Saturday 19 Sep 1818 (p. 3, col. 1) A single tree in the Garden of John FORSTER, Esq. of Newtown, has this season produced upwards of ten thousand apples. Vagrant Office, Carlisle.-Fifty-four applied at the Vagrant Office, Carlisle, from the 11th to the 18th instant-41 relieved-Amount of Relief and Lodging, 8s. 6d. We stated a week or two ago, that a man had been attacked by a fish at the head of the Solway Firth, supposed to be of the shark species. The story was thought improbable at the time by many, but it was strictly correct. Yesterday week, the fishermen on the Scotch side caught a shark in their net, about four feet in length, which was exhibited at Carlisle on Saturday; and on the following night, they caught another rather smaller. On Thursday last, a Public Meeting was held at Penrith, the object of which was to consider the propriety of indicting a Lodging House in that Town at the next Quarter Sessions, the keepers of which are in the habit of harbouring Vagrants and other Persons of the lowest description, and refusing to give any information respecting them, when called upon to do so. The Magistrates granted a warrant empowering a levy fine of 10s.; and if more circumspection is not used in future, an indictment will be preferred. We understand that a Subscription of several hundred pounds has been raised for the education of Thomas GASKING, the child of whose extraordinary powers we gave an account in our last paper. At the general gaol delivery at Castletown, Isle of Man, on Wednesday se'nnight, Robert JOHNSTON, for forging notes on the Bank of England, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to fourteen years transportation.-John WATERSON and James CHRISTIAN for sheep-stealing, and John MILLER, for a rape, prayed that they might be permitted to abjure the Island, without trial, which was granted.