LOCAL CHRONOLOGY.

(SECOND PAPER). FROM JULY, 1813, TO DECEMBER, 1814. On the 10th of July, 1813, we have good news in Kendal — Lord Wellington has won a " splendid victory at Vittoria," and Captain Broke, in his Majesty's frigate the Shannon, has captured the American frigate the Chesapeake; facts now, iv both instances, as " familiar to us all as household words." In the Chronicle of July 17th we have a letter signed "G. B." and dated Jamaica, urging the total abolition of the slave trade and adducing instances of great cruelties inflicted on the negroes. Perhaps some of our readers can tell us who the " G. B." was who appeared at this early period as the earnest oppouent of negro slavery. Oa the same date we have the following heading in large letters to an article of news : —"Glorious Results of Vittoria ! Valencia is Evacuated ! Pampelona besieged ! Barcelona invested ! Tarragoua taken » Wellington advancing to cut off Suchet ! And the British Flag unfurled iv Fraace! ! .'" The latter is the climax of rejoicing, and hence has the three notes of admiration after it. Three or four numbers of the Chronicle about this date contain indignant epigrams on the " Scantiness of ladies dresses." An epigram iv Latin begins it, but it is evidently intended to call forth—as it did call forth —translations, most of which are wretched stuff, only useful as showing what the town was talking about just then. July 23rd. We record the death of Mr. Wm. Sleddall, at the advanced age of 92. "This charitable man has for many years supported a Sunday school for about 60 boys ; and in addition to the ordinary charges of rent, stationeries, and salary of master, bestowed on each boy a green jacket once a year, and a hat once in two years. We understand he has left a sum of money for the purpose of perpetuating this establishment, which may hence with propriety be called the Green Coat School (a recommendation we need scarcely say that is forthwith carried out). He has also bequeathed large sums of money to the Blue Coat School and the Dispensary, and has left 300/. to be distributed in Bibles. He was a liberal contributor to all the public charities in the town of Kendal, and did a great number of private charities ; so that the loss of this worthy man wdl be severely felt by the poor." August 7th. A writer informs the public that the "last hay grass was cut dowu in Mints Feet — a field adjoining the town of Kendal." As a coutrast he says — " On the 29th of July. 1796, the first hay grass was cut down in Mints Feet;" and again that—" The 31st July last was celebrated as hay seed Saturday, a kind of festival on fiuishing the hay season. Tn 1796 it was the 27 th of August "before this annual...