Carlisle Patriot, 06 Nov 1824 - Local News (2)

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Saturday 06 Nov 1824   (p. 2, col. 3 and p. 3, col. 1-3 + 6)     [continued]

 

John Henry LOWTHER, Esq., M. P. for Cockermouth, left, on his late visit there, £20 in the hands of Mr. WOOD, of the Globe Inn, for the use of the Dispensary at that place.

 

On the evening of Saturday se'nnight, Sir Philip MUSGRAVE and his amiable Lady passed through Appleby, on their way to Eden-Hall. This was not generally known until the carriage had driven off from the inn; immediately after which a merry peal was rung in honour of the occasion, and we mention the circumstance, thus late, in order to show in what general estimation the Hon. Bart. is held. One old Westmorland yeoman, who was smoking his pipe at the time in the King's Head, insisted upon giving the ringers a guinea note, and hoped the whole company would follow his example; adding, "Though I been't a farmer under Sir Philip, he's a reet decent Gentleman, and awt' country's at same notion; I insist on giving a guinea." His name is worthy of being made public, for Mr. James ATKINSON, of Burrels, is himself much respected by all who know him.

 

A meeting of the Railway and Canal Committee was holden at the Moothall, Newcastle, on Friday last, and was numerously attended. We understand that Mr. CHAPMAN presented to the meeting a detailed report both as to the cost of a railway and the cost of a canal, and also as to the probable revenue from each; and that the committee ordered this report to be printed and circulated previously to their next meeting, which is fixed for Saturday, the 20th inst. All that we have learned of the report is, that Mr. CHAPMAN now estimates the expense of a railway at £252,000, or about £4,000 per mile, and that of a canal at £888,000, or about £14,000 per mile. The latter estimate strikes us as being quite preposterous, but we shall defer making any observations upon it until we have an opportunity of examining the report altogether. We take it, however, for granted, that upon a question of so much importance to the public, the committee will think it their duty to obtain estimates and a report from some other engineer of eminence in his profession. On looking over the list of subscriptions placed at the disposal of the committee, we are astonished not to find a subscription from the Corporation of Newcastle. If this omission is not the effect of inadvertency, we must say it reflects the greatest possible disgrace upon them. Even the Corporation of Carlisle, with a revenue of not more than our Corporation eat and drink in a year, have subscribed ten guineas, and, we believe, would have given fifty, had our canny Corporation set them a proper example.—Tyne Mercury.

 

A man named Robert CURRY, arrived in Whitehaven last week, who was reported have died in America some time ago. A subscription had been entered into for his supposed widow and her family: and at the time of his unexpected return they were all in mourning.

 

The Lord Bishop of Llandaff, who, with his Lady, has been on a visit to Edward STANLEY, of Ponsonby-Hall, near Whitehaven, preached at Ponsonby church on Sunday the 17th ult. and on Sunday the 24th, he assisted to administer the sacrament.

 

A turnip was lately taken up in a field at Birkby, belonging to Philip NELSON, Esq. which measured three feet in circumference, and weighed 28lbs. There is now an apple tree, in an orchard at Birkby, in full blossom, belonging to the same gentleman.

 

FINE ARTS.—The Carlisle Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture closes this day, after a most successful season.—Having been favoured with a copy of the following letter from Miss SHARPLES to Mr. NUTTER, Secretary to the Academy, we cannot resist the pleasure of publishing it:—

 

                                                                          2, Lower Harley Place, Clifton, Nov. 3, 1824.

"Sir,—I should earlier have acknowledged your polite attention, in sending me the Carlisle Patriot containing the very flattering critique on my performances, had I not been fearful of unnecessarily intruding upon your time; but were I longer to delay returning my thanks for the additional favour of sending me a second paper, received yesterday, I should consider myself ungrateful. To express, in adequate terms, my sense of the honour conferred on me, at the dinner of the Committee of Arts, so distinguished and unexpected, I find exceedingly difficult, and only hope that I may, at some future period, produce some work that may be deserving of it.

 

"The formation of an Academy in Carlisle, is highly honourable to that City; and were the laudable example followed in other principal towns, the happiest results to living genius might be anticipated. Real patrons of the Arts would become more numerous, and would ultimately succeed in turning the tide of fashion in favour of the British school, and the walls of the wealthy, which are now almost exclusively devoted to the indiscriminate productions of the ancients, will be also equally adorned with the works of native talent. It may be anticipated that then the arts will arrive at even a higher degree of excellence than has yet been attained.

 

"Honours and advantages have ever been the spur to excellence in every art and science, and there cannot be a doubt that the near approach to excellence of so many of our predecessors in painting and sculpture was the consequence of these having been so liberally bestowed on them.

 

"I shall always feel interested in the success of the Academy at Carlisle, and feel grateful to it for its attention to myself. With sincere wishes for the prosperity of the Carlisle Artists, I remain, Sir, with the highest respect,                     ROLINDA SHARPLES."

 

"To Mr. NUTTER, Academy Place, Carlisle, &c."

 

Mr. WARD, artist, has kindly presented to the students of the Carlisle Academy of Arts, a handsome copy of the Literary Works of Sir Joshua REYNOLDS.

 

 

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