[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Patriot, 15 Jun 1816 - Local News (2)

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 15 Jun 1816   (p. 2, col. 6 - p. 3, col. 2)

 

HOME INTELLIGENCE. 

 

[continued] 

 

The celebrated DE MONTFORT, engineer to the Prince Regent, principal artist at Vauxhall, and manager of the fireworks at the late
grand national fete in the Parks, London, whose Pyrotechnical talents have so long been admired at most of the principal towns in
the kingdom, intends giving a display (for one night) of his beautiful and surprising Fireworks, on Monday evening next, if the
weather will permit, (or the first fine evening after) at Mr. BANNISTER's late Circus, Carlisle. Should the weather prove favourable
no doubt but this truly elegant and scientific exhibition will attract a numerous and fashionable company of spectators, and we
congratulate our readers that an opportunity now offers of bearing testimony to the unrivalled skill of the artist.-See Advt. 

 

A melancholy suicide was committed on Saturday night last, in Lowther-street, in this City,-John TYSON, an obscure person, and who
appeared to have had no settled place of residence or means of living, cut his throat in two places, and was found dead with the
knife by his side.-Verdict, lunacy. 

 

Herrings have again been sold in this city during the week-but as yet they are both scarce and dear. 

 

The General Quarter Sessions for this county will be holden in Carlisle, on Tuesday the 16th of July next.-Vide Advt. 

 

Some more corn was stolen out of our market on Saturday last, notwithstanding a vigilant care on the part of the owners. No doubt,
there are persons in league in different quarters of the market watching opportunities, but we hope they will not long escape
detection and punishment. 

 

At Brampton Fair, this week, cattle went off very slowly, and at low prices. 

 

The Second Anniversary of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, for the Deanery of Westmorland, will be holden on the 4th
of of July.-See Advt. 

 

During the past week we have had a considerable fall of rain, which effected a beneficial change in the weather, and we now hope
summer has in reality set in. The lateness of the season has no parallel. 

 

A Gentleman for the first time last year, observed the hawthorn in blossom on the 5th of May: and the same Gentleman, in the same
situation observed it in blossom for the first time this year, on the 10th of June. 

 

On Friday se'ennight, Mrs. Mary HUTCHINSON, an elderly woman, of Woodside, near Temple Sowerby, having ascended the upper story in
an out-house for the purpose of feeding poultry, she unfortunately fell therefrom and was killed on the spot. 

 

On Monday last, a man in crossing an unfrequented part of Lowther Wood had the misfortune to tread upon a trap concealed among the
grass for the purpose of catching dogs, foxes, &c. The poor fellow was necessitated to remain for a considerable time until a person
passed who liberated him from the predicament into which he had unfortunately fallen. 

 

The Attorney-General, in the House of Commons, on Monday night, obtained leave to bring in a Bill for inflicting imprisonment upon
Stage-Coachmen for rapid and negligent driving. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman proposed to leave the law as it now stands in respect
of penalties, but to provide, that where atrocious cases of wilful or negligent driving is proved, to empower Magistrates to commit
the offender (according to the nature of the offence) to one or three months' imprisonment.-See Parliament. 

 

The bill for preventing the destruction of the breed of salmon, and fish of salmon kind, in the rivers of England, provides that
justices at sessions may appoint conservators of rivers, and fix fence months.-Punishment of persons destroying salmon, or the
brood, spawn, or fry thereof, by fine. Persons having in possession spawn, fry, or brood of fish, or unsizable fish, shall also be
punished by fine. The present modes of fishing are to remain as before. Owners, &c. of fisheries, may be witnesses to prove
offences. 

 

Last week, Charles AIREY, a noted poacher, and otherwise a disorderly character, was taken into custody, for an offence committed
some time ago, and lodged in Appleby Jail. 

 

There was a total eclipse of the Moon, on Sunday night, which was wholly visible on our part of the globe; and which, for one hour
after its commencement, afforded a most interesting sight to many thousands of persons, who, through an unclouded atmosphere,
witnessed its progressive obscuration. About half-past eleven the shadow of the earth entered the eastern side the of the moon's
bright surface, and continued to advance until half-past twelve, when the whole was enveloped in darkness. The moon passed nearly
through the centre of the shadow. 

 

 

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