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At Prefeot, ia her ggth year, Mrs. Ath- 
croft, widow of the late Rev. Abraham Afh- 
croft, mafter of the grammar-fchool of that 
town. 
Mts. Wright, wife of Mr. Wright, of Up o= 
ton, near Prefcot, and mother of the Rev. 
Mr. Wright, late of Liverpool, new rettor of 
Great Billing, Northamptonthire. She was 
an admirable pattern of conjugal affeftion, pa- 
réntal love, and all the focial virtues 5 and, 
what completed her charagter, fhe was a fin- 
cere Chriftian. 
‘At Clayton Hall, near Blackburn, ihe’ 
féat of R. G. Lomax, e€fg: his brother, James 
Lomax, efq. aged 38, captairtjn the late re- 
giment of Lancafhire volunteers, 
At Manchefter, Mr. Jonathan Hargreaves, 
of Fe 
rocks. — Mr. Henry Wiifon, fen of Mrs. 
Wilfon, woollen-draper, He was ah officer 
in Colone] Ackers’s regiment of volunteers. 
—Aged 50, Me. T hom Sheimerdine, late 
an aviator y- 
CHESHIRE, 
Married.) At Cheer, Townfend Ince, 
efq. licutenant-colone! in the Royal Chefhire 
miilitia, to Mifs Mary Carrie, fecond daughter 
of Dr. Currie —Mr. James: Taylor, - of 
Thorpe, near Manchefter, merchant, to Mis. 
Dalton. 
At Runcorny Mr. fonn Taylor, ¢afhier ta 
the Bank at Northwich, to Mifs Eliza Jack- 
fon, of Wefton, hear Frodfham. 
At Bowden, Mr. Hankinfon, of Manchef- 
ter, to Mifs Murray, of Altrincham. 
Died.] At Meore, aged 373 Mr. Richard. 
Cooke, formerly a woollen-draper, 
At Chefttr, Mr. Samuel  Richardfon, 
fome time a fchoolmafter in that city, and 
paitor of a fmall-fociety of profefled Chrif- 
tians, of the Particular Baptift denomi- 
nation. He was a perfon of confiderable 
fhrewdnefs of intelleét, and much applica- 
tion of mind; and had he, in his younger 
years, enjoyed the advantages of a liberal 
education, he had, unqueftionably, ranked 
high among the literary chara€ters of the 
age. This defe& was, however, in’fome 
degree, compenfated in his riper years, by- 
aa intenie application to ftudy and reflection. 
A few years ago, his attention being attratted 
to fhort-fhand writing, he projedted an im- 
provement in that ufeful and ingenious art, 
and publithed a new Syffem, by which he 
demonftrated that more might be written in 
an hour, than could be done in an hour and 
a half by any other fyfem extant. This 
work evinces a confiderable fhare of inge- 
mnuity, and was much and defervedly com- 
mended by the critics. He alfo contributed 
eccafionally tothis Magazine, and fome other 
periodical works, without affixing bis name. 
to his pieces; but moft of them evince a 
clearnefs of conception, and an application 
of thought, which are very creditable ta his 
memory.—Mrs. Malpas Talbot, wife of Co- 
lonel Talbot, of Malahide Caftle, Ireland. — 
Chifpire——Derbyfhire. 
ace, near Byrnley.—Mr. John Shor-' 
Mr. Stephen Hickfon, proftor.—Mifs Emma. 
Jane Jackfon, youngeft daughter of Mr. 
Thomas Jackfon.—-Mr, Harding, fchoole 
mafter. 
At Nantwich, Mr. William Huitwele. 
aged. 28; a young man of the moft promife 
‘ing abilities, an affectionate relation, a fine 
cere friend, and a cheerful companion. 
At High. Grove Farm, Mr, Thomas Key. 
‘ At Sandbach, Mr. be deen Lowndes, aged. 
op 
At Charlton, near Chefter, Mrs. Pool; 
wife of Mr. Peter Pool. 
“At St. Audries, the feat of Geo. Balch, 
efg. much and defervedly lamented, “Mrs. 
Chambre, widow of the Rev. Rowland Chame 
bre, of Thornton near Chefter, and eldett. 
fifter of Mr. Balch. 
John Burgefs, of Newton, in the parith 
of Preitbury, aged rog years. In the courfe 
of his very long life he never had any illnefs. 
till two days béfore his death ; and he conti- 
nued to work till that time at’ churning: and: 
making fhoe-pegs. 
At Rodé Hall, the ‘Tay of Randle Wil 
braham, ‘efa. Mtr. Vicars, a Holywell, 
nutfery and feedfman, 
DERBYSHIRE, 
~ The committee appointed at a general meet.” 
ing of the fubfcribers to the fund for the , 
ereGtion and endowment of the intendéd Der=" 
byfhire Infirmary, to fix upon and obtain the. 
moft cligible fituation, and ‘to prepare a plan 
of the buildings, have’ made their report 
on thofe fubjeéts.. The fituation which they 
have chofen is a pieceof land called Bradfhaw 
Hay, belonging to the corporation of Derby, 
containing about thirteen acres, which has. 
been purchafed at the price of 2001. per acre. 
This part of the bufinefs (fays the report) 
being thus far accomplifhed, much to ‘the 
fatisfaction of the committee, they have’ 
next direéted their attention to the means of 
obtaining the bet plan; and in order'to form . 
a more correct judgment of the fubjett, and," 
perhaps, to enable them to fuggeft fome im. 
provements they have endeavoured ‘to learn, 
from the experience of fimilar eftablifhments,” 
what are the principal objeéts to be kept i in 
view, ia the conftru@ion of an edifice ‘of 
this nature, and “in‘ what degree, and by 
what means, thefe objedts have hitherto been — 
obtained. The refult of their enquiries is, 
that buildings of this kind are far from hav= 
ing arrived at that degree of perfeétion which 
might be wifhed. 
the health and comfort of the patients,’ 
might be made, by the conftruction of ‘two! 
light, fpacious rooms, one for each fex, to 
be called day, or convalefcent-tooms, in’ 
which thofe patients to’whom it may be 
agreeable may éat their meals, ‘and’ pafs 
the day, inftead of being confined to the fame 
room day and night, as is the ufual prastice.’ 
Another moft defirable object ‘would be the 
power to adminifier relief in cafex of infec~ 
tious 
One confiderable improve- / 
ment, and which would contribute much to ; 
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