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year old draught filly, 31. 3s.5 and to Mr. J. 
B. Harding, for the beft boar-pig, 11. 1s. 
There is now growing onthe grounds of Mr. 
J. Perry, in the parifh of Diddleftone, a nut- 
tree, planted by the prefent owner- 52 years 
ago, which meafures 36 yards in circumfe- 
rence—and, according to calculation, the abeve 
tree has on its branches about 25olbs. of nuts 
at this time. 2 
Married.| Mr, A. Enock, of Wellington, 
to Mils E. Hayward, of Trofnant, in Mon- 
mouthhhire. 
Mr. J. Smith, wheel-wright, of Meole, 
to Miis E. Maule, of Atcham. _ 
Died.] At Shrewtbury, of a paralytic ftroke, 
which the furvived only about fix hours, 
Mrs. Longmire, wife of Mr. Longmire, writing- 
mafter —Aged 14, in the bloom of youthful 
beauty, Mifs M, Davies. 
At Chelmarfh, near Bridgenorth, the Rev. 
W. Nichols. 
At Hurft, the Rev. P. Morris, reétor of 
Sneade, Montgomeryfhire, and many years 
juftice of peace for the counties of Salop and 
Montgomery. 
At Afton, in his a4th year, the Rev. J. 
R. Lloyd, re€tor of the parithes of Whitting- 
ton and Sylattin, and juftice of peace for this 
county.—Mr. R. Barnet, of Grinfhill. 
WORCESTERSHIRE. 
The hops, in what is called the Worcefter - 
plantation, extending through the counties of 
Worcefterthire, Shropthire, Herefordfhire, and 
€ven into iome of the Welth counties, are 
generally good, healthy, and free from mould, 
and more abundant thon has been witnefled 
for many years. The crops of fruit, likewile, 
both for cyder and perry, are equally fine. 
At the Hop-market, at Worcefter,. Sep- 
tember 7, only two or three lots remained 
unfold of about 145 pockets of new hops. 
General prices gos. to 100s.3 a few at Sos. 
and 405s. per cwt.—all handfome, but none 
quite ripe—wiil be extremely good when they 
are fo. 
The hops, in what is called the Farnham 
diftriét, both as to quality and quantity, ex- 
ceed the average cf any other plantation in 
the kingdom. Although they gather their 
hops perfe@tly free from leaves, vet fo abund« 
ant is the crop, that the pickers have agreed 
to take 2d. per bufhel for picking them. . 
At the late Anniverfary Meeting of the 
Governors of Worcefter Infirmary, the col- 
letion for the benefit of the charity arnount- 
ed to 102]. 19s 6d. 
Married.| J. Allcock Lowe, efq. of Stour- 
port, to Miis C. Carlow, late of Eriltol — 
Mr. H. Raymond, of Worcefter, to Mifs 
Beefton, of Broomf{grove.—Mr. Parkes, to 
WMifs Noke, both of Stourbridge. —Mr. M. 
Jones, of Worcefter, to Mifs E, Sanders, of 
Lromfgiove. : 
Did. + At Worcefter, aged 72, Mr. T. 
Poole; fenior.—S. Amphlett, efq. of Om- 
beriley. 
Mr, Loc™;, farmer, of Kempfey, near 
_ Warcefter frire—Herefordfrire—Oxfardpire. [ Ober oe 
Worcefter. -He went out in the morning 
to courfe, in company with another gentle- 
man, in perfe&t health, when he fuddenly 
dropped down in the field without uttering a 
word, and inftantly expired. 
: HEREFORDSHIRE. 
There has lately appeared-in the Hereford 
Journal an advertifement, purporting, that as 
various opinions have been exprefled at the | 
Agricultural Meetings, &c. on the compara- 
tive merit of the feveral breeds of cattle, en- 
couraged’ in different diftriéts-of the king- 
dom, Mr. Mafon, of Chilton, near Durham,_ 
declares himfelf to. be defirous, that if the 
prevailing opinion of this county, in favour of 
the fhort-horned breed, be erroneous, the 
error may be correfted, and therefore, as a 
motive for others to bring their breeds to the 
teft, he propofes to fhew the next produce of 
fiye cows, now in his poffeifion, at the time 
when that produce fhall be three years old, 
againit the next produceof any five other cows, 
now the property of any, one man in Great 
Britain, on a wager of 100 guineas per cow.» 
At the late boatsrace at Hereford, Auguft 
27, which afforded very particular fatisfa€tion 
to a great concourfe of {pectators, as the beau- 
tiful reach of the Wye, from the bridge to 
Belmont, is admirably adapted for purpofes 
of this kind, the filver cup was won by Mr. 
T. Downes, beating four others in a rowing= 
match fo well contefted, that the fecond 
and third boats were clofe aftern of the win- 
ner. The colours were won by Mr. R. Par- 
chas, beating two others. On the following 
day the filver cup was adjudged to Mr. G: 
Bird, and the colours to Mr. Price. 
fiderable fubfcription was made by the nobi- 
lity and gentry prefent, in order to render 
this amufement annual, at the time of the 
races. ; 
It is in contemplation to form a new road . 
from the prefent Bredwardine and Whitney 
turnpike road, to the bridge ereéting over the 
river Wye, .near Whitney; alfo to widen 
part of the road on the Whitney line, and to ~ 
ere€t a ftone arch at Pontwaine, &c. allin this 
county. . 
Married.| The Rey. W, Parfons, vicar 
of Stretton Grandfome, to Mifs Poole, of 
Homend. t 
In London, R. Harrifon, efq. ofthe 7th Dra- 
goon Guards, to Mifs James, late of Moor 
Court, near Kingfton.—Mr. B. Wainwright, 
land-furveyor, of Hereford, to Mifs Wain- 
wright, of Exton, near Bewaley.—The Rev. 
Mr. Thickens, of Rofs, to Mifs Carlefs, of 
Eccles Green. entte 
.. Died.| At Rofs, J. Holder, efq.—Mrs. 
Eckley, wife of R. Eckley, efq. of Credene 
hill.—The Rev. J.-Symonds, reétor of Dines — 
dor.—Mifs Hofkyns, daughter of Sir Hun- 
gerford Hofkyns, bart. of Harewood.—In his 
qoth year, J. Freeman, efq. of Gains. 
OXFORDSHIRE. , | res 
Application is intended to be made to Pars 
liament, for an att for erecting a btidge, a6 
er 
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