[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Journal, 13 Aug 1814 - Local News (1)

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 13 Aug 1814   (p. 3, col. 1-4)

 

The theatre closed here on Tuesday, until the Assizes, which commence on the 20th inst. with  the play of the Stranger; which was
very respectably performed to a full house.—Mr. MUNRO performed the character of the Stranger, and Miss MACAULEY that of Mrs.
Haller. 

 

The Royal Cumberland Militia, now quartered in Ireland, will arrive at Carlisle the latter end of September, to be disembodied, and
the arms deposited in the depot here, where the permanent staff will remain. 

 

An Address of congratulation on the Peace, including with a petition that the influence of the British Government may be exerted at
the ********ing Congress for the immediate abolition of the Slave Trade, has been presented to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent,
from the city of Carlisle, by Mr. FAWCETT. 

 

On the 5th inst. R. FAWCETT, Esq. M. P. for this city, presented to Lord Sidmouth, to be laid before the Prince Regent, the Petition
from Kirklinton against the Slave Trade, noticed in last week's paper.—Mr. F. has since written to Geo. *****SON, Esq. of Carlisle
(by whom the Petition was transmitted), stating that it had been communicated to him by Lord Sidmouth, that the Prince Regent had
very graciously received the same. 

 

ROBBERY.—A discovery was on Thursday made in this city of a specie of depredation which has been carried on to an alarming extent.
Three women, all Irish, called upon Mr. RANDLESON, of *******-street, whose province it is pay the allowance granted by Government
to soldiers' wives travelling to their place of residence, and provided their own certificates, and those for 39 more, who they said
had gone on before, purporting to be signed by the proper persons. The circumstance that these certificates purported that all of
the women had from six to eight children (the allowance for each woman is 1½d. and for each child 1d. per mile) occasioned
suspicion, and it was at length discovered that their certificates had been all forged! Six of the women were in consequence
apprehended, and committed to gaol for further examination. 

 

DANCING.—Mr. YEWDALE's Ball at Keswick was held on Friday week, which was attended by a very numerous and genteel audience. The
variety of dances which were exhibited by his pupils were performed in a manner that reflect credit upon themselves and their
teacher.—See Adv. 

 

In one of the Dumfries Papers of this week appears a paragraph, stating that a coin, supposed to be one of the Queen's Ann's
farthings so much prized by virtuosi, had been found in the collection of the poor at the church of Lochmaben. As much
misapprehension upon this subject prevails, we deem it necessary to state, that common farthings, as well as other species of
current coin of the realm, were coined in the usual abundance in Queen Ann's time, and that one was lately presented for our
inspection, which the fortunate holder deemed a great treasure, but which, in its impression, differed in no respect from the other
coinage of that Queen.—The fact is, that in commemoration of the battle of Blenheim, three farthings (or rather medals) were coined,
with some emblematical representation of that great event; these pieces were gilt, and the die was afterwards destroyed. Two of
these memorabilia are at present deposited in public institutions; and though many claimants to the honour of being possessed of the
third have of late appeared, not one of their claims have hitherto been established by the long-headed and venerable society of
antiquaries, who, according to a vulgar adage, "are able to see further into a mill-stone than those who have pecked it." 

 

 

[to be continued] 

 

 

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