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NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURITAM. 
On the 20th of April, was laid in New- 
eastle, the foundation stone of anew square 
at the head of Howard Street, to be called 
Northumberland Place. 
‘The new church at Wallsend, Newcastle, 
was consecrated for-divine worship by Tho- 
mas Burgess, D. D. Lord Bishop of St. 
David's, on the 27th of Apmil. This neat 
edifice stands on a spot of ground nearly 
adjoining the line of redoubts continued 
from the end of the Roman Wall to Tyne- 
mouth, and only about 800 yards from the 
Roman station called Seyedunum, where 
stood a Temple of Diana, as appears from 
the remains of antiquity found there. 
At the late Ovingham fair, the Tyne 
side Agricultural Society awarded the fol- 
lowing prizes; viz. To Mr. John Rowell, 
of Hollingball, for the best stallion for hun- 
ters or road horses, 51. 5s. To Mr. George 
Coxon, of Wall, for the best stallion for 
eoach horses, 5!. 5s.. To Mr. John Turn- 
bull, of Bywell, for the best stallion for 
draft horses, 5!: 5s. To Mr. Antony 
Waiiles, of Bearl, for the best bull, 101.10. 
To Mr. Thomas Baites, of-Haiton, for the 
next best bull, 5]. 5s. To Mr. William 
Johnson, of Prudhoe, for the best builon a 
farm not more than 11. per aere, 5]. 5s. 
To Mr, Antony \Wailes, of Bearl, for the 
best-pair of steers, 51, 5s. To ditto, for 
the best boar, 3]. 3s.. To Mr. William 
Jobling, of Styford, for the next best boar, 
2l. 2s. The sweeps akes of 20 guineas 
for heifers, was adiadged to Mr. Antony 
Wales, of Rearl. 
Married.|- At Croxdale, Purbam, Wil- 
hiam Blandell, esq. of Crosby Hall, Lan- 
cashire to Miss Stanley, only daughter of 
the late Sir Thomas Stanley Massey Stan- 
Jey, Baronet. ; 
At Keveastle, Lieutenant Co'lin of ‘the 
West Kent militia to Miss Fearney. 
At-oughion le Spring, the Rev. John 
Reeves, of Stamfordh2m, to Miss Charlton, 
At Durham, Thomas Greenwell, esq. of 
Willington, to Miss Isabella ‘ays, 
At-Brancepeth, the Rev. William Nes- 
field, to.Miss Mills, of Winlaton. 
- Dicd.} At Newcastle, Mr. William 
Watson.—Mr. John Davidson, one of the 
serjeants at Mace of this. corporation. — 
Mr. Alexander Wilson, 76.—Mrs. Ann 
Dixon, 84.-—Miss. Hearn, daughter of the 
late Mr. Joseph Hearn, of Preston, 14.— 
Mr. Calvert, Clapham, 67.—Mrs. Lowes, 
—Mr. Thomas Marshall, one of the oldest 
free burgesses of the corporation, §6.— 
Mr. Hutchinson, jun. a draughtsman and 
architect of great promise, 24.—Mr. John 
Shipman.—Mrs. Mary Bootimar, 69.— 
Mr. Thomas Hewitson, many years secre- 
tary to the shipping msurance societies, 
in South Shields.—Mrs, Thompsen, 74.— 
Mr. John Grey, 81.—This man was an 
instance of the diversity that exists m 
human constitutions. For the last 50 years 
his. beverage was Hollands Geneva. He 
/drank it without water, sometimes in cc= 
pious libations, yet continued healthy until 
within afew weeks of his death. 
At Durham, Mr. Thomas Woodifield, 
one of the Bishop's bedesmen, 42.—John 
Crookes Leighton, esq. 42.—Mrs. Thomp- 
son, 34. 7 
At Plawsworth, Mr. George Foreman.- 
At Alnwick, Mrs. Hudson, 35. 
At Stockton, Edward Brown, esq. . 
At Bishopwearmouth, John Paddison, 
104.—Mr. William Read, 27. 
At Low Elswick, Mr. William Ryle, Sia 
At Ovingham Boat-Heuse, Mr. Jqhn 
Johnson, 75. In the great flood, in 1771, 
he andall his family were sweptaway im 
the night, with his house, out building, 
and even his garden. Ali were drowned 
except himse:f and his brother, whe 
caught the branch ofa tree as they passed 
down the current, to which they clung till 
eleven o’clock the nest day, nearly naked, 
At Berwick,- Mr. . Branxton, 88. -—- 
John Nesbit, 99.—Mr. James Stewart, 
24.—Myrs. Gray, —Mr. James Blackett;74. 
—iy. Thomas Hogarth, 75.—Mrs. Agnes 
Atchinson, 85.—Mr Alexander M‘Kenzie, 
a0, 9 . 
At Hexham, Mr. Robert Gate, 28.-~ 
Mrs Liddle, widow ofthe Rev. Mr. Liddle. 
—Mrs. Mary Oxley, 63 —Mr. Tulip, 26. 
At M:rpeth, Mrs, Elizabeth Crawford, 
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