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on the grounds of G. B. Drewry, esq., at Shelton, 
near York. 
In the first week of December, the tides on the 
Yorkshire coast, owing to the unsettled state of 
the weather, were as unsettled as were ever re- 
membered. At the Humber dock, Hull, on the 
3d, the difference between the height of the water, 
morning and evening, on the top of high water, 
was jive feet five inches ; on the following day 
it was only four inches; and the day after that, 
but two inches. 
Three weeks back, a coal-pit at Denholme, 
near Keighley, was filled up, in the course of one 
night, by a number of persons engaged in rival 
collieries, 
The project for establishing a rail-way between 
Hull and Leeds, is revived under favourable 
auspices, 
An extraordinary fine cod-fish, weighing, when 
dressed and cleaned, 26lbs. was caught in the 
Humber, opposite Heylewood House, on the 14th 
of December. 
The Leeds’ radicals, after several refusals, have 
at length consented to a rate for repairing the 
new churches in that town. 
The weather, throughout Yorkshire, during the 
month of December, bas been remarkably mild. 
Spring flowers are in bloom almost universally in 
the gardens. 
The clergy of the archdeaconries of Richmond 
have agreed to a petition against any further con- 
cessions to the Roman Catholics. 
NORFOLK.—More herrings have been caught 
off Yarmouth this year than have been known in 
any season during the last 20 years. One boat 
has caught 61 lash, several upwards of 40, and 
the Victory, Captain Balls, caught 14 lash (or 
140,000 herrings) in one night. 
LANCASHIRE,.—The committee for conduct- 
ing the late musical festival at Manchester, have 
advertised, for the information of the public, the 
manner in which the surplus money, applicable 
to the purposes of charity, has been distributed, 
viz. Infirmary, £2,500; House of Recovery, 
£350; Lying-in-Hospital, £300 ; Ladies’ Aux- 
iliary to ditto, £50; Eye Institution, £150; Deaf 
and Dumb School, £300; Salford Dispensary, 
£500; Charlton Row ditto, £400 ; Ardwick and 
Ancoats ditto, £300 ; Lock Hospital £100; Hu- 
mane Society, £50,—Total £5,000 !!! 
DERBYSHIRE\.—The frame-work knitters of 
Derby, Duffield, and Belper, and the broad silk 
weavers, tailors, and shoemakers of Derby, have 
joined the general trades’ union of the kingdom. 
The object of the union is, the adoption of mea- 
sures tending to check the progressive reduction 
of wages ; and the means by which it is intended 
to accomplish this object, are—affording advice 
and mutual pecuniary assistance in cases of op- 
pression—collecting and diffusing knowledge on 
the circumstances which affect the wages of la- 
bour—and endeavouring to obtain Parliamentary 
regulations, tending to improve the condition of 
the artisans. 
DORSETSHIRE.—At the annual meeting of 
the trustees and managers of the Dorchester Bank 
for Savings, held atthe Guildhall, a general state- 
ment of the accounts of the Institution to the 20th 
of November last was produced. By this state- 
Provincial Occurrences: Norfolk, Derbyshire, 5c. 
[Jan. 
ment it appears that there are vested In govern- 
ment debentures, and in the Treasurer's hands, a 
total of £41,94]. 17s. 4d., of which the sum of 
£41,058. 13s. 1d. belongs to the depositors, and 
the remaining sum of £883. 4s. 3d. is the amount 
of the surplus interest, the half of which being 
£44], 12s. 13d. was, according to the directions of 
the late and former Acts of Parliament, ordered 
to be divided amongst the depositors. 
At the Annual General Meeting of the Bridport 
Savings’ Bank Trustees, &c., a report was pre- 
sented up to Noy. 20, when it appeared that 
the amount of payments was £50,094. 15s. 1d. 
£6,939, 18s. 1d. of which had been received during 
the present year 1828. 
Many of the Portland Islanders, as well as 
others, will be enabled to enjoy the Christmas 
holidays most merrily, from the effects of the late 
high tide and heavy gale of wind; which have 
been the means of throwing up on the beach bars 
of gold and silver. Guineas, crowns, and dollars, 
are picked up in abundance, which have been 
buried in the sea for many years from the various 
shipwrecks; the old adage “ it is a bad wind that 
blows no one good,” is thus amply verified. 
SOMERSETSHIRE. — The inhabitants of 
Taunton have held a meeting at the Guildhall to 
consider the present state, and severe distress of 
the silk weavers of that town, and the adjoining 
parishes, and have “‘ resolved that, without en- 
tering into the question of the policy of the pre- 
sent free importation of foreign wrought silks, it 
is expedient to afford a temporary relief to the 
distressed silk weavers during the accumulated 
pressure of the severer winter months, and that 
subscriptions for that purpose be immediately re- 
ceived at the several banks in the town.” 
The new market-house at Minehead was opened 
for business, Dec, 10, under salyoes of cannon, 
and other rejoicings. It is a beautiful little 
structure of the Tonic order, built at the sole 
expense of W. Luttrell, esq., M.P. of Dunster 
Castle, who has made ita free gift for the benefit 
and accommodation of the town and neighbour- 
hood. 
WARWICKSHIRE.—The commissioners for 
carrying into effect the Act for better paving, &c., 
and otherwise improving the town of Birming- 
ham, have published their laws, rules, and orders, 
for licensing and anthorising a sufficient number 
of haekney coaches, chariots, cabriolets, cars, and 
other public carriages, to ply for hire within, and 
for four miles round that town, together with 
their rates and fares, which were put into effect 
Dec. 5, 1828, and upwards of 40 stands nominated 
for that purpose. 
A meeting of the weavers to petition against 
Free Trade, lias been held at Coventry, when a 
memorial to the Board of Trade was read and 
adopted, and several resolutions entered into for 
that purpose, 
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE.—The twist trade of 
Nottingham continues on the decline, and a re- 
duction of a halfpenny per rack is submitted to by 
the workmen employed in that branch. This has 
extended itself to females in warehouses, whose 
hours of labour are consequently restricted, and 
lower wages accepted. ‘This is severely felt when 
connected with the present high price of bread. 
