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them.—The Leicefterfhire: buil is a great 
beauty to look upen—true in his make, 
~ and juft in all his proportions ; nor is the He- 
refordthize one lefs handfome, though of much 
greater fize and weight. But when they 
were handled in what is called the touching 
points, all competition fell to the ground, and 
a majority of the fpefators pronounced the 
Herefordfhire bull, far, very. far, fuperior. 
‘The trading) breeders may learn one leffon 
by the Shiffmall bull thew, viz. not to proclaim 
infuch lofty ftrains as they ufually havedone, 
the merit of their animals, as worth their 
weight in gold! 
Lately, two valuable horfes, the property 
‘of Mr. Owen, of Pennant, in this county, 
were found dead in their pafture, without 
having previoufly fhewnany fymptoms of ill- 
nefs. As it was judged proper to endeavour 
to find out the caufes of their death by an ex- 
amination of their_internal parts, on openirg 
the ftomachs which were much diftended, and 
had a flight appearance of inflammation on 
their internal coats, a large quantity of the 
{mall fprigs of the yew-tree was found in 
them ; the whole courfe of the inteftines were 
much diftended with air, and flightly in- 
flamed. 
Married] Mr. Rd. Sutton, of Petton, to 
Milfs M. Kynafton, of Kenwick. 
Mr. Griffiths, glazier, to Mrs. Nicklefs, 
both of Shrewfbury. 
Mr. G. Bean, of Albion Hayes, to Mrs. 
M. Lee, of Fitz. : 
Mr. W. Watkins; to Mifs Bailey, both of 
Whitchurch. 
Mr. Cook, mercer, of Wem, to Mifs 
Sandford, of the. Black Park, near Whit- 
church. 
Mr. S. Sandford, to Mifs Boot, of Norton. 
J. A. Sparks, efq. of Bridgnorth, late a 
captain in the Ancient Britifh Light Dra- 
goons, to Miis *Beft, of the Lodge, near 
Worcetter. 
Mr. E. Minfhall, farmer, of Wefton, near 
Ofweftry, to Mifs M. Wynne, of Dolfawr. 
Mr. R. Pritchard, of Liandrinio, to Mifs 
E, Griffiths, of Domgay. 
R. Jones, efq. to Mifs Poyfer, both of 
Wrexham, Denbigh. 
Mr. R. Edwards, to Mifs A. Phillips, both 
of Hanmer, 
At Pontefbury, Mr. Child, of Choreley, 
to Mifs Tipton, of Pleeley. 
Died:] At Shrewlbury, aged 65, Mr. 
Ifaac Wood, whofe whole life was a uni- 
form fcene of enlightened, ative, and ufe- 
ful benevolence. The honourable ftate of 
the Shrewfoury Houfe of Induftry, to which, . 
from its firft eftablithment, he devoted, with 
true paternal zeal, the beft of his time and 
talents—~and'to which, impelled by too ear- 
nefta folicitude for its benefit and intereft 
duting the prefent calamitous feafon, he fell 
a facrifice—will bef {peak his praife. His 
merits and virtues, however, were not: cire 
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Worcefterfpire. 
73 
cumfcribed: he was wnaffectedly pious, up - 
right, generous, and difinterefted ; a friend 
of peace and order, a zealous lover of his 
country and conftitution ; ever cheerful, and 
evér moft happy when he had the power of 
alleviating diftrefs, or affifting by his advice 
and unwearied exertions, all who applied to 
him. On his interment at St. Alkmund’s, 
the Rev. R. De Courcy, in addition to the 
ufual fervice, pronounced a fort of funeral 
oration to his memory, enlarging on the 
many virtues of the deceafed, his difintercit. 
ed, ufeful, and intelligent fervices on every 
public undertaking inthe town, particularly 
in the rebuilding of the church, where his 
remains thenlay, before the auditors—his zeal 
for the fupport of the infirmary—his indefa- 
tigable activity in the caufe of fuffering hu- 
manity, on all occafions—and laftly, on his 
zealous fupport of the houfe of induftry, his 
favourite child, in the caufe of which, he 
might be truly faid, to have fallen a facrifice, 
——in death asin life, refémbling his friend 
and prototype, the benevolent Howard! 
The readers of the Monthly Magazine have 
become acquainted with his worth by the 
number and value of his communications. 
At Ofweftry, after a fhort illnefs, Mrs. 
Sheppard, wife of Mr, Sheppard, banker. 
In her 26th year, Mifs Davies, of Mount 
Pleafant, near Ofweftry ; a most fincere and 
valuable friend, an affectionate relation, and 
a moft cheerful and liberal benefaétrefs to the 
poor, her hand being ever open to relieve 
their wants. 
At Bronghall, near Whitchurch, Mré, 
Erookes, mother of J. Brookes, efq. 
At the Walk Mills, in this county, Mr. 
Rogers; of confiderable eminence as a dyer of 
woollen cloth, but much more noted for his 
great hofpitality, his kindnefs to his relations 
and workmen, and his general benevolence, 
At Berwick Houfe, H. Powys, efq. 
At Brofeley, in an advanced age, Mr. 
Rathbone, currier.—Aged 86, Mrs. Turner, 
relit of the late Dr. Turner.—Mrs. Phillips, 
wife of Mr. Phillips, of Cleobury Mortimer 
At Ryton, of the Eleven towns, Mrs, 
Gittins, wife of Mr. Gittins. 
At Ludlow, in his 81 year, H. Davies, 
efq. alderman.—Mr. F. Evans, a refpeétable 
farmer, of Haughton, near Llandrinio, 
WORCESTERSHIRE. 
The committee of the bread inftitution at 
Worcefter have for fome time paft diftributed 
nearly 4000 loaves of fuperior quality’ per 
week, at a faving to the poor of more than 
4d, upon each loaf. 
The whole number of pockets of hops 
weighed in Worcefter market laft year was 
15,375- 
Married.] AtDadley, Mr. Creflell, to 
Mifs Kemp. 
At Clent, near Hayley, Mr. Wm, Han- 
cox, of Amblecot Hall, near Stourbridge, to 
Mifs Cex. : 
At. 
