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Benjamin Kaye. — Aged 22, Mr. Thomas 
Binns, the laf furviving fon of the late Mr. 
John Binns, banker, and an eminent book- 
feiler.—Mrs. Ciayton, wife of Mr. J. Clay- 
ton, woolft.pler.—Aged 75, Mr. Richard 
Taylor, upwards of thirty years preacher in 
the Methodift conneétion. — Mr. Timothy 
Gothard, formerly partner in the houfe of 
Salt and Gathard, but who had retired from 
buGnefs fome years —Mr. Pearfon, roper.— 
Mr. Leonard Parkinfon, fhoemaker. —Mr. 
George Pornand, coachmaker —Mr. Stan- 
clife, of the Nag’s Head Inn. 
At Sheffield, Mrs Wright, wife of Mr, 
Wright.—Mrs. Drakeford, wife of’ Mr. 
John Draxeford.—-Mifs Ann Hali, daughter of 
Mr. Joteph Hall.——Mrs. Wilkinion, wife of 
Mr. William Wilkinfon, trainer to S. Sit- 
well, elq—In her roth year, Mils Mary 
Bifhop, daughter of the late Mr. John bi- 
Shop; merchant. 
At Bawtry, Mrs. Thiftlewood, wife of 
Arthur Thiftlewood, efq. formerly of Lin- 
coln. 
At York, Mrs. Owram, wife of Mr. Ow- 
yam, attorney at law.—-In her 22d year, 
Mifs Kemp.—-Mrs. Cartwright, wife of Mr, 
John Cartwright, of the Robin Hood Jan.— 
Mrs. Thompfon, widow of the late William 
Thompfon, efqg —Mr Skipper, folicitor 5; a 
gentleman of the ftri€teft honour and inte- 
grity, and highly valued for his profeitional 
abilities, - ; 
At Wentworth Houfe, aged 84, Benjamin 
‘Hall, efg. thirty-three years in the femilies 
of the late Marquis of Rockingham and Earl 
Fitzwilliam. ‘ 
* At Thorne’s Houfe, near Wakefield, in 
his soth year, James Miines, efq. M. P. for 
Blechingley. 
: At Wakefield, Mrs. Cooper, wife of Mr. 
Thomas’Cooper, of the Bull’s Heed Inn — 
Mr. Jofeph Garnett, of the Crofs Keys Inn. 
At Horton, near Bradford, C.S. B. Sharpe, 
efq. : 
At Guifborough, in his %1ft year, the 
Rev. William Leigh Wiliiamfon, A M. rec- 
tor of Kildale, and one of the juftices of the 
peace for the: north riding. Bp hiatal 
, At Doncafters. aged §7, Mr. William 
Chambers, fen thoemaker.—Aged 13, Mifs/ 
Eliza Elfton, youngeft daughter of Mr. Tho- 
gas) Eliton,, brasiete. oy Ake hae 
At Halifax, Mr. Hunfley, 
excife. :: Bay PN a at 
- At Whitwell, near Malton, in the 34th 
year of his age, Mr. John Taylor; whofe 
integrity and general good conduct, whilit an 
apprentice, obtained his admifiion as a part- 
ner in the houfe’ now under the firm of 
Smith, Eiftob, and Taylor, of Stockton, 
where, byacontinuance of that behaviour, 
and his amiable manners, he lived deferved- 
ly efteemed, as he has died fincerely lamented. 
. At Whitby, aged 31, Mr. Richard Crof- 
by, jus butcher. © 3 a ae 
. #&t the Foundry, near Wakefield, aged 65, 
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Mr. John Banks, the celebrated leéturer on 
natural and experimental philofophy, and 
author of the Treatifes on Mills, and on the 
Power of Machines, two ufeful works, 
which have béen wel! reeeived by the public. 
In chara€ter and difpofition he was truly 
amiable, and highly beloved by all ‘his ac- 
quaintance 3 and, though a profound philofo- 
pher and mathematician, he was a ‘fincere 
believer in Chriftianity, from a thorougn 
convidtion of its truth. 
At Staiths, near Whitby, Signor Roffig- 
nol, who, about twenty five years fince, ap~ 
peared in London, at the celebrated Breflaw’s, 
in Cockfpur ftreet, oppotite the Haymaarket, 
London. His exhibition confifted of tutored 
birds, A number of little birds, to the 
amount, we believe, of cwelve or fourteeny 
being taken from diiterent cages, were placed 
upoa a table in the prefence’ of the {pettators, 
and there they formed themfelves into ranks, 
like a company of foldiers. Small cones of 
paper, bearing fome refemblance to grena~ 
diers caps, were put on their heads, and di- 
minucive imitations of mufkets, made of 
wood, fecured under their left wings.’ Thus 
equipped, they marched to and fro feveral 
times, when a fingle bird was brought for- 
ward, fuppofed to be a deferter, and tet ‘be- 
tween fix of the mufquetters, three in a 
row, who conduéted him from the top to the 
bottom of the table, on the middle of which, 
a fmall brafs cannon, charged with a little 
guapowder, had been previoufly “placed, and 
the delerter was fitvated in the’ front of the 
cannon. Ais guards then divided, three re- 
tiring on one fide, and three on the other, 
and he was left ftanding by himfelf. An- 
other bird was immeaiately produced, and 2 
lighted match being put into one of his claws, 
he hopped boldly on the other to the tail of, 
the cannon, aod, applying the match to the 
priming, difcharged the piece without the 
leaft appearance of fear or agitation. The 
moment the explofion took place, the defer= 
ter fell down, and lay apparently motionlefs, 
like a dead bird’; but, at the command of his 
tutor, he rofe again. The -€ages being 
brought, the feathered foldiers were ftripped 
of their ornaments, and returned :into them 
in perfec order. After he had quitted Bref- 
law, his next performance confifted in coun- 
terfeiting the notes of all kinds of finging 
birds: Upon this occafion he affumed the 
name of Roffignol (Nightingale), and ap- 
peared on the ftage at Covent Garden The- 
atre, where, in addition to his imitation of 
the virds, ‘he executed 2 concerto on a fiddle 
withouc ftrings, that is, he made the notes 
in a wonderful manner with his:voice, and 
reprefented the bowing by drawing a {mall 
truncheon backwards and forwards over a 
itringlefs violin. His performance- was re- 
ceived with. great applaufe.; and the fuccefs 
he met with produced many competitors, but 
none of them equalled him. It was, how- 
ever, ailcyyciedy that the founds were pro- 
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