[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Journal, 19 Oct 1811 - Local News

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 19 Oct 1811   (p. 2, col. 4-5 + p. 3, col. 3)

 

ANOTHER MAIL COACHMAN PUNISHED.-John CHAPMAN, mail coachman, was on the 15th Oct. convicted before John HEYSHAM, Esq. for not having
his horses ready, and for loitering on the road. 

 

On Monday last, the Court Leet entered upon their office; on which occasion a very elegant dinner was given them and a party of
other gentlemen, by George BLAMIRE, Esq. Mayor, at the Crown and Mitre; Mr. Mayor, chairman, and Mr. T. NORMAN, vice-president. The
following is an enumeration of most of the toasts:- 

 

The King : the Prince Regent : the Duke of York and the Army : Mr. YORK and the Navy : the Lord Lieutenant of the county (with three
times three : Lord Wellington and the Gallant Army in Portugal : the Trade of Carlisle : the Members for the county (with three) :
the Members for the city, (with three) : the Bishop of Carlisle : Sir James GRAHAM, Edmund Castle : Sir James GRAHAM, Netherby : the
Duke of Norfolk, by the Vice-president, (with three times three) : Mr. CURWEN, (given by Mr. Mayor), with great applause : the
Mayor, (by the Vice-president, with three times three.) 

 

After which Mr. Mayor drank the health of the company, and in a neat and appropriate speech, returned thanks for the honour done
him. After a number of other toasts, and some excellent songs, the party, which consisted of about 120, departed highly gratified. 

 

There is at present a pear tree in the orchard of Mr. STEPHENSON, of Harraby, near this city, which is bearing full blossoms of a
most luxuriant description. 

 

There is now growing in the garden of Capt. Thomas BELL, of Maryport, a cabbage, whose solid body measures one yard and three
quarters in circumference. 

 

An apple which grew this season, in the garden of Mr. LAMB, of Upperby, weighed thirteen and a half oz. and measured 12 inches in
circumference. 

 

On Sunday last, the body of a man was cast on shore near the harbour of Workington, quite naked. He appeared to have been a long
time in the water, as his body was much putrified. No intelligence has been received whom he belonged to. 

 

We formerly had occasion to mention that Mr. JOPLING, of Gateshead in the County of Durham, had discovered a valuable marble quarry
in the county of Sutherland, and we have now the satisfaction to learn that this interprising [sic] individual has lately shipped
not less than 700 tons of marble, of a very large size, and superior quality, for Newcastle. As a proof of the ease with which those
obstacles which appear insurmountable to contracted minds are overcome by perseverance and intelligence, we are happy to state that
the above valuable lot of marble has been obtained by Mr. JOPLING with considerable facility, and conveyed to Newcastle from the
shipping place in Assynt in the short space of four days. 

 

Lord Barnard, son of the Earl of Darlington, has declared himself a candidate for the representation of the county of Durham, on the
first vacancy. 

 

A reaping machine, for which a patent has been lately obtained, was tried in a field of wheat belonging to Mr. THOMPSON, of
Scremerston, near Berwick, on Wednesday last, was found not to answer the purpose, to the great disappointment of the patentee, who
was present. 

 

His Grace the Duke of Northumberland has presented the Rev. William PROCTOR, curate of Alnwick, to the vicarage of Longhoughton,
Northumberland, vacant by the death of the Rev. Perceval STOCKDALE. 

 

Wragmire Hunt will take place on Wednesday, the 23d inst.- (See Adv.) 

 

A provincial paper gives the following extraordinary instance of somnambulism.-A boy in the service of Mr. T. FAWCETT, of Gate,
Westmorland, having accompanied his master in shooting all day upon the moors, was desired by him in the evening to make the best of
his way home. The boy proceeded on foot, but being much fatigued, sat down, and fell asleep. How long he remained in that situation
is uncertain, as, when found, he was in his own bed asleep; and a neighbour passing on the road early next morning, found his
clothes scattered in various directions nearly a mile off. The account he gave was, that he dreamed he had been at a neighbour's
house, at a good supper, after which he supposed he went to bed there. It appears that he actually walked three miles, during which
he stripped off his clothes, walked home naked, passed the gate and went up stairs to bed, the whole of the time being in a profound
sleep. 

 

MARYPORT, Oct. 18.-A fine new vessel will be launched to-morrow, (Saturday,) from the building yard of Messrs. A. WOOD and Co. for
Messrs. WHITESIDE and Co. Whitehaven. 

 

On Sunday last, at Workington, it blew a most terrible gale.---The Ceres, GRAYSON, in coming into the harbour from Cork, struck
against the South bank, and was totally dismasted. Fortunately no lives were lost. 

 

 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://list.cumbriafhs.com/mailman/private/list-cumbria/attachments/20200322/9014a3a5/attachment.htm>