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“PROVINCIAL OCCURRENCES. Bs 
WITH ALL MARRIAGES AND DEATHS,. 
- Arranged sseographically, or in the Order of the Counties. 
-[*_* Authentic Communications for this Department are always very thankfully received. j 
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NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM. 
There have been married in the town of 
Neweattle during the paft year 438.—Chril- 
tened 937.—Buried 666. 
The duke of Northumberland having pre- 
fenced a LIFE-BOAT fo the town of Notth- 
Shiclds, a’ meeting has been lately held ac 
that place, at which it was announced, that 
his Grace has alfo contrituted an annual fam ° 
of twenty guineas towards defraying the ex- 
pences of this benevolent inftitution, which 
has already been the means of preferving 
many lives to fociety 5 which, without fuch 
nid, would have been loft., The- meeting 
with asmnott laudable zeal, have opened a ge- 
necai fabfcription, and Seem ite an ane 
nual contribution of half a guinea from 
vefluls frequenting that port, as the means 
- of preatly extending the benefits of this va- 
Tuable inftitution. 
A fingular method of fuicide was lately 
practifed at Morpeth, by a man of the name 
of Andrew Amos; he broke a hole in the 
ite; when the Wantbeck. was frozen, into 
which he plunged; his body .was not. dif- 
covered till fome days afterwards. 
The following accident happened lately at 
Durham; a young man of the name of Mad- 
.difon, journeyman to Mr. Fark, upholder, 
had borrowed a gun of a neighbour, which ~ 
he fnapped.at a niece of Mr. Clark, ignorant 
that it was loadtd; it miffed fire that time, 
but upon his prefenting it again at a work- 
woman, named Eliz. Coldwell, it di! Patved, 
and inftantly fhot the poor woman dead. 
The Newcaftle Chronicle enumerates the 
wreck of fixty-nine out of feventy-one vel- 
fels, laden with coals, which nave lately 
failed from Sunderland and Shields. 
Married.}. At Newcaftle, Mr. Jofeph 
Clark, to Mifs Hindmarch, daughter of Mr. 
Hindmarch, plane-maker. Mr. Jonathan 
Hilton, to Mits Stephenfon. 
- At Sunderland, Mr. J. Davifon, to Mifs M. 
Dawion.. Rev. Mr. Blythe, to Mifs Gowen. 
At Darlington, Mr. Prieftman, to Mifs 
Dearman. 
At Lefbury, Wm. Reed, efq. to Mifs Hay. 
Died. ] At Newcaftle, Mr. Rob. Dixon, 
agent in the Ballaft-office,. Mr. Rd. Far- 
fington, carver and gilder. Mr. jn. Huntly. 
Lieutenant Nixon,’ of the Navy. John 
Wallis, efq. alderman. Mrs. Bateman, wife 
of Mr. J. Bateman. H.Scott, efg.Mr.T.Brwne. 
At Hatherwick, Mr. Andrew Thompfon. 
At Bifthop Wearmouth, Rev. Cogper Abbs, 
jofice of peaee for the county of Durham. 
Mrs. Abdbs, wife of lieut. Abbs, of the Navy. 
At Houghton-le-Spring, in the 15th year 
of her age, Mifs Bethia Anne Symons, 3d 
daughter of the Rev. Jelinger Symons, rector 
of Whitburne ; after lingering for more than 
fever months under the preflure of a pul- 
j monary confumption, the agonizing pains of 
which fhe uniformly bore, with the patience 
and refignation of an experienced chri(tian. 
CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORLAND. 
There have been chriftened in the city. of 
Carlile, during the paft year 256 (exclufive 
of diflenters), who-are computed at 20.—~8 
Married 67.—Died 169. 
Capt. Thomas Allifon, of the brig Grace, 
was lately found dead in the cabin of that 
veffel in Workington Harbour. It is fup- 
pofed, that his death was occafioned by 
the remaining fumes of fome noxious atticles, 
with which the thip had been fixoaked the 
preceding day, in order to deftroy the rats. 
An improvement of confiderable ufe to the 
trade of Whitehaven, and adjacent. parts of 
the channel, is fpeedily to be adopted by 
building a new Pier at Kirkendbright. 
Marricd.| At Whitehaven, Mr, E. 
Nutter, to Mifs Moffop. Mr. Brownrigg, 
to Mus Gibton,. 
At Workington, Mr. T. Kelfick, to Mifs 
E.-Rag, of Harrington. - 
At Cockermouth, Mr.T.Poole,to Milfs Bell. 
At St. Bees, Mr. W. Hunt, to Milfs M. 
Jjefterion, both of Whitchaven. 
As Diflington, Mr. W. Caftley, of Hare 
tington, to Mifs M..Lawrie. 
At Daliton, Mr. Hilveftray, of Efcat, near 
W hitchaven, to Mrs. Blamire, of Camdivock. 
At Lorton, Mr. fo. Fisher, of fenkin-hill, 
Crofithwaite, to Miis G. Sumpton, of Corn- 
how, Lorton. 
At Crois Cannonby, Capt. Fletcher, late 
of the Beyer, of Whitehaven, to Mrs. Mef= 
fenger, of Maryport. 
At Workington, Mr. Harrifon, fail- makers 
to Mifs Tiffin. 
_ At Halten, W. Bradthaw, efq. of Haltene 
hall, to Mrs. Aizey, of Halton. 
At Bridekick, near Cockermouth, Af. 2. 
Ballantine, efq. to. Mifs Dykes. Mi. fo 
Croothwaite, to Mifs Smothfon. 
Dicd.|. At Ornjthwaite, near Kefwick, 
aged 88, Wm. Brownrigg, M.D. F. R. S: 
This venerable philofopher was one of the 
firt who improved the doétrine relative to 
the factitious, airs; and his judicious experi- 
ments upon the Pyrmont Spa water, led to 
thefe enquiries which have fo much cluci- 
dated this fubje dt, 
Mrs. G. Graham. 
At Whitehaven, advanced in years, Mr; 
W. Fifher. . Aged 67, Mrs. A. Bulfield, 
widow. , Aged 77, Mrs. Williamfon.~ 
ag Workington, agea 79, Mrs. Birkett, 
reliét of the late Mr. Birkett, furgcon. 
At Penrith, Mrs. A. Peele, fitter to the 
Rev. L. Heflop, archdeacon of Richmond. 
At Carlifle, Mr. A. Bate, of a vielene 
fhock he had received the day before, in con- 
fequence of being thrown down by an irri- 
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