[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Patriot, 26 Oct 1822 - Local News (2)

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 26 Oct 1822   (p. 3, col. 2-4 + 6)     [continued] 

 

The following paragraph is from the Durham Chronicle, Mr. LAMBTON's paper:- 

 

"The liberation of Mr. HUNT from Ilchester gaol, on the 30th instant, will, we hear, be celebrated by the Reformers in various parts
of the country, with festivities and rejoicing. In Newcastle, arrangements are making for a great dinner by the members of the
Northern Union; also at North and South Shields, Sunderland, &c. the day will be celebrated in like manner by large parties. Farther
north, we are told that on the evening of the day fires will be lighted on the hills of Simonside, and the tops of some of the
highest hills of Northumberland, round which the people in loud triumph will offer their libations to the "Captive of Ilchester." 

 

The cause of patriotism and purity seems to be at a low ebb in Carlisle. What! are there to be neither libations nor loud triumph on
so glorious an occasion in Cumberland? 

 

A few mornings ago, Mr. BEWLEY, of Breconthwaite, having been called on by two friends with a couple of young greyhounds, for the
purpose of trying them, the whole party repaired to the field, taking with them also Mr. B.'s greyhound, Comet. The morning was
frosty. In passing though an inclosure, the sound of their footsteps started a hare considerably in advance. Comet instantly darted
off in pursuit, followed by the young dogs; while running, another hare sprung up, and crossed him, just under the nose: but he
continued his course, caught his first game so as to cripple it, left it to the young dogs, flew like the wind after the hare which
had crossed his path, overtook, turned, and pursued it back to the spot from whence it started, and there killed it-a performance
worthy of public notice. 

 

Edward TATHAM, Esq. is appointed Deputy Recorder of Kendal, in the room of John BARROW, Esq. deceased. 

 

Since Monday last, the Carlisle mail has been dispatched from Liverpool half an hour earlier than heretofore. 

 

The Kendal Burgh Sessions were held last week, and lasted twenty minutes. In that time the disputes of a population of eleven
thousand persons were adjusted. 

 

On the 11th inst., Mr. George WALDIE, merchant, and Mr. David LAING, hosier, were elected magistrates of Hawick for the ensuing
year. 

 

The Newcastle radicals dine on HUNT's liberation day-dinner 2s. a head, each man to have two black bottles of ale. 

 

At East Rainton, near Newcastle, last week, Jane, the wife of Thomas WHITTLE, pitman, poisoned herself in consequence of the
ill-treatment of her husband: they are both very young, had been married three months, and separated one-third of that short period!


 

The Newcastle Keelmen still remained off work on Tuesday last, not on account of insufficient wages (for the masters say they have
always paid them well, and no one contradicts them), but because their employers will not be dictated to as to what they shall do
next year: so that their present year's contract is violated, in order to force the coal proprietors, &c. into a confessedly
unfavourable agreement for a period yet at a distance: thus they destroy all sympathy for their condition in the public mind. During
the week they have committed some few excesses, but not of an alarming character. On Tuesday a deputation waited on the Mayor at the
Mansion-House, where they declared their fixed determination to be, not to go to work till the coal-owners consent to restrict the
loading of the ships at the spouts to eight keels, to give to them two guineas for binding money, and one guinea for a supper. The
tradespeople and shopkeepers of the district severely feel the non-expenditure of so large a sum of money as the aggregate wages of
this numerous body of men. 

 

The unpopularity of the New Marriage Act is proved by the fact, that a wedding is now a rare thing in those parishes where there
were wont to be on average three or four a week. It is stated, on the authority of the Bishop of Chester, that the Hon. Member who
brought in the bill, intends to move its repeal as soon as Parliament assembles. 

 

Bernard M'MULLAN undertook, at Durham, last week, to walk eight miles, in two hours, half backwards and half forwards; he
accomplished the task, with perfect ease, nine and a half minutes within the time. At Newcastle, the pedestrian TOWNSEND, performed
another surprising task, by gathering, with his mouth, 100 stones, each stone placed at the distance of one yard, and walking four
miles backward, five forward, and running eight, making in the whole 23 miles, which he performed in three hours and 56 minutes,
being four minutes under the time specified. He gathered the stones in 17 minutes, equal to a distance of nearly six miles. 

 

Sir Cuthbert SHARP has been appointed collector of the customs at the port of Sunderland, in the place of George ROBINSON, Esq. who
retires. 

 

Mr. A. BACKHOUSE, miller, of Newby Bridge, caught in a coop, a few nights ago, 1273lbs. of eels! 

 

Whitehaven, Oct. 21.-We experienced a heavy gale last night, accompanied with much rain. This morning the sloop Fanny, SHIELDS, from
Wexford bound to Liverpool, with wheat, came off the harbour at low water, and by the prompt exertions of some of the crew of the
Defence cutter, Lieut. REED, who went out to her assistance and succeeded in getting her inside the New Quay, the crew was saved. As
the tide flowed she sunk, and the sea made a complete breach over her, so that it is very likely she will become a wreck. The
Mayflower, DOBSON, from Quebec, arrived at this port on Saturday-foremast sprung. The Stamper, DILLON, from Buctush for Maryport,
put in here yesterday after a tempestuous passage of five weeks. Spoke the Anglim, of Maryport, off the Banks of Newfoundland, and a
brig from Belfast with passengers, both bound to Miramichi. Passed the ship David, of London, water-logged and without any persons
on board. 

 

Several vessels have been put in at Whitehaven, bound from Dublin to Liverpool, with cattle. Nearly fifty sail of vessels were
engaged, within the last fortnight, at Dublin, to take sheep and oxen to England. 

 

The William, of Whitehaven, is arrived at Mirimachi. 

 

Spoken off Cape North, on the 24th ult. the Britannia, of Whitehaven, for Mirimachi. 

 

The William Fell, BOAN; the Atlantic, PENRICE, arrived at Liverpool from Mirimachi. The Fawcett, BURTON, at ditto from Richibucto.
The Shannon, KENDAL, at ditto from Demerara. The Commerce, ROBINSON, at ditto from Quebec. 

 

The Hero, HUDSON, from New Orleans for Liverpool, was driven on shore 20th inst. on Forlorn Rock, near the Saltees, and it was
feared would go to pieces. 

 

 

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