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_t 572. 7. 
‘PROVINCIAL OCCURRENCES, ee 
WITH ati THE MARRIAGES AND DEATHS; 
J uly 1, 
Arranged suit pricey) or in the Order of the Ciuties, tre Nor ib to South. 
*.* Communications Sor this Department of the Monthly micatae ais Pith: 
ticated and fent free of Poftage, are always ystepe| received. .Tbofe are more parti-+ 
ularly acceptable which defcribe the Progre/s of Local Improvements of any kind, or 
pa contain Biographical Anecdotes or tas ts relative to Eminent or Remarkable 
Characters recently deceafed. 
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NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM. 
PEEP AeA cress are making for Jaying the 
foundation of an elegant new Subfcription 
Library at the foot of Howard-ftreet, North- 
Shields, on a place anciently known by the 
name of King David’s Mount. This ftruc- 
ture isin fuch a fituation, as to command 
one of the fineft marine and rural views in 
the kingdom, © 
~The Schoolmafters Affociation, in the 
Northern Counties, for the maintenance of 
their Superannuated, and the Widows of their 
deceafed brethren, held their annual meeting 
at Newcaftle, when the members prefent had 
the fatisfaGtion to find, that, notwithftanding 
the increafed burdens which have this year 
come upon the fund, (the annua! payments 
now amounting to 1651. gs. 6ids) yet, by the 
liberal aid of their refpe e€table Bo ebAars, 
their Inftitution is not in a declining ftate. 
"Fhe meeting was honoured with the com- 
pany of feveral of their friends, who were 
pleafed to exprefs their high approbation of 
the icheme of the affociation, lately drawn 
up and circulated by the prefident, which it 
was obferved, could hardly fail of attradting 
the attention, and fecuring the approbation 
-and.encouragement.of the vublic. 
‘-The corporation of Berwick, with a lau-, 
dable view towards the improvement of that 
.. harbour, have applied to Mr. Rennie, the 
engineér, to make an accurate plan and furvey 
thereof, and to point out the beft means to 
bé purfued in order to deepen and improve the 
fame. 
’ Barmoor fheep-fhow will be held on Mon- 
day, July 7th, 1806, when the following 
premiums will be Biven: 1. For the beft 
pen of three two-fhear wedders, one of whch, 
£0 be fhown dead in the evening, a filver cup, . 
value five guiueas. “2. For the bef three 
yezrs old bull, the property of the candidate, 
a filver cup, value five guineas. 3. Tothe 
inventor of any new implement of hufbandry, 
that fhall be deemed, by the judges appointed 
for the other premiums, to have fufficient 
merit, to be recommended by this Meeting 
to poblic ufey a filyer cup, value five gui- 
neas. 4. To the fhepherd who fhall that 
feafon fave and rear the greateft number of 
lambs, from_not lefs than fourfcore Lei- 
cefter Ewes, 
Rated in the certificate, and the certificate, 
the ages of the ewes to be: 
figned by the matter, five guineas. 5. 
Te the ploughman who fhall, on that 
morning, plough or fet up a prepared piece of 
land for drill turnips, in the neateft and moft 
expeditious manner, five guineas. 6. A 
fweepftakes for the bef pig, the me and time 
of feeding to be fpecified. 
Marvied.| At Durham, Mr. Gilbert Hen- 
derfon, to Mifs Robinfon. 
Mr:*J, Stagg, of Aliton, to Mifs Ruth 
Dickenfon, of Dufton Hall, Weftmoreland. 
At Newcaftie, James Wilfon, efq. of Dar- 
lington, to Mrs. ‘Thomas Taylor, of Gates- 
head.—-Mr. Thomas Whitfield, agent, to’ 
Mifs Forfter, of Carbridge —Captain Greg- 
fon, of the royal Cumberland militia, to Mifs 
Eliz. Brumwell, daughter of Mr. John B. of 
Wardenhill, Durliam.—Mr. Harvey, jun. ate 
‘torney, to Mifs Paffen, 
At the Prefs Inn, Berwickhhire, Mr. John 
M‘Dougal of Berwick, merchant, to Mifs 
Mary Stow, fitter of David S. efq one of the 
magifrates of that borough. 
At Stackton, Mr. W. Hayton,, of. Saueais 
land, fitter, to Mifs Hodgfon, daughter of 
the late John Hopafon, efq. of. aiiten; Cum- 
berland. . 
At Hexham, Mr. ‘Thomas Gray, of New- ‘ 
caftle, iron- merchant, to Mifs Milter. 
Died.}] At Eland Hall, near Ponteland, 
Richard. Wilkie, efg. 
At Sedgefield, Mrs. Rudd, widow of the 
Rev. Mr. R. Late of Dovbacutl 
At Hexham, Mr, John Ayreyy clock and. 
_ watchmaker. — Mrs Margaret Ainfley, wife 
of Mr. John A. butcher, 60. 
At Berwick, Mr. Robert Sanderfon, late 
of Palsgrave place, London, attorney. | 
At Darlingtcn, Mr. John Heighington, ~ 
84. 
xe Sunde-land, Mr. George Symie, for- 
merly an eminent fhip-owner.—Suddenly Mr, 
Fairlamb. He had takena walk in the morn-- 
ing after breakfaft, and on his return'went up 
ftairs to drefs, when feeling unwell, he threw - 
himfeif upon the bed, and foon aber widda 
expired.—Mrs. Holmes, relict of Mr. H. 
At Morpeth, Mr. William a ma- 
fon. 
At Thrafton, | near inane Mr. John 
Ovington. 
At "Bithopwearmoutt F Mr. ‘Thomas Liptons ’ 
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