3% 
Mr. Fairgrave,- well known in the northern 
counties as a travelling merchant. 
’ At Harrington, in her 67th year, Mrs. M.. 
Hayton, wife of Mr. W. Hayfton.—In her. 
8oth year, Mrs. M. Benfon widow. 
Lately, at Cork, on his paflage to Ame-~ 
rica, Mr- KR. Sanderfons-merchant, of White- 
haven. 
At Cockermouth, Mr. G- Robinfon, cooper. 
. At Whitrigg, near Ircby, aged 17,,Mr. 
J. Railton, fon of Mr. J. Railcon, grazier. 
At Brampton, in his 68th year, after a 
~ lingering ilinefs, Mr. J. Dodfon. 
At Grayrigg, near Kendal, Mr. T. Far- 
rar, a Quaker. 
At Beckhoufes, near Kendal, aged 68,_ 
Mr. T. Farrar, brother to Mr. W. Farrar, and 
father to Mr. f. Farrar, merchant, of Liver- 
pool. 
nifwood. 
In an advanced age, at Allhallows, near 
Cockbridge-inn, in Cumberland, of which 
place he had been the incumbent: for feveral 
years, the Rev. J. Chambers. He was for- 
merly mafter of Bromfield-fchool 5, even in 
that obfcure ftation he was eminent for his 
critical knowledge of the Greek and Roman 
claffics, in which he is fuppofed to have had 
few equals. 
YORKSHIRE, 
At the York affizes, which finifhed March 
18, feventeeen prifoners were capitally can- 
York/pire.- 
. Doughty and R. Holiday, for theep-ttealin 
~ by three: pounds the acre, 
. and expence. 
_At Boothby, near Brampton, Mr. G. Ten- 
[May 1, 
victed and received fentence of death, of 
whom the following were ordered for execu- 
tion, viz. E, Tatterfhall and G. Sedgwick, 
for forgery; T. Dobfon, for burglary ; J. 
and S. Lundy, for ftealing a cow, ee 
The utility of turnip hufbandry cannot be 
. better afcertained than by the calculations 
lately made by two,eminent land-furveyors, 
taken on two feparate farms in this county, 
the one onthe Wolds, the other on a low rich 
country, where the land was let atdouble the 
value. On an average of produce for fix years ' 
the Wold-land was preved to be more profitable 
This arofe from 
the Wold-fallow being nearly equal toa crop, 
by the production of turnips; while the fal- 
Jow in a rich country was a fallow of labour 
From the annual report of the Seciety for 
the difcharge and relief of perfons imprifoned 
for fmall debts in different parts of the king- 
dom, it appears that laft year 885 perfons 
were reftored to their liberty; of whom fix- 
teen were confined in York-caftle, ene in 
Oufebridge-jail, and one im St. Peter’s-prifon, 
York ; feven at Halifax, twe at Hull, four 
at Rothwell, two at Richmond, and two at 
Scarboro’, Since the firft inftitution of this 
Society, 17,938 debtors haye been difcharged : 
the average (including every incidental .ex- 
pence) about 21, 12s. 644, 
Population of Leed: r. 
Occupations 
Houfes Unine | bp | Agri- } 
Diwifions \inbavited | Families| babited Males | Fenttle:| Total | eulture Trade } Neither 
North Eakt I9cz} 2028 |» 50. | 4081 | 4466 | 8547 | 34 | 3118 t. $395 
Fatt 4156.) 1339 |..58 |.2387 | 2737 40-5924). 48. | 2595 | agaw 
North Weft 892 | goog | 18 1892 | 2166 | 4058 | 37 | 1264}. 2967 
Kirkgate $52. | 886] 14 | 1836 | 1967 | 3803; §§ | 1794 |. 1604 
Upper 748 |. 8c8 | .24.,.] 3639 | 1915 | 3554 6 1250. | 2298 
South © 633 | 633 | 16 | 1383 | 1524 | 2907 Boh BOTS ahi 1331 
Mill-hill - ; BLE Vr ELG ud T1163 ; 1515 | 2676 | | 906 1770 
- wate ee 
| 
| 
Total 6694 
In 1775 an accurate eftimateof the popv- 
lation of the townfhip of Leeds was taken, 
from.which it appeared, there were at that 
time $112 males, and 9009 females ;. total, 
17,121.—IJt will be feen, by referring to the 
above ftagement, that. the total number of 
inhabitants at this time is 30,669, making an 
increafe of 13,543 im 26 years. 
Twenty-one fhips have lately cleared out 
at Hull] for the Greenland-fithery. 
The following is an accurate itatement of 
the quantity of oil in tons weight, obtained 
by the veflels belonging to the fame port, 
empioyed laft feafon in the Greenland and 
yhey> 188 145379 |16,290|30,669 
¢ ! 
131 [ora | 18,396 
Davis’s Sraights-fitheries ;. diftinguithing the - 
quantity taken by each reipeétive vetlel:— — 
Tons of oil—®#rothers, 2t9—-Ellifon, 199 
—Molly, 135--Eggington, 1ag——Elizabeth, 
T10—Miaria, 93-—Manchefter, g2—Lynx, 90 
—Samuel, 9go-—John, 87—Adventure, $3 — 
- Traveller, 830—-Fanny, 79-—-Trueloye, 65— 
Ariel, 64—Enterprize, 61—-Lottery, 46— . 
- Hunter, 40—North Briton, jo--Veftal, 18 — 
—Oakhall, 12—-Symmetry, 2-—Sarah and 
Elizabeth, o—Total, 1733.—Twenty-three 
fhips—-average, 75 tons each. 
A Billi has-been prefented to the Houfe of 
Commons, for taking down the bars or 
ar gates 
