[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Patriot, 05 Jul 1823 - Local News (1)

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 05 Jul 1823   (p. 4, col. 2-5)

 

The Worshipful and Reverend Walter FLETCHER, A. M., Chancellor of the Diocese, held a visitation of the Clergy for the Deanery of
Carlisle, in the Cathedral church of this city, on Monday last. The Sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. MARK, of Burgh. The
Chancellor's charge (delivered in the Consistory) was an excellent one, containing much valuable advice to those to whom it was
addressed. He noticed, among other endeavours of the propagators of infidelity, their unceasing attacks upon the clergy,
individually and as a body. The patient manner in which this was generally borne, strikingly exemplified the happy influence of that
religion upon their minds which these persons sought to subvert. The times, indeed, were such as to require the exercise of the
utmost vigilance and circumspection, and a rigid discharge of every public and private duty. Many who heard him, had doubtless
reason to complain of the existence of bad example, and bad principles in their respective parishes; but while they condemned and
reproved, it was at the same time requisite to examine if there were nothing in their own temper or conduct calculated to promote or
give countenance to the evils of which they complained. They should seek out the transgressor and warn him of his danger; and not
content themselves with a single admonition, but persevere, lest the offender should he cut off in his sins, and his blood be
required at their hands. After the usual business had been transacted, the Clergy dined together at the Coffee-House. 

 

Tuesday's Gazette contains a notice relative to the opening of the commissions on the Northern Circuit to the same effect as that
which appeared in our last. 

 

Summer seems now to have visited us with an intention of tarrying awhile. On Saturday last, we experienced a considerable increase
of warmth; and since that period, the weather has been all that we could wish it. Vegetation of all kinds, and particularly the
grain-crops, improves with great rapidity. The hay-harvest is become very general. 

 

The average temperature of the month just ended, June, is 52.3 degrees; the lowest probably on record in this climate. The greatest
height, during the month, was 64 degrees, on the 30th; least, 39 degrees, on the 25th. July 1, (maximum and minimum accurately
ascertained by Mr. PITT,) 26, 52; July 2, 65, 53; July 3, 52, 46. 

 

The detachment of the 3rd Dragoon Guards, for some time past quartered here under the orders of Major MARTIN, and, subsequently,
Major STOREY, marched for York, on Monday; and, on Tuesday, were succeeded by two troops of the Scots Greys, from Edinburgh, under
the command of Major SPOONER. 

 

A small eclipse of the Sun will take place on Tuesday the 8th inst. It will begin at 42 minutes past 4; the greatest obscuration at
13 minutes past 5; and the end 37 minutes past 5, apparent time. 

 

There is a falling-off in the supply of herrings. They were lately so plentiful at Maryport, that the fishermen were obliged to
throw them overboard. 

 

A rather clever corps of mountebanks have amused, if not astonished, the natives, during the past week, on the Sands, where
multitudes nightly assembled to laugh at the waggeries of Mr. Merry-Andrew, and (reversing the saw) to give a herring for a sprat. 

 

The new Police-office, at the Town-Hall, is now nearly finished. It is an excellent room, and most conveniently fitted up for the
purpose. 

 

On Monday last, a boy was nearly killed by the wheel of a cart going over him, at Warwick-bridge; and on Tuesday, the wheel of a
timber-waggon passed over the body of a youth in Castle-street, and considerably injured his leg and thigh. He had incautiously
climbed up between the two wheels, and fell off. 

 

On Tuesday night last, John BARNES, detected two men fishing in the Eden with a double-armour net; a net calculated for taking the
smallest fry worth catching. He seized the instrument of destruction with several fish in it, and knows one of the depredators, who
has been summoned to answer for the offence. 

 

The houses now in course of erection in Castle-street, by Mr. Paul NIXSON, will be a great ornament to the town-the beautiful white
stone, and the architecture are worthy of each other. Considerable progress, we observe, has been made with the Academy of Arts, in
Finkle-street. Improvement goes on rapidly among us, on all sides. 

 

Committed to Carlisle gaol, Adam ARMSTRONG, of the parish of Sebergham, charged with stealing a poney and saddle and bridle, which
he borrowed at Leeming-lane, in July, 1818, of Mr. WHITTLING, who lately met with the prisoner at Brough, as he was coming northward
by the coach. ARMSTRONG will be removed to York, on Monday, for trial. 

 

A dispensation has passed the great seal to enable the Rev. John FENTON, A. M., chaplain to the most noble the Marquis of Stafford,
and vicar of Torpenhow, in this county, to accept, and hold therewith, the vicarage of Penrith, to which he has since been collated
by the right Reverend the Lord Bishop of this diocese. From Penrith, we learn, that Mr. FENTON will commence his residence in about
six weeks; and the inhabitants expect they shall henceforth have two sermons on the Sabbath. 

 

 

[to be continued] 

 

 

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