other parishes, who chosse to receive it, one quartern loaf each. They were all afterwards regaled at the Golden Lion inn with as much strong beer as was necessary for their refreshment. He has left legacies to all his relations, and to none less than 201. In his 69th year, Mr. J. Bunn, farmer, of Great Mapleford. At Munfoorcottah, in the East Indies, in his 430 year, after a refidence of more than 22 years, E. Mark Gepp, efq. major in the Koth battalion of native infantry, and eldest fon of the late Mr. E. Gepp, attorney, of Chelmsford. Mr. Matthews, wheelwright, of Great, Baacow. Mr.J.Harrison, farmer, of Feering. At Braintre Braintree, Mrs. E. Muftgrove. KENT. The canal, which has been for a long time cutting between Gravesend and Rochefter, is at present suspended, a serious difagreement having taken place between the proprietors, and the chief engineer employed to cut the navigation. The tunnel under the Thames is also suspended. A meeting has been lately held of the inhabitants of Canterbury and of Sandwich, at the latter place, for the purpose of confider. ing the expediency of cutting a canal from Canterbury to the fea. Two engineers have been appointed to make surveys and to report on the subject. Correct Statement of the Hop Plantations throughout the Kingdom, as given in the Canterbury Papers. That called the Worcester collection extends through Worcestershire and fome adjoining counties; it comprises a very confiderable number of acres; the duty of laft year exceeded 62,000l. the duty of this year cannot amount to gool. the crop having been completely destroyed by the blight. The parish of Farnham contains about 800 acres in hops: the produce will fall between twenty and thirty tons. Crundon, Alton, and what are called the county grounds will average at about solbs. per acre. The North Cleys are completely blighted. The grounds between the two Hedinghams, a fmall plantation in Essex, will average at about one bag per acre. Kent, which generally pays an half-part of the duty, has this year experienced the fate of other parts of the kingdom. In West Kent, one part will average at one hundred and a half per acre; onethirdat abouthalf an hundred; and the remainder at no more than one-fourth of an hundred weight. Of East Kent, the county grounds in general are bad indeed, and but few that can be picked round Canterbury: from two to three hundred acres will produce about one bag per acre, and a like quantity may grow 100 per acre. Syffex plantation is exceedingly blighted, but the Mayfield grounds withftood the blight. At a late meeting at Westwell, in this county, August 30, the Right Hon the Earl of Thanet in the chair, it was refolved unaMONTHLY MAG. No.92. nimoufly, "that it will be a matter of public convenience to have a turnpike-road made from or near the turnpike-gate on the Maidstone-road upon Westwell Leacon, across the faid Leacon, through Westwell-ftreet, by Tumbledown-style, to the turnpike road from Ashford to Feversham, at Goatsley's Leese, and from thence to join the turnpikeroad leading from Canterbury to Ashford, at or near a place called Kemp's Corner." Mr. R. Jenner is employed, by the direction of the meeting, to survey the above road, and deliver in an estimate of the expence of making the fame to the next meeting, to be held at Westwell street, September 13. A subscription has been lately opened, and now lies at the banks and libraries in the city of Canterbury, for the purpose of erecting, at the expence of the public, an elegant ftone pillar, on the summit of the Dane John Hill, with iron rails and commodious feats around it, " in commemoration, and expressive of, the coftly improvements made on the Dane John Field, in the year 1790, by Mr. Alderman Simmons, and of his other public fervices," as it is expressly stated in the papers; alfo, to commemorate the "resolution of the mayor and commonalty of the city, to devote the terraces, walks, and field, in perpetuity, to the public ufe."-N. B. A drawing of the intended pillar has been left for public inspection at Mr. Bristow's library. Married.] At Upper Deal, Mr. W. Redfall, to Mifs Edwards, daughter of Mr. J. Edwards, of the Dock-yard. At Raynham, Lieutenant Richards, of the royal navy, to Miss Daniel, only daughter of the late Captain Daniel, also of the navy. At Tenterden, Captain Mills, of the West Kent militia, to Mrs. Dyne. -Mr. G. Morphett, junior, of Wittersham, to Mifs Gilbert. At Rochester, the Rev. C. Dalton, of Caius College, Cambridge, to Miss J. Brown, younger daughter of the Rev. Dr. Brown. At High Halden, Mr. T. Wightwick, linen-draper, to Miss A. Medhurst. At Willesborough, T. Andrews, efq. to Mils Steddy. At Dover, Mr. Pepper, butcher, to Mifs Cooley. At Feversham, Mr. E. Ward, one of the company of Dredgers, to Mifs Glaffcock. -The Rey. D. Martin, vicar of Leysdown, in this county, to Miss Clarke, of Houndfditch, London. At Canterbury, Mr. J. Fletcher, butcher, to Mifs M. Ash, daughter of Mr. Afh, brewer. At Bishopsbourn, E. Taylor, efq. of Bifrons, to Mifs Beckingham, daughter of the Rev. J. C. Beckingham, of Bourn Place. Died.] At Rochester, Mr. J. Hall, an eminent draper and taylor. At Canterbury, Mrs. Mofs, wife of Mr.W. Moss, carpenter. At Feversham, C. Shephard, efq. 00 At 1 At Margate, Mrs. M. North, jeweller, of Lombard-ftreet, London. At Hales Place, near Canterbury, in his 78th year, after a few day's illness, Sir Ed ward Hales, bart. He is succeeded in his titles and estates by his eldest son Edward Hales, efq. At Wickham Court, Sir John Farnaby, bart. At Sandwich, Mrs. Powell, wife of Mr. G. Powell, carpenter. At Whitstable, Mrs. Daniels, wife of Mr. J. Daniels, miller.-Suddenly, Mrs. Shilling -Mr. J. How, wheelwright, &c. of LooseMr. J. Wood, of Sweech, near Sturry. At Lilliput, near Deal, Gov. Winckworth, captain in the royal navy. At Hearne, aged 81, Mr. Glover, farmer. At St. Peter's, Thanet, in her 88th year. Mrs. Blackburn, wife of Mr. T. Blackburn, wine-merchant. And, a few days after, at her father's house, whither she had gone during her mother's illness, in her 29th year, Mrs. Cobb, wife of F. Cobb, efq. of Margate, the only daughter of Mr. Blackburn. SUSSEX. The following particulars, among others, have been lately published, refpecting the Improvements and alterations in the Prince of Wales's refidence at Brighton. The Prince's bedchamber is divided into three compartments: the center incloses, by fliding partitions, the bed, which is fitted up as a tent, with reflectors, exhibiting to his Royal Highness the Promenade on the Steine very diftinctly, while he reclines on his pillow. On one fide is an anti-chamber, and on the other a breakfast-room. The grand faloon remains as before. The painting by Rebecca has been cleaned by Mr. Crace, jun. The dome, however, is partly new, except the figures, by the artist Barzago. The Confervatory, an additional wing, is extremely light and elegant; the ceiling is painted in sky-treillage in frefco. The plants are to be of the most rare and variegated kind. The eatingroom, the other additional wing, commands on entire view of the Steine and fea. The ceiling painted sky-colour, the pannels dark maroon, and ftyle yellow. The windows of the whole fuite are executed with uncommon mechanical skill. The library will be fisted up in the French style, the paper a brilliant yellow. The billiard-room is very extenfive, and will include hazara, billiard, and mone-tables. The entrance to the ftair-cate from the anti-room is truly spacious and grand-four pillars in fealieli ate by RichThe newells and skirting-boards are ter. other, is novel and striking. The front of the edifice, viewed from the Steyne, is highly pleasing, the additional wings presenting an uniformity which was wanting before. The grounds are disposed with great pictu. resque beauty and effect, by Meffrs. Lapidge and Hooper, pupils of the late celebrated Mr. Brown. The drive-in, which before was by much too narrow, has been rendered commodious by the taste and judgment of Sir John Lade. The family part of the house and domestic offices are still confidered as too small for the accommodation of the fervants; the Prince, however, intends to add another wing to correspond with the house, late Weltjie's. The stables and coach-houses, which are very spacious, have not been altered, but merely re-painted. At a late meeting, held at Hersham, Auguft 18, W. Mitford, efq. in the chair, it was refolved unanimoufly, that it is the opinion of this meeting, that an inland navigation from London to Portsmouth would be of great public utility that certain Acts of Parliament having been already obtained for making a canal navigation from the Thames, at Rotherhithe, to Croydon, in the county of Surrey, it is defirable that a canal should be made to commence at the termination of the faid navigation at Croydon, and to pafs from thence to Portsmouth, &c. &c. In confequence of the taking up of shallows, and cutting off angles and other obftructions in the navigation of the River Oute, between Lewes Bridge and Newhaven, during the course of this summer, the water will ebb lower during the prefent and future neaps, by nearly a foot, at the bridge, than it had ever done heretofore. By the above work, when finished, the drainage of the low Jands in Lewes and Laughton levels will be rendered complete, and the tide-navigation will be much accelerated and bettered. Died.] At Chichester, in his 80th year, Mr. Kilwick, formerly mafter of the Blueschool. At Brighton, of a decline, Mr. Laft, builder. Mr. Marchant, furgeon and apothecary, at Hurstperpoint; the death of this useful and respectable gentleman was occafioned by a hurt received on his head by the unfortunate overturning of a one-horse-chaife, in which he was riding at Lewes races. At an advanced age, Mr. Alwork, carpenter, of Bishopstone, near Lewes, a man generally and defervedly respected, being a useful, honeft mechanic to his employers, a worthy matter to his fervants, and a liberal benefacare tor to the poor; for on them, having no children of his own, the fruit of his induftry, after fupplying his own moderate wants, was wholly heftowed. made to imitate wanico, the walls painted of a bright-green, and the ceiling of the stair-cale grey and white. The hall, a ftone-colour and white; in the centre is placed a patent frove, which communica es warmth to the whole building. All the corridors are painted a beautiful French blue, the effect of which, from one end to the At St. Andrew's, Holborn, Mr. C. Sa vage, to Mifs Bower, of Winchester. At Tiverton, F. South, efq. to Miss L. Silver, youngest daughter of J. N. Silver, elq. of Winchester. S. Hood Linzee, efq. captain in the navy, to Mifs Wooldridge, of Plymouth. At Winchester, Mr. G. Earle, brazier, to Miss Scullard. Died.] At Winchester, Mrs. Maunder, relict of the late Mr. S. Maunder-Miss Fussell, daughter of the late Mr. Fuffell. At Portsmouth, Mr. W. Veal, an eminent builder.-Mrs.Symes, wife of CaptainSymes, of the navy. Mrs. Burns; having unfortunately burft a blood-veffel, the died in the space of a few minutes. At Abingdon, Mr. J. Rowland, grocer, to Mifs F. A. Hamilton, of Lambourn. At Hannay, Mr. Nash, junior, attorney, of Abingdon, to Miss M. Dormer. Died.] At Reading, Mrs. Green, milliner, the preceding evening, on going to bed, the complained to her attendant that the found herself indisposed, and was found dead the next morning. Mrs. Montague, widow. -Mr. Phelp, coach-maker.-Mr. Stone, for many years paft collector of the tolls, in the corn-market. -Mr. Harman, of the public-house. At Worthing, Suflex, the Rev. C. Sturges, fon of the Rev. C. Sturges, vicar of St. Mary's, Reading. At the Hot Wells, Bristol, aged 22, Mr. G. Grigg, eldest fon of Mr. Grigg, of Newbury. At Windsor Castle, Mrs. Ramsbottom, wife of J. Ramfbottom, efq. and youngest daughter of the Rev. F. Langford, canon of Windfor. In his 82d year, Mr. J. Heath, of Welford, many years steward to the late J. Archer, efq. At Bingfield, Lady Vernon, relict of the late Admiral Sir Edward Vernon. fifth of the purchase-money is already fuhscribed, and the committee entertain a wellgrounded confidence that the remainder will speedily be raifed, on application to those opulent and generoully difpofed inhabitants of Bristol, who have not as yet contributed to the comfort and relief of this clafs of the indigent poor. The fubscription for making locks on the Somersetshire coal-canal, for conveying coals and other articles from the upper to the lower level (in lieu of the prefent expenfive and tedious mode of unloading, and the inclined plane) has been lately filled up, and deputies are appointed for carrying the defign into immediate execution. Married.] Mr. Humphries, clothier, of Frome, to Mifs Larwell, of Upper Eaton, near Bristol. Mr. G. Baldwyn, a preacher in the connection of the late Rev. Mr. Wefley, to Miss Doyley of Kingsdown -J. Aikin, efq. of the South Lincoln militia, to Miss S. M. Wade, youngest daughter of Mr. P. Wade, merchant. W. Beaton, efq. of Taunton, nephew of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, to Mifs Hammet, daughter of the late J. Hammet, efq. M.P. for that town. -Mr.J.Hopwood, wholefale grocer of Worcester, to Mifs E. TheSkinner, of Bristol. - Lieutenant Griffith, of the navy, to Miss Emerson, of Hanham-hall, near Bristol.- Mr. J. Kendal, of the ifland of Jamaica, to Mifs S. S. Keys, of Bristol. At Bath, Mr. H. T. Lane, to Mifs M. В. Moore -Mr. R. Shew, to Mifs M. A. English.-Mr. Peacock, haberdasher, to Miss S. Luffman.--Mr. Bailey, taylor, to Miss Norton, daughter of Mr. Norton, mafon.-R. Wilbraham, efq. to Miss A. H. Davies. Died. At Bristol, Mr. W. Green, a man poffefled of a heart flowing with the milk of human kindness, and whose exertions in the cause of the poor and helpless, were unceafing and highly exemplary. Miss Sands, daughter of Captain G. Sands. In his 39th year, by the bursting of a blood-veffel, Mr.T. Squire Watfon, fearcher of the customs at this port.-Mrs. Hicks, wife of Mr. Hicks, wine-cooper.-Mrs. Maies, wife of Mr. Maies, fugar-baker.Mr. D. Lane, chemist, formerly in partnership with the late Mr. H. Durbin. -Mr. Oldfield Edm. Broderip. -Mr. J. Bryant, pluth-weaver.-In his 87th year, Mr. T. Tutcher. efq. of Great James-street, Bedford-row, head, St. Andrew's, Wilts, and fister to Ta Horner, efq. of Mells-park, in Somerset. London. Joseph Spry, efq. an eminent apothecary, and one of the common-council of the corporation of this city. At Taunton, aged 17, Mr. G. Crabbe, fon of the Rev. Z. Crabbe, formerly of Royfton, Herts. Mr. T. Norris, printer and bookseller; while bathing in the river, he was feized with the cramp (at least, it was supposed so, as he was an expert swimmer), and was drowned. At Frome, in his 72d year, Mr. W. Lacey, for upwards of fifty years one of the justices clerks for the division of Frome. At King's Down, near Briftol, the accomplished and beautiful Mifs Temple, daughter of Lieutenant-Col. Temple. In her 56th year, Mrs. Austin, of Volsterinn, near Mells. At the Hot-wells, aged 21, Lieutenant Aug. H. Gordon, of the Royal Engineers, fon of W. A. Gordon, efq. of Exeter. At Clifton, Mrs. Bythefea, wife of H. Bythesea, efq. of Trowbridge. Mr. J. Davies, formerly a foap-boiler and chandler on Bedminster Causeway.-Mifs Baker, of Aln wick. Lately, is the West Indies, Mr. R. Paddock, formerly a printer in Bath, and late of the White Hart-inn, Taunton; he has left in Bristol an orphan family of eight children, feven of which are wholly unprovided for. In his 30th year, Mr. G. Balne, maltster, of English-combe; he inadvertently fell from a loaded waggon, and broke his leg, which unfortunately terminated in a mortification, and occasioned his death. At Wells, Mifs Penny, fifter of G. Penny, efq. and of Mr. Penny, in Briftol. DORSETSHIRE Died.] At Ibberton, in his 83d year, the Rev. R. D'Aubeny, rector, vicar of Cerne, &c. He was a defcendant of the ancient and noble family of the Daubeny, who came into England with William the Conqueror, and have refided for fome ages past in the counties of Somerset and Dorfet. From his early years he contracted and maintained an acquaintance with the first characters in the kingdom, civil, military, and ecclefiaftical; he was a cheerful companion, and as fuch, at all times acceptable in the social circle: among the lower class of people he not only theoretically taught the precepts of Chrif tianity, but his heart and hand were ever ready to relieve the neceflitous, to the ut. most stretch of his ability. Me had refided 16 years in the Ife of Portland, on leaving which place the infabitants teftified their high regard for his character, by presenting him with a piece of plate, with a view of the New Church engraved on it. At Lyme Regis, in her 60th year, Mrs. South, relict of T. South, efq. late of Don DEVONSHIRE. Married.) Brooking, efq. of Plym stock, to Mifs H. Bickell, of Tavistock -Mr. W. Kellaway, of New Barn, Abbotsbury, to Miss A. Cafley, of Bradpole. Died.] At Plymouth, aged 87, Mrs. Gasking, wife of Dr. Gasking. At Plymtree, in an advanced age, the Rev. and venerable C. Harwood, M. A. Dean of the cathedral-church of St. Perer, in Exeter. At Exmouth, aged 68, Mr. I. Tancock, for upwards of thirty years a refpectable cuf tom-house officer, and the laft nineteen years a tide-furveyor. Suddenly, Mr. Dunsford, cutler, much regretted by his neighbours as a very friendly About the middle of last September, a very uncommon phenomenon presented itself in a mountain that borders on Loch Tay, in the highlands of Scotland. A shepherd happened to be pasturing his flocks about the fummit of the mountain, when he was fuddenly furprifed by a shower of stones which fell all around him. Terrified at fuch an unusual appearance, he hastily ran down the mountain to the villages fituated in the low-grounds beneath, and told the aftonishing prodigy which he had feen. The inhabitants gave him little credit; yet, as ghofts and other ftrange appearances are not altogether difbelieved in that part of the kingdom, he at laft prevailed on some of them to vifit the spot and afcertain the fact. On coming to the place, they were no less surprised than he to find the ground all strewed over with a vast number of loose stones that evidently bore the marks of having recently fallen there.On looking round to discover the cause of this strange appearance, they perceived an aperture in the earth, of a cylindrical form, in the centre of the place about which the ftones were fcattered. From this aperture the stones had evidently been emitted, but by what impulfe they were unable to difcover. The mountain where this phenomenon took place lies not more than twenty miles diftant in a straight line from the village of Comrie, where to many convulfions of the earth have been felt, An uncommonly vio 2 lent lent shock took place at Comrie soon after the appearance of the above phenomenon, from which we may conclude that they must have had fome connection together. Died.] At Greenock, in her 81st year, Mrs. E. Gilmor, a maiden lady. It is remarkable that the died in the very fame room of the fame house in which she first drew breath; and, during the course of her long life, never (as it is believed in the neighbourhood, lept one night out of it. IRELAND. Married.] In Dublin, the Right Hon. Lord Donally, to Mifs Trant, niece to the late Earl of Clare. DEATHS ABROAD. ther, after the peace of Hubertsberg. Its romantic fituation favoured the happiest im. provements, and the monuments he has erected in the gardens to the memory of many of his deferving contemporaries, are the fairest monuments of his own feeling heart. Frederick the Great faid of him, that he had not committed a single fault through the whole seven years war. This Prince, after being first openly exposed to view in the fimple uniform of his regiment, was laid in tha sepulchre, which he, as a hero and a fage, long familiar with death, had caused to be built for himself two years ago, and purposely in such a manner, that it was in the full view of the windows of his dining-room. Prince Henry was married to herSerene Highnefs the Princess Wilhelmina, daughter of Maximilian, Landgrave of Hefle Caffel: the marriage was confummated at Charto Henburg, June 25, 1752. As an honour to his memory, the King has ordered, that all officers in the Prutian armies thall wear a black. crape on their arm for a fortnight. The Court is alfo gone into mourning for the fame time. The lofs of this truly great and magnanimous Prince is regretted with a grief as universal as was the affable goodness and the benevolent humanity of the deceased. He was the benefactor, the father and friend of the neceffitous and unhappy, who lifted up their eyes to him and approached him with confidence. He gave to the poor man the neceffaries-the first comforts of life; but with equal prudence and gentleness he allured him and his children to industry. He caused flax and wool to be distributed to the poor who were able to work, and they were paid for the yarn they produced. Other poor perfons, particularly children, afiembled in a school of industry for the purpose, were employed in knitting stockings and other articles of apparel out of the yarn, which were given to the needy, whom age or fickness had disqualified for labour. Every year two peafant-girls were portioned out with 100 dollars, and the wedding-expences were defrayed by the Prince. The whole funeral was fimple, without shew or pomp, but all was done according to directions in his own hand-writing. The epitaph which he composed in January, 1801, will be carved upon a large stone which clofes up the entry of the pyramidical sepulchre. On the 8th of August, at Berlin, at the age of 77, Prince Henry of Pruffia, brother to Frederick the Great, and great-uncle to the prefent King. He was distinguished as a warrior in the famous seven years conflict of 1756, and was then generally confidered as the Fabius of the day, in contrast to the impetuosity of Frederick. He was much confulted as a statefman, till the Treaty of Pilnitz, in 1791, which he totally difapproved, and of which he lived to fee the complete and disgraceful disappointment. After this he appeared very little at Court, poffeffing a mind adapted to philosophic retirement, and viewing, with pity, the late military mania of Europe! Prince Henry was born in the year 1726, on the 18th of January, a day which has been folemnized during a century, as the Anniversary of the Foundation of the Pruffian Monarchy. This truly heroic Prince and able officer made his first campaign in his 16th year, accompanying the royal army into Moravia, as Colonel, in the year 1742, and was soon after present at the victory of Chotufilty. In the war concerning the Bavarian Succefion, he again commanded the fecond royal army, and penetrated from Saxony into Bohemia. In 1776, he visited Stockholm, and thence proceeded to Petersburg, whence he returned to Berlin, in company with the Grand Duke, afterwards the Emperor Paul. In 1780 he went to Spa, where he had a conference with the Emperor Joseph, and be afterwards vifited France. His character was not only ennobled and exalted by virtues, military talents, and a large share of political penetration, but refined by mifcellaneous knowledge of every kind-by a tafte for science and the fine arts -and the hero dreaded in the field, was no less admired in the society of genius and learning as a most pleasing, polished, and cheerful, companion. His brilliant court was an affemblage of noble and ingenious perfons, both from abroad and at home. He was a great connoiffeur in mufic, and had an admirable band of musicians for his chapel, and entertained an excellent company of French comedians. He displayed much taste and magnificence in embellishing his palace At Vienna, Prince Philip, of Lichtenof Reinsberg, prefented to him by his bro- ftein. At the Island of Jersey, the Rev. F. Le Breton, A. M. dean of Jersey, and rector of St. Saviour's parish in that ifland. Charles Count Lockhart, son of the late General Count Lockhart, of the German empire; an officer highly distinguished for his merit and bravery in the Imperial service. On the 25th of July, in his 84th year, the Elector of Mentz. His decease is a most defirable and seasonable event for the powers concerned in the indemnities. Од |
