1328.] Northumberland, Durham, Cumberland, Westmoreland, $c. 219 



castle; the Corporation will subscribe liberally 

 toil. 



Extensive robberies were, in the Christmas 

 week, committed on board three different ships 

 lying in the harbour of Sunderland. All the locks 

 in the different cabins were broken open, and 

 feather-beds, wearing apparel, copper-kettles, 

 funnels, in fact, every portable article stolen. 



At Sunderland, there were 451 marriages, 

 1,272 baptisms, and 1,036 burials, in the year; at 

 .Barnard castle, 28 marriages, 158 baptisms, and 

 75 burials. 



A Society has been formed in Durham for the 

 Suppression of Mendicity. 



A Branch of the Bank of England is about to 

 be opened at Newcastle : workmen are busily 

 employed in altering some premises for its re- 

 ception. 



Much snow fell in the north the second week 

 in the month. The coaches were retarded several 

 hours in consequence. 



The ship Charles was wrecked off Sunderland 

 on the 13th of January ; the crew perished. 



Married.] J. A. Smith, esq., to Mrs. Grey, 

 of Backworth, daughter of Sir S. C. Jervoise, 

 hart. At Durham, Mr. Burnop to Miss Liddell. 

 At St. Helen's Auckland, Mr. Young to Miss 

 Williams; Mr. Spencer to Miss Simpson. At 

 Darlington, A. Robinson to Miss Simpson. At 

 Newcastle, Mr. E. Gibson to Miss M. Alderson; 

 Mr. W. Swan to Miss Blakeman ; F. H. Rich- 

 mond, esq., to Miss Crozer. At Tynemouth, Mr. 

 Lambert to Miss Thursby. At Houghton-le- 

 Spring, Mr. Bee to Miss Carse. At Barnard- 

 castle, Mr. Hardy to Miss Bird. 



Died.'] At Morpeth, 101, Elizabeth, wife of 

 the late J. Rutherford, who was son to Baldric, 

 the last Lord Rutherford. At the Vicarage, Nor- 

 ton, the Rev. C. Anstey ; he was the reputed au- 

 thor of "The Bath Guide." At Durham, 82, Mrs. 

 Ann Moore; Miss Deanham ; Mr. M. William- 

 son. At Sunderland, Mrs. Lamb. At Lowfteld, 

 72, Mr. A. Bell. At Newcastle, Mr. W. Hender- 

 son, author of an eccentric publication, called 

 " Every Man his own Doctor." 



CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORELAND. 



A neat and commodious place of worship was 

 opened in December last at Workiugton for the 

 Primitive Methodists ; it contains sittings for 

 1,100 persons. 



YORKSHIRE. 



Dec. 31, at night, an army of nearly seventy 

 poachers entered a plantation nearBamboro, and 

 made a complete range along the line of pre- 

 serves ; and about three o'clock in the morning of 

 Jan. 1, they were seen leaving the plantations, 

 armed with guns, bludgeons, &c., loaded with an 

 immense quantity of game, perfectly unmolested ; 

 nor has any circumstance transpired likely to lead 

 to their detection. So much for the present state 

 of the game laws. (Leeds Intelligencer). 



The new Corn Exchange was opened at Hull 

 ou New Year's Day. 



A constant encroachment of the sea is taking 

 place at the cliff between Bridlinpton and Barm- 

 ston.and the carriage road has passed .away with- 

 iilthe last month, appearing as though occasioned 

 by an earthquake; a temporary road is made be- 

 tween the undisturbed points, and a new one is 

 preparing. It is in Bridlington church-yard, 

 where, on a tombstone, is preserved one of the 

 most remarkable notices of longevity in the 

 island, viz. " 1542, Thomas Newman, aged 153." 



At the last meeting at Leeds of the Directors 



of the Northern Society, it was resolved, that the 

 Gallery should be opened early in May this year, 

 fer the exhibition and sale of pictures by living 

 artists. 



In the night of the 20th of December, an armed 

 body of poachers, 60 or 70 in number, went to 

 Temple Newsam, near Leeds, the seat of the 

 Marchioness of Hertford, and shot pheasants in 

 front of the house. 



The use of choristers is discontinued in the 

 Leeds parish church; the dissenters having suc- 

 ceeded in negativing a rate to pay them with. 



Several debates have taken place amongst the 

 Trustees of the Leeds Infirmary, upon the pro- 

 priety of augmenting the number of medical at- 

 tendants. The proposition has been uniformly 

 abandoned. 



Two applications to Parliament for new canals 

 will be made next session ; one is to run front 

 Wakefield to Ferry-bridge, which will interfere 

 with the Aire and Calder navigation, and will be 

 opposed by the proprietors of that establishment ; 

 the other from the river Don, at Balby, near Don- 

 caster, through the townships of Cautley, Awkley, 

 and Finningley, to join the Bicker Dike, which 

 empties itself into the Trent at Stockwith, four 

 miles below Gainsboro'. 



The Richmond Forester Yeomanry and the 

 Craven Legion are disbanded ; Lord Wharncliffe's 

 and Lord Grantham's are continued. 



On the 8th of January, a Bazaar was opened at 

 Hull, for the benefit of the Sculcoate's National 

 School and the Infant School, which was very 

 successful. 



The Leeds mail was overturned on the 22d of 

 December, at Red-hill, near Nottingham, in con- 

 sequence of an unruly horse being put to ; the 

 coachman had his skull fractured, and one pas- 

 senger was so severely injured, as to be com- 

 pelled to remain at the inn. 



The Corporations of York and Hull, and the 

 Cutlers' Company of Sheffield, have each sub- 

 scribed .500 to the Guarantee Fund of the York- 

 shire Musical Festival for 1828. 



On the 7th of January, the Huddersfield Bank- 

 ing Company transferred their business to a very 

 handsome edifice, erected for them according to 

 a plan by Mr. Sharp, of York. The event was 

 celebrated by a public dinner. 



The dissensions in the Methodist Society, at 

 Leeds, are by no means abated ; several members 

 have been expelled, and have formed a separate 

 congregation. 



The coast of Yorkshire was visited by a severe 

 gale the beginning of the month and several 

 shipwrecks took place. On the 10th, a vessel 

 went on shore near Scarborough, and several 

 lives were lost ; a poor woman saw her son 

 perish, and could not help him. 



The Hull Ship-Owners held their annual meet- 

 ing on the 8th of January. From the statements 

 made, it appears the shipping interest is in a 

 state of great depression. So much for recipro- 

 city ! 



Married.] At Sheffield, J. Ward, esq.,to Miss 

 Outram. At Mtrficld, Mr. J. Stancliffe to Miss 

 Shepley. At Beverley, C. Hutchinson, esq., to 

 Miss Smith. At Otley, F. Bilham, esq., to Mrs. 

 Wilkinson. At Forton, N. Hibbert, esq., to Miss 

 Smith At Keighley, J. Wright, esq., to Miss 

 Clapham. At Leeds, Mr. Lees to Miss Laycock ; 

 Mr. Bower to Mrs. Preston, At Wakefield, J. 

 Henlorm, esq., to Miss Hind. At Howden, Mr. 

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