102 WESTMORLAND AGRICULTURE, 1800— 1900 



In 1816 the March Cattle Fair was started on the Beast Banks, 

 being held annually on the 23rd of the month. 



The positions which the various markets were to occupy was 

 advertised in the Kendal Advertiser and Chronicle in 1824 : — 



All vendors of pigs and geese shall place their carts and stand in the high 

 end of Stramongate. 



All vendors of potatoes shall place their carts lower down in Stramongate. 



All vendors of Cotton Fents and other goods called soft goods shall place 

 their stalls and stand in Stricklcindgate below the regular stalls for woollen 

 goods. 



All vendors of Fruit shall stand on the west side of Highgate below the end 

 of Allhallows Lane. 



All vendors of Pots shall expose their goods between the end of Allhallows 

 lane and the Horse and Rainbow. 



Vendors of Meal and Flour by retail shall not be permitted to stand in 

 the space under St. George's Chapel. 



MICHAEL BRANTHWAITE, 



Mayor. 



The tolls of the markets and fairs of Kendal were part of the 

 manorial rights of the Barony, and were leased for £15 per year to 

 the Corporation, who sublet them, in 1837, to John Thompson for 

 £115 per year. A dispute arose at this time between the Corporation 

 and the lords of the manor, the Earl of Lonsdale for the Richmond 

 and Marquis Fees and the Hon. F. G. Howard for the Lumley Fees, 

 the result of which was that after two assize trials and an appeal, 

 the Corporation lost their case and had to pay all costs. This was 

 in 1839, after which date Thompson received his lease of the tolls direct 

 from the Lords of the Manor. So the tolls continued till 1864, when 

 the question of redeeming them was brought up at the Farmers' Club, 

 with the result that they were purchased from the Hon. Mary Howard 

 and Lord Lonsdale for the sum of £1,100. The tolls at this time 

 were bringing in a nett income of £55 per annum. The money required 

 for the purchase was rjiised by subscription. 



