pleasant buildings, particularly in Green-court, &c. A long winding street, with very few houses on the fouth fide, while the town wall, mouldering into ruin, presents its defolations on the north, is called High-Friar-ftreet, and leads to Pilgrim-ftreet Gate.

THE SUBURBS OF NEWGATE.

Without Newgate, over which is the town prifon, to the left, is the street called Gallow-gate. Its etymology, if not very high founding, is of easy derivation, it being the road by which malefactors under the jurifdiction of Newcastle are conducted to the gallows. This dismal place, where the fatal tree stands, is very low, and is named the Gallows-Hole. Adjacent are fome wind-mills belonging to Mr. Darnell, of large construction, for grinding corn.

The Gallow-gate has nothing to recommend it, either for its name to please the ear, or its houses to please the eye.

To the honour, however, of the inhabitants of Newcastle, there are fewer culprits pass this lament_ able road, to receive the legal reward of their crimes, than probably in any town in England of its fize and numerous employments.

At the top of this street is a lane, which brings us close almost by the walls, to the great military road that leads to Carlifle.

The fuburbs, both of New-gate and of Pilgrim-gate, Grey informs us, were ruined in the civil wars, or, as

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ROGUES, who cannot pay for lodgings in the privileged royal refidence, must suffer imprisonment.

" Small rogues hang, that greater ones may dine."-POPE.

Mr. Brand terms it, the grand rebellion by the Scots.* -When that nation resented the encroachments on their religious liberties, and were invited to join their forces with their brethren on the south of the Tweed, who were equally jealous of the infringements made upon their civil liberties, it was little wonder that Newcastle, which zealously stood by the royal cause, fuffered in the mighty conflict: and it is probable that the befieging army, finding resistance from Sir John Marley, the mayor, and a powerful party, destroyed the fuburbs, in order that their battering cannon might play upon the walls with more effect.

To the right-hand, without Newgate, is a street, called formerly Sidgate, now Percy-ftreet, that, however contemptible in Mr. Bourne's time, bids fair, by recent improvements, to become one of the most fashionable parts of the town. The fine and productive gardens and nurseries of the late Mr. Michael Callender have been converted into areas for building by his fon; and already a new street runs up from Percy-ftreet to Strawberry-lane. Building, all along a lane called Blindman's-lane, goes rapidly forward. On the left hand of Percy-ftreet, a little higher up, was formerly a burying-place for diffenters. In this ground several eminent and worthy clergymen of that denomination, and many other respectable characters, lie interred. It is rather curious to be informed by Mr. Brand, that he read a public regif

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ter in St. Andrew's church vestry, intimating, that there was a burying-place in Sidgate of the " quigs," (whigs.) And to this day, dissenters, in many parts of Northumberland, are termed whigs- the highest title of honour, as Lord North faid in Parliament, that can be bestowed on a Briton, and he boafted that he was fincerely a whig himself.

In Percy-ftreet are many elegant houses, with pleafant gardens towards the Leafowes. The street is wide and airy; the fituation, all the way to the Barras-bridge,, is exceedingly delightful and healthy. This bridge, over a steep dean, was formerly narrow, ill-built, and in dark nights dangerous to paffengers, especially on horseback. Of late it has been widened about double its former extent, with a flagged foot-way on each fide, and is now made exceedingly convenient.

In turning to the right hand from the north end of Percy-ftreet we enter the town again by the longeft, lightest, and most elegant street in Newcasile. It is in general called Pilgrim-ftreet, from the number of pilgrims who took up their refidence in this street, on their road to perform their devotions at Jefmond, that is, Jesus' Mount. Immediately upon our entering into this street, on the left, there is a handfome lane, called Vine-lane, with a few agreeable houses; but pafling down into what is called the Dean, or Pandon-dean, we literally have, what Mr. Bourne wished, to this retired vale, a small stream, with a pleasant walk; for this long winding hollow piece of ground, which was waste and wild, covered with brambles and thorns, is now totally converted, by the hand of industry, into a vast number of pleafant though small gardens, for the recreation of

many of the industrious tradesmen of Newcastle. In a fine morning of May, to a lover of retirement, few walks can be more friendly to rational reflection, than that of Pandon-dean.

From the top of Pilgrim-ftreet to Pilgrim-gate, it is named Northumberland-street; part of which was called Pedlar or Pethar-row, from its being built by a successful man of business, whose younger days were spent as a pedestrian merchant, and who, getting forward in life, built a number of these pleasant houses, which still go by that appellation, with fine small gardens adjoining. Newcastle does not, in any of its streets, present more elegant, spacious, and finely built houses, than are to be found in this.

The late Alderman Hedley's house generally attracts the attention of the stranger. It is constructed with the exactest symmetry of defign, and having the advantage of a fpacious street in front, has a fine effect. Since the death of that gentleman, it is generally rented by the commanding officer of the troops stationed in Newcastle, who finds it convenient, as they commonly parade in this street. But the pride and boast of Northumberland-ftreet is Savillerow. This is truly a range of grand buildings. It had its name from the late amiable and excellent Sir George Saville, who, during the American war, in the years 1776 and 1777, refided here as colonel of the Beverly Buffs. He endeared himself to all ranks of people in this country. Indeed, his patriotism as a senator, his talents as a philosopher, his humanity, condescension, and liberality as a man, (while his ample fortune gave full scope to the exertion of his benevolence) made him the darling of the regiment he commanded, and the object of universal esteem; esteem; a few interested courtiers excepted. From this illuftrious character Saville-row had its name. At the end of Saville-row is a neat little place, called Saville-court; and adjoining to it are some handsome buildings, named Queen-square, of which only two angles are yet constructed. A little further down Northumberland-ftreet, on the same side, is Lifle-street, which is less showy than Saville-row, but it leads to a number of fine houses, and one lesser street, interfecting it, called Princes-street, running into Saville-row, and consisting of very commodious dwellings. At the foot of Northumberland-street, near to Pilgrim-street Gate, is a range of very neat houses, which bears the name of Northumberlandplace, and directly on the opposite side is Northumberland-court, forming a passage into the grounds behind. Many of the houses in Northumberlandstreet, especially those on the east fide, being on an elevated fituation, command a fine prospect northward and eastward; Shieldfield, Byker, Heaton-hall, and places adjacent, with part of the county of Durham, being in full view. In former times, they built for strength and safety. Hostile invasions, marauding free-booters, and moss-troopers, ceasing now to exist, the gentlemen of Newcastle, after transacting business for thousands, retire from their compting-houses to those delightful habitations, to the enjoyment of the fruits of their industrious activity, undisquieted, amidst their smiling, happy families.

When we come within Pilgrim_street Gate, to the left is a lane that leads close by the wall, which here is nearly entire, to the field called Carliol Croft. Through this extensive field there is a walk, presenting a prospect of many hanging gar

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