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PROVINCIAL OCCURRENCES, 
WITH ary trHeE MARRIAGES anv DEATHS; 
Arranged geographically, or in the Order of the Counties, from North to Souths 
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NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM). 
HE seamen of Newcastle have lately in- 
stituted a Society for their relief in case 
of sickness, old age, or infirmity, shipwreck, 
&c. and it has also for one of its principal 
objects the relief of its members in an ene- 
my’s prison. 
The Tyne Side Agricultural Society have 
ofered the following premiums, to be ad- 
judged at their next meeting, on the 6th of 
July:—1. For the best tup, more than one- 
shear, to be kept in the district during the en- 
suing season—Five Guineas. 2. For the best 
shearing tup, under the same restrictions— 
Five Guineas. 3. For the best pen of five 
gimmers, to be kept in the district for the 
purpose of breeding—Five Guineas. 
Married.| At Longbenton, Ralph Fen- 
wick, esq. to Miss Brown, daughter of Wil- 
liam B. esq.—The Rev. John Drake, to Miss 
Rudman, only daughter of the late Janes R. 
esq. alderman of Newcastle. 
At Bishopwearmouth, John Maling, jun. ' 
esq. of Grange, to Miss Allan, daughter of 
the late Robert A. esq. of Sunniside. 
At Durham, M. Balfour, esq. district sur- 
geon, to Miss Eliz. Brown, daughter of the 
late Mr. George B. 
At Stockton, Leonard Raisbeck, esq. lieu- 
tenant-colonel commandant of the Stockton 
Volunteers, to Miss Robinson, youngest 
daughter of the late Leonard R. esq. 
Died.| At Coldstream, the Rev. Jokn 
Rutherford, formerly a Protestant dissenting 
minister at Swalwell, 59. © - 
At Sunderland, Mr. Mackintosh.—Mrs. De- 
bello, 52.—=Mirs. Eleanor Hall, 60.—Mrs. 
My Craggs, a maiden lady, 51 
At Newcastle, Mrs. Vorothy Selby, a 
maiden lady, 74 —Mrs. Marsden. —Mr. John 
Harvey, 41 —Mr. William Maxwell,  sur- 
geon, 59.—Mrs, Carleton, 73.—Mrs. Bell, 
wife of Mr. Edward B. merchant. 
At Durham, Mr. George Wheldon, 72.— 
Mr. John Moralee, of the George and Dragon 
Inn, 59 —Alexander James, second son of 
John M‘iKenzie, esq. of Applecross.—Mr. 
Hugh Boyd, 67.—Dr. Charles Keith, phy- 
sician, of Harrowgate. 
At Heighington, Durham, Anthony Jep- 
son, esq. a lieutenant in the royal navy, 57. 
At Jarrow Celliery, Mr. T. Vaux. 
At Tynemouth Barracks, Mr. Pinkeman, 
'gerous part of the service. 
first serjeant-major in the 2d regiment of 
Lancashire Militia 
At Edmousley, Mr. Stephen Wheldon, 85 
At Hexham, Mrs. Robinson, 81 hy 
At Berwick, Mr. Joseph Holliday.—Mr 
John Manners. * 
At the Steel, 
Dodd, esq. 83 
CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORELAND, 
near Bellingham, Simon 
From a new system adopted in airing the 
Earl of Lonsdale’s extensive coai- works near 
Whitehaven, the miners have, fortunately, 
been free from any serious accidents for se- 
veral years; although many new spreads, 
or fields of coal, have been opened out; and 
this process is always deemed the most dan- 
The hydrogen 
gas, inflammable air, or dirt, as the works 
men call it, is now made useful in carrying 
on the works. ‘fhey have collected ‘a very 
large quantity of it, at the bottom of one of 
their upcast shafts (Duke Pit), and keep it 
constantly burning. The heat from it ex- 
ceeds that of their largest coal fires, or lamps, 
as they are called, which are kept ar the bot- 
tom of the upcast shafts, to rarify the air in 
the pit. ‘the speed of the common atmos- 
pheric air, by burning the hydrogen gas, is 
greatly accelerated. It compels it to travel 
.at the rate of more than four miles an hour ; 
whereas common air courses, with coal fires 
at the upcast shafts, seldom send it more than 
three miles an pode Ir also saves the ex- 
pence of attendance and coals, which is very 
considerable at other upcast shafts. In these 
work$, neither expence nor care is wanting to 
make the situation of the cojliers, whilst am 
their labour, as secure as possible; and they 
are accommodated with neat and comfortable 
houses, rent free,, adjoining the town, in rhe < 
pleasantest situation that it aflords. AH the 
houses, in numper 300, are supplied with ex- 
cellent water, conveyed in lead pipes from 
reservoirs made solely for their use, above 
the Jevel of the village. These houses are 
frequentiy white-washed within, to prevent 
infectious diseases ; and annually on the cut- 
side also, which contributes much ta the 
neatuess of their appearance. From the iin- 
proving state ot these extensive works, all 
kinds of workmen, on their arrival at White- 
haven, find immediate employment. 
The annual Report of the Simday Schools 
at Kendal, states, that there have been 403 
3S 2 children, 
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