LOCAL AND DISTRICT NEWS. SUDDEN DEATH IN THE CITADEL STATION. - Early on Wednesday morning, a woman named MARY MCEWAN, 68 years of age, died very suddenly in the Citadel Station, Carlisle. It appears that she lived at No. 3, Huntley Street Edinburgh, from which place she was travelling per the Caledonian Railway in company with her son and daughter. They were booked for Liverpool, and intended to embark for New York this week. MRS. MCEWAN however, became ill before Carlisle was reached, and died shortly after her arrival at the Citadel Station, where the train was due at a quarter past twelve on Wednesday morning. MR. W. PAGE gave a certificate as to the cause of death, and no inquest was ordered. DEATH IN THE PULPIT. - On Sunday last the REV. THOMAS HARDING minister of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, Michael Street, Whitehaven, died in an awfully sudden manner. The rev. gentleman, who was the father of MR. T. O. HARDING, senior wrangler at Cambridge last year, left his residence in High Street in his usual health, and the morning service had proceeded so far that he was approaching the conclusion of the sermon, when he suddenly fell partly forward in an insensible state. He was immediately removed from the pulpit, and the assistance of DRs. MURIAL and HENRY were called in. Their skill, however, was useless, as the rev. gentleman ceased to exist in a very few minutes. In the doctors' opinion his death was the result of an attack of apoplexy. MR. HARDING's sudden demise caused a most painful sensation on Sunday, being made subject of touching remarks by several fellow ministers, and much sympathy is felt for his family. PENRITH HORSE FAIR. - The second fair for horses was held in Sandgate on Tuesday last. As regards numbers, the show was a large one, but the quality as a rule was not smart. The reduction of prices last week at Wigton, which is looked upon as a ruling market, had a corresponding effect at Penrith, and in consequence as great reductions were not willingly made, sales were not numerous. Doubtless much of this depression in the horse trade arises from the forwardness of work amongst farmers, in conjunction with the general scarcity of fodder, and the probability is that the permanent reduction will not be very great. For heavy horses the prices demanded ranged from £25 to £80, according to quality and the degree of age attained, and some few animals suited for farm work were sold at intermediate prices. For ponies, hacks, and harness horses, prices ran from £20 to £60, but in these classes too, business was almost at a standstill in consequence of the wide divergence of opinion being between the buyer and the seller.