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bourhood of Cockermouth, planted lat year a 
quarter of an acre uf ground with carrots, with- 
out dungivg. Fhe -produce was upwards of 
“G00 vone. Some of thefe carrots ‘weighed 
three pounds and a half cach, and meafured’ . 
twelve inches in circumference. Work horfes 
fed with'them through the winter were in 
the niot theiving condition, and ft for. their 
ufaxt work ‘the enfuing)feafon, at about 
ond: fourth of! ce charge of the ac cuftomed 
feeding! 
A Bill has lately been brought into Par- 
ént, “4 the Attorney General, to enable 
parith overfeers more effeCtually to levy the 
poor-rates, by Gaehodtiti magiftrates to. en- 
' force the rate, notwithftanding appeals; any 
iahabinant, os'the law now ftands, having it 
inthis power to‘fufpend the colle@ion for the 
whole ipace of time between its-publication 
and the following feffion, by sppealing againit 
it. Thé Bill otiginates from a petition pre- 
‘fented to the Hovfe of Commons vy the over- 
feers of the poor ot) Whitehaven, where the 
whole raté has’ heen frequently quafsed or 
fufpended in its operations, by appeals brought 
by the Earl of Lentdaie,. thereby rendering 
fuch rates’ entirely unavailing for the relief 
of the poor, and many of the perfons’ affefled 
being thereby induced to withold the pay- 
ment of the rates. It appears, that in one in- 
ftance the rate was quafhed, becaufe the 
names of two howfe-bolders were inferted in- 
Stead of tzvo boufe-heepe rs. The overfeers are 
not able to procure diftrefs-warrants, as the 
magiftrates. acting in fuch cafes, judicially, 
wyonla if the rates were afterwards quafhed 
at the feflions, be liable to actions of trefpafs. 
It further appears, that the overfeers and 
churchwardens have borrowed money and in- 
curred debts by maintaining the poor of ‘the 
above-mentioned townfhip, to mneéarly the 
amount of one thoufand pounds; they alfo 
alledge, in their’ petition, that ‘*’they are 
not able to make further advances, and muft 
be inevitably ruined, and upwards of five 
hundred paupers Rarved, * unlefs they are 
relieved by #n’amendment of the law. 
The depth of rain which fell in Carlifle 
during the month of March laft, was 2.874 
inches.——The greateft height of the thermo- 
meter was 60°. and leaft ditto 28°.—The 
gréatett height of the barometer was 30 33, 
and leaft ditto 23.66. 
Population of Daliton. —Males, 1058 ; fe- 
males, 1062.—Total, 2120. in 31795, this 
parith contained 1918 perfons, of whom 9go 
were males, and 923 females. - 
Married.} Mr. J. Wiley,~mariner, of 
Workington, to Mifs A. Jolinitone, of White- 
haven. 
At St. Bees, Captain F. Robinfon, of the 
fhip Eleanor, to Mifs Hodgfon,. of Harrath- 
waite =~Mr. Trumble, of Low-hill, to Mifs 
M'Knight, eldett dichter of Mr, M? Knight, 
of Everson, 
At the Abbey Church, in Holm Cultram, 
“Tp 
Mr, W. Harrifom, of Abbey Town, to Mifs 
Cumberland and Weftmor eland. 
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Harrifon, of Hards.—Mr, Corkhilt, jun. of - 
Whitehaven, to Mifs A. Head, ar" Segess 
near Whitehaven, 
At Whitehaven, Mr. Woodall, hatter, to 
Mifs J. Bowman——Mr. C, Moffah, to Mifs 
Scott. 
At Brampton, Mr, H. Lancafter, bookfel- 
jer, to Mrs, M, Elliot ; and Mr. j. Bell, tor 
Mifs M. Robinfon.—-H. Fletcher, efq. only 
fon of Sir Fi. Fletcher, bart. M. P. for Cum- 
berland, to Mifs F. S. Vaughan, fourth 
daughter of T. Vaughan, efq. 
At Abbey Holme, Mr. R. Pringle, to Mifs 
J. Langcalee; of Pelutho. 
At Carlifle, Mr H. Parkins, of the rgth 
réet. of foot, te Mrs. Strong, widow of the 
late Mr. J. Strong, of the royal artillery. x 
Died.| At Carlifle, Mrs. E. Corkingale, 
widow and publican.—Confiderably advanced 
in years, Mrs. M’Caufland, mother of the 
late Dr. } M’Caufland. Her death was occa- 
fionéd by an accident which has of late bee 
come very frequent, incautioufly paffing too 
near. the firéy when her cloaths caught, and 
before any afiftance could be afforded her, 
fhe was in gne entire flame, the reft of the 
family having gone to bed. 
At the fame place, Mifs M. Hodgfony 
daughter of the late Mr. J. Hodgfon.—Mr. 
A, Logie, gardener.—-J. Thompfoa, efq. of 
Balmeg, factor to A. Murray, efq. of Brough- 
to 
Mi. 
At Sebergham Church Town, in his 72d 
year, Mr. J. Hewer, an eminent woodmon- 
ger. 
At Allonby, aged 76, Mr. J. Ofmotherley. 
At Milnthorpe, Mr. R. Towers, upwards 
of 40 years carrier between that place and 
Kendal. His death was occafioned by blows 
received in a public-houfe, a day or two be- 
_ fore. 
At Whitehaven, in his 66th year, J. Harts 
ley, efq. merchant, endegred to and fincerely 
refpected by all the branches of ‘his family 
and conneétions, by the fuavity of his man- 
ners, and an inflexible integrity of. pee 
in an extenfive line of bufinefs. 
Mrs. Bownefs, widow. —Aged 67, Mrs. 
Dixon, a maiden lady, daughter of the late 
Mr. D. Dixon, merchant.—Aged 72, Mr. 
R. Elliott.—Captain Frazer, of the 4fhip 
George, belonging to Whitehaven.—Aged 
$2, Mr. ‘W. Mighollon, formerly clerk to 
Mr. Beck. 
_ At Kendal, aged 29, Mrs. Swanfon, wife 
of Mr, J. Swanfon, currier.—Aged 20, Mr. 
R. Gunfon, apprentice to Mr. Eccles, cur- 
rier; he retired to reft in perfect Baath, and 
was found dead in bed. 
At Workington, aged 87, Mr. J. Douglas. 
——-In an advanced age, Mrs. E. Hayton—In 
the prime of life, Captain E. Gilliat, mafter 
of the brig Beaver.—<eAged 56, Mr. W. Bird, 
leather-drefler, formerly of Wigton.—Mr. 
J. Wilfon——-Mrs. Brown, wife of Mr. W. 
Brown.=-In her agit year, of a confumptive 
habit, Mifs M. Watts.—_Advanced in years, 
SA 2 Mr, 
