July 3. At Blickling, in his 60th year, James Hunt Polley, esq. At her father's in Lynn, Eliz. wife of the Rev. T. W. Hornbuckle, Rector of Staplehurst, Kent. July 4. F. T. De Vear, esq. solicitor, of Norwich. OXFORD.-Lately. Aged 20, Robert Clarke Parkinson, esq. Commoner of Christ Church, Oxford, and son of the Rev. Dr. Parkinson, of Ravendale. SALOP. At Shrewsbury, aged 27, Judith, only dau. of Sir Andrew Corbet, Bart. June 30. At the seat of her son-in-law, E. Cludde, esq. Wrockwardine, Eliza-Anne, wife of Lieut.-Gen, Sir W. Cockburn, Bart. She was a dau. of F. Cratzen, esq. SOMERSET.-At Paulton, Joseph Hill, esq. many years in the Commission of the Peace, and a Deputy Lieutenant of the County. Mr. R. Woollams, Alderman of Wells. Eling, only dau. of the Rev. F. R. Spragg, Rector of Combe St. Nicholas. At Croscombe, the widow of Capt. Marsh, of Glastonbury, and sister to D. Parsons, esq. late of Bath. July 5. At Bishop's Hull, in her 82d year, the widow of Rev. Chris. Stephenson, Vicar of Olney, Bucks. July 8. Aged 37, Lieut. Thomas Seymour, R. N. son of Mrs. Perry, Reeves's Hotel, Bristol. July 9. At Bath, aged 88, Mary, widow of Wm. Curtis, esq. July 20. Robert Hunter, esq. merchant of Bristol. STAFFORD.-Lately. In his 70th year, F. Westwood, esq. of Bromley-house, July 8. At Tamworth, Wm.- Ferrers, 8th and youngest son of Dr. Shirley Palmer. SUFFOLK.-July 2. Aged 40, Maria, wife of Mr. Bond, of Hinderclay Hall, leaving six children. SURREY.-July 19. At Dulwich, in his 71st year, Anthony Highmore, esq. formerly of Gray's-inn. Of this amiable individual, and very frequent Correspondent of this Miscellany, we hope to give a memoir in our next. WARWICK, Lately. At Burford, in his 80th year, John Barford, esq. banker, of Warwick. July 12. At Radford Semele, Henry Greswold Lewis, esq. of Malvern Hall. WILTS.-July 10. At Landford Lodge, aged 77, Samuel Greatheed, esq. YORK.-June 18. At Reeth, in Swaledale, in his 94th year, Mr. John Kearton. He was born at Feetham Holm, in the parish of Grinton, in March 1736. He went into the racing stables at Middleham at a very early age, and was greatly esteemed on account of his ability and integrity as a rider, and won a greater number of gold cups than any jockey of his day. He rode Dainty Davy, in the celebrated match between that horse and Sylvia at Richmond, in 1765; and won the Doncaster St. Leger in 1784, on Mr. Coates's Omphale. He was many years in the service of Sir Charles Turner and Sir Hedworth Williamson. About 1809, the last of the family of the Rapers, of Reeth, died intestate, and, although a very distant relation, Mr. Kearton was found to be the heir at law, and after a long and expensive litigation, obtained possession of considerable property. For the last three years he was totally blind, and confined to his bed, but retained his mental faculties unimpaired to the last. June 27. In his 45th year, Thos. Fiske, esq. solicitor, of Hull. July 7. In her 30th year, Charlotte, wife of Thos. Blayds, esq. of Burley, eldest dau. of Martin Kind, esq. of Newtou Green, near Leeds. July 10. At Bridlington Quay, aged 82, Eliz. relict of Geo. Bodley, esq. of Anlaby, and mother of W. H. Bodley, M. D. of Hull. July 14. At Goodmanham rectory, aged 11, Eliza, 2d dau. of the Rev. Wm. Blow. WALES.-July 4. At Swansea, aged 24, Joseph Sewell, commonly called the Lincolnshire giant. He was a native of Scambleslee, in that county, and has lately been exhibiting at most of the towns in Wales. At the age of fourteen he was exhibited as a fat boy, and then weighed 20 stone. He was seven feet four inches high, and weighed 37 stone, or 518 lbs. Sewell's dress required five yards of broad-cloth for his coat, five yards of cloth and lining for his waistcoat, seven yards of patent cord for his trowsers; his shoes were 14 inches long, and 6 inches wide. Whilst alive and exhibiting in public, he was accompanied by a dwarf who weighed only 68 lbs. He was conveyed from Swansea in his own caravan, to be buried at Taunton. SCOTLAND.-June 15. At Leith, in his 73d year, James Halliday, esq. late of Lloyd's Coffee-house, London. At Gordon's-mills, Aberdeen, in his 73d year, Mr. Arthur Glennie, of Great Hermitage-street, London. June 19. At Greeuhill, near Edinburgh, aged 3, Robert, 2d son,—on the 27th July, aged 5, Eliz. 2d dau.,-and July 4, Henry, 4th son of Geo. Forbes, esq. IRELAND. Lately. At Ballycurry, aged 17, Fanny, youngest dau. of Chas. Tottenham, esq. niece to the Marquis of Ely, and grand-dau. of Sir Robert Wigram, Bart. July 15. Aged 29, Arthur Steele, esq. of the Bombay Civil Service, drowned whilst bathing in the Bay of Ross, co. Cork. ABROAD.-Oct. 12. At Fort William, Bengal, Colonel John M'Combe, C. B. Lt.-Col. in the 14th foot. He was appointed Ensign in the 52d, 1793; Lieutenant 1796; Ad jutant to the same regiment 1797; Captain in the 96th, 1801; in the 59th, 1804; Major in the Royal Corsican Rangers 1805; Lieut.-Colonel 1809; of 64th foot, 1817; brevet Colonel 1819. He wore a medal for his services at the battle of Maida. April 13. In Trelawny, Jamaica, Nicholas Doman, esq. of Green-vale Pen. May 20. In St. Vincent, aged 81, Daniel Macdowall, esq. an old and truly respectable inhabitant of that colony. May... In St. Kitt's, Edw. James, esq. Barrister-at-Law, second son of Edw. James, Swedish Vice-Consul at Bristol. May 23. At Montego Bay, Jamaica, Richard Lawrence Bowen, esq. Lately. At Paris, aged 50, in the Hospital of St. Louis, Lieut.-Col. Monge, of the grenadiers of the French Guard under Napoleon, who followed the Emperor to Elba in 1814. This officer was employed by Napoleon, after his return from Elba, to make his way in the greatest secresy to Vienna, to carry off Maria Louisa and her son, and bring them to France. By the help of disguises he succeeded in arriving at Vienna, after incurring numerous dangers; and was at last on the point of executing his arduous task, when the Austrian police obtained some information of the scheme, and he was obliged to fly. He escaped the pursuit, and got back to France shortly before the battle of Waterloo, in which he fought gallantly. Since the restoration he never was employed; and, being totally destitute of resources, he was reduced to a state of great distress, and worked as a common labourer. In the West Indies, Lieutenants Robertson and Hutchins, both of the Magnificent. In South Carolina, Tom, a negro mau belonging to Mrs. Bacon, at the great age of 130 years. At St. Rose, co. Effingham, America, aged 120, Mr. Francois Forgue, dit Morugean. July 3. At Cassel, in France, James Bulstrode Whitelocke, Commander R. N. July 10. At Rotterdam, Cath. Eliz. second dau. of John Wells, esq. M.P. July 11. At Dunkerque, aged 58, Wm. Wills, esq. formerly of Russell-place, Fitz roy-square. BILL OF MORTALITY, from June 24, to July 21, 1929. Smithfield, Hay 3l. Os. to 4l. 10s. Straw 21. Os. to 21.5s. Clover 31. 15s. to 5l. 10s. Beef..... SMITHFIELD, July 27. To sink the Offal—per stone of 8lbs. 4s. 2d. to 4s. 6d. Lamb. 4s. 8d. to 5s. 4d. Head of Cattle at Market. July 27: Beasts. 1,993 Calves 275 Pigs 210 COAL MARKET, July 27, 24s. 6d. to 30s. 9d. TALLOW, per cwt.-Town Tallow, 40s. 6d. Yellow Russia, 40s od. SOAP.-Yellow, 10s. Mottled, 78s. Curd, 82s. -CANDLES, 7s. per doz. Moulds, 8s. 6d. PRICES OF SHARES, July 20, 1829, At the Office of WOLFE, BROTHERS, Stock & Share Brokers, 23, 'Change Alley, Cornhill. CANALS. Ashton and Oldham Birmingh. (1-8th sh.) 292 0 Chelmer & Blackwater Coventry 1080 0 44 & bs. Kent 324 Cromford 35張 Croydon 89 0 Derby Dudley Grantham Ellesmere and Chester Forth and Clyde Alliance 265 9 215 0 Globe 0 British Commercial County Fire 88 0 3700 0 4 0 Rock Life 3 200 0 Rl. Exchange (Stock) MINES. Brazilian (iss. at 5 pm) 262 906 016 1 0 0 3 8 p.ct. 32 0 Peak Forest 97 0 3 0 Colomb. (iss. at 5 pm) General Rochdale 2 pm. Real Del Monte Severn and Wye Shrewsbury 265 Staff, and Wor. 22 dis. Stourbridge 230 0 12 0 Ditto, New Stroudwater pm. Swansea City. Ditto, New Birmingham 0200 400 6142 0 12 6 p.ct. 68 0 2 10 Bristol Isle of Thanet. 3 dis. 71⁄2 p.ct. 5 p.ct. 90 Lewes 4 p.ct. London (Stock) 84 West India (Stock) 173 o do. East India (Stock) 73 4 o do. Ratcliff Bristol Commercial (Stock) 73 0 BRIDGES. 4 100 0 4 o do. 8 6 do. MISCELLANEOUS Australian (Agricult1) Auction Mart. METEOROLOGICAL DIARY, BY W. CARY, STRAND, From June 26 to July 25, 1829, both inclusive. South Sea Stock, July 6, 98.-11, 97.—13, 971.—22, 974.—27, 984. J. B. 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