[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Patriot, 12 Oct 1816 - Local News (2)

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 12 Oct 1816   (p. 2, col. 5 - p. 3, col. 1, and p. 4, col. 1)     [continued] 

 

Forged Notes.-On Monday last, the Clerk of the Peace for this County, received a letter from Mr. WOOD, innkeeper, of Cockermouth,
which had been transmitted from Liverpool to Mr. WOOD, and which stated in substance as follows:-That a man and a woman were gone to
Carlisle Races, from Liverpool, which the gentlemen of Cockermouth banished about five years ago. These two persons had in their
possession forged Bank of England notes; the man's name James CRAIG, and the woman's BELL; a Hugh M'KINNON had set off for Carlisle
with bad notes, who had been the means of doing much mischief at Lancaster; their persons were tolerably well described. -In
consequence of this letter, the Constables John KIRK, Wm. KIRK, and John BARNES, were dispatched by the Clerk of the Peace in
various directions in order to detect the offenders. On Tuesday they supposed they saw the persons described, but not together, upon
which they informed the Clerk of the Peace, who directed them not to take the woman unless the man was with her, except they had
reason to believe that either of them was about to leave Carlisle. About two o'clock, on Tuesday afternoon, they learnt that the man
and woman were about to leave Carlisle by one of the Mails, and in consequence they attended at the Coach Office, and found two
places taken in the name of CRAIG, for Portpatrick. BARNES and William KIRK got up outside the Portpatrick Mail, and John KIRK
followed on foot. When the Coach arrived near the New Bridge, a woman was seen standing upon the pavement, who waved her hand for
the driver to stop. John KIRK, who was on foot, immediately apprehended her, and the Coach went with the other two Constables who
expected that the man would make his appearance to get in, as they knew his luggage to be on the Coach; but after going two or three
miles, and the man not coming to the Coach, the Constables got off and prevailed upon the coachman and guard to let them have the
luggage, which they took to the office of the Clerk of the Peace, whither the woman had also been conveyed, and on whose person were
found 28 one pound, one two pound, and six five pound Bank of England notes, all of which are forged. On examining the luggage taken
from the Coach, there was found a considerable quantity of good wearing apparel, and five watches, three of them silver, and two
yellow metal, the whole of which appear to have been stolen. The woman was afterwards examined before a Magistrate:- 

 

"Oct. 8.-The voluntary examination of Mary YOUNG (formerly Mary BELL) wife of John YOUNG, now of Abbey Holme, in the County of
Cumberland, husbandman.-Who saith, that she has lived in Liverpool during the last two years, just at the top of the Docks, in a
cellar; the house above is a public house, and kept by a woman named TINLING; John CRAIG lived with her about three months before
she left Liverpool; that about a month ago she sold her furniture in Liverpool, in order to go to Cockermouth to take care of her
father's house, who is about 60 years of age; and after selling off her furniture, CRAIG having left her, she, on the 24th of
September last, left Liverpool in the opposition coach for Cockermouth, but at Lancaster it was upset and she was obliged to walk to
Whitehaven, where she arrived on the 4th of October instant, and went to her brother's, but did not sleep in his house, he having
got her bed out; she remained in Whitehaven until Sunday the 6th inst. when she took a place outside the coach for Carlisle, in
order to go to Langholm, to see a brother and sister there; that she arrived in Carlisle on Sunday last, between four and five
o'clock, at the Coffee House, where CRAIG was waiting for her; when she got off the coach, he said very little to her, but took hold
of her hand, shook it, and said he was glad to see her; they then walked to the sign of the Ship, near Caldew Bridge; she carried a
ban-box, containing a man's hat for which she gave 26s. in Lord Street, Liverpool, a bonnet for herself which was made to her order
by a milliner in White Chapel, Liverpool, for which she paid 20s., and a shawl which was given her by John Antonio THOMAS, a
Portuguese, by whom she is now with child. When they arrived at the Ship Inn, they had tea, and CRAIG and her slept there that
night, and last night; from the time she entered the house on Sunday afternoon, until about half past two this day, she was never
out of the house, except yesterday evening just before dark she walked down to Caldew Bridge for about a quarter of an hour. She
told CRAIG that she was going to Langholm to see her sister, and thence to her father at Cockermouth; she came up to the Coach
Office and gave the Driver her ban-box, and walked towards Eden Bridge, where she waited for the Coach; when it came up it was full;
she was about to return to the Ship, but was taken into custody. She found the tin box now produced, which she wiped and put into
her pocket, but never opened it, and if she had seen a school boy she would have given it to him, imagining it to be a case for
pens." 

 

YOUNG has, of course, been committed to gaol, but nothing further has been heard of CRAIG.-Thus has a highly praiseworthy vigilance
prevented the public from being preyed upon any further by one who evidently subsisted by deceiving the unwary. 

 

Keswick.-A List of the Company who have visited Mr. CROSTHWAITE's Museum at Keswick in their tour to the Lakes during the last
fortnight. 

 

Mr. W. C. and Mrs. GILL, Mr. and Mrs. CLARKE, Mr. R. DICKINSON, Dr. TRAILL, Dr. MURRAY, Mr. and Miss A. RODGERS, Capt. PACKWOOD, R.
N., Mr. Mrs. and two Misses SCOTT, Mr. H. G. SPERLING, Mr. J. ROBERTSON, Mr. KIRKHAM, Mr. J. ALEXANDER, Mr. WRIGHT, Mr. PROCTER, Mr.
G. BLEASDALE, Mr. H. DENTON and Miss DENTON, Mr. and Mrs. HODGE, Mr. MAXWELL, Mr. MIDDLETON, Mr. J. DAVIES, Mr. Mrs. and Miss
BETHELL, Mr. SMITH, Mr. JONES, Mr. R. BARNARD, Messrs. W. & T. and Miss S. THOMPSON, Miss A. WHITELOCK, Mr. ENTWISTLE, two Misses
SMITH, Mr. and three Misses WALMSLEY, Mr. T. MILBURN, Mr. and Mrs. JOHNSTON, Miss Christiana and two Misses TICKELL, Mr. and Mrs.
SHUTE, Mr. T. THOMPSON, Mr. and Mrs. WILSON, Mr. J. JOWITT, Mr. F. Mrs. and Miss DANIELL, Mr. TACKER, Miss BIRD, Mr. J. WILLIAMS,
Mr. J. PIM, Mrs. WATSON, Miss SCOTT, Miss LEWTHWAITE, Miss DUNGLESON, Capt. and Mrs. RIDGWAY, Miss PALIR, Miss M. A. CALVELEY, three
Misses ATKINSON, Mr. WILSON, Mr. J. CARRINGTON, Mr. J. DEANE, Sir Geo. KING, Mr. Wm. DOWSON, Mr. G. KEY, Mr. J. WILLIAMS, Mr. Mrs. &
two Misses MARKHAM and Mr. MARKHAM, jun., Master E. BURROW, Rev. B. JACKSON, Mr. and Mr. J. SCOTT, two Hon. Misses MONCKTON, Miss
SANDYS, Earl and Countess of Darnley, Lord Clifton, Ladies Mary and Elizabeth BLIGH. 

 

We understand that Mr. CROSTHWAITE, of the Museum, at Keswick, has acquired within the last two months, some highly interesting
articles to the Mineralogist, particularly the Molybdena, unknown before as a production of this Kingdom; also, the Apatite,
Asparagus Stone, Wolfram, Pistacite, and scarce Chrystalized Barites, &c. &c. 

 

Major-General Sir John BYNG, who commands in the Northern District, which comprises the Counties of Chester, Cumberland, Durham,
Lancaster, Northumberland, Westmorland, and York, has established his head-quarters at Pontefract. 

 

CARTER AND OLIVER.-The contest between these celebrated heroes of the fist has excited uncommon attention throughout all parts of
the country, and it still forms a principal theme of conversation in the North.-The details which we gave of the battle have been
copied into nearly all the London papers and into various provincial ones.-The gentlemen who backed CARTER presented him 50 guineas,
in addition to the Hundred Guineas for which he fought. Both the pugilists have proceeded to Edinburgh; they had an interview at
Hawick, where the conqueror condoled with the conquered in the genuine British spirit, and, the battle ended, they were enemies no
longer. OLIVER recovers as rapid as can be expected from the nature of his wounds. Some Noblemen and Gentlemen intend to raise a
purse of about one hundred pounds, at Musselburgh races, as a reward for the uncommon bottom which he displayed.-Many of the
Southern gentlemen left this neighbourhood last week without recollecting their engagements, and some of the black legs carried off
the money which they received for the admission of horses and carriages into the field where the battle was fought.-A match is in
agitation between CARTER and CRIBB, to be fought in the North in May next. Betting in this part of the country is rather in favour
of CARTER, in consequence of the corpulence of CRIBB, and it is not thought he can be brought into a proper state in so short a time
without injuring both his strength and constitution.--We ought to state that the Magistrates would not permit the battle to take
place in Cumberland.

 

Mary and Susannah SELLEARS, the daughters of Margaret SELLEARS, who was convicted of Forgery at the last Carlisle Assizes and
sentenced to be transported for life, having been received into the "Refuge for the Destitute," the appeal to the Public from that
Institution, we apprehend, will not be unacceptable to our readers. [Very lengthy appeal not transcribed.] 

 

 

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