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Obituary.
Lamented by all his acquaintance , the Rev . Solomon Robinson , - M . A . Vicar of Skelton , County of York , and head Master of the Free Grammar school at Ripon . At Whitby , at the advanced age of 9 6 , Mr . Thomas Bignell , an eminent whitesmithand ingenious mechanic .
- , His name has long been well known in most of the ports of England , particularly in those trading to the Baltic and Greenland seas , for the peculiar excellence of his screws and harpoons . Long before' the birth of Mr . Moore , of Cheapside , Brignell , in conjunction another mechanic
with a Mr . Wilson , of the same place , constructed a carriage to travel without horses . This invention , after being admired for some time , wasat length neglected , and experienced the ordinary faie of those inventions , where utility is not the offspring and
concomitant of ingenuity . At Yarkhill , Herefordshire , Mrs . Patrick , wife of Mr . -R . Patrick , of that place . This family exhibits singular instances of longevity ; ihe deceased was in the 80 th year of her age ; her husband , who is still alive , is 90 ; his brother , who lives in the same
parish , is 95 ; and the wife of tne latter enjoys tolerable health at the extraordinary age of 99 . At Bath , Miss Mackworth , sister of the late Sir Herbert Mackworlh . Returning from Lady Huntingdon ' s chapel , and being absorbed in reflectionsshe walked over the precipice
, , which is at some distance in front of ( he building , and fell into a mud pool below . Being discovered by some chairmen , she was taken first to a surgeon ' s , and afterwards , her person being unknown , to the Casualty Hospital . The cranium was so violently injured ,
that she died next morning . William Gill , Esq . Stationer , and Alderman of the City of London , and many years Treasurer of Christ ' s Hospital . He served the office of Lord Mayor in 1789 . At Chertsey , in Surrey , much reher
gretted by all acquaintance , Mrs . Watkins of that place , after a long and painful illness , which she bore to the last with fortitude and Christian resignation . Her husband and children have to deplore an affectionate wife and tender mother . At Dumfries , Mrs . Jackson , wife of Robert Jackson , Esq . Provost of
Dumfries ; a gentlewoman of great benevolence of heart . Feb . 28 . At his house in Carlisle Street , Mr . George Jenkins , the celebrated teacher of Scotch Dancing , and Author of several collections of Scottish Music , which are in very high estimation . As this character was the in the
most distinguished of his time occupation which he pursued , and reduced to a scientific system the profession of Dancing , which before was the ungraceful and distorted capers of inconsiderate teachers , we shall , in our next publication , bestow some pains ou delineating his history and character . He
is succeeded by his eldest son , who is successfully treading in the steps of his late father . At Dundee , Mr . Alexander White , formerly a shipmaster . He .-has left the bulk of his fortune , which is considerable , for charitable purposes— . iool * . to the Sailor Fraternity—iool . to the
Kirk Session— -500 I . to the Dundee Infirmary—and 2000 I . for the education of poor children , whose fathers have lost their lives at sea . At Newport , Monmouthshire , Emanuel Guzman , of inordinate gluttony , a barber , generally called the Spanish Barber , who being sent for by a
gentleman a short distance from Newport , to bleed a few favourite hounds , eat and drank to such excess , that on his return home in ' the evening , it is supposed he was suffocated in his endeavouring to disgorge the enormous contents of his beastly appetite , as'the unhappy man was found dead early next
morning , under a hedge near the road , literally absorbed in his own filth . Not long since this extraordinary disciple of Hetiagabahs actually devoured within half an hour , for a trifling wager , six pounds of beefsteaks fried with onions , and a sixpenny loaf . A Coroner ' s Inquest has . been held on the body , and it is a curious fact to know , their
verdict was / eh de se . At Hamburg , John Blacker , Esq . Governorof theRightWorshipful Company of Merchants Adventurers of England , residing at Hamburg . His industry and integrity secured to him through life the esteem of his acquaintance , and the respect of the Magistrates of that
and Merchants city . ' At Ipswich , the learned Dr . R ^ Gwyn , the pupil of Boerhaav ' e , in his 8 Sth year .
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Obituary.
Lamented by all his acquaintance , the Rev . Solomon Robinson , - M . A . Vicar of Skelton , County of York , and head Master of the Free Grammar school at Ripon . At Whitby , at the advanced age of 9 6 , Mr . Thomas Bignell , an eminent whitesmithand ingenious mechanic .
- , His name has long been well known in most of the ports of England , particularly in those trading to the Baltic and Greenland seas , for the peculiar excellence of his screws and harpoons . Long before' the birth of Mr . Moore , of Cheapside , Brignell , in conjunction another mechanic
with a Mr . Wilson , of the same place , constructed a carriage to travel without horses . This invention , after being admired for some time , wasat length neglected , and experienced the ordinary faie of those inventions , where utility is not the offspring and
concomitant of ingenuity . At Yarkhill , Herefordshire , Mrs . Patrick , wife of Mr . -R . Patrick , of that place . This family exhibits singular instances of longevity ; ihe deceased was in the 80 th year of her age ; her husband , who is still alive , is 90 ; his brother , who lives in the same
parish , is 95 ; and the wife of tne latter enjoys tolerable health at the extraordinary age of 99 . At Bath , Miss Mackworth , sister of the late Sir Herbert Mackworlh . Returning from Lady Huntingdon ' s chapel , and being absorbed in reflectionsshe walked over the precipice
, , which is at some distance in front of ( he building , and fell into a mud pool below . Being discovered by some chairmen , she was taken first to a surgeon ' s , and afterwards , her person being unknown , to the Casualty Hospital . The cranium was so violently injured ,
that she died next morning . William Gill , Esq . Stationer , and Alderman of the City of London , and many years Treasurer of Christ ' s Hospital . He served the office of Lord Mayor in 1789 . At Chertsey , in Surrey , much reher
gretted by all acquaintance , Mrs . Watkins of that place , after a long and painful illness , which she bore to the last with fortitude and Christian resignation . Her husband and children have to deplore an affectionate wife and tender mother . At Dumfries , Mrs . Jackson , wife of Robert Jackson , Esq . Provost of
Dumfries ; a gentlewoman of great benevolence of heart . Feb . 28 . At his house in Carlisle Street , Mr . George Jenkins , the celebrated teacher of Scotch Dancing , and Author of several collections of Scottish Music , which are in very high estimation . As this character was the in the
most distinguished of his time occupation which he pursued , and reduced to a scientific system the profession of Dancing , which before was the ungraceful and distorted capers of inconsiderate teachers , we shall , in our next publication , bestow some pains ou delineating his history and character . He
is succeeded by his eldest son , who is successfully treading in the steps of his late father . At Dundee , Mr . Alexander White , formerly a shipmaster . He .-has left the bulk of his fortune , which is considerable , for charitable purposes— . iool * . to the Sailor Fraternity—iool . to the
Kirk Session— -500 I . to the Dundee Infirmary—and 2000 I . for the education of poor children , whose fathers have lost their lives at sea . At Newport , Monmouthshire , Emanuel Guzman , of inordinate gluttony , a barber , generally called the Spanish Barber , who being sent for by a
gentleman a short distance from Newport , to bleed a few favourite hounds , eat and drank to such excess , that on his return home in ' the evening , it is supposed he was suffocated in his endeavouring to disgorge the enormous contents of his beastly appetite , as'the unhappy man was found dead early next
morning , under a hedge near the road , literally absorbed in his own filth . Not long since this extraordinary disciple of Hetiagabahs actually devoured within half an hour , for a trifling wager , six pounds of beefsteaks fried with onions , and a sixpenny loaf . A Coroner ' s Inquest has . been held on the body , and it is a curious fact to know , their
verdict was / eh de se . At Hamburg , John Blacker , Esq . Governorof theRightWorshipful Company of Merchants Adventurers of England , residing at Hamburg . His industry and integrity secured to him through life the esteem of his acquaintance , and the respect of the Magistrates of that
and Merchants city . ' At Ipswich , the learned Dr . R ^ Gwyn , the pupil of Boerhaav ' e , in his 8 Sth year .