- 
prieved, except Brown and Pepper. 
The Committee appointed for managing the 
affairs of the intended Bedford Infirmary, have 
lately fixed upon a {pot of ground, fouth-wei 
of the town, which 2 appears to on extreme- 
ly eligible for the fituation of the building 5 
and they have before them a plan, to the ex~ 
ecution of which they hope the amount of 
donations, added tothe handfome legacy of 
the late Mr. Whitbread, will be ultimately 
found adequate 5 but, <s a confiderable fum 
is fill wanting to form an eftablithment pro- 
portioned to the extent and population of the 
county, contributigns are-earneftly folicited 
of fuch of the inhabitants, landed-proprictors, 
and others, belonging to the county, as have 
not already fubferibed to this highly heneGeem 
inititution. 
Account of tbe WORURN SHEEP SHEARING, - 
13801.* 
No perfon who entertains an adequate idea 
of the national importance of agr.cultural im- 
provements can have any toute of the benee 
ficial efc&ts fowing from the annual meeting 
at Wobarn eftablifhed by his Grace the Duke » 
of Bedford. Whatever fome perfons may be 
inclined ato, think of exhibitions of cattle fat-{ 
tened toa very extraordinary degree, and 
tending to pufh that part of the graziers’ bufi- 
nefs to the extreme, none can queftion the 
propriety of comparing diferent races of Cate 
tle and fheep in various particulars, exclufive 
of exceffive fatnefs ; none can doubt the uti 
lity of premivms for promoting a more cor- 
re&t tillage, for bringing into ufe new and ime 
proved implements of hufbandry ; none can 
lefitate in admitting the importance of that 
extenfive communication of ideas and emula- 
tion of excelling which neceflarily flow from 
bringing the farmers of the remoteft parts of 
the kingdom into contaét with each other, 
to examine praétices to many unknown, and 
to liften to fentiments equally novel and in- 
terefting. The drillers of Norfolk defcribe 
their fyftem to the adherents of broadcafting 
from Cornwall and Kerry, the enemies of 
pering and burning are enlightened by the 
practice of Kent and Cambridge, and every 
effort in tillage may be expected when: the 
* We are indebted for this interefting are 
ticle to Mr. Young’s Annals of Agriculture, 
begs 
