[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Patriot, 27 Jan 1816 - Local News (1)

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 27 Jan 1816   (p. 2, col. 4-5 and p. 3, col. 1, 4 + 5)

 

We are not a little happy to hear that the accounts received this week, announce the gradual recovery of our esteemed Member, Mr.
FAWCETT. The recovery being gradual and progressive, affords the best prospects, and we hope all danger is over. During the illness
of this gentleman, the solicitude excited in this neighbourhood has been great indeed; and it affords the most infallible testimony
of the esteem in which he is held by all ranks. This esteem does not rest on a meretricious basis, but on the broad foundation of
manly worth—arising from a conscientious discharge of all the duties of private life, as well as the arduous ones of his public
station, as one of the Representatives of this city, in the legislature. Mr. FAWCETT is one of those members of Parliament who are
unconnected with any party, anxious to attend to the interests of all, and accessible alike to all: the loss of such a man would be
a public calamity. We can only express our unfeigned wishes that he may long be preserved to his friends and to his constituents. 

 

On Saturday last, the degree of Bachelor of Arts was conferred upon Mr. Joseph HUDSON, of St. Peter’s College, Cambridge, eldest son
of the Rev. Joseph HUDSON, vicar of Stanwix. We have the pleasure to state that Mr. HUDSON was the eighth senior Optime in the list
of University honors, for the present year. 

 

On the evenings of Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the 5th, 6th, and 7th of February, a most interesting course of Lectures on the
Architectural Remains of England and Wales, will be delivered at Mrs. IRVING’s Assembly Rooms, by Mr. STACKHOUSE, Lecturer at the
Surry [sic] Institution. The Syllabus of these Lectures, will be found in our front page. There is no study more pleasing, or more
instructive, than that of Antiquities; and no country abounds with more interesting remains than Great Britain. In inspecting the
monuments of former ages, we seem to live over the days with our venerable forefathers, long since passed away: we call to mind the
ancient glories of our country, even in the age of barbarity, and the zest is doubly heightened by reflecting that at the present
moment we possess the same renown that history has given to those brave naked Britons who plunged into the water to meet the veteran
legions of Cæsar, staggering their before unfailing courage, and driving them to their ships. But the subject leads us away beyond
the bounds of a mere notice.—We again refer to the Advertisement with an assurance that it will excite no common
interest—particularly, as we hear the abilities and knowledge of Mr. S. are equal to the subject. 

 

The Second Assembly at the Long Room, Coffee House, is announced for Thursday the 8th of February.—See Advt. 

 

On Thursday night, a woman went into the shop of Miss SLACK, milliner &c. in the Market-place, in this city, under pretence of
purchasing a gown, silk handkerchief, a pair of shoes &c. She tried on the latter, but did not like their shape, and requested some
others. While Miss SLACK was employed in reaching another pair, she snatched the gown, handkerchief and gloves, and ran off with
them. We understand that the woman was a stranger here, but has been about the town for several days. When she was in the shop, she
had an apron about her shoulders.—She has not yet been apprehended. 

 

On Monday last James BROWN, lately arrived in Carlisle, was committed to our gaol charged with robbing the dwelling house of a poor
man named MILLIGAN, situated at Denton Holme Foot, under the following circumstances:—It appears that BROWN, about 4 o’clock on
Monday morning last, effected his entrance into the dwelling by boring a hole with a gimblet through the door; and by cutting the
hole a little larger, he contrived to lift up the wooden latch, which was the only security: the family were asleep in an adjoining
room. BROWN stole an earthen vessel containing some wet woman’s and children’s caps, some glasses, an old saw, chissel, plane, old
nails, and a worn-out tea-kettle that had been the property of MILLIGAN’s wife’s mother, and which was more than 56 years’ old—the
whole not worth 10s.! It was this last article that led to the detection; for Mrs. MILLIGAN having a veneration for the tea-kettle,
on account of its descent, applied to a brazier’s to see if it was by chance brought to mend, and there she was lucky enough to find
it. BROWN by calling again for the kettle was detected, and is now in durance, as we observed before, to answer for his singular
theft. *

 

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* We have the pleasure of presenting to our readers from authority an authentic list of the articles stolen. We give it verbatim et
literatim. It smacks a little o’ th’ North:— 

 

A Tender Saw and twa Plains. An Kettell of the Wife’s mother, 56 years auld, with a whole in its bottom. An all tin Jugg—wooden
Dishes. Twa or three pieces of Mahogney, and a pair of broken pliars. An all Chisell and bitt of a file to make cages. A Sten dish
and a washing of Clese, and ah the Barens Clese in’t. And ah the Crokery. 4 Cups and Saucers. 6 Spuns and Te Tonges. 3 Plates and
sum Wooden dishes and whorn spune. A Pair of Auld Brecks whold at ——! 3 Dram Glass, yen braid arst yen. The Bairnes night Cwot and
Cap. 4 of the Wife Caps. Twa auld Nails and a wheen Brads. Twa auld poaks yen for haden cwoals and tother grans. The Kail Pot and
Ladel—but left at the door. 

 

After reading this list, no one, we think, will say that BROWN is not a wholesale robber! 

 

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On Saturday last, Elizabeth ROBINSON, of Cumwhinton, about 3 miles from this City, was committed to our gaol by the Rev. Thos.
LOWRY, D. D. and John HEYSHAM, Esq. for stealing a Cow, the property of Mr. Thomas ELWOOD, of Broadwath.—At the same time, Dan.
ROBINSON, son of the above named person, was also committed under Lord Ellenborough’s act, for stabbing and wounding the same Thomas
ELWOOD, with a cane sword. —Our readers will recollect that we mentioned some particulars of this unfortunate affair several weeks
ago. 

 

The remaining portion of the troop of the 5th Dragoons which were in this city, marched for Newcastle on Tuesday, to join the other
part which went there at the time of the late disturbances. Another troop is expected in a day or two. 

 

 

[to be continued] 

 

 

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