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At Rippon, in her 24th year, Mifs H. M. 
Williamion, only daughter of Mr. H. Wil- 
liamfon, of York. ‘ 
At Wakefield, aged 72, Mr. J. Day, 
watchmaker and filverfmith. 
At Tadcafter, aged 46, Mr. B. Bowfer, 
many years mafter of the White Swan inn. 
At Doncafter, at an advanced age, Mrs. 
Ward —Aged 26, Mr. J. Battman, hatter. 
At Bradford, aged 28, Mr. H. Smith, eldeft 
fon of Mr. J. Smith. 
At the houfe of her fon-in-law, Mr. Lif- 
ter, of Bolton, near Bradford, Mrs. Powell, 
widow, late of Leeds, tea-dealer. 
In his goth year,.Mr,W. Parnell, of Malt- 
by, tanner, father to Mrs. Leadley, of Wake- 
field. : 
At Rotherham, in his 23d year, Mr. J. 
Rofs; he was educated for the miniftry, and 
had been a ftudent in the Diffenting Academy 
at Northampton. Onthe diffolution of that 
feminary, in 1799, he removed to Glafgow to 
finifh his ftudies, at which place he continued 
till within a few weeks of his death. He 
had gn early propenfity for literature, and 
had acquired an uncommon fteck of claffical 
and mathematical knowledge. 
Mr. M. Ackworth, of Wath upon Dearne. 
At Howden, aged 70, Mr. R. Creffey. 
At Brough Hall, in the North Riding, 
Lady Lawfon, wife of Sir J. Lawfon, bart. 
Among other valuable officers killed in the 
army cf Egypt, Captain Beft, fecond fon of . 
‘the Rev. F. Beft, of South Dalton, in the Eaft 
Riding of thisCounty,was killed on the 21ft of 
March. In the battle of that day he re- 
ceived a fevere wound, of which he died ina 
few days afterwards. He ferved in the regi- 
Ment commanded by General Scott, who 
_ lately prefided over the eaftern diftriét of this 
county, and whofe aid-de-camp he then was. 
He had, on many occafions, diftinguifhed him- 
felf highly to his own credit and that of his 
family, and no young man ever died more juft- 
ly lamented. ‘ 
Aged 72, Mrs. Fewfon, of Newtun.Gar- 
ton, near Hedon. 
LANCASHIRE. 
Population of Preffon —Males, 5435 —Fe- 
males, 6472.—Total, 11,337. It appears 
by a former cenfus, taken about eight years 
ago, that there has been an increafe, in that 
time, of upwards of 2000 inhabitants. 
At a numerous and refpeétable meeting 
lately convened at Prefcott, for the purpofe 
ef forming an Agricultural Society, within 
the hundred of Weit Derby, J. J. Athercon, 
efq. in the chair, among other refolutions 
- propofed and unanimonfly agreed to, were 
the following:—1. ‘* That a Society for en- 
couraging the Agriculture and promoting the 
Induftry of the Hundred of Weft Derby will 
be highly beneficial to the community.” 
2. §* That this Meeting do now form itfelf. 
into a Society for that purpofe, under the 
name of The Azricultural Society of the Hundred 
Lancafbire. 
[July 1. 
of Weft Derby.” —4. ‘¢ That an annual fub- 
{cription of any fum not lefs than one guinea 
fhall entitle a perfon to be a member, &c.’* 
—4. 6© That four General Meetings fhall be 
holden in every year, within the hundred, 
one of which is to be confidered as an anni- 
verfary, and which will be held for the en 
fuing year, at Prefcett, on’ the firft Friday 
inthe Month of July, 1802, &c. &c. .The 
Eari of Derby is requefted to accept the Pre- 
fidency of this Society for the enfuing year. 
On May 14, at Manchefter, the firt ftone 
of a Public Corn Mill, ere&ted by fubfcrip- 
tion, ‘* ¢o reffore the Corn-market in the town,’ 
and check the progrefs of monopoly, (according 
to the infcription on the plate, which was 
laid upon the ftone prepared for the purpofe 
at the eaft corner of the building) was laid 
by J- Tetlow, efq. the boroughreeve, at- 
tended by a number of the principal ‘inhabi- 
tants of the town, fubfcribers to the inftitu- 
tion. Another eftablifhment has recently 
taken place at Manchefter, that of the So- 
ciety who have eftablifhed the new fifh- 
market, whereby the town is fupplied with 
fifth at little more than half the price it was 
formerly fold at. 
A repofitory has been lately eftablifhed at 
Manchefter, under the direétion of feveral 
ladies, for the reception and fale of works of- 
induftry and ingenuity ; a {cheme which pro- 
mifes, particularly tu well-educated but un- 
portioned females, the means of earning a 
refpe€table livelihood, without lofing the 
rank they hold in fociety, or fubje€ting 
themfelves to the painful circumftances 
which, to perfons in fuch a fituation, at- 
tend a ftate of fervitude. It is likewife in- 
tended to be a feczet or open market for the 
induftry of well-educated boys, who, al- 
though deftitute of pecuniary provifion, may 
here work for their bread, without finking. 
from the ftation they may have occupied 
before being reduced, in confequence of the 
deaths of heads of families, or other reverfes 
of fortune. Perfons who with to avail them- 
felves of the benefit of this inftitution, fend 
fhirts, neck-handkerchiefs, articles of wear- 
ing apparel, é&c. when they have made them, 
to the warehoufe, with the prices affixed, 
which are then fold, and the money given to 
the maker. 
Married } At Manchefter, Mr. W. Creff- 
well, attorney, to -Mifs A. Heywood.—Mr. 
W. Crompton, to Mrs. Kirk.—Mr. J. Sed- 
don, manufaGturer, to Mifs M, Foy.—Mr, 
R. Alfop, merchant, to Mifs A. Braddock. 
—Mr. ]. Bradbury, to Mifs M. Starkie.—~ 
J. Walmefley, efq. of Salford, to Mifs S$. 
Broadhurft.—Mr. J. Owen, to Milfs M. 
Walker, 
E. Smith, efg. of Green Hey, to Mifs 
E. Taylor, of Mofton.—Mr. J. Whitehead, 
of Manchefter, to Mifs M. Oakes, youngeft 
daughter of Mr. S. Oakes, 'of Wood Green, 
Cheihire. ‘ 
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