1840.] 
Mrs. Mary Simmerton, 64,.—Mrs. Graham, 
wite of John G, esg, of Lowhouse.——Mr. ‘Tho- 
mas Galliler, 24.—~Mrs. Saul, mother of Mr. 
S. attorney —Mr,. Robert Boyes, schoolmas- 
ter, 42.—Mr. Joseph Porter, 40.—Mr. Ed- 
ward Hunt, 66: 
At Scotby, Mr, William Sutton. 
At Wrey' Mill, Miss Little, daughter of 
Mr. Joha L, 19. 
At Penrith, Mrs. Weatherall, relict of Mr. 
W. jrinter.—Mrs. Elizabeth Turnouh. 
At Whitehaven, Mrs. France, 82.—-Mr. 
Robert Paxton.—Mrs. Collins. —Mr. Crosbie, 
74—Mrs. Mary Allison, 87. She had livedin 
the family of the Miss Wenningtons 50 years. 
At Parton,,Mrs..Jane Allen, 30. 
At Plumbland, Mr, Richard. Stanley, 
At Sanawith, Mr, Henry Dale, 84. 
At Emerald in Newland, near Keswick, 
Joseph Barcroft. esq. 57. . 
At Brayton Lodge, Mrs. Norman, wife of 
Mr. N: steward to Lady Lawson. 9) 44)" 
At Esk Meals, near Ravenglass, Mrs. Ben- 
son, 7S. 
At Keswick, Mr. Joseph Dover; 85. 
At Cummersdale, Mrs. N. Lowry, 60. 
YORKSHIRE. 
It being the opinion of some persons, who 
wish to promote, the internal commerce’ of 
this kinggum, that much nearer communica- 
tion by water, than there is at present, be- 
tween the West-Riding of Yorkshire and the 
capital, might be effected by a navigable canal 
from the river Dun, at or near Rotherham, 
to the Chesterfield Canal, and thence to the 
Erewash Canal, means are about to be adopted 
to accomplish a communication, which will 
be very beneficial to the trading and landed 
interest of this county, to the proprietors of 
the various canals and navigations between 
the river Calder and London in particular, 
and to the public in general. 
Notice has been given of intended applica- 
tions to Parliament for Acts for inclosing and, 
dividing the commons and waste lands in the 
parish of Reighton inthe East, and in the 
parith of Conisbrough, in the West Riding. 
Monday, Sept. 10, the town of enistone 
was alarmed by an explosion in the house of 
M:. Haigh, a shopkeeper, who had for some 
time laboured under mental derangement, 
went with alighted pipe, into the garret of his 
howse, where there was more than 2 cwt. of 
gunpowder, when it is probable some of the 
burmng embers from his pipe set fire to it 5 
_the explosion blew our the window, drove 
Out the roof in every direction, and ina few 
minutes the whole house was enveloped in) 
flames. Strange to say, the poor man himself 
was found alive after the explosion, by two 
men, who instantly rushed up stairs, and who 
_ heard him speak; but the fierceness of the 
flames, and the falling in of the roof, obliged 
them to Jeave him to his fate. Mrs. Haigh, 
who was dressing herself, escaped, but not 
without being considerably burnt, in rescuing 
- @ box, containing a quantity of cash and aotes. 
-MontTary Mae. No. 205. 
Yorkshire. SIZ 
On Wednesday, Oct. 3, 1810, Mr. Bare 
tholomew Johnson, of Scarborough, a highly 
respected musical character, completed one 
hundred years of his life, since the date of 
his baptism, (October 3, 1710,) as proved by 
the parish register of Wykeham, near iscar- 
borough, where he was born. This events 
so highly interesting to all who knew him 
was celebrated by a jubilee dinner, and tmu- 
sical performance, at the Freemasons’ Hali, 
in Scarborough. ‘The selections of vocal mu- 
sic, (accompanied chiefly on the organ) were 
well adapted to the occasion ; and his musicak 
friends at that’ place, assisted by the principal 
choristers from York cathedral, afforded the 
company much gratification, About tem 
o'clock at night, the good old man bore’ @ 
part in a quartett, by performing on the vio- 
loncello, the bass' to a minuet, which he 
himself compesed upwards of sixty years ag 
for the late’ Bielby Thompson, esq, of Ese 
crick Park, Yorkshire, by whose name it Is 
usually known at Scarborough; the other ine 
strumental parts were very obligingly and 
kindly written for the occasion, by W. Shield, 
esq. in compliment to the original composers 
whom Mr. Shield has !ong known and greatly 
esteemed. Lord Mulgrave, the Hon. Benry 
Phipps, the worshipful the bailiffs of Scar 
borough (Kubert Vindell and William Chame — 
bers, esquires,) Colonel Lloyd, Richard Card- 
well, esq. and upwards of seventy of the 
respectable visitors*and inhabitants of Scar 
borough, and the neighbourhood, honoured 
the meeting with their compauy. Congra- 
tulatory letters on’ the occasion were sent by 
the Right Hon. C. Manners Sutton, the Hone 
Gen.) Phipps, the Members ror Scarborough 
and Richard Langley, esq. of Wykeham Ab- 
bey; the last of whom is the present prow 
prietor of the estate on witich Mr. Jolason 
was born. Several poetical compositions 
from the classical pens of the Rev. F. 
Wrangham, -Thomas Hinderwell, esq. &¢e 
were sung and recited, with great applause. 
The gratifying presence of the veteran musi 
cian, together with the sight and hearing of 
his performance on his favourite instrument, 
gave birth to the most touching seutiments of, 
sympathetic affection and transport in the 
heats of the company, and yealized Mr. , 
Walter Scott’s glowing description of the 
‘6azed minstrel.” . 
“¢ When ev’ry string’s according glee, 
Was blended into harmony 5 ae 
And then, (he said), he would full fata, 
He could recai an ancient strain; 
He never thought to try again: hs 
But quick he caught the measure wild 5 
The old man raised his fiée and smil’d, 
And lighten’d up his brilliant eye* 
With all a poet’s ecstacy. 
In varying cadence, soft or strong, i, 
He swept the sounding chorJs aiong 3 he 
en ee : ah “ uti 3 
* Bis sightis remarkably good. 
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