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the reigning Landgrave of Hesse Homburg, 59, 
brother-in-law to His Britannic Majesty, by his 
union with the Princess Elizabeth.—At Rotter- 
dam, the Rey. J. Hall, upwards of 40 years minis- 
ter of the English church in that city.—At Rome, 
Dr. Fortis, late General of the order of the Society 
of Jesus, 80. In consequence of his death, the 
provincials, or heads of the different communities 
Chronology, Marriages, and Deaths. 
[May, 
throughout Europe, will have to assemble at 
Rome, to choose a successor.—At St..Mary’s, 
Georgia, J. Wood, esq., 76, brother of the late 
Mr, Baron Wood.—Baroness Humboldt, who had 
accompanied the Baron in most of his journies.— 
At his residence in the government of Pultawa, 
Demetrius Troscetshinsky, 76, privy-counsellor. 
and one of the most distinguished men in Russia, 
MONTHLY PROVINCIAL OCCURRENCES. 
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NORTHUMBERLAND —A number of gen- 
tlemen haye, in former periods, received grants 
from governors of Tynemouth Casile, conveying 
leave to bury their relatives in the Castle-yard.— 
An order has recently been received from the 
Board of Ordnance, prohibiting such interments 
in future: and at a public meeting, it has been 
resolved to petition the Board of Ordnance to 
take off that prohibition : and should this applica- 
tion be unsuccessful, then to petition the King. 
DURHAM.—A cushat, or wood pigeon, was 
shot afew days ago, in the neighbourhood of Wit- 
ton-le-Wear, in the stomach of which was found 
a brass screw an inch and-a-half in length, and an 
inch and-a-quarter in circumference. 
A new butcher, fish, poultry, vegetable, and 
fruit-market, is now erecting at Sunderland. 
A very important improvement in Durham, by 
the alteration of the road, at the north-end of 
Framwellgate Bridge, has been determined upon, 
and will soon be commenced. 
At a public meeting at Durham on the 6th of 
April, a subscription was entered into for the re- 
lief of the Spitalfields silk weavers, 
The mortality at St. Mary, Gateshead, was 
more in the month of March than was ever known 
in a similar period.—The number of deaths was 
fifty-four. 
A subscription has been entered into for the 
purpose of providing an organ for the new church 
at Bishopwearmouth. 
CUMBERLAND,—A subscription for erecting 
“a public test in Liverpool for the re-proving of 
chain cables, has been set on foot at Carlisle, 
and is in a fair way of being speedily completed. 
This project is calculated to save many lives and 
much property, as shipwrecks are very frequent 
from the breaking of chains; and when itis con- 
sidered that there is no mode to control the manu- 
facturer in the making of a bad chain, or to re- 
ward him for the making of a good chain, and 
who, perhaps, is borne down to the lowest market 
price by a purchaser, it is not to be wondered at 
that inferior chains should be in the market. The 
test now in fair progress will correct these de- 
ficiencies, and give a stimulus to the further im- 
provement of chains. 
YORKSHIRE, — The assizes for the county 
of York eommenced on the 21st of Marchi,-and 
terminated on the 4th of April. There were 78 
prisoners for trial (including Jonathan Martin); 
of whom one (for murder) was executed ; and 
‘death was recorded against 35. f 
On Friday, March 31, Martin took his trial be- 
fore Mr. Baron Hullock, and after an inquiry, 
which lasted nine hours, he was acquitted on the 
‘of the empire. 
.form similar unions in every district of the cou 
. try ; and in. case this. part of the plan should 
ground of insanity. It is astonishing the interest 
this unhappy maniac excited in York. The York- 
shire Gazette says : “* The curiosity to be intro- 
duced to the man who has immortalized his name 
by the burning of York Minster, is scarcely in- 
ferior to that which prevailed as to Buonaparte, 
when at St. Helena. Noblemen and titled ladies, 
a crowd of persons of rank and distinction, throng 
to Martin’s levees ; they are all very graciously 
received, have the honour to shake the incendiary’s 
hand, and depart highly gratified! Martin, on 
his part, is noless gratified, and declares he never 
shook hands with so many people of qnality in his 
life, as since he burnt the Minster!” 
The prefatory steps are taking towards the re- 
pair of York Minster ; the stone-masons are pre- 
paring the stone for replacing the cylinders of the 
clustered columns of the choir, which were so 
much damaged, and the roof will soon be com- 
menced ; the subscriptions amount to upwards of 
£47,000. Timber to the amount of £5,000 has 
been granted by Government, for the Minster ; ‘ 
and to lessen the expense of carriage, we under- 
stand the roof will be finished at the Dock Yards 
at Chatham, . 
On the 2lst of March, the water undermined 
the coffer-dam of the old dock, Hull, and com- 
pletely filled the new dock, which was not quite 
finished, with water. It was apprehended that 
great damage would ensue, but this, fortunately 
was not the case. The new dock will be opened 
about the Ist of June. & +4 . 
On the 8th of April, a Protestant meeting was 
held at Barnsley, and an address to the King, , 
“ praying him to dissolve parliament,” was agreed 
to by an overwhelming majority. The edie 
Methodists of the city of York have addressed the 
King, also, praying him not to give his consent 
to the Roman Catholic Bill. a" 
A Protestant Association has been formed in 
Yorkshire, the head-quarters of which are at 
Barnsley. It is called ‘‘ The Wapontake of 
Staincross Protestant Union ;” its great object is, 
to secure the return of Protestant members to 
parliament. This is not to be a mere local asso- 
ciation, but one in which are to be concentrated 
all the available Protestant strength and resources 
Funds are to be collected tor the 
purpose of upholding, by every /awful means, 
Protestant ascendancy. A register is to be kept 
of those freeholders who will pledge themselves 
to support the return of Protestant members to — 
Parliament, the funds of the union to be appro: 
priated to this purpose ; endeayoursto be used 
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realized, delegates are to be appointed from eac 
union, who are to assemble either periodically o1 
