Saturday 05 Oct 1844 (p. 2, col. 5-7) LONGEVITY.-In the parish of Kirkoswald, and not more than a mile apart, there is now living John DODD, of Kirkoswald Town End, (formerly gardener with the late C. FETHERSTONHAUGH, Esq.) in his 97th year, and was on the 27th September digging his garden in perfect health; Mrs. TEASDALE, of Blunderfuld [sic - should br Blunderfield], aged 94, who is quite healthy, and is able to assist in the usual work of a farm house; Mrs. FORSTER, also of Blunderfuld [sic], and next door to the above, aged 104 years, who is rather lame but her intellects are quite perfect. TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.-A very handsome white marble tablet has just been erected in the interior of the parish church of Urswick, near Ulverston, at the expense of the parishioners, in memory of the late respected incumbent of that parish, the Rev. William PONSONBY, on which is the following inscription:- Sacred to the Memory of the Rev. William PONSONBY, late Vicar of this church who died on the 8th day of July, 1841, in the 64th year of his age, and 37th of his incumbency. His meek and christain [sic] disposition, benevolence of heart, and integrity of conduct, as well as the plain but earnest manner in which he inculcated the fundamental doctrines of the Gospel, endeared him to his parishoneers [sic] and friends who have caused this tablet to be erected as a tribute of their affection, and to perpetuate his name whose ministry was one of peace and goodwill to all mankind. Mr. PONSONBY was a native of Ennerdale, near Whitehaven, and his conduct and demeanour, through life, both as a minister and a gentleman, richly entitled him to the respect which has justly been paid to his memory by his parishioners. AN OCTOGENARIAN.-John ROTHERY, of Egremont Town Head, over whose head four score and four years have glided away, and who for a great number of years past has been employed by Mrs. BANKS, of Langhorn, and her family, has this season taken his place in the harvest field amongst the reapers, and cut down regularly twelve stooks per day for several days in succession. There are few octogenarians, famed as this county is for the vigour and health of many of its aged inhabitants, who could have entered the harvest field, and equalled the feats of the subject of this paragraph. SUDDEN DEATH.-On Monday evening last, a man of the name of M'WILLIAM, belonging to Maxwelltown, was found dead behind a dyke at the side of the highway, near Mildamhead, on the English road, about a mile from Dumfries. M'WILLIAM, and another man, had been away with a drove of cattle to Rigg, and on their way home, the former fell behind a little, and the latter came on without paying any attention to the matter, not being aware that anything was wrong with his companion and taking it for granted that he was following. The poor fellow, however, had been seized with some illness, as he rested behind the dyke, or he had flung himself there in consequence of his illness. He was found by a boy quite dead. A mural monument has just been erected in Bampton Church, Westmoreland, to the memory of the Rev. John BOWSTEAD, B.D., formerly of St. John's College, Cambridge, and late vicar of Musgrave, in that county. FATAL ACCIDENT.-On Friday week a poor man, named T. DODDS, a waggoner, met with his death on the Pontop Railway, at South Shields: he was riding on the knee end of some light coal waggons, and it is supposed had fallen asleep, when the horse drew them up to some other waggons that were standing, betwixt which his knee was jammed in a shocking manner, from the effects of which he died. He was brother-in-law to T. GIBSON, who was killed in the same way about a fortnight since. BODY FOUND.-On Monday week, the body of a young man was washed ashore near Marsden Rock. It proved to be that of George HALL a coal trimmer at North Shields, who was drowned off the Custom-house Quay twelve days before, by accidentally falling out of a foy boat. Although close to the shore, and many persons about, he was unfortunately drowned. He was twenty-five years of age, and has left a widow and one child.