[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Journal, 15 Jul 1815 - Local News (2)

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 15 Jul 1815   (p. 3, col. 1-2 + 4)     [continued] 

 

At a public ordination of the Lord Bishop of Carlisle, held in the Episcopal Chapel of Rose Caastle [sic] on Sunday last, the 9th
inst. the following persons were admitted into holy orders, viz.: 

 

DEACONS—Thomas BELLAS, A. B. Wm. WALTON, John ORMANDY, John HODGSON, and Philip WARTON. 

 

PRIESTS—The Rev. Wm. DOCKER, Robert EARLE, James HOUGH, Wm. KETTLEWELL, and Henry BORROWDALE. 

 

In one of the late thunder-storms that have done considerable damage in different parts of this county, the lightning struck a
farm-house in the parish of Stapleton, a few miles east from Carlisle. The electric fluid first nearly demolished the chimney, then
made its way to the ground-floor, where considerble [sic] damage was done to the windows and furniture. Providentially no lives were
lost, though several persons were stunned by the effects of the lightning. 

 

COUNTY RATES.—A great inequality has long prevailed in levying the county rates, which it was not in the power of the Magistrates to
remedy; but by an Act which passed in the last month, Justices are authorised to direct "a fair and equal county rate to be made,"
on the fair annual value of lands and tenements, rateable to the relief of the poor, and they are empowered to call upon the
overseers of the poor and other persons for valuations on oath of the property in the respective parishes to which they belong. A
subsequent clause in the Act directs, that the County Treasurer shall publish once a year in one of the Newspapers circulated in the
county, an abstract of his  "receipts and expenditures," under their several heads, signed by the Justices, who shall audit the
same, under the penalty of £50 for every omission of such publication.—We have little hopes that the treasurer's abstract of his
"receipts and expenditures" will be published in this Paper; still we pledge ourselves to our readers that they shall not be
disappointed of the perusal of the publication, when it makes its appearance, accompanied, if necessary, with suitable
comments.—This Act will fortunately supply a desideratum, long wanted in this county; namely, how the immense sums of money which
are annually collected are expended and applied. 

 

A young man of the name of Robt. MATTHEWS, of Kirkland, in Kendal, was unfortunately drowned whilst bathing on Millthorp Sands, on
Sunday last. His body was found the following morning on the opposite side of the water. Verdict,—drowned whilst bathing. 

 

A young boy of the name of John WILSON, of Kendal, son of Mrs. WILSON, fish-hook and tackle-maker, was fortunately saved from
drowning in the Kent, on Wednesday last, with much exertion. 

 

The dispatches announcing the glorious battle of Blenheim were brought to England by the great grand-father of the Hon.
Lieut.-Colonel PERCY, who bore the tidings of the equally decisive victory of Waterloo. 

 

On Thursday week, a very numerous meeting of distinguished agriculturists was held in Newcastle (pursuant to advertisement in this
Paper), when it was agreed to form a society to determine the comparative merits of the different breeds of cattle—Mr. CURWEN,
President of the Workington Agricultural Society, was present. 

 

The Isabel, ATKINSON, of Workington, is arrived at Liverpool, from Tortola—all well.

 

 

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