At Brafferton, aged 94, the Rev. Ifaac Wilfon, 61 years vicar of that parish. Mr. At Leeds, aged 72, Mr. Tolfon. Featon, woolftapler. Aged 105, Lazarus Levi, a Jew, well known in the neighbourhood of Leeds, as a vender of hardware. At Whitby, Mrs. Holt, widow of the late T. Holt, efq. At Sykehoufe, fuddenly, aged 28, Mr. William Hunt, one of the West-Riding yeoman cavalry. At Pudley, near Leeds, aged 24, Mr. Jofeph Staw. At Thirsk, Mrs. Dent, wife of W. Dent, efq. At Thorne, Mrs. Wife. At the vicarage near Bingley, aged 87, Mis. Parkinfon, formerly of Fewton, near Otley. At Bridlington, aged 66, Mifs Efther Carter. At Harrogate, Mrs. Thackwray. At Pontefract, Mrs. Shaw, relict of the late Rev. Mr. Shaw, vicar of Ardfley, near Wakefield: fhe has left the whole of her property, amounting to 15,000l. to her maid-fervant, a young girl, who has lived with her about two years. At Selby, aged 64, Mrs. Rylah. At Kirkby-under-Dale, at the Rev. Mr. Bourne's, aged 69, Mifs Twigg. At Bentham, the Rev. Thomas Benifon, nearly 60 years head-matter of the grammarschool. At Mattersey, near Bawtrey, Mrs. Cartwright, wife of Mr. Cartwright, formerly of York. At Lofthoufe, near Harewood, Mr. L. Dickinson, who kept the Harewood Arms inn for many years. At Marton, near Skipton-in-Craven, the Rev. Reginald Heber. LANCASHIRE. There has lately been established in Liverpool a library on a very large and magnificent icale, 350 gentlemen having fubferibed ten guineas each for the erection of a building, and engaged to fupport the inftitution by an annual fubfcription of two guineas. A more detailed account of this defign, fo highly honourable to its promoters, will appear in our next number. Married.] At Laneafter, Mr. George Morville, merchant, to Mifs Whitefide. At Mancheter, Mr. Nathan Wood, to Mifs Demilla, of Rhodes, near Middleton. Mr. Wm. Tate, portrait-painter, to Mifs Hulme, only niece of Thomas Hodgen, efq. of Salifbury. Mr. John Gillett, to Mifs Beever. Mr. Edward Hardman, furgeon, of Bolton, to Mifs Alice Whitlow, daughter of the late Mr. Whitlow, of Broughton. Mr. W. Ainfworth, to Mrs. Penry, widow. At Liverpool, Mr. Mofes Caffon, to Mifs Morley. Mr. James Wright, to Mifs Kingsley. Mr. Richard Briggs, corn-merchant, to Mifs Rider. Captain Thomas Charnley, to Mifs Fallowfield, of Prefton. Mr. J. Hewitt, cabinet-maker, to Mifs Smith, daughter of Captain Smith. Mr. W. Lucas Reay, to Mifs Robinson. Captain Hafsler, to Mifs Forrest. Capt. Robert Marshall, to Miss Sarah Law. At Preston, Mr. Benjamin Thomas, of Liverpool, to Mifs Eliza Lodge, of Preston. At Blackburn, Mr. James Hayhurst, timbermerchant, to Mifs WalmЛley. At Leyland, near Chorley, Mr. B. Metcalfe, of Mofs-hall, Hool, to Mifs Betty Pilkington, of the former place. Died.] At Lancaster, Mr. Henry Cork. Mr. Alderman James Barrow. At Liverpool, aged 60, Mr. L. Oliphant, formerly an African merchant. Peter Haffey, efq. Mrs. Brown, wife of Captain Brown. Mrs. Plumbe, relict of John Plumbe, efq. Mr. William Edmonfon, furgeon. Mrs. El. fton, wife of Mr. J. Elfton. Mr. James Heeron, haberdasher. Mr. Chew. Mrs. Clark, wife of Mr. Clark, flour-dealer. Aged 63, Mr. Edward Houghton, flour-dealer. Aged 81, Mr. Betfon Bradftock, many years a tide-furveyor. Mrs. Walton. Mr. John Dugdale, baker. At Withinfhaw, W. Talton, efq. At Crupfall, aged 94, Mrs. Jane Barlow. At Prefton, Mrs. Sarah Barnes, widow of Mr. J. Barnes, baker. At Salford, Mrs. Kinafton, wife of Mr. Kinaiton, diftiller. At Blackburn, Mr. George Ainsworth, late of Liverpool. Mifs Ann Baxenden. Aged 58, Mrs. Walmsley, reli&t of the late Mr. B. Walmsley, attorney. At Ormskirk, aged 72, Mr. Jofeph Barrett, formerly of Manchester. At Croft, near Winwick, aged 84, Mr. Richard Speakman. At Manchester, Mr. Robert Lowe, cottonmerchant. Aged 82, Mrs. Ann Smalwood, late of Chapel-Milton. Mrs. Walton, relict of the lrte Mr. M. Walton. Aged 80, Mrs. Atkinfon. Mrs. Hallfworth, widow of Mr. J. Hallfworth. CHESHIRE. On the night of the 8th of February, two decent-looking women perished in the snow near Nantwich: they were difcovered about two hundred yards from a public-houfe at the Hough, where they had called, and drank fome warm ale. The fame evening a man perifhed about a quarter of a mile from his own houfe at Wybunbury. Married.] At Chefter, Mr. Strongfellow, attorney, to Mrs. Powell, widow. Mr. Stanton, bookfeller, to Mifs Armitage. At Bowden, Mr. John Laidler, brewer, to Mifs Rigby. At St. Ofwald's, Mr. James Hyatt, of the Oxford light dragoons, to Mifs Williams, of Beaumaris. At At Aldford, Mr. Paul Miller, to Mifs E. Braffey: At Aftbury, Mr. John Bailey, to Mifs Gallimoor, of the Royal Oak inn. At Prefbury, Mr. Gaunt, to Mrs. Whicldon. Died.] At Chefter, Mrs. Stanford, wife of Mr. Stanford, tallow-chandler. Mifs Neville. Mr. John Monk, formerly proprietor of the Chester Courant. Mrs. Turner, wife of Mr. Turner, hair-dreffer. Mrs Gregory, wife of Mr. Gregory, cheefe-factor. At Moor-fide, near Nefton, aged 91, Mr. John Matthews, a liberal benefactor to the Married.] At Repton, Mr. Stringer Tonks, to Mifs Ann Dawfon, of Foremark-park. Died.] At Derby, Mrs. Clara Maria Broade, daughter of the prefent and fifter of the late Thomas Broade, efq. of Fenton Vivian, Staffordshire. At Eglfton, Edmund Marfden, miner, aged 95, leaving a widow aged 91, 8 children, 56 grand-children, and 38 great grand-children. At Mackeater, aged 63, Mr. Wilfon. At Makeney, aged 84, Mr. G. Bradney. At Alfreton, aged 89, the Rev. Mr. Carr, vicar. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. Married.] At Nottingham, Mr. R. Revele, of Staunton, near Plumptree, to Mifs Wilfon, of Rempitone. At Newark, Mr. Thomas Wilfon, brazier, to Mifs Jackfon, eldest daughter of Mr. John Jackfon, wharfinger. At Scriveton, near Bingham, Mr. Crane, a refpectable farmer in Thorney-Feu, to Mifs Grace Sampey, of the former place. At Mickleover, Mr. Hodkinfon, baker, of Derby, to Mifs Earl, of the former place. At Southwell, the Rev. William Chaplin, of Tathwell, to Mifs Ifabella Frances Sutton, youngest daughter of Sir Richard Sutton, bart. of Norwood-park. Died.] At Nottingham, aged 74, Mr. Thomas Tunney, formerly an upholsterer. Aged 91, Mrs. Edenborough, mother of Mr. Edenborough, of the Exchange. Suddenly, while on a vifit at Mr. Lockten's, Spread-eagle inn, aged 29, Mifs Sarah Rowland, of Chaddefden in Derbyshire. Aged 24, Mrs. Wilfon; and a few days afterwards, aged 21, her fifter, Mifs Lucy Smith. Aged 93, the Rev. Timothy Wylde, rector of Beefton, and vicar of Winkfield in Berkshire. Mrs. Cox, widow of the late Mr. F. Cox. Aged 63, Mr. William Howitt, alderman, who ferved the office of mayor in 1784 and 1796. At Crofswell Butter, Mr. Jofeph Marriott, a refpectable farmer and grazier. At Newark, Mr. Chapman, of the George and Dragon inn. Aged 33, Mr. D. Holt, printer. At Arnold, Samuel Hage, a labouring man, who, imprudently standing too near one of the mill-fhafts, was unfortunately killed. LINCOLNSHIRE. From an agricultural furvey of the county of Lincoln, drawn up by the fecretary to the Board of Longitude, it appears that the extent of this county is calculated at 2,888 fquare miles, or about 1,804,000 acres: of which, taking round numbers, 234,000 are wolds; 148,000 heaths; 777,000 low-land; and 718,000 mifcellaneous. the whole is thus estimated : Wolds, at gs. per acre Heaths, at 8s. 4d. Low-lands, at 23s. Mifcellaneous, at 14s. The rental of 195,696 49,333 803,504 502,656 £1,551,189 Average per acre 16s. 91d. Married.] At Lincoln, Mr. Green, of Helle, to Mifs Bygot, of Barton. Captain William Collenden, to Mifs Moxton. Mr. J. Clarke, late of Grantham, to Mrs. A. Keriheval, widow. At Stamford, Serjeant Daniels, of the Rutland fencibles, to Mifs Hart, of Uppingham. At Gainsborough, Mr. James Wainwright, to Mifs Blyth. At Bourne, Mr. William Maffey, of London, to Mifs Henrietta Holland, of the former place. At Uppingham, Mr. Bellington, to Mifs Seffon. At Rickworth, Mr. Wright, to Mifs Bunning, of Effingham. At Westborough, Thomas Reeve Thornton, efq. of Brock-hall, to Mife Sufannah. Fremeaux, of Kingsthorpe. Mr. Thacker, of Horbling, to Mifs Mitchelfon, of Dowfby Decoyl. Mr. Walker, jun. of Spilsby, to Mifs Blackburn, of Friefter. Died.] At Lincoln, aged 52, Mr. Thomas Compton. Mrs. White, wife of Mr. White, furgeon of the 34th regiment. Aged 67, Mr. John Cowper, fenior choral vicar of the cathedral, and master of the chorifter, having ferved 60 years in the cathedral. Aged 24, Mr. Matthew Lund, baker. William Robfon, a labourer of Lincoln, aged 61: his body. was discovered in the river Witham, half a mile below the town, into which he is fuppofed to have fallen, b ing intoxicated. A private belonging to the North Lincoln militia was found frozen to death near that city. At Gainsborough, Mrs. Bourne, wife of Mr. Bourne, jun. The Rev. Mr. Butler, of Langstort. At Stamford, aged 95, Mrs. Thompson, widow. Mrs Mafon, relict of Col. Maton. Elward Rhodes, ftage-coachman, whose de.t was occafioned by the coach overturning against the bridge in Cannington-lane, by which his back was broken; the guard had his his arm and two ribs broken, and one of his brilliant actions of the laft war. The fword feet nearly cut in two. A benevolent undertaking has been commenced the town of Leicester to open an ASYLUM for INDIGENT GIRLS, from the age of 12 to 16. The defign is to place girls within that age, who appear to be objects of compaffion, under the care of an intelligent and experienced matron, to be inftructed and employed in every kind of household work, fewing, &c. and to qualify them for good fervants. It has been propofed for the prefent to hire a convenient houfe for the reception of ten girls, the expence of which is eftimated at 100l. per annum. The prefent fubfcriptions amount to 7cl. From the fubfcribers at large two committees are to be chofen, one of ladies, the other of gentlemen, who are to have the direction and controul of the establishment. Married.] At Leicester, Mr. Jofeph Coley, of Burton-upon-Trent, to Mifs Jennings. At Enderby, Mr. John Harris, carpenter, to Mifs A. Crowther. At Afhby de la Zouch, Mr. Gibbs, organist, to Mifs Newbold. Mr. Hopkinfon, to Mifs Ward. Died.] At Eafenhall, in the prime of life, Mrs. Sael, wife of Mr. Sael, mercer, of Coventry. At Thornton, aged 91, Thomas Willett, a labourer, who had lived in the time of ten vicars of that place, At Sweptone, aged 99, Mrs. Jarvis, wife of Mr. R. Jarvis: they were born in 1700, and married young. At Enderby, in an advanced age, Mrs. Pyne, relict of the late V. Pyne, efq. At Sheephead, Mr. Thomas Enimerfon, of Captain Farnham's troop of Leicestershire yeomanry cavalry: he was followed to the grave by near four hundred menibers of the club to which he belonged. Henry Lydall, returning from Sheepthead, was fmothered in a fnow-drift near his own houfe on Charnwood Foreft. At Croft, aged 40, Richard Gamble, efq. captain of marines. The patronage of the late Duke of Rutland introduced this gallant officer to the fervice of his country by a commiflion in the marines: within a few months of which appointment he was in that evermemorable engagement betwixt the Flora frigate and La Nymphe, one of the moit of the French officer was given him in compliment, and he was immediately appointed to the rank of first lieutenant over feveral fenior officers. Between the conclufion of the last war and the commencement of the prefent, Captain Gamble had the command of a party of marines on board the Porcupine, Commodore Brabazin, on the Irish station. After the commencement of the prefent war he ferved on board the Majestic and the Bellerephon; in the latter of which, his conduct on the memorable firft of June was fo meritorious, that Admiral Pafley ever after fhewed him particular marks of his attention. After Lord Howe's victory, he had leave of abfence for fome time; and in 1796 was made captain. During the last year he commanded a party of marines on board La Pompie, Captain Vafour, till July, when he was taken ill-a dropfy enfued, and was the occafion of his death. STAFFORDSHIRE. Married.] At Walfal, Mr. Jofiah Adams, to Mifs Garrett, of Wolverhampton. At Wolverhampton, Mr. Thomas Sandals, to Mifs E. Talbot, of Walfal. Mr. Mitchell, to Mrs. Brearley, of the Angel inn. Mr.John Cardale, of Bilfton, to Mifs E. Smith, of Brierley. Died] At Stafford, aged 73, Mrs. Fernyhough. At Lichfield, aged 84, Mrs. Horbery, reli& of the late Rev. Dr. Horbery, canon of that cathedral. At Highlin's Park, near Burton-uponTrent, Mrs. Dicker. WARWICKSHIRE. Married.] At Birmingham, Mr. W. Holt, to Miis Maria James, whofe joint ages make little more than 30 years. Mr. Martin, of Ham-green, to Mrs. Barnes, of Norgrovemill. Mr. Edward Price, to Mifs Ward. Mr. Richard Lynhall, of Solihull, to Mifs Ann Evans. Mr. Henry Tranter, to Mifs Stone, both of Maxstock. At Warwick, Mr. Tomes, of Loutham, to Mifs Cotton. At Sutton Maddock, Mr. Richard Phillips, of Brockton Farm, to Mifs Mary Vaughan, of Weston-wood. Died.] At Coventry, in an advanced age, Mr. George Owen, filkman. Mrs. Willerton, relict of Mr. Willerton, ribbon-manufacturer, Mr. John Worton, whitesmith. Mr. Cleaver, of the Chace public-house. At Birmingham, Mr. Charles Hearley, factor. Mrs. S. Lloyd. Mifs Charlotte Collins, of the White-horfe inn. Mifs Eliz. Fletcher. Mr. Edward Standley, locksmith. Mr. W. Blythe. At a very advanced age, Mr. John Potts. Aged 85, Mr. James Harriott, carpenter. Henry Perkins, efq. fen. merchant. After a confinement of five years, Mrs. Radnall. Suddenly, after eating a hearty supper, aged 18, Mr. James May, builder. At Aceiter, Mr. Cox, grazier. Near Near Merriden, at an advanced age, Mr. Bellifon, farmer. At Radway, the Rev. Mr. Thomas Chambers, rector of Shernal. At Coleshill, Mrs. Dale. At Brinley, near Coventry, Mr. Henry Watts, fteward to Lord Craven, celebrated as a very ingenious agriculturist, particularly for his improvements in draining maríhy lands. At Stratford-upon-Avon, aged 28, Mrs. Tindale. SHROPSHIRE. Married.] At Shrewsbury, Mr. Breck, to Mrs. Cox. Mr. Jofeph Lukins, of London," to Mifs Griffiths, of Lengor. At Overton, John Owen, efq, to Mifs Corne, of Stowbridge. At Hodnet, Mr. Lamb, of Portman fquare, to Mifs Sarah Walters, of Hodnet. At Tong-castle, Charles Durant, efq. to Mifs Eld, daughter of Francis Eld, efq. of Slighford. Died.] At Shrewsbury, aged 61, Mr. Hayward, late of Neffcliff. Aged 51, the Rev. Mr. Lucas, late minifter of the diffenting congregation on Swan-hill, who had laboured under a paralytic affection for nearly two years, and in confequence of which had refigned the paftoral office, in which he was lately fucceeded by the Rev. Mr. Weaver. Mrs. Prichard, wife of Mr. Prichard, whipmaker. Mrs. Hayward, wife of Mr. Hayward, hair-dreffer. Mrs.Oliver. John Manly, a weaver, who returning from Shrewsbury, funk into a fnow-drift near Bafchurch, where he remained a whole night before he was difcovered he has left a numerous family, of which he was the honeft and induftrious fupporter. Mifs Whitfield, of Condover. At Park-lane, near Leek, Mr. John Hand. At Bishop's Caftle, aged 72, Mr. Richard At Whitchurch, Mrs. Kempfter. At Acton-Burnett, Mr. Cooper, many years agent to Sir Edward Smith, bart. On Clun-Foreft, Jane Hamer, having perifhed in the fnow on her way from Knighton to Clun. At Coalbrook-dale, aged 23, Mr. Mark Gilpin, jun. Quaker, and clerk to the Coalbrook-dale company. Sarah Pinches, fervant to a farmer; as the was riding with corn to the mill, the horfe threw her into the water at a place called the Bridges, near Wentnor, when the funk under the ice, and could not be extricated till fhe had perished. WORCESTERSHIRE. Married.] At Feckenham, Mr. John Hutton, to Mifs Mary London. Mr. Thomas Martin, to Mifs Barnes. At Dorn, Mr. John Dunn, jun. to Mifs Mary Phillips. At Alcefter, Mr. Smith, to Mifs Butler, of Feckenham. poft-master, of Bishop's Caftle, to Mifs Elizabeth Beddoes. Diad] At Worcester, Samuel Roberts, a foldier, who fell under the wheels of a loaded waggon in a state of intoxication, and was fo dreadfully bruifed, that he expired within half an hour after the accident. Mifs A. M. James, youngest daughter of the Rev. Dr. James, one of the prebendaries of the cathedral. Aged 93, Mr. Samuel Corbyn, Quaker, formerly a linen-draper, and one of the oldest and most refpectable inhabitants of Worcester. At Wickenford, aged 102, Mrs. Tilley. At Stoke-Prior, Windfor Harris, efq. Mr. Richard Blower, of the Tything near Worcefter. At Dudley, Mr. Daniel Hodgetts, hopmerchant. At Droitwich, Mrs. Romney, a maiden lady. At Kidderminster, Mrs. Davis, widow of the late Mr. Davis, glazier. At Burford, near Tenbury, in the prime of life, Mifs. Letitia Wheeler, daughter of Mr. Wheeler, of Upton. At Elmbridge, Mr. William,Williams, a few days after the death of his eldest son. A man at Feckenham being employed to clean a gun-barrel, put in a large nail, red hot, te dry it, which fetting fire to fome powder left in the barrel, was forced out, and entered the man's head to the depth of four inches, who languished two days after, and then expired. HEREFORDSHIRE. Owing to the late heavy rains, and fall of fnow, the waters in the neighbourhood of Hereford are much out. The river Wye has completely overflowed its banks, and has been higher than at any period fince the flood of 1795. The Lug and fmaller streams are fo much fwoln, that the low grounds in their vicinity are entirely under water. Married.] At Brompton Abbots. Mr. Tho. Dew, farmer, of Netherton, to Miss Ann. Dew, youngest daughter of the late Mr. John Dew, of Upper-end. At Thornbury, the Rev. John Taylor, A. M. to Mifs Pearce, only daughter of the late Mr. Pearce, furgeon, of Ross. Died.] At Hereford, aged 82, Mrs. D. Phelps, of St. Qwen's-ftreet. After a lingering and painful illnefs, Mrs. Jones, wife of Mr. J. Jones, maltster. Mrs. Gwalter. At Leominster, aged 74, Mrs. Evans, relict of the Rev. Henry Evans, late of Bylett. At Peter-church, Mifs Seward, daughter of the late Rev. Mr. Seward. At Huntington, at an advanced age, Mrs. Adams, widow. At the Court of Whitney, Mr. Wm. Haywood, an opulent and refpectable grazier. At Kingstone, aged 99, Mrs. S. Gunter. At Little Birch, fuddenly, Mr. George Bethel, of Lyfon, formerly a glover in LeoAt Bishop's Cafle, Mr. James Walters, minster. Haying called at a friend's houfe, MONTHLY MAG. NO. XLIL. Y in in his way home, without the fmallet fymptom of previous illnefs, he exclaimed O Lord! I am ftruck to the heart!" and almost instantly expired. At Bodenham, at an advanced age, the Rev. Dr. Bewicke, vicar of that parish. MONMOUTHSHIRE. Married.] At Monmouth, Mr. Richard Powles, mercer, to Mifs Margaret Wanklin, of Ofbafton. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Married.] At Ampney, Mr. Ifaac Hewlings to Mifs Mary Day, and Mr. Jacob Hewlings to Mifs Betfy Day, brothers and fifters. At Nympsfield, Mr. E. Prout, to Mifs Mary Dangerfield. Died.] At Gloucester, the Hon. and Rev. Lord Francis Seymour, Dean of Wells. At Cirencefter, Mr. Brown, an eminent grocer. At an advanced age, on her way to Bath, the Hon. Mrs. Vixen, nearly related to the Rutland family. At Cheltenham, aged So, Mrs. S. Tomlinfon, widow of the late Dr. Tomlinfon, daughter of Thomas Foley, efq. of StokeEdith, and great aunt to the prefent Lord Foley. OXFORDSHIRE. A chemical experiment to produce artificial cold, first difcovered by Mr, Lowitz, of Petersburgh, was lately tried at Oxford by Mr. Walker. It confifts in mixing inftantaneously four parts of cryftallized muriat of lime reduced to powder, with three parts of light, dry, and fresh fnow; by which mixture Mr. Lowitz funk Fahrenheit's thermometer from 32 above o, to 55 below o. The fame mixture, as repeated by Mr. Walker, only funk the thermometer to 48 below o; but upon mixing the fame articles, previoufly cooled by art to 40 below o, the thermometer funk to 63 below 0. Married.] At Oxford, Mr. W. F. Beddall, to Mifs Hunt. Mr. Brown, to Mifs Smith. At Witney, Mr. William Lanfkear, to Mifs Perrott, of Newcastle-under-Line, Staffordshire. At Cornwell, Mr. John Dunn, junior, to Mifs Mary Phillips, fecond daughter of Mr. Philips, of Dorn. At Chipping-Norton, Mr. Tho. Higgins, to Mifs Fisher, of Mitcham, Surry. Died.] At Oxford, aged 76, Mrs. Gardner, relict of the late Mr. Gardner. Aged 64, Mr. Jones, taylor; and two days after Mrs. Jones, his wife, aged 66. Aged 70, Mr. B. Tifdale Gardener. At Wheatley, aged 87, Mr. Richard Sheen. At Burford, Mrs. Pattin, wife of the late Mr. Pattin, an eminent banker and mercer of that place. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. Married.] Thomas Reeve Thornton, efq. of Brock-hall, to Miss Susannah Fremeaux, of Kingsthorpe. At Wellingborough, Mr. Stanton, grocer, to Mifs Winrow. Died.] At Northampton, Mrs. Douglas, wife of Mr. Douglas, cabinet-maker. Aged 79, Mr. James Hollis. At Middleton-cheney, aged 67, Mr. Wm. At Welford, Mr. George Blifs, member of At Newnham, aged 82, Mrs. Hickman. At Stoke-bruern, Thomas Rawbones, who in going from Grafton Regis to Blifworth, miffed his road, and was frozen to death in Stoke-bruern field. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. Died.] At Court-garden, Richard Davenport, efq. At Marth-gibbon, at an advanced age, Mrs. Elizabeth Croke. At the Four Ashes, near High Wycombe, aged 55, John Bates, efq. BEDFORDSHIRE. The fubjects for Sir William Brown's prizes this year are: for the Odes, Pontifex Italia exterris; and for the Epigrams, Ipfedixit. On Sunday, the 10th of February, as Mr. Muncey, of Impington, was going to Cambridge, he obferved a handkerchief upon a fnow-drift; and, on approaching the fpot, difcovered a woman of the name of Woodcock, buried in the fnow, who had been milling fince the fecond. It appears, that as he was returning from market on Saturday evening, about half a mile' on this fide Impington, her horfe started, and threw her off with her bafket, in which were fome meats, candles, &c. After wandering a confiderable distance from the road with her basket, the became exhaufted, and fat. down under a bush in expectation of the fnow abating. Being much fatigued, it is fuppofed the fell afleep: the fnow was drifted over her to the height of feveral feet; and the remained in that fituation eight days without any fuftenance, except what he received from eating the fnow. She heard the bells ring for church at Impington, Hifton, and Chefterton, on Sunday the 3d, and frequently heard people pafling near her. She beat down the fnow as far as her hands could reach, which formed a fpace that enabled her to breath eafily: and it was fo light, that the frequently read in an almanack the had with her. When the fnow began to waste on Saturday, the stripped a branch from the hedge under which he was confined; and finding fhe |
