[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Journal, 04 Feb 1815 - Local News

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 04 Feb 1815   (p. 3, col. 1-2 + 4)

 

We announce with pleasure that the Annual Meeting of the Subscribers to the Carlisle Dispensary will take place in the Town Hall, on
Tuesday next; and we earnestly hope that the Meeting will be sanctioned by a numerous attendance of the supporters of an Institution
so well calculated to relieve the sufferings of an important class of the community.—See adv. 

 

At the last Assizes for this county several issues were tried under the Hutton Soil Inclosure Act, wherein Wm. CALVERT, Esq. Mr.
John SUTTON, and others, tenants of the manor of Matterdale, who were dissatisfied with the Commissioners' adjudication as ****ling
their rights to that part of the Commons to be divided which is called Wester Mell Fell, were plaintiffs, and the Duke of Norfolk
and the tenants of the manor of Hutton Soil were Defendants, when, after a long trial, a verdict was found for the Defendants. The
Plaintiffs being dissatisfied with the Judge's direction and the verdict of the Jury, applied to the Court of Exchequer for a new
trial, but, after an argument, last week, of nearly three hours, the Barons unanimously refused to grant a new trial, whereby the
Commissioners' adjudications, the Judge's direction, and the verdict of the Jury, have been confirmed. 

 

On Tuesday last, a person of the name of ARMSTRONG,  a resident in Rickergate, and employed as a carrier's porter,  had his right
hand most dreadfully shattered by the bursting of a fowling piece near Longtown. His thumb and middle finger were entirely blown
off. 

 

Thomas SALKELD, Esq. of Acron Bank, one of the Stewards for the ensuing Carlisle Races, has been nominated one of the Knights
Companions of the new military order of the Bath, in consideration of meritorious services in the East Indies. 

 

We are happy to understand, that the calico-printers in this neighbourhood, who have so long been combined together against their
own true interests and that of their employers, which are so intimately connected, have returned to their work, having become
sensible of their error, and thrown themselves entirely upon their masters' clemency.—We some time ago inserted an advertisement
relative to a number of misguided apprentices who had absconded from their work at Cummersdale Print-works, near this city. They
have been apprehended—five of them have been sentenced by the magistrates to one month's imprisonment in the House of Correction at
Whitehaven, and two others in the House of Correction, Carlisle, during their master's pleasure, who, on account of the contrition
they have manifested, intend, we understand, to deal leniently with them.—It is worthy of remark, that, on account of the
perverseness of the journeymen, the masters have been necessitated to use every exertion in the erection of machinery, in order to
complete their orders, so that, on account of the conduct of the former, the introduction of machinery, which, we believe, formed
the chief part of the ground of  complaint, has been increased ten-fold. Had not this been the case, nearly the whole calico
printing trade of the island would have been thrown idle: as it is, the French have been gainers at the expence of the folly of our
own countrymen,—they have obtained numerous orders which could not be executed in this country. 

 

A respectable farmer's wife, in this county, some time ago, had the misfortune to lose a leg by amputation, and of course had a
wooden substitute.—After some years a new one was wanted, when her husband employed a blacksmith to form the iron-work, which
consisted of two bars, the longer to be put on the outside of the thigh, and the shorter on the inside, to keep the wood firm on the
stump. The blacksmith enquired at the husband which leg his wife wanted, as he was afraid of putting the longer piece of iron on the
inside of the wrong limb. The husband, after a long consideration, could not tell whether it was the right or left leg his wife
wanted, and was obliged to go home, a distance of three miles, before he could give the blacksmith the necessary instructions! 

 

During the last year, at Workington, there were 256 baptisms, 173 burials, and 47 marriages;—decrease in baptisms 40; increase in
burials 15; decrease in marriages 8. 

 

Lord Chief Baron THOMPSON and Mr. Justice LE BLANC come the Northern Circuit. 

 

A pig of the half breed, 15½ months old, bred by Mr. Robert ROBSON, of Tyma Mills, and fed by Mr. James RICHARDSON, of Hunstenworth,
near Blanchland, was killed on the 21st ult. at Townfield. After it had been dressed, and hung up three days, the carcase weighed
42st. 5lb. The animal was fed principally with bran until the last 19 weeks, when it was fed with barley mang. 

 

On Saturday last, James GOODFELLOW, of Brampton, was convicted before John HEYSHAM, M. D. and the Rev. Thomas LOWRY, two magistrates
of this county, in the penalty of £20, for using snares in the night for the destruction of game in one of the plantations of the
Earl of Carlisle.—And the the same offender was also a short time before convicted in the like penalty, before the commissioners of
assessed taxes, for using engines for the destruction of game, without taking out a certificate for killing game. It is hoped that
the infliction of these penalties will operate as a warning to poachers. 

 

We are glad to understand that a meeting was to be held at Newcastle on Wednesday last, concerning the property tax.—On Tuesday week
a meeting of the county of Durham was held in the County Court, when a petition against the obnoxious measure was agreed to. Lord
Strathmore proposed an amendment for permitting the tax to continue for one year longer, "trusting to the wisdom of Parliament that
they will not continue the tax longer than the most pressing demands can justify", which was seconded by Dr. GREY, and supported by
the Hon. W. NESFIELD. The original resolution, proposed by Sir Ralph MILBANKE, was carried with the dissent of only five
individuals. 

 

At the last quarter sessions for Northumberland, two women were convicted of being rogues and vagabonds in travelling about the
county in the character of soldiers' wives, with illegal passes, thereby fraudulently obtaining from the overseers of different
parishes the allowance granted to soldiers' wives and their children by 51st Geo. III. cap. 106. They were detected by the overseers
of Alnwick. The court sentenced them to be imprisoned in the house of correction at Morpeth and to be kept at hard labour for three
calendar months, and then passed to their legal settlements. 

 

Mr. COOK, of Whalton, Northumberland, with great liberality, has abated his tenant, Mr. WATSON, of Riplinton, 100l. per year, in the
course of a nine years' lease; and now for the first year of the same, 50l. more, being a reduction of upwards of 30 per cent. 

 

The brig Louisa, of Maryport, has been captured by the Americans. 

 

On the morning of Friday week there was a dreadful gale of wind at the Isle of Man, during which the Vulcan, HOLMES, of Whitehaven,
was totally dismasted, and for a long time in the most distressing situation, though, providentially, she at length got into the
port of Douglas. She was bound for Dublin, with a cargo of glass, valued at £15,000. 

 

Near 40 sail of vessels were lost in the late gales in the Irish seas, and the crews of ten met a watery grave. 

 

 

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