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Sussex, Surry, and Hampshire. 2. For erecting a convenient stone pier at Ryde, in the Isle of Wight, and also a market-house and market place. 3. For exonerating from tythes all the homesteads, lands, and tythe able grounds in the parish of Ashley, and making compensation for the same. 4. For inclosing the common, or commonable lands, called Butler's Wood, in the parish of Lock. erly.

Married.] At Winchester, Mr. Driver, of Lymington, to Mrs. Gauger, relict of Mr. David G.

At Stoke, W. C. Sharp, esq. of the Durham militia, te Mrs. Moody, of Elson, near Gosport.

At Dummer, Charles Harwood, esq. to Eliza, daughter of Thomas Terry, esq.

At Jersey, Captain G. F. Iddins, of the 57th regiment of foot, second son of John I. esq. of Summerfield, near Birmingham, to Miss R. Rodber, daughter of Thomas R. esq. of Weymouth.

Died.] At Newport, Isle of Wight, John Kirkpatrick, esq. banker.Mr. T. Cook, second son of T. C. esq. 22. His death was occasioned by lying on the grass after fatiguing himself with shooting.

In the Isle of Wight, the Rev. John Wight Wickes, A. M. rector of Wardley cum Belton, Rutland and of Burslem, Stafford

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WILTSHIRE.

Application will be made to parliament in the ensuing session, for acts for the following purposes: 1. For making a navigable canal from the Wilts and Berks canal, in the parish of Swindon, to join the Thames and Severn canal, in the parish of Latton. 2. For making a navigable canal from the Wilts and Berks canal, at Wootton Basset, to communicate with the canal, or feeder of the dock company, at Bristol.

Married.] At Chippenham, Mr. John Tuckey, to Miss Pointing, only daughter of Nicholas P. esq. of Langley-Burrell.

At Bower-Chalk, Mr. John Burrough, to Miss Norris, daughter of the late Mr. Tho

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home; but no tidings could be obtained of him, notwithstanding every pessible search was made, and large rewards offered, till many days afterwards, when the body of this excellent young man was found in the Kennet and Avon canal, having floated is om the place where it is supposed he must have fallen in, (through the darkness of the night) to the mouth of a neighbouring tunnel.

At Ivy House, near Chippenham, Matthew Humphreys, esq. 76.

At Wyly, Mr. John Lock, 45.

At Salisbury, Mary, wife of Mr. James Garrett, 33.-Anthony, the well-known cook at the Antelope inn, aged 45 years, nearly the whole of which he had passed at the Antelope, having been fostered and supported by the late Mrs. Best and family, when a helpless and nearly destitute child of colour. He had saved 1101, mostly in guineas, which has been appropriated towards the support of his aged mother.

At Manningford Bruce, John Grant, esq. At Ansty, Mrs. Turner, wife of Mr. Henry T.

BERKSHIRE.

The opening of the Wilts. and Berks canal into the river Thames, at Abingdon, was celebrated there on the 21st of Septem her, with every demonstration of joy. At half-past two o'clock a body of proprietors, in the company's boat, with music playing, and flags Aying, passed the last dock inte the river Thames, amidst the loud huzzas of a large concourse of people who lined the sides of the canal. The party proceeded from the banks of the Thames, to the council chambers, where they were joined by members of parliament for Cricklade, Abingdon, Oxford, Hereford, Ludgershall, &c. and many gentlemen of the neighbourhood, and partook of an excellent dinner prepared for the occasion.

Applications are intended to be made to parliament in the ensuing session, for acts for making two navigable canals, the first from Reading to Isleworth, in Middlesex, and the second from Reading to the grand junction canal, in the parish of Cowiey, Middlesex.

Married.] W. Hedges, esq. of Thatcham, to Martha, second daughter of Mr. Graham, of Newbury.-Mr. Lodge, of Newbury, to Miss Herbert, of Copyhold.-Mr. John Lew is, of Newbury, to Miss Steel, of Stanmore.

Died.] At Maidenhead Bridge, Sir Isaac Pocock, formerly of Biggin, near Oundle, Northampton, for which county he served the office of high sheriff in 1786-7.

At Greenham, aged 79, Mrs. Tull. In three years and a half she was tapped thirty nine times for dropsy, and had 1234 pints of water taken from her.

At Reading, Mrs. Swallow, wife of Mr.

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At Ruscomb, Mrs. Pasmore.

At Thatcham, John Whiting, esq. 24.

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AtSwallowfield, Mr. Charles Bailey.-Mr. John Bailey.

At Emmer Green, Mrs. Fuller, 75.

SOMERSETSHIRE.

o'clock the thermometer was at 47. Passing over the river, nearly perpendicular with Lady Smyth's, at Redcliff, the parachute was launched, with a cat in a basket attached to On Monday, September 24, about 40 mi- it, which descended rapidly for a considerable nutes past one, Mr. Sadler, of Oxford, and time before it expanded, when its motion was Mr. Clayfield, of Castle-street, Bristol, as- slow and peculiarly graceful. At a quarter cended in an air-balloon from a field near past two o'clock, perpendicular with WoodBristol, and after twice crossing the Bristol spring, on the Somerset coast, near Clevdeon, channel, from England to Wales, and from left England, and passed over the channel. Wales to England, and going the distance of At mid-channel, opened the valve, and near150 miles, came down on the Bristol chan- ing Cardiff, about twenty-five minutes past nel, three miles off the Valley of Rocks, at two o'clock, the thermometer 55, descended 20 minutes past four, in sight of a great num- so low as to hear the shouts of the people, and ber of people. A boat put off immediately the breakers between Barry and Scilly from Lymouth, and at 20 minutes past five Islands. Fearing the main land could not be the boat got to the balloon, and brought Mr. reached, and a current of air impelling the Sadler and Mr. Clayfield safe on shore, with balloon towards the sea, more ballast was the balloon, at the valley of Rocks, Linton, thrown out, in doing which Mr. Sadler lost in Devonshire, to the great joy of the spec- his hat. At half-past two the balloon was tators. The apparatus for performing the about mid-channel, and continued descending process of filling, consisted of two large ves- till forty minutes past two o'clock, when it sels, containing upwards of 1500 gallons was perpendicular with the Flat Holmes; each, into which there were introduced 24 the light-house very visible. Still continutons of iron filings and water; the sulphuric ing to descend most rapidly towards the sea, acid was afterwards conveyed by a leaden a quantity of sand was shaken from one of syphon into the vessel, and from thence the the bags; but the balloon continuing rapidly gas was conveyed, by means of two large to descend, several other bags were thrown tubes, terminating in nine other pipes in over, which instantaneously caused an ascent each vessel, which passed through caustic so rapid, as to bring the balloon in contact potash and water, into the balloon, by a large with the sand from the first-mentioned bag, silk conductor, prepared for the purpose. which fell into the car in a profuse shower. The following account has been published: The balloon continued to ascend until about "Mr. Sadler, (being his sixteenth time of forty minutes past three o'clock, when it apascension), accompanied by Mr. William proached the Devon coast, the Bideford and Clayfield, entered the car at about twenty Barnstaple rivers being very easily distinminutes after one o'clock, the wind blowing guished. The thermometer now at 27. fresh from north-east, and commenced one of At fifty minutes past three, off Linton, the most daring enterprizes ever undertaken a small town on the coast of Devon, between by any aerial voyager. Mr. Sadler was well Ilfracombe and Porlock. After having crossed aware of the consequence of the wind con- the Bristol channel twice, at ten minutes tinuing to blow from the quarter in which it past four o'clock, being desirous of reaching was at the time of ascension; for if they the coast, threw out every thing that could escaped being blown into the western ocean, be parted with, including a great coat, a va they would have been compelled to traverse luable barometer, a thermometer, a speakinggreat part of the channel, with every proba- trumpet, the grappling-iron, and even part bility of descending at a distance from the of the interior covering of the car, in the shore; but his zeal to gratify the public cu- hope of reaching the main land about Barnriosity, which had been greatly excited, sur- staple; but, owing to the exhaustion of the mounted every obstacle, and determined him gas, the balloon would not rise sufficiently to to make the attempt. The ascent of the bal- clear the high cliffs of Watermouth, near loon was rapid, and yet so still, that all sense Combe-Martin. The balloon still descendof motion was lost to the aeronauts. The ing, and seeing no prospect but of contending balloon, about half a mile high, entered a wit the sea, the aeronauts put on their lifethick black cloud, when Bristol and its neigh- preservers. A few minutes afterwards, the bourhood were no longer visible: the cloud car, with violent agitation, came in contact did not the least incommode them. From with the waves, about four miles from the the rapid ascent, the cloud was soon passed shore." At this critical moment, their pethrough, when the grandeur and sublimity of rilous situation was descried, from the cliffs the view exceeded the power of description. of Lymouth, by Mr. Santord, of Ninehead, On looking back on the cloud from which the Mr. Rowe, and some other gentlemen, whose aeronauts had emerged, the most beautiful zealous and well-directed efforts did them appearance exhibited itielf. The shadow of great credit. They sent out a well-manned the balloon was observed in its centre, sur- boat to their immediate assistance, which, rounded with a most beautiful halo (circular when first discovered by the aeronauts, aprainbow.) The balloon still ascended rapidly, peared about the size of a bird floating on the and soon entered a second cloud. At two water. The car, nearly filled with water,

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(the aeronauts being up to their knees, was dragged along, the balloon skimming the surface, and acting as a sail, when the cords of the balloon pointed out that they were drifting very rapidly from shore up channel. After being in this state a full hour, the water increasing very fast, the boat approached; when every effort was made to secure and exhaust the balloon. Here a point of honour was disputed between the two aeronauts, which should quit the car first, it being then in a sinking state; but Mr. Sadier insisting tha: Mr. Clayfield should first leave the car, it was agreed to, under the impression that Mr. Sadler had more experience in securing the balloon, which took nearly two hours to. accomplish; when Mr. Sadler stepped into the boat. About nine o'clock at night, the party, unable, from the roughness of the beach, to walk without assistance, arrived at the pier of Lymouth, a small romantic seaport, under Linton, where refreshments were most hospitably supplied, and they were enabled to reach the town of Linton, on the top of the hill. Congratulations accompanied the aeronauts through every town on their way to Biistol, where they arrived about twelve o'clock on Wednesday 26th, to the great satisfaction, and amidst the heart-felt cheerings of the citizens of Bristol; after having passed over, in their aerial flight, upwards of. eighty miles of water, and about twenty miles of land. The barometer having met with an accident, which rendered it useless, no accurate account of the height to which the balloon ascended, could be taken; but the aeronauts conceive that they must have risen fuli two miles and a half."

Married.] At Wellington, Mr. J. Hooman, of Kidderminster, to Jane, daughter of John Carpenter, esq. banker.

At Kilmington, the Rev. John Dampier, of Bruton, to Mary Charlotte, only daughter of the Rev. Charles Digby, canon of Wells.

Died.] At Bristol, at the Hotwells, John Bruckshaw, esq. of Walthamstow, and of the Royal Exchange, London.-Mrs. Barry, relict of the Rev. Dr. B. rector of St. Peter's, Bristol-Daniel Wright, esq. of Lincoln's inn, son of the late Rev. Thomas W. of Bristel-Mr. David Lewis, well known as a parliamentary candidate for this city, a man of unsullied integrity, and great perseverance.

Mr. Richard Bent, son of Mr. B. book. seller, of Paternoster-row, London. Mr. John Winwood, 77.-Andrew Girardot, esq. 70.--Mrs. Clarke, relict of the Rev. John C. vicar of Hangerford, Berks, and sister of the late Charles Chapman, esq. of Bathford.

At Bath, Sammel Scott, esq. 84 -The Rev. Mr. De Chair, rector of Little Rissington, Glocestershire, vicar of Horley and Hornton, Oxon, and one of his Majesty's chaplains in ordinary Mrs. Stokes, 36. Mrs. Mary Hobhouse.-Dr. Robert HalTax, physician in ordinary to the Prince of Wales, 75.-jamos Morgan, esq. 71.—Mrs.

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Buchan. Miss M. E. Armstrong, second daughter of the late George Armstrong, esq. of Jamaica, 12.-Mr. Eng'ish, sen. 80. -Mrs. Salmon. Mr. Daniel Taylor.

At Westbury college, near Bristol, Isaac Hobhouse, esq. elder brother of Benjamin H. esq. M P.

At Shepton Mallet, the Rev. Dr. Hussey, catholic minister.

At Hinton St. George, Joseph Feltham, esq. many years the faithful steward of Earl Poulett.

At Bath Easton, Mr. Francis Breedon, 80. At Martock, the Rev. Henry Rawlins, rector of Staplegrove.

DORSETSHIRE.

In the night of Wednesday, October 10th, a fire broke out at the house of the Rev. Mr. Guide, at Frumpton, about seven miles from Dorchester, which was occasioned by the neg. ligence of a servant in setting fire to the drawing-room curtains. The house was reduced to a heap of rubbish, and not a particle of furniture was saved. A son of Mr. Guide lost his life in the flames, and a maid-servant was so shockingly burnt in searching after the child, that she is not expected to survive.

Applications will be made to parliament next sessions, for acts for the following pur poses: 1. For making a new turnpike-road from the present road, leading from Cullumpton to Exeter, at Padbrooke-bridge to Hazlestone, on the same road. 2. For making a navigable canal from Wear dock, or sume other point of the navigable part of the river Torridge, to Great Torrington. 3. For mak ing a navigable canal from the sea, in the parish of Beer and Seaton, to Cannington-pitt, in the river Parrot, in Somersetshire, with a collateral cut, from Chard common to Crewkerne. 4. For draining, embanking, and enclosing, the open and common marshes, and waste lands, in the parishes of Braunton and Heaton Punchardon; and for making a navigable canal from the lower-end of Wrafenton-marsh to the Braunton-field; and a water course from Braunton brook to Broad-sands. 5. For dividing, draining, embanking, and improving, the open piece of land or salt wa ter marsh, commonly called the Runney, in the parish of Otterton and East Budleigh; making a navigable canal from the river Otter through the parishes of East Budleigh and Otterton to Otterton bridge; and also for sup plying the canal with water from the adjacent river Otter or other collateral streams. 6. Or enabling the company of proprietors of the Tamar Manure Navigation, to extend the canal from or near Newbridge, in the paish of Calstock, in the county of Cornwall, and of Tavistock, in the county of Devon, to, or near a certain place, called Inney Fort. 7. For paving, cleansing, lighting, watching and otherwise improving the borough and parish of Barnstaple.

The corporation of the Trinity House have caused an alteration to be made in the mode

mode of exhibiting the Edystone light, and adopted the improved principle with Argand's lamps and reflectors, producing a light of great brilliancy, that will be visible to a much greater distance than the former light with candles.

Mr. John Cotton Worthington has communicated an account of his practice in cultivating sixteen acres of land, near Sidmouth, in Devon, entirely by the labour of asses. His waggon was extremely light, calculated to carry about a ton and a half, and cost 164 Six asses were harnessed two abreast in it; the harness was a miniature of that of a horse, except that the collar divided at top, like an ox's harness, and buckled together; the pair of chains weighed about 6lb at 28. per lb. or 8d. per foot; the wheel-harness with hames, pad, iron-work, bridle, breeching, crupper, &c. cost about 11 16s.; the leading ditto 11. 7s.; expences of shoeing is. 6d. a round. In all staff work, four asses were used at plough, harnessed two abreast, and driven in hand with reins by the ploughman. Ten or eleven acres of Mr. Worthington's land in aration, lay on the slope of a hill, so steep that horses had not been able to plough it up and down, but which his ass-team readily performed. The asses, none of which exceed ed eleven hands in height, cost 40s. or less, each: in the same team, stallions, mares, and geldings were used; the mares were found the most gentle and tractable, the geldings most stubborn and inactive, yet the most sagacious; the stallions somewhat vicious, but of double the spirit, strength, and vigour of either of the others. The asses were not found liable to any maladies; were temperate caters, and throve best when turned out into a neighbouring common to cater for themselves among brambles.

An hospital for the indigent blind, under the title of Bethesda; or, House of Mercy, is opened at Plymouth dock, for the humane purpose of rendering that class of people comfortable and happy.

In digging the common sewer at Exeter, several pieces of brass Roman coin, of the Emperor Nero, were lately found, and some of them very legible and in good condition, Those dug up lately near the Guildhall, were of the Emperor Trajan.

DEVONSHIRE.

Married.] At Weymouth, Kingsmill Evans, esq. of the Hill, Herefordshire, to Ann, eldest daughter of Thomas Thoroton, esq. of Flintham house, Nottinghamshire.

At Sturminster, Mr. G. Allen, of London, to Miss Tulk, daughter of John T. esq. At Sherborne, Mr. John Burge. At Wimborne, Mrs. Hussey, wife of Mr. Thomas li-Mr. John Fryer, 85.

At Sturminster, Newton, Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. James Colbourne.

At Bridport, John C. Lee, esq. of Southwark, to Miss Colfox, daughter of Thomas -C. esq.

At West Alyington, Captain Harrison, of

the Montgomery militia, to Miss S. M. Ilbert daughter of the late William I. esq. of Bow ringsleigh.

At Exeter, Paul Charles Patrick, esq. to Mrs. Wilson, both of Teignmouth.

At North Huish, John Gillard, esq. to Miss C. Kingwill, daughter of Thomas K. esq. of Butterford.

At Tiverton, Mr. John Wood, town clerk of Tiverton, to Mrs S. Owens. Died.] At Dawlish, Sir Alexander Camp bell, of Ardkinglass, bart.

At Exmouth, Mary, wife of William Rob bins, esq. late of Aberford, Yorkshire.

At Cleyhidon, Captain William Blackmore, of the East Devon regt. of local militia, to Miss Braddick, daughter of Mr. William B.

At East Anstey Parsonage, Elizabeth, widow of the Rex. 1. Bond, late rector of East Anstey and Kennerleigh.

At Plymouth, Lieut. Eastman, of the 13th foot-Miss A. M. Ramsey, second daughter of the late Mr. Aaron R. 21.-Mr. R. Whar ton, forty years warden of the dock yard, 71. -Captain Bailey, aged 68, many years adju tant, and latterly paymaster of the North Devon regiment of militia. Captain B. when only 17 years of age, had the honour of caf rying the colours of that distinguished regi ment the 35d, colonel Lord Cornwallis, at the celebrated battle of Minden, the 1st of August, 1759.

At Heavitree, Mr. Thomas Adams, formerly of Exeter, druggist.

At Alphington, Miss Harriet Chown, 16. At the Warren, near Dawlish, Mr. John Wolland, of Heavitree.

At Torpoint, Mr. Thomas Filkins, 65.

At Topsham, Philip Weare Webber, esq. At Exeter, Mr. G N. Balle.-Mr. Benjamin Kemp.-Mr. Edward Edmonds.-Mrs. Morgan, wife of Mr. Samuel M.-Mrs. Bamford, 74.

At Plympton, of a decline, Selina, fifth daughter of the late Lieutenant-colonel Bird, 54th regt. of Goytree, in Monmouthshire. She had only a few days completed her 20th year. In her were united the most amiable, affectionate disposition, with sweetness of manners, beauty of person, and every feminine grace. This is the fourth daughter, in the bloom of youth, that has fallen a prey to the fatal disease, in the short space of two years and nine months.

At Clist St. George, the Rev. Richard Rous, rector of that parish, vicar of Bick. leigh, near Plymouth, and one of his unajesty's justices of the peace for the county.

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MONTHLY COMMERCIAL REPORT.

BRITISH TRADE AND MANUFACTURES.-A numerical evidence of the present state of be deduced from the number of bankruptcies in the London Gazette, inserted

trade, may in this Magazine.

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Besides stoppages and compositions equal in number to half the traders in the kingdom! These failures throughout the kingdom, have wonderfully effected the manufacture of every description of goods, and a general want of confidence exists between the manufacturer and the export merchant. The speculators at Liverpool have completely overstocked the dif ferent markets of South America, where, at present, English manufactured articles can be purchased at a loss of 20 per cent. to the exporter, with the exception of few articles, on which little or no credit could be obtained here.

PORTUGAL.—A proclamation has been published at Lisbon, informing those who wished to put their valuables in a place of safety, that the ship Vasco da Gama, and the frigate Phoenix, have been appointed for receiving money, plate, jewels, and other valuables; and that they may also deposit the same in any of the English ships of war stationed in the port. Wines in the country are uncommonly scarce and dear, and likely to continue so, as the last vintage has proved very unproductive, and the peasantry unable, from the state of the country at present, to attend to the vineyards, &c. &c.-A slight shock of an earthquake was experienced at Lisbon, on the 26th of October, but without doing any material damage.

FRANCE. The most important article in these journals, is a Decree of Bonaparte, dated Fontainbleau, the 19th of last month, of a most peculiar character, in which the ordinary notions of discretion and policy are abandoned, for the sake of the gratification of the malignant passions. In this document it is declared, that English manufactures, found either in the public custom houses, or in private possession, shall be burnt. This law is not only extended to France, each department of which is separately named in it, but to every state and kingdom occupied by the French troops-Switzerland, Italy, Naples, and Spain, and to all the remote dependencies. The penal part enacts, that whoever shall be found in disobedience of this Decree, to introduce English manufactures, shall be branded in the hand, and shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not less than three and not more than ten years. Bonaparte has also ordered that no merchant in his empire shall be allowed to endorse any Bill of Exchange payable in England, or drawn upon any person in the British dominions.

At FRANKFORT, the utmost distress prevailed, in consequence of the decree having been enforced, that ordered the seizure of all goods, which the proprietors had not included -in their declarations, whereby they would have been only subjected to the payment of the extra duties. The place was crowded with French custom-house officers, and a general search had taken place, when there were found immense quantities of goods, which had not been enumerated in the declarations made to the government; the consequence of which was, that they were all seized, in order to be sold for French account. Yet, notwithstanding all the severe decrees of Bonaparte, we import and consume their brandies, wines, and other French products, all of which are paid for by bills of exchange on London! This import trade from France into this country requires parliamentary investigation, as it is most cer tainly a losing concern of great magnitude to the United Kingdom. Brandy sells here from 25s. to 28s. per gallon, and French wines from 901. to 1001. per hogshead! Whereas the wine of Portugal, and brandy of Spain, would be a good substitute for them.

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