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muff have been the we fatisfaction of 
his own benevolence, that he was thus guid- 
ing, under the bleting of Divine Provi- 
dence, the great purpofes of the Inftitution 
whofe principle he fuperintended, by not 
only extending relief to affliction itfelf, but 
by combining the moft effectual meafnres 
for proteétion againft it, with the moft active 
co-operation with other focieties, for its 
final extermination. Jt is thus, through 
thefe men, that the formidable hydra, whole 
venom was the terror of our anceftors, has 
in dur times been devoted to its ruin jit is 
thus that the monfter of Peloponnefus no 
longer fcatters deyvaftation from every 
wound; thefe men have the modern glory 
of ner tralizine her virus, and, mingling their 
labours with thofe of Hercwles himtelf; they 
will commit her ftory to the records of former 
times; while the dark fhade which once ob- 
fcured the happinefs of human ‘life fhall be 
dilpelled by a noontide radiance, prefenting 
to the admiring gaze of pofterity the cha- 
racters of Jemner and of Woodville, written 
with a fun-beam! Yet, notwithftanding 
thefe extenfive powers, this public ufefulnefs, 
this thirft for medical knowledge, this almoft 
univerfal reputation, the modeft diilidence 
of our departed friend fhrunk from the *bla- - 
sonry of fame, and almoft forbade its voice : 
the filent confcioutnefs of extenfive merit 
rather led him to rejoice in the effeét, than 
to condefcend in felf-Hlattery to the cau‘e: 
he rejoiced to fee the profperity of “his 
. plans, but the delicate humility of his heart 
afcribed to a fublimer fource the dictation 
and the glory! If the efeem and appro- 
bation of a few cordial friends were the !i- 
mits of his ambition—if he preferred not to 
Ns orthumberland and Durham. 
inh 
barter a jewel of fo ineftimable a price, for 
the tranfitory breath of popular fame, it is 
for thofe friends to dwell upon his virtues; 
and now, that his humility does not repret{s : 
their zeal, to furnifh the triumph of applaufe: , 
they’ may exemplify his merits, which the 
loud herald of renown has not rendered 
common—they may, dwell upon his charac- 
ter ‘and his exertions, which the trump of 
eulogy can never tarpifh by exaggeration ! 
As a public ofiicer of this Houte. his liberal 
and active attention to all its departments 
was not limited by the rigid letter of his 
duty, but ‘rather extended by the benevo- 
lence of his heart. His unwearied regard 
to the comfort and fafety of thofe committed 
to his care—his gentle treatment of the af- 
flicted, and his encouragement of the con- 
valelcent t, procured him their refpect and 
gratitude—and his punctual regularity, and 
affectionate intereft, in the welfare “of the 
heufehold over which he was the deputed 
guardian and general vilitor, has Jett an ex- 
ample for his fuccetior until the Houle itfelf 
fhall be. removed !—TIfappy, thrice. happy, 
if that fucceflor fhall tread. his path, and 
transfer to himfelf the remnant of his fame ! 
- Endowed with urbanity of mahners, warmed 
with the zeal of friendthip, and ennobled by 
the felt-poffeflion of that mens sbi confcia recli 
which diguifies and’ elevates the human 
heart, which upholds. in forrow, and gives 
equanimity in the dangers: of profparity-— 
we may reflect with fatisfaction that our 
friend is departed but a little while before 
fome of us; and if we contemplate his 
virtues, and emulate his example, we may 
hope to follow and to meet hiny where tears 
and forrows flall be wiped away !”” - 
PROVINCIAL: OCCURRENCES, 
WITH atu THE MARRIAGES anp DEATHS; i 
Arranged geographically, or in the Order of the Counties, from North to South. 
*.* Authéntic Communications for this Department are always very thankfully received. 
NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM. 
A Britifh naval pillar has lately been eredt- 
ed as a leading fga-mark near the Low Houfe, 
South Shields. It is intended to infcribe the 
names of Howe, St. Vincent, Duncan, and 
Nelfon, on each fide of the fquare bafe. 
‘Mr. William Taylor, of Beamifh, was pre- 
fented at the laft meeting of the Society of 
Arts witha gold medal, value thirty guineas, 
for his great exertions In araining, cultivat- 
ing, and improving 303 acres Of wafte land, 
being a part of Chefter divifion, of which 
the purchafe money, in 1799, was 2665}. 
but which inthe 24th ef March 1804 was 
_walued -at go2zs5l.. The Society expreffed 
thenifelves highiy -pleafed at the report of fo 
harge a quantity of land being brought into 
fuch a ftate of agriculture, i in the thirt Lead 
of three years and a half. 
| Married] At Darlington, Captain Ralph 
Milbanke, of the reyal navy, to Mifs Stamper. 
At South Shields, James Dale, officer of 
excife, to Mrs. Neal. 
Mr. john Dawfon, of the Gini to Mifs 
Robinfon, of Ouftley. 
At Sunderland, Mr. James Disbbtan: drum- 
major of the Northurscefand Militia, to 
Milfs Dorothy Straker, after a courthhip of 
25 years.——-Mr. Gregfon, inip-owner, te Mifs 
Mary Thompfon, of Biihopwearmouth. 
At Berwick upon Tweed,’ Richard Short- 
ney, efq. of London, to Mifts- acre ‘ 
daughter of Mr. Robert C. 
Mr. George Eaftiand, chemit ane drug- 
git, 
