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At Chigwell, Mr. Sizer, of London, to Miss Sarah Holderness.

At Copthall, the Rev. H. Bishop, vicar of Ardleigh, to Miss Kelly, late of Douglas, Isle of Man.

Mr. B. Beddon, of Bishop Stortford, to Miss Lydia Livermore, sixth daughter of Mr. Thomas L. of Chelmsford.

At Colchester, Mr. Malby, of Alresford, to Miss Smith.

Died.] At Prittlewell, Mrs. Mills, wife of the Rev. Mr. M.

At Heybridge, Mr. John Barnard.
At Latton, Mr. William Leader.

At Woodham Mortimer, Mr. Thomas Handley, 74.

At Greenhill Farm, Abbot Roothing, Mr. James Mumford.

At Great Baddon, Mrs. Matthews, wife of Mr. James M.

At Chipping Ongar, Mr. Boodle, surgeon. At Barton Hall, Great Stambridge, Mrs. Conder, 46.

At Harlow, Mrs. Ager, wife of Mr. A. of the Green Man Inn.

At the Bush-Fair House, on Harlow-bush Common, Mr. Daniel Skinner.

At Epping, on the Hill, Mrs. Hunsdon, widow of Mr. Thomas Hinde H. many years of Chelmsford.

At Dehden Hall, Mrs. Chiswell, relict of Richard Muilman French C. esq. and grandmother to Sir Francis Vincent, bart.

KENT.

Married.] The Rev. Whitfield Curteis, rector of Burwash, Sussex, to Miss Thorne, daughter of the late Bertram T. esq. of Ashford.

At Dover, Mr. Thomas Birch, to Miss Reynolds.-John Pembroke, esq. to Miss Eliz. Taylor.

At Lenham, Mr. S. Reader, bookseller, Cranbrook, to Miss Gooding, of Ashford.

Mr. Cummings, of the Builder's Office, Chatham, to Miss Lawrence, niece to John Boddington, esq. of Chatham Dock-yard.

Died.] At Sandwich, Mrs. Jordan, 71. At Folkstone, Mr. Francis Andrews, 31.Mr. Thomas Tapley, 61. Mr. Thomas Street, 79.

At Maidstone, Mrs. Pope, reliet of Mr. Holland P. 94.

At Eastry, Mrs. Chalcraft, 85.

At Hythe, Mr. Wilham Jenkins, 21.

At Canterbury, Mrs. Ahn Marchant, & -Mrs. Brickenden. Mr. Thomas Pettit.Mrs. Barrow, wife of Mr. Robert B.-MTS. Lepine, wife of Mr. Charles L. sen. 58.—Mrs. Sarah Reynolds, 84.

At Charing, Mrs Smith, 86.

SUSSEX.

Married.] At Alfriston, Mr. Ball, sur geon of the ed Somerset Militia, to Miss Harriet Henwood.

Mr. Thomas Fuller, of Brightling, to MIL Hazelden, of Burwash; and, on the same day, Mr. Rose Fuller, of Warbleton, and Mr. Message, of Burwash, to the two daughter of Mrs. Hazelden.

Died.] At Seddlescombe, near Battle, Mr. Baker, 94.

At East-Bourne, Mrs. Baker, wife of Mr. Henry B. 40. She had been on the day preceding her death delivered of two fine children, both of whom are living.

At Arundel, Robert Bushby, esq banker. -Mr. John Shaft, wine-merchant and grocer, and captain of a company of Volunteers →→ Mr. Paul, stationer.

At Barcombe, Mrs. Rickman, 81.

At Lewes, John Eardley, youngest son of J. C. Michell, esq. 5.

At Pevensey, Mrs. Thompson, relict of Mr. Richard T. an eminent school master.

The Rev. G. Woodward, rector of West Grinsted, 73.

At Brighton, Captain Artes, of the In Dragoon Guards.-Mr. J. Patching.

At Dialpost Farm, West Grinsted, Mr. James Hearman, jun.

HAMTSHIRE.

Married]. At Portsmouth, Mr. William Henry Palmer, to Miss Maria Bonamy, of the Star and Garter Tavern.

Died.] At Barton House, Sir Thomas Moore, bart. 81. He was the last male heir of Sir Rd. M. of Pakenham, Suffolk.

At Horndean, Mr. Webb

At New Alresford, Mr. Edward Hopkins, an eminent attorney, and captain of the vo lunteers.

At Portsmouth, Mrs. Canes, relict of Captain C. who was lost in his Majesty's ship Utile. Lieutenant W. Hawford, of the Mr. Jones, of the Royal Oak Inu. At Fratton, Mrs. Emery.

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WILTSHIRE.

Married.] At Bradford, Mr J. Briscoe, of Warminster, to Miss Fisher, only daughter of the late William F. jun. esq. of Ashley.

J. B Coles, esq. of Trowbridge, to Miss M. Weeks, of Taunton, Somersetshire.

Mr. William May, of Holt, to Miss Taylor, of Castle-Farm, Glocestershire.

Died.] At Devizes, Mr. John Burt, com crier.

At Trowbridge, Mr. Jos. Dunn, aneminent clothier.

At Warminster, Mrs. Modlycuat, wife of John M. esq.

BERKSHIRE.

Married.] At Reading, the Rev. Nicholas Bull, vicar of Saffron Walden, Essex, and of Ickleton, Cambridgeshire, to Miss Susan Tanner, second daughter of Mr. T.

Mr. George Hiscock, of Newbury, to Mrs. Goddard, of Speenhamland.

Died.] At Windsor-Castle, Mrs. Reddington, wite of Mr. William R. 45.

At Newbury, Miss Morris.

At Stamford Dingley, Mr. John Cripps, 81. At Salt Hill, the Duke de Montpensier, brother to the Duke of Orleans, first prince of the blood royal of France.

SOMERSETSHIRE.

A new charitable institution, called the Samaritan Society, has just been established at Bristol, to relieve patients dismissed from public institutions under peculiarly distressed circumstances, especially females, for a short period, or until their health be restored, or they are able to resume their labour; to relieve by visitors during sickness or severe distress, and at their residences, such industrious poor as cannot obtain relief under the rules of the several existing charities; and to assist such persons in obtaining parochial aid, especially those who belong to distant parishes

Married.] At Bath, John Christian, esq. eldest son of John Christian Curwen, esq. of Worthington Hall, Cumberland, to Miss Allen, only daughter of Lewis Robert A. esq. --Mr. R. S. Davies, second son of the Rev. William D. rector of Eastington, to Miss Louisa Spry, third daughter of the late Rev. Mr. S prebendary of Salisbury, and vicar of St. Mary Radcliff, Bristol.-Henry Boulton, esq. of Cottingham, Northamptonshire, to Mis Durell, eldest daughter of the late Lieut. Col. D.

At Bristol, John Bruce Bruce, esq. captain in the Glamorgan Militia, to Miss Sarah Austin, second daughter of the late Rev. Mr. A. of Barbadoes.-The Rev. T. Parfitt, of South Brent, to Miss Edith, second daughter of John Bailey, esq.

Died.] At Bath, Mrs. Saville Mr. John Gaites. Sir Hugh Dillon Massey, bart. of Dooness, county of Clare, Ireland.-Mr. Henry Staith, 62-Miss Sarah Maningford. -Miss Dicks.-John Meredith Mastyn, esq. of Segroyt, Denbighshire.-The Hon. Mrs. Hartopp. Mrs. Loftus, relict of Edward L. esq. of Sheffield

At Bristol, William Gibbons, esq. alderman, iron master, merchant and banker, 75. in whose death the nation at large, and the iron trade in particular, have to regret the les of these abilities which rendered such es ential service to each.-Miss Spray, daughtr of the late Lieut.-general S.-Captain Dunning, of the Wiltshire Militia.

At Huntspill, Mrs. Charlotte Jennings. This lady was a native of the city of Bristol; and being the only daughter of a respectable,

yet not affluent father, was trained up under his immediate auspices: for as to schoollearning, properly so called, she had but little. Her father had himself received a good classical education, and united, with a correct taste, the greatest gentleness of manners with benevolence of heart. With such

a father to live for 2 years, and not catch a
great share of his mind and manners, is next
to impossible. As might be expected, his
daughter soon made such progress in every
accomplishment which could render woman
amiable, that she became the delight of her
father; and her company and acquaintance
was sought for by every one who could feel
and distinguish worth. But this sunshine
was of short duration. Her father fell sick,
and, after a long period of languishment,
died, leaving his daughter a scanty patrimony.
Friends, however, she did not fail to find.
About two years after the death of her father,
her husband, who now laments her loss, be-
came acquainted with her: a similarity, not
to say identity, of feelings and pursuits, soen
endeared them to each other; and they be
came ultimately united by the tenderest ties
of affection, esteem, and love. Her husband's
prospects in life then compelled them to visit
the metropolis, where they resided for nearly
five years, and through many difficulties they
struggled. She had not been in London
twelve months before she was visited by the
severe calamity of premature child-birth, suc-
ceeded by an aphthose fever, in which she
lay for three weeks, without hopes of reco-
very; but, thanks to the able advice of that
worthy and scientific physician, Dr. Robert
Willan, she at length got through it. Her
mind, however, suffered a severe injury by
the disease; and although she lived ten years
afterwards, and bore five fine children, yet
the ruins which the tever left were, to near
observers, very visible.
og lain for three weeks without the least
At this period, hav-
consciousness of sleep, and w saing for death
to release her from her misery, the following
Sonnet was composed in consequence of the
circumstance, if not in poetical, at least in
true colours.

O Thou, who lull'st the mind perturb'd to rest,
Thou, eager e'en to guard the hardy bed

Or roseate rustic, care-devoid, and bred
To wholesome labour, pour thy woated zest-
That zest which oft thou gav'st, unaskid, un-
sought,

pour it here, that so the bitter draught Of anguish might be tasteless! blunt the shaft

Of febrile poison. O, with balm full fraught,
Oblivious Sleep! on yon sad couch descend;

Abstract the buoyant senses, and to close
Her waking eye lids, call, in aid, Repose,
Thy younger sister-bid her haste to lend,
In pity lend, with thee, her utmost power,
To soothe the poignance of the passing

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After five years residence in London, her husband's friends saw the propriety of with drawing them from a situation where health was daily sacrifices, and where, had he continued much longer, death must inevitably have awaited him. They removed in consequence to Huntspill, her husband's native place; and here, for the last six years, have they resided. At this place Mrs. Jennings's sphere of usefulness soon began to evolve; and, after many a watchful hour over the aguish shivering of her sick children, she let it her duty to attend to the distresses o the neigh bouring poor: chearfully and with anxious pleasure did she vist them; her means for their relief gradually augmenting, and there can be no doubt but, had she lived, she must have shont, as she began to be, one of the brightest ornaments of human nature. Courted, as she as, by the respectable inhabitants of the neighbourhood, she declined their solicitations; and has, oeyond qu ftion, received more pleasure from contributing to the relief of the comfortless and destitute, than she could possibly promise herself, or find, in quadrille or ombre. To every tale of woe ste lent a willing ear. She knew, she eit, that she could not, she durst not, live for herself. As a mother she was kind, tender, and affectionate, to the last degree. Having been visited with so much sickness, both in herself and her children, she was lessoned long in deepest sympathy Feeling and knowing the kindness and attention which sick children require, her advice was ever ready respecting their management; and, of how much comfort she has been the cause to those little tendrils is impossible to say; but her efforts are recorded in unperishable sculpture. When we hear of a woman stepping forward to succour the distressed it is impossible not to feel an elevated pleasure; but if a sullen and unfeeling husband interposes his scowling ront, on all her weil meant and anxious endeavours, how painful must be hur situation; happily however for Mrs. tennings. such was not the case. Her husband was proud of her labour in the vineyard of charity, and seconded her endeavours with every wish of his soul: happy would he be could he hail her mistress of the vineyard still. She delighted in the beauties of nature; and the season of spring was to her the season of plea sure: surpassed indeed when she taught the young ideas how to shoot, and poured the fresh instruction o'er the mind." An adept in the science of music, she solaced herself and her family, occasionally, with an air on the harpsichord; her execution upon which, was tasteful and masterly; latterly however, that pleasure-gave way to more momentous concerns. She was well acquainted with the most celebrated composers; Corelli was her greatest favourite. Diten has she touched that sublime Giga; that mixture of lively and grave, which, who that has heard can scarcely forget, and he who has not can hardly

conceive; that which is said to be engraved on the composer's tomb. It was in the ancest harmony with her feelings, and gave her infinife delight. She had a competent knotledge of the French language and a indimate acquaintance with our own could not escape her. In poetry she delighted; Shaks. peare was interwoven with her language; Shenstone too, she much admired. Of living poets, Southey and Coleridge had cb saare of her attention; and the elegant, the plaintive Bowles,

"Her temples trembling texture scelu'd

to suit,

As airs of sadness the responsive lute." The tedious trash of novels sue rarely, irdeed. looked over: Werter and Makence's Man or re:ing must, however, be excepted. But in what, as a mental accomplishment, she peculiarly excelled, was an all-commanding and irresistible eloquence. Her Capla Verberum, was considerably more extensive than falls to the lot of most women; and her appropriate collocation of words and eleganţ terseness of expression, were surprizing. It is impossible to describe what effect her solemn, yet animated conversation had upon your mine. It got possession of you, as it were, in spite of yourself, and hurried you irresistibly away. One anecdote is sufficient: Having visited a poor, filthy and neglected sick woman, whom scarcely any one, even of the poor, would visit or assist, because she was filthy; having washed her face, and put her on some clean linen with her own hands; and laying at the same time a soft pillow, instead of a bundle of rags, under her head, she was impelled immediately afterwards, to visit some of her friends with the avowed design of awakening them to the woman's distress and danger. She found them at the usual routine of company, but no sooner had she proceeded in her tale, than every tongue was silent; and at length, involuntary tears rolled down their cheeks at her emphatic, yet true description. From this moment the poor woman found friends, (who had indeed heard of her situation before, but they could not believe that it was half so bad,) and there is great reason to believe that Mrs Jennings's interposition saved her life. It certainly cannot be ill-timed to remark that this cale of distress was known, therefore it could nut be passed over: how many of the kind are unknown, and the sufferers consequently sink, is left to the humane to conjectum.i Her piety was unaffected; her relig without cant; and, trusting in the revealed will of Deity, she offered in simplicity, har supplication to the Father of Mercies. The complaint of which she died was a very vio lent one, termed by the faculty, pleurovir. In the seventh month of her pregnancy with her seventh child she was seized an Manday evening, April the 6th, having, however, previously complained of indisposition for a week; she miscarried the next night-t

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disease, notwithstanding, became more vio-
lent; and though the best advice & Fich could
be procured was at hand, she expired on Sun-
day, April the 12th, is the thirty ninth year
of her age, leaving a husband and our coil-
dren to lament her untimely end. Her hus
band, in deserved conmemoration of her vir-
tues,
is about to eret: a tablet to her memory,
with the ollowing inscription:
Behold, and tremble, ye who list the tale;
For deepest sorow prompts the sighing gale:
Pehold, cut off in life's mid day career,
The tenderest mother, and the wife most
dear.

What though content to glide her way along
Distant, thouga courted, by the gayer
throng;

Yet wiselier far in deed, in word, in thought,
Ros her strong feeling, by compassion
raught.

To tell how oft the secret tear she shed
O'er is ry pining on her squalid bed ;-
How oft she pluck'd the rankling tooth of

care,

And planted hope where withering droop'd despair :

How, at hard wrong, she earless hurl'd the dart,

And, great in cloquence, controul'd the heart;

How, as a mother, nurs'd the crescent mind, And round its surges, silken bands could bind

To tell were vain!-enough is given to

know

Why swells the big heart-why its sorrows
flow.

For me, who heave the unavailing sigh,
In pity bend, from Seraph hosts on high;

SINCE

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Married] At Exeter, Mr. Charles Cole, to Miss Jervis.-Mr. Dyer, druggist, to Miss Mary Turner.Mr. L. W Mar, to Miss Ana Rising, daughter o Captain R of Topsham.

At Plymouth, Mr. R H. Jenkins, prin er, to Miss Harlow.

At Honiton's Clift, the Rev. T. T. Jackson, of Burlescombe, to Miss Hodge, daughter of the late Mr. I. surgeon, of Sidmouth.

Died. At Exeter, Mr. John Ledger.

At Sidmouth, Miss Eliza Hulse, second daughter of Sir Edward H.

At Kenton, Mrs. Dorothy Collins, relict of the Rev. John C. rector of Mamhead and Ashcombe

CORNWALL.

Married.] At St. Columb, Mr. Thomas Taylor, to Miss Rowling. -Mr William Rowe, of Frenowth, to Miss Veal, of Rusewarte.. Mr. D M. Jewel, to Miss Hicks.

Dica] At Falmouth, on his return from Portugal, William Clarges, esq. son of the late Sir Thomas C.

MONTHLY COMMERCIAL REPORT.

our last report, the quantity of sugars imported from the West Indies, &c. (per last fleet) has been very considerable, as also of cotton, rum, and other produce of the iflands, of which the following cave been entered at our Custom House:

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Coffee, 7,564 cwt.; Cocoa, 940 cwt.; and Logwood, 28 tons. The Public Sales have been very mconsiderable viz.

434 Casks Sugar sold per W. Broadhurst, from 525. to 725. per cwt.

826 Ditto per Kymer, and Co from 53s to 7%. per cwt.

485 Puncheons Rum per Blache and Kemble, from 2s. 10d. to 5s. per gallon

147 Casks Coffee per Woodhouse, and Co. from 90s. to 151s. per cwt.

276 Ditto per Tyers, and Co. from 90s. to 132s per cwt.

2072 Bags ditto per Kymer, and Co. from 90s to 140s, per ext.

100 Bags Pimento per Woodhouse and Co. from 824 to 114 per. Ib.

The united company of Merchants trading to the East Indies tave declared the following goods for sale:-Benjamin, Borax, Camphor, Cardamoms, Cassia, Galls, Ginger Gum, Lacdye, Mother-o-Pearl Shells, Munjeet, Safflower, Shellac, Turmeric, Sal Aminoniae, Seuna Hides, Rattaus, Elephant's Teeth, &c.

On Wednesday, 15th July next, prompt 9 Oct. following:-Indigo, private trade, 2,015; privilege, 9,898 Chests.

On Tuesday, 15th August next, prompt 20th November following, and the Company further declare that they will give timely notice of what other goods they will put up at this Sale.

Notwithstanding the additional duty lately laid on foreign brandies, 25.272 gallons have been entered at our Custom House since our last report; however, the quantity under the King's locks, for security of the duties, have reduced the price so low as to have little of no effect on the consumers.

Wines of every description keep up their prices, and are not likely to lower, unless the vintage proves uncommonly abundant this year, of which there is good prospect in the different Wine countries. The quantity lately entered at the Custom-House has been considerable, viz.

From Oporto..
Spain

France..

Lisbon..

47,147 Gallons Port Wine

. 18,317 Ditto Sherry

2,815 Ditto Claret

6,028 Ditto Lisbon and Buceillas

Madeira (via the E. and W. Indies) 5,491 Ditto Madeira,

making together 79,798 gallons of Wine.

It gives us pleasure to find a few articles already imported from Monte Video direct, viz. 18,370 Hides, 50 tons Tallow, and 6170lb. Cortex Peru (or Bark), which have been entered at our Custom-House. This, we hope, will be followed with a considerable import of these valuable articles.

The arrival of the Levant fleet, under convoy of the Juno, has brought a considerable quantity of merchandize from that quarter, much wanted in the London market, and which will produce good profit to the importers at this particular time, as the blockade of the Straits of the Dardanelles, and of the port and harbour of Smyrna (announced in the Gazette), will pat a stop to all kind of commercial intercourse with these places for some time to come. One good effect it may preduce, which is, that the non-importation of Smyrna Cotton Wool into this country will serve the Sales of our Jamaica Cotton, which article will prove a good substitute for it, and at present is in very little demand, chiefly owing to the dull state of our manufactories at Manchester and its neighbourhood. The Woollen Manufactories of Leeds, Halifax, &c. for coarse goods, continue very brisk, and those of the finer sorts in the West of England are greatly demanded. In the North of Ireland the manufacture of all sorts of Linens, Sheetings, &c. goes on uncommonly favourable to that part of the country, and the markets very high, in all probability owing to the present state of Russia and Germany, whence an immense quantity of these articles were annually imported.

The imported duties on the 26th inst. at Cork, on Teas, refined Sugars, &c. amounted to 12,000l. while the Duty on Exports amount to only 191. Thus runs the balance of trade against that city. Copper Ore in large quantities have been lately exported to England and Wales from Dublin, to be smelted.

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As some of our readers may possibly be unacquainted with the various denominations of the foregoing course of Exchange (quoted from Lloyd's List), we conceive that an explana tion thereof in this place will not prove unacceptable to them.

London gives 11. sterling to Hamburgh, for 34 schillings 10 pence Flemish

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.. to Altona, for 34 schillings 11 pence Flemish

........ to Amsterdam, for 36 schillings 3 pence Flemish
to Paris, &c. for 24 francs 14 cents.

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London gives 49 pence sterling to Leghorn, for a pezzo, or dollar

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42 pence dittosto Naples, for a ducat

45 pence ditto to Genoa, for a dollar

65 pence ditto to Lisbon or Orporto, for a millreis (of 1000 reis) 1001. sterling to Dublin, &c. for 1101. 15s. Irish currency,

and as all these exchanges on the different countries fluctuate more or less, the advantage or

disadvantage

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