Carlisle Patriot, 20 Nov 1824 - Local News (3)

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

Saturday 20 Nov 1824   (p. 2, col. 4-6 and p. 3, col. 6)     [continued]

 

Mrs. CURTIS, sister of the late Mr. HOWGILL, of Whitehaven, was on Monday last elected organist of St. Nicholas Chapel in that town.

 

William KEWLEY is appointed police-officer, at Whitehaven, in the room of Wm. BENN.

 

It is in the contemplation of several gentlemen of Harrington to raise subscriptions for opening a free-school in that place.

 

We understand that the Bishop of Chester requires every stipendiary curate, who intends to quit the curacy to which he is licensed for the purpose of taking another, to give the Bishop three months' notice of his intention; and, in default of such notice, the Bishop will not license the person neglecting to give it to any curacy within his diocese, nor countersign his testimonials to the Bishop of any other diocese, unless a sufficient cause can be shown for the omission. The Bishop wishes to direct the attention of the curates of non-resident incumbents, to the following section of the act of 57th Geo. 3. c. 29, sec. 68:—"And be it further enacted, that no curate shall quit any benefice to which he shall be licensed until after three months' notice of his intention to quit, given to the person holding such benefice, and to the Bishop of the diocese, unless with the consent of the Bishop of the diocese, upon pain of forfeiting to the spiritual person holding the benefice a sum not exceeding the amount of his stipend for six months, at the discretion of the Bishop; which sum may, in such case, be retained out of the stipend if the same, or any part thereof, shall remain unpaid; or, if the same cannot be retained out of the stipend, may be recovered by the spiritual person holding the benefice, as any penalty or forfeiture under this act may be recovered."—Cumberland Pacquet.

 

Gas shares, in Kendal, have risen so much in value since the establishment of the Gas Company, that £20 shares are selling at a premium of £3.

 

On the 11th inst. the under part of a man's body was discovered among the sludge at Glencaple Quay. Fragments of a pair of trowsers still adhered to the mangled corpse, and a silver watch was found in the fob, which was identified as the property of poor M'ROBERT, master of the sloop Betsey, who was drowned at Kelton so far back as October, 1823. At the time of the accident the tide ran so high, that the unfortunate man was believed to have been carried out to sea; but it now appears that the body had been sanded up.

 

On the 5th instant, a servant of John ARMITAGE, Esq. of Low Woodhouse, Yorkshire, was killed at Rastrick, by a party of poachers who had been recently fined for their mal-practices. The whole, eight in number, have been committed to York Castle.

 

A gentleman who wishes his name concealed, has left with the Rev. N. SLOAN, minister of Dornock, £2 in aid of the Scottish Missionary Society.

 

A woman born without arms was last week buckled to an amorous swain by the high priest of Hymen at Gretna Green.

 

An excellent and appropriate sermon for the benefit of the Sabbath School of the parish, was preached on Sunday last, in Hoddam Church, by the Rev. Mr. SLOAN, of Dornock, from Hebrews, chap. ii. v. 1. The collection amounted to £4 3s.; and it would certainly have been much more considerable, but for the extreme wetness of the day, which prevented even many of those from attending who feel a warm interest in supporting the institution.

 

The Court of King's Bench has granted a rule to shew why there should not be a new trial on the question at issue between the keelmen and staith-owners on the Tyne.

 

The Eden, W. LITTLE, master, from Liverpool to Carlisle, arrived at Annan on the 17th instant, and is expected here to-day.

 

So stormy was the weather, that not a single vessel sailed from Whitehaven harbour from Monday the 8th to Monday the 15th instant.

 

The Derwent, HARRISON, from Liverpool, at St. John's, N. B. The Kelsick Wood, PORTEUS, from ditto at Quebec. The Harrington, HOLLIDAY, from ditto at Richibucto.

 

Thomson's Packet, N. WITEHEAD [sic], at Richibucto, on 6th October. Marquis, J. HEUGHAN, at Quebec, on the 10th of October—all well.

 

The Anne, HENRY, from Oporto to Clyde, got upon the rocks at the back of Troon harbour, on Sunday morning, and it is feared will prove a complete wreck. Crew saved, but dreadfully exhausted.