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Cumberland and Westmoreland— Yorkshire, S^c. [March 1, 



CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORF.LAND. 



Mnnud.] Mr. W. S. Denton, to Miss S. 

 Nixon; Mr. \V. Nicholson, to Miss E. 

 Scwcll : all of Cailisle.— Mr. W. Liii- 

 <Jow, to Rliss I'caison, both of Wliite- 

 liavcn.— Mr. J. iUrd, to Miss D. lilackett, 

 botli of nrainpton.— Mr. J. FJIery, of 

 Keswick, to Miss 15. Robinson, of .Scalr8. 



Din/.] At Caiiisir, in Ciilti.-wgatc, 7.S, 

 Mr. ]■:. Hutsk-y. — 41, Mr. i\ Guy. 



At Whitehaven, ei, Mrs. J. Haire.— 22, 

 Miss J. Mann.— Ci, ^h•s. F, Robson. 



At Workington, 28, Mr. J. Osborne.— 

 7?, Mrs. M. Sump ton. 



At Honsinsham, at an advanced aje, 

 Mrs. Rudd, of Whitehaven.— At Paik- 

 bain, noar lJranii>ton, at an advanced aue, 

 Mr. W. Biaylack.— At Claienccfield, Mr. 

 J. Underwood, regretted. 

 \'oniisniRE. 



A luimeroiisly attended public meeting 

 was lately held at Leeds, Mr. Rowley 

 in the chair ; when it was nnaniniously re- 

 solved to establish an oil gas company, in 

 that town. 



A plan lias recently been formed, for 

 lessening the distance between the two 

 important towns of Leeds and Man- 

 chester, by way of Halifax. The line 

 from Halifax to Manchester is to continue 

 on the present road to Ripponden, then to 

 take the Oldham road for some miles, when 

 it is to ti\rn off, to Uoolli Dean, and leaving 

 Oldliani on the left, and Rochdale to the 

 ri-ht, to attain the town of Manchester at 

 a distance of twenty-one in.stead of twenty- 

 eight miles, and witiioiit ascending Black- 

 stone-edge. 



A Literary and Philosophical Society 

 is about to be. established at Wakefield. 



A Mechanics' hook society has recently 

 been established at Holbeck. 



The artisans, labourers, and other per- 

 sons, of J'.arnsley, lately agreed to petition 

 the House of Commons for a repeal of the 

 combination laws. Others of the same 

 class, in different parts of the kingdom, 

 have very properly adopted a similar 

 measure, and we heartily wish them 

 sucj:ess. 



Married.] Mr. J. Wood, to Ttliss M. 

 Sjdall;. Mr. J. i\loxon, to Mrs. E. War- 

 rington ; Mr. J. W'dsou, to Miss ftL A. 

 Woodhead, of Meadow-lane : all of Leeds. 

 —Mr. T. Holliday, of Lee..'v, to Miss M. 

 ifMnrgatroyd, of Cliff, in W;sley.— Mr. J. 

 «;Hepper, of Leeds, to M.ss Rhodes, of 

 Shipley.— Michael Sticks, jun. esq. of 

 Catharine Heave, utar Halifax, to Miss 

 IVL HaHiley,,of Manor House, Dewsbury. 

 —The Rev. S. Payne, curate ofWistow, 

 to Miss E. Bruce, of Liverpotd. 



Died] At York, Mrs. Marshall, of 

 Goddranigdte. 



At Leeds, Mrs. S. .Atack.— InTiefalgar- 

 stieet, 8'i, Mr. J. Houseman, regretted. — 

 48, Mt». Jackson.— Mrs M. A. Royce. 



At Wakefield, 68, Mrs. Bucktrout.— 71, 

 David Colward, esq. — In St. John's, 86, 

 Mrs. Maude, widow of Francis M. esq. of 

 Moorhouse.— 35, Mrs. J. Dyson. 



At Millington, 80, W. Wilkinson, esq. 



LANCASHIRE. 



A public meeting was lately held at Li- 

 verpool, to consider the propriety of re- 

 ceiving and adopting, as a public institu- 

 lieu, the Mechanics' and Apprentices' 

 Library, which has been successfully com- 

 menced in that town by piivate exertion, 

 and it was resolved to establish such a 

 library. The meeting was nnmerously 

 attended by gentlemen of the liigbest re- 

 spectability, and the body of the hall was 

 crowded by mechanics and apprentices; 



The cause of the Greeks was liberally 

 contributed to within the month by the 

 public-spirited inhabitants of Livcrpool> 

 at a public meeting; the mayor, Charles 

 Lawrence, esq. in the chair. 



The Manchester Literary and Scientific 

 Institution has lately received an exten- 

 sive acquisition of patronage. No less 

 than 16,000<. have been recently contri- 

 buted by hereditary and life governors, 

 Mr. Hayward, banker, of Manchester, 

 presented the liberal sum of 500/. and 

 Sir Thomas Lawrence, president of the 

 Royal Academy, forwarded forty guineas, 

 and offered several valuable suggestions to 

 its public spirited committee. 



A plan has been formed at Bolton for 

 establishing a public library. It is pro- 

 posed to erect a suitable liuilding to con- 

 tain the books ; the money to be raised in 

 shares of 25?- each. 



Married.] Mr. F. Timbrill, to Miss A. 

 Sheplcy ; Mr. J. Moss, to Miss H. Small- 

 wood: all of Manchester.— Mr. G. Wall- 

 worth, of Manchester, to Mrs. E. Wall- 

 worth, of Astbury. — Mr. T. Jones, to 

 Miss Meadows, of Grafton-street ; Mr. J. 

 Culvers.on, to Miss Passiinore; Mr. James 

 Edwards, to Miss M. Meadows: all of 

 Liverpool. 



Died.] At Manchester, in Princess- 

 street, 25, Miss C. Oman. -In Quay-street, 

 40, Rlrs. M. Lonsdale. — 49, Mr. T. Leary, 

 of the firm of Leary and Co. 



At S;ilfoid, 78, Mr. J. Aspinnall. 



At Liverpool, in St. Jaines's-street, 88, 

 Mrs. M. Cooper, widow of Matthias C. 

 esq. of Poinlou. — In Clarence-street, 

 l\Irs. J. Higham. 



At Picscolt, 31, Mr. P. Millett. 



At Ancoats, il3, Mr. F. Williams. — At 

 Lark hill, Ann, wife of J. Ackers, esq. 



CHESHIRE. 



The manufacturers of snuff and tobacco 

 in Chester lately resolved to petition the 

 House of Commons for a repeal of the du- 

 ties on those articles. 



Married.] Mr. P. Hankey, to Miss 



Elliott ; Mr. Foulkes, to Miss E. Evans : 



all of Chester.-rMr. J. C. Davies, of 



Ha warden. 



