[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Journal, 15 Apr 1815 - Local News

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 15 Apr 1815   (p. 3, col. 2+4, and p. 4, col. 2)

 

A meeting of the subscribers to the Carlisle Central School will be on the 24th inst. for the furtherance of the objects of this
excellent institution.—See Adv.—The new school-house, built on piece of ground granted by the Corporation, has been some time
completed, and is now occupied by the children, whose morals, demeanour, and education, are evidently improving under this national
plan. 

 

The Diocesan Committee of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge intend to hold their quarterly meeting on the 20th inst.—See
Adv. 

 

In the garden of Mr. T. FENWICK, of Maryport, is now to be seen such a show of auriculas as is allowed by florists to be one of the
best in the North of England. They are principally in flower, and are from 60 to 100 variations in colour. 

 

BEES.—On the 1st inst. a hive of bees, belonging to Mr. Robert BELL, of Petteril Bank, Hesket, cast that day,—a circumstance
remarkable at so early a season.—And we learn, that on the preceding day W. ROBINSON, carpenter at Bowness (Westmorland) had a hive
cast. 

 

The mountains around Carlisle are now covered with snow; and though the weather on Sunday last was as warm as is generally felt in
the midst of summer, the sudden refrigeratory change almost makes us imagine that we have by some necromantic process been
unconsciously transported into a different latitude. 

 

On Thursday week an inquest was held upon the body of Edward GIBSON, chemist and druggist in Durham, who recently commenced business
in that city, but whose affairs were in a very deranged state. It appeared that the deceased had on Good Friday swallowed a large
quantity of sublimate, with laudanum, &c. and died on Wednesday week.—The Jury brought in their verdict, that he was of sane mind
when he committed the deed. 

 

EXECUTION.— The efforts of the inhabitants of Leeds to save the life of Mr. BLACKBURN, attorney at that place, which was forfeited
by the laws of his country, he being convicted at the last York Assizes for forging stamps,—have been unavailing. In answer to the
petition presented to the Prince Regent; Lord Sidmouth wrote in return, that he did not think it consistent with his public duty to
advise his Royal Highness to remit or suspend the execution of the sentence passed upon the unfortunate man.—On Saturday, about a
quarter before 12, Mr. BLACKBURN was brought to the place of execution, evidently so much reduced as to need the support of those
who conducted him;—Mr. HAMILTON, Minister of the Scotch Chapel, in Leeds, attended the unfortunate culprit, who earnestly joined in
prayer from the moment of his arrival on the scaffold, seeming entirely regardless of the surrounding multitude.—Precisely at twelve
the fatal drop fell!—After hanging about a minute and a half, it was found that the rope had not been properly adjusted, and it
became necessary to raise the body up again.—The rope was drawn closer, and the wretched man being again suspended, death ensued
almost instantly. 

 

Thursday last was launched from the building-yard of Messrs PEAT and Co. Maryport, a beautiful new coppered vessel, built for
Captain George WILSON, called the FRIENDS. 

 

The Helena, of Whitehaven, bound for the West Indies, was taken within a few miles of her port—since retaken, and brought into
Portsmouth. 

 

LANCASTER ASSIZES.—At these assizes not less than twenty-four persons received sentence of death; viz. one for uttering base coin;
one for highway robbery; ten for burglary; five for horse-stealing; one for assuming a false name in order fraudently [sic] to
receive £40; two for sacrilege; one for rape and robbery; and three for stealing from dwelling-houses.—Five persons for stealing
bank notes were sentenced to transportation for life; one for receiving the same, and five for having forged bank-notes in their
possession, to be transported for 14 years; eleven for various felonies, to be transported 7 years; one to be imprisoned 12 months;
and 12 to be imprisoned 6 months. 

 

One WOLF was tried at these Assizes for stealing a Sheep, but as it turned out a Lamb, he was therefore acquitted. 

 

 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://list.cumbriafhs.com/mailman/private/list-cumbria/attachments/20210303/78e19520/attachment.htm>