Carlisle Patriot, 18 Mar 1826 - Local News (2)
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Saturday 18 Mar 1826 (p. 3, col. 1-2 + 6) [continued]
Last Friday was perhaps one of the warmest days ever experienced in the beginning of March, in this climate. A Glasgow paper says that the Thermometer was as high as 71 in the shade. This, we should think, is not quite correct; but the temperature certainly approached to 70 at one part of the day. The weather still continues fine for the season, yet considerably colder; wind varying from north-east to south-east, with occasional showers.
Lately a boy aged 11 years, son of Mr. Wm. STODDART, Cockermouth, crossing a field near his father's house, was attacked by a cow which threw him twice; on the third attempt the boy seized it by the nostrils, when the cow pressed him down upon the ground, kneeled upon his breast, and struck its horns a considerable depth into the ground on each side of his neck. The boy's cries alarmed a young man, Wm. GRAHAM, cooper, who was working near, and hastening to the spot found the cow lying quietly over the boy. Having called twice or thrice, GRAHAM received an answer: and his directions to the little fellow to relax his hold of the cow's nostrils having been complied with, the animal started up, and the boy escaped with but little injury.
Two flocks of wild geese, 50 in each flock, were observed flying directly east over Wheelbarrow-Hall, near this city, on Monday last, making a great noise. Weather-wise people say this is a sign of a favourable spring.
A merchant of Whitehaven, advertises that he has just imported two marble figures of Psyche and Leda, the work of a celebrated Italian artist, and offers them for sale.
It is understood to be the intention of Government to assemble the entire Volunteer Yeomanry force of the kingdom for eight days' exercise and for inspection, in the course of the present year; and that, while so assembled, the yeomen will receive pay at the rate of 7s. instead of 5s. a day, as heretofore.
After a protracted and most injurious suspension of several weeks from their important vocations, the seamen of Whitehaven have returned to their duty, not only without an advance of wages, but with the additional mortification that many of them were refused employment upon any terms. Such, in almost every instance, has been the natural result of those ill-judged and mischievous combinations which have sprung up in various parts of the United Kingdom since the repeal of the combination laws.
Numerously-attended meetings of the freemen of the city of York have been held for the purpose of inviting Lord HOTHAM and Mr. LOWTHER of Swillington, to stand candidates for that city at the ensuing election, on the Protestant interest, in opposition to the sitting members, as gentlemen "attached to our glorious constitution in church and state." No answer has yet been returned. Mr. LOWTHER is one of the Members for Cockermouth.
On Tuesday last, a Galloway cow, the property of Mr. James NICHOL, of Stainton (tenant to T. ATKINSON, Esq.) brought forth a calf, after a gestation of nearly thirteen months, of the following very extraordinary dimensions and weight:—Length from the nose to the root of the tail, six feet six inches. Height, 3 feet four inches. Total weight, nine stone and three pounds: weight of the skin alone, seventeen pounds. This is a most remarkable production. Of course, it could not be taken away so as to preserve its life; but the cow is doing well.
On Tuesday night, a mare belonging to the Rev. Joseph HUDSON, of Stanwix, produced a fine foal—the first we have heard of for the season.
The gentlemanly bearing of Mr. LIDDELL during the late Northumberland election has gained him "troops of friends," and already various meetings of freeholders have been held with a view to secure his return at the general election. Lord Howick declares himself a candidate, and is canvassing; Mr. BEAUMONT is determined to oppose him, tooth and nail, and is also engaged in an active and general canvass. Mr. BELL is also in the field, as it were, with an eye to the dissolution of parliament—so that we may expect warm work: in fact, the "wordy war" already rages in the Newcastle papers with great violence.
Hugh TODD, ostler at the Bay Horse Inn, Gatehouse of Fleet, met with his death on Saturday night last in the following unfortunate manner. Two troops of the 3d Light Dragoons, on their march to Ireland, were quartered in Gatehouse on Saturday and Sunday last, and the aforesaid individual having gone into the stable about 10 o'clock on the former evening, to take out a farmer's horse, he received so severe a stroke upon the breast by one of the trooper's horses while passing behind it, that he died in about two hours.
The poet WORDSWORTH is said to be a sufferer by the embarrassments of certain London publishers. The publication of a work, which this ingenious writer has been for some time engaged upon, has been retarded by the event above mentioned. Mr. WORDSWORTH is still residing at the Lakes, in the beautiful mansion called Rydal Mount. This house belongs to the Dowager Lady FLEMING, who has given to the poet notice to leave it. He, however, has purchased a field in the vicinity of his present residence, and is about to erect a house in it.—Morning paper.
Upwards of 50 vessels went down the Solway Frith, on Monday, and proceeded on their respective voyages.
Twenty-eight coal laden vessels sailed from Whitehaven, on Saturday, for Dublin.
A handsome vessel of 242 tons register, called the Gazelle, was launched on Saturday morning at Whitehaven, from the building yard of Messrs. BROCKLEBANK; she was built for Capt. T. BENN, and intended for the South American trade.
The Tiffin, DRYDEN, was launched from Messrs. PEILE's Patent Slip at Workington, on Saturday last, after receiving a thorough repair.