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fever, which brought on hima paralyfis of 
the lower extremities, and debilitated bis body 
for the reft 6f his life ; but his mind prefented 
the fineft difplay of human perfeétion. What- 
ever he read he inftantly had by heart; his 
favourite purfuits were the mathematics, phi- 
lofophy, aftronomy, geography, hiftory, and 
‘painting, in all of which he had made a great 
proficiency. His favourite authors were Locke 
aad Newton; and his retentive faculties were 
fo trong, that he never forget a fingle inci- 
dent with which he had been once acquainted. 
He could relate every circumftance of Grecian, 
Roman, and Englith hiftory; was mafter of 
aftronomy, and had purfued it up to all its 
recent difcoveries; had the fineft tafte for 
drawing and painting, and would frequently 
take admirable likeneffes of perfons who 
{truck him from memory. He wrote a hand 
like copper-plate 3 and at a very early period 
of his life had made himfelf matter of arith- 
metic. He was never out of temper, and, 
though he fuffered an ilinefs of ten years, 
which terminated in a dropfy, and buriting of 
a blood-veffel upon the lungs, be was never 
once known to repine or be impatient. His 
wit was brilliant and refined; and his lofs will 
ever be deplored by thofe who had the hap- 
pinefs of knowing him. He was the fecond 
furviving fon of Thonids Hinten Burley Old- 
field, ef. of the Grotto-houfe, Margate, the- 
youngeft branch of the family of Sir Anthony 
Oldfield, of Spalding, in the county of Lin- 
coin, and maternally defcended from Sir John 
Hinton, of Hinton-Trover, and Hinton-Mar- 
tin, in the county of Somerfet, who was 
knighted in the field by Henry VII. after 
the battle of Bofworth. } 
SURREY. 
Married.| At Chriftchurch, Mr. S. N, 
Barber, of Cowper’s-court, Cornhill, to Mifs 
M. Kingsford, daughter of Samuel Kingsford, 
efq. of Sturry, near Canterbury —B. Garth, 
efq. of Walworth, to Mifs Jackfon, of the 
fame place.—C. Wittenoom, efq. of the In- 
dia-houfe, to Mifs Woodyer, of Manor-place, 
Walworth. 
At Clapham, W. Billings, efq. of Reading, 
to Mifs M. A. Beddome, eldeft daughter of 
Mr. Beddome, of Clapham. ; 
Died.| At his houfe at Peterfham, aged 
$1, W. Cranke, efq. 
At her cottage near Chertfey, after a long 
and painful illnefs, aged 44; the Right Hon. 
Lady Stawell. Her lady fhip was fecond daugh- 
ter of Lord Vifcount Curzon, has been mar- 
ried to Lord Stawell 25 years, and has left 
iffue only one daughter, born Jan. 10, 1780. 
At Ripley, William Tahourdin, Pic for- 
Merly a captain in the navy. 
SUSSEX. 
Married.] At Chichefter, T. L. Shelton, 
efg. to Mifs Murray, only daughter of J. 
Murray, efq. one of the fenior aldermen of 
that city, and niece to Rear-admiral Murray. 
At Eaftbourne, W. Pepper, efq. of Folk- 
fio ic, to Mifs Penley, of the Eaftbourne and 
Lewes theatres, and fifter to the mana ggre 
Surrey—Suffex- 
ce [Nov. 1, 
Died] At Brighton, Robert Abingdon, 
efq. one of his Majefty’s juftices of the peace 
for the city of Weftminfter.—Of a brain fever, 
aged 23, Mr. William Vine.—Mr. H. Wafher. 
—Mr. T. Payne, bricklayer.—T. L. Shad- 
well, efq¢. —— Newman, efq. colleCtor of the 
cuftoms at Brighton, 
- At Chichefler, Mifs Campion, only daugh- 
ter of Edward Campion, efq. 
At Seaford, Mifs Thompfon, daughter of 
Patrick Themten, efg. of Turnham Green. 
At Heltingley, aged 75, Mr. Henry Blun- 
den, who had been clerk and fexton there 
upwards of 40 years, during which time he 
was never abfent from divine fervice till the 
Sunday preceding his death. ! 
At Lewes, Mrs. Broughton, wife of Mr. 
Broughton, cooper.—Mr. E. Hill, fecond fon 
of Mr. Hill, baker. 
At Cuckfield, aged 85, Mrs. Suf. Bethel, 
widow of the late Samuel Bethell, reétor of 
St. Nicholas, in the city of Hereford, and 
mother of the Rev. Samuel Bethell, late 
rector of Clayton-cum-Keymer. 
At Orleans, the Rev. John Dring, A.M. 
chaplain to the Lord Bifhop of Chichefter; 
and vicar of Heathfield, 
At Wakshurit place, aged 80, Jofeph Pey- 
ton, efq. admiral of the white. Some particu- 
lars of whofe life will be given in our next. 
HAMPSHIRE. 
Improvements are making in the port of 
Southampton, which have for their objeé the 
fecurity and accommodation of thipping. It 
is intended to enlarge the prefent quay, by 
Carrying it farther to the weft, then to ree 
turn north againft the prefent town wall. An 
old building called Noah’s Arle is to be re- 
moved, and an entrance made into French and 
Pasle-Arcees » ; but as during ftrong wefterly 
winds, there isa heavy fea onthat fide, feve— ‘ 
ral veffels are to be funk in order to form a 
back water, and the execution of this defign 
has already been commenced. 
Marrted.] At Winchefter, Mr. Pyke, to 
Mifs M. Cole.—Mr. J. Goater, to Mifs Ann 
Grey, of Alton. 
At Upton Gray, Mr. William Eve, of 
Louth, Lincolnfhire, to Mifs Amelia Leech, 
youngeft daughter of Thomas Leech, efq. of: 
Bidd-n Houte, Berlkfhire. 
Died.| At Farlington, Mr. Thomas Harris 
Richards, fon of the Rev. Mr. Richards, rec- 
tor of Farlington. 
At Portfmouth, Mrs. Hawker, relict of 
the late Mofes Hawker, efq.—Mr. Starkey, 
a refpeétable tradefman, 
At Portfea, Mifs Lake, fifer-in-law of We 
Goldfon, efq. one of the juftices of that bos 
rough.—Mrs. Trotter, widow of the late 
Captain Trotter, of the navy.—B. White, 
efq of Anfield.—-Mrs. Aftley, wife of F. D. 
Aftley, efq. of Everfly, aged 52. 
At Winchefler, Mr. S. Waldin, fen. an 
eminent ftone mafon. 
At Wickham, Robert Linzee, efq, admiral 
of the blue. 
At Haflar.Hofvital, lieutenant Ae Macdo- 
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