1808.] 
will contain four hundred in addition. It is 
proposed to support the school by voluntary 
contribution, and a committee is appointed to 
see the plans carried into effect. 
In digging into a mound of earth adjoining 
the south side of the ruins of Tynemouth 
‘Priory, a capacious cemetery, or arched tomb, 
was lately discovered; some human bones of 
a large size, and skulls, were found on the 
floor, a few of them very periect.”. [tis not 
known that this place has been opened since 
the dissolution of the Priory in.1559. Du- 
ring the siege of "Tynemouth Castle, by 
Cromwell, above a century after that period 
King Charles the Fitst’s troops erected a bat- 
tery, a little to the southward of this ceme- 
gery; the scite yet remains pretty perfect. It 
“appears they had dug out much earth to raise 
the battery, and had ‘eft off within six feet 
of the entrance into this cemetery, which is 
now to be converted into a ‘gun-powder ma- 
gazine. 
A new town clock has lately been put up 
at North Shields. It is placed on the top of 
the Subscription Library, lately erected on an 
eminence immediately above King David's 
Lane, near the centre of North Shields, where 
the river Tyne forms almost a right angle to 
the south and east. One of the dial faces. 
conspicuously fronting the river Tyne, is 
fourteen feet diameter, and of the greatest 
utility to the shipping The expence is to 
be defrayed by voluntary suiscription. 
Married.] At South Shields, Mr. John 
Reed, master of the Ship-Bell of Newcastle, 
to Miss Ann Perry.—-Mr. William Robson, 
master of the. Ship Aurora, to Miss :Ann 
Storer. 
At Hexham, Mr. Luke Wetherburn, of 
the West Oakwood, to Miss Dorothy Reed, 
daughter of Mrs. Thompson, of the Black 
‘Bull inn, Hexham. 
At Durham, Mr. Thomas Comings, of 
Whitworth, to Miss Isabella Scott. 
At Houghton-le-spring, John Dunn, esq. 
of Durham, solicitor, to Miss Julyan, of Lit- 
tle Eppleton: 
At Newcastle, Mr. Thompson, of the the- 
atre, Durham, to Miss E. Carby.—Lieutenant 
Meares, of the 7th regiment of foot, to Miss 
Seymour, daughter of the late Mr. William 
S. attorney. ; 
At Corbridge, Mr. White, of: -South 
* Shields, to Miss Nicholsua, of Todburn. 
At Bishopwearmouth, Robert Bell, jun. 
esq. of Hull, merchant, to Miss Dobson. 
Died.] At Ainwick, Mrs. Keir, wife of 
Thomas K. esq. 
At Durham, Mrs. Katy Booth, 71 —Mrs. 
Elizabeth Coultman, 80.—Mrs. Elizabeth 
Burlinson, 81.—-Mr. George Irvin, 20.— 
Mrs. Jane Stout, 57. She had been for some 
time afflicted with the dropsy, and-was pro- 
pounced, from the nature of her disease, to 
be the largest woman ever seen in that city. 
—Mrs. Hannah Foster, 65.<-Mrs. Eleanor 
Nelson, 74. meee y 
Cumberland and Westmoreland. 
557 
At Bolam, Mr. George White, 40. 
At Croniwell, Robert Surtees, esq. late of 
Durham, 86. 
At Sherburn, near Durham, Mr. Matthew 
Taylor, clerk to Messrs. Wards, solicitors, of 
that CY 18. 
At Bishopwearmouth, Miss Elizabeth Bar- 
ry, daughter of Mr. Robert B. ship owner, 
13.—-Mrs Gassop, 66.—Mr. Ralph Smith, 
75.—“iss Barry, daughter of Mr. John 8. 
ship owner. 
At Newcastle, Mr. Thomas Weir,—~At 
the house of Thomas Dovidson, esq. Mrs. 
Sarah Lowes, sister to tne lite Wiliiam L. 
esq. of Ridley Hali.—-Miss Blacklock .—-Miss 
-Dorothy Watson, daughter of Mr. john W. 
22.———Vir. William Wilkinson, of the house 
of Wilkinson and Coulson, spirit-merchants, 
76.—Mr. Joseph Oswald, 50.—Mrs. Sarah 
Jefferson. : 
At Heworth, aged 68, the Rev. William 
Glover, many years curate at that place and 
Jerrow.—The following day the Rev R. 
Robinson, curate of Boldon fie was mount- 
ing his horse at Hebburn Red-house, having 
been making application to Cuthbert Ellison, 
esq. 0i Hebburn Hall, to be appointed to the 
vacancies uccasioned by the death of Mr. 
Glover, when he dropped down in a fit of 
apoplexy, and only survived four hours 
At Hullerbank, near Brampton, Miss M. 
Magnay, 17. i Ee 
~ At Shildon, Mr, William Wilson, ‘carrier 
between Newcastle and Hexham. | 
At Den:’s Hole, near Newcastle, Mr. Wil- 
liam Hunter: he wanted only three days of 
completing his hundreoth year 
At Morpeth, Mrs Forster, 78) —0: 
liam Swann, o° Hepscott, 73. 
At Stregtlam, near Baroardcastle, Miss 
‘Ann Colpiits, second daugoter of the late 
_ Thomas C. esq. 50. 
At South 6hields, Mr. George Bowes Grey, 
attorney. — Mr. John Headley, 48. 
At Hexham, Mrs. Temperley, wiie of Mr. 
Nicholas ‘F. merchant. 
At Sunderland, Miss Margaret Hunter.—« 
Mr. Robert Tate, many years employed as 
overseer by the commissioners of the piers, 
84.—Cuthbert Sharp, esq. 64. : 
At Darlington, wiiss Brownless, 27.—.< 
Mrs. Allison, 71. 
At Tanfield, Mr. Robert Blakeson. 
At Forth, near Newcastle, Mirs. Laidler, 
widow or Matthew L. esq. 74. 
At Berwick, Miss ‘Thompkins, 24.—Mrs, 
Gibson, 24. 
CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORELAND. 
At the late meeting of the Kendal Agri- 
cultural Society, silver cups were adjudged 
to the following persons: to Allan Kirk, of 
Hawkin Hall, for the best yearling long- 
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eye 
le Ce 
horned bull; Thomas Watson, of Hign ‘arn, - 
for the best long-horned bull; and join Par- 
kinson, of Marton, for the most useful stale 
lion to cover the next season, within the dis- 
trict. 
A great 
