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254 Births, Marriages, and Deaths.

BIRTHS. 
LADY of Sir Peter Parker--a daughter
April 5. The Princess, Consort of Pr. Charles of Mecklenburgh--a daughter, since baptized by the name of Theresa Matilda Amelia.

30 Lady of SirW. Wake,Bt.--a daughter.
May 1. Countess of Moray--a son. 
13. Lady of the Hon. Capt. Fielding--a daughter.

MARRIAGES. 

CHARLES Gordon, Esq; of Woodhouse, in Scotland, to Miss Boyd,
daughter of the Hon Ch. Boyd, Esq; 
John Storr, Esq; of Hillstone, Yorkshire, to Mrs. Gordon, sister to Sir Fidley Aylmers, Bart.
John Conyers, Esq; son of ---- Conyers, Esq; Member for Essex, to Miss
Matthew, heiress to the late WmMatthew Esq; of Baddow
John Ranley, Esq;Lincoln's-inn--to Miss Goate, of Brent, Ely Hall, Suffolk 
April 26. Edward Clayton, Esq; of Compton street, to Miss Bishop, of Cavendish square
27. Rev. Mr. Altham, of Harlow, Essex, to Miss Parkhurst, of Epsom
Thomas Moystyn, Esq; third son to Sir George Moystyn, of Tallacre, Bart. to the Hon. Miss Mary Catherine Roper, eldest daughter of Lord Seynham
Peter Dutens, Esq; to Miss Callander. 
May 1. Capt. Newton, in the East-India Company's service, to Miss Collins. daughter of Major Collins, of the Tower,
6. Tho. Bacchus, Esq; of Newman-street, to Miss Elizabeth King, of Oxford-street 
Dr. Baker, Physician at Bath, to Mrs. Grant 
7. Andrew Foley, Esq; youngest son of Thomas Foley, Esq; Member for Herefordshire, to Miss Tomlinson, of Mortimer-street
11. John Reynolds, Esq; of New Burlington-street, to Miss Dodwell, of Woodstock-street
12. John Norris, Esq; of Witten, Norfolk, to Miss Charlotte Townshend, 4th daughter to the Hon. Edward Townshend,late Dean of Norwich
Edm. Winsley, Esq; of Hart hall, Yorkshire, to Miss Maria Eliz. Curtis, of Great Tirchfield street.
14. Geo. Creswell, Esq; of York Street, to Miss Frances Nelson, of St. Alban's-str. 
15. Harry Lawrence, Esq; to Miss Eliz. Belli, at Bath. 
16. Robert Cotton, Esq; of Carrington-street, to Miss Maria Hancock, of Park-str. 
17. George Errington, Esq; at Newcastle upon Tyne, to Miss Davidson, of N. Biddock, with 700l, a year,
John Wadman, Esq; of Imber, Wilts,-- to Miss Walker, of Beverly, Yorkshire 19. Oliver Fountaine, Esq; Turkey Merchant, to Miss Sally Loader, of Church-street. 
20. Benj. Bond Hopkins, Esq; of Berner's-street, to Miss Tomkins, of Downing street.
John Paston, Esq;of Horton, Glocestersh. --to the Hon. Miss Constantia Fontana. 
Robert Guy, Esq; of Oxford-street, to Miss Eliz. Payne, of Portman-square. Wm Lovell Brookes, Esq; to Miss Payne, of Whitchurch. 
23. Thomas Walters, Esq; of Carrington-street, to Miss Eliz. Chambers, of Arlington-street. 
24, Samuel Rolleston, Esq; of the Temple, to Miss Carr, of Newcastle.

DEATHS.

Lady of Sir Tho. Haggerstone, Bt. Rachael Solomon, a Jewess, at Rotterdam, aged 110; she has left 9 children,32 grand-children, and 25 great-grand-children. Near Koningsberg, in Prussia, a woman lately died at the age of 99, who has left 13 children, 124 grand children, 114 great-grand-children, and 13 great-great-grand-children, all said to be alive. 
Captain Clark, of the ship Kensington 
Hugh Moran, a soldier in the Royal Hospital at Dublin, aged 113. 
James Kealing, another soldier in that hospital, aged 103. 
Rev. Dr. Winkfield, Rector of Henton, Hants. 
Tho. Whitfield, Esq; of Clarghill, Cumberland. 
Mrs. Ann Welder, aged 107, at Stone, Staffordshire.
John Conway Glynne, Esq; son to Sir J. Glynne, Bart. 
Miss Barnham, of Long Sutton, Norfolk, shot dead by the accidental going off of a fowling piece. 
Major Astle,of Carlow,Ireland,aged 100.
Ignatius Nugent, Esq; of Finglass, in Ireland, grandson to Richard E. of Westmeath. He has left three sons, two of whom served all the last war in Germany, one as Capt. the other Lieut. in the 20th reg. of foot.
Peter Delme, Esq; at Leeds,104.
Rev. Mr. Wardale, R. Prebendary of Carlisle, &c. 
Rev. Mr. Storey, Minister of Abbey Lanecroft, near Carlisle.
Rev. Mr. Colebrooke, Rector of Elsted, Essex.
Ridgeway Owen Meyrick, Esq; of Dyffryn Allet, in Denbighshire, nephew to the late E. of Londonderry.
George Nangle, Esq; the last of the Beaux Esprits of Swift's acquaintance. Rev. Dr. Smith, Rector of Freckenham, Suffolk.
Rev.Mr. Norcross, Rector of Hothfield.
Geo. Ashbridge, Esq; a Representative in the General Assembly of Philadelphia 
April 13. A poor woman, who, by the dreadful explosion which happened at Chester on the 5th of November last (see Vol. XLII. p. 539), was bruised in a terrible

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manner, and burnt on the back of both hands, and on the left eye-brow, being pretty well recovered of the injuries she received, on the 10th of April was delivered of two dead children, one having a blister as large as a pigeon's egg on the back of each hand, the other having a mark corresponding to the injury the mother received over the left eye. It is requested that some of our correspondents would bestow the pains to authenticate the fact, in order to determine a question concerning impressions from the mother, about which Naturalists are divided. 
Godfrey Heathcote, Town Clerk of Chesterfield. 
23. Rev. Mr. Brocklebank, V. of Moreland, Westmorland. 
24. Rev. Mr. Rt. Styleman, Rector of Thwaite, &c. Norfolk.
27. Isaac Holmes, Esq; in Portman-square. 
Arthur Gore, Earl of Arran, in Ireland. His Lordship's issue are, Ld. Visc. Sudley, who succeeds him ; Hon. R. and P. Gore; and the Rt. Hon. Lady Anne Daly. 
28. Lady of Lieut. Col. Wm. Hislop, Major of Artillery. 
Herbert Westfaling, Esq; of Rudhale, Herefordshire.
May 1. Francis Frank, LL.B. Commissary and Official of the Archdeaconry of
Suffolk, &c. 
2. James Montague, Esq; Keeper of his Majesty's Muse.
James Stephenson Rogers, Esq; Clerk to the Court of Admiralty at Edinburgh. Nicholas Linwood, Esq; Member for Aldborough, Suffolk. 
Mr. Snelling, is known among the Antiquarians for his skill in coins and medals. 
Rev. Mr. Cowper, Vicar of Topcliffe, Yorkshire. 
3. Rev. Mr. Price, minister of Lentwardine, Herefordshire. 
4. Lieut. Wm. Robert, of the 2d reg. of foot guards. 
Rev. Mr. John Pye, dissenting minister at Sheffield. 
6. Miss Costello, at the Hot-Wells, Bristol.
7. Rev. Mr. Winkfeld, Chaplain to St. Thomas's Hospital. 
Peter Russell, Esq; Treasurer to St. Martin's school. 
9. James M'Donald, Esq; formerly an officer in the Scots Greys. 
Mr. Westwood, Auctioneer to the Commissioners of Excise.
Robert Watson, Esq; in the commission for Surrey. 
Rev. Mr. Lane, Minister of Duke's-place chapel. 
Rev. Mr. Cave, at Overton, Hants. 
10. John Vanderhagen, Esq; a Dutch merchant. 
Anth. Nimington, Esq; Turkey merchant, worth 100,0001. 
Blake Harrington, Esq. Grosvenor-Sq. 
12. John Barber, Esq; of Adderbury, Oxfordshire. 
13. Mr. Rosen, of Redburn, Hertfordshire. He has left to each of his tenants half a year's rent; 10l. a year to the poor of Redburn; and the remainder of his fortune to his poor relations. 
14. Rev. Dr. John Samwell, of Bradford, Wilts. 
One Gatty, a Taylor, at Helstone in Cornwall, aged 104. 
15. John Sylvester, Esq; in Marybone-st. 
Dr. Geo. Dowdeswell, Physician, brother to the Rt. Hon. Wm. Dowdeswell. 
16. Rev. Mr. John Henry, Dissenting Minister at Fulham. 
Capt. Alex. Campbell, of the 3d reg. of Foot-guards, and Equerry to the Duke of Cumberland.
17. Tho. Fuller, Esq; at Slatenborough, near Sandwich. 
18. Mrs. Lee, in Johnson's Court, aged 104. 
Mary Worsley, aged 105, at Apsley, Bedfordshire. Her son, aged 88, was chief mourner at her funeral. 
20. Ja. Knapton, Esq; at Kensingson. 
21. Robert Clee, Esq; in Panton-street
Rev. Tho. Newhouse, Rector of Duncton, near Petworth, and Prebendary of
Chichester. 
Hon. Mrs. Lambert, daughter to the late Lord Viscount Mayo 
22. Rev. Mr. John Entick, aged 60, at Stepney, Author of the Naval History, and many other works 
25. Hon. Wm Murray, second son to the Earl of Dunmore
Captain George Banks, of the Coldstream regiment of Foot Guards
26. Jof. Dawkinson, Esq; Mile End
John Langman, Esq; Hamburgh Merchant, Clapton
Rev. Mr. Bazlee, at Highgate 
27. Edw. Jennings, Esq; Barrister at Law Her Grace Mary Duchess of Norfolk.

DISPENSATION. 
Rev. Justice Finley, Chaplain to Earl Dundonald--to hold Burton upon Stather R.R. with Althorp R. all in Lincoln diocese

ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. 

Rev. Edw. Cranmer, M.A. chaplain to E. Marchmont--to Chinkney R. Essex, 200l. a year.
Rev. Walter Islip, B.A.--to Elsted R. Essex.
Rev. Samuel Love, a Minor Canon in Bristol Cathedral--to Banwell L. Somersetshire.
Rev. John Sampson, B.A.--to Barling V. Wilts. 
Rev.Mr. Lamb--to Banbury V.Oxfordsh, cum Chipping Warden R. Northampton.

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