[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Journal, 30 Nov 1811 - Local News

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 30 Nov 1811   (p. 3, col. 1 + 4)

 

A few days ago, a wager for 10gs. was decided on our race-course. The conditions of winning were, that a young man, a native of this
city, should hop 65 yards at 20 successive hops. The person who undertook the feat won with apparent ease, having hopped 67 yards at
19 hops. 

 

There are now growing in Nether-hall gardens, the seat of Humphry SENHOUSE, sen. Esq. in this county, several gooseberry trees, with
both blossoms and fruit on them. 

 

The collection on Sunday, at the chapel, for the support of the Methodists' Sunday School, in this city, amounted to £6 18
9.—Donations continue to be received, and we hope and trust that the meritorious exertions of a body, who have done so much toward
the cause of religion and morality among the lower orders, will be liberally seconded.—SEE ADV. 

 

Raughton-head Hunt, on Wednesday, the 20th inst. was very respectably attended, and the chace afforded considerable sport.—In the
evening, a very elegant entertainment, which would have done no discredit even to a caterer for a corporation, was served up at Mr.
R. WILSON's, of which a numerous party partook, who spent a social and convivial evening, which was not a little increased by the
presence of Messrs. DIXON and WARD, stewards, who were unanimously elected to fill the same situation for the ensuing year. After
dining, a variety of toasts were drank (among which the King and Prince Regent were not forgotten), the company separated, happy in
the prospect of celebrating the next annual meeting in a similar agreeable manner. 

 

On Wednesday se'nnight, two men, who were employed to work a lime-kiln at Greenside, near Heversham, had the misfortune to be
suffocated. 

 

On Saturday se'nnight, a collier near Sedbergh, who was driving a level, for the purpose of clearing the water from an old pit, had
the misfortune to strike into a shaft which contained water to the depth of fifteen yards. He was forced along by the current till
he reached a recess in the level, where he continued nearly covered with water, for above two hours; in this situation he was
recovered by the other workmen, after receiving many severe cuts and bruises by the stones and earth which were carried down by the
torrent. 

 

On Wednesday, a man named SMITH, servant to Capt. WOOLER, of the Durham local militia, for a wager of 5l. walked 64 miles in 12
hours and 43 minutes, 17 minutes within the time allowed. The last three and a half miles he walked in 31 minutes though the road
was bad. 

 

The Rev. Mr. PLUMTREE, rector of Longnewton, has been presented by the Bishop of Durham to the very valuable rectory of Haughton,
vacant by the death of the Hon. and Rev. R. BYRON. 

 

Wednesday se'nnight, as a man named RIEDHOPE, a chair maker, was drinking in a public-house on the quay, Newcastle, his wife went to
fetch him home. He was much intoxicated, and told her, if she did not go away, he would drown himself. She not complying with his
request, he got up, and ran towards the river: she and another man immediately pursued him, and caught hold of his coat; but,
notwithstanding, he leapt off the quay, and dragged them both into the water after him. He himself was drowned; the others were
saved through the exertions of the mate of a ship lying at the quay. 

 

Thursday se'nnight, a fine new vessel, of the burthen of 233 tons, was launched from the building yard of Messrs. W. STITT, and Co.
Whitehaven.—She is called the Antigua; built for the West India trade. 

 

The Fletcher, HEWIT, of Workington, from Miramachi to Liverpool, is lost at Southport, and nine of her crew. 

 

The Favourite Sally, DONAHAN, from Miramachi for Workington, is wrecked at Porthculmon, to the northward of Bardsea; the cargo all
scattered along the coast, the vessel gone to pieces, and 2 of the crew drowned. 

 

 

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