Saturday 24 Oct 1818 (p. 3, col. 1-3) For some time past, our streets on Sunday nights, have exhibited more the appearance of a fair, than the decorous stillness that ought to distinguish a sabbath evening. A number of disorderly people, especially half-grown lads, have assembled on the pavement, in corners, passages, and steps of doors, to the great annoyance of the peaceable and well-disposed inhabitants going to, and returning from, the respective places of public worship—females have been particularly annoyed, and, not unfrequently, most grossly insulted. On Sunday night last, the Mayor, accompanied by the parish officers and constables, paraded the streets during a great part of the evening, which had the desired effect of preventing this evil. These measures, it would appear, were not very much relished by the gentry who were thus driven from their old haunts; and in the course of the night they exhibited both their revenge and power to do mischief, by pulling up a part of the iron pallisading in front of the Rev. John FAWCETT's house, in Botchergate, and by committing other depredations of a more trifling nature in various parts of the town and neighbourhood. A reward has been offered for the discovery of the offenders, and it is to be hoped that detection will ensue;—at all events, if such practices are continued, those engaged in them will sooner or later certainly meet with the punishment due to their transgressions. On Saturday last, Archibald LITTLE, of Kinberry in Kingwater, in this county, was convicted before the Mayor of Carlisle, in the penalty of 40s. for selling oats in the market, deficient in measure. He exposed for sale eight bags, purporting to contain 8½ bushels,—which were bought by a person from Scotland, who after having them transferred into bags of his own, thought there was a deficiency in the quantity, and immediately had them measured by a standard peck;—his suspicions were confirmed—instead of 8½ bushels, there were only seven and a quarter.—LITTLE paid the penalty of 40s., which was immediately handed over to Mr. RANDLESON, Overseer of the Poor for English Street Quarter, wherein the offence was committed, the statute directing that the whole should be applied in that manner. On Sunday morning last, at 11 o'clock, George NICHOL, of the neighbourhood of Dumfries, drover, was driving a large quantity of sheep through Carlisle, at the time the bells were calling the inhabitants to divine worship. Luckily, the Mayor was passing at the moment: he ordered the constables to take the sheep back out of the City, and, we understand, he has since fined NICHOL for driving them on a Sunday. At the Quarter Sessions for the City of Carlisle, holden on Monday last, in the Town-Hall, before William HODGSON, Esq. Mayor, and a Bench of Aldermen, Mary BROWN, and Jane PARKER, were charged with feloniously stealing a coat, the property of Mr. David DUCKETT, pawnbroker, and both pleaded guilty.—Three Months' Imprisonment. The Grand Jury found a true bill against Dinah LAMONBY for a nuisance. The Michaelmas Quarter Sessions for the County of Cumberland commenced at Penrith on Tuesday last, before Francis YATES, Esq. chairman, and a numerous bench of Magistrates, among whom was the Right Honourable the Lord Lieutenant of the County.—There was not much business of public interest transacted at these Sessions:—Harbottle BURNETT, convicted of petit larceny, was sentenced to seven years' transportation. Margaret BOWMAN, and Catherine BURNS, found guilty of petit larceny, were sentenced each to six months' imprisonment in Carlisle gaol, and to be kept to hard labour.—Margaret DOWLY, alias KING, charged with petit larceny, was acquitted.—No Bill against Mary SHEFFIELD. A remarkably large Potatoe, of the species called Highland Early, was this week dug up in a field belonging to Mr. William LAWSON, of Milton; it measured 19½ inches round one way, and 15½ the other, and weighed 3½lbs. A single stem of potatoe oats was cut in the field of John SLOAN, of Brampton, about a fortnight ago, which contained the amazing number of 304 pickles, or grains. The Cockbridge Hunt, last week, was numerously attended. At the conclusion of the Meeting, Milham HARTLEY, Esq. was chosen Lord Mayor, for the ensuing year, and Major HART, Wm. JAMES, Esq., Henry LUTWIDGE, Esq. and C. H. WYBERGH, Esq. were elected Common Council Men. The New Chapel at Brampton was opened for divine service on Sunday se'nnight. A new Church has recently been erected at Conistone, chiefly by the liberal subscriptions of the gentry residing in the vicinity of the lake. George ATKINSON, of Bollihope, was on Saturday last convicted before the Rev. W. WILSON, rector of Wolsingham, in the mitigated penalty of £5, for having sold three firkins of butter considerably deficient in weight. A young man of the name of NOWHURST put an end to his existence on Sunday se'nnight, at Bentham, in a very shocking manner. Some time ago it is said he had a fever, and since that has been occasionally much depressed in spirits. He requested a neighbour to lend him a gun to shoot a hare upon her seat, which was objected to; however, he obtained a gun as well as powder at another place, upon some trifling pretext. He then went into the fields, and putting the mouth of the gun to his head, fired it with his foot. A young man, named Thomas FREER, of Park House, near Millthorp, was unfortunately killed on Friday the 9th instant, whilst leading a young horse by the head with an intent of training it to draw the cart. He accidentally coming on some new made road, the noise frightened the animal to so great a degree, that it threw him against a gate post, and one of the cart shafts pierced the young man's breast and caused instant death.