Carlisle Patriot, 18 Jun 1825 - Local News (2)
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Saturday 18 Jun 1825 (p. 3, col. 1-3 + 6) [continued]
The commissioners of the Customs have granted leave to the principal officers at Workington, to clear out all foreign vessels. This will be a convenience to the masters of all American timber ships belonging to Maryport and that port, and will save considerable expense and loss of time.
During last month, a quantity of oak trees growing at Dale Garth, in Eskdale, the property of Edward STANLEY, Esq. of Ponsonby Hall, were peeled, and the bark on many of the trees was one inch thick!
On Saturday evening last, J. G. LAMBTON, Esq. M. P. and Lady Louisa, arrived at Lambton Hall, to make splendid preparation, it is understood, for the reception of his Royal Highness the Duke of York. Sir M. W. RIDLEY, it is stated, is to have the honour of entertaining His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex at Blagdon.
On Sunday morning last, a young man was drowned, at Appleby, whilst bathing in the river Eden in a deep pool called Whirley Lum. The deceased, whose name was Michael DOCHERTY, and another young man called Neal MULLEN, had swam across the river; and on their return the deceased appeared to be taken with the cramp, in the middle of the pool, and seizing hold of MULLEN they both sunk for a moment. His companion, however, disengaged himself, and the deceased came to the top and kept his head above water until MULLEN went ashore, and procuring a long stick swam towards him again; but the unfortunate DOCHERTY sank before he could reach him, clasping his hands convulsively together as he went down. The place in which he was drowned is six yards in depth, and the bottom so uneven and full of disjointed rocks that the river was dragged upwards of six hours before the body was found. On the following day an inquest was held before Mr. RUSHTON, coroner for the borough of Appleby, when the jury returned a verdict of accidental death. The deceased was a native of Ireland and his parents are supposed to reside about four miles from Castle Finn, county of Donegal; no person in Appleby had known him more than five or six weeks: he was an itinerant vender of seal caps and about 21 years of age. The money he had in his possession was rather more than defrayed the expences of the funeral, and the remainder will be sent to his parents if they can be made out.
There are a few individuals in Appleby, who, if they do not make more proper distinction between meum and tuum, will in all probability become better acquainted with the inside of the gaol at that place. They have hitherto got too well out of their scrapes by the leniency of those who have suffered by their peculations, having great objections (as the Lord Chief Justice lately observed) of hanging their fellow creatures if they can possibly avoid it. A country man the other market day laid down his marketing wallet at the door of the Crown and Mitre Inn while he went into the house for something he forgot. In the mean time, a person who had watched the opportunity took up the wallet and throwing it over his shoulder deliberately walked off with it. The owner pursued and claimed his property; the scoundrel at first threatened to knock him down; the man however succeeded in pulling it off his back, and the thief was glad to walk quietly away without further resistance. This is one of numerous instances which might be named.
A company of mountebanks together with Mr. Punch have been exhibiting their feats a few days past at Appleby, and to use the expression of the manager, "giving away" each evening a number of favours! amongst which were "an ansome cup, an ansome silver watch of three guineas value, (the person winning it may have either the watch or twenty shillings,) snuff-boxes, a gown-piece, not one gown-piece but two Mr. Merriman—and a number of pocket ankerchiffs; tickets one shilling each. The whole to conclude with a set of performances in a room at the White Hart; and not a theatre in the kingdom is fitted up in a more eleganter manner!"
The Royal Westmorland Militia continue to be exercised in a close belonging to the Rev. Mr. MILNER—it is an admirable situation for the purpose. The new field exercise and evolutions are evidently a great improvement upon the old.
A horse belonging to Mr. Thomas SEDGWICK of Drybeck was stolen out of a field at Drybeck Moor, near Appleby, on Tuesday night last; and a mare belonging to William SLEE, of Scalebeck, near Asby, was stolen at the same time.
Some suspicion having been excited in the minds of our Custom-house officers, that all was not fair below board in the schooner Kitty, of Workington, an active search commenced on Tuesday last, when a discovery was made of contraband goods sufficient to detain the vessel, which is for the present laid up in ordinary, and the crew sent to Castle Rushen.—Manx Sun.
Extract of a letter from the Scotch bank of the Solway:—"In one of my letters I observed that the unexpectedly great run of trout and gilse last year, was owing to the wetness of the season 1823, which prevented the enormous destruction of the trout and whiting that takes place in dry seasons. I made this remark as the opinion of most of the intelligent judges of the subject with whom I was acquainted; and the state of the trout fishery this season so fully corroborates the soundness of that opinion, that I have no doubt of its being fully confirmed in all the inferences resulting from it. Thus, taking the subject from the beginning: the plentifulness of gilse last year, produced the extraordinary run of spring fish in April; but the trouts are this season so much scarcer than they were in the season of 1824, that not one in four (I speak within bounds) have been taken in either the frith or fresh waters.—I wish that the gentlemen who take the trout and whiting to belong to distinct species, would reconcile these facts to their theory."
The bill (as amended) for regulating Cotton Mills and Factories, provides, that no person under 16 years of age shall be employed more than nine hours on Saturday, or more than 12 the other lawful days of the week; that half an hour shall be allowed for breakfast between eight and nine o'clock, and an hour for dinner between twelve and two. In case of the mill standing for want of water, or repairs, the hours may be lengthened an hour each day in the week in which the suspension takes place. Any manager who violates the act, to be liable to a fine of from ten to twenty pounds. Fine to go in aid of the poor-rate. A sum exceeding a hundred pounds not to be levied in one day from any one mill.
The sloop George and Jenny, Robt. M'KAY, master, sailed from Maryport on the 29th ult., and took fire in Dumfries river, where she was burnt to the water edge. This is the second misfortune of the kind that has happened within a month.