Carlisle Patriot, 30 Jul 1825 - Local News (1)

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Saturday 30 Jul 1825   (p. 2, col. 5-6 and p. 3, col. 1 + 6)

 

NEW CHURCHES.—The following are the further subscriptions towards the intended two new Churches in this City to which we alluded in our last number. The amount requisite to insure the aid of the Commissioners under the Parliamentary grant is one half the expense—£5000. Now is the time, or perhaps never; at any rate, a long period may intervene before another such favourable opportunity presents itself; and we trust that all well-wishers to the establishment, all who have the best interests of our population at heart, will lend their assistance promptly, as an answer must be shortly returned to Mr. JENNER's letter:

 

                                                      St. Cuthbert's.    St. Mary's.

Mr. SLATER                                        £20    0  0

Major MOUNSEY                                 15    0  0 ... 15    0  0

Mrs. NANSON                                      21    0  0 ... 21    0  0

Mr. BLOW                                             25    0  0 ... 25    0  0

The Misses JOHNSON                            2  12  6 ...   2  12  6

Messrs. PORTER                                   20    0  0

Mrs. & Miss CARLYLE                        15  15  0 ... 15  15  0

Messrs. J. R. & J. FERGUSON             52  10  0 ... 52  10  0

R. FERGUSON, Esq. Harker Lodge     50    0  0

Thos. BARNES, M. D.                                         ...  10  10

Mr. W. N. HODGSON                          10  10  0

J. T. CORNTHWAITE, Esq.                 25    0  0 ... 25    0  0

Mr. Henry DOBINSON                         15    0  0

Rev. C. N. J. HOLLINGSWORTH,

     Haltwhistle                                        10    0  0 ... 10    0  0

G. I. HOLLINGSWORTH, Esq.,

     second donation                                25    0  0 ... 25    0  0

Misses FERGUSON, English-st.           30    0  0

T. HODGSON, Esq. Whitechapel,        50    0  0 ... 50    0  0

Mr. John HODGSON, Castle-st.           25    0  0 ... 25    0  0

Mrs. Henry HALL                                 25    0  0 ... 25    0  0

Mr. LAW                                                               ...  10    0  0

Dr. HARRINGTON                                             ...  30    0  0

Mr. Simon EWART                                 5    5  0 ...   5    5  0

 

APPROACHING ASSIZES.—The Judges, Mr. Justice BAYLEY and Mr. Baron HULLOCK, intend to enter Carlisle, on Monday the 8th of August, but the business of the Courts will not begin till the usual time on Tuesday morning.

 

The Earl of Lonsdale arrived at Lowther Castle on Saturday last, attended by several branches of his Lordship's family. Lord LOWTHER will also arrive in the North, in a day or two, in order to attend the Assizes for the counties of Cumberland and Westmorland.

 

We insert in our fourth page, eight beautiful stanzas from Mr. SOUTHEY's forthcoming Poem, 'A Tale of Paraguay,' which we derive from that able new Tory paper, the Manchester Courier. These stanzas are dedicatory lines addressed by the poet to his daughter. [Page 4 of this edition of the Carlisle Patriot is missing on the BNA website.]

 

On the 22nd inst. Richard LOWRY, Esq. coroner, held an inquest at Nenthead, Alston, on the body of Hannah BRIGGS, aged 59, who was found dead on the 21st, at the bottom of a lead mine, called High-Whinsey-foot shaft, but by what means she was precipitated down the said shaft, there was no evidence to show, and the jury returned a verdict to that effect.

 

Committed to Gaol by the Rev. James LYNN, Thomas Francis CROSS, charged with stealing several articles of household furniture from the dwelling-house of Sir John Benn WALSH, Bart.

 

Grouse are more numerous this year upon Blackcombe and the adjoining mountains than the oldest people in that neighbourhood remember. The birds are also very forward and strong.

 

To-morrow, July 31, the Portpatrick mail will arrive in this City at or about mid-day, instead of eleven at night: the time of starting for the north remains as heretofore. Preparations are in progress for the other and more important alterations recently spoken of; but as much foresight is required, they cannot be carried into effect for at least some weeks from this time, if so early.

 

The weather is still overpoweringly hot, and the drought continues. The fields have lost their green—springs and streamlets have disappeared—rivers are become rivulets—the grain is prematurely ripening in many places—in short, all nature pants for moisture, and a day or two's rain would be (apparently) an incalculable blessing. The Thermometer was highest in this neighbourhood on Wednesday—77 deg. This, it should be understood, was the actual state of the atmosphere, properly ascertained, by more than one good instrument, in the shade, where there is no reflected heat. The statements in many of the papers are fallacious: either the instruments are bad, or the situations improper. For instance, they talk of 97° in the shade at Bath! There never was such a degree of atmospherical heat in England—and well for us that it is so. Many persons have dropped down and suddenly expired, in various parts of the country, through heat—some by over-exercise, but the greater number from imprudently drinking cold water while in a state of excessive perspiration. A great many horses have also perished, chiefly those running in the heavy coaches.

 

 

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