The Gentleman's Magazine

muel Vale, Esq. nearly thirty years postmaster of Coventry. He was the senior member of the old corporation, having served the office of Mayor in 1811, and the three following years. He was an Alderman 24 years, and an active magistrate for the city and county of Coventry.

March 5. At Leamington, aged 52, George Potter, esq. Solicitor, Guildford.

WILTS.-Feb. 21. At Marston Maisey, near Cricklade, aged 62, Elizabeth, wife of B. Blundell, esq.

YORK.-Oct. 14. At Scarborough, aged 72, George Cooke, esq. of Carr House, Doncaster. He was the third son of George Cooke, of Streetthorpe, esq. who assumed the name of Yarborough in 1802, by Mary, daughter of Richard Sare Newsome, esq. and brother to the late Col. John Cooke Yarborough, who died in 1836. He married in 1803 Mary, dau. of Wm. Hamilton, of Lincoln's Inn Fields, esq. and had issue one son, Hamilton, and three daughters.

TABLE OF MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.
From the Returns issued by the Registrar General. (See p. 257.)
DEATHS REGISTERED from JAN. 1 to JAN. 28.

Under 15......
15 to 60.
60 and upwards

16647

1273 3756

819,

Average Deaths in four weeks 1838-9-40-1-2, Males 1844, Females 1768, total 3612. DEATHS REGISTERED from JAN. 29 to FEB. 25.

** The Returns for March and April will be given in our next number.

PRICE OF HOPS, March 26.

Sussex Pockets, 37. 12s. to 47. 88.-Kent Pockets, 5l. Os. to 61. Os.

PRICE OF HAY AND STRAW AT SMITHFIELD, March 26.
Hay, 31. Os. to 4l. 12s.—Straw, 21. 10s. to 27. 15s.—Clover, 37. 15s. to 5l. 5s.
SMITHFIELD, March 27. To sink the Offal-per stone of 8lbs.
Head of Cattle at Market, March 22.
Beasts.......
2775 Calves 62
Sheep............... 25,880 Pigs 427

Beef....... Mutton Veal..........

Pork..........

..28. 8d. to 3s. 10d.
.2s. 10d. to 4s. Od.
...3s. 10d. to 4s. 10d.

.3s. 10d. to 4s. 6d.

COAL MARKET, March 24.

Walls Ends, from 15s. 6d. to 18s. 6d. per ton. Other sorts from 13s. Od. to 15s. 6d TALLOW, per cwt.-Town Tallow, Os. Od. Yellow Russia, 45s. Od. CANDLES, Os. per doz. Moulds, Os. Od.

PRICES OF SHARES.

At the Office of WOLFE, BROTHERS, Stock and Share Brokers,
23, Change Alley, Cornhill.

Birmingham Canal, 194.-
Kennet and Avon, 123.

and West India, 126.
Western, 931.
Works, 72.
414. Hope, 63.
32.

Ellesmere and Chester, 63.-
Leeds and Liverpool, 620.

Grand Junction, 133.
Regent's, 18).

Rochdale, 54.--London Dock Stock, 92.. St. Katharine's, 1071.- - East
London and Birmingham Railway, 207. Great
London and Southwestern, 63.-Grand Junction Water
West Middlesex, 112. Globe Insurance, 125.
Chartered Gas, 643.-Imperial Gas, 72}.-
-London and Westminster Bank, 224.- Reversionary Interest,
For Prices of all other Shares, enquire as above.

Guardian, Phoenix Gas,

100.

Day of
Month.
8 o'clock
Morning

Noon.

METEOROLOGICAL DIARY, BY W. CARY, STRAND.
From Feb. 24 to March 25, 1843, both inclusive.

Fahrenheit's Therm.