Carlisle Patriot, 25 Feb 1826 - Local News (1)

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Saturday 25 Feb 1826 (p. 3, col. 1-6)

Although, amid the general commercial pressure, the various branches of our manufacturing industry are more or less affected, yet Carlisle is singularly situated—we are not aware that a single failure, of any kind, has yet taken place. In speaking of the conferences held last week on the condition of our manufacturing poor, we inadvertently stated that the "manufacturers" were of opinion that an appeal to the inhabitants was not called for at that time, instead of saying that such was the conclusion of a number of Gentlemen, who, immediately after the late meeting at the Town-Hall, formed themselves into a Committee, and benevolently instituted the inquiry to which we alluded. The manufacturers themselves, we are assured, expressed no opinion; they afforded all the information in their power, and left others to judge of the facts—and the result was, as recorded in our last. We now learn that the number of the unemployed has considerably increased; and that an appeal to the city and neighbourhood, in general, is contemplated in a few days. Should a subscription be set on foot, it is presumed that it will be expended in labour, as in 1819, on some public works of embellishment or utility.

A London paper says, with symptoms of great astonishment, that "Taunton contains a population of 10,000 inhabitants and has no watchmen." Carlisle contains a population of nearly 20,000, and has no watchmen, and only some three or four constables! If they are honest and quiet in Taunton, what are we in Carlisle?

The Carlisle hariers will cast off on Monday the 27th at Coat Hill; on Wednesday at Hay Close; and on Friday at Mr. GIBSON's Cover, each morning at nine o'clock.

Mr. Baron HULLOCK will arrive at Carlisle on Wednesday next, March 1, and open the Commission for the Cumberland Spring Assizes. There is more business than usual both at bar and nisi prius. Our next number will contain a full report up to Friday evening. The following is a list of the prisoners who have to take their trial:

John MAHON, aged 40, charged, upon the coroner's inquest, with the wilful murder of William BELL.

Patrick Mc.VEAY, 39, charged with uttering a forged note for the payment of one pound one shilling, of the Royal Bank of Scotland, well knowing the same to be forged and counterfeit.

Ann GRAHAM, 22, and Jane WILLIAMSON, 28, charged with stealing several cash notes and a quantity of shillings and sixpences, from the person of Edward Mc.CORMICK, of the city of Carlisle.

William MOOR, 43, charged with having uttered a certain bill of exchange, payable two months after date, to the order of John LAWSON, for two hundred pounds, and indorsed "John LAWSON," which indorsement is forged and counterfeit, and which the said William MOOR well knew.

Thomas DAWSON, 18, Robert ROBINSON, 38, and Thomas SKELTON, 26, charged with having violently assaulted and robbed William NICHOLSON, on the King's highway.

John NICHOLSON, 22, charged with stealing five pieces of iron, the property of Messrs. PORTER and Co.

Mary GRAHAM, 34, charged with stealing one pound of tea of the value of six shillings.

Ann GRAHAM, 47, charged with stealing one grey cloak of the value of fiteen [sic] shillings, the property of William HARLEY.

Sarah JEFFERSON, 40, charged with stealing a basket containing divers articles, from out of a cart in the city of Carlisle.

Jonah HOGGART, 40, charged with stealing one ass of the value of ten shillings.

Jane STUBBS, 62, charged with receiving stolen goods, well knowing them to be so.

There is only one prisoner for trial at the Westmorland assizes—it is for sheep stealing; and the only nisi prius cause as yet spoken of, is the long pending one of BURROW v. the Earl of Thanet: right of Waste Ground within the Borough of Appleby.

On Wednesday last, James CLARK, one of the prisoners in the Gaol, in this City, who was permitted to work as a labourer, contrived to change the prison dress for other clothes, which must have been conveyed to him by some friend, and decamped unobserved. A pursuit was commenced as soon as his escape was known, but without success. CLARK was sentenced, at the Penrith Sessions, in October, to six months' imprisonment and hard labour; consequently he had only about three weeks confinement to endure. He may be said to have shewn more love of liberty than discretion.