Carlisle Patriot, 04 Mar 1826 - Local News

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Saturday 04 Mar 1826   (p. 2, col. 3; p. 3, col. 5; and p. 4, col. 1)

 

NORTHUMBERLAND ELECTION.—State of the Poll on Thursday, March 2—Hon. Mr. LIDDELL, 1113; Mr. BELL, 1121. The election still proceeds; but languishes. Mr. LIDDELL polled only 8 on Thursday.

 

The Lord Bishop of Carlisle has presented the Rev. John DODD, Vicar of Wigton, to the Vicarage of Newcastle, vacant by the death of the Rev. John SMITH.

 

An inquest was held on the 24th ult., at Abbey Town, parish of Holm Cultram, before R. LOWRY, Esq., coroner, in view of the body of John ARMSTRONG, aged 8 years. It appeared that the deceased had been ill of a complaint called the hives, and was found dead in bed on the preceding morning.—Verdict, died by the visitation of God.

 

In the House of Commons, on Monday, Sir P. MUSGRAVE presented a petition against slavery from the parish of Edenhall.

 

Extract of a letter from Maryport, 27th Feb.:—"The Shipwrights' Union is now drawing to a close in Maryport; the major part of these deluded men have come in, who were the first to strike: an active bustle is the consequence, and the town is beginning to look like what it was six months ago. The Astrea, a vessel of about 300 tons burthen, was taken on the patent slip of K. WOOD & Sons, on the 24th ult. Two fine vessels, the Kelsick Wood and the Claremont, have come round from Workington to be repaired here; the shipwrights in that town having not yet deigned to accept of 4s. per day, under the controul of their masters. How happy would half that sum make your industrious poor weavers in Carlisle."

 

On Wednesday night, a weaving shop at Dalston, was broke into, and all the Cloth, about 70 yards in length, cut out of the looms.

 

On Friday night last, a quantity of poultry was stolen from the roosts at Denton-mill, near this city; but by whom remains to be discovered. Various depredations of a similar kind had previously taken place in the same neighbourhood.

 

On Monday, some boys were apprehended for stealing from a small shop in Caldewgate, on Sunday evening; they were liberated, however, on paying the value of the purloined property: an illegal as well as an injudicious arrangement.

 

At a county meeting held at Dumfries, on Monday, it was unanimously agreed to petition Parliament against any alteration in the Scottish currency.

 

On Saturday night, or Sunday morning last, the office of Mr. John KIRSOPP, solicitor, of Hexham, was broken into, and an iron safe, containing bills and notes to a considerable amount, carried off. As a reward of one hundred guineas has been promptly offered, and the payment of the bills stopped, we trust the offender will not escape.

 

At Lockerbie spring fair, several persons had their pockets picked of large sums.

 

More than 40 vessels are still detained at Port Annan by contrary winds.

 

There was slaughtered in Wigton, on Tuesday last, by Edward STRONG, butcher, a cow, of the Galloway breed, fed by Mr. SHADWICK, Moorhouse Mill, the average weight of the four quarters of which was 11st. 5½lb; the hide 4st. 11lb. weight of tallow 15st. 4lb.!

 

On Wednesday last, at Hawick, Mr. Andrew WILSON, butcher, slaughtered a lamb of the true Cheviot breed, the four quarters of which weighed 30lb. It was only six weeks old, and was bred by Sir William ELLIOT, Bart., of Stobs Castle.

 

Sir Walter SCOTT, notwithstanding the unfortunate issue of the commercial speculations with which he has been mingled, will not be in a destitute condition. Lady SCOTT had a large fortune left her at the decease of a brother, which hereafter will descend to the children. The estate of Abbotsford, about 40 miles from Edinburgh, on which a large fortune has been expended, was, some years back, settled upon his son, who married a lady of considerable wealth. The lucrative office held by Sir Walter himself will remain, after all pecuniary difficulties have been arranged. It is not true that the Baronet's name has appeared in the Edinburgh Gazette.

 

The ship-carpenters of Whitehaven are still off duty, not choosing to work for the 24s. a week offered some time ago, with an assurance of twelve months' continuance! and their example was followed at Workington and Maryport, till last week, when the shipwrights of the latter place seceded from the combination and prudently returned to their employment. These men have now, says the Whitehaven paper, "been twenty-five weeks off work, and during that time the ship-builders have been under the necessity of refusing the numerous contracts into which they were a few months ago urgently solicited to enter, and which would have afforded ample employment for all their workmen for upwards of two years; but that time is gone by, and commerce wears a very different aspect—no person is anxious to build in consequence of the remote prospect of obtaining employment for the vessels already afloat. None of the Cumberland master-builders have made contracts, and the vessels at present upon the stocks will soon be finished. We have been told that one respectable builder says he cannot now give work to every tenth man that he formerly employed; and we apprehend that in the course of a month or two the ship-builders generally will have some difficulty in keeping their numerous apprentices at work." The shipwrights therefore, we presume, at length see their error, and wish they had taken the good advice given them at the commencement.

 

We understand it is in agitation to hold another meeting of ship-owners in Whitehaven to offer to the men three guineas per voyage, as a sum amply sufficient in the present state of trade. It will be remembered that the sailors "turned out" a few weeks ago for an advance of half a guinea, viz. from three guineas and a half to four guineas.

 

The Greys stationed at Norwich, and the 3d Dragoons, quartered at Newcastle, Carlisle, &c. are about to proceed to Ireland. The 7th Dragoons will replace the 3rd in this district.

 

One of the Kendal Bankers, says the Gazette of that town, last week "committed to the flames no less than £14,000 of his own circulating medium; and we are further informed (the same paper observes) that it is the intention of the firm to withdraw the whole, in order that they may no longer be pestered, insulted, and annoyed" by those who "rush to the house, and, in a tone of authority, demand gold or Bank of England paper." The tone of this paragraph is not very judicious.

 

A destructive fire occurred at Hawkshead on Sunday week, early in the morning, supposed to have been the work of some incendiary: a dwelling-house, two shops, barn, stable, thirty cart-loads of hay, wood, furniture, &c. were consumed; and the inmates of the dwelling had merely time to escape from their beds in their night-clothes.

 

At Leece, Low Furness, last week, a greyhound ran a hare four miles outright, and both were so much exhausted as to be scarcely able to move. Puss was taken alive by some men who met them in a lane.

 

Notwithstanding the severity of the Bishop of Durham's late attack, and his great age, his Lordship is recovering.

 

At the last meeting of the Dumfries Burns Club, Lord HASTINGS was chosen a member. The following is a passage of his Lordship's answer to Gen. DIROM, who communicated the fact:—"My dear General, let me beg that you will have the goodness to express for me, to the members of the Dumfries Burns Club, how sincerely I feel the compliment of being classed among them."

 

Large importations of pepper have lately been made into the Isle of Man, and retailed to the public at eight-pence per pound British.

 

On the 23d ult. the Rev. Thomas BROWN, of Tongland, was elected minister of St. John's, Glasgow, a situation which he refused some years ago, although incumbent of one of the smallest parishes in Galloway, so little did he long after preferment.