Following close in the rear of the New Year's pastimes, came the ancient custom of _stanging_ on the Twelfth Night. A procession of young fellows--dressed in fantastic garbs as clowns, accompanied by one in woman's attire, and preceded by a couple of fiddlers--paraded the village streets. Calling in rotation at the various houses on their way, the "woman" commenced operations by sweeping up the fireside with a besom, which she carried for that purpose, and then the leading clown delivered a ludicrous speech to the inmates of the house. One Brunskill, shoemaker and rustic humourist, is still remembered as being by far the cleverest clown who figured at these Stangings. To his credit let it be mentioned that his mirth was always kept well within the limits of decorum and decency. The Langwathby Rounds continued to flourish after the Melmerby ones had passed away, being kept up for full twenty years longer, and consequently extended over a still greater period of time. The more intelligent dwellers at this hamlet give it as their opinion, that so long as the Rounds continued to be of a secluded character, and were almost entirely taken part in by the villagers and the rural population, living under the shadow of Crossfell or Hartside, things generally went well and smoothly; and that it was reserved for these latter days to open up new roads, offer larger prizes, and introduce a greater influx of "riff-raff" and unruly characters from the towns, after which period the annual gatherings became more and more degraded by tolerating unseemly abuses. About the year 1870, having sunk in social status, these Rounds were finally given up, lest some riot or other unpleasant circumstance might crop up, as did at Armathwaite, between the English and Irish navvies, employed in cutting the extension of the Midland line of railway from Settle to Carlisle. The following is as full a list of the winners of the wrestling at the Langwathby Rounds as we have been able to collect together, from a variety of out-of-the-way and other sources. About 1788, Adam Dodd of Langwathby Mill, won _several_ years. About 1809, Paul Gedling, Culgaith, 1st; Isaac Dodd, Langwathby Mill, 2nd. Dodd broke a blood vessel in the wrestle up, owing to which both men left loose; the prize, of course, being awarded to Gedling. Isaac Dodd farmed Barrock Gill, near Carlisle, for many years after this event. 1816, James Robinson, gamekeeper, Hackthorpe. 1817, Thomas Peat, Blencow, 1st; George Robinson, Langwathby, 2nd. Robinson of Hackthorpe, and Joe Abbot of Thornthwaite, also wrestled. 1818, Thomas Richardson, Hesket-New-Market, known as "The Dyer," 1st; John Dobson, Cliburn, 2nd. About 1820, Isaac Mason, Croglin. About 1824, John Holmes, King of Mardale. About 1826, John Bowstead, yeoman, Beckbank. Bowstead was one of the Bishop of Lichfield's younger brothers. 1829, Joseph Thompson, Caldbeck, 1st;--Milburn, 2nd.