Carlisle Patriot, 17 Jul 1824 - Local News (1)
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Saturday 17 Jul 1824 (p. 2, col. 3-5, p. 4, col. 6, and p. 3, col. 6)
NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—Before Mr. Justice BAYLEY and Mr. Baron HULLOCK. Yorkshire: Saturday, July 31, at the Castle of York. City of York: Same day, at the Guildhall of York. Durham: Saturday, August 14, at Durham. Northumberland: Thursday, August 19, at Newcastle. Cumberland: Tuesday, August 24, at Carlisle. Westmorland: Saturday, August 28, at Appleby. Lancaster: Wednesday, September 1, at the Castle of Lancaster.
THE RACES.—The sport at our ensuing races is likely to be equal, at least, to any for many years past. A disposition exists among the inhabitants, to raise a plate of £50 pounds; and Mr. CURWEN, having been applied to, has readily consented to subscribe £25 (as member for the county), provided his honourable colleague, John LOWTHER, Esq. will put down a like sum, in order to replace the plate withdrawn by the Earl of Carlisle. We think we may say, that there is little doubt of Mr. LOWTHER's acquiescence.
Tuesday's Gazette officially announces, under date, 'War Office, July 12,' the appointment of the Very Rev. Robert HODGSON, D. D. Dean of Carlisle, as Chaplain General to the Forces, vice Archdean OWEN, deceased.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has collated the Rev. Dr. Edmund GOODENOUGH, Head Master of Westminster-school, and Sub-Almoner to his Majesty, to the Prebendal Stall of Warthall, in the Cathedral Church of York, vacant by the death of the Rev. J. CONYBEARE.
A singular incident occurred, last week, not a hundred miles from Rickergate. The postman delivered a letter, by mistake, at a certain house, in the absence of the lord of the mansion:—the 'gude wife' laid hold of it with avidity, stopt not to read the superscription, but dived at once to the marrow of it; and that did such a tale unfold that it harrowed up a thousand feelings, and inflicted as many tortures. A female of Longtown, complained that though she had sworn an illegitimate child on another person, under promise of a doceur, now that the job was done, the money was not forthcoming; then followed upbraidings, and threatenings in great profusion. What perfidy—double perfidy! involuntarily exclaimed the reader: Oh what a partner I am cursed with! At this moment the unfortunate husband entered; and instead of the salutation of 'love arrayed in smiles,' rap! came the poker upon his crown, and down he fell almost senseless. Having, however, collected his scattered faculties, he resumed that posture which nature had assigned him as a distinction from meaner animals, and his first impulse was a return of lovey's salutation, with all the strength of his fist, so the aggressor measured her length upon the floor, and for once was silent. At length a few broken sentences partially developed the cause of these (to the husband) mysterious hostilities; the letter excited his attention; he looked at, and—discovered that it was not directed to him. but to another person living hard by!!
Through the exertion of Mr. Robert CARRUTHERS, brother to the landlord of the String of Horses, Carlisle, Mr. HALTON has recovered his horse, mentioned in our last as having been stolen.
The weather, since our last, has been, on the whole, favourable for the hay harvest, and especially beneficial to the growing crops. Thursday was St. Swithin's day. The weeping Saint shed a few tears about mid-day and in the evening; indicative, we hope, that his Saintship intends not to shower down his favours in 'painful abundance' during his forty days' reign.
On Wednesday evening, four men and a woman were lodged in Carlisle gaol, having been captured by the Preventive Service, in attempting to cross over the Solway from Annan to Bowness, in a boat, with whiskey, the whole of which they threw overboard, but a tin vessel, tho' full, floated, and was picked up. Only one, however, remains in prison; the woman was liberated, and three gave bail. The boat is forfeited, as a matter of course.
On Saturday afternoon last, as Mr. Richard HOLMES, of Birkhill, near Corby, was proceeding homewards from the market, when he was near Aglionby, he was seized with a sudden fit of illness, (to which he had before been subject,) and fell from his cart; his situation was observed by some people at no great distance, and assistance was instantly on the spot; but his neck was dislocated, and he expired almost immediately. A Coroner's inquest was held on his body the same day, before R. LOWRY, Esq., and the Jury decided that the deceased fell from the fore-part of the cart in a fit, and that his death was occasioned by the violence of the fall.
On Tuesday, the 6th inst., about nine o'clock in the evening, a man was discovered lying on the high road leading from Alston to Penrith, a short distance from the former place, apparently dead. As soon as Mr. COLLIN, the overseer of the poor at Alston, heard of the circumstance, he directed the body of the unfortunate man to be conveyed to the first public house in that town, and got medical assistance to be in attendance as soon as it was required. By the prompt measures adopted by Mr. ROUTLEDGE, the Surgeon, animation was restored. The poor man, on being questioned, when he was sufficiently recovered to relate his story, stated that he was a working silver-smith by trade, and though at the time he left Glasgow, where he was last at work, he had a considerable sum of money in his possession to defray his expences to Birmingham, his native place, yet, through his imprudence, when he left Edinburgh, by which route he went, he quitted that city with the trifling sum of one penny in his pocket; and such was his spirit, he refused to ask charity. But nature could do no more, he fainted about a mile and a half from Alston, and when found was to all appearance dead. His story created much interest in Alston, and to the credit of the overseer and the inhabitants, a sufficient sum was raised to enable him to pursue his journey, which he did on Monday last.
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