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PROVINCIAL OCCURRENCES, 



WITH Ai I, Tur MARR[AGES and DEATHS; 

 Arranged gcogvaphkuUi/, or in the Order of the Counties, from North to South. 



immtinicdfions for this Department of the Monthh/ Magnzine, properly 

 ticuted, and Jent free of Pnficse, are alxut/s thankful!'/ received. Thofe 



*^* Commvnicanons jor t/hs jjeparimeni oj me ivjvmiini ivLugnzme, properly aiM- 

 thenticuted, and Jent free of Pnficse, are alxut/s thankful!'/ received. Thofe are 

 7>iore parHcul(i>-Ii) acceptable uhich defcribe the Progrefs of Local Improvements of 

 ami Kind, or u~hh-h contain Biographical Anecdotes or i\Cis relative eminent or, 

 rcinurkablc Cluirufteis ixcciitlj deceafed. 



NORTHUMBEniAtTD AND DURHAM. 



TV/JR. Sit well's aniiaal Agricultural Meeting 

 at Barmoor C..':!e, which to.ik place on 

 the 7Ch oC July, w.i5 :;ttenci'd by upwards of 

 five hundred gentleiyii-" a.Mi agricultural ama- 

 teurs. Nine candidates itarted for the plnugh- 

 ing match, which was gained by a fbrvant of 

 Mr. John Youiighuitar.d, of EUvick ; the (c- 

 cond belt by a fervant of Mr. loatters, (a te- 

 nant of Mr. Sitwell's.) Tiie comp.mv then 

 returned to the farm yard, where they i-n- 

 fjKcte 1 the fat (heep, bulls, He:., ihev/n for 

 Jiremiums ; fome two yc;u olJ bullocks, the 

 property of Mr. William Watfon, of Warren 

 Houi'e, as extra ftocic ; alfo a fat wedder, bred 

 by r.tr. Simmons, were much admired : a ter 

 which Mr. Sitwell fhewed 2'J Leica 'er tups, 

 whofe weight of wool exceeded that of any 

 former year, one of the m 111b. l:2oz. ; a three 

 year old Leiceftsr bull ; a remarkably fine 

 Suftolk. ftallion ; and three pij^S, thirteen 

 monti^s old, the heivicft 2vA- 51b. Various 

 implements of hufb^ndry were exhibited, 

 particularly a new turnip cutter, and a tur- 

 nip drill, invented by Mr. Joftph Lowrey, 

 fteward to John Fordycc, efq., of Ayton.— 

 ^t four o'clock one hundred an J eighty fat 

 down to dinner, in a roum built fince the laft 

 meeting ; many were obliged to go ;;way for 

 want of accommodation. MeflVs, C'ulley, Ma- 

 fon, Nefbit,and Boguc, the judges, tiien divided 

 the premiums as f./.low: — For the beit pen of 

 fat wcdders, to Mr. James Finkerton, a filver 

 cup. — For the beft bull, to Mr. iNIiUs, of 

 Howtel, a filvcr cup — For the Lelt imple- 

 ment of hulbandry, to Mr. [ufeph Lowrey, a 

 filver cup. — To the bcft plougmiin, 6 guineas. 

 •—To the fecond beft, '■^ guineas. — For the 

 pigs, no claimants. 



At a meeting of the rommittee of the 

 Tyne Side Agricultural Society, at Hexham, 

 on tl'.e '22d of July, the following premiums 

 wercdctcrmined to be adjudged at the enluing 

 Ovingham tair, to be held on the 26th Ociu- 

 ber next. — 1. For the bell c;op of turnips, on 



not lefs than fix acres, ,) guineas 2. For the 



be.O: crop of turnips, on not lefs than fix 

 acres, lying together, on land not worth 

 riiore tlian twenty fliillingi pvr acre, !y gui- 

 neas. — ;J. For tiic belt tow wth calf or in 

 milk, 3 guineas. — -i. For the next beft, 2 

 guineas. — J. Fur the next belt, 1 guinea.^ 

 6. For the bell h(;i;.j: with cjlf or in milk. 



not exceeding three years old, 5 guineas—* 

 7. For the next beft, 2 guineas. — 8. For 

 the next beft. 1 guinea — 9. For the beftbrooi 

 mare, for the purj..ofi; of breeding cart-hcrfes, 

 2 guineas-.— 10. For the belt brood mare, for 

 the purprfe of breeding coach horfes, 2 gui« 

 ne.is.— 11. For ti'.c beft brood mare, for the 

 pur.oofe of breeding hunters or road horfes, 2 

 guineas. — 12. For the beft breeding fyw, 3 

 guineas. — 13. For the next beft, g guineas.— 

 14. To the labourer in huibandry who haj 

 brought up in habits of honeft induftry, to ..8 

 leaft feven years of age, the greateft number 

 of legitimate children, without affiftance 

 from the pariih, .t guineas. 



M^rried.'\ At Newcaftle, Mr. George Pa- 

 trick, to Mils Mary Agnew, of Durham.— 

 Mr. Thoraai Gledftone, to Mrs. Elizabeth 

 Bones. — Mr George Henderfon, ayent to 

 Anthony Hood, efq., to Mifs Warnickin. 



At Kelmftey, Mr. G. T. Lief, to Mifs Ann 

 Storey. 



At Stockton, ]\Ir. W. Storer, to Mifs Tay. 

 lerfon, youngeft daughter of the Rev. Henry 

 T., of Stokefley, after a trip to Gretna 

 Green. 



Dk.!.} At Durham, Mrs. Robfon, relift 

 of Mr. K., hind furveyor, near Haggcrftone, 

 78. — In ciiil.ibed, Mrs. Pitchford, wile of 

 the Rev. Mr. P., minor canon of the cathe- 

 dral. 



At Newcaftle, Mr. Stephen Cleafty, many 

 years an eniiiscr.t furgeon at Barnaidc.iftlc, 60, 

 — Mrs. Wallace, wido."of John W., efq.— . 



Mr. Robert Widdrington, CA) -Mr. Mil.ner 



wife of Mr. Tliomas M., 51. — Mrs. iMaiy 

 Mar.liall, and the fame night her hulhaiid 

 Mr. John M. — Mrs. Mary Wtatherby, 79, 

 — Mis Mary Lee, wiie of Mr. CuthbertL., 

 jun., 41. — ;\Ir. William Brown. *— Mr. Ste- 

 phen wilkiiifon, 06. 



At Monkwearmouth, Mr. Robert Fin!ay, 

 mafter of tlie fiiip Star, of Su.nat.rland, 58.—. 

 Mr. Francis Robfon, 72. 



At Hexham, Mis. Sparke, widow of Ralph. 

 S., efq., of Suramcioyds. 



At I'icktree, Mrs, VVilfon, wife of William 

 W., efq., .54- 



At Morpeth, Mr, John Singleton, 41.— 



At liullo^kltead, Mr. RobertRobfon, 50. 



At Sunderland, Mr. Threlkeld Bulby, ftipl 

 owner and coal fitter, ile was drowned whil* . 

 b.ithing near the l^lue llouic. 



CUMBERLAND 



