556 Provincial Occurrences : Yorkshire, Lincoln, Salop, $c. [[MAY, 



Upwards of a thousand guineas were received 

 at the Music-hall, at Leeds, for the numerous 

 productions of fancy work, given by the ladies, 

 lor the benefit of the Leeds Lying-in Hospital. 



The port of Goole was opened as a bonding 

 port April 9, and the tirst market held there ; on 

 which occasion, the vessels in the harbour were 

 ornamented with a profusion of flags, and four 

 team-packets arrived, all crowded with company, 

 succeeded by between 30 and 40 vessels, with 

 favourable wind and tide. During which, the 

 guns were fired, and the Lowther steam-packet 

 was despatched on her new destination (viz. the 

 port of Hamburgh) with a cargo of manufactnred 

 goods. 



William Gray, esq., of York, has held the office 

 of distributor of stamps for York and the West 

 Riding for 38 years ; tlie district is now divided 

 into four, and the following gentlemen are np- 

 pointed distributors : J. Gray, esq., for York ; T. 

 Price, esq., for Sheffield ; W. Willock, esq , for 

 Leeds; and J. Tweedy, esq., for Halifax; Hull 

 and the East Riding districts are now re-united, 

 and are held by A. W. Reynolds, esq. 



On the 27th of March, a fine estate of the late 

 "Lord Chichester's, near Thirsk, in Yorkshire, 

 was sold by auction for 50,0007. It was put up in 

 the autumn, and only 42,000/. were offered for it; 

 it yields 1,600/. a year. 



The two Dyons, father and son, were found 

 guilty, on the 31st of March, of the murder of Mr. 

 John Dyon, the brother of the one, and uncle of 

 the other. They were executed 011 the following 

 Wednesday. Before they were turned off, the 

 young man confessed his guilt. 



A deposit of fossil plants has been discovered, 

 in a false coal strata, five miles south of Scar, 

 borough. The plants are remarkable for their 

 preservation, beauty, and variety; nearly 50 

 species already having been found, all different 

 from the genus actually growing in Great .Bri- 

 tain, and evidently belonging to a different cli- 

 mate, far warmer than any in Europe. 



A disciple of Joanna Southcott's has been tra- 

 velling about in Yorkshire, and holding forth to 

 large assemblages, of people in the open air. 

 He is only meanly attired, but wears an enor- 

 mous beard, and carries in his hand along painted 

 stick or staff. 



The tolls on the bridge over the river Ouse, at 

 York, which were first imposed on the erection of 

 the bridge, in 1809, were let, on the 16th of April, 

 for 59 weeks, from the 1st of May, for the sum of 

 4.250/. On the 18th of June, 1829, they will, 

 therefore, cease to exist. 



At the sessions for St. Peter's Liberty, in York, 

 Henry Ray, and Ann his wife, were tried, and 

 found guilty, of cruel treatment to a female child 

 of the first-named prisoner, and were sentenced 

 to six months' imprisonment. 



At Pocklington, on the 16th of April, between 

 the hours of 3 and 4 P.M., says one of the resi- 

 dents, " we were greatly surprised by a sud- 

 den peal of violent thunder. Its terrific echo 

 seemed to come directly from the south (the south- 

 ern quarter being at that time darkly shrouded 

 with a dismal aspect), which evidently threatened 

 the immediate peltings of a tremendous storm 

 and so it was ; for in a few minutes after the 

 thunder, an inclement shower of hail and ruin 



most furiously descended, as if the gathering 

 clouds had burst upon us to drench us in their 

 fury." 



Married-] At Swine, J. Turner, esq., to Miss 

 Whitaker. At Great Driffield, R. Holtby, esq., 

 to Mrs. Barnby. At Leeds, T. R. Smith, esq., to 

 Miss Wailos ; R. G. Horton, esq., to Miss Boul- 

 ton. At York, R. H. Nicholls, esq., to Miss 

 Grayson ; J.Thompson, esq., to Miss Hartley. 

 At Swine, Mr. J. Burnell to Miss 4. Walifate. 

 At Ripon, Mr. Bond to Miss Wrod. AtKnares- 

 horo', W. Wainman, esq., to Miss Atkinson. At 

 Kirkbnstow, R. Hopwood, esq., to Miss Turner. 



Died.'} At Brodsworth, C. Loxley, esq. At 

 York, Mr. Kilvington. At Halifax, Miss H. H. 

 Greenup. At Doncaster J. Pearson, esq. At 

 Reeth, S. Peacock, esq. - At Marston, Mrs. Scorer. 

 At Thorp Anb, Mrs. Broadley. At Kingsthnrpe- 

 house, near Pickering, T. Lloyd, esq. At Wiffgin- 

 ton, V. Garforth, esq At Sheffield, J. Greaves, 

 esp. At Pickering, W. M. Wells, esq. 



SALOP AND STAFFORD. 



At the assizes held at Shrewsbury, 10 culprits 

 were recorded for death, 8 transported, and 17 

 were imprisoned for various periods. 



The money collected for Poor Rates in Staf- 

 fordshire, for the year ending March 25, 1827. 

 amounted to .165,518 ; in Salop, .93,921 1 



The Bazaar for the sale of ladies' work, at 

 Tamworth, produced nearly .230, which is to he 

 applied towards the erection of National and Sun- 

 day Schools. A similar exhibition and sale took 

 place at Newcastle in aid of the North Stafford- 

 shire Infirmary, when the sum of 960. 8s. 3d. 

 was received. 



Married.] Rev. E. Bather, archdeacon of 

 Salop, to Mary, eldest daughter of the Rev. Dr. 

 Butler, archdeacon of Derby. 



Died.] At Cresswcll-hall, 83, Rev T. Whifby, 

 the oldest acting magistrate for Staffordshire. 

 At Cannock wood, 105, Mary Brindley. 



NOTTINGHAM AND DERBY. 



At Nottingham Assizes, 8 culprits were re- 

 corded for death, 8 transported, and several im- 

 prisoned . At Derby, 6 recorded for dath, 7 tran- 

 sported, and 12 imprisoned. 



The Poor Rates, collected for the year ending 

 March 1827, amounted to 99,085 for Notting- 

 hamshire ; and to .97,532 for the county of 

 Derby. 



The justices for the county of Derby have is- 

 sued notices to receive " tenders for a contract for 

 building two new courts," with requisite apart- 

 ments and offices, on the north side of the County 

 Hall. 



Married] At Gedling, Lieut.-Col. H. Huth- 

 waite to Misn A. Beaumont. 



Died] 88, Mrs. Brown, of Smalley 62, Mr. 

 E. Brown, of Ingleby. 



LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE. 



The gentlemen of the medical profession at 

 Liverpool have petitioned the legislature, praying 

 them to repeal the laws that press so severely on 

 anatomical study, and to take such other mea- 

 sures as they should deem expedient to enable the 

 medical student to pursue his necessary studies 

 with equal advantage as in France and other 

 countries. 



The Poor Rates collected in Lancashire, for 

 the year ending March 1827, were .545,737 ! In 

 Cheshire, .148,493! 



It appears by the accounts submitted to the 

 Annual Ve&try at Liverpool, that for the year 



