NORFOLK. 
In the courfs of the lait winter, 20,784 
quarts of foup, andthe fame number of loaves, 
were diftributed tu the poorof Norwich, by 
means of the charity, bez ui and condudled by 
tie Society of United Friars, and affifted by the 
liberality of a refpectadle number of benevo- 
Tent fub{cribers. 
One of Ball’s patent thrafhing machines, 
newly erected for Charles Layton, Efq. of 
Reedham-hall, in thiscounty, was lately put 
to work, and thrafhed upwards of 136 coombs 
of barley, perfectly clean, in fomething lefs 
than fix hours and a half, though worked by 
men who had never feen a machine before. 
At a general meeting of the Norfolk Agri- 
cultural Society, held at Lynn, the follow- 
ing premiums were offered, to be adjudged at 
ee next general meeting, at Swaffham on 
he day preceding the wool-fair, at Thetford. 
For the bef thearling rams of the Leicefter, 
South-down or Norfolk breeds, for each of 
the retpedlive breeds ‘being the beft in compe- 
tition, a piece of plate of four guineas value; 
or being the fecond beft, or without competi- 
tion two guineas, For the beft pen of thear- 
ding ewes, ‘confifling of ten’ each, of the 
above-mentioned breeds, the fame premiugps 
as {.* ive rams. For the beftt cow not five 
years ald, for cne beft bull not four years 
old, for each a piece of plate value five gui- 
meas. For the beit boar, or fow, not exceed- 
ing two years old, for each a piece of plate 
value two guineas. For the beft ftallionof the 
cart breed, a piece of plate value five gui. 
neas. To thoie >hepherds who fhall have been 
found 'o have upon any day, between the fir ft 
day of May and the firit day of june, the 
greateft nr umber of Lambs, in proportion to 
their number of Ewes, a premium of 
2 Cuineas if (¢ 200 5 "300 
3f/ the number ¥ 300 400 
4 > of Ewes put< qoo & & not < 500 
& 4 toTups was J 500 600 
6 at leat \ 6c0 700 
Tt is in contemplation to eftablih a telegrae 
phic communication between Norwich asd 
Yarmouth, for mercantile purpofes. . 
Married} At Norwich, Mr. William 
Hedgeman, watchmaker, to Mifs Efther 
Sword.—-Mr. William Robberts, to Mifs Jane 
Lovick, daughter of Mr. Thomas Lovick, 
coal-merchant.—Mr. King, plumber aid 
glazier, to Mifs Angel, daughter of Mr, 
Angel, of the King’s Head inn.—Mr, §. Wik 
Iiams of Swanton Abbots, to Mifs E. Spinks, 
of Tilby, neer Yarmouth.--Mr. George 
Grimmer, of Haddifcoe, to Mils Butcher, 
daughter of Mr, Simon Butcher, of Bie ieE- 
haro, Suffolk. 
At Yarmouth, Mr. Samuel Farrer, to Mifs 
Deborah Sarrott.—Mr. W. Small, quarter- 
mafter of the Fifefhire militia, to Mifs Agnes 
Patrillo. 
Mr. Jofeph Roe, grocer of Difs, to Mifs 
Stiles, of Wartham.—Mr. John Carr, of 
Bees to Mifs Belf, of sai ta 
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Dicd.] At Heigham, aged 66, Mr. Francis 
Bone. 
At Holme, aged 64, Mrs. Eleanor Vitty, 
wife of Mr. William Vitty, and mother of 
Mr, Richard Vitty, attorney at law, of Cam- 
bridge. 
At Mr. Goddard's, Eaft Dereham, aged Ivy 
of an apopleétic fit, Jofhua, the fifth fon of 
Mr. William Anderfon, merchant, of Nor- 
wich. 
At Bungay, aged 81, Mrs. Elizabeth Man- 
ning, relict of the late Thomas Manning, 
Efg. 
Aged 60, Elizabeth Cialton. of Wells. 
This woman, from an early propenfity for 
mafculine employments, had worked as 2 
fhip carpenter at a dock- yard upwards of forty 
years, and always in man’s apparel ; fhe ufed 
tg drink, chew tobacco, and keep company only 
with the workmen, yet would never enter in- 
to the matrimonial ftate. She was a {trong 
robu{t woman, and never permitted any one to 
infult her with impunity, 
At Lynn, in the prime of life, and'in fel 
nefs of health, of an apopleic fit, Charles 
Elfden, efq.; manly, honeft and upright in 
principle and conduét; obliging and unafle&- 
ed in manners; friendly and affe@tionate with- 
Out uameaning profeffion ; hofpitable and ge- 
Nerous without oftentation ; he was efteemed 
and beloved by relatives, friends, and neigh- 
bours. t 
At Hempnal, Mr. Charles Warmoll, fchool- 
Mai iter, 
At Yarrnouth, aged 78, Mrs. Wright, re~ 
li& of Richard Wright, efq. late of Eaft Har- 
ling. Aged 31, Mr. Thomas Black.—Aged 
75» Mrs. Lawrence, widow of Mr. J. Law- 
rence, formerly an eminent wine-cooper, — 
At Swanton Novers, aged 405 Mr. As 
thaniel Blyth, farmer, 
At Honing, Mr. Bone, farmer. He atea 
hearty dinner, and was .in perfedt health till 
eight inthe evening, when he was feized with 
a fit, and inftantly expired. 
At Loddon, aged 28, Mr. James Baley, 
hair-dreffer, of Vabiduehe 
At Earfham, aged 69, Mrs. Aggas, widow 
of the late Mr. R. Aggas. 
~ At Shouldham Thorpe, aged 65, Mr. Wil- 
liam Baker, farmer. 
At Tapcroft, aged 675 John Meadows, 
gent. 
At North Wootton, aged 13, Dixon, fon of 
Mrs. Standbanks, a youth of the mofhamiable 
difpofition atid promifing abilities. 
Suddenly, aged 21, Mifs Sarah Cockerill, 
daughter of Mr. William Cockerill, of Hemp- 
Sales. 
\ At Beccles, aged 33, Mifs Hook, After of 
Mr. Hook, grocer. —Suddenly, aged 46, Mr. 
George Harner. 
At Pulham market, aged 51, 
Cole, gent. 
Williana 
At Wighton, aged 66, Mrs, Shephard, ; 
wife of Mr. Henry Shephard, farmer. 
sii Norwich, aged 74, Mrs. Elizabeth Ivory, 
wife 
