[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Journal, 23 Nov 1811 - Local News

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 23 Nov 1811   (p. 3, col. 1-2)

 

A reward of Five Guineas is offered for the apprehension of John HOGGART, for dangerously wounding with a stone Wm. DOWTHWAITE, at
Style, parish of Castle-sowerby.—SEE ADV. 

 

Brampton Hunt will take place on the 28th and the Brisco on the 27th.—SEE ADVS. 

 

The Hesket Hunt will be on the 29th, instead of the 27th inst. as advertised last week.—SEE ADV. 

 

We announced in our last that several pieces of cotton goods, the property of Mr. STUBBS, of this city, had been cut in the looms.
It is with concern we state, that since our last, other instances have occurred of such abominable malignity. 

 

Almost ever since the passing of the Act, entitled "An Act for the better regulating and improving the Fisheries in the Arm of the
Sea, between the Counties of Cumberland and the Counties of Dumfries and Wigton, &c. &c." continual animosities have subsisted
between the proprietors of fisheries, anglers, and others who were deemed to have no right to frequent the waters; in consequence of
which many convictions took place, and the angler could not engage in his usual sport, without the terror of an information, not
less to be dreaded than the ex-officio ones of the Attorney General.—Some convictions, however, have lately taken place, which may
possibly tend to an amelioration of the law, (as it now stands) both as it regards the owners or tenants of fisheries, and the
angler with the rod.—On Wednesday, the 13th inst. John RELPH, of Carlisle, was convicted in the penalty of £100, before the Rev.
Browne GRISDALE, D. D. one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for this county, for not having removed his boat from his fishery
on the river Eden, near Stainton. pursuant to the Act of 44th Geo. III. At the same time were convicted in the like penalty, Joseph
YOUNG, of Rickergate, and Robert COULTHARD, of Finkle-street, for a similar infringement of the Act. 

 

And on Wednesday, the 20th inst. John NIXON and Joseph MITCHINSON, of Grinsdale, John RELPH, of Carlisle, and John BOND and Thomas
BOND, of Cargo, were convicted in the mitigated penalty of £5 on the same grounds. 

 

UTTERING BASE MONEY.—The extent to which this practice has for some time prevailed in this city has been almost incredible, and has
occasioned a general suspicion of every species of silver currency. We have been assured, that some farmers and others, on the
market-days, have received in exchange for a 20s. bank note counterfeit money to the amount of its whole nominal value; in other
instances two-thirds, &c. The evil, from the apparent security from punishment, was daily encreasing; but on Wednesday night, one
Margaret CAMPBELL, of English-street, was apprehended on suspicion of uttering counterfeit money, and lodged in gaol. The
circumstance which gave rise to this suspicion was her sending a girl, (who is a kind of servant to her) of about 9 years of age, to
the shop of the Printers of this Paper, to purchase an article with a base three shilling Bank token,—the same child having often
attempted to pass, at the same place, base money.—She has been remanded for further examination. 

 

Lawrence COCKTON and William TAYLOR, two soldiers belonging the 55th regiment, quartered here, have been committed to our gaol,
charged with assaulting and robbing John HOWE, of Basket Dyke, husbandman, of a one-pound Bank note, and two shillings in silver, on
the 11th inst. 

 

The improvements which the Rev. Mr. MARKHAM some time ago, with much taste, commenced in the Abbey of the Cathedral; have been
pursued by the Dean and Chapter of this city, with great assiduity. The most prominent is the reparation of part of the Fratry,
which is converted in a very elegant and extensive saloon. The design was afforded by Mr. SMIRKE, upon whose abilities, in this
respect, it is unnecessary to make any observation. Mr. John GRAHAM, joiner, and Mr. ANDERSON, (of this place) plasterer, executed
the plan—and in a manner which, it is generally acknowledged, has not been excelled in the kingdom. 

 

The Public are not unacquainted with the poetical and descriptive talents of a Correspondent, whose fugitive pieces have sometimes
graced the columns of this Paper. We are happy to announce, that the abilities of this gentleman have of late been occupied in an
HEROIC POEM—the subject of which must be peculiarly interesting to every free-born Briton—"The True Patriot,"—and which will depict
many eminent characters of the present day.—SEE ADV. 

 

Saturday morning, Isaac DICKINSON, a basket maker, was found drowned in a pond near Croft Pit, Whitehaven, into which, it is
supposed, he had fallen the preceding night. 

 

On Friday se'nnight, the most violent storm of wind ever remembered, was experienced in Maryport: a great number of houses were
partially unroofed, and chimneys blown down; the spray of the sea blew into several houses and farm yards; a large tree near
Nether-hall, was broken.—The Union, KELLET, of that port, was driven on shore, near Workington, after encountering several severe
storms on her passage from North America; before they reached land, they had six feet water, their watches and instruments were all
spoiled. They spoke a Workington vessel, but the Union would not obey the helm, and got into the vessel's way, for which, although
in such a distressed situation, they got nothing but scurrilous language. Before they reached the place where she now lies, she took
in six inches of water per minute. 

 

There was cut this season, near Dacre, upon a newly inclosed ground, on the very top of a high mountain, upwards of 8000 stooks of
oats, all in one field, of which, upon an average, every eight stooks yield one load or seven and a half Winchester bushels, which
weighs 24st. 2lb neat, belonging to Mr. William COWTHWAITE, of Dacre Castle, farmer to E. HASSEL, Esq. Dalemain. 

 

We are sorry to announce, that during the tremendous hurricane on the morning of Friday week, Mrs. SEWELL, of Newlands, was thrown
down by the violence of the wind, and had the misfortune to have her thigh-bone fractured. We are happy to add, that she is likely
to do well. 

 

The Rt. Rev. the Bishop of Chester has licensed the Rev. Andrew HUDDLESTON, A. M. to the perpetual curacy of St. Nicholas's in
Whitehaven; to which he was lately presented (on the resignation of his father) by the Hon. the Earl of Lonsdale. 

 

NEW SHERIFFS.—CHESHIRE —William Thomson CORBETT, of Durnhill, Esq.; Edmund YATES, of Ince, Esq.; and Thomas WILSON, of Landican,
Esq. 

 

CUMBERLAND—Thomas HARTLEY, of Linthwaite, Esq.; Sir Wastel BRISCO, of Crofton Place, Bart.; Thomas BENSON, of Wreay Hall, Esq. 

 

NORTHUMBERLAND—John CARR, of Hedgeley, Esq.; Bertram MITFORD, of Mitford Castle, Esq.; and Ralph BATES, of Milbourne Hall, Esq. 

 

YORKSHIRE—George OSBALDESTON, of Hutton Bushell, Esq.; Sir Francis Lindley WOOD, of Hemsworth, Bart.; and Sir Thomas SLINGSBY, of
Scriven Park, Bart. 

 

On Tuesday se'nnight, the Rev. Robt. FERGUS was ordained at the High Bridge Chapel by the Newcastle Presbytery; he having accepted
the pastoral charge of that congregation. 

 

 

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