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{June 1, 
PROVINCIAL: OC CURR ENGES: 
WITH ari THE MARRIAGES anp DEATHS, 
Arranged ceographically, or in the Order of the Counties from North to South. 
*,* Authentic Communications for this Department are always very thankfully recerveds 
NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM, 
Lately, at Newcaftle, the workmen coms 
menced their operations in digging a founda- 
tion for carrying into execution the laudable 
plan of building a new fever-houfe. The 
houfe is intended to be of the elevation of 
three ftories; the two upper ftories‘to be ap- 
propriated to the reception of the fever pati- 
ents ; each ftory will’ be divided into four 
apartments, and thus the whole edifice is cal- 
culated to admit of twenty-two beds. Each 
of the apartments wii] be ventilated, by the 
admiifion of cool air into each room, in the 
middle of the floor, while anaperture will be 
likewife opened in the cieling, to carry off 
the infected exhalations : the lower apart- 
ments will be devoted to gentlemen of the 
faculty, the nurfes, and other attendants.— 
The fituation, in a part of a Jarge airy field, 
called the Mayor’s Clofe, bopoBie the Baths, 
including a!fo fufficient airing-ground, is ex- 
tremely well calculated to promote the hu- 
ynane obje&t in view; and the liberal grant 
.of the ground, in aid of this truly philanthro- 
pic defign, refleéts high credit on the Corpo- 
ration of Newcaftle. 
A number of workmen having been lately 
employed in taking down the pews and galle- 
ries in St. Nichoias’s church, Durham, pre- 
vioufly to its undergoing a thorough repair, 
they difcovered, on removing the reading- 
-defks, an antient tone pulpit, which appears 
to have fuffered no material injury from the 
ravages of time. The above pulpit is all of 
ftone, with curious carving on it, and is fup- 
pofed to have been cut about the beginning of 
the 13th century, It is generally believed 
that this is the very identical pulpit mention- 
ed in the firft volume of the Hiftory of the 
County of Durham, page 228. 
The proprietor of certain marble quarries of 
an immenfe extent, lately difcovered in Scot- 
Jand, and who refides in the town of New- 
caftle-upon-Tyne, having fent fpecimens of 
the faid article to a number of different gen- 
tlemen, has received congratulatory letters 
from them, beftowing the warmeft eulogiums 
on the excellency of the material. Among 
others, Earl Gower has intimated his inten- 
tion of devoting a very confiderable quantity 
ef it to the decoration of an elegant manfion 
now building, for his Lordfhip at Arlington. 
aA celebrated engineer, at prefent in the em- 
ployment of the Earl, pafling lately through 
Newcaftle, declared, that on account of the 
beautiful variegated colours, and the exquifite 
polith this marble was capable of receiving, it 
was not inferior to any he had ever feen, 
Married.} In Newcaftle, J. Hodgfon, efq. 
of Eliwick, to Mifs Huntley.—Mr. T. 
Maule, {choolmafter, to Mifs J. Thompfon. 
—Mr, C. Stuart Bell, merchant, to Mifs 
Todd.—Mr. Johnfon, of the houfe of Barras 
and Co. to Mifs Smith, of Gatefhead. 
At Berwick, the Rev. G. Tough, Minifs 
ter of the High Meeting, to Mils S. Riche 
ardfon.—J. G. Burn, efq. of Trinity Col- 
lege, Cambridge, to Mifs Nefham, of Ehough> 
ton le-Spring. 
R. Riddell, efq. of Cheefeburn Grange, 
pet eur land, to Mrs. Widdrington Rid- 
dell, of York. 
At North Shields, Captain T. Taylor, to 
Milfs A. Coulfon. 
At Tynemouth, Lieutenant J. Kelly, of 
the Royal Navy,’to Mifs Wanlafs, of North 
Shicids.—Mr. E. Bell, fhip-owner, in South 
Shields, to Mifs S. Hanfell, of North Shields. 
At Bithop Wearnouth, W. Eyre, efq. of 
Warrington, in Lancathire, to Mifs E, Simp- 
fon, fecond daughter of C. Simpfon, efg. of 
the Cuftom-houfe, Sunderland. 
Died.| -At Newcaftle, aged 71, Mrs. Ei- 
lifon, wits of the Rey. J. Ellifon.—Mrs. Ste~- 
venfon, relict of the late Mr. J. Stevenfon, 
cooper, of Berwick, and mother of J. Ste- 
venton, efg. Mayor of that town.—Mr. S. 
Oxley, manager of the glafs-houfes belong- 
ing to Lord Delavale-Mr J Richardfon, 
falt-merchant.—-Aged 72, Mr. B. Hall, for- 
merly a woollen-draper. —- Mrs. Snowball, 
wife of Mr. Snowball, tallow chandler. 
Aged 72, Mr. F. Trotter, many years porter 
at the manfion-houfe, and formerly mafter of 
a veflel employed in the Mediterranean trade. 
At Durham,aged 64,Mr. R.Shipley.—Aged 
48, Mr.J. Patrick, merchant, and one of the 
Cemmon Council for the mercer’s company. 
—Aged 45, Mr. R, Waugh, tinner and bra- 
zier.—Aged 68, Mr. T. Hoppers upwards of 
40 years a fervant i in the family of the Earl 
of Errol.——-Aged 62,Mr.].Vafey, flax-drefler. 
At Sunderland, Mifs Hill, daughter of the 
late Mr. Hill Lites -owner. —Mifs Bray,daugh- 
ter of Mr. B. Bray, chemift. 
At North Shields, Mr. R. Thrift, inns 
keeper. 
At South Shields, Mr, J. Hart, aue- 
tioneer. 
At Darlington, aged 70, Mrs. Binks, wife 
of Mr. R. Binks, grocer——-Mr. M. Peafe, 
jun. fon of Mr, M. Peafe, grocer. 
At Morpeth, Mr. E. Maw, jun. —Aged 
53, Mr. R. Potts, butcher.—Mrs. Jackfon, 
widow of the late Mr. Jackfon, tax collector. 
Mr. J. Hull.—Mrs. M. Young, wife of Mr. 
Young, forefter to Lord Carlifle. 
_ CUMBERLAND 
