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‘oraveft and heft difciplined troops, in the 
world. In a word, he fell in an -atchieve- 
ment, that crowned his honourable military 
eareer, Sir Ralph has not only ferved his 
country in a military capacity, but alfo as a 
legiflator. At the general ele&ion in 1774, 
~ when his father was living, he was chofen to 
reprefent the county of Kinrofs in parliament, 
and he continued in the Houfe of Commons 
till the next general eleétion in 1780. His 
brother at this time reprefents the farne 
county. His private charaéter was modeft, 
difinterefted, upright, unftained by any negli- 
gent or licentious vice. He was naturally re- 
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ferved, andextremely filent in mixed f ciety, 
but eafy of accefs, and he was never knowa 
to betray the leaft fymptom of haughtinefs. 
In a word, he was a good fon, brother, father, 
hufband, jad friend, as well as am able and 
heroic general. His conduct, indeed, through 
life, appears tohave been founded on the fol- 
lowing remarkable lines, written by Frederic 
the Great : 
Dans des honneurs obfcurs vous..ne vieillires 
pas, 
Soldats, vous aparentiien's a regir des foldats. 
Peovin Oral OCCUR R 2 N’C.f 3: 
WITH att tut 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. 
The population of the townfiip of Win- 
faton and its environs, wherein is carried on 
the great iron manufatory of Mefirs. Milling- 
ton and Co. late Crawley’s:—-Houfes inha-- 
bited 568; uninhabited 133; families 630; 
males 1539}; females 14823 agriculture211; 
coal trade 1283 fmiths and other handicrafts 
1200. 
Population of Caftle Ward. Including 
every defcription of petfons amounts to 
41112. 
Population of South Shields. Families 
29123 males 5991; females 6313 ‘The 
reft of the chapelry or parifh in Weftoe and 
Harton villages, and out farms contains 123 
families, .273 males, and 332 females. 
Population of Corbridge.—Males 5015 fe- 
males 531 —Total 1032. 
Population of Gatefhiead{ including the 
Fell.—I habited houfes 10373; uninhabited 
64; families 2099 3 males 39743; females 
4623 ; employed in agriculture go3 in trade 
1679.—Total of the parifh 8597, of whom 
_ 2653 are inhabitants of the Fell. 
Lately at Sunderland the foundation ftone 
of anew building fora Subfcription Library 
on a large fcale, intended to promote and ex- 
tend the ftudy of Englifh literature, according * 
tothe infcription, was laid by Dr. T. Brown, 
father of rhe inftitution, who depofited an 
appropriate infcription, in the prefence of 
feveral other members. 
Married.| At Whickham, Mr. G. Dob- 
fon, hammer maker, to Mifs Hutchinfon, 
both of Smalwell 
At Howlaws, Rerkwickthire, Mr. G. €arf- 
tairs, merchant, in Leith, to Mifs H. Dryf- 
dale. 
In London, Capt. Dunn, to Milfs M. Carr, 
both of the Ballait Hills, near Newcaftle. 
At Sunderland, Mr. Kirke, coal fitter, to 
MonTaLy Mac, No. 73. 
Mifs Bewick.—-Mr. Crow, fhipmafter, to Mrs. 
Gardner, publican. 
At Brancepeth, G. Hodgfon, efq. of Crook, 
to Mits Greenwell, of Counden. 
At Newcaftle, Mr. J. Errington, to Mifs 
El. Snowdon.—-Mr. A. Eafterby, of Cox- 
lodge cottage, to Mrs. Marthall, of New- 
caftle—Mr. Burn, thip-builder, of Monk 
Wearmouth, to Mifs Fofter, of Whitburn.—: 
The Rev. Mr. Turnbull, minifter of the Pof- 
tern Chapel, to Mrs. J. Fennings. 
At Kelfo, J. Cunningham, efq. to Mifs. 
M. Elliott, fecond daughter of the late Mr. 
G. Ejliott, bookfeller.—J. D. Netham, efq., 
of Houghton-le-Spring, “to. Mifs Hill, of 
Blackwell, near Darlington: 
At Ryton, Mr. M. Dunn, to Milfs B. Todd, 
buth of Stella. 
Died.) At Newcaftle,aged 52, Mrs. Max- 
well, wife of Mr. Maxwell, furgeon.—Sud- 
dently, Mr. A. Dagg, publican.—Aged 50, 
Mr. J. Taylor, fhipwright. 
Mr. Rickarby, attorney.—Mr. J. Carr, 
cooper.—-Mr. Jos. Hall, formerly mafter of 
a Coffechoufe at Alnwick. 
In Gatefhead, Mr. Arrowfmith, fhoe ma- 
ker. Ina fudden fit of. phrenzy, he cut his 
throat in fo defperate a manner, as to occa 
fionimmediate death. 
At Walker, near Newcaftle, Mr. T. 
Barnes, colliery viewer; a man of tran- 
{cendent talents to combat the difficulties of 
an arduous profeffion ; to avert dangers whith 
an Ordinary mind had not forefeen, or fere- 
feeing could not have prevented; and of in- 
duftry and probity to obtain the confidence of 
his employers, and fecure their refpeét and 
efieem. 
At South Church, near Bifhop Aukland, 
Mr. W Richmond, late common-brewer. 
At Sunderland, Milfs M. Harrifen —Mifs 
A. Dobion —Mrs. Eftobb, widow of the late 
Capt. Eftobb. cgi | of 
