Carlisle Patriot, 25 Dec 1824 - Local News (2)
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Saturday 25 Dec 1824 (p. 2, col. 6 and p. 3, col. 1, 3 + 6)
A few days ago, at a sale of farming stock in the neighbourhood of Appleby, an innkeeper of that town bought what he fancied to be a good milking cow. When he arrived at home with his bargain, the animal seemed to have undergone some metamorphosis in the way, for it was a nice-looking Irish bullock!!
Several persons at Appleby, have sustained injuries during the late dark nights by coming in contact with carts which have been carelessly left in the streets. About 15 lamps would be sufficient to light the place. Many of the inhabitants express a wish to contribute to the expense which would be incurred—this would be trifling; and the object only wants setting about, in order to be accomplished. Much good would result from it, and many mischiefs be prevented. When the moon is down, the little boys are in the habit of assembling together (especially on a Sunday night), to the number of twenty or thirty, and they practise all kinds annoying tricks. A few nights ago, an old woman had been at a friend's house with her knitting, and returning home with a lantern in one hand and her half-finished stocking in the other, she was attacked by these young rogues; the lantern and stocking were gone in a moment—the former was left on the ground at about fifty yards distance, but the latter was no more heard of. Blowing out lights, and knocking at people's doors, are favourite amusements: Sunday night last was very productive of this sort of fun—and the business was by no means conducted in whispers; the best pack of hounds in the country could not send forth sounds more likely to command attention.
A Correspondent from Annan writes, that the typhus fever is raging in that town and neighbourhood, and in some instances has proved fatal.
CLERICAL NOTICE.—We are informed, on unquestionable authority, that the Lord Bishop of Chester has laid down the following rule respecting the ordination of candidates for the ministry, viz:—Not to ordain a non-graduate to any curacy which a graduate can be found to take, nor any non-graduate at all who has not attended the institution founded at St. Bees by the Bishop.—Liverpool Advertiser.
ROADS.
On Saturday last, a meeting of gentlemen, friendly to improvements in this county, (and particularly to the proposed new roads from Cockermouth to Maryport, and from Workington to Wigton, by Allonby and Aspatria), was held at the Globe inn, Cockermouth; at which J. C. CURWEN, Wilfrid LAWSON, J. D. B. DYKES, Wm. BROWNE, Humphrey SENHOUSE, Andrew GREEN, Daniel CLIFT, Esquires; Rev. J. BARWISE, Rev. Edw. FAWCETT, Rev. John BENSON, Rev. Edw. STANLEY, and several others were present: and it was the general opinion, that the bill intended to be presented in Parliament at the ensuing session, for making these roads Turnpike, should embrace the whole. Mr. CURWEN proposed that a bridge should be built at Maryport, over the river Ellen, near the Ropery, and the road be continued through the town, by the sea shore, to Bank End, which was readily agreed to, and a proper survey, and estimates of the probable expense, were directed to be made, previous to another meeting, fixed to be holden on the 13th January next at the Globe inn. It was also determined, that the whole of the road from the village of West-Newton, to the Carlisle and Cockermouth Turnpike, upon Moota, leading through Aspatria and Arkleby, should be included in the operation of the proposed bill, with a view to reconcile the objections heretofore raised on the part of the owners and occupiers of lands in the Abbey Holme; and as they will, in this case, be enabled to travel upon a good road, after leaving the limits of their own parish, in any direction they may please to go, it is expected this will have the desired effect. It is also contemplated to divert the Wigton Road near Howscale, so as to come in at the north end of the village of Allonby.
We are glad to inform our readers, that a sum of £2,500 has already been subscribed towards carrying this desirable object into effect, and it is confidently expected that this sum will be doubled. Amongst the subscribers are Lord LOWTHER, £300; Wilfrid LAWSON, Esq. £100; J. C. CURWEN, Esq. £200; J. D. B. DYKES, Esq. £300; William BROWNE, Esq. £200.
The benefit the public will derive from these improvements is incalculable—particularly the town of Maryport, through which it is most likely the mail coach will hereafter pass on its way to Whitehaven. It is therefore much to be regretted, that private interest, or the misrepresentation and misconception of prejudiced individuals, should induce any of the land-owners and farmers along these roads to join in any opposition to the measure, or in preventing those gentlemen, willing and ready to advance their money for the public advantage, from having their good intentions carried into effect.
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The fine ship named the Marchioness of Queensberry, of Dumfries, burthen 1,100 tons, was launched at L'Etang, New Brunswick on the 9th of November; Mr. George THOMPSON, builder.
The Flora, of Whitehaven, of 128 tons register, was sold in public sale on the 16th, for £760. Such is the increase in the value of shipping, that this vessel in the same state of repair in which she is at present, would not have sold for more than half this sum about three or four years ago. Some shares of vessels have also recently been sold in public at proportionably high prices. The brig Curwen and Braddyll, of 113 tons, was sold on the 10th inst. at Maryport, for £650.
The Adeona, WHITEHEAD, at Limerick, from St. John's, N. B., in 24 days.—Margaret, HEUGHAN, at Belfast, from Quebec, in 32 days.
On the 15th inst. the brig Indian, MATHIAS, arrived at Liverpool from Quebec in twenty-four days. Amongst the passengers were Nicholas Vincent ISAWANHONHI, principal Christian Chief and Captain of the Huron nation; Andre Romain ISAWANHISSEN, and Stanislas Coska ARATHAHA, principal Chiefs of the Council; and Michel Isioni TEACHEANDALE, Chief of the Warriors of the same nation. These Indian Chiefs, on Wednesday, paid their respects to the Mayor, and on Thursday evening set off for London.
We are sorry to announce the total wreck of the North Star, of Dumfries, loaded with oats, and bound from Westport in Ireland to Liverpool. The weather was so thick that the crew had not seen the land for four days, and on the tempestuous morning of the 13th current, the schooner struck on a reef of rocks about 12 miles from the Island of Colinsa. Here she beat violently for about ten minutes, and then passed over the rocks into smooth water; but by this time her bottom was so much damaged that the crew (four men and a master,) had some difficulty in escaping with their lives. In a small boat with two oars, they succeeded in gaining the above Island, where they sold the boat for 30s. as the only means of conveying them to Bute, where they knew they could reckon on money and friends. Not an atom of property was saved, and the vessel, we believe, was not insured. The North Star was as good a sea boat as ever sailed.