Carlisle Patriot, 24 Sep 1825 - Local News (1)

[petra.mi...@doctors.org.uk]

Saturday 24 Sep 1825   (p. 2, col. 5-6 and p. 3, col. 2-4 + 6)

 

On Wednesday last, the Mayor and Corporation gave their first dinner in the new Banqueting room at the Town-Hall. Thirty persons, principally corporate members, sat down to table; and the dinner was served in the first style by Mr. ARMSTRONG of the Grapes Inn. So well were the company pleased with the repast, that Mr. A. received the special compliments of more than one judge of good eating.

 

During the week, we have had heavy rains, especially at night; but the weather appears now to have changed. It is not possible to conceive a finer autumn morning in this climate than the morning of this day.

 

A correspondent thus writes to us:—"I am sorry to inform you that Typhus Fever has again made its appearance in this city and neighbourhood; more particularly in Rickergate, where one or two cases have ended fatally. The lower classes of people in Carlisle are still much prejudiced against having their relatives removed to the House of Recovery, (one of our most useful institutions); the consequence of which is, that the disease, instead of being checked, as it would be were the patients timely removed from their own houses to the Fever-House, continues spreading, and who knows where it may terminate?"

 

Some of the London papers say that Carlisle will be contested at the next Election—but they do not inform us upon what authority the statement is founded.

 

LOWDEN v. NIXSON.—We understand that James LOSH, Esq. the arbitrator to whom this cause was referred at the last Carlisle assizes, has directed, by his award, that the verdict for the Plaintiff shall be entered up for the sum of £865 10s. The costs of suit will follow the verdict. We are told that our report of the business before Mr. LOSH has given umbrage to certain of the parties concerned. We were partial, it is said: it was even publicly asserted, last week, that we had given every thing against Mr. NIXSON, and nothing in his favour. We deny the charge, and appeal to all candid persons who witnessed the proceedings. Not wishing to lie under an imputation of which our consciences entirely acquit us, we have made some inquiries as to the grounds of the alleged partiality, and understand them to be these. Mr. AGLIONBY, in his speech, after defending Mr. LOWDEN from the charge of being a "sharp" London attorney, &c. spoke of Mr. NIXSON, observing that he had been represented as an able architect and a very respectable man, and that he believed him to be so. Our offence is, we are told, that we did not give the defendant the benefit of the adverse counsel's opinion! True, we did not put it precisely in this form, but we made him assert the same thing in a more direct and positive manner; for it is a fact admitted by all who know Mr. Paul NIXSON, that, notwithstanding the awkward error committed at Hayclose, arising out of a want of personal inspection, a more able, honourable, or liberal man does not exist than he is. Instead of withholding a just tribute to Mr. NIXSON's worth, we do not know the man to whom we would rather do a good turn—and, with this feeling, we published the proceedings with regret, though we could not permit private intercourse and respect to overcome the important duty which we owed to the public. Thus much in our own behalf. We could state some unanswerable proofs of our impartiality, but we do not consider them necessary. We are apt to think that the 'head and front of our offending' are to be sought for in another direction—not in the suppression of half a line, but in having given to the public so ample a report.

 

PORTERs v. FERGUSONs.—Mr. LOSH heard the evidence in this cause, to-day, at the Blue Bell Inn, Carlisle. His award can not be known for a week or two.

 

 

[to be continued]

 

 

[Suzanne Court-Oak]

This is really interesting, thanks Petra for posting.  Some of my family were residents of Rickergate, living  in the lanes at this time. I would guess with the overcrowding that typhoid would spread easily.

It’s a timely reminder that in the times pre GRO death certificates a good idea is to check the newspapers for signs of contagious diseases affecting the area.

Sue

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