Carlisle Patriot, 22 Oct 1825 - Local News (3)
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Saturday 22 Oct 1825 (p. 2, col. 3-6 and p. 3, col. 5-6) [continued]
Appleby annual stag hunt, last week, afforded good sport to a numerous field. E. W. HASELL, Esq. presided at the dinner, in the absence of Sir P. MUSGRAVE.
On the 4th inst. at the general annual meeting of the Commissioners of Supply for the county of Dumfries, the convener laid before the meeting a communication from General DIROM, respecting a rail-way from the intended Carlisle and Newcastle rail-road, from Brampton by Longtown to Port Annan, and Mr. Keith DOUGLAS, M. P. moved that the proposal do lie with the clerk for subscriptions, which was seconded and agreed to. The subscribers express their warm approbation of the projected railway from Newcastle to Carlisle, as tending to promote, in a most important manner, the commercial intercourse between the east and west coast of Great Britain, and through that line with Ireland, and suggest, for the consideration of the promoters of this great national work, the expediency of a branch, from the intended railway, at Brampton, by Longtown, to Port Annan, where there is a safe and excellent harbour, with 18 feet of water at ordinary, and about seven feet more at spring tides. This branch would probably give rise to others which would connect with the course of it; particularly from the lead mines at Lead Hills and Wanlockhead, down the vallies of the Elvan, the Evan, and of the Annan, by Lochmaben to Port Annan, or from these mines down the vallies of the Mennock and the Nith, with branches from the coal works at Sanquhar, and the lime works at Barjarg and Closeburn to Dumfries; and from thence, by the Kelhead lime works to Port Annan; or from the antimony mine at Glendenning, and from the lime and coal works in Cannobie, down the valley of the Esk to Longtown. In order to induce the company who intended to engage in this laudable undertaking, to proceed with the measures necessary for accomplishing the plan, the subscribers engage to give the land that may be required for the rail-way, or any future branch connected with it, wherever it may go through their property, without payment, provided it does not come nearer their mansions than allowed by act of parliament; and to exert their influence in every way for the attainment of such important improvements.
On Saturday the 8th inst. Mr. PARKE a gentleman resident in Bowness, accompanied by two friends, proceeded to Water-Head, Windermere, in his yatch [sic], and afterwards the party disembarked for an hour in Pool-Wyke-Bay. On their return down the Lake, they were assailed by a very strong south wind, so that the sail-boat did not reach her anchorage till about seven o'clock. Notwithstanding the darkness and violence of the night, Mr. PARKE brought his little vessel safely to her moorings. The party then went into a small punt, which Mr. PARKE had used for two summers, and rowed towards the shore, distant about thirty yards. The punt appeared to be sinking before they had left the sail-boat ten yards, and, in the terror of the moment, the party leaped from it in opposite directions. Mr. PARKE with difficulty regained the sail-boat, and one of his friends succeeded in reaching the shore; but Mr. Charles MURRAY, a fine promising youth of fourteen years of age, was unfortunately drowned. The village was immediately alarmed, and no time lost in endeavouring to find the body, which was brought to the shore in about three quarters of an hour. All the usual means of resuscitation were employed in vain by Mr. WILSON, surgeon in Bowness. On Sunday morning a coroner's inquest was held at the Crown inn,—verdict, "Accidental death." Mr. MURRAY had been residing during the summer at Bowness, with the Hon. Mrs. CARPENTER, to whom, from his infancy he had been as a son, and the whole neighbourhood sympathizes with that lady in her sudden affliction.
A Bobbin lace Manufactory was last week commenced at Newcastle.
Hedworth LAMBTON, Esq., brother of J. G. LAMBTON, Esq. M. P. for the county of Durham, has hinted to the freemen of the city of Durham that he intends to become a candidate for their suffrages at the coming general election.
The Rev. Thomas BUTLER, A. M. late Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and Curate of Whittington, near Lancaster, has been instituted to the Perpetual curacy of Poulton-by-the-Sands, by the Lord Bishop of this Diocese, on the presentation of the Vicar of Lancaster.
The son of Sir Walter SCOTT, now in Ireland with his regiment, has been lately appointed Aid-de camp to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
So plentiful has been the supply of salmon trout in Newcastle lately, from the Coquet, than [sic] on some evenings last week it was sold to the public at from 3d. to 4d. per pound. On cutting up one of the fish, there was found a pair of spectacles in a case, which appeared little worse for having been in the watery element.
A few days ago, at Winlaton, a penurious son of Vulcan, who had a tumour in one of his legs being about to enter into the holy state of matrimony, was anxious of appearing to the best advantage on the happy occasion, and in particular wished to remove the deformity of his limb; but how to avoid the expense was the question, for he dreaded a surgeon's bill more than his scalpel, and a pound of flesh, though his own, had less value in his eye than a pound of his long-saved gold. It however fortunately happened, that there was in the village a youth who had undergone the amputation of a limb in the Infirmary, and it occurred to our hero that he must necessarily be experienced in such matters, and to him he accordingly applied to perform the operation. The young man consented, and fixing his leg in a vice, he took a razor, and without ceremony, cut away till nearly the whole calf of his leg was taken off! So far the young operator had experienced no difficulty, his powerful arm had overcome every obstacle; but now his skill and practice failed him, and how to stop the bleeding was beyond his art, and his patient had nearly paid the forfeit of his life for his temerity, before "further advice" could be procured. He is now, however, in a fair way of recovery.—Newcastle Chronicle.
On Thursday afternoon, Mr. SMITH of the Infirmary here, shot a large rat on the dunghill, and on going forward, he was surprised at its prodigious and unwieldy size. Under the impression that something extraordinary was the matter, he resolved on satisfying his curiosity by opening it; he did so, and found she carried no less than ten nearly full sized young rats! Four or five young ones, according to naturalists, is the usual litter of a rat; six or seven are uncommonly rare; and we have not read of any instance where the number has ever before reached ten.—Dumfr. Jour.
Doubts having been entertained about the qualification for jurors, the affair has been settled by the home department explaining it to apply to persons, whose houses only are rated as £20 a year to the poor rates.
Mr. LOCKHART, the son-in-law of Sir Walter SCOTT, is preparing to publish a new Life of BURNS, and an Essay on his Poetical Character.
On Monday last, the Rev. Abraham Charles MUMMERY, whose case has excited so much interest, was sent off from Newcastle by the ship Hunter, Capt. STRACHAN, for the Hulks, previous, it is understood, to his being transported for life.
On the 13th inst. a fine new schooner called the John Metcalf, of 56 tons register, was launched from Messrs. PEILE and Co's yard at Workington.
The keel of the new Steam Packet intended to ply between Whitehaven and Liverpool, was last week laid down in the building yard of Messrs. Thos. and John BROCKLEBANK. It is about 114 feet in length, and the vessel when completed will measure upwards of 130 feet upon deck.
There are at present twelve new vessels upon the stocks in the different yards at Whitehaven.
Cardigan, Oct. 8.—The Active, JOHNSON (of Whitehaven) from Quebeck and Waterford, was driven on shore yesterday during a heavy gale at N. W. near the entrance of the Bar, and totally wrecked; the master and two apprentices (JEFFERSON and PRATT) were drowned. Cargo washed out, and great part floated on shore. Mrs. JOHNSTONE was taken from the rigging just before the masts went overboard, and brought to shore much bruised.
The sloop Bee, of Maryport, belonging to Mr. John SCURR, of that place, went on shore, on the 18th inst. near Allonby.