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ether parifhes, who choofe to receive it, one 
guartern loaf each. They were all after- 
wards regaled at the Golden Lion-inn with 
3s much ftrong beer as was neceflary for their 
refrefhment, He has left legacies to all his 
relations, and to none lefs than 2ol. 
In his 69th year, Mr. J. Bunn, farmer, of 
Great Mapleford. 
_At Munfoorcottah, in the Eaft Indies, in 
his 43d year, after a refidence of more than 
. 22 years, E. Mark Gepp, efq. major in the 
rgth battalion of native infantry, and eldeft 
fon of the late Mr. E. Gepp, attorney, of 
Chelmsford. 
Mr. Matthews, wheelwright, of Great 
Baddow.—Mr. J. Harrifon, farmer, of Feerjng. 
At Braintree, Mrs. E. Muftgroye, 
: KENT. 
_ The canal, which has been for a long 
time cutting between Grayefend and Ro- 
chefter, is at prefent fufpended, a feriots dif- 
agreement having taken place between the 
proprietors, and the chief engineer employed 
tocut the navigation, The tunnel under the 
Thames isalfo fufpended. 
A meeting has been lately held of the in- 
habitants of Canterbury and of Sandwich, at 
the latter place, for the purpofe of confider. 
ing the expediency of cutting a canal from 
Canterbury to the fea. Two engineers have 
been appointed to make furveys and to report 
en the fubje&. 
Corres Statement of the Hop Plantaticns 
throughout the Kingdom, as given in the: Canter 
bury Papers.—That called the Worcefter col- 
jection extends through Worcefterfhire and 
fome adjaining counties ; it comprifes a very 
contiderable number of acres; the duty of 
laft year exceeded 62,0001. the duty of this 
year cannot amount to sool. the crop having 
been completely deftroyed by the blight. The 
parifh of Farnham contains about 800 acres 
in hops: the produce will fall between 
twenty and thirty tons. Crundon, Alton, 
and what are called the county grounds will 
average at about solbs. per acre. The 
North Cleys are completely blighted. The 
grounds between the two Hedinghams, a 
imall plantation in Effex, will average at 
about one bag per acre. Kent, which gene- 
rally pays an half-part of the duty, has this 
year experienced the fate of other parts of 
the kingdom. In Weft Kent, one pait will 
average at one hundred anda half per acre; one~ 
thirdatabouthalf an hundredjandthe remainder 
at no more than one-fourth of an hundred 
weight. Of Eat Kent, the county grounds 
in general are bad indeed, and but few that 
can be picked round Canterbury: from two 
to three hundred acres will produce about one 
bag per acre, and a like quantity may grow 
¥0O peracre. Suffex plantationis exceeding- 
ty blighted, but the Mayfield grounds with- 
ftood the blight, 
At 4 late meeting at Weftwell, in this 
county, Auguft 30, the’Right Hon the Earl 
of Thanet in the chair, it was refolved una- 
‘Montury Mas, Noe gi. 
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nimoufly, ¢* that it will be'a matter of pub- 
lic convenience to have a turnpike-read made 
from or near the turnpike-gate on the Maid-~ 
ftone-road upon Weftwell Leacon, acrofs the 
faid Leacon, through Weftwell-ftreet, by 
Tumbledown-ftyle, to the turnpike road 
from Afhford to Feverfham, at Goatfley’s 
Leefe, and from thence to join the turnpike- 
road leading from Canterbury to Afhford, at 
or near a place called Kemp’s Corner.” Mr. 
R, Jenner is employed, by the direétiyn of 
the meeting, to furvey the above road, and 
deliver in an eftimate of the expence of 
making the fame to the next meeting, to be 
held at Weftwell ftreet, September 13. 
A fubfcription has been lately opened, and 
now lies at the banks and libraries in the city 
of Canterbury, for the purpofe of erecting, 
at the expence of the public, an elegant ftone 
pillar, on the fummit of the Dane John Hill, 
with iron rails and commodious feats around 
it, ‘€ in commemoration, and expreflive of, 
the coftly improvements made on the Dane 
John Field, inthe year 1790, by Mr, Alders 
man Simmons, and of his other public fer- 
“vices,” as it is exprefsly ftated in the papers 5 
alfa, to commemorate the ‘* refolution: of 
the mayor and sommonalty of the city, to 
devote the terraces, walks, and field, in per- 
petuity, to the public ufe.”"—-N. B. A draw- 
ing of the intended pillar has been left for 
public infpeétion at Mr. Briftow’s library. 
Married.|. At Upper Deal, Mr. W. Red- 
fall, to Mifs Edwards, daughter of Mr, J. 
Edwards, of the Dock-yard. 
At Raynham, Lieutenant Richards, of the 
royal navy, to Mifs Daniel, only daughter of 
the late Captain Daniel, alfo of the navy. 
At Tenterden, Captain Mills, of the Weft 
Kent militia, to Mrs. Dyne.-—Mr. G. Mor- 
partes ae of Witterfham, to Mifs Gil- 
ert, 
At Rochefter,the Rev. C. Dalton, of Caius 
College, Cambridge, to Milfs J.Brown, yoanger 
daughter of the Rev. Dr. Brown. 
At High Halden, Mr. T. Wightwick, 
linen-draper, to Mifs A. Medhurft. 
At Willefborough, T. Andrews, efq. to 
Mifs Steddy. 
At Dover, Mr. Pepper, butcher, to Mifs 
Cooley. 
At Feverfham, Mr. E. Ward, .one of the 
company of Dredgers, to Mifs Glaficock, 
——The Rev. D. Martina, vicar of Leyfdown, 
in this county, to Mis Clarke, of Houndf- 
ditch, London. 
At Canterbury, Mr. J. Fletcher, butcher, 
to Milfs M. Ath, daughter of Mr. Ath, 
brewer. 
At Bithopfbourn, E.Taylor, efq. of Bifrons, 
to Mifs Beckingham, daughter of the Rev, 
j. C. Beckingham, of Bourn Place. . 
Died.] At Rochefter, Mr. J. Hall, an 
eminent draper and taylor. 
At Canterbury, Mrs. Mofs, wife of Mr. W, 
Mofs, carpenter. , 
At Feyerfham, ©. Shephard, efq, 
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