[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Journal, 22 Jul 1815 - Local News (2)

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 22 Jul 1815   (p. 3, col. 1-2 + 4)     [continued] 

 

It had long been held as a maxim amongst the bigotted and interested members of the Romish church, that ignorance was the mother of
devotion; consonantly with this established idea, the commonality were debarred the use of the Bible; and even so late as the time
of Henry VIII. certain descriptions of persons were prohibited, under severe penalties, from reading that which, we are assured,
shall "make us wise unto salvation." That any professing themselves Christians should be endeavouring to obscure the bright days of
gospel times with the ancient gloom of superstitious priestcraft, we were not to expect; yet, too true it is, many characters,
otherwise very distinguished ones, have set themselves in battle array against a measure which we have reason to believe, from its
effects, proceeds from the King of Kings.—That this feeling of hostility against the constitution of Bible Societies results from
any antipathy to the cause of religion, we would be the last even to insinuate; but it is undeniable that a morbid feeling exists in
many quarters, which with a jaundiced eye views the proceedings of those charitable and disinterested institutions.—We have no
particular allusion when we state, that the members of the Carlisle Auxiliary Bible Society were refused, from authority, the use of
the Court-house (built at the expence of the county in general,—"at what! for a ducat?" and, we should think, therefore applicable
to all public purposes) at their annual meeting, and were in consequence obliged to apply to Mrs. IRVING, who, in the most obliging
manner, gratuitously accommodated them with the Assembly-room. This refusal savours a little of the chilling severity of high
orthodoxy, and will not bear contrasting with the meekness and liberality of conduct displayed by the great founder of the Christian
faith; whose principles and doctrines were only intended to be more extensively promulgated through the exertions of a Society which
we hope will live to the end of time. 

 

PHENOMENON IN NATURAL HISTORY.—Mrs. Ann BROUGHAM, of Maryport, sold some of her eggs, a few days ago, to a neighbour, who, on
breaking one of them, was astonished to find in the yolk a perfect egg (about the size of a sparrow's), covered with a hard shell. 

 

A subscription has been opened in Penrith for the assistance of the three persons lately convicted at our Sessions for stealing ale
from a brewery in that place, for which those, in whose behalf the subscription has been opened, return thanks by public
advertisement in another part of this Paper.—We have received a long article in exculpation of those concerned; but it is
impossible: that we can interfere with the decision of a Jury, by giving publicity to the statement—The opinion of the people of
Penrith, as evinced by their pecuniary assistance, is probably a much better commentary than any we can pretend, or would wish, to
give. 

 

SHAW, the celebrated pugilist, belonging to the life-guards, is reported to have killed with his own hand not less than five
cuirassiers of the imperial guard, before he received his mortal wound in the battle of Waterloo.—SHAW was a native of Witherslack,
in Westmorland, and was upwards of 6 ft. 3 in. in height. 

 

A vacancy in the representation of the county of Durham has taken place, in consequence of Lord Barnard's acceptance of a commission
in the army. The Hon. W. POWLETT, second son of the Earl of Darlington, is a candidate. 

 

Mr. BROUGHAM was on Monday elected for Winchelsea, in room of Mr. Vane POWLETT, who is a candidate for Durham. 

 

The celebrated bull, Comet, which was purchased in 1810 for 1000gs. lately died at Cleasby, near Darlington. 

 

On Wednesday week, two men, proceeding to Morpeth market, were attacked in Benton-lane by two footpads, and robbed of £78. 

 

A woman in Newcastle, aged 69, lately got two new front teeth. 

 

ROBERTS, the bankrupt, under sentence of death in York castle, is to have his punishment commuted to two years' imprisonment in
Wakefield house of correction. 

 

The William, BOWDEN, of Whitehaven, is arrived at Virginia; and the Wilkinson, BELL, of the former port, at Greenock, from Jamaica. 

 

The Royalist, ASHBRIDGE, of Maryport, is arrived at Lancaster from British America, fir timber; after a passage of one month. 

 

The Minerva, JACKSON, of Whitehaven, bound to Quebeck, went on shore in Gaspy-Bay, in the gulph of St. Lawrence,—crew saved. By some
accident the ship took fire and was burnt down to low water mark,—all that was saved from the wreck was 125 tons of goods. 

 

In general, the Greenland Fishery has been very bad this year. 

 

 

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