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to pieces 3. the trunk, which meafured twen- 
ty-feven feet in circumference, was torn into 
feveral diftiné pieces, and many of the largeft 
branches were thrown to a confiderable dif- 
tance: two deer, fuppofed to have been 
browzing under it, were alfo ftruck dead; 
the fide of one of them appeared much fcorch- 
ed, as if. by the application of an hexagonal 
infrument. It is a curious circumftance, 
and well worthy of remembrance, that this 
tree, which was confidered by Mr. Arthur 
Young, who vifited it fonie years ago, to be 
one of the Jargeft, as well as oldeft, in the 
county, appears from records ftill preferved 
in Eiliott houfe, to have been coeval with 
the manfion itfelf, which was ereéted by Fi- 
berius Elliott, efg. high-theriff for Yorkthire, 
‘$n the 38th year of the reign of King Hen- 
ry Vi. from whom the prefent pofleffor is 
lineally defcended: 
A piece of water, at Thornville Royal, in 
this county, which for feveral years had been 
ordered to be filled up, and for which pur- 
pole, logs of wood, roots of trees, rubbith, dc. 
bad been thrawn. into it, lately being found 
ufeful, was ordered to be cleared. It was 
almoit choaked up with weeds and mud, fo 
that little water remained, and it was not 
conceived that any fifh, except poffibly a few 
jarge eels would be found in it, yet about 
200 brace of tench of all fizes, and as many 
perch, were found, about ten brace of which 
weighed from’ three to four pound each. 
After the pond was thought to be quite free, 
under fome roots there feemed to be fome 
animal, which was coneeived to be an otter 3 
the place was furrounded, and on opening an 
entrance among the roots, a tench was found 
ci moft extraordinary form, having literally 
affumed the fhape of the hole in which he 
had for many years been confined, His form 
was an irregular femicircle 5 his length from 
fork to eye was two feet, nine inches 5 his 
circumference, to almoft the tail, was two 
feet, two inches ; his weight eleven pounds, 
ysine ounces, and a quarter: his colour was 
alfo fingular, as his beliy was the colour of 
vermillion. This extraordinary fith, after 
having been fhewn to a fculptor, who has 
taken a model of it, and to a number of gen- 
tlemen, was carefully put into a pond, but 
either from confinement, or age, or bulk, it 
only floated, and with difficulty, at laft, 
fwam gently away. It is now alive and 
well. 
A coirefpondent of the York Herald, in 2 
_ Letter to the Editor, dated December 11, ab- 
ferves, that the folar fpots, at-prefent,' exceed 
4n number any that he has feen for a confide- 
gable time. The principal are paft the fun’s 
centre weftward, and form a ftriking curye, 
extending one-eighth cf the fun’s diameter, 
or in a line of about 1¢0,cco miles. A 
fpot, he adds, is entering on the eaftern fide 
of the fun, which is alfo cluftered. Altitude 
pf the fyn, at the time of obfervation, four- 
geen degrees 5 and latitude, by former obfer- 
York pire: 
[Jan ts 
vation, fifty-two wi ini eighteen minutes 
nearly, 
Marriéd.] Mr. Cattley, raft-merchant of 
York, to Mifs Cattley, of Leeds, 
Mr. H. W. Mortimer, gun-maker, bf 
Fleet-ftreet, London, to Mifs Ritchie, of 
Otley ; a lady for many years, efteemed and 
beloved by a numerous acquaintance, for her 
Beit difpofition and deep piety. 
J. Firth, merchant, of Birftall5 to 
he "Tintdale, jankeeper, of Leeds,—=Mr. J. 
‘Butler, of Kirkftall Forge, to Mrs. Maud, of 
Binley —Mr. Jj. Burnell, tobacconitt, of 
York, to Milfs M. Haliday. —Mr. A. Hough- 
ton, groser, of Huddersfield, to Mifs Si 
Fifher, daughter of Mr. Fifter, nurferymany 
of Dencatfter. 
At Wakefield, Captain Norcott, of the 
37th regiment of foot, to Mifs E. Noble.— 
Mr. J. Pearfon, cornfactory of Hull, to Mifs 
A. Johnfon, of Kirkelia. 
At Huil, Mr. R. Swann, furgesn, to Mifs 
Hall, daughter of F. Hall, efg. 
Mr. W. Iffott, of Bardfey, to Mifs S. 
Waddington, of Rigten, both near Leeds. —— 
W. Vavafour, efq. of Welton Hall, to Mifs 
S. Cook, of Swinton, near Doncafter.—Mr- J. 
Johnfon, of Leeds, to Mifs Moyfer, of Ful 
ford, near York. 
At Thornhill, Mr. J. Law, cardmaker, to 
Mifs Stocks, of Whitley. 
At Leeds, Mr. W. Smith, butcher, te 
Mifs M. Rifhforth——Mr.T. Hampthire, auc- 
tioneer, to Mils L. Carnett.—Mr. Barftowy 
merchant, to Mifs Benfon.—Mr. E. Bell, 
cloth-dreffer, to Mifs M. Farrah, 
At Bradford, Mr. J. Gambles, linens 
drapery to Mifs ‘Greenwraatk 
Mr.R.Afhworth, of Wad{worth, to Mifs M. 
Sutcliffe, of Hepftontail, near Halifax.—Mr. 
A. Gibfon, jun. to Mifs H. Ogden, both of 
Hepftonftall. 
‘In Auguft laf, in the Ifland of Tysdek, 
Lieutenant Shapter, of the 57th regiment of 
foot, to Mifs W. Harrifon, late of sense 
borough. 
J. S. Walton, efq. of Northallerton, to 
Mrs. C, C. Diemer, widow of the late Rev. 
Dr. Diemer, of Calcutta, in Bengal. 
Mr. J. Prieftley, of Ovendon, to Mifs 
Child, of Threapcroft, near Halifax.—-Mr. 
R. Stephenfon, grocer, of Beverley, to Mifs 
Brocklebank, of Cattingham. 
At Whitby, Captain Wilfon, in the fea- 
fervice, to Mifs E. Shimmings, of the Hare 
and Hounds tavern. 
Mr. Parker, cotton-fpinner, of Gargrave, 
to Mifs C. Holdforth, of Leeds—Mr. J. 
Smith, of Leeds, to Mifs Alderfon, of Bir 
kin, near Pomfret.—Mr. Pontey, of Hud- 
dersfield, to Mrs. Pearfon, of York.—Mr. 
T. Smith, tea-dealer, of Leeds, to Mifs 
Clark, daughter of the late Mr. Clark, jew- 
eller, of York. —-Mr. J. Nixon, of Bafs-— 
ford, Nottinghamfhire, to Mifs Paley, of 
Leeds.—-Mr. B. Kitfon, to Mrs. Mortimer, 
both of Wrofe, near Bradford.—Mr. -J, 
Whitaker, 
