Carlisle Patriot, 26 Nov 1825 - Local News (1)
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Saturday 26 Nov 1825 (p. 3, col. 2-4 + 6)
Miss FOOTE appeared on the Carlisle Boards on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings, (the latter for her own benefit,) in the varied characters of Violante in the Wonder, Maria Darlington in A Roland for an Oliver, Beatrice in Much Ado about Nothing, Variella in the Weathercock, Lady Teazle in the School for Scandal, and Clari in Clari, or the Maid of Milan. The house, each night, was well attended, but not crowded in so inconvenient a degree as on her first appearance here during the race-week. We have already expressed our opinion of this fascinating Lady's theatrical talent. There is nothing extraordinary in it: she owes her commanding success to her person and the unfortunate peculiarities of her history. Her action and general manner are all that one could wish for, and her dancing elegance itself: we cannot equally commend her singing.—On Tuesday night, Mr. ALEXANDER was highly amusing as Dogberry: the character suited the exuberancy of his style of acting, and the audience, as the term is, were "convulsed" with laughter. Mr. FITZWAYLETT did justice to Benedict. And we have seldom seen a more spirited piece of acting than Mr. EMLEY's Tristram Fickle, in the Weathercock. The company have returned to Dumfries.
On Tuesday morning, about one o'clock, Mr. E. FORSTER, revenue officer, alone seized near Stanwix twenty-one gallons of what is called "double strong" whiskey, from a pretty numerous party of smugglers, the whole of whom are known, and will probably be prosecuted. The seizure was safely lodged in the Excise Office, Carlisle, on the same day.
The Carlisle Harriers will cast off, on Monday the 28th inst. at Durdar; on Wednesday, at Westlinton; and on Friday, at Moorhouses—each morning at nine o'clock.
A letter from Maryport intimates that five of the shipwrights of that town have deserted the Union, and returned to their work.
We are happy to learn that the Rev. Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH, of Haltwhistle, has become the purchaser of the beautiful cabinet picture of St. John, painted by J. NORTHCOTE R. A., which was in the late Exhibition in this town, and much admired. Several other pictures have been sold since the close of the Exhibition.
It is reported in Penrith, that a requisition is in progress, addressed to the magistrates, to convene a public meeting to take into consideration the propriety of obtaining a local act, for the purpose of lighting the town, and other necessary improvements. That such a measure is a desideratum there can scarcely be two opinions.
The Inhabitants of Whitehaven are endeavouring to induce the General Post Office to dispatch their mail from Penrith, immediately after the arrival of the mail from Manchester; by which they would save a day in respect to the most important part of their correspondence.
On Tuesday night, about twelve, there was another most brilliant exhibition of the Aurora Borealis. A luminous arch, at one time, illuminated the northern horizon; in a few minutes it changed, and gave place to circular spots of light, as if the sun were about to shine out; and these, in turn, gave way to brilliant pillars of light, which shot rapidly from the horizon towards the zenith, in a north east direction.
It appears by the Kendal papers, that the typhus fever rages in that town, at present, with great violence, "in too many instances carrying off whole families."
The theatre at Penrith was closed on Wednesday night. There was a crowded audience, amongst whom were not less than three magistrates. At the conclusion of the play, "Secrets worth Knowing," "God save the King," was sung—the whole company joining in chorus: immediately after which Mr. COOPER stepped forward to return thanks for the kind and liberal support himself and company had experienced, which, he said, exceeded his most sanguine expectations. He hoped, at no remote period, to have the pleasure of paying another visit to Penrith, and trusted, from the expectations held out, that a neat and compact theatre would be built in Penrith, and that theatricals there would be put upon an equal footing with those other towns that could boast a regularly-built theatre.
Among the numerous schemes for public improvements, holding forth individual advantage and public utility, which have been brought forward within the last two years, we see none more eligible (and it is a question if any one can be fairly deemed equally so) than the proposed enclosure of the large tract of land comprised in Morecambe Bay. When the subject was formerly agitated, it was estimated that the recovery of Lancaster Sands would cost ?200,000, or ?5 3s 3?d. per acre—at a time when the process was not so well understood as at present: on its recovery, it was supposed the land would be worth ?40 per acre. Mr. BEATSON, in his communications to the Board of Agriculture, says, of this proposed recovery—"There would not merely be an addition of territory larger than either the islands of Gurnsey and Jersey, but it would tend to improve at least four times that extent of the interior country, and a safe and expeditious communication would be opened between the towns of Lancaster, Whitehaven, Ravenglass, &c., and the intermediate country, instead of a very circuitous route, or a precarious, dangerous, and often fatal passage over Lancaster Sands."
On the 14th and 18th inst. two of the depot companies of the 69th regiment from Tynemouth-Castle, under the command of Captains DOWNING and TEDLIE, marched into Barracks, Newcastle. The recruiting of this favourite regiment, under the immediate auspices of that distinguished officer, Lieut.-Colonel MUTTLEBURY, C. B., has been such, that in addition to filling up its own regiment, a surplus of upwards of two hundred fine young men were given to the 2nd or Queen's Royal and 31st regiment in February last, to complete their corps, preparatory to embarking to India. The numerical strength of the depot of the 69th regiment is now again so great that the Barracks at Tynemouth-Castle have been found very insufficient to contain it, with any degree of comfort to the soldier, whose interest is so peculiarly watched over in this regiment, consequently a temporary division of the depot has been found expedient until the quarters at Tynemouth are repaired and enlarged. The depot is now in daily expectation of being joined by the colour and staff of the corps from the East Indies, whither the regiment went in 1805, and has from that period shone very conspicuously in all active service in the "Eastern World," particularly at the taking of the French and Dutch islands. The regiment has more than once been placed in peculiarly trying situations, too well known here to be adverted to, and when its firmness was such as to call forth unbounded praise.
On the evening of the 13th inst. two companies of infantry belonging to the 80th and 95th regiments, marched into Liverpool from Manchester, and immediately sailed for the Isle of Man, in the war-office steam-packet.
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Saturday 26 Nov 1825 (p. 3, col. 2-4 + 6)
Miss FOOTE appeared on the Carlisle Boards on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings, (the latter for her own benefit,) in the varied characters of Violante in the Wonder, Maria Darlington in A Roland for an Oliver, Beatrice in Much Ado about Nothing, Variella in the Weathercock, Lady Teazle in the School for Scandal, and Clari in Clari, or the Maid of Milan. The house, each night, was well attended, but not crowded in so inconvenient a degree as on her first appearance here during the race-week. We have already expressed our opinion of this fascinating Lady's theatrical talent. There is nothing extraordinary in it: she owes her commanding success to her person and the unfortunate peculiarities of her history. Her action and general manner are all that one could wish for, and her dancing elegance itself: we cannot equally commend her singing.—On Tuesday night, Mr. ALEXANDER was highly amusing as Dogberry: the character suited the exuberancy of his style of acting, and the audience, as the term is, were "convulsed" with laughter. Mr. FITZWAYLETT did justice to Benedict. And we have seldom seen a more spirited piece of acting than Mr. EMLEY's Tristram Fickle, in the Weathercock. The company have returned to Dumfries.
On Tuesday morning, about one o'clock, Mr. E. FORSTER, revenue officer, alone seized near Stanwix twenty-one gallons of what is called "double strong" whiskey, from a pretty numerous party of smugglers, the whole of whom are known, and will probably be prosecuted. The seizure was safely lodged in the Excise Office, Carlisle, on the same day.
The Carlisle Harriers will cast off, on Monday the 28th inst. at Durdar; on Wednesday, at Westlinton; and on Friday, at Moorhouses—each morning at nine o'clock.
A letter from Maryport intimates that five of the shipwrights of that town have deserted the Union, and returned to their work.
We are happy to learn that the Rev. Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH, of Haltwhistle, has become the purchaser of the beautiful cabinet picture of St. John, painted by J. NORTHCOTE R. A., which was in the late Exhibition in this town, and much admired. Several other pictures have been sold since the close of the Exhibition.
It is reported in Penrith, that a requisition is in progress, addressed to the magistrates, to convene a public meeting to take into consideration the propriety of obtaining a local act, for the purpose of lighting the town, and other necessary improvements. That such a measure is a desideratum there can scarcely be two opinions.
The Inhabitants of Whitehaven are endeavouring to induce the General Post Office to dispatch their mail from Penrith, immediately after the arrival of the mail from Manchester; by which they would save a day in respect to the most important part of their correspondence.
On Tuesday night, about twelve, there was another most brilliant exhibition of the Aurora Borealis. A luminous arch, at one time, illuminated the northern horizon; in a few minutes it changed, and gave place to circular spots of light, as if the sun were about to shine out; and these, in turn, gave way to brilliant pillars of light, which shot rapidly from the horizon towards the zenith, in a north east direction.
It appears by the Kendal papers, that the typhus fever rages in that town, at present, with great violence, "in too many instances carrying off whole families."
The theatre at Penrith was closed on Wednesday night. There was a crowded audience, amongst whom were not less than three magistrates. At the conclusion of the play, "Secrets worth Knowing," "God save the King," was sung—the whole company joining in chorus: immediately after which Mr. COOPER stepped forward to return thanks for the kind and liberal support himself and company had experienced, which, he said, exceeded his most sanguine expectations. He hoped, at no remote period, to have the pleasure of paying another visit to Penrith, and trusted, from the expectations held out, that a neat and compact theatre would be built in Penrith, and that theatricals there would be put upon an equal footing with those other towns that could boast a regularly-built theatre.
Among the numerous schemes for public improvements, holding forth individual advantage and public utility, which have been brought forward within the last two years, we see none more eligible (and it is a question if any one can be fairly deemed equally so) than the proposed enclosure of the large tract of land comprised in Morecambe Bay. When the subject was formerly agitated, it was estimated that the recovery of Lancaster Sands would cost £200,000, or £5 3s 3½d. per acre—at a time when the process was not so well understood as at present: on its recovery, it was supposed the land would be worth £40 per acre. Mr. BEATSON, in his communications to the Board of Agriculture, says, of this proposed recovery—"There would not merely be an addition of territory larger than either the islands of Gurnsey and Jersey, but it would tend to improve at least four times that extent of the interior country, and a safe and expeditious communication would be opened between the towns of Lancaster, Whitehaven, Ravenglass, &c., and the intermediate country, instead of a very circuitous route, or a precarious, dangerous, and often fatal passage over Lancaster Sands."