NEWS ITEMS. ACCIDENT ON THE COCKERMOUTH KESWICK AND PENRITH RAILWAY. On Monday, while a coke train was travelling on the railway between Keswick and Cockermouth, an axle of one of the waggons broke. As the line is only single, the accident caused a considerable delay in the traffic. FATAL FALL FROM A HORSE. – On Tuesday night, an inquest was held at the White Hart Inn, Hexham, touching the death of a boy, named THOMAS JUST, who died on Monday evening, from injuries received by a fall from a horse. Deceased and another boy, the one eight and the other ten years of age, were put upon a horse, and the animal beginning to trot, deceased tumbled off, and was killed almost instantaneously. The jury returned a verdict of “Killed from a fall off a horse”. RAYSON HALL ESTATE. – This valuable estate, late the property of MR. RAE, was submitted to public competition at the George Hotel, Penrith on Tuesday afternoon last. MR. CHAPPLOW, of Bradley, was the auctioneer. The whole extent of land amounted to 272a. 3r. 22p. MR. HEWITSON, of Knotts, Ainstable, commenced the bidding with an offer of £7,000, and this sum was speedily increased by £100 by MR. WAUGH, solicitor, of Cockermouth. Another £100 was offered by MAJOR HARRISON, of Penrith; MR. WAUGH at once jumped up to $7,500, and MAJOR HARRISON having increased the amount to $7,600, the biddings ceased. After a short interval, the reserve price was announced to be $9,500. Beyond this sum no response could be elicited and the property was withdrawn. It was, however, announced by MESSRS. HARRISON and LITTLE, the solicitors for the vendors, that they were prepared to treaty for the sale of the estate privately. EXTINCTION OF THE DEBT UPON THE NEW WESLEYAN CHAPEL, PENRITH. On Sunday last, two practical and impressive sermons were preached in the new Wesleyan Chapel to large congregations by the REV. J. BEDFORD, of Manchester, in aid of the circuit funds. On Monday night, a largely-attended public meeting was held to celebrate the extinction of the debt on the new chapel, and for the reading of the financial statement. The REV. D. PEARSON presided, and was accompanied upon the platform by the REV. J. BEDFORD; REV. JOSHUA MASON, chairman of the district; REV. T. D. ANDERSON; REV. J. TANNAHILL; MR. J. CRONE, MR. J. PATTINSON, and MR. W. BELL. The meeting having been opened with praise and prayer, the Chairman, in an eloquent and earnest address, congratulated the congregation upon having their beautiful sanctuary free from debt, and said that having in the past acted so nobly, let all pray and labour that many might be born to righteousness and truth within that house of the Lord. The meeting having been addressed by the REV. J. MASON, MR. W. BELL read the financial statement, from which it appeared that the total cost of the building and appurtenances was £7,254 4s. 0-1/2d., every farthing of which had been liquidated, and the chapel is now entirely free of financial encumbrance. In a few days the detailed balance sheet will be in the hands of the subscribers. The REV. J. BEDFORD addressed the meeting at some length, and was followed by the REV. J. TANNAHILL. Votes of thanks were then passed to MR. CRONE (the treasurer), MR. BELL (the secretary), the REV. J. BEDFORD, and the Chairman, and the benediction having been pronounced, the meeting terminated. =========================================================== barb, ontario, canada.