[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Journal, 03 Sep 1814 - Local News

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 03 Sep 1814   (p. 3, col. 3-4)

 

THEATRE.—The admirers of the Drama are likely soon to be deprived of this amusement. The advertisement announces the close of the
season with the performers' Benefits, when public favour, no doubt, will be bestowed where merited. 

 

A circumstance has occurred in this city, which has excited some interest, as the unfortunate individual in question was long and
well known. On the evening of Wednesday last, Dr. BLAMIRE, of this city, received a note from Mr. Wm. JACKSON, of Castle-street,
formerly agent to J. C. CURWEN, Esq. of Workington Hall, inclosing the key of his desk, and stating that he might be found next
morning either at Weary-holme or Ledger-hill, which places are in the near vicinity of the city. Since the death of his mother,
about seven months ago, to whom he was ardently attached, and with whom, being a single man, he lived, he has exhibited symptoms of
wanderings of mind and extreme depression of spirits, insomuch that, though in affluent circumstances, he conceived himself on the
very verge of beggary. On Dr. B. receiving the note, enquiry was immediately made after the unfortunate gentleman, and it being
ascertained that he had quitted his house, about 10 o'clock at night, a search immediately took place in the river adjacent to the
places alluded to in the note. His hat was found lying near the confluence of the Caldew with the Eden, in Weary-holme, next
morning, but the body has not yet been discovered. 

 

Wm. GRAHAM, late of Kilmarnock, was committed to our gaol on Monday, on a charge of stealing a mare from John BELL, of Woodhouse, in
the parish of Caldbeck. 

 

Bernard, alias Peter, DUFFEY; Mary DUFFEY, sen.; Mary DUFFEY, jun.; Mary SMITH; Mary MacGUIRE; and John DAVIES,—who had been
remanded for further examination, on a charge of obtaining money on false pretences, by means of passes for soldiers' wives,
purporting to be signed by the proper authorities; have been fully committed for trial at the next Cumberland Assizes, on charges of
forgery. 

 

Yesterday week, a child, aged about 15 months, was run over by a cart in Shaddongate, the driver of which was carelessly sitting
upon the horse, instead of being on foot and holding the animal by the head. Very providentially, though the wheel passed over the
skull, no serious injury was sustained.—As it is the determination of the magistrates to visit this offence, upon conviction, with
the utmost penalty of the law, we trust that what we have remarked will, for the future, operate as a caution for others. 

 

On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, arrived here the Aberdeen-shire militia, on their route to Aberdeen, there to be disembodied. 

 

On Wednesday last, at Tarnside, near Wigton, a person of the name of Gavin HOW, put a period to his existence by suspending himself
with a rope. 

 

The inhabitants of the North of England will shortly have an opportunity of witnessing one of the greatest Musical Festivals that
ever took place out of London: it will commence at Newcastle on the 20th inst.; and from the eminence of the performers engaged, and
the rank and respectability of the Stewards, it cannot fail to possess superior attraction.—See Adv. 

 

Many of our readers not being fully acquainted with the advantages connected with the subscription of two guineas to the ensuing
Musical Festival at Newcastle (see the advertisement), we beg to inform them, from authority, that notwithstanding the tickets are
specifically marked, yet, that it is at the option of the subscribers either to use them separately, in that order, or all, or any,
number of them, at once: by which privilege a family or party of six may attend the performance they most admire either morning or
evening, at the trifling expence of seven shillings. 

 

On the night of Saturday last, the house of the Rev. Mr. WALLER, of Appleby, was broken into, when the larder was robbed of a large
quantity of provisions, and several pounds of butter were destroyed.—The offenders have not been discovered. 

 

The second anniversary meeting of the Whitehaven Auxiliary Bible Society was holden on Monday evening at Whitehaven, as was also the
first general meeting of the Bible Association.—It appears from the tenth report of the British and Foreign Bible Society, that
contributions had been received last year, viz.—from the Cumberland Auxiliary £737 10s.—Cockermouth £46.—Whitehaven £216 14s.
3d.—Workington £110.—Total £1110 14s. 3d. 

 

The quantity of fish caught on the coasts and in the rivers of Northumberland, last week, exceeds all precedent. In Berwick market,
on Thursday, there were upwards of 10,000 salmon caught in the Tweed, some of which might have been bought at 2s. each, and the
finest herrings, of which an immense shoal is now on the coast, were sold at 2s. the hundred, of six score. The same day, the best
salmon was sold at Newcastle for 6d. and inferior at 4d. per lb. 

 

The Cumberland Militia have received their route, from Ireland to their native county, to be disembodied. 

 

The Elizabeth, of Whitehaven, Captain WINDER, with timber and staves, from Quebec for Cork, was stranded on Saturday last on the
Long Strand near the Galley Head. Her situation was discovered by five countrymen, natives of the coast, who immediately went off to
her assistance, and, by their exertions, with those of the crew, part of the cargo was discharged to lighten her, and taken to the
stores of Michael GALWEY, Esq. of Skibbereen. The vessel is uninjured, and likely to be got off. 

 

 

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