[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Journal, 13 Aug 1814 - Local News (3)

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 13 Aug 1814   (p. 3, col. 1-4)     [continued] 

 

On the afternoon of Wednesday se'nnight, as a fine child, about 4 years old, belonging to Mr. BEATTIE, joiner, was amusing itself,
along with some other little ones, on the parapet wall of the dam, opposite Mr. D. PATTINSON's brewery, near this city, it fell into
the dam; its companions apprized a woman of the circumstance, who, afraid to risk herself, gave the alarm to a man in an adjoining
field working at hay-he came and took the child out of the water, but life was almost extinct; notwithstanding, Mr. David JOHNSTONE,
with a peculiar sympathy, conveyed it to his house and restored it to life. It was about 10 minutes in the water, which, being
rather high, carried it down thirty or forty yards. 

 

A few days ago, the workmen employed in quarrying lime-stone at Brown-rigg, parish of Caldbeck, they found a complete human
skeleton, the remains of a full-grown person, deposited in the ground only four inches from the surface. From its appearance, it is
supposed to have remained in the earth from 30 to 40 years, and to have owed its inhumation in that place to the foul deed of
murder. 

 

SINGULAR OCCURRENCE.-Mr. B. BROWN, Brown Cow, Maryport, took a milch cow in a few days from the pasture, which while she remained in
the house, gave no milk in the evening; but turning her out each night, she gave her usual quantity in the morning. Several
conjectures were formed and causes attributed, until a person going by accident into the byre found the cow lying on the ground, and
a young sow sucking her; the cow seemed as much pleased as if the sow had been her own calf.-A few days ago, a person, in the
streets of Maryport, observed a terrier bitch lying in a singular posture: on drawing near he found a young kitten sucking her. 

 

A quantity of gooseberries was plucked last week at Moresby, 11 of which weighed something more than half-a pound. They were nearly
of a size, and one of them measured in girth, length-ways, four inches and a half, and four inches across, and weighed three
quarters of an ounce. 

 

Thomas NICHOLSON has been committed to Appleby gaol, charged with a rape on the body of a young woman whom he met on Shap moor. He
has a wife and five children, and lived as a hind on a farm belonging to Mr. HENDERSON, of Shap. Whilst following his master's sheep
the preceding Sunday, he met with this young woman, travelling across the moor on her way home to Carlisle from Kendal, where she
had been on a visit. Her name is Eliz. HALL, and she is of good character. 

 

SILVER CURRENCY.-We understand that the recoined Spanish dollars which have been so long in circulation, under the denomination of
Bank tokens, have been refused, unless at the reduced price of 5s. It must be understood, however, that the Bank is bound to receive
these dollars at the rate of 5s. 6d. and it was on this condition that their current value was raised above 5s. 

 

PEDESTRIANISM.-Wm. ESCRICK, of Leckonfield, and John CHARLTON, county of Durham, are matched to run two miles over Knavesmire, on
the ensuing August meeting, for 100gs. 20gs. ft. 

 

ACCIDENTS.--Yesterday week, in a smith's shop in Whitehaven, a boy was killed by a 4st. iron weight falling upon his breast.-On
Tuesday se'nnight, a man of the name of LEWTHWAITE, was so dreadfully gored by a bull, in the neighbourhood of Ravenglass, as to
occasion his immediate death.-On the 1st inst. Mr. W. JONES, clerk to Mr. BAKER, solicitor, of Chester, a young man of great
promise, and who had on that day attained his 21st year, was drowned whilst bathing in the sea at Whitby; and on Monday last the
second son of the Rev. T. BOLD, of Liverpool, about 13 years of age, was drowned whilst bathing. The elder brother was with
difficulty saved.-On Wednesday se'nnight, the son of a worthy dissenting minister of Manchester, who had been dining at the
Philanthrophic Society's annual meeting, on his way home about 11 at night, met with a man holding a horse, which he at once
imprudently mounted, and rode off, and in Addington-street, coming in contact with a post, was thrown down. He was taken to the
Infirmary, and died the next day. 

 

THUNDER STORM.-At Elswick, on Saturday last, the roof and upper gallery of the Shot Tower was struck by the lightning, and part of
the railing torn from its situation.-A few days ago, during a severe thunder storm, at Durham and its neighbourhood, the mansion of
John COOK, Esq. at Broom, was struck with lightning, and one end of the house rent by the electric fluid. The servants had very
narrow escapes, as a pot, which the footman had just put out of his hand, was dashed to pieces, and one or two of the female
domestics felt it its effects, though without sustaining any injury. 

 

The port of Sunderland, ROBERTSON, of Maryport, arrived at Miramachi on the first of July. 

 

The Dispatch, THOMPSON, belonging to Workington, is arrived at Belfast from Quebec. 

 

The Victory, THOMPSON, from Jamaica to Liverpool, which was taken in March by the Americans and carried into Camden, has been cut
out by the boats of his Majesty's ship Bulwark. 

 

 

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