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[April 1 
ICIAL OCCURRENCES, 
WITH aii tHE MARRIAGES anp DEATHS, 
Arranged geographically, or in the Order of the Counties from North to South. 
* 4% Authentic Communications for this Department are always very thankfully received 
NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM. 
It is furprifing and indeed: unaccountable, 
ednfidering the commercial relations that 
fubfit between the two towns, that amidt 
. all the improvements which have been going 
on of late ‘years throughout the northern 
counties of South Britain, no ftep has been 
taken ‘towards the ettablifhment of a mail 
coach between the greattownsof Newcaftle and 
Carlifle. The letters which go from Newcaftle 
for Carlifle, which are in fact the capitals of 
Northumberland and Cumberland, firft travel 
ftraight fouthward intoYorkfhire ; then, from 
a certain point, they take a weftward direc- 
tion 5 andlaftly, that they may not mifs the 
place of their deitination, there is a perfon 
ftationed at another angle, to forward them 
northward again, and fo to Carlifle. The 
refult of this incomprehenfible zigzag courfe, 
is a monftrous rate of poftage, proportioned to 
the route taken, and what is no iefs injuri- 
ous to the tradefman, is the difappointment 
fuftered in the facilities of communicativn ; 
and fhould any tradefman attempt to remedy 
the evil, by means of a coachman or news- 
éarrier,a penalty of five por«:ds would be the 
confequence of every letter io conveyed! 
A fubfcription has been lately fet on foot 
for the immediate opening of a free commu- 
nication between the eaft and weft diitri@s 
ef Berwickthire, hitherto interfe€ted from 
each other by an almoft impaffable moor, ly - 
ang to the weft of Greenlaw. It is intended 
to make a new turnpike road from Green- 
Jaw, by Eaft Gordon, to rejoin the great 
road from Edinburgh to Kelfv, by Weft 
Gordon. 
The following has been fuggefted as a va- 
juable improvement for the town of Newcaf- 
tle; it is extraéted from a late number of 
the Tyne Mercury :—To form a commodious 
ftreet (which might be done with little in- 
convenience, and at a trifling expence) from 
the Affembly Rooms in Weftgate ftreet, to 
Pilgrim ftreet, in a parallel direétion, with a 
further continuation to be mace eaftward, 
ftretching to the Shields road. Jt is added 
by the editor of that paper.—‘* If the public 
{pirit of Newcaftle could be called forth in 
forwarding an opening through that exten- 
five plot of ground called, The Nuns Field, 
(now poffefied by the fuccefiur of the late 
Mr. Anderfon) and the open grounds to Percy. 
ffreet, we might then indeed, exnit, as keep- 
ig fome kind of pace with other towns 
which farreund us.” 
The Mafter Mariners Affaciation, at South 
bhicia:, have collected ASS ee original in- 
ftitution of the Society, October 2, 1792, up 
to the laft general meeting Jan. 20, 1803, 
ctr 2451. 17s. gd. dividends, and 920]. 
13s. todZ. contributions for this year, the 
fum of 93761. 12s. 1d5.—Diftributed in the 
famie time, to widows, fick, captured, and 
fhipwrecked members, &c. including this 
year’s diftribution of 602], 4s. 1d.— the 
fum of 40231 4s. 6d. Fund in hand, and vefted 
as below : inthe 3 percent ftock 5334). 1s. 3d. 
To be laid out in ftock, 1851. 1s. 84.2 Fund 
in hand, Feb. 18, 1802547541. os, id. In- 
creaie his year, EGal 7s. 6d.5 
Married.| At South Shields, Mr. Jefferfon, 
fhip owner, to Mifs Balleny. 
At Berwick, J. Lowther, efq. ftore keeper 
to the garrifon, to Mifs Riddell. 
At Fellow Hills, in Berwickfhire, Mr. 
Herriott, jun. to Mifs Ancram. 
On the 1gth of Jan. laft, at Mandah, in 
Nerway, Pedre March, jun. efq. of Chriftian- 
fand, to Mifs H. Ainfley, daughter of Mr. 
J. Ainfley, of Newcaftle. 
At Alnwick, Mr. W. Morrifon, of Bolton, 
to Mifs F. Storey. 
At Newcaftle, Mr. Noble, to Mifs Payne, 
both of the Theatre Royal, Newcafile. 
At Chefter-le-ftreet, Mr. T. Bell, tanner, 
to Mifs Bedlington, of Birtly—Mr. -M. 
Hann, to Miis M. Forfter, both of Sunder- 
land. 
Died.] At Newcaftle, at an advanced age, 
Mrs. Smith, reliét of the late R. Smith. efq. 
late of Ridiness inthe county of Northumber- 
land.—Mrs. Anderfon, mother of Mr. W. 
Anderfon, wharfinger.—Mr. R.Millan, pub- 
lican.—Aged 67, Mr. T. Lowrey, mafter of 
All Saints poor houfe-——In her 81it year, 
Mrs. Siflon, widow —Aged 44, Mr. F. 
Coates, bookfeller.—Mrs. Davifon, innkeeper. 
—Mrs. Wallace, wite of Mr. G. Wallace, 
mafter of St. Nicholas poor houfe.—Aged 44, 
Mr. J. Midgley, : -wine merchant.—Aged $2, 
Mrs. Fell. 
At Berwick upon Tweed, aged 80, Mrs. 
Denham, a maiden lady.—Mr. Cowen, of 
the cuftoms,—Aged 75, Captain Burnett, of 
the royal marines. 
In Gateshead, very fuddenly, aged 66, Mr. 
W. Helmifley. — Aged 58, Mr. T. Gacheas 
of the Nag’s Head inn.—Aged 54, Mrs. E. 
Beveridge, wife of Mr. J. Beveridge, glais 
maker.—Mr. J. Parkin, publican. 
At Durham, fuddenly, aged 46, B. Harrie 
fon, efq.—In her 66th year, Mrs. E. Buttere 
field, mother of the prefent captain Butter- 
field, of the Royal navy —Mrs. Davifon, wife 
-of Mr. R. Davifon, common casrier,—Aged 
64, 
