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PROVINCTALT ‘OCCURRENCES, 
WITH att THE MARRIAGES anp DEATHS; 
Arranged geographically, 
or in the Order of the Counties, Tim North to South. 
Fa" Authentic Communications fer this Department are alway: very thankfully received. 
NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM, 
N a late Addrefs of the Committee ‘for 
condu@ting the Lying-in Charity at New- 
eaftle, they ftate, that the objet of that in- 
flitution is to furnith to pocor women, in the 
bofom of their familtes, the beft profeffional 
effifance ; and at the fame time to fupply 
them with fuch pecuniary aid as may en- 
able thera to provide fome of thofe additional 
comforts which their fituation peculiarly re- 
quires, but which their circumftances do not 
often permit*¢hem to obtain. For this pur- 
pofe a number of experienced midwives are 
engaged, under the immediate fuperinten- 
Gance of two eminent medical practitioners, 
who contribute their free advice and affift- 
ance, and aifo fupply gratuitoufly whatever 
medicines may be wanting during the period 
of confinement. The whole half guinea, 
Which entitles any fubfcriber to recommend 
ore paticnt, is ectually giveh to her in week- 
ly pavments, one fhilling only being dedu&ted 
for the midwife, (the remainder of whofe 
gratuity is defrayed from the occafional bene- 
faRtions, &c ) fo that 5383 perfons have 
been delivered, and fupported du-ing the 
month, at an expence to the fubfcribers of 
ro more than 29414.guineas. Befides which, 
fuch perfons as defire it, are now fupplied, in 
confequence of a late extenfion of the plan, 
with complete fets cf bed anc body-linen, on 
condition of its being returned, clean and in 
good order, at the end of the month. But 
the cheapnefs of this inftitution is by no 
means the chief recommendation. ‘The ex- 
perience of forty-five years fully authorifes 
the m4nagers to report it asa mode of relief 
ed acceptable ‘to the poor, who, be- 
ing not removed from their families during 
their confinement, have an opportunity of 
attending to their interefts and wants, and of 
fharing in their fympathy and kind atten- 
tions. This charitabie inftitution has alfo 
been found to poffefs feveral collateral advan- 
tages. in confequence of the neceffary inter- 
courfe between the managers and patients at 
their own houfes, it has been the means of 
leading to a more accurate knowledge of the 
condition of the poor, and thus of obtaining 
extraordinary relicf in cafes of peculiar dif- 
trefs ; in fome infiances, of faving from be.. 
ing abfolutely loft, fome worthy members of 
fociety, whofe cafes would not otherwife 
have been known. Nor is it unworthy of 
netice, in a public view, that it has beena 
mean of contributing to fecure a competent 
rumiber of refpeétable midwives, who, act- 
ing under the immediate eye of the Com- 
mittee and medical attendants, have enjoyed 
fome peculiar advantages for improvement in 
their profeffion, and fome additional motives 
to fupport a refpe@ability of charatter. 
Married.| At Newcaftle, Mr. James Bell, 
fhoemaker, to Mifs Margaret Potts. —Cap- 
tain Thomas Porter, to Mrs. Elizabeth Bea- 
vens, widow of Captain B.—Mr. C. igs 
miller, to Mifs Mary Emblezen, 
At Hexham, Mr. John Little, to Mifs 
Barbara Atkinfon. 
At Warkworth, Mr. William Story, to 
Mifs Julia Ciflara Forfter, daughter of Charles 
Francis F., efq., of Low Burton. 
At Jarrow, Mr. Jonu Blenkinfop, of New- 
cattle, to Mifs Ann Ofwald, of Vanfield. 
At Darlington, Mr Monkhboufe, of Bar- 
nard Cafile, to Mifs Savage. 
At Sunderland, Mr. fames Warner, to 
Mifs Anne Rikhardteng daughter of Mrs. R., 
innkeeper, ; 
Died | At Newcaftle, Mrs. Elizabeth 
Callender, widow of Mr. Michael C., feedf- 
man, 83 —-Mrs. Magdalen Pletts, reli€t of 
Mr. Edward 2.5 brewer, 72. 
Foggin, wife of Mr. iE F., 24 —Mrs. 
Jane Reid, wife of Mr. G. R., britklayer, 
63.--Mir. Reed, eldeft fon of Mr. Wm. R., 
19.—Mrs. Nicholfon, in confequence of hav- 
ing been feverely burnt by her clothes taking 
fire.—ivirs. Gregfon, wife of Captain G., of 
the Cumberland militia, 21.—-Mr. George 
Dobfon, one of the ferjeants at mace of the 
‘corporation.nm-Mr. George Clayton, fchool- 
niafter. 
At Stockton, Mrs. Engledow, wife of Mr, 
Charles E., grocer. — Mis, Moore, wife of 
Mr. Richard M., painter. 
At Hexham, Mrs. Charlton, wife of Mr. 
jofeph C., 67.—Charles Shafto, efq’, 77. 
At Ford, near Lanchefter, Purhady; Alan 
Greenwell, efg., 67. 
At Duchan, Hlizabeth Morton, who had 
juft gone home to attend her mother, who 
was fick ; and the following day her mother, 
Mrs. Elizabeth Morton, miftrefs of the Sun- 
day- a. in New Elvet.—-Mr.’ James Barry, 
78.—M:. John Mallam.—Mys. Balfour, wife 
of Br, ‘B. , furgeon to the ftaff in this city. 
At Berwicele; in the gaol of that plate, un- 
der confinement on mefne procefs for debt, 
Thomas Smith, efq., hufband of the cele- 
bra'ed Mrs. Charlotte S. — Mrs) Amelia 
Smith, widow, 87.—-Mr. james Frazer, gar- ~~ 
cener, 77. —-.Mr. Selley, innkeeper, 59.—< 
Mrs. J ne Rutherford, {pintter, 96. 
At Sunserland, Mr. John Hunter} of the 
cuftoms.—-Mrs. Byewater, wife of Mr. B., 
76. 
— Mrs. Jane 
