[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Journal, 22 Jun 1811 - Local News

[LJ]

Please unsubscribe me from this mailing list

On 05/02/2020 16:59, Petra Mitchinson via List-Cumbria wrote:
>
> *_Saturday 22 Jun 1811_   (p. 3, col. 2 + 5)*
>
>  
>
> Wigton races commence on the 17th; the Edinburgh races on the 22d of
> July next; and Annan races on the 27th June inst.—/See Advs/.
>
>  
>
> The hay harvest commenced this week in the neighbourhood of Carlisle.
> The swath is uncommonly heavy.
>
>  
>
> On Tuesday last, a little boy, playing near the ditch adjoining the
> castle, fell into the water. Mrs. ROBINSON, wife of Sergeant ROBINSON,
> of the Forfarshire militia, overhearing the screams of the child's
> sister, rushed to the spot, and dragged him from amidst the mud, in
> which he was entangled. After for a considerable time using the proper
> means for restoring animation, she was so fortunate as to succeed in
> her benevolent object.—This is the second child that has been rescued
> by Mrs. ROBINSON's exertions from a watery grave.
>
>  
>
> Lieut. Joseph DOVER, from the Royal Cumberland, and Ensign G. W.
> REVELEY, from the Royal Westmorland militias, have been appointed to
> Ensigncies in the 55th foot.
>
>  
>
> The Northumberland militia will, in future, be cloathed, equipped, and
> trained, as a corps of Light Infantry.
>
>  
>
> On Saturday last, Mr. James THISTLETHWAITE, travelling for a
> respectable house in Manchester, was drowned by his horse plunging
> into one of those dangerous breaks which occur on Lancaster Sands.
>
>  
>
> On Wednesday se'nnight, as the masons were levelling the foot path
> near St. Nicholas's church, Newcastle, they discovered a rough stone
> coffin, of a curious form, with some bones in it. It was 6ft. 3in. in
> length.
>
>  
>
> The Falcon, DIXON, from Whitehaven for Dublin, was put back on Friday
> se'nnight after being eleven days at sea.
>
>  
>
> The Mariner, HURST, from Whitehaven and Cork, arrived at Trinidad the
> 13th of April in 55 days.---The Fletcher, WARD, Spanish Patriot,
> FISHER, both of Workington, were lying there.
>
>  
>
> The Queen Charlotte, NICHOLSON, of Whitehaven, is arrived at Dublin,
> from Antigua.
>
>  
>
> The Triton, FOX, of Whitehaven, arrived at Antigua on the 5th of last
> month.
>
>  
>
> The Crosby, M'GAA, belonging to Workington, is arrived at Belfast,
> after wintering at Gaspe, North America.
>
>  
>
>  
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://list.cumbriafhs.com/mailman/private/list-cumbria/attachments/20200205/c56cb7a6/attachment.htm>