Carlisle Patriot, 06 Aug 1825 - BMD (2)

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Saturday 06 Aug 1825   (p. 3, col. 5)

 

DEATHS.

 

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At Workington, on Saturday, Mrs. E. WILSON, aged 89, relict of the late Mr. WILSON, officer of the Customs at Workington.

 

Thursday the 28th ult. at Rough-holm, near Muncaster Castle, after an illness of seven years, Mr. John CADDY, in the 61st year of his age.

 

At Longtown, last week, Margaret FORSYTH, aged 66.

 

Jul 29, at Fowling, near Kendal, of a gradual decay of nature, in the 68th year of his age, John GOUGH, Esq. Under the disadvantage of deprivation of sight by the small-pox in his infancy, the native vigour of his penetrating mind overcame every difficulty, and he became eminent as a linguist, mathematician, naturalist, and botanist.

 

At Kendal, Mrs. Margaret BLAMIRE, widow, aged 58.

 

At Drogheda, on the 23d ult. awfully sudden, occasioned by the rupture of a blood vessel, Mr. John ALLEN, aged 31, mate of the Mary, of Workington.

 

At Liverpool, on the 26th ult. Mr. Joash ALCOCK, shipwright, aged 48, formerly of Workington.

 

On Sunday week, at Ulverstone, Mrs. CRAGG, wife of Mr. John CRAGG, solicitor, aged 24.

 

Suddenly, on Sunday week, Francis Duckinfield ASTLEY, Esq. of Duckinfield Lodge, Cheshire, and Fellfoot, Windermere.

 

On the 12th ult. at Keenground, near Hawkshead, Mary, wife of Mr. George EXELBY, in her 64th year.

 

Friday week, at his house, at Fairfield, aged 75 years, Edward FALKNER, Esq, late Major Commandant of the Liverpool Light Horse Volunteers, and one of his Majesty’s Justices of the Peace, Receiver General, and Deputy Lieutenants for the county of Lancaster.

 

At Dalswinton, near Dumfries, on the 25th ult., Mrs. ERSKINE, of Marr. She was daughter of the late Patrick MILLAR, Esq. and had she lived to the death of the present venerable Earl, (as her husband succeeds to the title,) she would have been Lady Marr.

 

At Dumfries, on the 25th ult., Helen, relict of the late William LITT, Esq. of Abbey Bank. On the 23d ult., Ann, and on the 30th, Janet, both daughters of Mr. Archibald MOFFAT, innkeeper.

 

At Manchester, on the 21st ult. Mr. George ROBERTS, ornamental painter, a native of Dumfries, after an illness of 18 months.

 

At Moorhouse, near Dornock, Mr. John BAXTER, joiner, aged 63.

 

July 29, in Bruton-street, London, the Rev. Francis HAGGITT, D. D., Chaplain in Ordinary to his Majesty, Prebendary of Durham, and Rector of Nuneham Courtney, in the county of Oxford.

 

At Cowes, the Right Hon. the Earl of Craven, Lord Lieutenant of Berks, Recorder of Coventry, and a Lieutenant in the Army, in the 55th year of his age. His Lordship married Miss BRUNTON of theatrical celebrity, and has left two sons and a daughter.

 

At Knole Park, on Monday, of a fit of apoplexy, Her Grace the Duchess of Dorset.

 

Awfully Sudden Death of Mr. FELL.—Among the various vicissitudes of human life which we have had to record, the sudden death of William Walter FELL, Esq., who, but a few days ago, was elected to the lucrative situation of stipendiary magistrate at Manchester,  is one of the most afflictive.—Mr. FELL had availed himself of the interim between his election and assuming the duties of his office to arrange some business, for which the sessions at Kirkdale, near Liverpool, afforded an eligible opportunity; and, on his return from thence, on Monday afternoon, to Liverpool, he stopped at the Crown Inn, Redcross-street. Having there taken his place to go by the New Times coach to Preston, on the next morning at five, he dressed and went out to meet some friends. He returned to the inn between eleven and twelve, apparently in excellent health and spirits, and, after giving directions to be called soon after four in the morning, to be ready for the coach, he retired to his bed-room. At four o'clock the porter knocked at the room door, and, receiving no answer, again knocked in a louder manner. The knocking, however, not being attended to, he retired to inquire whether any other person had been placed in the same room. Finding that there was not, he returned, opened the door, and found the unfortunate gentleman lying undressed, upon his back, upon the floor and insensible. The porter called his master, and immediately procured a surgeon, who found that the vital spark had fled. From the impression on the bed and pillow, it appeared that Mr. FELL had lain in it some time, and that, probably, upon being seized with indisposition, he had got up to call for assistance. A special inquest was convened yesterday, before the coroner, William MOLYNEUX, Esq., attended by Mr. STATHAM; and upon the evidence of the medical gentlemen the verdict of the jury was, that he died in a fit of apoplexy.— Mr. FELL was in the prime of life, (we believe about 46,)  had attained considerable eminence in his profession as a barrister, and was deservedly much esteemed by the gentlemen of the profession and a large circle of friends. The poignant grief of his amiable wife and family will be more easily imagined than it can be described, from the dreadful disappointment they would suffer, as they expected him at Preston on the morning of his death, for the first time after his new appointment.—Liv. Courier.