Carlisle Patriot, 17 Sep 1825 - Local News (1)

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Saturday 17 Sep 1825   (p. 2, col. 4-6 and p. 3, col. 6)

 

The Dean of Carlisle and Family arrived at the Deanery on Wednesday last.

 

The weather continues highly favourable for harvest-work. Almost all the grain has been placed under cover or in stack—even on the fell sides.

 

The Messrs. GREEN intend to ascend in their magnificent Balloon, from this City, either on the second or third day of the Races. They have secured a supply of Gas; but the spot for filling the machine is not yet fixed. We shall announce all the necessary facts in our next paper.

 

Lord and Lady COCHRANE are on a visit to Sir J. H. MAXWELL at Springkell.

 

On Thursday last, an inquisition was taken before Richard LOWRY, Esq., coroner, at Abbey Bridge End, parish of Brampton, on the body of Ann BROUGHAM, aged 60 years, found dead in bed, on Wednesday morning, without any marks of violence, having for some time past been very infirm. Verdict, died by the visitation of God. And on the 11th inst. an inquest was held before Mr. LOWRY, at Rackthwaite, near Rosley, on the body of William PEAT of that place, aged 43, who was found at Cragg's Lonning-end, lying under his cart, dead, with two severe contusions on his head, evidently occasioned by the fall, the horse, it is supposed, having run away in consequence of fright. There was a considerable quantity of blood on the ground. Verdict, accidental death.

 

An inquest was held at Fieldside, near Keswick, last week, on view of the body of Abraham TYSON, aged 61 years, a labouring man from the neighbourhood of Workington. The deceased was employed in getting gravel for the new turnpike road near Keswick, and had so far undermined the pit in which he was digging that a large quantity of earth, &c. fell upon him, by which he was so dreadfully crushed that he survived the accident only a short time. Verdict: Accidental death.

 

A small patch of ground which was lately added to Dalston church-yard, was consecrated on Thursday the 8th instant. At two o'clock the Bishop of Carlisle was met at the entrance of the church-yard by the wardens, and at the door of the church by a number of the most respectable inhabitants. Divine service was performed by Mr. FLETCHER, their much esteemed Vicar and Chancellor of the Diocese; after which he and the congregation proceeded with the Bishop to the ground, where the ceremony of consecration was gone through in the usual form. The lessons read in the afternoon's service were the 23rd chap. of Genesis and 29th of St. John's gospel; part of the 39th Psalm was sung on the ground. The parishioners were much pleased to see the Bishop (who is also a parishioner and their Rector) apparently in the bloom of health. We believe his Lordship is in his 83rd year, and he is perhaps one of the finest looking men of his age in the kingdom.

 

Visitors to the Lakes who have doubted the reality of the phenomenon called the Floating Island, on Derwent Lake, may now have ocular demonstration. It appears above water for the length of sixty yards, in a place where, a few days ago, boats sailed over without interruption, although the surface of the lake has been raised, by the late heavy showers, a foot higher than it was at that time.

 

At the Petty Sessions of the Magistrates assembled at the George Inn, Penrith, on Tuesday last, not one new certificate for additional Public-Houses was granted in the whole of Leath Ward.

 

Mr. J. F. COOPER, of the Theatre Royal, Preston, &c. &c. intends opening a Theatre in Penrith, a few days previous to the Races.

 

Amongst the numerous company who attended the Yorkshire Musical Festival, this week, we observe the names of Lord Viscount LOWTHER, Sir John LOWTHER, Bart., H. BROUGHAM, Esq. &c.

 

We are informed that the wrestling, this year, is expected to be of the first description. The harvest being generally over will cause such an influx of company to witness their favourite amusement, that the race-ground will be more crowded than was ever remembered. The Earl of Lonsdale, with his usual urbanity and desire to patronise the sports of the county, has subscribed in a handsome manner to this diversion,—as have Lord LOWTHER, the Hon. Colonel LOWTHER, Sir John LOWTHER, Sir Philip MUSGRAVE, J. C. CURWEN, Esquire, William JAMES, Esquire, Philip HOWARD, Esq. of Corby Castle; the Stewards of the Races, &c. &c.; all of whom it is expected will honour the ring with their presence.

 

Accurate information.—"The death of the Earl of Carlisle will occasion a change in the representation both of Cumberland and Yorkshire at the ensuing general election. The Hon. Mr. HOWARD (now Lord Morpeth) will succeed his father for the county of Cumberland, and another branch of that family will be one of the additional representatives for the county of York!"—London paper.

 

On Monday evening, the remains of the Earl of Carlisle were removed from Castle-Howard, at the hour of five for interment in the mausoleum. The shell of the coffin was lined with satin, and the outer coffin was covered with crimson velvet, and beautifully ornamented. On the lid was the following inscription:—"The Right Honourable Frederick HOWARD, fifth Earl of Carlisle, K. G. born June 8th, A. D. 1748, died Sept 4, A. D. 1825." The funeral ceremony was performed by His Grace the Archbishop of York.

 

Connected with the Earl of Carlisle's death, a melancholy circumstance occurred in York last week. A Miss MONK, an elderly maiden, who kept a poulterer's shop in Peter's Lane, was in the habit of supplying his Lordship's larder, and those of many other great personages, when in York, with poultry. She had, for the present occasion, laid in and bespoken a large stock of fowls—ducks, geese, pigeons, &c. when she suddenly heard of her patron's demise, and immediately conceived that herself and the festival were irretrievably ruined. Not that even if the latter were injured by Lord Carlisle's demise she should have been plunged in the abyss of poverty—for she was passing rich—but she calculated with a gloomy imagination, that she might probably not make some twenty pounds profit, which she had anticipated, and rather than endure the horrors of such a calamity, death had charms. She accordingly took a strong dose of poison, and died.

 

Whitehaven Theatre opened on Thursday evening, under the management of Mr. JOHNSTONE, who has engaged the celebrated Miss FOOTE to appear there six nights.

 

 

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