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BEDFORDSHIRE. | 
Married.] At Tingrith, Andrew Sibbald, 
esq. to Henrietta Truman, second daughter 
of the late Rev, Thomas Aveling, rector of 
Milbrook, and vicar of Henslow. 
Dr. Chapman, of Hitchin, Herts, to Miss 
Humberstone, of Biggleswade. 
Died.) _ At Bedford, Mrs. Bedford, wite of 
Mr. B. printer and bookseller. 
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. 
Married.| At Daventry, Mr. John Bliss, 
of Stero, to Miss Mary Carey. 
At Kilsby, Mr. J. Cowley, to Miss Thorn- 
ton. 
At Hardingstone, Mr. John Baker, to Miss 
Ann Parsons. 
Died.] At Kettering, Mr. Benj. Cross, 91. 
At Wood Newton, Mr. James Hales, late 
quarter-master in the Northamptonshire vo- 
lunteers, 24. 
At Horton, Mr. Caves. | 
At Barnwell, Mr. William Bayley. 
At Wellingborough Mill, Mr. Samuel Ro- 
binson, 51. 
HUNTINGDONSHIRE. 
Died-]_ Mr. William Dalby, of the Rays 
Oak, at Santry, near\Stilton. On his return 
ftom Cambridge assizes he was thrown from 
his horse, in consequence of the animal taking 
fright, and killed on the spot. 
At Elton, Mrs. Crofts. 
At King’s Ripton, Mr. Swannell. 
CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 
Married.| At Cambridge, Mr. Norming- 
ton, of the Cross eye, St. Neots, to Miss 
Mary Nicholls. 
Died.] At Cociiiiae, Mr. Samuel Bar- 
ker, keeper of Hobson’s workhouse.-Mrs, 
Harlock, 90. 
At Chatteris, Mr. John Bateman, jun. 
At Wisbech South Brink, Mr. William 
Newsham. 
At Haddingham, Mr. Stephen Isaacson, 
son of the. late Rev. John I. of Lidgate. 
NORFOLK. 
At the Anniversary of the Norfolk agri- 
cultural society, the following premiums 
were Ordered to be offered : 
I, For the Promotion of Agriculture in Norfolk. 
1. Two premiums of pieces of plate, the 
one of ten, the other of five pounds value, to 
those persons who shall convert the greatest 
number of acres, not less than 9 for the first 
premium, and 5 for the second, into water: 
meadows, in the most complete and. most 
beneficial manner, between July 1809, and 
July 1810. 
2. Two premiums of pieces of ao the 
one of ten, and the other of five pounds value, , 
to those persons who shall make the greatest 
improvement in meadow or pasture land, be- 
tween july 1809,and July 1811, upon not 
less than 15 acres for the frst premium, ‘and 
5 for the second,.in the cheapest and best 
Manner, without ploughing, paring, or scari- 
fying, by means of a crop of pulse, or pulse 
With-corn, made into hay. 
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3. A piece of plate of ten pounds value, to 
any person who shall have growing, in the 
year 1810, the best piece of Lucerne, upon 
not less than 3 acres. 
4. A piece of plate of ten pounds value, 
to any person who shall produce the greatest 
quantity of hemp, upon not less than one 
acre, in the year 1810. 
5. A piece of plate of ten pounds value, 
to any person whoshall shew, by satisfactory 
experiments, that he has adopted the best 
method of consuming the produce of not 
Jess than 5 acres of the Swedish turnips, 
grown in the year 1809, 
6. A piece of plate of twenty pounds 
vojue, to any person who shall shew and 
certify to the satisfaction of the society, that 
he has, between the 20th of May, 1810, and 
the 20th of May, 1811, fed at least eight 
horses, used in husbandry, in the best and 
most economical manner, so as to have kept 
his horses in proper order for work, and to 
have produced a saving wort hy the attention, 
andsusceptible of the imitation, of the public 
in general. 
II. For the Improvement of Feeding Stock in 
Nor folk. 
1. To those persons who shall produce at 
the next general meetings in 1810, at Lynn, 
in February, or at Norwich, in Aga. the 
best bullocks, not more than 4 years old, fed 
by themselves, respect being had to early 
Maturity, and to the quantity and quality of 
food, five pounds for the best in competition 
(or deemed meritorious without competi-e 
tion), and three pounds for the second | 
best. 
2. To those persons who shall produce, at 
the same times and places, the best pens of 
shearling wethers, fed with vegetable food 
only, of the Leicester, Southdown, Norfolk, 
or cross from the Merino, breeds, for each 
of the respective breeds being the best in 
competition (or deemed meritorious without 
competition) a piece of plate of seven pounds 
value ; and for each second test a piece of 
plate of five pounds value. 
III. For the Encouragement of Industry i int 
Norfolk. 
To be divided and disposed of by the Com- 
mittee, according to their discretion. 
1. Ten pounds to labourers in husbandry, 
who have served the same master, or worked 
onthe same farm longest, and brought up 
the largest families, without being chargeable 
to their parishes, except in very particular 
instances, regard being had to the most de- 
serving. 
2. fen pounds to dairy maids who have 
lived the longest in the same services above 
five. years, regard being had to the most de- 
serving, particularly in the care of cows, and 
the making of butter and cheese. 
‘3z°Ten pounds to cottagers growing the 
most potatoes, with other vegetables, in 
1809, in proportion to the size of their ground. 
4. Ten pounds to cottagers keeping bees, 
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