Carlisle Patriot, 23 Jul 1825 - Local News (3)
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Saturday 23 Jul 1825 (p. 3, col. 2-4 + 6) [continued]
The bells of St. Lawrence's church, Appleby, are now undergoing rehanging, and retuning. This was much wanted; and there is reason to hope that the person employed (Joseph BUNN) will do the work in a satisfactory manner.
Mr. John FOTHERGILL, of Shap, caught a fresh water trout, a few days ago, which weighed seven pounds and a half; was 28 inches long, and 14 inches in circumference.
A considerable addition has been built to the House of Correction, at Appleby: it is of an octagon form. The apartments will be well ventilated; they are conveniently arranged, and of a construction favourable to health. The projected improvements in the Gaol at Appleby have also been commenced.
There are now living in one house in the township of Underbarrow, in the vicinity of Kendal, three persons whose united ages amount 256 years. The eldest of the three at the patriarchal age of 88, in the afternoon of the 6th inst. stacked 21 load of hay, that is, he received it on the mow-stead from the person who unloaded it from the cart, spreading and treading it as is the custom, without any apparent fatigue, and without any assistance. On the following morning he was up first in the family, and ready to enter upon any rural occupation where his services might be required.
The Colliery at Burton-in-Lonsdale, after its long cessation, is at length re-opened, by Messrs. SIMPSON and HODGSON, the lessees. They have been three months in opening the new works for their present supply of Coal, and are proceeding, at the same time, with extensive experiments in boring to discover the extent of the valuable beds of that mineral, before they determine on more extensive operations. We are told that in the short space of 50 yards deep, there are no less than seven different beds, some 1 foot, some 2 feet, one 4 feet, and another from 6 to 9 feet in thickness.
There were a very great number of’ pickpockets, swindlers, and bad-money lenders, at St. Boswell's fair on Monday last, and most of them practised their tricks undetected. One fellow at Newcastleton, who purchased a poor man's inferior horse, offered both bad notes and silver in payment; and though his tender was refused, and he was told that he was known, he had the audacity to insist upon having the animal. Never was there a greater quantity of spurious coin in circulation in this district than at present.
It appears that the last year's receipts of canal dues for the navigation on the Carlisle Canal, is only £45 less than those of the great Caledonian Canal for the same period.
A balloon will ascend at Kendal, in the course of the approaching race-week.
A small Irish cow, the property of Mr. William HOLLIDAY, of Calder Bridge, in the last fourteen days yielded twenty six pounds and four ounces of butter.
Messrs. GREEN last week ascended in their balloon at Newcastle, for the fourth time.
Mr. Wm. GREGSON, attorney, Sunderland, put a period to his existence a few days ago, by hanging himself.
The infant school recently opened at Newcastle goes on with gratifying success.
The returns of the assessed tax surveyors of the number of surcharges made within the last two years, has been published by Parliament. The disallowed demands, by the commissioners, compared with the allowed, are about two to one. In Cumberland, we perceive, 27 were allowed, and 81 disallowed.
The Marquis of Queensberry has presented Mr. Andrew Beveridge MURRAY, preacher of the gospel, to the church and parish of Mousewald, presbytery of Lochmaben, vacant by the death of the late Rev. Jacob DICKSON.
The Rev. E. IRVING of the Caledonian Chapel, London, has received a call to leave London for Edinburgh, but decides upon remaining for the present, to the great satisfaction of his congregation.
Last week, Mr. Percival HEDLEY, a respectable farmer near Lanchester, put a period to his existence by cutting his throat with a razor. He has left a wife and six children.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY and Mr. Baron HULLOCK arrived at York on Saturday evening. On Monday the Baron took his seat in the criminal Court at the Castle, and proceeded to try the prisoners. Nothing particular had occurred up to Thursday last.
There are 31 prisoners in York Castle. Horse stealing, 11; burglary, 6; highway robbery, 7; forgery, 2; stealing from the person, 2; rape 1; manslaughter, 1; bigamy, 1; riot, 1.
On the 16th inst. a new vessel called the Solway of 140 tons burden, the property of Messrs. Robert FERGUSON, Sons & Co. of this City, was launched from the yard of Messrs. K. WOOD & Sons at Maryport.
The Aid arrived at Maryport on Thursday morning from Shediack, with timber, one month passage, and three out, she being eight days in the Channel.
The following vessels from North America, with timber, were off Maryport on Saturday last:—Ocean, BLAKE; Dykes, COCKTON; Nancy, M'CARTY; Jane, JOHNSON, for Bowness: Cumberland, SELKIRK; Trafalgar, CHRISTOPHERSON. From Carsethorn, on Monday last:—Britannia, HOLLIDAY, for Annan. Arrived, at Maryport, on Tuesday last:—Sarah, Marianne, CHRISTIAN, from Quebec, with timber—passage, one month, and out twelve weeks; Ulysses, TODD, from Richebucto—she went ashore, last October, in Richebucto Bay, at the same time the Sally and Lee did, (they were both lost) but owing to the strength of the vessel, and the activity of the master, she got off and not much injured.