Resent - originally posted on 14 March 2016 23:32 Saturday 14 Aug 1819 (p. 3, col. 1-3) On Saturday last, Mr. Robert COWEN, was appointed Superintendent of the Carlisle Gas Works. The Mate of the brig Sally, which arrived at Maryport on Thursday from Quebec, lost his life on the same day in an heroic endeavour to save the life of a fellow creature. A boy was precipitated into the sea by the boom, and the Mate flew to his rescue: he got hold of the boy, and by keeping him above water for a while, afforded time for him to be taken up, but he himself sunk to rise no more. A hive of bees, the property of William NEWTON, Esq., of Waterhead, Ambleside, has emitted five swarms within a very short time, two of which are from young bees of this year's production. The Kendal National School, built by subscription and endowed by Matthew PIPER, of Whitehaven, Esq., was opened on Wednesday last. The following is a list of the prisoners to take their trials at the ensuing Assizes, at Appleby:- William WEST, alias PARKER, aged 25, charged with stealing goods from a dwelling house, at High Bentham, in the county of York, the property Abraham KOOLDS, a licenced hawker. John WHITE, charged with committing a rape upon the body of Mary COOK. Jane ROGERS, aged 36, charged with committing burglary in the dwelling house of John WILKINSON, of Kirkland. James HUMPHREYS, alias James Humphreys FITZHERBERT, aged 23, charged with robbing James DEMSPTER [sic], on the road near Templesowerby, of a pocket-book, containing a number of provincial bank notes. William BROWN, aged 30, charged with breaking into the dwelling house of Thomas ROBSON, of Street Head, in the parish of Starforth, in the North Riding of the county of York. William ELMER, aged 30, charged with killing and slaying William HOWSON, at Kirkby Lonsdale. FATAL ACCIDENT.-To the numerous and lamentable accidents which have been occasioned by the intemperance or negligence of the drivers of stage-coaches, we have to add the record of another, of very serious consequence:-On Wednesday evening last, the opposition Lord Exmouth coach (proprietors, DUNN, LOFTUS and Co.), in its passage from Newcastle to Lancaster, was overturned near Kirby-Lonsdale. The driver was observed to be in a state of complete intoxication, and left the Inn where the horses were changed with the utmost fury: the danger was perceived, and a person pursued the coach with an intention of stopping it; but the driver continued to keep the horses in a gallop, and the coach was in a few moments overturned with the greatest violence a few yards from the bridge which crosses the Lune. Out of eleven passengers the greatest part were seriously injured: a gentleman of the name of HOWSON, from London, but lately resident at Black Burton, expired the following day!-and a young married lady, apparently pregnant, had her shoulder dislocated, and her arm broken. Such are the effects of intoxication and carelessness!-If the utmost penalty which the law can demand were exacted in this case, what proportion would it bear to the value of a human life, and the injury sustained by the surviving passengers? Since writing the above, we have learned that an inquest was yesterday held on the body of the unfortunate gentleman, before R. CARTMEL, Esq., when a verdict of Manslaughter was found against the driver.-Kendal Gazette. Last week, the annual meeting of gentlemen educated at the University of Cambridge, was held at the King's Arms, Kendal, John UPTON, Esq. of Ingmire, president; Lord Viscount LOWTHER, vice-president. Lord LOWTHER's arrival was announced by merry peals of bells. A school, on the national plan, erected and endowed by F. G. HOWARD, Esq. of Levens, was last week opened at Beathwaite Green, Westmorland, under the direction of a teacher from London. An Inquest was held at Brough on Monday week, on the body of George BLAND, the infant son of George BLAND, of that place, innkeeper, before H. S. STEPHENSON, Esq. Coroner. It appeared in evidence that the child had by some means got possession of a small phial, or bottle, which unfortunately contained oil of vitriol, and, it is supposed, under the idea that it was liquorice water, drank off the contents. The poor infant lingered from Thursday till Monday, and then expired. Verdict-Died by suffocation from the effects of drinking oil of vitriol. On the morning of Sunday week, six persons, named JOHNSON, CURPHEY, BREW, SMITH, COWEN, and KELLY, made their escape from Castle Rushen gaol, Isle of Man, and proceeded to Poolvash harbour, where they seized a boat, put off to sea, and have not since been heard of.