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At his feat at Benham, near Newbury, 
after an illnefs of three days, his Serene 
Highnets Chriftian Frederick Charleg Alex- 
ander, Margrave of Brandenburg-Anfpach 
and Bayreuth. His highnefs was born Feb. 
24, 1726. He was nearly allied to the pre- 
fent Royal Family; his grandmother, by his 
mother’s fide, being a princefs of England, and 
his great aunt was Queen Caroline, wife to 
George the fecond, His highnefs was ne- 
phew to Frederic the fecond of Pruffia, his 
mother being fifter to that great ffovereign, 
and he was firft married to a princefs of the 
houfe of Saxe Coburg. He prefented the rare 
“Inftance of a man voluntarily refigning fove- 
reign power for the enjoyments of private life, 
and, to the honour of Britifh beauty, the 
fafcinating charms of an Englifh lady occa 
fioned this decifion, Lady Craven, feparated 
from her lord, was travelling through Fran- 
conia, and, being prefented at the court of 
Anfpach, the Margrave became enamcured 
of her. Lord Craven dying on the zoth of 
September, 1791, the Margrave was married 
to Lady Craven on the 20th of O&tober fol- 
lowing, having transferred his territorial 
poffefions to the King of Pruffia, refigned 
the government of his ftates on the 2d Dec. 
I791r, that he might conform to the lady’s 
refolution of paffing her remaining days in 
England, in confideration of an annuity, for 
their joint lives, of 400,000 rix dollars per 
annum. The Margrave has given all his 
perfonal property, including jewels of great 
value, to the widowed Magravine, who is 
now ungueftionably the richeft woman in the 
kingdom. 
SOMERSETSHIRE. 
From the report cf the Strangers’ Friend 
Society, at Bath, it appears, that during laft 
year the receipts of that fociety, including 
the balance of 75]. r6s. 9d. from 1804, 
amounted to 353]. 9s. gd. Out of this the 
fum of 3031 §s. 6d. has been expended in the 
perpofes of the fociety, leaving a balance in 
the treafurer’s hands of sol. 4s. rod. Pro- 
teftants, Roman Catholics, ftrangers. and fo- 
teigners, have an equal right to be relieved; 
and no other recommendation is required than 
a fufficiency of evident diftrefs. There have 
been 23,949 dittrefied obje@s vifited and .re- 
lieved by this fociety fince its commence- 
ment. The number of vifitors is increafed 
with the defign to extend the benefit of the 
inftitution, accorcing to the aid received from 
thofe who defire to comfort*many whe are in 
great mifery. 
The Committee for conduéting the Sunday 
Schools and Schools of Indu&ry at Bath ftate, 
that they have hitherto received and inftru@- 
ed all the poor children who have oftcred from 
the parifhes of Bath, Walcot, Widcombe, 
and Bathwick, amounting to near 700 ; that 
the furplus of the contributions, after defraying 
the expences of the Sunday Schools, is ap- 
propriated to the fupport of the Schools of 
Indufiry; where 109 chilcren (taken in roa 
Somer fet/bire. 
{March 1, 
tation from the Sunday Schools) will be daily 
and diligently inftruéted in the principles of 
the Church of England, and induftrioufly em- 
ployed, all which children have been com- 
pletely clothed this year. 
At a,refpeétable meeting of the inhabitants 
of Bath, held at Hetling Houfe, November 
22d, 1806, it was refo'ved that a charitable 
inftitution, to be called the Bath Peniten- 
tiary, fhould be eftablifhed in that city, and 
a fubfcription hasbeen commenced for the 
purpofe of carrying the plan into execution. 
Its objeét is to receive into clofe refidence, 
protection, government, and employment, 
with a view to reformation, and reftoration 
to their friends ; or to prepare for placing in 
fuitable fervices, fuch unhappy females as 
may be induced to apply, and enter into pro- 
per engagements, for fuch ends. To carry 
this plan into effe&, a fuitable houfe is about 
to be engaged. Confiderable expence, in the 
plaineft furniture, and accommodation, muft 
of courfe be incurred in fuch a commence- 
ment, andthe fri€teft. economy, including 
fuch employment of the young women as 
can be beft contrived, will be ftudied. 
Married.| At Briftol, Clement Debbieg, 
efy. of the county of M ddlefex, to Lady 
Charlotte Butler, fifter to the Earl of Lanef- 
berough —Mr. Biggs, attorney, to Mifs 
Angell, of Jamaica-—-The Rev. A. Lendon, 
to Mifs Seyer, daughter of the Rev. S. 
Seyer. 
At Brompton Regis, W. Butt, efg. Ite 
Captain in the North Gloucefter militia, to 
Mijs Harriet Lucas, fecond daughter of 
Stuckley L. efq. of Baron’s-down Park. 
At Monkton Comb, Captain J. E. Courte- 
nay, of the goth regiment, to Mifs M. 
Duke. 
At Bath, Mi. H. Lucas, furgeon, to Mifs 
Grant, eldeit daughter of the late James G. 
efq. of Carron, Scotland.—Henry Edward 
Howfe, efq. of Lyncomb, to Mifs Shuck-: 
burgh, daughter of Wiiliam S. efq.—Mr. 
Turner, maferof the White Hart inn, Brif- 
tol, to Mifs Jane Thomas.—Mr. J. Wood- 
man, of Topham, maitfter, to Mifs Pri- 
deaux, of Cuttery Houfe, in Eaft Allington, 
daughter of the late T. Copletlone P. efq. . 
Died] At Bath, Mrs. Roberts, wife of 
John R. efg. of John-ftreet, Bedford row, 
one of the direttors of the Eaft India Com- 
pary.—The Hon. Mrs. St. John, widow of 
the Hon. and Rev. A. St. fohn, dean of Wia- 
chefter, 77. —Mius. Evelyn, wife of William 
E. efq. of St. Clere, Kent.—-Mrs. Lilling- 
fton, relict of Luke L. tfg. of Fevreiby 
Grange, Yorkthire.—Mrs. Birchall, wife ef 
Captain B. of the royal navy.—Mrs. Ram- 
bouillet, daughter of the late Colonel R. of 
the firtt regiment of foot-guards —-Mr. Hane 
cock, bruth-maker.—Mr. John Parfons, Lon- 
don-carrier.—Major Pool, 34.—Mrs. Threfh- 
er, of the Circus.—Mr, Samuel Channins, 
of the royal navy.—-Mr. Thomas Clarke, 
city-crier—John Henry, efg. 56.-—-Mils 
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