BEDFORDSHIRE. Woburn Sheep-fhearing.-Firft-day. On Monday, June 16, the Anniversary of the Duke of Bedford's fheep-fhearing and fhew of cattle commenced, and this truly laudable inftitution attracted several hundreds of agriculturists and breeders from all parts of the country, among whomwere feveral gentlemen, members of a well known fociety of breeders from Leicestershire, a Baron from Germany, who is at the head of an agricultural eftablishment in that country, and four gentlemen from Ireland. His Grace gave a public breakfast at the Abbey, at nine o'clock. At about eleven his Royal Highness Prince William of Gloucefter arrived, attended by Sir George Ofborne; foon after which the company proceeded in a grand cavalcade to the new farm-yard, in the park, for the purpofe of infpecting the theep-thearing, at which five of the beft hands that could be procured were employed; they then proceeded to the building lately erected for examining the Ewes that are to be let for next feafon, which were to be fhewn again on Tuesday with the prices fixed on them. The certificates were then opened by his Grace and a committee, of the different candidates for the prize of fifty guineas to be given by his Grace (for encouraging the introduction of the Leicester and South Down breed of fheep into Bedfordshire,) to the perYon in Bedfordshire who should, between June 1799 and Christmas, expend the largest fum of money (not less than 60 guineas) in the purchase of breeding Ewes, or Theaves of the new Leicester or South Down breed. Thefe were taken into confideration, but the fuccefsful candidate was not announced. About three o'clock the company adjourned to dinner, and his Grace entertained near two hundred noblemen, gentlemen, and yeonien in the large hall, in the ancient part of the Abbey,where tables were laid, which branched out in three directions, and fo contrived as to have but one head, at which his Grace prefided. Prince William of Gloucefter, fat at his right hand, and Lord John Ruffell fat as Croupier. About fix o'clock they left the Abbey, and proceeded to the farm-yard again, when a very fine hog, the property of Mr. Pickford, waggon-mafter, in Market-Areet, was fhewn, which was fupposed to weigh about a hundred fone: during the whole of this time, the men continued fhearing the sheep in a place conveniently adapted for the whole of the meeting to fee them. His Grace then conuuced the company to a paddock near the evergreens, to fee fome feledt Devonshire oxen, and from thence they proceeded to the On Tuesday the Duke of Bedford, attended by his company, proceeded from the Abbey on horfe-back to the New farm-yard in the park, where they were met by great numbers who had arrived from different parts. The sweepstakes of five guineas each, made by the Duke of Bedford, Lord Winchelles, Lord Somerville, and Mr. Bouverie, to produce, at this sheep-fhearing, the beft two years old heifers, of the Devonshire breed, (the Duke of Bedford's being dead, and Mr. Bouverie not producing one,) refted with Lord Winchelsea and Lord Somerville, and a committee was appointed, confifting of Mr.Smith,of Titmarsh, in Northamptonshire, Mr. Stone, of Loughborough in Leicestershire, and a Mr. Warren; who, after a confiderable examination, declared in favour of Lord Winchelsea's. Mr. Garrard, the modeller of cattle, from London, exhibited the models of the famous exhibition of cattle that took place at Smithfield laft Christmas, which were highly approved of; he likewife exhibited a number of other well know cattle. Several improved implements in hufbandry were fhewn, particularly a chaff-cutter, ploughs, harrows, At three o'clock the Duke again enter&c. tained about two hundred of the company in the great hall of the Abbey with an elegant dinner, confifting of 160 covers. The bufinefs of letting the Tups took up the whole afternoon, till near dark, during which time several bets were made about cattle. Third-day. Wednesday there was a greater number of perfons affembled than on the former days, and the weather proving fine, the fight of fo many opulent men, affembled upon so laudable and rational an occafion, was highly gratifying. His Grace gave a public breakfast at the Abbey at nine o'clock. About eleven the company began to move in a grand cavalcade from the Abbey, and were met in the park by a number of others of the first refpectability, who had come from different parts; when they proceeded to the New-farm-yard. Nine fouth-down two-fhears, and one threefhear, were exhibited in the exhibition-room, and were examined by the hirers of tups. Two remarkable fine and fat cows, which had been fatted by poor feed, under certaip management, the property of Mr. Maxey, of Knotting, in this county were exhi bited. A machine for dreffing corn in an expeditious way, was exhibited in the yard, for which Mr. Cooch, of Malton, in Northamptonfhire, has lately obtained a patent. As foon as the infpection of the rams and exhibition 4 exhibition were over, the company, headed by the Duke, proceeded to a fallow field, near Birchmore-houfe, where experiments were made by five different ploughs, namely, a Northumberland, a Surry, or Duckets, a Bedfordshire, a Norfolk, and a Scotch one; thefe ufeful experiments were tried in fowing turnips, by making the furrows wide apart. The manure was then regularly diftributed in them; after which a roller was drawn by an ox, and to the roller was attached a drilling machine, fo contrived as for the roller to cover the manure with the ridges of earth, and the feeds to fall on the earth which had fallen on the manure; and the machine was fo conftructed as to cover the feed with earth, fo that the feed lay as on a hot-bed. After the infpection of the ploughs, the company pro. ceeded to Ridgmont-fields, where experiments were made with Mr. Leicester's fcuffing harrows, for the improvement of which he has lately obtained a patent. Experiments were alfo made on Mr. Pott's improved harrows. Thefe experiments were made in confequence of his Grace having offered a premium of 20 guineas to the perfon who fhould produce, at this fheep-fhearing, the best and most useful newly-invented implement in agriculture. It was left to a committee to decide which implement produced ought to have preference, and whether any of them merited the reputation that the acquifition of a premium would confer: This was to be made known by the committee on Thursday. About three o'clock his Grace entertained about 200 gentlemen with an elegant dinner at the Abbey, at which he again prefided. A challenge was made by fome Herefordhire gentlemen, to produce better cattle than any county in England, which was taken up by Sir Thomas Carr, High Sheriff for the county of Suffer, who undertook to produce as fine from Suflex. Fourth-day. The following South Down Tups were then exhibited, and put up to be lett: No. 1. at 1o guineas. No. 6. at 80 guineas: No. 2. at 40 ditto. No. 7. at 50 ditto. No. 3. at 30 ditto. No. 8. at 40 ditto. No. 4. at 25 ditto. No. 9. at 120 ditto. No. 5. at 30 ditto. No. 10. at 25 ditto. All of which were lett, except No. 7. and No. 9. At three o'clock they adjourned to the Abbey to dinner. When the cloth was removed, the cups to be given by his Grace as premiums, were put on the table, and his Grace informed the company, in an addrefs, of the determinations of the committee which had been appointed to investigate the different claims. He began with the premiums offered for the difcovery of implements of hufbandry; and tated that the committee had examined the corn-dreffing machine belonging to Mr. Cooch, and the fcuffling harrows belonging to Mr. Leftor, both of which they highly approved. The next premiums were for encouraging the introduction of the new Leicester and South Down breed of sheep into Bedfordshire. His Grace ftated that the candidates were Mr. Parkins, of Dunftable; Mr. Bayley, of Marston; and Mr. Runciman, of Woburn; and the committee, on investigating their claims, found that Mr. Parkins had expended 1681. Mr. Bailey 1261. and Mr. Runcinan 1021. He was forry to fay that they had not ftrictly complied with the conditions: however, under all the circumstances, the committee determined that Mr. Parkins was entitled to the premium of fifty guineas, and Mr. Bailey to the premium of twenty gui neas. His Grace then concluded by congratu lating the company upon the progrefs in agricultural improvement which had been made, and by exhorting them to perfevere in their laudable exertions. Died.] At Toddington, Mr. J. Potts, formerly an upholsterer, in King ftreet, Covent Garden, MUNTINGDONSHIRE. Married.] At Stilton, Mr. Dickenson, butcher, to Mifs Rawlinfon, of Leighton, near Oundle. Mr. Franks, of the Green Farm, St. Ives, to Mifs Searfon, of Stamford. Died.] At St. Ives, aged 40, Mr. Samuel Ofborne, grocer. Mrs. Page, wife of Mr. Page, merchant. At Huntingdon, Mrs. Ann Farrer, aged 68. At Abbot Rippon, Mifs Cranwell, daughter of the Rev. Mr. Cranwell. In the Ifle of Jerfey, where he had refided many years, J. R. T. Huske, efq. of Granf don in this county. CAMBRIDGESHIRE. The privy council has lately recommended to his majesty, to grant a charter for the in4 12 corporation corporation of Downing College, conformable to the fcheme of the trustees and the court of chancery. Married.] At Wisbech, Geo. Brown, efq. of Trewerdale, near Bodmin, to Mifs Meers. Mr. Tho. Clay,, of Coveney, farmer, to, Mifs Ware, of Witcham, Isle of Ely. Mr. Weft, miniature painter, of Wisbech, to Mifs Pearcy, of London. Died.] At Cambridge, Mr. Brashier, cook of Pembroke College. Aged 69, Mrs. Tur ner, widow of the late Mr. Turner, cabinet maker. Mifs Ann Tooke, a maiden lady; fhe was a character of fome notoriety respecting dress and manners. Mr. John Cornell, ladies hair dreffer and perfumer. Mr. John Hobfon, aged 75, ftage coach mafter. Mrs. Short, wife of Mr. Short, taylor. Mrs. Helen Stukes, daughter of Mr. T. Stukes, aged 56. NORFOLK. An ewe, the property of Mr. J. Dew, of Swanton Novers, has, this feafon, had four lambs, one of which the yeaned on the Tuefday, and the other three on the funday following. Married.] At Norwich, Mr. H. Gardiner, At South Town, Norfolk, Mr. Robert At Swanton Morley, Mr. Geo. Furness, to At Rollefby, Mr. Wm. Rix, of Lingwood, Died.] At Yarmouth, Mr. Samuel Hurry, merchant. Mrs. Frafer, wife of Mr. Frafer, faddler. Mrs. Cath. Wilson, aged 26. Mifs E. S. Stone, youngest daughter of Mr. S. Stone. Mr. Brown, many years a tallow chandler in this town. At Bath, Mrs. Coke, wife of T. W. Coke. At Norwich, aged 84, Wm. Baker, efq. Mifs Louifa Squire, daughter of Mr. Edward At Thetford, aged 78, Stephen Helder, At Thorpe, aged 70, Mrs. Smith, widow of the late Mr. J. Smith, tander of Heigham. SUFFOLK. The Board of Agriculture has lately prefented to Mr. Jofiah Rodwell, of Livermere, their gold medal, value twenty guineas, as an honorary reward for having improved 1400 acres of land, in his own occupation. Married.] At Ipfwich, Captain Chamberlain, of the 24th foot, to Mifs Ruffell. At Wrentham, M. Daw, efq. of Woodbridge, to Mifs Primrose. The Rev. Robert Rose, A.M. rector of Palgrave, to Mifs Jacob, of Eye. At Stratford, St. Mary, Charles Payne Crawfurd, efq. of St. Hill, Suffex, to Mifs Proby, daughter of the Rev. N. C. Proby, rector of Stratford. At Sudbury, William Barston, efq. captain of the 27th foot, to Mifs Strutt, of Sudbury. Mr. John Goldsmith, draper, to Mifs Spurgin. Died.] At Ipfwich, Mr. Joseph Fill, block and maft maker. At Beccles, William Reed, labourer; who in a fit of paffion dropped down and expired. At Woodbridge, Mr. John Moor, an eminent land furveyor. ESSEX. The 85th of regiment of foot, now at Colchester, with their wives and children, have been inoculated with the cow-pox, by Dr. Jenner, at the request of the Duke of York. So mild was the effect that fcarcely a man was off duty during the whole process; and fo effectual, that though many of the men have fince been expofed to the fmall pox by inoculation and otherwife, not the leaft symp tom has been produced. Married.] At Colchester, Mr. Wefthorpe, to Mifs Ravens. At Widford, Mr. John Taylor, to Mifs At Rochford, John Barrington, efq. to Mifs At Halftead, Mr. Heard, to Mifs Blofs. At Great Waltham, Mr. James Quinney, of Chatham Green, to Mifs Smee. At Felted, Mr. Miles, leather-cutter, of Hare-ftreet, London, to Mifs Searle. Mr. William Stock, of the King's Head, Stebe bing, to Mifs Elizabeth Sewell. Died.] At Harwich, Mr. Robert Cpl. pack, officer of excife. At Seaford, Lieut. James Cook, who ferved his his country forty years, under admirals Howe, St. Vincent, &c. At South Minster, Mr. William Paffel, furgeon. At Saffron Walden, Mr. Jofeph Howes, aged 30. He poffeffed the most shining abi lities, joined to an bappy equanimity of mind, and a moft amiable difpofition. At Willingate, Mr. Tanner, of the Bell. On Friday the 13th, his Majefty, attended by the Queen, and royal family, reviewed the different volunteer corps of this county, at the refidence of the Marquis of Salisbury, at Hatfield, confiiting of five troops of yeomanry cavalry, two troops of volunteer cavalry, ten companies of volunteer infantry, and the county militia, exclufive of the Loyal Hampstead Affociation, who kept the ground; making in the whole, 75 officers, and 1482 privates; all of whom were afterwards regaled, on the lawn before the house, with a profufion of choice and fubftantial viands, tarts, porter, wine, &c. while their Majefties and the royal family, with their fuite, were moft elegantly entertained within. The number of fpectators were computed at 10,000. ΚΕΝΤ. Mr. James Simmons has benevolently directed a meal fhop to be opened at Abbot's Mill, near Canterbury, and flour and meal to be retailed there at as low a price as the coft of the wheat and the labour of the mill will permit. He has alfo caufed large diftributions of meal to be made to the induftrious poor, at eighteen pence per gallon, and this way has relieved from eight to nine hundred families per week. Mr. William Briftow, of Canterbury, has lately published a large catalogue of books, indicative that the patrons of literature are númerous in the county of Kent. The shops of bookfellers are always a certain barometer by which to judge of the progrefs of mental improvement in a provincial district, and Kent appears to ftand as high, in this refpect, as any county in the kingdom. The Earl of Thanet, after his late fevere imprisonment in the Tower, was affectionately greeted on a vifit to his eat at Hothfield, by an immenfe concourfe of moft reSpectable perfons from every part of the coun ty. His horfes were taken from his carriage at Larkfield Heath, and he was drawn through Maidstone, &c. At a general meeting of the Hop Planters, &c. lately held at the Star Inn, Maidstone, the Rev. R. Warde, in the chair, it was refolved that the bill pending in Parliament for the importation of hops till the 1t of january, 1801, duty free, would be productive of the most injurious confequences to all per fons interested in the plantations or hops. A committee was appointed to oppose the progrefs of the bill, and a fubfcription was entered into for defraying the expence; at the head of which stand the Lords Camden, Darnley, and Sondes. A meeting, at Canterbury, of the planters, &c. in the eastern district, has been held for the fame purpose as above, when fimilar refolutions were entered into: G. Fauffett, efq. in the chair. Mr. Philpot's iron foundry, at Chatham, has been deftroyed by fire. Margate, Ramfgate and Broad Stairs begin to affume their wonted fummer gaiety. They have feldom had more company, fo early in the feason, and already offer every pleasant accommodation and relaxation which the invalid or the man of bufinefs can defire. Mr. Dodd, the engineer, has begun to take out the line of the Thames and Medway Canal, which promises to be of great local and public utility, and though but eight miles and a half in length, will fupercede the neceffity of going forty-feven miles about by fea, between London and Rochester. Married. At Lyminge, Mr. J. Cooper, of Barham, to Mrs. S. Hart, of Standford. At Rochester, Mr. Young, furgeon in the navy, to Mifs Bremar, of Troy Town. At Sandwich, Mr. H. Woodruff, to Mifs Bimdock, of Rochefter. At Canterbury, Mr. James Wimble, to Mrs. Martha Palmer. At Aldington, Mr. W. Sonders, of Dymchurch, to Mifs M. Keeler. Died.] At Smerden, Mr. John Hopper. At Wingham, Mr. Robert Beale, of the He was a man generally reRed-lion Inn. fpected, and has left a wife and fix infant ch ldren to lament his lofs." efq. Mrs. Holness, of the Eight Bells. At Eaftry Court, aged 79, Ifaac Bargrave, At Whitstable, Mr. Daniel Brook, fen. At Rodmersham, Mr. W. Denne. At Mereworth, the Rev. Robert Style, rector of that place. At Town Sutton, aged 78, Mrs. Pope. SURREY. A dreadful affray lately happened at Farnham, between fome Irish foldiers and the in. habitants of the town, which ended in the death of three of the foldiers and one of the town's people. These frequent affrays in all parts of the kingdom between the foldier's and town's people, require the ferious attention of government. Died.] Mr R. Smith, of Chertsey. At Egham, C. T. Kerby, efq. ferjeant at law. At Walton-upon-Thames, Mrs. Horton, widow widow of Mr. Solomon Horton, of Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire. At Peter fram, near Richmond, John Eranke, efq. At Putney Hill, Godfchall Johnson, efq. 8USSEX. A numerous meeting has been held at Northiam, at which fome refolutions were paffed, preparatory to the improvement of the navigation of the river Rother, from Rye to Robert bridge. It was alfo refolved that it would be of great utility to render those branches navigable which extend from Blackwall to Smallhithe, and from the Strand at Rye to Sidlefcomb. At a late great market at Salisbury, three oxen were fold by weight at eleven pence per pound; sheep at the same price, with their wool on, and fhorn at ten pence. Married] At Salisbury, Mr. Thomas Mifs Hodding, daughter of Mr. Hodding, town-clerk of Salisbury. Mr. Daw, of Clarendon Park, to Mifs Yelf. At a late meeting of the Battle Agricul-Davis, fon of Mr. Davis, of Horningham, to tural Society, it was refolved to offer preiniums to the breeders of the beft bulis, heifers, working oxen, rams, ewes and ftallions. And rewards to the most induftrious and deferving labourers in husbandry. The Suffex Agricultural Society has excited laudable and beneficial fpirit of emulation among theep-fhearers, to whom they lately offered and have fince diftributed hand fome premiums for the quickest and best performances. The man who gained the first prize ufed the fnap-fhears. Married.] At Haftings, Mr. Jafper Cox, of Cheapfide, London, to Mifs Ann Thwaites. Died.] At Chichester, Mrs. Lloyd, mother of James Martin Lloyd, efq. of Steyning. At Newhaven, aged 82, Mr. Burley, many years mafter gunner of the fort. At Malling, near Lewes, aged 85, Luke Spence, efq. who had been upwards of fixty years an acting magiftrate for this county. BERKSHIRE. The man with the black beard, who fome months fince, bestowed his money, in great profufion, among the poor at Reading, Witney, and other places in that neighbourhood, is difcovered to be an inhabitant of King's Cliffe, in Northamptonshire, and a hawker of wooden-ware. He is an eccentric character, not of the most rational caft, and a fudden acceffion to zebo in hard cafh, is furposed to have had a violent effect on his mind. His behaviour is fometimes brutal, even to those who fupplicate his bounty. Died.] At Reading, Mr. Bolt, wharfinger. At Chaddleworth, aged 101, Mr. Thomas Winkworth, formerly a fhoemaker of that place, he enjoyed all his faculties to the laft. At Newbury, Mr. Jolly, butcher. At Theale, Mr. Higham, HAMPSHIRE. Married.] At Winchester, Thomas Pipon, efq. of Southampton, to Mrs. Corbin, daugh ter of Mr. Alderman Earle, of this city. Mr. Jonville, of the Sun Inn, to Mifs Mony, of the Soke. Mr. Earle, fell-monger, to Mi Lucas, alfo of the Soke. At Gofport, Thomas Stares, efq. 'of Fareham, to Mifs Eliza Parker, youngest daughter of vice-admiral Sir William Parker, bart. Died.] At Portimouth, Jof. Davis, efq. elerk of the cheque in the dock yard. At Sutton Veny, Mr. William Miles, of Bishoptrow, mealman, to Miss Ann Randall. Died At Salisbury, aged 73, Mr. M. Cottom." At Everley, the Rev. E. Polhill, rector of Milfton and Brigmaston, aged 65. At Stanton Barnard, aged 78, the Rev. Francis Rogers, many years curate of that place, and rector of Headington, near Devizes. At Middle Hill Houfe, near Box, Mrs. Bumfted, wife of the Rev. J. H. Bumfted, vicar of Bramshaw, Hants. Married.] At Bath, Mr. Holloway, of St. Pancras, London, to Mifs Gye, daughter of Mr. Gye, printer. Jenkin Davies Berrington, efq. to Mifs Morgan, both of Swanfea. E. Williams, efq. barrister at law, to Mifs E. Curre, of Itton Court, Monmouthshire. Mr. T. Hobb, mufician, to Mifs Coleman, daughter of Mrs. Coleman, grocer. Mr. W. Hughes, coachmaker, to Mifs Eleanor Goldney. Mr. Shewring, aged 83, to Mifs Watkins, aged 55. Mr. Robert Smith, brewer, of this city, to Miß E. Bewley, of Lydiard, Wilts. At Frome, Capt. O'Connor, of the royal navy, to Mifs M. A. Vincent, of Innox Hill. T. W. Ledyard, efq. of Road Hill, to Mifs Sheppard, daughter of W. Sheppard, efq. of Bath. At Clifton, the Rev. W. Milton, to Mifs" Sarah |