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PROVINCIAL OCCURRENCES, 



WITH ALL THE M.AHRIAGES and DEATHS; 

 Arranged geographkall^, or in the Order of the Counties, from North to Soulfi-. 



'** Communicatianf for this Department of the Monthlt/ Magaziru!, properly au- 

 thenticated, and fent free of Pojluge, are a/a^ai/s thankfulh/ received. Thofe are 

 more parlicularlif acceptable which dcj'cribc the I'lO^refa i>f Local Lnprovctiients of 

 an}/ Kind, or which contain Biographical Anecdotes or Fails relative to animnt 

 or ramirktible CharaRers rccentli/ darafcd. 



NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM. 

 "THE members of the Siibfciiption Library 

 and Philofophicil l.ycensn, at Nort.H 

 Shields, lately held their .innual mcetinj, 

 being the commencement of the fifth year, 

 when ti*erty new lubi'cribers were UiUuted 

 for, an'ieU-tieJ. 



At t>.e annual meetlni; of the Florift Society, 

 at Alnwick, for the iho-v of carnations, the 

 prizes were adjudged as follows: Mr. Mark 

 Ko'jion m'\ and i'econd, with Harvey's Lord 

 llavenUv«>'t:i and Pope's Lon.lon Queen ; Mr. 

 James Durfus 3i, with Jackfon's La Belle ; 

 Mr. Tho;ni3 CaU fourth and ftftii, with Sher- 

 wood's Corinthus and Tucker's Duchefs of 

 Devonihire. 



The gentlemen educated at the grammar- 

 fchool of Ke-.vcalUe, under the late Rev Hugh 

 Moifes, have refolved that fome public mark 

 of refpecl was due i^om them to tie memory 

 of their lamented friend and preceptor, and 

 thiit a Eionument ftould be ereiled in the 

 ■church of St. Nich#las, which ihould rscord 

 his virtues and their gratitude. Among the 

 principal fubfcri'oers we notice the Corporation 

 of Newcaftle 231. Lords Kldon and Colli.ng- 

 wood 'JOI. each. Sir William Scott, '201. and 

 feveral gentlemen 51. cich. 



The commiffioners of naval Inquiry have 

 recommended that the living of Simonburn, 

 belonging to Gre°ii\vich Hofpital, ihoald be 

 divided, in order that it may ferve us a provi- 

 fion for fix or more of the fupcrannuated chap- 

 Jains of the navy. This living, of which 

 Dr. Scott is the prefent reftor, is thirty-fix 

 miles long, and fourteen broad, and is worth 

 ■30001. per year; but when the inclofure 

 takes place, is edimated at 50001. 



Miirriid.'^ At Stockton upon Tees, the 

 Rev. Matthew Murfitt. fellow of Trinity Col- 

 lege, Cambridge, and vicar of Kendal, to Mifs 

 Martin. 



At Berwick upon Tv.'eed, John Kingfley, 

 efq. enfign in the 8th regiment of foot, and a 

 ward in chancery, aged 17, to Mifs Maria 

 Taylor, about the fame age, daughter of Mr. 

 T. bookfelltr. 



At St. Giles^, London, Mr. Jof Rynfiey, 

 •f Kirkley, to Mifs Penryhn, of Govvcr- 

 flrcct. 



Mr. Richard Brown, of Benton, near New- 

 caftle, to Mils WiUkmis, daughter of John 

 Williams, cft^. one ef the cuipmiffioncis of 

 the cuflonK. 



At Ebcjiefter, Mr. Joim Newton, of Mick' 

 ley, to Mifs Surtccs, of Ebcheftcr. 



At Whitburn, Mr Taylof, of Monk 

 Weremouth, to .Mifs Stevens. 



At Newcaille, Mr. Thoin.-'.s Arthur, to 

 Mifs Chap m:in. 



At Sund'jrland, Mr. Hu'l, to Mifs Archer. 

 At Auckhmd, .Mr. John Atkinfon, of Tem- 

 ple .Sowerby, to Mrs. Wilde, of Durham. 



At Bi.Tiop'A'earmouth, Mr. A'iUiam Nichol» 

 fon, of Danby, near Whitby, to Mifs Lydii 

 Dunning. 



At Boldon, Mr. P. Talmadge, of London, 

 to Mifs Gray, of Eaft Boldon. 



At Kexham, George Ridley, of nelting« 

 ham, eftj. to Mils Ann Sparke, of Summer- 

 roJs. 



Died.'] At Newcadle, Mrs. Wright, wl/e 

 of Mr. Miles W. innkeeper. — Mrs. Vafey, 

 reliift of Mr. V. bookfeller.— Mrs. Gray, of 

 tije Flefh market, 46. 



/«c Tynemouth, Mrs. Jane Taylor, 60. 

 She arofe about fix o'clock, feemin^ly in her 

 ufual good health, and began to afiift her (er-' 

 vant in fome houfchold bufinefs, when &e 

 dropped down and immediately expired. 



At Dtrlington, Mrs. Burnet, wi.'"e of Mr. 

 B. of the King's Head inn. 



Mifs Elizabeth Bland, 21, daughter of the 

 Rev. Thomas B. vicar of Allerton. 



A.t Durham, Mr. William Mitchell, 46. 

 — Mr. John Adamfon, of Croff"gate, 83.— 

 Mrs. Proud, widow of the late I\Ir, John P. 

 74.-.— Mr. John Wall, chemift. 



At Bifiiopwearmouth, Mrs. JoM'fey, wife 

 of Mr. J. fiiipbuilder. 



At Hexham, verv fuddenlv, Mrs. Scott, 

 39.~At South Shields, Mrs'. Hannah Cou- 

 zens. She was found dead in her bed, to 

 which {he went in pcrfeft health the night 

 before.— rjrs, Magnay, wile of Mr. M. ihip- 

 owner. 



Mr. J. Woodward, of Stockton upon Tees. 

 This gi-ntleman, in company v.'ith another 

 from Newcaitle, was crolTmg the river Ure, 

 between Lcyburn and .Middle-ham, in York- 

 fliire, with their l-/urfes, in the ferry-boat, 

 wheo the animals fuddcnly began to plunge, 

 and leapt into the v.'atcr ; at the Lme time 

 forcing Mr. Woodw.ird along with them, wiio 

 funk under the boat, and rofc fcveral yards 

 below, holding up his ftick, as if begging for 

 alliftancc j but nc ithcr the gentleman nor thf 

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