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Cumberland—Yorkshire. [Dec. 1, 
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At South Shields, 69, Mr. D. Thompson. 
—Mrs. M. Thwaytes, 49. 
At Alnwick, the wife of Mr. G. Finlay, 
wine-merchant. 
At Barnard Castle, 68 , Mr. A. Steele, 
sen. currier.—Mrs. A. Winshall, widow, 
92. 
At Tynemouth, 75, Mrs. A. Buleraig. 
At Sunderland, Mrs. M. Smith, sister to 
Mr. A- S. painter, 59. 
At Bishop Auckland, 87, Mr. M. Elgey, 
hair-dresser. 
At Monkwearmouth, 73, Mr. W. Mitch¬ 
ell, stone-mason. 
At Bishopwearmouth, 71, Mr. A- Simp¬ 
son, ship-owner. 
At Berwick, Mr. P. Robertson, 75.— 
Mr. D. Mack, 36. 
At Hexham, 56, Mr. W. Roberts, ma¬ 
son. 
CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORELAND. 
The alterations on the road between 
Kendal and Penrith are of such a magni¬ 
tude and extent as will render the passage 
through that mountainous district easy and 
accommodating. The bridge on the road 
betwixt Penrith and Appleby, is undergo¬ 
ing alterations long wanted, to raise it out 
of reach of the floods. Betwixt Kendal 
and Milnthorp,the steep hill at Sizergh Fell 
is now avoided. Various improvements in 
the roads are rapidy taking place in West¬ 
moreland, as at or near the village of Gate- 
side, the ascent and descent at Hollowgate, 
High Burrowbridge, &c. A new line of 
road is recommended through the vale of 
Petterill to Carlisle- also an improvement 
of Lowther Bridge, near Brougham Hall. 
The pedestal to support the equestrian 
statue cf George III. at Liverpool, was 
lately shipped in the Canal Basin at Ken¬ 
dal, for the place of destination. It is 
above fourteen feet high, and formed of 
Westmoreland granite; one block contain¬ 
ed six hundred cubic feet. 
Married .] At Carlisle, Mr. W. Hudson, 
to Miss A. Dornan.—Mr. R. Little, to Miss 
S. Nicholson.—At Whitehaven, Mr. W. 
Fisher, to Miss J. Dawson.-—At Kendal, 
Mr. J. Farrer, to Miss E. Sawyer.—R. 
Hodgson, esq. of Alston, to the daughter 
of the Rev. W. Fletcher, vicar of Dalston, 
&c.—At Gilcrux, Mr. C.Fearon, to Miss 
Hall, niece to the late H. H. esq. of the 
Madras establishment.—At Penrith, Mr. 
R. Cowen, to Mrs. M. Burthwayte—At 
Workington, Mr. J. Marshall, to Miss 
Whitehead.—Mr. J. Casson, to Miss J. 
Heron.—Mr. J. Waugh, to Miss H. Saw¬ 
yer. 
Died.') At Carlisle, 86 , Mrs. C. Kirk.-— 
Mr. W. Ashbridge, 70.—Mrs. A. Wilson, 
85.—Mrs. A. Sewell, 52.—Lieut. G. Ro¬ 
binson, of the corps of Sappers and Miners, 
44 ._Mr. J. Rennison,65.—In his 22d year, 
John, eldest son of J. Foster, esq. He 
was a virtuous and sensible youth, of in¬ 
creasing abilities, and honourable charac¬ 
ter.—Margaret, daughter of Mrs. M. Da¬ 
vidson, 18. 
At Kendal, 54, Mrs.E. Harling.—In the 
prime of life, Miss E. Dixon.—Miss J. Gar- 
nelt, 51. 
At Whitehaven, in his 91st year, M. 
Piper, esq. of the Society of Friends. He 
had amassed a considerable fortune, but 
indulged in the enjoyment of a very mid¬ 
dling portion of it. In his late protracted 
illness, he scarcely allow r ed himself the ne¬ 
cessaries of life. Mr. P. has endowed three 
schools in Whitehaven, Kendal and Lan¬ 
caster,each with 20001 .five percents, navy 
annuities. He has also left 10001. to sup¬ 
port a Soup Kitchen in Whitehaven. 
At Workington, 85, Mr. T. Little. 
At Maryport, 89, Mr. T. Wedge wood. 
At Penrith, 54, Mr. J. Wane, grocer— 
Mary, wife of Mr. J. Robinson, jun. 36. 
At Brampton, 83, Mr. W.Sopping, hair¬ 
dresser. 
At Harrington, 79, Mr. W. Lonsdale. 
At Keswick, 80, Mr. J. Fisher.—Mr. J. 
Grave, superintendent of the firm of May- 
son, Grave, and Co. woollen-manufactur¬ 
ers, and managing the concern with singu¬ 
lar regularity. 
YORKSHIRE. 
The Society of Natives of Scotland re¬ 
cently formed in Sheffield, for celebrating 
the memory of Burns, have presented Mrs. 
Burns with a pair of silver candlesticks, 
tray and snuffers, of the newest patterns, 
and best workmanship. The tray is re¬ 
markably elegant, and is enhanced in va¬ 
lue, by being adorned \frith an inscription 
from the pen of the poet Montgomery, a 
native of Ayrshire. 
Married.) The Rev. G. Briggs, eldest 
son of W. B. esq. of Clifton, near York, 
to the youngest daughter of the Rev. A. 
Ewbauk, rector of Londesbrough.—At 
Halifax. C. Rawdon, esq. of Underbank, 
to Charlotte, 2 d daughter of R. Briggs, 
esq. banker—Mr. T. M. Gravely, of Hal- 
ton, near Leeds, to the only daughter of 
the late J. Cowlam, of Crowle, Lincoln¬ 
shire.—Mr. T. Edwards, woolstapler, of 
Wakefield, to MissM Raistrick, niece of 
T. Wilkiuson, esq. banker, of London.— 
Mr. T. B. Clarkson, of Wakefield, to Pe¬ 
nelope, daughter of the late H. Bedford, 
esq. banker, of Hull.—Edward, 2d son of 
the Rev. J. Smith, vicar of Kirby Moorside, 
to Harriett, daughter of the late J. Millar, 
esq. of Calcutta—Mr. J - King, surgeon, of 
Addingham, to the 2 d daughter of Mr. J. 
Pickhard, of Nesfield.—Mr. G. H. Sey¬ 
mour, solicitor, of Frome, Somerset, to 
Miss Kilvington, of York.—Mr. C. Routh, 
of Gayle, to the eldest daughter and co¬ 
heiress of J. Grime, esq. of Swalesale. 
Died.) At Yt rk, J. Rawdon, esq. 62. 
He had returned home from a journey, and 
after receiving the congratulations of his 
friends. 
