1803.) Incidents, Marriages, and Deaths, in and near London. | 
On Saturday, June 9, between one and two 
o'clock in the afternoon, the roof of the 
tower, in the centre, over the choir of Weft- 
minfter Abbey, was difcovered to be on fire. 
The accident was owing to the plumbers em- 
ployed in repairing the roof, (which was 
framed of wood) having left their kettle on 
the fire while they went to dinner.. Being 
immeafely high, before effectual affiftance 
could be procured, the whole of that part of 
the roof was in flames, and about three o’clock 
fell in, doing confiderable'damage to the wood 
worle of the choir, by the violence of the 
falling timber, and by communicating the 
fire to the ftalls, pews, &c. Inthe Sane of 
about two hours, when water was had in abun- 
dance, the Pinks were pretty well got under, 
Bad weer prevented from communicating with 
the more material patts of the ftruéture. 
None of the monuments received any injury. 
T he damage is eitimated at about Me thoufand 
pounds, . 
It is intended to throw a fpacious bridge 
over the creek that has fo long feparated the 
parifh of Deptford from that of Greenwich, 
The large fteam engine which has been fo 
long in preparation on the banks of the head 
level of the Grand funétion Canal, near © 
Tring, in Hertfordfhire, for raifing water from 
a large and newly conftruéted refervoir, at 
fome diftance from the canal, was lately fet 
at work, and the water in the head level, 
which is a length of upwards of ten miles of 
canal, wads very foon raifed four or five inches 
by the engine working in the day-time only. 
The fprings that fupply the refervoir are fo 
plentiful, chat the water therein has rifen 
even fince the engine began to work. A 
tunnel of near two hundred yards in length, 
on a lower leyel than the water in the refer- 
yoir, biings it under the canal, from whence 
it is pumped up, througha well of more than 
fixty feet deep, by the engine. 
MARRIED. 
At Mitcham, Surrey, J. Pepys, efq. of Up- 
per Charlotte- ate acks Fitzroy-{quare, to Mifs 
Bond. 
At Lewifham, T. Tanner, efq. .to Mgs. 
Warner, only daughter of Capt. G. Simpfon, 
lace of the Hon. Eaft India Company’s fer- 
Vice. 
f- Bios) ke, efg. of Aldermanbury, to Mifs 
M. Graves, of Hayes. 
Ag St. Mary, Abchurch, W. Soltau, efgq. 
merchant, to Mifs Wilfon, of Stoke New- 
ington. 
Lieut Col. Browne, of the sgth regiment 
of foot, to Mife C. Wolfeley, 2d daughter 
ef Sir W. Wolfeley, oat) of Wolfeley Hall, 
Staffordfhire, 
Captain Cuthbert, of the royal navy, to 
Mifs Wilcock, eldeft daughter of the fate 
A. Wilcock, etg. of Bedford-fquare. 
Mr. Weldon, furgeon, of Wigmore-ftreet, 
to Mifs Richardfon, of Mortlake. 
At the Chapel in the Tower, W..D. Taun- 
_. ton, efq. of the Middle Temple, to Milfs H, 
7? 
Atkinfon, 3d daughter of H. W. bey 
efq. 
Tt St. George’s, pavers Pardte: Major 
Milner, fon of Sir W. Milner, to Mifs Cle-~ 
ments, grand daughter to the Right Hon, J, 
Beresford. 
H. Hughes, efq. of King’s-road, Bedford- 
row, to Mifs Strong, of Great Ormond-ftreet, 
W. Dickinfon, jun. efq. of King’s-Wefton, 
Somerfetfhire, to Mifs Smith, of Weeulal 
park, Herts. 
Mr. Burgoyne, of Duke-ftreet, Cua 
{guare, to Mrs. Panott, of Quebec-ttreet, 
Mary bone: 
The Hon. and Rev. W. Capel, fourth fon 
of the late Earl of Effex, to Mifs Salter, 
‘only child of T. Salter, ef. of Rickmanf- 
worth, Herts. } 
DIE D. 
In Abingdon-ftreet, Mrs. Swabey, wife of 
M. Swabey, efq. LLD. of Langiey, in the 
county of Bucks. 
Mifs H. Maynard, of Beaumont. ftreet, 
Devonthire-fquare. 
Aged 78, £. Gordon, e/9- of Bromley, Mid- 
dlefex. 
At Richmond, Mrs, Randall. ‘ 
In Manchieiter ftreet, Manchefter-f fquare, 
4. Greenland, efg. late deputy-teller of the 
Exchequer, 
At Brompton, aged 32, Mifs S Tyrrell. 
In Gloucefter Terrace, of an apopledtic ft, 
F. Brydges, eff. 
W. Browne, fq. of Watling-ftreet, 
R. Foley, ; aes of Bentinck-ftreet, Caven- 
difh-fguare, and one of the magiftrates of 
Shadwell office. 
At Pentonville, Mr. R. Surtees, fhip and 
infurance- broker. 
At his houfe in Great Cumberland- -place, 
in hig 6sth year, W. Blake, eg. of South Ca- 
rolina, 
At Charing Crofs, Mr. F. Walter, upwards 
of 4o years bookfeller there, and for 18 years 
direétor of the Weftminfter department of 
the Phenix Fire-office. 
At Iflington, the Rev. A. Creole. 
In Billiter-fquare, P. Morfbead, efg. attorney. 
At his apartments, Brixton Caufeway, 4. 
M. Leflie, efg. nephew to Lord Newark. 
In Sackville-ftreet, the Jady of Sir Charles 
Mitchell. 
At Sunbury, in Middlefex, R. co lf: 
one of the direétors of the Bank of Enziand. 
In Lamb’s Conduit-ftreet, in his 7 1/ ra year, 
F. Clarke, efg. 
At Horniea, Middlefex, 7. Yarncon, oF: 
ef Coleman-ftreet, London. 
In Kenningcon place, E. Wetenhall, «/7. 
ftockbroker. 
S. Martin, efg. late of the ifland of Tor- 
tola, in the Weit Indies. 
The Rew. S. Harper, F.R S upwards of 47 
years librarian to the Britith MuUfeurm, aud 
during 37 years chaplain to the Foundling 
Hofpital. 
Mrs. Perk ufcn, of 
Hatton Gorden, 
Mrs, 
