1807.) 
At St. Alban’s, very suddenly, aged 66, 
while on a journey to visit a daughter in 
Kent, James Wilson, esq. of Kendall, a jus- 
tice of the peace for the counties of Cumber- 
land and Westmoreland. As an active magis- 
trate, zealous in preserving peace and good or- 
der, his death will be a public loss. His 
knowledge of the law, particularly in that de- 
partment in which he was most engaged, was 
extensive: his impartiality in all his decisions 
was unquestionable ; he was always ready to 
render every. service in his power, and was 
equally accessible to the poor and rich, In 
domestic and private life, his friendly and so- 
cial disposition made him much beloved, and 
his death will be sincerely lamented. 
At Carlisle, Mrs. Jordan, 34.—-Mrs. Eliza- 
beth Boustead, widow, 89.—Mr. John Moffat, 
39.—Mr. W. Wilkinson, drawing and writing 
master Mr. George M‘Crea, a useful actor 
and a convivial companion, 36, 
At Penrith, Mr. Luke Law, 80.—Doug}as 
Grieve, esq. Captain of the Loyal Leathward 
Volunteers, 24.—IMir. Arthur Walker. 
At Cockermouth, Mr. 'T. Waller, 82.—eMr. 
R. Barnes. 
At Kendal, Miss Margaret Mason, second 
daugiter of Mr. M.. druggist, 18.—-Mr. A. 
fackson, formerly afi hair-dresser, 84.——Mrs. 
Rodick, 77.—Mrs. Eleanor Simpson, wife of 
Mr. James S. attorney.—-Mrs. Woof. 
At Whitehaven, George Richardson, esq. 
collector of the customs, and a captain in the 
artillery corps of the Whitehaven volunteers, 
S8.—Mrs. Lewthwaite, wile of W. L. esq. 
——Mrs. Connell, 27. 
At Workington, Mis. Ann Hodgson, 88.— 
Mrs. Sewel, mother of Mr. S. merchant, 87. 
«Miss Ann Winder, second daughter of the 
Jate Rev. Joseph W.——Mr. Benjamin Bell, 75. 
——Mrs, Mary Barnes, 45. 
At High Cross, Loweswater, John Head, 
esq. M. D. 47. 
At Parton, Mr. Joseph Hodgson, 72. 
At Maryport, aged 62, Mr. John Wilson, 
shoemaker, a man who was possessed of very 
greatendowments. Every parc of the mathce 
matics was well known to him ; and his know- 
ledge in astronomy and optics, was scarcely 
inferioy to that of any person, of the present 
time. Mechanics also, he excelled inj; and 
in the making of certain astronomical, and 
optical instruments, he added a surprising ex- 
actness of execution. And yet all this know- 
ledge was self-acquired; and acquired with 
little or no intezruption to his business 5 for he 
has been often heard to say, that, during the 
time he gained the greatest part of his infor- 
mation, he generally worked at his trade four- 
teen or fifteen hours inthe day. But a cer- 
tain diffidence in his disposition (frequently 
the attendant upon real merit) prevented his 
being much icnown to the world, as a man of 
penius. To all these great qualities, he join- 
ed the highest and Lest ; that of 3 good and 
honest man, in all the relative situitions of 
dite. sai a 
Yorkshire. 297 
At Dearham, Mr. Isaac Kay, 55. 
At Poulton in the Fylde, Mr. Thomas 
Brigzs, surgeon, father of Dr. B, of Liverpool, 
ig 
At Barngill, Mr. Alexander Coulthard, 58. 
At Hawkshead, Mr. Charles Robinson, sure 
geon, 65. 
at Orton, Mrs. Ann Farrer, formerly a 
celebrated midwife, 90 —Mrs. Jennet Parkin, 
80. 
YORKSHIRE. 
The armoury in the citadel at Hull, which 
has lately been undergoing several alterations 
and repairs, is now completely fitted up; 
and is capable of containing arms and accoutre- 
ments for 15,000 cavalry, and 20,000 infantry. 
The roof of the Old Blockhouse, at the west 
entrance of the citadel, has been taken off, 
and the interior wall pulled down it is about 
to be fitted up for a naval sturehouse; in 
which we are informed, it is proposed to keep 
a constant supply of stores, capable of furnish- 
ing six sail of the line and twelve frigates, in 
case of any emergency. 
In order to facilitate and amend the naviga- 
tion of the river Humber, it is in contempla- 
tion to erect by subscription, two light houses 
at Whitton Sand and Oyster Ness, upon a 
suitable scale, and on the same plan as those of 
Spurn and Flamborough. 
pplications are intended to be made in the 
next session of parliarnent for Acts for the fol- 
lowing purposes ; tor inclosing the open fields, 
commons and waste grounds, in the township 
of Thorp Audlin, in the parish of Badsworth, 
in the West Riding; for inclosing the moors, 
commons and waste grounds, in the manor 
and township of Chapel Allerton, in the parish 
of Leeds; for making a turnpike readto branch 
off from the great north road at the southe 
end of Barnsdale, and to communicate with 
the present road leading from Wakeiield to 
Leeds; and for making a new turnpike-road 
with two branches from Leeds, through Pot- 
ter Newton, and Round-hay to Kiddal lane- 
end. 
In many of the cotton mills, it is customary 
to breakfast in the card-room during the time 
the mill is in motion, and the food of the 
work-people, by this means, becomes exposed 
to all the fibres of the cotton arising from the 
agitation of the machinery; thesé fibres accu- 
niulate on the stomach, and become hard and 
indigestiple. A striking proof of the danger 
of this pernicious practice, was lately exhibited 
at Pateley-bridge, where a young person, that 
has seen fur some time unwell, parted with g 
callous substance much resembling achesnut, 
and which weighed nearly an ounce. ‘This 
substance, when opened, was found to consist’ 
entirely of cotton. A few yea‘s ago, Dr. 
Corner of Kighley, extracted three cotton 
balls, of a similar kind, from a young person. 
who was employed at a cotton factory in that . 
town. 
As some workmen were “fately digging for 
the foundation of a house, near the mount, 
without 
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