Carlisle Patriot, 20 Aug 1825 - Local News (1)

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Saturday 20 Aug 1825   (p. 2, col. 3-6)

 

His Serene Highness Prince William of Brunswick and suite arrived at the Bush Inn, in this City, on Wednesday evening from Manchester and Liverpool, on their way to Edinburgh, on a tour of pleasure and instruction; and they were so well pleased with the town and their accommodation, that they remained till this (Friday) morning, when they proceeded on their journey northward. The Prince is a most amiable, unassuming, intelligent young man, about eighteen or nineteen years of age. He is laudably anxious to gain all sorts of useful information, and to see every thing worthy a stranger's attention. On Thursday his Serene Highness visited our interesting Castle and other public structures. He also, by way of kindness, paid for a seat or two at the Theatre, without any intention of visiting a place so little calculated for Royal presence; yet a hand-bill was unwisely issued on Thursday evening, announcing that his Serene Highness would be there, and the trick succeeded with many persons who repaired thither in order to see and welcome him. A Hamburgh paper of the 10th inst. (says the Star of Wednesday evening), "states that the reigning Duke of Brunswick has ceded the Duchy of Oels, in Silesia, to his brother William. The heirs of this illustrious House have always been distinguished for their fraternal affections, and history records, that once when there was a family of seven brothers, to whom the Duchy was left, in order to prevent a division, and secure the succession to the heir of the eldest, six of them doomed themselves to celibacy." Prince William is the second son, we believe, of the gallant Duke who so heroically fell at Quatre Bras, the day preceding the battle of Waterloo.

 

The Annual Meeting of the Carlisle Diocesan Committee, in aid of the Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge, was held this day at the Town-Hall, after the members present had attended divine service at the Cathedral, where an appropriate sermon was preached by the Reverend John FAWCETT, M. A. from St. Luke, chap. 21, verses 1 to 4. The collection at the Cathedral amounted to £9:4s. The Bishop of the Diocese was present; and his Lordship took the chair at the Hall.

 

The Courier sharply reprehends Mr. SCARLETT for what fell from him in the libel cause tried here last week, in regard to a statement alleged to have appeared in that paper, but its observations are founded on an incorrect report of Mr. SCARLETT's speech inserted in the M. Chronicle. "We give Mr. SCARLETT credit for his invincible good nature on all occasions (says the Courier), but we owe him no obligation for forbearance in this instance. If he had been disposed to bring an action for the alleged misrepresentation, he would have found some difficulty in getting at the number which contained our account of the brief duel between Mr. BROUGHAM and himself. Should the Learned Gentleman have time to make inquiries on this subject, they will lead him to suspect that if sometimes Learned Counsel like himself are misrepresented in the newspapers, it occasionally happens that Newspapers are also misrepresented by Learned Gentlemen."

 

Sir Humphrey DAVY lately passed through Carlisle, on his return from Ireland. He visited Lowther Castle, and wandered for a day or two amid the groves which border upon the delightful lake of Ullswater.

 

The Tyne Mercury speaks of it being "most extraordinary that so much crime of almost every description should be committed at Carlisle, and so few of the perpetrators be brought to punishment." Where is the ground of this complaint? We are quite ignorant of it.

 

Ullswater Annual Regatta, on Thursday, was very numerously attended, and the sports gave great satisfaction. The weather was highly favourable for a display of all the beauties of the enchanting scenery.

 

The prisoners confined in Carlisle Gaol, return thanks to Mr. Justice BAYLEY and the High Sheriff of the County, for donations of one pound each, during the late assizes.

 

A mistake has been made in the date of the Rev. Dr. RAFFLE's intended visit to Penrith. Instead of Wednesday the 17th of August, he will preach there on Wednesday next the 24th.

 

Since our last, there have been several heavy falls of rain, and an unseasonable bleakness of atmosphere.

 

The operations in the harvest field are carried on with great activity, and there is no want of labourers. One extensive farmer in the neighbourhood of this city, has cut the whole of his corn, and should the season keep favourable, several others will not be many days behind him, as the grain is generally ripe. The wages given at the market-cross, during the week, have varied from 2s. to 2s. 6d.; and as high as 2s. 9d. has been paid to go to a distance. We hear that shearers' wages are much higher at Wigton; during the present week, they were from 3s. to 3s. 6d.

 

Several versions have been given in the public prints of the "squabble at York" between Mr. Justice BAYLEY and Mr. BROUGHAM. The real facts are these. It is well known that Mr. BROUGHAM is in the constant practice of taking frivolous objections, and of maintaining them with an earnestness bordering on pertinacity. Some rather warm expressions passed between Mr. Justice BAYLEY and Mr. BROUGHAM, and the Learned Judge declared that it was the last time he would come on the Northern Circuit. On entering the Court next morning, the Judge privately conferred with Mr. BROUGHAM, and both shook hands very cordially.

 

 

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