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London, England, 1810-05-30 00:00:00

ECCLESIASCICAL PROMOTIONS.

The Rev. Charles Holbech, M. A. has been instituted by the
Lord Bishop of Exeter, to the valuable Rectory of Morchard
Bishop, is Devon, on the presentation of Richard Hippesley Tuck-
hell, Esq. of Little Fultord, void by the death of the late Chan-
cellor Norco:111w.
The University of Glasgow have conferred the degree of Doctor
Divinity cm the Rev. Thomas Campbell, Minister of Ancrum,
goxbureltshire.
Thutsd.ty last, the Rev. Mr. Alexander Davidson was ordained
Minister of the Parish of Gargunnock. upon a presentation from
James Edingtoun, of Gargunnock, Esq.

BIRTH.
On the I sth lust. the Lady of the Rev. Mr. Bathurst, Rector
o' North Creak (Norfolk), of a dLu;hter.

DIED.

On the 10th inst. Charles Tudway, EM. an Alderman of Wells,
and brother of C. Tudway, En. M.P. for the City.
On the 19th inst. Mr. David 01-me Keir, youngest son of the
late Dr. William Keir, physician in London.
At Lenham, Kent, aged 46, the Rev. Maurice Lloyd, vicar of
that parish, and formerly of Hertford college, Oxford, M.A.
Rev. Samuel Powell, rector of Bridenbury, and curate of Brom-
yard, Herefordshire.
At Mardenhead, Berk., the Rev. E. Lloyd, late of Silchester,
Hams.

At Blythe, Nottinghamshire, aged 76, the Rey. John Thomp-
son,M.P.

Wednesday morning, of a scarlet fever, aged 23, W. Fielding,,
s( . B. A. of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. '
Saturday last, at Daventry, in the 75th year of his age, the Rev.
homas Robins.
On the 21st instant, at York-place, Brompton, after an illness
f three days, Sir William More, Bart. in the 74th year of his are.
A few days ago, at Spofford), near Knaresborough, aged 94,
. _

John Metcalf, commonly called Blind Jack. He was burn at
Knaresborough in the year 1717, lost his sight when only four
years old, soon after which he was instructed to play on the violin,
anti afterwards attended as a musician at the Queen's Head, High
Harrowgate, for many years, and was the first person who set up
a wheel carriage, for the conveyance of company to and from the
places of public resort in the neighbourhood. In the year 1745
he engaged to serve as musician in Colonel Thornton's volunteers,
and was taken prisoner at the battle of Falkirk. Being soon re-
leased, he returned to Knaresborough, and commenced common
Carrier between that town and York, and often served as a guide.
in intricate roads over the forest during the night, Or when the
tracks were covered with snow; nor was any person more eager It
In the chace, which he would follow on foot or on horsebaok,
with the greatest avidity. Strange as this may appear to those
who can we, the employment he followed for mere than forty
years was still more extraordinary, and one of the last to which
we could suppose a blind man would turn his rtention—that of
projecting and contracting for the making of high roads, building
bridges, houses, &c. With nu other assistance than a long staff
in his band, he would ascend the precipice, and explore the val-
ley, and investigate the extent of each, its form and situation.—
The plans which he made were done by a method peculiar to
himself ; and which he could not well csavey the meaning of to
' others. His descendants Are four children, twenty grand children,
and ninety great and greats prat grand children.
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