Saturday 12 Jun 1819 (p. 2, col. 6 and p. 3, col. 2) The greater part of the 10th Hussars, under Col. QUENTIN, have passed through Carlisle this week, on their route to Edinburgh. On Monday, a woodcock was shot at Houghton, near this city, by Mr. BOWES, jun. At Aikton Hall, near Wigton, during a sale of furniture on Monday last, one of the floors of the second story gave way and upwards of a hundred persons were precipitated into the room below: the confusion was indescribable, and the danger of suffocation imminent, as the room was filled by an almost impervious cloud of dust: strange to relate, no one received any other injury than a slight affection of the ancles. Two men who were smoking in the room beneath, experienced a very narrow escape: had it not been for a strong settle on which one of the beams fell, they must have been crushed to death. When they were taken out, one of them had lost his hat, but he still continued to smoke his pipe! Fortunately the accident happened late in the evening: if it had occurred sooner, perhaps many would have been killed, as a great number of people were underneath. There is now residing High Lows, Holm Cultram, a person who is 87 years old: he cut the grass for hay of his own and neighbour's meadows for 70 successive years, and he has now been blind 5 years. A few days ago, the creditors of Mr. John CHARLTON, of Newcastle, baker, who attended the meeting of the commissioners under his bankruptcy, met with an agreeable surprise. Bank cheques were given for the payment of their debts in full; and there remained an overplus of about £6 for the bankrupt. A man who calls himself William BROWN was committed to Appleby gaol last week, charged with a burglary in the neighbourhood of Barnard Castle. This person certainly appears to have considered the crime of burglary, and the usual punishment attending its commission, of a very trifling nature, as he had actually adorned his person with his iniquitous spoils, the whole of the clothes he wore at the time of his apprehension being the identical articles (amongst others) which had been stolen. There is now living at Lamb Rigg, near Kendal, a person of the name of Nathan WHITEHEAD, aged one hundred and eight years, who possesses his hair, teeth, eye sight, and memory. The factory of Messrs. PARK and OXENDALE, in Preston, was discovered to be on fire, on Sunday week, about ten o'clock in the morning, but, by the prompt exertions of the firemen, the flames were extinguished before any material damage had been sustained. >From the nature of the fire, and the circumstances under which it took place, there is too much reason to fear that it was the work of some wicked incendiary. Purneah Cattle.—On Wednesday week, a bull, cow, and calf, of the breed of Purneah, a district of Bengal, were brought to Dumfries from Calcutta. They are very small, not larger than a Leicestershire sheep, but extremely handsome, and very gentle. The calf is about ten weeks old, and was produced at sea. While in the King's Arms stables, they excited considerable interest amongst the curious and those concerned in agriculture, and were much admired for the symmetry of their shape.—The grass, upon which they were fed during their voyage, resembled florin, but appeared of finer texture, and was perfectly fresh and sweet flavoured. They were also supplied with gram, a sort of grain not unlike our peas. The animals, notwithstanding the length of the voyage, were in high condition.—They were sent over by Robert Cutler FERGUSON, Esq. and have since been taken to Craigdarrock, the seat of his brother.