1802.) 
little vehicle, fell fafely in a garden. As 
foon as M. Garnerin had reached an eleva- 
tion of 400 yards, he fet at liberty a pigeon 
carrier, which immediately took an unfet- 
tled direétion, and feemed wandering, for a 
time 3 it appeared, however, afterwards, that 
he returned to his neft at night. 
Account of the number of veffels, with the 
amount of their tonnage, which have beew 
annually built and regiftered in the feveral 
ports of Great Britain, Ireland, and other 
parts of the empire, between the 5th of Ja- 
nuary, 1789, and the 5th of January; 1802. 
Years. Veffels. Tons. 
1789 827 10,090 
1790 925 63,695 
¥791 766 63,940 
1792 324 78,120 
1793 100 7585 
1794 71% 66,021 
1795 719 72518L 
1796 = =©823 94,972 
1797, 756 = - 86,242 
1798 833 89,319 
1799. 858 = 98,044 
1800 ©=©104r =: 134,188 
TB0r 3065 1225593 
On Thurfday, July 22, an unfortunate 
accident happened at the Weft India Docks, 
at Blackwall:—In confequence of the wind 
and tide fetting in fhore at. the fame time, 
tome of the ballaft was driven away, and the 
water rufhing in from the Thames, all the 
fabourers working at that fpot (five in num- 
ber) were drowned. ‘The water was pumped 
off the next morning, and the bodies were 
taken up. The docks have not fuffered any 
’ material injury. Eleven more labourers were 
miffing, befides Mr. Buff, brother to the 
principal engineer.— dejcription of the above 
Docks, and an account of the opening, Ge. Ge. 
will appear im our next. 
Married.| At Pancras, the Rev. E.Wig- 
ley, fellow of St. John’s College, Cam- 
bridge, to Mifs Hale, of Guildford-ftreet. 
_ The Rev. G. Bailey, of Hatfield, to Mifs 
Warwick, of Ryde, Herts. 
Mr. Thornton, of Piccadilly, to Mifs Hill, 
of Broad-ftreet. 
Mr. C. F, Rahtert, of Great St. Thomas 
Avoftle, to Mifs S. Davis, fecond daughter 
of the late R. Davis, efq. of Norwood. 
Mr. G. Skidmore, of Holborn, to Mifs 
Ruffell, of Peckham, , 
Mr. W. Sells, to Mifs Willats, both of 
Cripplegate. 
The Duke of St, Alban’s, to Mifs Mane. 
ners, filter to Sir William Manners, 
At Greenwich, W. F. Payley, efq. of 
Stokelake, Devonfhire, to Mifs A. Nichol- 
fon, third daughter of the late W. Nicholfon, 
efg. of Chatham. 
At St. James’s Church, J. Scott, efq. to 
Mifs Monroe, only daughter of the late Dr. 
enald Monroe, of Argyle-ftrect. 
Marriages and Deaths in and near London 
181 
T. Howard, efg. of Park-ftreet, to Mifs 
Smith, of Kingfoury. 
Mr. S. Lening, jun. of Kennington, to 
Mifs F. Bine, youngeft daughter of the late 
F. Bine, efq. of Kingfton-upon-Hull. 
At Mary-le-bonne, Lieut. J. Thompfon, 
of the royal navy, to Mifs Hamiul, daughter 
of D. Hamiul, efq. of Bryanftone-freet. 
The Hon, Lord H. Stuart, third fon of the 
Marquis of Bute, to the Right Hon, Lady 
Gertrude Villiers, daughter and fole heirefs 
to the late Earl of Grandifon, of Parke 
lane. 
The Hon. and Rev. Thomas de Grey, fe- 
cond fon of LordWalfingham, to Mifs North, 
fourth daughter of the Bifhop of Winchefter. 
The Rev. James Simplcinton, rector of St. 
Peter-le-poor, to Mifs Vaux, daughter of 
Edward Vaux, efq. of Auftin-friars. 
At Mary-le-bonne, T. Foley, efq, of Al- 
bemarle, in Carmarthenfhire, South’Wales, 
to the Right Hon. Lady Lucy Fitzgerald, 
fitter to the Duke of Leinfter. 
The Rev. R. Harvey, A. M. vicar of Leae 
therhead, Surrey, to Mifs L. Hay, of Gowere 
ftreet, Bedford-fquare. 
Died.] Of a brain-fever, Lieutenant-Col. 
Blair, who joined Mr. Baker, of Portman- 
fquare, in an unfuccefsful oppofition to the 
prefent members for Maldon, in Effex. 
Mr. Richards, of Holborn-hill, father of 
the Stationer’s Company. 
In Great Ruffell-ftreet, Bloomfbury, in 
her 85th year, Mrs, A. Fothergill, fitter of 
the late Dr. Fothergill. 
Aged 78, G. A. Cook, efq. fixty-four years 
gentleman-ufher daily waiter to his prefent 
Majefty and the late King George II. 
The Rev. Dr. Lewes, retor of Ewell, in 
Surrey, &c.3 his eftates, worth about 10001. 
per annum, devolve to his byother, Sir Wat- 
kin Lewes. 
At her houfe, in Gloucefter Place, Lady 
peratone, wife of Sir William Johniftone, 
art. 
The Rev. R. Pitt, late of Grofvenor-ftreet. 
At his houfe, at Hammerfmith, G. Ste- 
venfon, efq. 
At Dean’s Yard, Weftminfter, aged 62, 
Mr. G, Slernaker, one of the oldeft officers 
of the collegiate church. 
In Brook-ftreet, Grofvenor-fquare, Mre 
Lawrence, widow of the late W. Lawrence, 
efq. of Kirkby Fleetham, Yorkthire. . 
Mrs. Reid, wife of A. Reid, efg. of 
Cleveland-row, St. James’s.  ~ 
W. Evatt, efq. one of the clerks of the- 
Houfe of Commons. ; 
Mr. Varley, of the York Hotel, Bridge- 
ftreet. 
Mr. Gurney, of Peele’s Cottee-Houfe, 
Fleet-ftreet. 
Mr. Randall, proprietor of the Dock-yard, 
Deptford ; in a fit of infanity, he precipitated 
himfelf from a two-pair of ftairs back win 
dow. He had returned’ home vifibly depref- 
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