1805.] 



Northumlerland and Durham. 



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dlfcuflion. He looked upon the approach of 

 death with a calm and undaunted ininJ, and 

 he derived much confolation from the anti- 

 cipation of future happinefs. In a letter to 

 the Rev. Mr. Belfh»m, April 23, he fays, 

 " I am here (Bri(tol) for lomething of the 

 compUiiit iindi-r which your friend Dr. Prieft- 

 ley laboured fume time be. ore his deatli, a 

 Urifture in the cefophagus. The iurgton 

 »ells me, that as I applied in time, I may 

 obtain relief. But God knows how far he 

 may be right, and 1 am not at all anxious 

 about the event. At the age of feventy-four 

 life begins to be of little value, eitlier to my- 

 fclf or others, but my future profpeits are 

 full of comfort." To the Rev. Mr. Rogers, 

 ef Stroughton, in SufJ'olk, he writes, with- 

 in a few dass of his decease, " It pleaies me 

 much to find th it my letter to the Bilhop of, 

 Gloucefter met with your approbation. My 

 fole fupi)ort in fo llrenuouily maintaining the 

 combat in heiiaif of the truth of the Chrif- 

 tian ctvenant, againft the grofs fables and 

 fahc'.c ids of the predicted apo^lacy, is gra- 

 dually 10 excite the attention of rational 

 tiiinki: ,,' n^inds to matters of fuch vaft im- 

 Dortance ; and upon reviewing my own con- 

 du£t. "'iC fatisfaftion i find from icalfordb me 

 the great and only confolation which I enjoy 

 under my prefent afflicted ftate of health — 

 I can have no hopes ot rtcovery, and only 

 wait witu patience the approach of the final 

 period decreed for mv departure." Ar,d in an- 

 iwer CO thefriendly en<)uirieso.Wir. T.Brown, 

 fjom whom, during the lal; months of his life, 

 and particularly through his il'.nels, he had 

 experienced much marked attention and 

 real friendlhlp, he writes, " 1 ret\irn you 

 a thoufand thanks for ail your kind lolicitude 

 about my health, whicli, I thanic God, con- 

 tinues to mend, though not very faft." And 

 in reference to foine uromitic medicines fent 

 him by Mr. Brov.iii;, lie adds, " I believe it 

 has been of mucli lervice to me, but inftead 

 of wanting more, your friendly benevolence 

 4i:pplied m; fo protufely, that 1 have not only 



enough to lafl: me while living, but fufficient 

 to embalm my carcafe when dead." Thus it 

 appears that the vivacity and fpirits of Mr, 

 Evanfon did not forfake him to the laft; the 

 conviction and certainty v.-hich he pofl^ 'led of 

 another and a better life, fuliiined him under 

 all the affliftions of the prefent. Provioully 

 to his death he was greatly emacLitcd in body, 

 but his undcrft.\nding was vigorous till the 

 laft. Even on the day before his death he 

 was able to take a ihort ride in his carriage, 

 to which he walked by only leaning on an 

 arm j in the evening of the fame day he ap- 

 peared in excellent fpirits, and departed abouC 

 five o'clock in the niorning, in the apparent 

 calm co.opofureof common fleep. Such was 

 the happy de..th of the Rev. Edward Evan- 

 fon. fie had lived the life of the righteous 

 man, and his laft end was like his. Thtrfe 

 who have watched his conduft through every 

 period of his exiftence, bear witnels to the 

 ftriftcft integrity, honour, and benevolence 

 of his charaiSer. The relative duties oi a 

 fon, a huft)and, and a brother, he pcrfonued 

 with the grcateft attention. From his neigh- 

 bours, wherever he refided, he received the 

 fincereft tcftimony of rcfpeft and efteem. Hi« 

 manners were highly conciliating and engag- 

 ing, and by his particular friends no man was 

 more beloved. In his death the needy have 

 lo!t a friend that will not eafily be replaced. 

 He was, as \l is hoped this memoir will Jhcw, 

 a lover and a vindicator of the truth, with- ■ 

 oat any regard to its confequences. Edu- 

 cated, and well provided for in the eftablilh- 

 ed church, with the profpcdls of ftill higher 

 preferments, h- willingly refigncd all for 

 the fake of a good confcience. The name of 

 fucii a man niuft live in the remembrance of 

 the v.ile and the good. Thofe even who will 

 not concede to him every, or indeed any 

 point, of hib peculiar fentiments of theology, 

 will admire his zeal, venerate his fortitude, 

 and endeavonr to imitate his atVivity in in-^ 

 veftigating the Scriptures, and hii dcfire of 

 promoting all uleful truth.] 



PROVINCIAL OCCURRENCES, 

 WITH ALL THE MARRIAGES and DEATHS ; 

 Arranged geographically, or in tte Order of the (^ountiei, jrom North to South. 

 Authentic Communications for this Dipartment are always 'very thankfully received. 



tJORTIIUMBERLAND ANO DURHAM. 



The annual ftiew of Cheviot rams at Camp- 

 houfe, this (fafon, was attended as ufurl by 

 a l.irgt aflerr.lilagc of gentlemtfn and farmers 

 from botli (idcsof the Border. The improve- 

 Bicnt 01 this valuable breed of Ihecp, both 

 in carcafe and in wool, fince the cftablilhment 

 of the fociriy, becomes every year more and 

 more apparent, and affords a ftriking and 

 moft inftnidlive )• roof of the rapid effefls of 

 a proper felc6ti '.jof breeding ftocic, and of 

 £ou<i pafturC) 1 ja'piuving ihc Ihape ni ihe 



animal. A beautiful two-year-old wedder, 

 from the flock of Mr. Robfon of Belford, 

 was killed at the ftiow, and proved that this 

 breed was as capable as any other of being 

 eafily bred. The company were alfo highly 

 gratified by the exhibition of a fine Rycland 

 tup, the property of Lord Somerville; and 

 two gimmers, the produce of Cheviot ewe» 

 and that tup, bred by his Lord/hip on his 

 eiiatc in tlut county. Their fymnietry wa« 

 much admired, and the crofs appears more 

 likely to luiprove the wool of the Cheviot 

 3 F z ihe?p 



