[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Patriot, 08 Jun 1816 - Local News (2)

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 08 Jun 1816   (p. 2, col. 6 and p. 3, col. 1-2 + 5)     [continued] 

 

Jane CAIN, an Irish woman, has been committed to our gaol this week for having robbed Michael RILEY of about £64 nearly 15 months
ago, under the following circumstances:—CAIN at that time lived in the Three Tuns lane, Finkle Street, but then her name was COWAN,
she having been since married to CAIN. RILEY is a cattle-driver, and used occasionally to lodge at CAIN's house. Having saved about
£60, he placed it in the bank of Messrs. CARRICK, and confided the accountable receipt to CAIN's care. He went southward with
cattle, and meeting with one Barney HENRY, told him what he had done with his money. HENRY blamed him for his conduct, and said he
never would see a farthing of it again. On this he hastened back to Carlisle, and recovered the receipt out of CAIN's hand, telling
her he wanted to purchase some cows for himself, but having got the money he pretended to alter his mind, and directly paid it into
the Bank of Messrs. FORSTER, taking an accountable receipt which he sewed into the waistband of his breeches at CAIN's house, where
he slept. This was on the 12th of April, 1815. He soon after went south with Cattle, and when in Nottinghamshire wanting some money
he cut open his waistband for the receipt, but found there instead, a common piece of paper. He immediately returned to Carlisle,
and went to Messrs. FORSTERs' bank, where he was informed the prisoner had produced the receipt and received the money, and he
further learned at the house where she had resided, that she was gone to Ireland, and he saw nothing of her till in custody in this
City last Saturday. CAIN told a different story:— 

 

She said about 4 or 5 years ago, when she was the wife of John COWAN, RILEY came to her house in the Three Tuns lane and hired
lodgings, which he afterwards did at times for the space of two years, about which period her husband died, and RILEY then wanted to
marry her; this she refused, and he continued to solicit her until near Christmas 1814, when he made certain proposals of another
nature. These proposals were at length accepted and RILEY gave her what money he had which she says she never examined until she
went with him and paid it into the bank of Messrs. CARRICK; a man called Scotch Willey was also present; the money amounted to £60,
and she took a receipt in RILEY's name. In the beginning of April 1815, a middle-aged man, a drover, went with her to Messrs.
CARRICKs' (she did not know where RILEY was at that time,) from whom she had the money and interest. The same day she met RILEY in a
public-house, at the top of Fisher-street, and treated him with a noggin of rum. After some conversation, she said she would put the
money into Mess. FORSTERs' bank, and they both went and deposited it there, taking a receipt in RILEY's name. Here she let it remain
about a month and then drew it out on a Tuesday, and on the Saturday following, having taken too much liquor, she lost it from her
pocket excepting two ten pound notes. She afterwards went to Ireland—came back again to Liverpool—went to Manchester where she was
married to CAIN and soon after brought to bed of twins. She remained in that town till about a month ago, when she and her husband
left it together, and having quarrelled on the road, she parted from him, and she does not know where he now is.—Mr. C. BROWN
deposed that she drew the money from Mess. FORSTERs' bank.—She stands committed. 

 

On Monday evening last about nine o'clock, Mr. Thomas HALL, jun. of Hornsby, in the parish of Cumwhitton, was knocked down on the
road between Armathwaite and Holmwrangle, in the parish of Ainstable, and robbed of cash and notes amounting to £10. He had been at
Rosley Hill Fair selling a horse, and there is little doubt but the villains had way-laid him on his return, as he was within two
miles of home at the time.—Our Correspondent is of opinion that it would be attended with beneficial consequences should the
parishes of Cumwhitton and Ainstable use their united endeavours to find out the perpetrators of this robbery, as two or three
suspicious persons are known to have been lurking in that neighbourhood for some time past. 

 

At a meeting of the gentlemen of Appleby and its neighbourhood, held at the King's Head Inn, on the 4th inst. to celebrate his
Majesty's birth-day, a proposition was made for the establishment of a Pitt Club. Upon the mention of that great Statesman's name,
and the recollection that he was first returned to Parliament for the Borough of Appleby, a very respectable number of gentlemen
signified their intention of becoming members; and a committee was immediately appointed to carry the same into effect. 

 

The Hon. T. WALLACE has resigned his seat at the Board of Controul, of which Mr. CANNING is appointed President. Lord BINNING
succeeds Mr. WALLACE. 

 

The Rev. E. STANLEY, A. M. of Plumbland, has been appointed Chaplain to the Provincial Lodge of Freemasons in this county. 

 

A very handsome monument to the memory of the late Admiral LUTWIDGE is to be placed in the parish church of Irton. 

 

On Saturday the 11th ult. a salmon was taken in the coops of the Derwent Fishery, which was marked when a Brandling, the preceding
season, in August, 1815, in the following manner:—The fin upon the back immediately above the tail, commonly called the dead fin,
was cut off by a pocket knife.—The salmon, now caught, had no dead fin, nothing remaining but a roundness, where this fin usually is
upon Salmon.—It weighed eighteen pounds and a quarter. 

 

A few days ago 60 dozen of Chars were caught near the Miller Ground, in Windermere Lake. 

 

The Fanny, PEARSON, belonging to Workington, is arrived at Liverpool, from Pernambucco.—The Integrity, DALRYMPLE, belonging to
Workington, is arrived at Liverpool, from Maranham.—The Derwent, BOWMAN, belonging to Workington, is arrived at St. John's.
Newfoundland, in 22 days from Liverpool. 

 

Tuesday last, a beautiful new copper-bottomed vessel was launched from the building yard of Messrs. William PEILE, WOOD, & Co. at
Harrington, called the Mary; burthen 237 tons per register. 

 

 

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