T t t B TEESDA.LE IO«eURT .--WBDNESDAY, NOTEMBBB 13, 1161.

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at t h * offlce o f this paper.

O A L E O F F U B N I T U R J S a t T u t U Beck, near O Orate Br idge , on the 2 l i t ins tant . See haod-M I U .

M E C H A N I C S ' N E W H A L L , B A R N A R D C A S T L E

M O N D A Y E V E N I N G , N O V E M B E R 18TH , 1861.

M E J . H . B A R K E R ' S Lecture and del ineat ion! o f South Trop ica l Africa, explanations o f D r .

Livingstone's B u n t i n g Scenes from Gordon C u m m i a g , Captain Mayne K e i d , 4c . Humorous Anecdotes, S t a r t l i ng Adventures , Terr i f ic A n i m a l Conflicts, I l lus t ra ted by a beautiful M O V I N G P A N O R A M A .

F o r particulars see B i l l s . One N i g h t Only !

S A L E A T H I L T O N M O O R , near S T A I N D R O P .

I M P O R T A N T S A L E O F C A T T L E , H O R S E S , C O R N , U A Y , & E A T A U K .

MR . L A X has received instruct ions f rom M r Rober t Cruddas, who is declining fa rming , to

sell by auct ion, on the premises at H i l t o n Moor , near Sta indrop, o n F r iday , November 15 th , 1861, the fol­lowing Catt le, Horses, Corn , H a y , Eatage, and I m p l e ­ments o f Hnsbandry , compris ing—

C A T T L E 3 heifers r i s i D g 2 years o l d , 1 fat cow, 6 heifers rising 8 years o l d , 8 steers r i s ing 3 years o l d , i steer rising 2 years o ld , 1 young geld cow, 4 fingei calves, and 6 store pigs.

H O B S E 8 — 1 one year old filly, by P i l g r i m ; 1 t w o year o ld filly by F i l b e r t ; 1 grey draught horse, aged ; 1 powerful draught horse, r i s ing 6 years o l d , by F i l ­b e r t ; 1 grey horse r is ing 5 years o l d , by F i l b e r t ; 1 b a y horse r i s ing 7 years o l d , by W o n d e r f u l ; 1 grey mare, aged.

C O R K , H A T , A n n E A T A O E . — 1 3 large oat stacks, 3 large wheat stacks, 5 large barley stacks, 1 large stack of beaut i ful o ld land hay, and 52 acres o f pasture eat-age, u n t i l the 6 t h day o f A p r i l next.

I M P L E M E N T S . — 3 ooop carts, 1 l o n g cart , 2 pairs of barrows, 1 large harrow, 1 i ron p lough, i ron r ibb ing p lough , double t u r n i p d r i l l , a first-rate article ; c lod crusher, and i r o n scuffler.

F r o m a personal inspection the Auctioneer can w i t h confidence recommend the above. The Catt le are i n good condi t ion , and par t icular ly healthy. The Horses are powerful snd active, i n first-r>te w o r k i n g order, and wel l adapted for farming and other purposes where s trength and ac t iv i ty are required. The Corn has been wel l secured, of good y ie ld , pa r t i cu la r ly clean, d ry , and an excellent sample. The H a y for i ts flavour and colour cannot be excelled.

The whole w i l l be sold w i t h o u t reserve, and three months ' credit w i l l be given on approved security for the H a y and Corn , or 6d i n the pound discount a l ­lowed for ready cash. The H a y and Straw w i l l be sold to be consumed o n the premises, and the pur­chasers o f the Corn w i l l have the use o f the Thrashing and W i n n o w i n g Machines, and further conditions w i l l be stated a t the t ime sale.

T h e Sale w i l l commence precisely at 12 o 'c lock, and on account o f tbe shortness o f the days, and the lots numerous, a punc tua l attendance is most respectfully solicited.

T O C O R R E S P O N D E N T S . * # * O u r correspondents w o u l d oblige by w r i t i n g on

one side o f t he i r paper on ly .

Anonymous communicat ions can o n no account receive a t t en t ion . Eve ry c o n t r i b u t i o n must be authenticated ( i n confidence) w i t h the name o f t b e w r i t e r .

O u r columns are open for the expression o f op in ion , ba t we do no t necessarily adopt the T i e w s of our correspondents.

T H E •

BARNARD CASTLE, NOVEMBER 13(4, 1861

trig-beds, they fell ft prey to the «pears and other contrivances o f the fishers in t i n upper waters. I n the Greta, the Balder, and the Lune, salmon vera annually speared by hundreds, and the perpetrators o f these acts asserted that i f they d id not thus take the fish oat of season, the Locks below would prevent thei- getting any at a l l ! The consequences of these proceedings followed. The fish, ob­structed in their upward passage by locks, or killed on their spawning-beds, became nearly extinct, and then arose the c r y — W h a t has become of the Salmon ! T h e same process was carried on in other rivers, till at length Government interfered, and the " Salmon Fisheries Act , 1861," was passed, and is now in operation. B y this A,tt, a number of pen -alties are imposed (an a b s t r a c t of which will be found on another page), and power is given to the local magistrates to appoint Conserva­tors and Wa'chers of the rivers. I n this dis­trict, timely measures have been entered upon. Conservators and Watchers have already been "hosen, and art Angling Association formed. I f it were possible to suggest anything better than lids been done, we would say that the subscription to the Angling Association is too small;—instead of five shillings it ought to have been a guinea a year. More Watch-ers could then have been appointed, and in­stead of one man having the supervision of twelve miles of river (which is the case near Barnard Cast le ) , a Watcher might have been placed for every six miles, which, in a neigh­bourhood containing numerous daring poach­ers, would not have been too many. H o w ­ever, there can be no doubt that the steps taken are in the right direction, and we wish all success and prosperity to the Association. I t has been contended that the efforts now mak­ing, will simply have the effect of increasing the quantity of fish in the lower part of the river, and that we, on the upper streams, wi l l benefit but little by.the appointment of C o n ­servators and Watchers. O f this no proof can yet be adduced, and should it even so turn out, we are sanguine enough to believe that, fish being more plentiful, it wi l l neces­sarily be cheaper. L e t but the Landowners, the Conservators, and the Watchers prove faithful to their duties, and the new A c t , we are convinced, will fulfil al l the intentions of its supporters.

L O C A L & G E N E R A L N E W S .

S A L M O N , at no very distant period, was so

abundant in the rivers of the Bri t i sh Islands, as to be accounted anything but a delicacy Both in E n g l a n d and Scotland, servants ex­pressly stipulated with their masters not to have salmon as a dish more than twice a week; and during the late visit of the C o m ­missioners to the T Y N E , an old gentleman in

North Shields gave evidence that his inden­ture of apprenticeship contained a similar clause, I n the recollection of persons now living, salmon was sold in Ireland at three-farthings a pound! W b y is it, then, that this fish has become so scarce as to be, to all but the r ich, an unpurchasable luxury 1 Several causes may be enumerated, among which are—the wants of a larger population, —the extension of manufactures, by which our rivers have been narrowed in their channels, and polluted by chemical refuse,— and, more than a l l , perhaps, the practice so long followed with impunity, of destroy­ing the fish out of season. T a k i n g the R i v e r T E E S , as an example, we are as­

sured by the best authorities that no stream possesses higher qualifications for the propa­gation of salmon. T h e spawning-beds a r e numerous; and the rapid current of the river, its impetuous floods, and its falls and broken waters, al l conjoin to form an attraction for the fish. T h e T E E S , naturally, it may then

be inferred, is one of the finest salmon-rivers in the world ; and in the investigation of (he causes which tend to the diminution of the fish, it appears that but little injury accrues to the river from the manufactures on its banks (as compared with the streams of Lancashire and the West Rid ing of Y o r k s h i r e ) , and that the metallic deposit from the lead-mines not by any means so deleterious as has been imagined. Almost - the sole reason for the decrease of salmon, is the system of illegal fishing. P r i o r to the establishment of the notorious L o c k at Dinsdale, the fish had an opportunity of ascending to the upper streams, and thus the population on tbe banks of the river farthest from the sea could obtain salmon in season, and in a fair and open manner. After the erection of the Dinsdale L o c k , the fish could only ascend during the autumnal floods,and then,when on their spawn-

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W e u n d e r s t a n d t h a t t h e r e i s a l i k e l i h o o d o f a Street-railway being la id d o w n i n D a r l i n g t o n ,

O n Saturday sennight, Morley Headlam, Esq., of W h o r i t o n , took the oaths and qualified to act as a magistrate for this coun ty .

A t D u n s a B a n k , in this locality, seven apples were lately plucked, weighing together 141bs, being an average of 21 bs each.

A Tempest of rain and snow visited this dis t r ic t on Suuday and Monday last. A t the Summit , on Stanemore, i t was necessary to cut t h r o u g h tbe snow, i n order to a l low a passage for t rains on the South D u r h a m and Lancashire Ra i lway .

W e are g l a d t o be a b l e to a n n o u n c e t h a t M r James W a l k e r , ot Thorngate, has promised, i n the course o f the ensuing winter , to deliver t w o Lectures at the Barna rd Castle Mechanics ' I n s t i t u t e , one of which w i l l be ent i t led " A N i g h t w i t h B u r n s . "

A s will be seen from advertisement. Barker's Panorama of Afr ica , 4 c , w i l l be exhib i ted i n the Mechanics' H a l l , B a r n a r d Castle, on Monday evening next . The notices we have received o f th is exh ib i t ion , are of an extremely favourable character.

S O C I E T Y F O R T H E P R O P A G A T I O N O F T H E G O S P E L I N F O B B I O U P A R T S . — O n Sunday, the 3rd instant, Sermons were preached morn ing and evening, in the Par ish Church , Barnard Castle, by the Rev. J . Gray l ing , i n a id o f the Society for the Propagat ion o f the Gospel i n Fore ign Parts. There was a large congregation on each occasion, and l iberal collections were made.

A N C I E N T F O B E S T E R S , B A R N A R D C A S T L E The Committee of Cour t Saint James, N o . 3 8 1 ,

Barnard Castle, have been examining thei r quarterly accounts, and they find them to be as follows i — ' f he income-for the quarter is £ 8 6 5s 2d ; and the expen­di ture £ 6 3 17s 8 1, leaving i n the Treasurer's hands, £ 2 2 7s Sd. They have saved this quarter £28 5s O d ; and their nett wor th o f capital is £1,685 18s 5.1.

The D u k e of Cleveland has been entertain­ing a large family circle and neighbours, inc lud ing Lady Augus ta Foule t t and Miss Somerset, M r and Lady Augusta Mi lbanke , L a d y Alvanley , Colonel and Lady L a u r a M e y r i c k and Miss M e y r i c k , Dowager Lady Shelloy, Viscount and Viscountess Boyle, Mrs Frederick and Misses Milbanke, Sir W i l l i a m and Lady Eden, Colonel H a l l , R . A . , M r Henry Mi lbanke , M r Sussex M i l b a n k e , and Lieutenant-Colonel Meyr i ck (Scots Fusi l ier Guards) .

S U N D E R L A N D . — T H E S T O R M O F S U N D A Y . •During the severe gale wh ich blew on Sunday, 18

l igh t vessels, inc lud ing three screw steamers, entered this por t . The sea was very h igh , and the w i n d blew wi th great violence f rom the east, accompanied by b l ind ing showers o f r a i n . As m i g h t be expected, the vessels on entering had some narrow escapes from land­ing on the s t i l l unoccupied g round behind the South Pier ; bu t they fortunately got i n w i thou t any serious mishap. A small French schooner, tbe M i n a , j u s t when she got between tbe piers was caught by tbe ebbing t ide and turned nearly broadside o n t o the river. The w ind was b lowing a perfect gale at the time, and the vessel ran w i t h great violence against the South Pier, a short distance from the end, break­ing one of the large stones on the pier, and car ry ing away par t o f her bulwarks. She then swept round , and after s t r ik ing w i t h her stern against the pier, she got safely up the harbour. There was a great number of spectators on tbe pier, and when the vessel came i n contact w i t h the pier, the* ran towards her, and i t was marvellous how some o l Shem escaped being swept in to the r iver , as her ropes swept- along the pier, many persons hsving t o leap over thera. I n s tormy weather a rope should be placed along tne lower part o f the pier, to keep the spectators back, as they are as free i n giving advice wh ich is not needed as they are in gratify­ing their curiosity, and risking their lives.

T I B S S A L M O N F I S H E R Y . — W e are glad to be informed, tha t t h e Landowners ' Association for the protect ion and improvement o f the salmon fishery ot the river Tees, are t ak ing most active and vigorous ma—aiaa. A considerable number o f watchers bare been appointed, and t h e n is every reason to anticipate that the provisions o f the A c t w i l l be enforced. W e understand, his Grace the D u k e of Cleveland ha* sig­nified h i * in ten t ion of suppor t ing the Landowner 's Association, and no o the r ; t a d we are assured t h a t the announcement that his Grace wou ld give his rap­po r t t o the A n g l i n g Associa t ion lately formed a t Dar­l ing ton was premature.—Darlington Timet.

I M P O R T A N T C A K E U N D E R " T H E S A L M O N F I S H E R I E S A C T , 1861.*—What is Unclean Fish P — I f properly preserved, then the Tees no r ive r i n Eng land would be more productive o f food and sport . I t s spawning beds, between Croft a n d Conisoliffe, are numerous and good. The new act, as i t is , w i l l prove of prodigious importance, b u t the extension o f t ime i n favour o f anglers w i l l certainly require correction. A l l her fish after the 1st September are either thoroughly unclean f rom too long rxistence in fresh water, or else about to p p a w n . I n bo th condit ions, therefore, i t should be penal to take them, even w i t h tbe r o d . I t is k n o w n also that cock fish, d u r i n g tha t per iod , gener­al ly attended their mates, and d u r i n g the operation of product ion are essential i n v i v i f y i n g the spawn, and therefore the i r capture should be p roh ib i ted as a ma t ­ter o f course. 'The Teei Conservancy Commissioners, having by A c t o f Parliament a large interest i n the preservation o f salmon, aae alive to the exigencies of the case, and have had several meetings w i t h land­owners and others interested in angl ing , t o devise the best method of ca r ry ing out the provisions o f the new set. Overseers and conservators have been du ly ap­pointed, and i t may be relied upon tha t the most str ingent measures wHl be taken. J o h n Clervaux Chaytor, Esq. , o f Croft , is a celebrated angler, and none knows better than he the habits ot salmon, o r the object of the new act for i ts preservation. O n the 29th uh . . th is gentleman was seen to l a n d , i n his ordinary masterly manner, a fine hen fish, near the bridge, at Croft . Under tbe 14th sec, be was summoned before the D a r l ; n g t o t i bench last Monday , on the informat ion of P .C. H e w i t t , lor " u n l a w f u l l y t ak ing an unclean fish." The question was, was the fish unclean ? M r Chaytor averred the contrary, w i t h less respect to the magistrates, o f whom M r R . H . A l l a n is chairman than m i g h t have bee.i expected. I t appeared that he had forbidden his servant to at tend as a witness, for which obvious contempt M r A l l a n inf l ic ted a severe, but j u s t repr imand, immediately despatching a mes­senger for the man's attendance. The most conclusive evidence was taken as to the capture—wti ich , indeed, was not denied—and appcarauce o f the sa lmon, i n -contestibly p rov ing that the fish was ou t o f -season ; no twi ths tanding M r O h a y t o r peremptori ly avowed the contrary, and tha t i t was good, ss lie bad consumed a por t ion o f i t . The servant having at length ar r ived, appeared to confirm the complaint i n every par t icular , for, i n answer to certain questions, he replied, u T 'was noice—t 'flesh was sae whoi te—Ir i sh , and whoi te as whoite. Nsy 1 w.i guv t ' r aw teet p igs—t 'wyed , t ' r aw ye knaw, 21bs lOoz 2" The Chai rman : " Tbeu there can be no doubt i t was a female fish fu l l o f roe, about to spawn !—and the flesh was whi te , which is no t the colour o f salmon i n condi t ion , according to my idea." There being s t i l l some doubt i n the minds o f par t icu­lar gentlemen 0.1 the bench, t ha t th i s fish taken by an angler w i t h i n the extra t ime allowed (between the 1st September and the 1st November) , came under the category o f "unclean," " unwholesome," or " unsea­sonable," the i r decision was reserved for three weeks. The case excites considerable interest, inasmuch as M r Chaytor has a large por t ion o f the r iver under his con­t r o l , and his eyes alwsys on poachers o f the finny t r ibe . Had one ot t hem, i t is na tura l ly concluded, been caught in a s imilar delinquency, no mercy wou ld have been shewn by this newly appointed conservator, or any magistrate on the bench.—-Durham Chronicle.

t o x i e a t i n f l iquors d u r i n g prohibi ted hours. The o t -eer proved t h a t thera were abor t t w e n t y persona a t l -

house, and a g n a t many o f t hem very Barely at half, past tea , ten o'clock being h i * t i n t * for closing.—Xh B

being his four th offeree ha was fined £ 2 , and 1L, cost*. a

R I F T / S I K O T O P A T W A O I * . — T h o o a a * Dow son, of

W h a m , coal agent, was charged by George Adams with refusing to pay h i m £ 1 2s 9 4 wages, io r cat t ing a t r a * . — C a w dismissed, compla isant t o pay As costs.

LlAVrso EsTPLOTifiirr.—Moses Richardscm w * charted by Thomas Simpson w i t h h a v i n g his employ­ment on tbe 1 st inst . Defendant was dr iv ing a pony, d rawing the coal* oa t o f the p i t , which is a level Ths tubs go t oft" the way , and be then went home, leaving the pony aad tabs fast, w i thou t saying anything to tut master.—Ordered to pay 13s 6d costs.

P o A O H T J r a . — R a l p h H a l l , Thomas M i l l i o n , snd Jos M i l l i o n , o f Even w o o d , a l l o l d offenders, were cbargsa

costs. The money was p a i d . J O H N W A M O » . Sergt.

fetter to tfct CtrttOT.

F U N E R A L S E R M O N A T B A R N A R D C A S T L E .

T H K Funera l Sermon of the late much-respected M r A n t b o n y Steele (whose death was briefly referred to in a previous impression), was preached on Sundsy evening last, i n the Wesley an Chapel, B a r n a r d Castle, by the Rev. W . Jessop, of Tadcester. T h a t M r Steele was universally loved and esteemed, was fu l ly de­monstrated by the chapel (capable o f ho ld ing 1,400 people) being crowded t o excess by those desirous of paying the i r last t r i b u t e o f respect to his revered memory. The service was opened by s inging the 51st H y m n , commencing—

" Hark I a voice divides the sky,"

after w h i c h M r Jessop offered u p an appropriate prayer. " Pope's Ode" was then sung by the excellent Choir o f the chapel, every par t being sustained i n a pleasing and admirable* manner, and w i t h considera­ble effect.

T h e Rev. Gen t l eman then read the 22nd chapter of Revelation, and , after the s inging of another h y m n , announced his t ex t , wh ich was par t of the 43rd verse of the 23rd chapter of L u k e , " Th i s day sbalt t hou be w i t h me i n paradise." ' H e in t roduced the subject by an eloquent descript ion o f th i s last act o f Christ—res­cuing a soul fro m destruct ion, and restoring i t to Div ine favour. W h a t an instance o f his d iv ine power! l i f t i n g a soul f rom earth to heaven. W h a t a consola­t i on to his suffering disciples, as we l l as a pledge of the coming sp i r i tua l harvest. H e then referred to the beautiful and appropriate thoughts his text con­tained. The first he wou ld notice, was the nature of Paradise, and the believer's entrance i n t o i t . I t was a question of vast importance, whether our sp i r i t s , after q u i t t i n g th i s m o r t a l frame, were t h r o w n in to a state o f t o r p i d i t y and insc t ion , or whether i n tha t un­k n o w n region they were capable o f j o y or sorrow. The Pagans taught us the doctr ine of t ransmigra t ion ; the Sadducees w o u l d have us believe there was no hereafter, tha t every spark of heavenly fire was ex­t inguished at death ; bu t the general sentiment of ration I men, wss that immediately after death j o y or sorrow awaited us. Speculation, however, was v a i n upon this po in t . T h e bible (wh ich had resisted the attacks of infidels to over throw i t ) was our only source of knowledge. I n tha t book t w o words, interpreted heaven and he l l , repeatedly used bore ou t th is last doctr ine. I t was further confirmed by the case o l Dives, the representations o f Iscar iot , the teaching ot Peter, Paul's v is ion, and the words o f Chr i s t , " T o D A Y shalt t h o u be w i t h me i n paradise,"—each ot which ho eloquently dwel t upon . H e then proceeded to the condi t ion of dwel l ing i n paradise. W a s i t one of balf-cousciousness—of i m m o b i l i t y ? N o ; b u t ot constant progress. Immedia te ly we pass the thresh­o l d of T ime , there is no possibil i ty of declension. N o retrograde movement there—but ever r is ing higher— going from glory to glory ! H e spoke o f the joys o f paradise—tbe noble exercises good men w o u l d there be engaged i n . H o w they wou ld enjoy cont inual rest t rom cold, t o i l , and gr ief i H e p ic tured to his audi­ence 4he happy reunion o f a fami ly , and shewed how much more joyous wou ld be the heavenly gathering. Expecta t ion w o u l d also form a condi t ion o f paradise. Expectat ion of the resurrection ; and of the completion of the glorious company, when the grand scheme of redemption should be wound up. H e briefly referred to the believers' entrance upon this state, dwel l ing pr inc ipa l ly u p o n the i r reception. H e concluded his able discourse by an earnest and powerful appeal t o those who had no g round for hope of sharing th is hal ­lowed j oy and del ight , to at once " choose tha t better par t ," and by a lite i n harmony w i t h the teachings o f the sacred wr i t ings , be made meet to take a pa r t i n the ennobling communion w i t h God .

M r Jessop then read a lengthy hat interesting b iograph ic« l \ to teh e l M r Steal.- . Ufa, t rac ing the •eedina event* in it , which were well w o r t h y of imi ta ­t i o n , and giving a n account of h U paacefnl^andtn-nmphant death. A paper w r i t t e n by M r Badcock, commenting upon the chief t r a i t , i n M r Steel*' , char­acter, his courtesy m treating w i t h those who chanced to differ f rom him i n o p i n i o n , never boasting, never vaunt ing nor dogmetiaiBg, ba t always unassuming i n h i * assertions,—crosed th i s solemn and impreosrve service. .

B A R N A R D C A S T L E L O C A L B O A R D O F H E A L T H .

» Tbe ordinary fortnightly meeting was bo ld on the

9 t h ins tant . Present :—Messrs Ws t son (oha innaa) , Lodge, Gar thwai te , Teeadale, Richardson, Longs taff, L a m b , Holmes , Imeaon, Cost , L a x ( c l e r k ) , and Mookhouse (inspector) .

SPOUTING.—The W o r k s ' Commit tee had suggested to M r Barn ing l i am tha t the spouting at the T u r k ' , j D v Charles Gelathorpe, gamekeeper to his Grace the Head I n n sl.o i l d go in to the dra in passing under the | p a I e o f Cleveland, w i t h trespassing i n search of gamt premises. M r Dals ton (the ad jo in ing p rop r i e to r ) | o a g a n d s y , tbe 20 th o f October last. Defendants had signified his in tent ion to carry tbe d r a i n t h r o u g h 1

w e r Q meen o v j O D n Dewhur s t and John Walker , two the Bakehouse Yard in to the ma in sewer. boys, twelve year* o f age, ranging a field belonging to

W A R I S T R I C T . — T h e nuisance . r i s i n g f rom the i s impscn Walker , o f Cockfi- I d , w i t h a greyhound and stoppage of the water-closet at Harper 's and T b o m p - j a se t te r .—Hal l , and Tnomas M i l l i o n were each fined son's had been remedied. The obstruct ion had arisen i o « and 9s costs : Joseph M i l l i o n was fined 5e snd 9s f rom a piece o f po t get t ing i n t o the p ipe . There wa* no fault i n tbe levels.

M R . H E S T E R ' S G A R D E S . — T n e Clerk stated t h a t he had wr i t t en to M r Dent o n the subject.

QUEEB* S T R E E T . — I t was remarked that a channel was required i n th i s street, as the people were i n tbe constant habit o f t h rowing then- d i r t y water in to the road.—The Inspector said there was a public d ra in , and the Board declared t ha t the offenders were liable to a peualty of 40a for each offence.

L A M P S — M r L a m b said that the publ ic lamps were in a very d i r t y state. The Lampl igh t e r said tha t he cleaned them, bu t he d i d no t t i k e them out , bu t got upon a ladder. — I t was ordered t ha t the L a m p l i g h t e r take the lamps ou t and clean them properly j doing a few each day. t i l l the whole were cleaned.

C O M M E B C I A L I H H . — A letter was read from M r Coul t i ia rd , sol ic i tor , ca l l ing the a t tent ion o f the Board to the i n ju ry done to his garden, and the nuisance caused on his premises, by the leakage from a cesspool at the Commercial I n n . — T h e Inspector was desired to give notice t o the persons concerned, no t t o p e r m i t any accumulation i n the cesspool complained of.

S T A R T T O R T H . — I n the pa th leading from Star t for th to the Bridge-end, the state o f a p r ivy by the roadside was named. Th i s p r ivy was described as a dread­ful nuisance, the stench at a l l t i m e s being intolerable. I t was ordered that notice be given to the owners to cleanse the place w i t h o u t delay, and to keep i t clean i n futnre . ~

W A N T o r S A N I T A R Y R E Q U I R E M E N T S . — T h e Inspect­

or named certain premises i n Bridgegate, ( o f which Mrs Heslop, o f Bishop A u c k l a n d , is the owner) where the p r i v y hav ing fallen down , had not been rebu i l t . The premises were occupied by five or six tenants.— I t was ordered that notioe should be g i T e n to M r s Heslop at once.

H I G H W A Y S . — M r Longstaf f named the state o f the t u rnp ike road at the Br idge E n d . The road was i n • filthy condi t ion , and i n need o f r e p a i r . — I t was ststed that th i s p o r t i o n o f the road belonged to the "North R i d i n g o f tbe County o f Y o r k , and i t was directed t ha t not ice be given to M v Carl ine, the Br idge Sur­veyor.

T h e Board then separated.

D E A R S I B , — I perceive a notice i n the advertising pages o f the Musical Times, t ha t an Organ is i n count of bu i l d ing for Barnard Castle Church ; ho t I am afraid the news is too good to be correct.

I have sometimes d u r i n g service had a dread that the poor o l d organ wou ld persist i n i ts outcries, abd l ike trie steam a rm or leg ( w h i c h we used t o hear of ia an o l d c o m i c song), w o u l d no t be . topped. Then

i again, at o the r times, i t requires t o be tickled aod i shook ( l ike the Highlander ' s watch) before i t wi l l ; u t te r a note !

I f there is any mistake i n the annotmcement allu-• ded t o , what is to prevent subscriptions and a Bazaar | being got up for a new Organ ? £150 o r £200 would

get a good ins t rument . I t on ly require* some of toe | Charc l i ladies to take the matter i n hand to ensure > » . 1 cess. Surely, i ' Ro maid k i r k , Forest aad F r i t h , Ac. I can get new and beautiful Organs, Ba rna rd l a s •

ought to be able to do the l ike . . Tou r ' s t r u l y , .

i Barnard Castle, N o v . 1 8 6 1 . B . C.

S T A I N D R O P .

O n Sunday week, there were the extraor

A N A N C I E N T C U R S E .

dinary number of eleven chi ldren baptized at ooe t i i in S ta indrop Church . There were l o u r o f one fami ly , t w o ot another, and five others.

Arrangements have been made f o r ba ld ing Meetings i n the Independent Chspel, Staindrop, for , the ensuing six weeks, three nights a week, beginning I t h « t alter the curse no branch of the family aounthed, on Monday tbe 11th inst . , tor the p r o m o t i o n of I » u t h e ">"» o f J " ™ - 8 » o d t h e l r » " • " died out , -• personal re l ig ion .

T H O U G H " B r i g n s l Banks are fresh and fair, sad Rokeby Woods are green," they are associated with s diabolical tale. H e n r y P h i l l i p , o f Br igna l , had two s o n s , Cliarles and James. A l t h o u g h the I . J W : , Cliarles, had two sons, J o h n and Cuthber t , the second son, James, is called o f B r i g n a l , i n 1578, and his fami­ly possessed the estate. Some t ime about 1789, leaden tables were found concealed i n a tumulus near the Wa t l i ng - s t r r e t , on Gaterley Moor . Ihey were quadrangular . O n one side o f each are figure* set in tan an tume t i ca l p r o p o r t i o n from 1 to e l . and so dis­posed, tha t the sum of each row, a* well disgonailj a n d hor izonta l ly , a* perpendicularly, is equal to SsJif. Unde r one ot these diagrams is " J . Phi l l ip ." I t a other sides have inscript ions and magical marks. " J do make th i s , tha t Jamas P h i l l i p , John Phillip hai son, Chris topher P h i l l i p and Thomas PbiUip his seas, shall fle Richemondshi re , and nothing prosper with any of t hem i n Riohemondabire. I did mske this, tha t the father, James P h i l l i p , John Phil l ip , and a l k i n o f P h i l l i p , and a l l the issue of them shall r o i . presently to o t t e r beggary, and nothinge joy or pr » per w i t h them i n Richemondshire ." The words tti ./ kin appear very d i s t inc t i n Clarkson's plate ol that miserable pieces o f malice, bu t under the impression that they were actually made by one o f the km, they have also been read A. rthur. I n th i s view 1 he words " J . P h i l l i p " under the figures, is made the signstun of J o h n , son o f Charles, w h o m i g h t be aggrieved by the estate passing to his n o d e James, a younger SOL. The words migh t as easily stand for James Phillip, the chief o f the accursed, or a* lawyers would esi , " protector of the en t a i l , " and not be a signature at a l l . However this may be, i t is a curious coincides**

11 the sons o f James aad their sister Agnes carried the representation of ••-< Phil l ips to the Robinsons, afterward* o f Rokebv — Richmond thire.

A G A L L A N T H U S B A N D . — M r Oldham, tbe aeronaut, states, in reference to the late balloon accident, tha t owing to the extreme gustiness o f trie weather ho re­fused to allow a n y stranger to encounter the r isk *4 the ascent. The par ty who accompanied h i m w; -only hie wife.

B I R T H S .

A t Foggarthwaite , Eggleeton, on the S l s t u ' V wife o f M r W . Forstor, o f a son.

A t H i l l T o p , F.ggleston, on the 2nd inst. , the wits of M r E d w a r d C a i p m a n , of a daughter.

D E A T H S . A t B a r n a r d Castle, J o h n , son o f M r T . Carter, aged

1 T e a r .

A t Stoneykeld, Bowes, on the 4 t h inst., John, unto son o f M r J . K i ; l i n g .

A t B o l d r o n , on the 5 t h inst . , M a r t i n , infant SOB of engine-tanks on t h e ' Rai lway i n th i s neighbourhood, | M r , W - H u r w ° r t h - n „ . „ ana thus i t is desirable tha t the breach should be re- j A t B . m . n g h a m , M r George Poaraon, aged ! paired as soon as convenient. W e understand that A t Staindrop on the 7 t h inst Jane, sccou-M r J o h n Anderson the eminent rai lway-contractor ter o f M r John t opeland, aged 20 years, (under whose superintendence the Pond was con- } Same day, M r George Applegar th , structed) has been communicated w i t h , and doubtless ; *nw* j f t J ' ^ A j

the we l l -known sk i l l o f th i s gentleman w i l l speedily remedy tbe i n ju ry t ha t has been done.

M I D D L E T O N - I N - T E E S D A L E .

T h e scarlet fever is very p r e v a l e n t i n t h i s town at present, several sudden deaths have resulted from its tatal effects.

T h e largest yellow turnip that w e ever r e ­member seeing wss one grown by M r W i l l i a m Col l in -son, ore carrier, which he pulled the other day, meas-u r ing 3ft . 7 i n . in circumference, and weighing 21.1 s, minus the top and roots.

L A R T I N G T O t f .

I N J T J E T T O T H E N E W F I S H P O N D . — W e very much regret to state that the New F i shpond at La r -t ing ton was greatly injur.'d d u r i n g the storm ot Monday n igh t . O w i n g to the vast inf lux o f water , a breach was made in the embankment, and the Pond almost completely drained. Th i s beaut i fa l sheet o f water, besides being an ornament to tbe picturesque estate of L a r t i n g t o n , was the source ot supply for the

mssor.

E G G L E S T O N .

E G Q L E S T O V S C H O O L . — W e are glad to an­nounce, that out o f six boys who presented themselves for examinat ion by the Nor thumber l and and D u r h a m Prize Society, t w o , John Richardson and J o h n W a l l , obtained prizes ; and three, W i l l i a m Monkhouse , W i l l i a m K i p l i n g , and Thomas Forest , cards o f mer i t . W e understand tha t t h i s school is now i n a v e r y efficient condi t ion , and numbers between 130 and 140 scholars.

B I B L E S O C I E T Y . — T h e annual meeting on behalf o f the B r i t i s h and Fore ign B i b l e Society was

M A R K E T S . R i c h m o n d , S a t u r d a y . — W h i t e Wheat, <7* «<i;

Rod do., 15s to 18* Od ; Bar lev , 8s 3 d ; I>»n«, 1 > Od per b o l l . Oats, 2s l O d t o 3s 0 1 per buslw. But te r , I s 9 d per r o l l o f 2*>z. Eggs, onesliUIng • » for 00. Potatoes 0s 9d per peck. Ducks, 0s tM-Chickens, I s 6 d . Geese, 6s. Turkeys, 7s.

D a r l i n g t o n , M o n d a y . — A t to-day's nisrket there w>-but a smal l supp l r , and a eorrespotidin- demand, o »

. m mg to the state ot ' the weather, which WAS *O s* to pre • held i n the School Room on Thursdsy evening last. I r en t many of the most fi^™^J™ Tbe Rev. T . E . Jones presided, and bavnig delivered ">g forth. There -as Ut i le done i n -heat , and an opening address, called upon the Rev. R . F . i change wor thy o f note. ^ _ Wheeler, the D e p u t a t i o n t rom the Parent Society, w h o The annual Neat's Fa i r was held to-<lay, ai a ^

A t H i l l , M i d d i e t o n , on the 4 t h inat, aged V years. Robert R . son of M r M . Dowson . '

A t New T o w n , M i d d i e t o n , on t h e 9 t h • • s»ea. * years, Thomas, son o f M r T . E l l i o t t , i r i ' - ' '

gave some most interesting informat ion on the Socie­ty 's operations i n France, B e l g i u m , and I n d i a , and concluded w i t h a powerful appeal in aid o f the Society's funds. A vote of thanks to M r Wheeler was moved by M r J . C. Monkhouse , s n d seconded by M r John Raine. T h e collection afterwards, inc lud ing cont r ibu­tions collected by Miss Richardson amounted to £ 6 0 * 9 d .

S T A I N D R O P P E T T Y SESSIONS.

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withs tanding the etate ot the weather, which wa" bit • co ld , w i t h incessant snow and rain fa l l ing very lieavUy, there was a eood show o f grazing stock o f fair quality. A considerable amount o f business was done, but pared w i t h an average i t was small indeed. By no n

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Newcastle, Tuesday.— Tbe supply o f beef c m -prised 1,024 head. The number o f sheep was J * 11

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