Carlisle Patriot, 29 Oct 1825 - Local News (1)
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Saturday 29 Oct 1825 (p. 2, col. 4-6 and p. 3, col. 1 + 6)
The Lords of the Treasury have appointed A. R. INGRAM, Esq. to be Receiver-General of Taxes for this county; vice J. C. SATTERTHWAITE, Esq. deceased.
The Earl and Countess of Lonsdale, accompanied by Lord and Lady Frederick BENTINCK, Miss GRISDALE, and Miss THOMPSON, arrived at Whitehaven Castle on Saturday evening.
The Carlisle Harriers will cast off on Monday the 31st., at Botcherby; on Wednesday, at Raughton Head; and on Friday at Leach's Cover, each morning at nine o'clock.
We are happy to hear that there is a probability of a speedy removal of the obnoxious Guard-house, (erected by CROMWELL out of the ruins of the Cathedral) which forms so great an obstruction in our Market-place. The improvement will be effected through the intervention of the Earl of Lonsdale, at the instance of the Corporation, who thus makes another considerable sacrifice of property for the public accommodation.
It is said that a splendid Masonic Lodge is about to be erected in one of the new streets, branching from Lowther-street.
The Carlisle Canal is now full of water; and it is not probable that the navigation will be again speedily obstructed on account of an insufficient supply. On Tuesday a fine new brig called the Linnet, Thomas DANIELS, master, entered the basin with American deal, and is now taking in oak timber for Maryport. This is the largest vessel that has yet come into the basin. She is 90 tons register—actual burthen about 120 tons.
On Monday next, at half past twelve o'clock, a novel exhibition may be seen near the Carlisle Canal basin—the launch of a fine schooner which has been built there by Mr. BELL of Bowness, for Messrs. ALLISON, MARTINDALE, Co. of Carlisle, 84 tons register, and to be called "The City." As this is the first spectacle of the kind ever seen at Carlisle, a great number of persons will probably congregate to witness it, should the weather prove at all propitious.
We last week noticed the apprehension of an Irishman, named Patrick M'VEAY, in this city, on a charge of uttering forged notes purporting to be those of the Royal Bank of Scotland. On Saturday and Wednesday, he was brought before the Magistrates at the Police-Office, and various witnesses were examined, who proved, with great clearness, several instances of uttering, at different places, on the road between the Rigg of Gretna and Carlisle, particularly at Todd-hill, in the parish of Rockliff, where the prisoner obtained a breakfast for 9d. and obtained 20s. 3d. change for one of his sham guinea notes. After his arrival in Carlisle, he put up in Rickergate at the house of Maxwell M'WILLIAMS, and there he was taken into custody, having in his possession a stolen piece of linen, addressed to a lady resident at Liverpool, and in a room to which he had free access, Mr. BARNES, the chief-constable, found in an ash-box a linen bag containing thirteen counterfeit guinea notes from the same plate as those uttered. Feeling the weight of these facts, the prisoner proposed that if the Bank would be lenient to him, he would give such information as might perhaps lead to the punishment of persons more guilty than himself; his attorney has therefore written to the Royal Bank, and the prisoner meanwhile stands committed, at his own request, for for [sic] further examination.
On Wednesday, a man who called himself a drover to Mr. SMITH of Gallowshire [sic], and gave his name as Daniel BRUCE, was brought before the Magistrates at the Public Office, for drunken and disorderly conduct in front of the Bush Inn. When introduced to their Worships from the lock-up room, (still intoxicated) he loudly complained of injustice and bad treatment, "when shut up in that place last night," though he had been in custody only about an hour—and he conducted himself very insultingly towards the magistrates. A man from the Bush deposed to the prisoner's irregular conduct. "Give me the book," cried the tipsey drover, "let me take an oath—he (the witness) will swear to any thing, and I'll do the same!" After a plentiful waste of words, and much impertinence, Mr. Daniel BRUCE was ordered to be searched, and no money being found on his person, and refusing to give an account how he acquired his livelihood, he was sent to gaol for a few days as a vagrant. This was too much even for a BRUCE to bear: he wept, and changed his tone, promising to leave the town in peace, if liberated; but it was necessary to teach him to be more orderly, as well as better manners.
Miss S. BOOTH has been performing at Whitehaven, this week, to very thin houses. On Tuesday evening, the Earl and Countess of Lonsdale and the visitors at the Castle, attended the Theatre, without any previous intimation of their intention, and were received by the audience with several rounds of applause.
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