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INCIDENT, MARRIAGES anp DEATHS 1n aNp near LONDON, 
With Biographical Memoirs of diflinguijbed Charaers recently deceafed, 
A ae 
The whole tonnage of the fhipping em- 
ployed in the year 1802, in both the Green- 
land and the Southern whale fitheries, from 
London, Hull, Waitby, Sunderland, New- 
caftle, and other ports of Great Britain and 
Ireland, was 34,701 tons, in 118 veffels, na- 
vigated by 4045 men. 
MARRIED. ° 
R. Barber, efq. to Mifs S, Jenne, of Lon- 
don-wali, 
Mr. Broughton, mercer, of New-ftreet, 
Covent garden, to Mifs Vigurs, of South- 
ampton. ftreet. 
At Ipfwich, R. Wilthhire, efq. of New 
Bridge-ftreet, London, to Mifs M. Bleadin, 
of Stoke-hall. 
Mr. Vaux, of Shad Thames, to Mifs Mar- 
tin, of Horfleydown, Southwark. 
At Aldgate church, Captain W. Elder, to 
Mifs Gibfon, only daughter of J. Gibfon, 
efq. of Ratcliffe. 
Mr. Tennant, of Sairle-row, to Mifs Rad- 
ford, of Coventry. 
DIED. 
At her houfe in Upper Seymour-ftreet, 
Lady M. Melbourne. 
In John-ftreet, Weftminfter, Mfr Vigne, 
one of the Meffengers of the Board of Con- 
troul. 
Mrs. A. Briggin, an intimate friend of the 
late Colonel Montgomery Exceffive grief 
for the death of the Colonel is believed to 
have been the caufe of her’s. 
At her houfe in Park-ftreet, Grofvenor- 
{quare, Mrs. E£. Harvey. 
Sir ‘Fobn Smith Burgefs, one of the Direc- 
tors of the Honourable Eaft India Company, 
and Lieutenant Colonel of the third regiment 
of the Royal Eaft India Volunteers. 
Mrs. Woodham, wife of Mr. Woodham, 
mulic- paper manufacturer, of Brydges-ftrect, 
Covent garden. 
Mr. }. Hayward, coachmatter, in Old 
Bond- treet. 
Mr. Merlin, merchant, of Hanover-{quare. 
At Stratfield Say, in Hampshire, aged 83, 
the Right Hon. George Pitt, Lord Rivers, 
At Camberwell, Ars. F. Campbell. 
At Hackney, W. Williams, efq. of the 
Cuftom-houfe. 
Mr. Taylor, lockfmith, of Kingfgate-ftr. 
Holvorn. 
In her 45th year, Mrs. Turner, of the Ro- 
bin Hood-tavern, Clapton. 
At Swaftham, in Norfolk, Mrs. Renezer, 
reliét of the late C. Benezet, efq. formerly 
Major of the horfe grenadier guards 
_ At Stratford-houfe, in Effex, the Right Hon. 
Jobn Lord Henniker, Baron Henniker of Strat- 
tord-upon-Slaney,. 
Mr Hinde, grocer, of Cheapfide, 
Much refpected and lamented, Mrs. Ey 
Sfones, wife or Mr. jones, of Chapterhoufe- 
court, St. Paul’s Church-yard. 
At Ham Common, in her 74th year, J4rs, 
E. Garland. 
Mrs. Ofbourne, of RyJer-ftreet, St. James's. 
Ff. Park, efq. brewer, of Baldwyn’s-gare 
dens. 
In his 34th year, Mr. T. Briggs, of St. 
ohn’s-ftreet. 
In another fatal duel, which took place 
near Chalk Farm, on Wednefaay, May 18, 
Mr. Thomas OReilly, a Lieutenant in the 
army. His antagonift was a gentleman of the 
name of Hobart. ‘Chey met about 7 o’clock 
in a field a little tothe north of the houfe, 
attended by their feconds, Captain Butler and 
W.O’Grady, efg. The combatants fired at 
the fame moment, and Mr. O'Reilly was 
fhot in the body, near the hip, on receiving 
of which wound he ran fome fhort diftance, 
and then walked; but before he could reach 
Chalk Farm, fainted with the lofs of blood. 
The ball, which had lodged juft above the 
left hip, on the oppofite fide, was foon after 
extracted near the navel, by a furgeon who 
was at Chalk Farm at the time } notwithe 
ftanding which Mr. O’Reilly died almoft ime 
mediately. Mr. O’xeilly was a very young 
man ;.he refufed to tell the names of the 
-feconds. Thre difpute arofe at the laft fub- 
{cription-ball held by the Pic Nic Society, in 
Tottenham-ftreet, where Mr. Hobart having 
entered, faw Mr. O'Reilly, whom he had 
known before, and who was repeatedly heard 
‘to fay, fpeaking of Mr. Hobart, ** I feea 
fellow coming in here to-night, who has, I 
am fure, a forged ticket”? Mr. Hobart at 
firit took 00 notice of what was faid, though 
from a former quarrel he knew the words 
were dire€ted to himfelf. At length, how-~ 
ever, he afked Mr. O'Reilly ** whether the 
obfervations he had been making were direét- 
ed tohim 3” Mr, O’Reilly made no reply: 
Mr. Hobart then enquired for tie manager of 
the ball, and having walked out of the room, 
produced his ticket, and afked the manager, 
whether it was not a fair one, who replied, 
¢ Tt certainly is.” Mr. Hobart then called 
Mr. O’Reilly a rafcal ; O’Reiily then afked 
Mr. Hobart for bis card, which Mr. Hobart 
gave him: in about ten minutes after which, 
Mr. Hobart received a meflage that Jed to the 
fatal meeting. Mr. Hobart and his friends 
tried in vain to accommodate matters amica- 
bly, but could not fucceed.——Coroner’s In- 
queft: Wilful murder againit the principal 
and Seconds. 
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