Carlisle Patriot, 16 Jul 1825 - Local News (2)
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Saturday 16 Jul 1825 (p. 2, col. 3-4 and p. 3, col. 6) [continued]
A few days ago, upon the Manor of Renwick, four foxes were shot dead at four successive shots, by Joseph DIXON, of Dyrah, game-keeper to the Provost and Scholars of Queen's College, Oxford, Lords of the said manor. One of the foxes bore the ear-mark (it is supposed) of a celebrated sportsman not far from the City of Carlisle. Only a few years since, this gamekeeper was at the death of 13 foxes, by shooting, &c. near the same place.
On Sunday last, (the 10th instant,) about three o'clock in the afternoon, during a heavy thunder storm, as Mr. David EDGER, of Castlerigg Cottage, (wood-warden to Sir Philip MUSGRAVE,) his wife, and five children, with two young men, servants of Mr. Edward FISHER of Croglin Low Hall, in the Forest, were all sitting in the kitchen, near the fire-place, a most tremendous thunder-bolt entered the chimney top, and raised some of its stones; it also raised the roofing of the house in a most violent manner, and proceeding down the chimney, it penetrated the kitchen floor, spreading terrible consternation and dismay. It then darted against the chimney piece, broke the lintels, and passing upwards to the ceiling, rent the wall in two places, quite disfiguring it. The destructive fluid next entered the parlour (an adjoining room), in which a chest of drawers stood, and rent them at one end. The whole family were rendered insensible for the space of five minutes; some of them were without any signs of life; but providentially none of them were seriously hurt, and they have all since safely recovered.
A tulip tree on Vicar's Island, in Derwent Lake, the property of Gen. PEACHEY, has at the present time upwards of twenty flowers upon it in full bloom,—a greater number than were ever seen upon one tree in this part of the country at the same time. Indeed, we understand it is very seldom the tulip tree blows at all so far north.
Several relics of antiquity have lately been dug up in a field near Bridekirk, belonging to J. D. B. DYKES, Esq. amongst which are a pair of hand millstones, and a freestone tablet, dated in the year 31 of the Christian era.
On the 8th inst. the Earl of Lonsdale entertained the Lord Chancellor and a distinguished party at his house in Charles-street, Berkeley-square.
On Sunday the 3d inst. a boy of the name of MUSGRAVE, about nine years of age, accompanied his mother in a walk to Helme Cottage, a mansion erecting by W. D. CREWDSON, Esq. half a mile out of Kendal. In rambling about the building, the mother missed the boy and supposed he had ran home, but on her arrival there he was not to be found. Immediate search was made, but that night without avail: next morning the building was searched, when, melancholy to relate, he was found drowned in a well formed in the kitchen cellar. It appears he had strayed away from his mother into the interior of the building, and there met his premature fate.
At the late Lancaster Races, Sir P. MUSGRAVE's colt, on pulling up after the third heat for the £50 on Tuesday, was found to be in a dreadful state, the near hindfoot from the fetlock joint hanging on merely by a little skin in the front, and the pastern bone and small pastern joint were literally shivered to atoms. Thomas LYE, who rode him that heat, found a little failure in action about half a mile from home, but the extent of the remarkable and horrid fracture was not perceptible until he was in the act of pulling up, when within half a neck. A boy had rode the colt the two first heats, but was too weak, and the colt consequently ran to disadvantage, or the general opinion was that he would have won, he evidently having the superiority of speed. The poor animal was immediately put out of his misery. No one would have thought it possible that a leg could have been so smashed while galloping on so smooth a surface.—Courier.
On Sunday night, the 3rd inst. about ten o'clock, a dreadful explosion took place in the Judith Pit, Fatfield Colliery, in the neighbourhood, of Chester-le-Street, belonging to Messrs. W. M. LAMB & Co., when the following individuals lost their lives:—Ralph CURREY, overman; Mark CURREY, his son and deputy: Wm. GRAY, deputy; John SOLESBY, Currey’s son-in-law; James HARRISON; George BAMBLING; Edward RANSON; Joseph and John BROWN, brothers; Rich. ROBINSON; and W. SIMPSON. All the bodies have been found, but no cause can be assigned for the melancholy event. Had the explosion taken place a few hours later, it is supposed that upwards of 50 men would have been in the mine. On Tuesday, an inquest was holden on the bodies, and a verdict of accidental death recorded.
The new Bill for regulating Cotton Factories abridges the hours of labour, by allowing children to be employed only nine hours on Saturdays.
It was the Thompson packet, of Dumfries, which was taken for the Cumberland, belonging to Maryport. The Cumberland is not yet arrived.
The Ocean, Capt. BLAKE, from North America, with timber, passed Maryport, for Bowness, on Wednesday.—Five weeks passage, and three months out.