[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Journal, 19 Nov 1814 - Local News

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 19 Nov 1814   (p. 3, col. 2-4)

 

THEATRE.—Our spirited Manager, in his way from Dumfries to Newcastle, stops here a few nights, for the purpose of introducing to the
Carlisle Stage that Darling Child of Thalia, Mrs. JORDAN, who has long been the Attractive Magnet at the London Theatres, and the
unrivalled favourite of all lovers of the Drama. The country round will of course flock into town to be delighted with this
fascinating Actress.—See Adv. 

 

The celebrated Mrs. JORDAN has been performing, during this week, with great applause, and to crowded houses, at Whitehaven. 

 

We are sorry to mention, that on Thursday evening last, the Newcastle mail coach was unfortunately overturned, on leaving Brampton
for Carlisle, on a declivity of the road, when two of the passengers were severely, and several others slightly, injured. The
coachman and guard were also hurt. 

 

On Saturday night last, as two men were returning home from Carlisle fair, they were suddenly assailed by three ruffians at Salkeld
Dykes, on the road leading to Kirkoswald. The poor fellows, who had their half-year's wages in their pockets, made a resolute
defence, and seemed determined to preserve their property, and to take summary vengeance upon the foe; but the cry of "shoot them,"
from one of their antagonists, alarmed the country youths, one of whom was content to leave his money and betake himself to flight,
whilst the other defended himself for some time; but, finding his efforts ineffectual, he made good his retreat, covered most
dreadfully with wounds and bruises. 

 

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—On the night of yesterday week, Mr. John BARNES, butcher and manufacturer, Maryport, who had been at a house on
the quay on business, on his return (the night being extremely dark) fell into the quay and was drowned. 

 

On Saturday last, Mr. ROOM, of the parish of Dornock, Dumfries-shire, was unhappily drowned in the Solway Firth. He had been over to
Bowness, for the purpose of fishing, and was proceeding home, when recollecting that he had forgot his clogs, he went back: on his
return again, the tide had been so strong, that it deprived him of his footing, and precipitated him into the impetuous stream. The
deceased, who formerly kept the Binnacle inn, Bowness, has left a widow and five children. 

 

It is very remarkable that in the course of a few days there have been four funerals at Bewcastle church, in this county, which were
all consequent upon violent and untimely deaths!—viz. a person of the name of ARMSTRONG, a resident in the neighbourhood of
Gilsland, whose decease was occasioned by a hurt he got whilst working in a stone quarry; Francis NICHOL, of Scaleby Hill, who died
of a mortification caused by a severe cut with a sickle; Mrs. NIXON, wife of Mr. Adam NIXON, of Shankshead in Bewcastle, whose foot
slipping in passing a style, she received a severe injury on her head, and survived but a few hours; and a farmer's servant in the
neighbourhood of Longtown who was killed by the stroke of a horse, whilst dressing him in the stable. 

 

NEW SHERIFFS.—On Saturday the nomination of Sheriffs took place at the Exchequer. The following are those nominated and finally
agreed upon for the following counties:— 

 

CUMBERLAND—William Ponsonby JOHNSTON, of Walton-house, Esq.; William BROWNE, of Tallentire-hall, Esq.; and John CHRISTIAN, of
Unerigg-hall, Esq. 

 

CHESHIRE—John J. SHERWOOD, of Marple, Esq.; Samuel ALDERSEY, of Aldersey, Esq.; and Sir Richard BROOKE, of Norton Priory, Bart. 

 

NORTHUMBERLAND—Nathaniel OGLE, of Kirkley, Esq.; Bertrand MITFORD, of Mitford Castle, Esq.; and George BAKER, of Stanton, Esq. 

 

YORKSHIRE—Wm. GARFORTH, of Wigginthorpe, Esq.; Sir Wm. Mordaunt MILNER, of Nunappleton, Bart.; Richard Oliver GASCOIGNE, of
Parlington, Esq. 

 

THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE'S TOUR, &c.—His Grace, instead of attending to the pursuit of personal indulgences, by a continental trip,
has been employed, during the autumn, in ameliorating the condition of the poor, and improving his estates. Whilst the affluent, in
the immediate vicinity of his extensive domains, have been advancing their farms to the rack-rent, the head of the house of
CAVENDISH has set a noble example of disinterestedness: he has granted leases upon all his land at the old rates, and with a
parental care and tenderness has supplied the wants of the industrious occupiers. This Nobleman enters upon life with every
promising expectation which rank and fortune can give; the latter exceeds £150,000 per annum. His Grace has recently expended
£50,000 in repairing Lismore Castle, in Ireland: great improvements are also going on at Chatsworth, in Derbyshire, Hardwicke,
Bolton-Abbey, Lansborough, and Penrith; almost the whole of the latter town belongs to his Grace. 

 

The Rev. G. F. NOTT, D. D. prebendary of Winchester, has been preferred to be prebend of Torleton, in Salisbury cathedral, vacant by
the death of Dr. GRISDALE. 

 

There is now full-blown in the garden of Mrs. Dinah HUDSON, of Water End, in Loweswater, a profusion of flowers of various
denominations, such as violets, polyanthuses, scabriouses, china asters, common and sea pinks, gilly flowers, holly oaks, poppies,
&c. &c. besides a great variety of other flowers, agreeing in the progressive succession of the spring and summer months, from the
crocus and violet, harbingers of the dawning of spring, to the Michaelmas daisy, prognosticator of the approaching winter. 

 

We are sorry to announce, that the Fortune, of Workington, Capt. HODGSON (son of Mr. HODGSON, of Hawkesdale Bridge-end, in the
neighbourhood of Carlisle), was destroyed by fire in Cagliari, island of Sardinia. The vessel having touched at Gibraltar, proceeded
for Sicily with a quantity of specie to purchase produce, but was driven by contrary winds into Cagliari. The fire is supposed to
have originated from a few gentlemen's sons, who were apprentices to the vessel, and who had a school in the steward's room,
throwing the snuff of their candle amongst some chips, and which smothered until all had retired to rest; when the flames broke out,
and the crew had scarcely time to take to the boat in their shirts, when the magazine, in which was upwards of a ton of gunpowder,
blew up with a dreadful explosion.—Capt. HODGSON was the gallant defender of the Fortune against a French privateer of vastly
superior force, on the 13th of April, 1811, on which occasion the Fortune had three killed and five wounded, and the privateer lost
upwards of 20 men in the act of boarding, for which exploit Captain HODGSON was presented with an elegant silver vase, value 100gs
by the Belfast Insurance Company. 

 

The Curwen and Bradyll, Capt. James HUGHES, of Maryport, took out, on the 8th inst. off the Calf of Man, the crew of a fishing
vessel belonging to Larn, from Belfast bound to Douglas, which had sprung a leak; and who would undoubtedly all have perished, had
it not been for the humane exertions of Capt. HUGHES. 

 

The Industry, SEYMOUR, of Maryport, is totally lost in the Gulph of Finland—crew saved. 

 

The New Society, HUXTABLE, of Whitehaven, has made (since the 27th April) ten coal and two cattle voyages to Ireland; which is
understood by the knowing ones as very extraordinary. 

 

On Wednesday se'nnight was launched from the building-yard of Messrs. WILSON, WALKER, and Co. Whitehaven, a fine new coppered
vessel, called the RAMBLER, burden per register 256 tons. 

 

 

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