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NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM 
At. the afflizes for Northumberland, New- 
afile, and Morpeth, Matthew Richard- 
fon, for fheep-ftealing; James Wallace and 
Aon Smith, for coining; and Daniel Grav; a 
private foldier in the Weft Lowland fencible 
regiment, for burglary, received fentence of 
death. Richardfon and Gray were refpited. 
At the above affizes, an action was tried on 
an indi&ment as a nuifance, of the manufac- 
tory of foap carried on in the neighbourhood 
of Newcaftle. The fact attempted to be 
proved, viz. the offenfivencfs of the fmell, 
during a certain procefs of the manufactory, 
was fully eftablifhed, by the evidence of Mr. 
Cramlington, mavor; Mr. Williamfon, re- 
corder; Mr. alderman Hood, and two other 
gentlemen, whole dwelling Houle: fland on 
the bank above. It was admitted, however, 
génerally, that the fmell,. althou; ay raufeous, 
had not been injurious te fa¢ health of a any in- 
dividual. Mr. Felix Vaughan, counfel for the 
deiendants, confidering the quefiion In a pub- 
lic and commercial view, enlarged on the fatal 
efc4s that would arife to the mercantile and 
manulacturing interefts oi the country, if uie=- 
ful and neceflary trades muft be relinquifhed 
- or removed, becaufe they might bappen to 
prove offenft Gue to the faftidious delicacy y of cfeulent 
erfons in the n neighbour h. Ody eG. 4 Pes jury, 
gave a verdit for the defendants. Snce this 
determination, the procefs in which the offen- 
five fmell was generated, has been difeon- 
tinued. 
During fome of the late heavy rains, ac- 
cording to an obfervation made by Mr. Fen- 
wick, of Dipton, Durham, ic appe vared that 
the enormous quantity of 20,328,000 gallons 
of water (ale mea! fure) bad falleton a {quare 
mile of the earth’s furface, in the fpace of 
five hours, which is Bealy double the 
quantity that has fallen within any twelve 
hours during the laft twelve months, al- 
though the ‘fame have ‘been much fubjedt 
to rain! The quantity, however, which 
fell on a fquare mile at Dalry, near Edin- 
burgh, according to a rain-gage kept’ there, 
was, in the fame fpace of time, 725.959 
ale gallons, which is one-third more ! 
A fociety has been lately eitablifhed in Dur- 
ham, toco- operate with one of a fimilar plan 
ih London, for ameliorating the condition 
and increafing the comforts of the poor. 
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An affociation has been lately pas: ig 
the Cheviot Diftri@, for the purpofe of exhis 
biting tups annually, either for fale or Jetting 
to hire, and to male various experiments with 
thofe of different qualifications, under the di- 
reétion of a committee of the members. The 
fineft forts of thort-clothing woo! are only 
grown on the hilly diftrifts ; and the Cheviot 
breed, at prefent, produce that valuable arti- 
cle in the greatcft pericction. The improve- 
ments expeCted to be made are fuch as will 
refult from combining a move profitable car- 
cafe with a valuable fleece. The firft exhi- 
bition of this kind took place un Auguft the 
25th, and was attended by a refpeftable com= 
pany (among others by Sir fohn Sinclairy 
bart.) ali of whem highly. approved of the 
inftitution, as likely to be productive of 
important public advantages. 
It is i contemplation to form an aGRY« 
CULTURAL and EXPERIMENTAL SOCIETY, 
within the county #f Northumberland, on 2 
plan fmilar to that which has been ‘lately 
attempted at Durham. 
Married’. }|-—The rev. J. Thompfon, of Ne- 
theewitton, Northumberiand, to Miis Sheen, 
of Neweaftle. “Mr. Turnbull, thipwright, to 
Mrs. Brown, both of S. Shic i 
Mr. T. Bell, of Wooller Brewery, to MifsE. 
Robinfon, of Newcafile. Mr, Charltony. of 
Redheugh, to Mifs M. Borrow, of Hexham. 
Mr. R. Davifon, attorney, of Durham, to 
Mifs By, of Sunderland: The hon. 
Frederic Vane = of Sellaby, Durham, to Milfs 
J. Lyfaght, of Bath. 
Died. 1—At Newcaftle, Mrs. Smith, of the 
Quay Side. Mr. J. Greenwell, attorney. 
At Durham, aged 66, R. Shuttle; worthy 
e{q. alderman. . 
At Merpeth, aged Bo, Mrs. Lumfden. 
a Motley, Druggift. After a’ few days ill- 
nefs, in cOMESHEES of drinking cold waters 
while at labour with his men in the hay-field, 
Mr. Gulliferd, of Lydeard, St. Lawrence. 
At Weft Denton, R. Lifle, efg. merchanty” 
of NG ee le 3 of an opens benevolent heart, 
and a fociable, friendly cifpofition. The cha- 
racter of the eentleman was fo ftrikingly im- 
preifed on Tes by nature and education, that his 
whole condué and deportment appeared to. be 
a continued illuftration of it. His death was 
lamented with fincere and poignant regret. 
At 
