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_ ral Gantheaume, captured ‘it. 
1808.] 
Humble, esq. of Middleton, near Leeds, 
Yorkshire. 
At Durham, Mr. Thomas Johnson, 49 — 
Mrs. Ana Pickering, 53 —Mrs. Ann Patti- 
son, wife of Mr. J. P. 88.—Mr. Nicholas 
Oliver.—Margaret Mitchell, 101,—Mrs. 
Spearman, wife of Charles S. esq. 
At Gateshead, Mrs. Roddam, wife of Mr, 
John R. 80.—-Mrs. Margery Millar, 78.— 
John Atkinson, esq. 
At Berwick, Mrs. Hirst, wife of Mr. James 
H. 32.—-Mr, James Philips, 35.—Mr. Thos. 
Davidson, 58.—Mr. Andrew Gillespie, a 
burgess, 80. This naval veteran had his 
skull fractured, and lost an arm, in the en- 
gagentfent off Minorca, under the unfortunate 
admiral Byng, in 1756. 
At Munga Walls, Berwick, Mr. James 
Thompson. 
At Bedlington Furnace, in his 98th year, 
Serjeant Wm. M‘Anglish. He was born in 
‘the English army, and served several cam- 
pains with it in Germany. Having received 
an honourable discharge on account of his 
wounds and long services, he entered into the 
employment of his late master, Mr. Hawks, 
where he continued near half a. century, 
chearfully discharging the duties of a faith- 
‘ful, honest, and grateful, servant. ~ 
At Barnardcastle, Mr. John Vickers, ae 
At Grindlaw Wallis, Mrs. Jane Duell, 
At Willington, Mr. Mark Scott, a ey 
Messrs. Bell pat Brown, 65. 
At Seaton, near Sunderland, Mr. Bryan 
Thompson, 73. 
At Sunderland, Mr. John Davison. —Lieut. 
John Blackett Watsan, of the royal marines, 
son of Mr. Ralph Watson, of the Customs, 
Newcastle, 20. He was second in command 
of the division of marines left. on the Dia- 
mond Rock, when the French, under Admi- 
The priva- 
tion and fatigue he sustained on that station, 
laid the foundation of a decline, which ulti- 
mately carried this promising young man to 
an early grave, leaving his friends and a ou- 
qlerous acquaintance to «egret his loss, 
CUMBERLAND AND DURHAM. 
Ata late meeting of the inhabicants of the 
city of Carlisle, at which the Earl of Lons- 
“dale, and many gentlemen of the first respec- 
tability, were present, a plan was submitted 
for conveying the water trom the river Eden 
_toa reservoir near the citadel, to be thence 
Carried into the different streets, gc. by means 
of water-pipes, which met with the approba- 
tion of his lordship, andthe company present, 
and in less than half an hour near the sum of 
30001. was subscribed. 
_ That singular natural curiosity, the float- 
ing island, which has emerged from the bot- 
tom of Derwentwater, only three times in the 
course of about thirty years, has recently ap~ 
peared above the surface. At first it was of 
 adark brown Colgur, but soon became o- 
" yered with verdure, Jt contains about an 
Cumberland and Westmoreland. 
285 
acre of ground, and is quite stationary. By 
thrusting a pole, in several places, to the 
depth of thsee yards, the water rushed up 5 
consequently it is of that thickness, and un- 
connected with the bottom, That it is also 
entirely unconnected with the shore is evi- 
dent, as boats have sailed entirely around it,, 
and sounded the water with long poles, with= 
out finding the bottom. 
It is intended to apply to parliament for 
leave to bringin a bill for making a new road 
between Cockermouth and Wigton. The 
greatest deviation from the present line will 
be between the former place and Bothel 5; 
and a considerable one. between that place 
and Wigton. By forming this intended line, 
no less than nine very inconvenient hills will 
be avoided (the whole road wii be nearly 
level), and the distance will be shortened at 
least three miles. This undertaking would 
have heen proper at any,time ; it is particu- 
larly so at present, on account of the speedy 
inclosure of Isell Common ; and it is hoped 
so favourable an opportunity will not be lost. 
Besides a great public convenience, it may be 
made one of the pleasantest roads in the 
county. 
A few minutes before two o’clock on Frie 
day morning, August 26, the shock of am 
earthquake was felt very sensibly in the town 
of Whitehaven and neighbourhood, and the. 
agitation, according to the most minute obe 
servations respecting it, continued from three 
to five seconds. Tle weather, as observed, 
immediately after the motion ceased, was 
close and sultry, the barometer stood at 29 
inches 3 fourths, and there wasno wind. Its 
direction is supposed to have been from the 
south.east, accompanied by a rumbling noise 
in the air; there was not sufficient light te 
make any other observation immediately after 
the shock, except that of the atmosphere bes 
ing very thick and hazy. The consternation 
it caused/in that town was very great ; a chim- 
ney in fangier-street was thrown down, three’ 
people, in different parts of the town, were- 
thrown off their feet, and one of them con~ 
siderably hurt, but no farther damage was 
done. We have accounts of the shock being 
felt at the following places, viz. Workington, 
the quay a little damaged, Maryport, Cocker- 
mouth, Redmain, Keswick, Lorton, very 
severe, but no damage; Egremont, some 
chimneys thrown down, and part of the ruins 
of the castle; Bootle, Broughton, Raven- 
glass, Ulverston, no damage; Abbeyholm, 
Wigton, Carlisle, Brampton, no damage 
Kendal, Lancaster, Garstang, Preston, Hakes, 
send, no damage ; Penrith, Appleby, Brough; 
some old walls were thrown down in the 
neighbourhoud of these places ; in the Isle 
of Man, and at Dublin, no damage whatever. 
The-shock was also feltat Newcastle, Kelso, 
Kireudbright, Dumfries, Leith, and Edin- 
burgh. 
Married,| At Whitehaven, Mr. ota 
Keswick, to Miss Eleanoy Crooks,—-Mr. R 
‘Steele, 
