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brary, and that money he immediately placed at 

 the disposal of the committee for the purchase of 

 books. 



A week or two back, while the workmen were 

 trenching the ground for planting, before the 

 house of Mr. Blackbird, at Villa Real, near New- 

 castle, they found a curious rude stone coffin, or 

 chest, composed of six flag-stones, containing the 

 skeleton of a tall man, in complete preservation, 

 with a vase or urn standing by the side of his 

 head, which, on examination, appears to he one 

 of the most perfect specimens of the ancient 

 British sepulchral vases that has yet been found. 

 Mr. Blackbird has presented it to the Antiquarian 

 Society of Newcastle. 



Newcastle, North and South Shields, Sunder- 

 land, and the Wearmouths, have petitioned Par- 

 liament against the act for prohibiting the circu- 

 lation of one pound notes after April next. 



A man, named Johnson, entertained the good 

 folks of Chester-le-street, a few days back, by 

 running five times from the south to the north 

 end of that town and back, within half an hour, 

 the distance being five miles. His only recom- 

 pence was a few pence subscribed by the bye- 

 standers. 



A few days ago, while some men were em- 

 ployed in draining a field near to Seaham, the 

 property of the Rev. Mr. Cresswell, they disco- 

 vered, in a very marshy part of it, and at a depth 

 of about eight feet from the surface, an oaken 

 coffin, containing human bones. The coffin fell 

 to pieces on being exposed to the air ; and it, to- 

 gether with its contents, are supposed to have 

 been entombed at least a century. 



On the llth of May, a Sunday School for 100 

 children was opened at Newcastle. 



Married.'] At Durham, Mr. R. Ward to Miss 

 E. Watson ; Mr. R. Hope to Miss Maddison. At 

 Gateshead, Mr. H.Thompson to Miss Ann Mather. 

 At Tynemouth, A. Watt, esq., to Miss Kelso. At 

 Newcastle, G. Wood, esq., to Miss Wood. 



Died.'] At Newcastle, Mrs. Aircy; Mr. G. 

 Henderson ; Miss Myers. At Durham, Mrs. Wil- 

 son ; 95, Ann Crook. At Bishopwearmouth, Miss 

 Dawson; Mr. G. Hopper. At Darlington, Mr. 

 Foster. At North Shields, Mrs. Hardy. At 

 Bishop Auckland, 100, J. Clay. At South Shields, 

 Mrs. Bell. 



YORKSHIRE. 



At the meeting, held at Leeds, of the merchants, 

 manufacturers, woolstaplers, and others interested 

 in the woollen trade, assembled to petition Parlia- 

 ment against any additional impost upon the im- 

 portation of foreign wool, it was stated, that, in 

 the year 1819, there was invested in the borough of 

 Leeds capital to the amount of .500,000 in build- 

 ings and machinery, for the manufacture of cloth 

 from foreign wool, which had increased to one 

 million. That within the same period, the num- 

 ber of persons employed in this manufacture had 

 increased from 10,500 to 21,000, and the amount 

 of wages paid had augmented from ,6,000 to 

 .12,000 weekly; that the quantity of cloth manu- 

 factured had been doubled within that period 

 and that one-fourth of this increase had taken 

 place since January, 1826. 



Mr. Wm. Wade, of the Bay Horse, Skipton, has 

 a ewe, which, a day or two ago, yeaned a lamb 

 with five legs. The extra leg bad two distinct 

 feet. The lamb is living, and in good health. 



The foundation stone for a new museum, at 

 Scarborough, has been laid by Sir John John- 

 stone, bart. 



The manufacturers of woollens have taken the 

 alarm at the complaints made relative to the low 

 duty on wool. Meetings have been held at Leeds 

 and other places, to petition Parliament against 

 any increase of the duties on that article. 



The magistrates of the West Riding have de- 

 termined to take counsel's opinion, as to whether 

 the coroners can legally require payment of their 

 allowances until they have submitted their ac- 

 counts to the examination of the magistrates, 

 and whether they may examine the coroners on 

 oath. 



All the Agricultural Associations of Yorkshire 

 have petitioned against the corn hill ; the chief 

 opposition is made to the scale of duties, when the 

 price is under 58s. 



A new canal is on the tapis in this county, for 

 the purpose of forming a junction between the 

 Aire and Calder Company's canal and the Stain, 

 forth and Keadley canal, at a point between Knot- 

 tingly and Goole. 



It would appear, from statements made at a 

 meeting of the manufacturers of Leeds, to peti- 

 tion against any additional duty on foreign wools ; 

 that the amount of capital invested in the wool 

 trade, and the number of hands employed, have 

 doubled since 1819. 



An ingenious mechanic in Sheffield has taken 

 out a patent for an invention to abolish locks on 

 canals, by means of which vessels may be raised 

 from one level to another, 30, 40, or 50 yards, and 

 by extremely simple machinery. 



An estate of the crown, situate at Eckington, 

 consisting of cottages, land, and collieries, was 

 sold, the first week in May, in 94 lots, for 

 .22,505 ; the timber upon the lots was valued at 

 .] 2,671. 6s. 



That beautiful building, York Minster, was so 

 surrounded by houses, that there was no direction 

 in which a good view of it could be obtained ; with- 

 in these few days, a house and shop have been 

 pulled down adjoining the high Mfnster gates, 

 and a fine view of the west front is thus thrown 

 open, much to the gratification of the public. All 

 such magnificent relics of ancient piety and archi- 

 tecture ought to be insulated. 



Married.] At Cal'/eJoy, S. Parkinson osq., 

 to Miss Hardcastle. At Leed-s, the Rev. W. Wil- 

 liamson to Miss Lydia Fawcett. Mr. T. Noble to 

 Miss Nussey. At Sheffield, the Rev. J. Fletcher 

 to Miss Hobson, At Thorp Arch, the Rev. E. 

 Peacropp to Miss Rhodes. At Adlingfleet, the 

 Rev, E. Ward to Miss Bowzer. At Leeds, Mr. 

 W. B. Shaw to Miss Atkinson. At Bolton-abbey, 

 F. J, Law, esq., to Miss Elizabeth Crofts. At 

 Hull, A. Wilkinson, esq., to Miss Ann Wilkinson. 

 At Whitby, R. W. Hadcn, esq., to Miss Brodrick. 

 At Crofton, B. Micklethwait, esq., to Miss 

 Charlotte Hodson. At Knaresborough, W. Col- 

 lins, esq., to Miss Elizabeth Emma Smyth. At 

 Scarborough, Mr. Hindmarsh to Miss Cook. 



Died."] At Halifax, Miss Harriot Rawson 

 At Hull, C. Bailey, esq. At York, Mr. J. Maw- 

 son ; Miss Barker. At the Hermitage, South- 

 cave, T. Homily, esq. At Beverley, G. Macdo- 

 nald, esq. At Fulford, Miss Hornor. Near Don- 

 caster, W. Haigh, esq. At York, Mrs. Whin- 

 yates. At Sheffield, the Rev. R. Rimmer, a 

 Roman Catholic clergyman. At Pafrington, J. 

 Sawyer, esq. At Finchley.hall, Miss Matilda 

 Dawson. At the Grange, near Bedale, Mrs. 

 Wyvill. 



