[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Patriot, 15 Feb 1823 - Local News (2)

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 15 Feb 1823   (p. 2, col. 4-5 and p. 3, col. 6)     [continued] 

 

Our Theatre will be opened on Monday next, by Mr. ALEXANDER, for a few nights, in order to give the inhabitants of this city an
opportunity of witnessing the well-known talents of Miss S. BOOTH. 

 

Although Wednesday's mail, momentarily expected when our last number went to press, as we then stated, brought very important
intelligence, we had no opportunity of announcing its substance in a second edition, as it did not reach Carlisle till five o'clock
in the afternoon. The snow was of immense thickness in many places, and the coaches were stopped on all the roads. On Sunday
morning, the thaw commenced; on Tuesday it rained; Wednesday and Thursday were very fine clear days; and at this time (Friday
night), the snow has almost every where disappeared, we enjoy the mildness of spring, and the communication is restored in all
directions. The London mail coach came over Stainmoor, for the first time for several days, on Tuesday. 

 

There was so severe a gale of wind during the whole of Tuesday night, (from the west) that we fear we shall hear bad accounts from
sea. Many buildings in this neighbourhood received considerable damage. 

 

On Friday se'nnight, a rare bird of the duck species, called the Grebe, was shot a little above Eden Bridge, by Mr. LOWRY,
writing-master at the Grammar School in this city: it is supposed to be a native of the northern parts of America, and said to be
the first ever heard of in Cumberland. Its weight was about 2lb.; neck and belly beautifully soft and white; back, lead-colour;
wings black and white, and shorter than its body; no tail; legs project from the hinder part of the body; web-footed, broad toes, or
claws, furnished with scales at the points as large as a sixpence; its head and bill resembled those of the common duck. When
pursued, it seldom remained upon the surface of the water, but dived incessantly; which rendered it difficult prey even to a skilful
sportsman. 

 

We hear that a part of Westlinton Bridge, which has long been in a tottering state, gave way on Thursday night, and that the Line,
in consequence, was impassable at that place yesterday morning. Our information does not enable us to say whether a new Bridge will
be necessary or not. 

 

On Monday last, the Rev. T. JOLIFFE, Rector of Skelton, distributed his second donation of ten cart-loads of coals, and about
fifteen stone of fat mutton, in the village of Skelton, to the no small comfort of the poor at this inclement season. 

 

The breaking-up of the large quantities of ice which lately covered Bassenthwaite Lake, caused serious injury to the weirs in the
river Derwent. The repair of that at Lady Boat, belonging to Messrs. HARRIS, flax-spinners, has cost upwards of £50; and another at
Fitts Mill, will cost upwards of £200; besides the loss of time that will be sustained by a corn-mill and woollen-manufactory, the
injury to which cannot be surmounted till the river is low. 

 

We hear that Mr. M'MINNIES, of Lancaster, fell into a snow drift near Pooley Bridge, on Tuesday week, where he lay seventeen hours
before he was released. 

 

The Mary, EDWARDS, at Whitehaven, from Riga. 

 

The Alexander, BOADLE, from Whitehaven, on going into Waterford on the 3rd instant, got on Dromfort [?] Bank, and it was feared
would be neaped. 

 

The Henry, of Harrington; the Belvoir Castle, of Whitehaven; and the Ann, of Strangford, are all on shore in Dundrum Bay; and the
Content, of Whitehaven, has been totally wrecked in Church Bay, off Holyhead, and no intelligence of the crew received. 

 

Fears are entertained for the safety of the sloop Marion, of Dumfries: she sailed from Maryport, on the 23rd of January, with a
cargo of wheat, bound to Liverpool, and has not since been heard of. 

 

 

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