[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Journal, 20 Jul 1811 - Local News

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 20 Jul 1811   (p. 2, col. 5 + p. 3, col. 3)

 

The assizes for York city and county are fixed for Wednesday the 31st of July instant; Durham, Tuesday the 13th of August; Newcastle
and Northumberland, Saturday the 17th of August; Cumberland, Friday the 23d of August; Westmorland, Saturday the 31st of August; and
Lancashire, Wednesday the 4th of September. 

 

The City Sessions, on Monday last, to the credit of the place, were maiden—no business being transacted. 

 

The County Quarter Sessions commenced on Tuesday, (J. C. SATTERTHWAITE, Esq. Chairman). The following prisoners took their trial:— 

 

Wm. RICHARDSON, charged with stealing from Wm. M'MELON, of Maryport, a child's wrapping gown. 

 

Wm. POWELL, charged with stealing 1½ lbs. of butter at Castle Carrock. 

 

Eliz. SMITH, charged with stealing several articles of wearing apparel from a carrier's cart at Maryport: To be severally
transported for seven years. 

 

Ellen MACKLENNAN, charged with passing base silver coins—Acquitted. 

 

Carlisle Races commence the 1st Tuesday after the Doncaster, Oct. 1.—See adv. 

 

Eight debtors, confined in our gaol, have given notice of their intention to take the benefit of the Insolvent Act.—See adv. 

 

A few days ago, as Mr. Isaac TAYLOR, near Middlesceugh, was breaking a duck's egg that had been prepared for his breakfast, he was
not a little surprized to discover that a water lizard, or ask, (as it is provincially termed) was inclosed in it.—Similar phenomena
have often been remarked. 

 

Messrs John and Wm. WATSON, of Sceugh-dike, have now in their possession a hen, whose colour, within these few months, has undergone
singular changes.—It was originally black, was afterwards a black-pied; and after being clothed completely in white, has now assumed
the red-pied colour. 

 

On Sunday evening last, the Fanny, DODGSON, of Workington, a light collier, and a small lime sloop belonging to Dumfries, were both
put on shore a little north of Maryport; the lime sloop had been on fire near twelve hours. The Brilliant, DOCKRAY, and Ford,
ROBINSON, which sailed in the morning, were put back: the Brilliant had some of her sails split, her shrouds broke, and had her jib
boom carried away. The Fanny and lime sloop are both got off. 

 

The Moor, BOWES, of Maryport, is arrived from Meramichi, fir timber. 

 

The Industry, HARRISON, of Maryport, from Rushabucto, and Cumberland, ALBERTSON, from Meramichi, fir timber, are both arrived at
Carse. 

 

The Port of Sunderland, ROBINSON, of Maryport, from Meramichi, fir timber, is arrived at Kirkcudbright. 

 

The Jane, LOSH, of Workington, is arrived at Carmarthen, in twenty-six days from Miramichi.

 

 

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