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[Dec. 15 
PROVINCIAL ‘OCCURRENCES: 
WITH att Tuw—E 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. 
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NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM. 
A correfpondent of the Tyne Mercury an- 
slounces it asa faét, which he fays will be 
difputed by few, that the wealth and impor- 
tance of the villages of North and South 
Shields have been principally produced by 
the impolitic reftridtions formerly exercifed 
by the Corporation of Newcaftle, on the 
trade and commerce of that town. He adds, 
«6 The rifing confequence of North Shields, 
at the prefent moment, is an additional proof, 
that corporate privileges are injurious to 
trade, and that where competition is open, 
the country flourifhes. Within the fpace of a 
few years, we have feen a town, which for- 
merly confifted of only one dark alley, formed 
out of a few irregular dirty houfes, and only 
eight miles diftant from us, now contefting the 
palm of wealth and elegance with the metro- 
polis of Northumberland. Street after ftreet 
has been built and occupied, and ftill the in- 
creafe of population renders others neceflary. 
Inftead of one dirty narrow lane, (for a ftreet 
it could not be called), which was dignified 
with the name of North Shields, wide and 
airy ftreets are now built in every poffible di- 
rection. Overlooking the river to the weft, 
ftands a range ,of neat buildings, denomi- 
nated-Milburn’s-place ; and to the north, 
Dockwray-fquare commands a profpect of the 
river and county to the fouth, both of which 
may vie almoft with any out 3 London, Be- 
fides thefe, feveral elegant manfions have been 
recently built, particularly thofe of Mefirs. 
Linfkill and Wakefield,—-buildings which 
may render that neighbourhood remarkable, 
on account of the tafte and elegance difplayed 
in their ereGtion. But the rapid increafe of 
Shipping, and other commercial property pe- 
culiar to that place, may render the parallel 
betwixt North Shields and Liverpool, not 
unworthy of public attention.” 
‘Annual account of the flate of the. Cha- 
vitable Inftitution for the relief of the Sick, 
Lame, and Poor, at Bamboro’ Caftle, in Nor- 
thumberland, ae Odober 17, 3801, to 
O@ober 17, 1802: 
Left upon the books, O&. 17, 1801 = ae 
Out-patients admitted fince - - 1629 
In-patients - = - - = 5 
rI61 
OF thofe, difcharged andcured = = 966 
Relieved - . - - = be 
Sent to the Newcaftle Infirmary ~ 3 
Dead =. = = - = = ig 
Remaining upon the books 2 - 60 
YI6E 
_It was refolved, in a numerous meeting, 
at Newcaftle, (O&tober 28) the Right Wor- 
fhipful the Mayor in the chair, ‘* That 4 
Fever Houfe, detached from any inhabited 
building, be erected in Newcaftle, or the 
neighbourhood ; and, that a fubfcription be 
immediately opened for its eftablifhment and 
fupport.” 
The feven thips which were fitted out at 
the port of Newcaitle, during the late feafon, 
for Davis’s Streights Fifhery, brought home 
94 whales, which produced, in the aggregate, 
1564. tons of blubber, and 78 tons of fins.—= 
On an average, each fhip had upwards of 13 
whales, 223 tons of blubber, and II tons of 
fins. 
T. Ord, efq. M.P. has lately made a very 
valuable Dreieoy of books to that rifing in 
ftitution, the Literary and Philofophical So- 
ciety of Newcaftle.—On Thurfday, Novem- 
ber 16, the Rev. W. Turner delivered an 
introductory le€ture, on the objeéts propofed 
by the Society, &c.—Tickets 2s. 6d. 
An Arbitration Society has been lately 
eftablifhed at North Shields, for the exprefs 
Perea of fettling difputes in matters that 
relate to property, &c. by arbitration, rather 
than by courfe of law; the latter being often 
very expenfive, and fometimes a ruinous 
mode of proceeding. About nine years ago, 
a fociety was founded in Newcaftle upon a 
fimilar plan, and it appears that feveral cafes 
were decided by them, in a manner highly 
fatisfactory to the contending parties, and at 
a trivial expence: but that neceflary and be- 
nevolent affociation was diffolved, it feems, 
partly in confequence of the members refiding 
at too great a diftance from each other, but 
principally from the circumftance of the 
imembers being too numerous ; for though 
this indicated the general approbation which 
the fcheme met witl from the public, it de- 
terred many from referring their differenceg 
to the fociety, from a fear that their caufeg 
‘might fall into unfkilful hands.—Mr. Henry 
Taylor, jun. is appointed clerk to this fo- 
ciet 
ip: he following is the number of fips that 
cleared from the port of Sunderland, between 
the terms, July § and Oéober IO, in 
the current year :—2142, witlr coals and 
other goods coaftwife; and 235 with coals, 
copper, earthenware, grindftones, é&c. to fox 
reign parts. 
Married.| Myr. T. Gilchrift, cooper, of 
Berwick-upon-Tweed, to Mifs Todd, of 
Whitelaw. 
At Ellingham, Lieut, Col. W. Johnftone, 
of the 28th regiment to Mifs S. De Lancey. 
At Warkworth, Mr. J. Reid, jun. of 
Acleingtox 
