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that a new bridge fhould be built over the 
river Eden, between the north end of Rick- 
ergate, and at the foot of Stanwix Bank.— 
On this occafion, a corref{pondent of the Car- 
lifle Journal fuhbmits to the attention of thofe 
appointed to carry this order into execution, 
the following plan. propofed by a deceafed 
friend of his. ‘* The object of my friend 
{fays he) was, to bend the Newcaftle road a 
little out of its prefent courfe, fo as to avoid 
that dangerous deéfcent calied Stanwix bank. 
He had obferved, with the eye of an engi- 
meer, that, about the place where the horfe- 
road to Rickerby branches out from the 
Newcaftle road, there is a confiderable flack 
in the Newcaftle road. From this point, 
therefore (where the Newcaftle road is low- 
eft), he propofed to lead the courfe of that 
road along the fide of the hill, flanting down 
gently cill it joined the lower part of the 
footpath on Stanwix Bank , which footpath 
it was afterwards to follow to the bridge —~ 
The new bridge was fuppoied to ftand nearly 
where the bridge now ttands, only its north- 
ern extremity, where it joins to Sranwix- 
bank, was to be removed a f-w yards ro- 
wards the ealt, in order to leffen the abrupt- 
nefs of the turn at the corner of it. The 
fhovelling down the earth to form this road 
on the fide of the bank, will not be a work 
of great labour. The road on the top of the 
bank, when broken up, will fupply hard 
Thaterials, and, by being converted into til- 
lage, will nearly repay the purchafe-money 
of that part of the bank which will be cut 
up by the new road. By this plan, the tra- 
veller to Newcaftle, inftead of turning to the 
left at the end of the bridge, and winding up 
a very dangerous afcent, and, bending to the 
right at the top of the hill, will turn to the 
right immediately at the end of the bridge 
and then ride ftraight forward on a road per- 
fectly level, or ‘gradually afcending till he 
joins the low part of the Newcaftle road, at 
the diftance, perhaps, of a quarter of a eae, 
Should this plan be carried into effect, it 
might be worth while to follow it up by cut- 
ting a road acrofs from this low point of in- 
terfeftion in the Newcaftle road to the Long- 
town road, that perfons travelling into Scot- 
Jand might alfo avoid the tremendous hill ia 
gueftion, which winds or traverfes in fuch a 
Way as to intercept ob{tales 3 and I doubt 
Not but carriages from Rockclit would be 
brought by this new and fafe way in prefe- 
rence tothe fhorter, but dangerous, one now 
in ufe: acircumrance this of confiderable 
importance, if the principal road'to Glalgow 
and Portpatrick fhould ever lead that way, as 
it probably will. When the work has pro- 
€eeded fo far, the communication may be 
completed to Rickergate, by means of a 
caufeway furnifhed with arches ; if thought 
neceflaryy with an embankment to keep the 
floods from Rickergate.” 
Married.} At Arlecdon, Mr, William At- 
Monrary Mag, No. i29. 
Cumberland and Weftmoreland, 
518 
kinfon, of Lane Foot, in Lamplugh, to Mifs 
Ann Atkinfon, of Afby. 
At Orton, Weftmoreland, Robert Whar- 
ton, of Langdale, efg. to Mifs Gibfon. 
At Baffenthwaite, Mr. John Grown, to 
Mifs Frances Chapellow, of Bolton. 
At Aikton, near Wigton, Mr. John Tif- 
fin, of Crofshill, to Mifs Hodgfon, of Down- 
hall. 
Died.] At Carlifle, aged 46, Mr. Jofeph 
Lewthwaite.—Aged 42, Mr. James Roome, 
butcher,.—-Mirs Young wife of Mr John 
Young.—-Ayged 20, Mifs Margaret Sewell, 
daughter of Mr. Thomas Sewell, auChoneer. 
Aged 22, Mrs. Cannal, wife of Mr, John 
Cannal, faddler—Aged 39, Mr John Ni- 
cholfon, of Caldewgate.-Aged 64, Mr. Ca- 
leb Hodgfon, cooper.—-Aged 27, John Wil- 
fon, a private in the Royal Cumberland mi- 
litia 
By a fail from his horfe, Major Dent, of 
the Appleby volunteers. 
At Greyfouthen, in Brigham, very fud= 
denly, in his 62d year, Mr jofeph Harri- 
man. 
At Sunderland, near Cockermouth, aged 
20, Mis Sarah Topping, niece of Mr. Maac 
Aflbridge 
At Whitehaven, aged 53, Mr. John Horse 
fall, corporal in the invalids, and formerly 
ferjeant in the royal artillery.—Suadenly, 
Without any previous complaint, Hannah, 
the caughter of Mr. Jofeph Dixon.—in her 
41ft year, Mrs. Ann Dawfon.—Aged 86, Mr. 
Benjamin Boadle =-Aged 87, Mrs. Eleanor 
Brough, widow.—!n an advanced age, Mrs, 
Elizabeth Barras.—-William Nicbclion. efq. 
contraétor for his Majefty’s packet from 
Whitehaven to the Ifle of Man, from the 
time apacket was firft eftablifhed (which is 
now thirty-fix years), and poftmatter more 
than twenty-two years; in which fituation 
he conduéted himfelf greatly to the fatisfac- 
tion of the Poftmafters’ General, and was 
greatly refpeéted by his acquaintance. He 
was fon of the late Mr. Timothy Nicholfon, 
a refpeGable merchantof Whitehaven, coufin 
to General Brownrigg, and uncle to Sir John 
Benn Walth, Bart. M.P 
At Dion Side, in Diffington, aged 89, Mr 
Peter Simon. 
At Salt Pans, in Harrington, Mrs, Eliza- 
beth Carberry. 
At Tallentire, near Cockermouth, in her 
79th year, Mrs. Mary Kennedy, reli@ of 
Captain Kennedy, formerly in the African 
trade from Whitehaven. 
At Whinfield, Weftmoreland, aneH 72s 
Mr. John Miiner, 
At Penrith, aged 44, Mr. 
druggift. 
At Eyemouth, John Johnfton, efq. riding 
furveyorof the cuftoms, aged 35. 
At Kirkhead, in Lowefwater, in her 72d 
year, Mrs. Ann Bank. 
At Crag End, in Brigham, Mifs Allafon. 
3U WORKSHIR ES 
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