[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Patriot, 14 Dec 1816 - Local News (2)

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 14 Dec 1816   (p. 3, col 1-4)     [continued] 

 

It is intended to erect a commodious Methodist Chapel on a most convenient spot of ground in front of Fisher-street, within the
walls of this City, which will be begun immediately—see advt.—This is uncommonly well-timed at this moment, as so extensive a
building will furnish employment to a great number of hands. 

 

On Monday morning last, a Partridge was taken alive by a gentleman, in Castle-street, in this City, and another was seen in the
midst of the houses in the Abbey. It is reasonable to suppose that these timid birds were driven into the town by some one of their
natural enemies. 

 

Extraordinary Child.—There is now living at Kingside, about a mile from Abbey Town, a girl named Mary NIXON, who will be 10 years of
age on the 21st instant, who weighed about a month ago 10 stone, wanting two pounds, and at this time her mother supposes her to be
four or five pounds heavier! She is very strong and healthy, and has continued so from her infancy, although she is so fat as to be
absolutely shapeless, if considered in reference to the human form. Her manners and countenance possess all the characteristics of a
child of her age. If she lives, she will be as great a curiosity as ever was produced by the "freaks of nature." 

 

The town of Appleby, on Wednesday morning last, was surrounded by a thick and clouded atmosphere; about eight o'clock there was much
thunder, and, at intervals, large and vivid flashes of lightning; the whole of which was accompanied by a heavy shower of hail. 

 

On Monday last, the 9th inst. James LITTLE of Cleugh Head, in the parish of Farlam, labourer, was convicted by John HEYSHAM, Esq.
for wilfully obstructing, with his horse and cart, the Newcastle Mail Coach on the King's high way, leading from Carlisle to
Newcastle, on the 29th of November last. 

 

Early Depravity.—On Sunday afternoon last, during Divine Service, the Cabin of the schooner Rambler, lying behind the Merchant's
Quay, Workington, was forcibly entered into, and a quantity of foreign silver coin, the vessel's register, and other papers, taken
from the master's state room. Two boys, not eleven years of age each, have been taken into custody, under strong suspicion of being
the depredators. 

 

On Saturday last, a man named John IRWIN, formerly a miller at Burnstones Mill near Alston, was found lying dead in a small rivulet
near Burnstones. He had been engaged for some time previous as a Labourer at Mr. Thomas ROBINSON's, Middle Farm, and was on his
return home. For some time before he had been in a desponding way from illness and having been reduced in circumstances. On the
preceding Saturday he procured a bottle of laudanum at Carlisle, the contents of which he drank and afterwards laid himself down in
the water. A paper was found in his pocket declaring the motives which actuated him, and expressing a desire to be buried in a
particular place. He has left a wife and family. We have not yet heard the result of the Coroner's inquest. 

 

Boxing.—A pitched battle was fought on the Sands near Brampton, on Friday the 6th instant, between two young men of the names of
MILLAR and BELL. This battle, unlike the generality of modern combats, was purely for, honour, being fought in order to decide the
Championship of the street wherein they lived to which they each had pretensions. They set to in a spacious ring, each attended by a
second and bottle holder; and after a severe contest of 48 rounds, in one hour and ten minutes, BELL gave in: MILLAR won his battle
by adopting the plan of the celebrated Joe WARD, who won so many battles by hitting, getting away, and dropping when he had the
worst of the round. Many persons who witnessed this battle and the one at Springfield, declare that in point of real fighting, this
was much superior, as there was no attempts at closing or fibbing. They had each been in training for a considerable time. BELL was
much punished about the head, and MILLAR in the body. 

 

Penrith Theatricals.—At this Theatre, Mr. POPE, from London, appeared on Monday night in the character of Othello, which he
pourtrayed in a style not often witnessed by a provincial audience. On Wednesday evening he personified Hamlet, and afforded the
audience a rational and elegant treat. 

 

We hear that it is in contemplation to establish a Pitt Club in Kendal. 

 

About 50 persons were brought before the Mayor of Newcastle a few days ago, charged by the watch and patrole with disorderly
behaviour in different parts of the town; about 15 of them were apprehended in one public house, in Sandgate. Most of them pleaded
drunkenness as an excuse; the mayor, in order to shew that such a plea was itself a crime, adjudged them each to pay a fine of five
shillings. 

 

On the 24th ult., 220 persons dined in the poor house, at Whitehaven, on 52 gallons of Soup, for the small sum of eleven shillings.
The following were the ingredients:— 

 

          6 Beef Beads at 1s. ........................6s. 0d. 

          8 Stone of Potatoes at 5d. ..............3s. 4d. 

          3lb. of Salt 1s.—Pepper 3d. .......... 1s. 3d. 

          ¼ Stone of Onions .........................0s. 5d. 

                                                                  -------- 11s. 

 

The brigantine Ceres, James LEISON, master, of Whitehaven, was lately put on shore at Whithorn, on a voyage to Belfast with coals,
and after receiving some slight repairs, was proceeding homeward in ballast, when she was obliged to run into Wigton Bay, on the
morning of the 4th inst. at about half ebb tide; and having struck the shoal sands near Innerwell, was abandoned by the crew, who
had a small wherry with them in case of accident. The vessel drifted over the sands with the flood tide, and was forced on shore at
Carsluith, with her sails set, and no person on board, which made the people in the neighbourhood anxious for the fate of the crew,
who joined the vessel some hours after she was put on shore. The vessel is much injured in her bottom, and is not expected to be got
off, though every assistance was afforded by the people in the neighbourhood. 

 

The William, STEWART, belonging to Workington, arrived at Greenock on Monday last from Lisbon. Spoke the Henry, of Ulverston, which
had lost all her sails and one man in a heavy wind from the southward, on the 5th instant. 

 

The Termagant, Capt. WALKER, of Maryport, is arrived at Bantry Bay, in Ireland, from Pictou—all well. 

 

 

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