Alston Herald, and East Cumberland Advertiser. — 1879-04-26 (Alston, Cumbria, England)

WILLIAM LEE, HAYDON BRIDGI.  1859, June 12.—Sunday.—A melancholy case of drowning occurred this afternoon in the River Tyne, near Waterhouse, Haydon Bridge. Two or three young men were bathing, and one of them named Wallace, of Beltiugham, was observed to be in trouble by his brother Joseph, who was by the river side. He immediately plunged into the water to render assistance, but unfortunately he was drowned. Strange to say the other was saved. Deceased was 24 years of age and was highly respected, and his untimely end cast a gloom over the district. 1858, July 19.—Jarrow was thrown into a state of great excitement this morning, in consequence of the discovery that a man, named John Shaf toe Wilthew, had murdered his wife by cutting her throat, and had attempted to commit suicide in a similar manner. Deceased, who was fifty-one years of age, and had been married to her husband twenty-nine years, had borne him eleven children. She was daughter of Mr Anthony Charlton, Wellington Street, South Shields, and had bbeu twice married. Wilthew, who was a native of Duustou, was tried and convicted of the murder before Baron Watson, and was executed at Durham, on the 11th of August following. 1859, Sept. 29.—This day, a great skiff race came off on the Thames for £4OO, between Robt. Chambers, the champion of the Tyue, and Harry Kelly, the champion of the Thames. The former won as he liked by thirty boat lengths. 1859, Oct. 21.—Snow fell on this day to the depth of nearly 12 inches in Haydon Bridge and the surrounding district, while in places where it had drifted up, a depth of almost four feet was attained. On the 29th of October, 1836, there commenced a heavy fall of snow and continued till the afteruoon of the 30th. And in the 23rd of December, of the same year, in the forenoon, a snowstorm broke out and lasted with scarcely any intermission till the morning of the 26th, by which time a prodigious quantity of snow had accumulated, exceeding ihieed anything seen in the district since 1823. There were also violent snowfalls in the locality on the 24th of February, 1838, the 26th of January, 1842, and the 23rd of February, 1844, and on the 12th of December, 1846. And in the latter part of December, 1860, a heavy snow storm fell. On Christmas Day of that year the snow lay thickly on the ground, and the cold was more intense than had been felt for many years previously. The Tyne was frozen over by a covering of ice between seven and eight inches thick. 1859, Nov. 2—Mr Roger rigg, fanner, Vance. near Harlon Bridge, was found dead in bed a few minutes after 9 o'clock this morning. Deceased was 81 years of age. 1859, Dec.—The 2nd (tlexham) Northumberland Rifle Volunteer Corps was established. The 7th Allendale, N.R.V., founded in Oct.. 1860. llth Sandhoe, N.R.V., formed in March, 186 b; and the flaydon Bridge Section of the 7th N.R.V. Corps was established on Drc. 1. 1875. The 12th Haltwhistle, N.R.V., was founded in July, 1878, and had their first drill on Monday, 15th of the same month, forty-eight out of . .  eighty-four who had put dawn tZeir umues attended. In 1798, was Lnimed• the loyal corps of Rexham Volunteer Light Infautiy to supply the place of the Northumoulainci Feuelbles, who had been despatched to Ireland to assist in putting down the li.ebellion. On March 9, 1761, a meeting of the magistiates was held in Hexham for the purpose of balloting far the Militia. On March 19, 1804, the ilaydon chapelry paid Robert Ord, of klaydou Bridge, £li; he being balloted far the Artily lt,:erve, awl 14 Angus:, 1809, the Chapelry pzint the Militia Club :t13:: I.Bs 6d, and in May. 1811. Ol was Fw.l toward ii hiring Mint latntii ,t,‘;c 1!-1 £l:2 9. od WaS pi,t to  1859.—fhe Vouo,tt.:,!rs were euroiltd this :roar, .;:rd io.ve a lion_w.t. beiug tue first V&L;nteur Cor,,s Kingdom. 1839.—This yero., w Mi II No:nian levelling the hroLta fl-2111 Oi I:le farm house, at AmbogLuld (B.rdw,i.-1), raanz upon a very perfect speciaieu or r. ltoll thulding of large dimension:.4. A v-arl test tllick was found, extendious 92 feet. fr,Nn va,t to West ; coins were found hciouging the reign ofVe'spc..elan, Domitiau, Hadrian, Autuniou.: Marcus Aurelius, and Diocletian..  SHOCKING fitAGEDY AT 13R.1:,,101..  William Tilly, who murdored his by cutting her throat iu the pruence of his four young children, and then made a desperate his own life, was on \V eduesday e9irinitted for trial at Bristol for wilful inurder. The surooii of the infirmary, where prisoner had treatment for some weeks, stated timt labouring under insane delusions.