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Tents,—-from reducing the art of pleafing toa 
regular iyftem, and from an ever vigilant at- 
tention to the main chance... Talents like 
thefe, in the moft ordinary mind, with the 
afiiftance of thoie turns of luck, which the 
vigilance of fuch feldom fails to grafp, will 
fecure the higheft rank in any proteffion, 
whilft aukward and profound knowledge, and 
learned refearch, are making their experi- 
ments amongit the dregs of poverty. The 
fubjeé& of this memoir had furely the facred 
tithe to the honourable appellation of a 
thoroughly praétifed man, for with a mind 
totally unembarrafied by learning or fcience, 
he fpent his whole life in the daily exercife 
ef his profefiion. The curious queftions 
which he has been heard to afk, led his 
hearers to a determination as to the extent 
of his medical knowledge 5 and his conduct, 
in his own cafe, wasa convincing proof of the 
fmall confidence he had in the utility of the 
profeffionto which he belonged. There is 
no doubt but his abfolute refufal of all medi- 
eal aid wasthe immediate cauie of his death, 
Provincial Occurrences. 
[Feb. YT, 
and that his conftant and obftinate rejection 
of the advice of his friends, and his habitual 
devotion at the fhrine of Bacchus, laid the 
foundation of that difeafe, which was flowly; 
but furely, preparing his fate. His chief - 
excellence as afurgeon, was fuppofed to lie 
in the treatment of gun-fhot wounds ; he fel= 
dom or never trufted himfelf im operations, 
a branch, which in his praéticey he always 
committed to the fkill ofa particular friend 
In his general praCtice, he feems ever to have 
adopted the moft fathionable ané@ prevailing 
fyftem, and avoiding all queftion or conten- 
tion,to which he had the good fenfe to pers» 
ceive himfelf inadequate, he made no profef- » 
fional enemies or opponent, all his brethren, 
as is the way of the world, being ready to 
worfhip the rifing fun. Thus did this real man 
of the world fucceed in p!eafing all mankind 
within his reach; and in attaining an equal 
rank with thofe, who are moft eminent for fci- 
ence, without iacurring the labour of learn 
ed refearch. 
PROVINCIAL*:\O€C CURR ENCES, 
WITH atu rue MARRIAGES anp DEATHS, 
Arranged geographically, or in the Order of the Counties, from North to South. 
*,° Authentic Communications for this Department are always very thankfully received> 
NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM. 
Some confiderable benefactions have been 
lately added to the funds of the fociery cal- 
Jed the ‘* Schoolmafters Affociation” for the 
counties of Durham, Northumberland, Cum- 
berland, and Weftmoreland, meeting at New- 
‘eaftle, for the fupport of widows, and fuper- 
annuated members, by a number of generous 
individuals ; which, added to their own an- 
nual fubfcriptians, affords a well grounded 
hope that it will at length arrive at fuch a 
degree of ftrength and ftability, as te anfwer 
all the purpofes of its original inftitutiom 
Bills of mortality for Newcaftle and Gates. 
head, for the year 1801 :— 
St. Nicholas, baptifms, males 40, females 
47, total 87. Burials, males 39, females 36, 
otal 7§.° Marriages qo. 
All Saints, baptifms, males 230, femates 
223, total 463. Burials, males, 70, females 
73, total 143. Marriages j12. 
St, Andrew's, baptifms, males 23, females 
2, totalgs. Burials, males 43, females 55, 
total g8. Marriages 37. 
‘St. fohn’s, baptifms, males 55, females 
65, total 124. Burials, males 67, females Sky 
total 118. Marriages 69. 
Gatethead, baptifms, males 104, females $2, 
total 186. Burials, males 176, females 163, 
total 739- Marriages 126. 
Total, marriage: 374, baptifms 942, burials 
‘ 
773, exclufive of thofe interred at the Balla - 
Hills, ufually eftimated at about 500, 
Mr. Greathead of South Shields, has been ’ 
lately prefented with the honorary medal of ' 
the Royal Humane Society, for his ingenious 
and truly valuable invention of the Life Boat. 
Married.) At Durham, F. Johnfon, efg. of - 
Gray’s-inn, London, to Mifs Hetherington, 
daughter of R. Hetherington, efq. of for- 
tola. 
At Sunderland, Mr. Smith, lieut. of the 
Lancafhire militia, to MifsC. Calvert.—Mr. | 
F, Holmes, mufician, to Mifs Martin.—Mr. - 
Byers, to Mifs Lightley.—Mr. G. Harbottle, 
of Anick Grange, to Mifs A. Bell, of Hex- 
ham Abbey.—The Rev. J. Wright, diffent- ’ 
ing minifter at Bewcaftle, to Mifs Dodzfon, 
of Roantrees,, 
At Haydon Bridge, the Rev. Mr. Mitchell, 
to Mifs Lowthian. 
Mr. Sowerby, of Bifhopton, Durham, to 
Mifs Page, of Aycliffe.—-Mr. T. Hepple, to 
Mifs A. Robfon, both of Blythe. . ; 
Died.| At Newcaftle, in his g2d year, J. 
Silvertop, efq. of Minifter Acres, Durham.—= 
In his 37th year, Mr. W. Tickle, clock and 
watch maker.—Mr. J. Neale, butcher.—In 
his 41ft year, Mr. G. Tallentyre, merchant. 
Aged 90, Mr. T. Bruce.—Mrs. Benfon, 
wife of Mr. J,Benfon,of the Rofe and Crown 
public houfe.—-Mr. G. Walker, of the Grey- 
Horfe inn, Quay fide—-After an illnefs of 
many’ 
