[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Journal, 17 Jun 1815 - Local News (2)

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 17 Jun 1815   (p. 3, col. 2-5)     [continued] 

 

On Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday evenings, the greatest quantity of boats ever remembered were seen from the New Quay, Whitehaven,
fishing for herring, but with little success; reaching from Workington Point to St. Bees, a distance of ten miles. Upwards of 300
were counted.—The fishing still continues unsuccessful. 

 

Within the last six months not less than 33 varieties of fish have been found in Whitehaven market. 

 

ACCIDENTS.—Yesterday week, at the New Houses near Whitehaven, as two men were employed in opening a cask of gun-powder, containing
23lbs. by some unknown means it exploded, blew up the ceiling and roof, and damaged two adjoining houses, one of which is so much
shattered that it will be necessary to pull it down. Besides the two men alluded to, there were in the premises the wife and two
children of one of the men; all of whom (the younger child excepted) were dreadfully injured. The eldest child is since dead; but
the others are expected to recover. 

 

Last week, at Coin-house, between Workington and Maryport, a family of foxes, consisting of nine promising cubs and their two
venerable progenitors, were surprised and taken, without a gun being fired, by a party of chasseurs. 

 

Since the order was issued from the Home Department for raising the militia by beat of drum, several regiments have already enrolled
not less than 200 recruits, and at the small expense of £4 4s. per man.—Eighteen regiments will be called out for immediate service
on the 24th July next. 

 

During the week, until yesterday, we were visited with almost continued showers, accompanied with thunder and lightning, which
appears to have been general over the country.—On Monday afternoon, whilst the funeral service was performing in the parish-church,
at Dalston, near this city, the congregation were much alarmed by a vivid bolt of lightning, which broke one of the windows, and
descended into the church, where it penetrated into the earth, fortunately without occasioning any injury. In this village, on the
same afternoon, a man, whilst sitting in his house, was struck senseless by the electric fluid; but, though seriously injured, we
are informed that he is recovering.—In the parish of Rockliff, about five miles hence, a more tremendous storm of hail was never
witnessed than on Thursday last. The hailstones, in general, are described to us as having been as large as musket-bullets, and
seveveral [sic] much superior in size. Some idea of their execution may be formed, when we inform our readers, that several slates
were displaced from houses, and other damage sustained.—For a considerable time the roads were impassible, on account of the
torrents which rushed along, formed of the melted ice. 

 

The principle on which the New Bill respecting Weights and Measures, alluded to in our last, will act, is to adopt one uniform
measure throughout the realm, which is ascertained by weight. Thus the weight of 10lbs. avoirdupoise of pure water, at the
temperature of 56½ deg. is to be the new gallon, and all its divisions and multipliers in the same proportion. This gallon has been
found to contain 276 48-100 cubic inches, which is about 20 per cent. more than our wine gallon, nearly 3 per cent. more than the
Winchester gallon, and about 2 per cent. less than the ale gallon. In the weights or long measure no alteration is to take place:
the avoirdupois weight to be the standard; and both that and the present parliamentary yard to be occasionally adjusted by measures
of pure water of the aforesaid temperature. 

 

The number of vagrants who prowl about the country, too often for the purpose of depredation, is at length, in many parts, become so
serious a grievance, as to be scarcely longer tolerable; and it becomes the incumbent duty of all who are entrusted with the public
police, to exert themselves in the suppression of the evil.—As an instance, amongst many, of the gross insolence and intoxication of
these creatures, our correspondent in Kirkoswald informs us, that an old woman, who was in the habit of begging in that
neighbourhood, being intoxicated, attacked a Mrs. W. in the streets of that town; when a severe conflict ensued, during which
several severe falls were given and received. At length Mrs. W. succeeded in getting clear off, happy in having escaped the clutches
of this harpy at the expence of her handkerchief and cap, which were torn to pieces; though the hag was left nearly half-dead upon
the field of combat. 

 

The Isabella, Jackson, of Workington, is arrived at Liverpool from Surinam. 

 

Convoys will sail from the Leeward Islands 1st August; and from Jamaica 29th July. 

 

FLY IN TURNIP.—Mr. George GILKERSON, of Newtown, near Carlisle, when he sowed his last crop of turnips, mixed part with a quantity
of flowers of sulphur, and the other he treated in the ordinary method. Mr. GILKERSON has since informed us, that the former is
entirely free from the fly; whilst the latter is infested with that destructive insect.

 

 

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