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chant, to Mifs Plunknett, daughter of Mrs- 
Watfon, of Walcot-place, Lambeth, and 
niece cf Mr. Heaven, of the Lower Rooms, 
Bath. 
\ 
Died.] At Briffol, aged 37, Mrs. Mal- 
lard, mother to Mr. J. Mallard, merchant, - 
ag his 73d year, Mr J. Daltera, a refpec- 
table merchant.—Suddenly, Mrs. Lilly, wi ife 
of Mr. C, Lilly. —Mr. J. Griffin —Mr. Huf- 
ton, printer.—-Mr. Bowen, taylor ——In the 
prime of life, Mrs, S. Farr.—Mr. Shell, mu- 
fician—Mr. Jones, grocer.—Mr. W. waa 
\ Jate a woollen-draper.—In the bloom. of 
youth, Mifs Saunders, daughter of the late 
Captain G. Saunders.—Mrs. Hill, wife of 
Mr. Hill, jeweller.—Mrs Willoughby.—Mr. 
J Widcombe.—In his21f year, Mr.G.Moore, 
voungeft fon of M. W. Moore, giftiller.— 
Mr. ie Crofs, fon of the late Mr. Crofs, mer- 
chant.—Mrs. Rofe, widow. 
At Bath, aged 77, General Frederick, Co- 
lone] of the 54th regiment.—In his 62d year, 
Mr. W. Tucker, formerly an eminent wine 
and brandy-merchant --Mr. R. Leadbetter, 
a journeyman-printer, late of Briftol. As 
he was bathing in the river Avon, near the 
Marl-pits, he got out of his depth, and was 
unfortunately drowned.’ 
At Clifton, near Briftol, aged 24, Mrs. 
Sinnott, wife of D:. N. Sinnort, of Daven- 
try, in Northamptonfhire ; fhe was a natural 
daughter of the late Rev. R. Canning, of 
Ip{wich, by whofe will, a very cunliderable 
property devolves to the fociety fur the pro- 
pagation of the gofpel in foreign parts, as 
this lady died without iffue, before fhe was 
25 years of age. 
At Bridgewater, Mrs. Ames, reli€t of L. 
Ames, efq. of Charlton, near Shepton Mal- 
lett. 
J- Whitmarh, efy. major of the Taunton 
Volunteers 5 he had been exercifing his com- 
panies in perteét health, and was ‘foon after 
feized with a fit which proved fatal, 
At Stapleton. Mr. R. Rawlings, fhip- 
wright, of Wapping, Briftol; he fuperin- 
tended Mr. Teaft’s-yard, as foteunae, upwards 
Of 50 years, 
+ At Limerick, Mr. C. Crowe, bookfeller, 
formerly of Briftol, —Mr. Baine, a refpecta- 
ble farmer, of Newton, 
At Bedminiter, Mr. J. Gwyer, embrella- 
maker. 
At Milverton, Mrs. Davifon, a widow lady, 
DORSETSHIRE. 
. A thark, which meafured 27% feet in 
length, ati 165 feet,” (oe leaf, in circum. 
ference, was lately caught, ina fithing-feines, 
near the bathing-houfe, at Abbothbury. itis 
tail, when fpread, Ca ae eight. feet, the 
fins, four fee>, and it Is fuppofed to eich, 
fifteen tons. It was entangled in the i 
rei-leines, deftroyed’ by the crew of the 
Greyhound cutter, who fired on it, and af- 
iis 
Dorfetpire—Devonfhires ~ 
in need of affiftance. = 
[June x, 
terwards towed to the village of Portland. 
‘¢ His jaws were of that extent, (fays a let- 
ter from Weymouth) as to admit the fatteft 
man you ever faw.” Fourteen horfes, and 
near I0O men, were employed to drag the 
monfter up the bank and on fhore, where a: 
booth was ereéted -over it. The fishermen 
call ita §* Beaumaris-fhark,” and others, the 
*¢Bottle-nofed-fhark.’’ Before he was’ quite 
dead, he appeared niottled as a common dog- 
fith, or fhark, é 
DEVONSHIRE. 
Population of Exeter.—Iinhabited houfes, 
2692.—Families,3947 —Uninhabited houfes, 
144.—Males, 7304.—Females, 10,084. 
Married.| T. Phillips, of Colliprieft, to 
Mifs Amyatt, fecond daughter of J, Fae 
efq. M. P. for Southampton. 
Lately, at Biddeford, Lieut, Col. Kirkman, 
of the 52d regiment, is Mrs. Buck, widow. 
—Mr. P. Dunfterville, merchant, of Ply- 
mouth, to Mifs Adams, of Penryn.—Mr. 
mas of Afhill, near Ilminfter, to Mifs 
Bartlett, of Eaft Radiat ; 
At Tiverton, F. Wemyfs, efg. Lieutenant ~ 
in the 24th regiment, to Mifs Delhofte — 
Mr. W. Portbury, of Topfham, to Mifs A. 
Jenkins, of Plymouth. 
At Hennock, the Rev. J. Ley, reftor of 
Athprington, to Mifs C. Hill.—Mr. Gammis, 
linen-draper, of Axminfter, to Mifs Pitfield, 
of Symondibury. 
Died.| At Axminfter, after a lingering 
illnefs, J. Williams, efq. collector of the ex. 
cife, and formerly colleGor at Southampton - 
and Portfmouth.—Mr. R. Tothill, haber- 
dafher.—Mr. Moxey, fenior, 30 years deputy- 
receiver of the taxes for this county.——Mrs, 
Coffin, widow,—Mrs, Wale.—Mrs. Hart, 
widow of the late Mr. R. Hart, druggift. 
At Plymouth, aged 72, C. Fox, efq. a 
Quaker, and formerly a banker of this town, ~ 
but for fome years paft a refident of Briftol 5 
a man of a truly philanthropic and liberal dif- 
pofition, He was a confiderable patron to the 
afylum for the blind in that city. 
Same place, Mr. Delacombe, auctioneer. 
—Mr. W pitegases filverf{fmith.—Mrs. Wits 
liams. 
At Teignmouth, S. Gatton Goodall, 
Admiral of the White.—The Rev. G. pe 
many years.vicar of Weft Leigh, 5 
At Saltafh, Mrs. Spicer, mother of, Capt, : 
W. Spicer, of the. Train of Artillery. 
At Okehampton, R. Hawkes, efq.-Captain. 
Lieutenant in the Plymouth Divifion of Ma< 
rines.—-Mrs. Palmer, wife of the Rev. W. 
Palmer, af Yarcombe,—-Serjeant H. Crofts, 
of the rft Devonthire’ regiment, and drill] {ere 
jeant to the corps of Woodbury Volunteers. - 
Mr. H. Sweete, of Great Torrington ; cf 
a charatter“ highly e&eemed through life, 
He was a pattern. of religion, modefty, and - 
Virtue, ax da finccere friend to thofe who cet 
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