Carlisle Patriot, 04 Feb 1826 - Local News (1)

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Saturday 04 Feb 1826   (p. 2, col. 6 and p. 3, col. 1-4 + 6)

 

Saturday's Gazette exhibits a list of bankruptcies beyond all example and precedent: nineteen more in number than ever appeared, during the most disastrous periods of the war, 1797 and 1811. Something must be done to arrest the dreadful progress of these commercial and manufacturing failures. The new Bankrupt law, however, is a principal cause of the apparent increase, as a commission is now preferable to private adjustment.

 

In speaking of the prevalent commercial distress, last week, we intimated, that although the manufacturers of Carlisle and neighbourhood did not feel the general pressure so severely as it was felt in many other places, nevertheless many of them had been obliged to discharge a considerable number of their work-people, and to put others on short time; and that, in consequence, many poor persons endured great distress. During the past week, the number of both the unemployed and the partially-employed has been much increased; and it is feared that in a few days an addition will be made to that number: the exertions of the benevolent, therefore, are urgently required.

 

We have much pleasure in stating that, during the past week, the Earl of Lonsdale caused the sum of £20 to be distributed in clothes, meat, &c. to the necessitous poor in Carlisle.

 

We have seen a letter from Liverpool, of a very recent date, written by a Gentleman well-versed in the cotton trade: He is of opinion that cotton has attained its lowest point of depression, and that an immediate advance may be anticipated, as capitalists, tempted by the state of the market, are on the look-out for extensive purchases.

 

It is stated that the remains of "The City," whose probable loss we adverted to in our last, have been cast up near St. Bees' head. Of course, the crew have perished.

 

Mr. FREELING, of the General Post Office, has written to the Whitehaven and Workington Memorialists, stating that a final decision upon their request of a change in the mails is postponed for two or three months, "when some existing arrangements will require examination, and when a better chance may offer of accomplishing, in some mode or other, the object which the Memorialists have in view." We hope that we shall then have a mail-coach from Carlisle to Whitehaven.

 

Sheriffs for the year 1826, from Tuesday's London Gazette:—Cumberland, Humphry SENHOUSE, of Netherhall, Esq.; Northumberland, W. PAWSON, of Shawdon, Esq.; Yorkshire, the Hon. M. LANGLEY, of Wykeham Abbey; Cheshire, W. TURNER, of Pot-Shrigley, Esq.

 

Mr. Justice BAYLEY and Mr. Baron HULLOCK will come on the Spring Northern Circuit.—The present Term ends upon a Monday, and those Circuits which have usually commenced on the Monday fortnight after the Term, will this time certainly commence on Monday the 27th of Feb. being the day fortnight after the Term.

 

The King has been pleased to present the Rev. John PERCIVAL, Clerk, Master of Arts and Fellow of Wadham College, Oxford, to the ministry of Oxford chapel, in the parish of St. Marylebone, in the county of Middlesex, and diocese of London, vacant by the death of the Rev. Dr. EDRIDGE.

 

On Sunday last, an inquest was held at Houghton, near Carlisle, before Richard LOWRY, Esq., coroner, on the body of Sybilla FIDLER, aged 79 years. It appeared in evidence that the poor old woman had for two months past occupied a cottage by herself at Houghton, and was under the care of Elizabeth GRAHAM, a neighbour, having lately been poorly. On the Thursday evening, Mrs. GRAHAM went to an out house to wash, leaving her daughter, 12 years old, with the deceased, who was sitting by the fire; but in a short time, the little girl went to her mother in the wash-house, and only a few minutes elapsed till another neighbour gave the alarm that "Sybby was burning." Several persons speedily assembled; the flames were extinguished; the sufferer's legs, &c. and left hand (much scorched) were dressed with oil and treacle, and she was put to bed, but she died at five the next morning.—Verdict accidental death.

 

Counterfeit half-sovereigns are in circulation in the North of England to some extent.

 

Late on Saturday night, some of the mischievous night-walkers, who are so numerous in the streets of Carlisle, wantonly broke two gas and three oil lamps in Caldewgate.

 

Two foot-pads, answering the description given of the fellows who lately robbed Geo. SAWYER of £17 near Whiteclose-Gate, have since made no less than four attempts at robbery, near the same spot, on four different persons, in all of which, however, they failed in obtaining their object.

 

On Saturday last, the cart of a countryman was robbed of a great coat and a basket of butter, while he was sitting in it and in progress down English-street! The daring thief was a woman: and she was detected, apprehended, and committed to prison, in consequence of having left the coat to the care of a fishmonger.

 

One night last week, a school-room in Botchergate was broken into by forcing open the door. Considerable exertions had been made to break into the master's desk, in the hope of procuring some money; but not being able to force it open, the thief consoled himself for his misfortune by carrying off a few old school-books.

 

 

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