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    Mr. ATTWOOD, M.P. for Whitehaven, has subscribed £100 towards the Oastler Liberation Fund.
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    A county rate of ¾d. in the pound has been ordered in sessions for the ensuing quarter; and ¼d. for the Derwent division police force.
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    Francis Baring ATKINSON, Esq., of Rampsbeck Lodge, near Penrith, took the oaths and qualified as a justice of the peace for the county of Cumberland.
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    A robin, with a pure white breast, was shot near Ireby Mill, on Monday last, by Mr. John GLAISTER; the upper portion of the beak is about the eighth part of an inch longer than the lower; in other respects it resembles its species.
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    The Rev. W. MORIARTY, late of Upperby church has, we are happy to say, recovered from his severe attack of inflammation of the brain, brought on by over-exertion, and has returned with his lady to West Derby, after a prolonged stay at Leamington.
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    Sir George MUSGRAVE, Bart., of Edenhall, has, with his accustomed benevolence given a donation of £10 to the poor of the parish of Kirkoswald.  Mr. and Miss AGLIONBY have also distributed a large quantity of coals to several indigent elderly persons in the same parish.
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    CUMBERLAND INFIRMARY. -- Sermons were lately preached at Renwick and Cumrew, after which collections were made in aid of the funds of this institution, which amounted to £1 15s. and William NANSON, Esq., of Carlisle, has presented a donation of £5 to the same institution.
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    CARLISLE LIBRARY. -- The annual general meeting of the proprietors of the Carlisle Library, was held at the library room, on the evening of Wednesday, the 3d instant.  A committee of management for the present year was appointed, and in addition to the ordinary business of the meeting, resolutions were unanimously passed to reduce the charge for each admission ticket from two guineas to one guinea, and to reduce the first subscription on admission taking place in the last six months of the year, to one half of the annual subscription of one guinea.
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    ALSTON. -- A social tea party took place at Mr. SEATREE'S Temperance Hotel, Alston, when upwards of ninety teetotalers sat down to tea.  An address was delivered on temperance by Mr. SEATREE, who occupied the chair;  Messrs. MILBURN,  PATTINSON,  DIXON,  RAMSAY, and WALTON also delivered addresses.  A number of hymns were sung during the intervals, and five persons took the pledge at the close of the proceedings.  All present seemed to appreciate the enjoyment derived by spending the evening in so pleasant a manner.
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    WHITEHAVEN. -- The following are the number of vessels which arrived at and sailed from this port in the year 1843: -- arrived, 2363; sailed, 2253.
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    HARRINGTON. -- A four-oared boat was driven on shore at Harrington, on Monday.  She is painted black, and on the inside of her stern is the following: "Hector, of Dundee -- William ANDERSON. "  Her dimensions are, length, 16 feet 6 inches; breadth, 5 feet 6 inches; and depth, 2 feet 3 inches.
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    INQUEST. -- An inquest was held on Saturday last, at Sylecroft, in Whicham, before C. HOBSON, Esq., coroner, on view of the body of a man dressed in the garb of a sailor, which was found washed on shore opposite the above-named place on the preceding day.  The corpse was in a very decomposed state, and had evidently been a considerable time in the water.  The verdict of "Found Drowned" was recorded. -- The remains of the ill-fated mariner were interred in the burial ground attached to Whicham Church, on Sunday last.
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    APPLEBY FAT FAIR, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4th. -- A very good show of both cattle and sheep was exhibited in the market, and all sold up at much advanced prices.  The attendance of the dealers from Liverpool, Manchester, &c., was very great, and a brisk demand was consequently experienced during the day, such a change for the better from the last fair could have been more easily perceived than experienced.
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    VICARAGE OF KENDAL. -- We understand, from undoubted authority, that the Rev, Joseph Watkins BARNES, M.A., Fellow of Trinity College, and Vicar of Swineshead, Lincolnshire, has been presented by the master and fellows of that society to the vicarage of Kendal; and that the rev. gentleman will commence his labours amongst us about the latter end of March. -- Westmorland Gazette.
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    WHITEHAVEN AND MARYPORT RAILWAY. -- We are happy to state that all the notices have now been served on the owners and occupiers of land on the line  of the projected railway between Whitehaven and Maryport, and that not one single dissentient has been met with; so that as far as the owners and occupiers of land are concerned the feeling in favour of the undertaking seems universal.  Notices have also been served upon the parliamentary agents, and the necessary documents placed in the hands of the parish clerks, so that the public are now looking forward with anxious expectations for the appearance of Mr. STEVENSON'S report, after which some public demonstration in favour of the project ought immediately to be made, in order to give an impetus to the public mind on the subject.
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    IMPORTANT. -- The Imperial and other Fire-offices have issued a notice to their agents that naphtha or liquid gas lamps, recently introduced into manufactories and other premises are attended with considerable hazard, and that in effecting all future insurances on such premises, a warranty must be given that these lamps are not used therein; and the agents are required to decline all insurances of premises lighted with them.
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    MARK OF RESPECT. -- On Christmas Day, was presented to Mr. Wm. BELL, by his workmen, Lowther Street, Carlisle, two handsome mahogany boxes, containing a complete set of drawing instruments, with a handsome plate upon the top; bearing the following inscription, which is as follows: -- "Presented to Willm. BELL, millwright, as a mark of respect, by his workmen, 1843."
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   WIGTON BALL. -- The first Wigton winter ball was held at the King's Arms Inn, on Friday evening last; about eighty ladies and gentlemen assembled on the occasion, part of whom were from Carlisle.  Dancing commenced at eight o'clock, and was kept up with great spirit until five the following morning.  Mrs. YOUNG'S arrangements and ample provision for the occasion gave general satisfaction.  As the present ball has been so well attended, and went off with considerable "éclot," it is expected that a second will be "got up" in February.
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   INQUEST. -- On the night of Monday, the 1st inst., the body of a female infant child, was found in a middenstead, in a yard off the Green Market, by a man named BARKER, who was removing the soil; the body was conveyed to the police office, and on Tuesday an inquest was held upon it, which was adjourned till eight o'clock the same evening in order that time might be had to make a post mortem examination.  The jury having met at that time, and the surgeon, who opened the body stated in evidence, that the child had been still born, a verdict to that effect was returned.
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   COCKERMOUTH. -- On Christmas day the paupers in the Cockermouth Union Workhouse, were regaled with a plentiful supply of beef, plum pudding and good ale, to enable them to enjoy the festivities of the season.  On New Year's Day the governor and schoolmaster of the workhouse provided a liberal tea entertainment for all the children in the establishment, who were subsequently examined, and evinced by their answers a considerable advance in the rudiments of education.
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   MARYPORT, JAN. 4. -- A servant girl of the name of OSTLE, was committed to Carlisle gaol, on Wednesday last, by J. P. SENHOUSE, Esq., for stealing a brooch, combs and other articles, from her master, Mr. William DUGGAN,  ironmonger. -- a sheep was stolen on Friday night week, out of a field in the township of Ellenborough, belonging to Mr. GIBSON.  A reward of £5 has been offered by the Maryport Association for the Prosecution of Felons, for the detection of the thief of thieves.
 
 
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