[list-cumbria] Carlisle Patriot, 20 Mar 1824 - Local News (2)

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 20 Mar 1824   (p. 3, col. 4-6)     [continued] 

 

At a meeting of the county gentlemen, assembled on Wednesday, at Dumfries, to consider of the bill now pending in Parliament for the
regulation of fisheries in the Solway frith and the waters running into it, an opposition to its principles in toto was strongly and
almost unanimously displayed. Several resolutions were passed, and instructions conformable sent to the members for the county and
the boroughs: and it was at the same time determined to join the north country petitioners in requesting the appointment of a
committee, under the sanction and controul of Parliament, to inquire into the nature and circumstances of the salmon fishery
throughout the kingdom, preparatory to the enactment of a general consolidating bill, founded on the interest of the community at
large, in preserving the brood of salmon and regulating the mode of fishing. 

 

On the 10th inst. Lord LOWTHER presented a petition to the House of Commons, from the inhabitants of Kendal, against West India
Slavery. 

 

Mr. Richard HETHERINGTON, currier of Dumfries, and a native of this town, was drowned in attempting to ford the Annan, at
Hall-heads, in a gig, on the night of Thursday week, when on his return from Lockerbie: the horse also perished; but Mr. MURDOCH,
shoemaker, who was in the gig with him, fortunately escaped. 

 

The male prisoners, confined in the gaol and house of correction, at Appleby, and sentenced to hard labour, are now employed in
breaking stones of proper dimensions for the repairs of the highways, according to Mr. M'ADAM's improved system. 

 

The forgers are still on the alert. We lately saw a note of Sir Wm. FORBES and Co.'s on which even the government stamp is forged,
although in a very clumsy manner.-Dumfries Cour. 

 

Salmon-fishing, in the river Nith, commenced on Wednesday week, when it is said 200 fish were caught. 

 

The Bank of Scotland has reduced interest on cash accounts from 5 to 4 per cent., commencing on the 1st instant. 

 

A National school is about to be erected at Ulverston by public subscription, which is liberally supported by the members of the
Society of Friends who reside in that town and vicinity. 

 

In charging the Grand Jury, at Lancaster assizes, Mr. Justice BAYLEY explained the reason why the Judges visited Lancaster before
York. It had often happened, in Yorkshire, observed his Lordship, owing to the multiplicity of business, and the necessity of
closing the assizes there at a particular period, that parties who had gone to the expense of preparing for trial, were disappointed
in having their cases decided. Hitherto this inconvenience had been suffered by that county alone: and to lighten it, the assizes
would in future terminate at York and Lancaster alternately. 

 

The Scotch Jury Court Circuit appointments for the South are (before the Lord Chief Commissioner): Ayr, Friday, April 9; Dumfries,
Tuesday, April 13; Jedburgh, Monday, April 19. 

 

Last week a frightful occurrence took place at the Lancaster Lunatic Asylum, which had nearly been destructive to George BERRY, one
of the keepers. It was shaving day, and Joseph COLARD, an Italian, was called into the keeper's, or watchroom, to be shaved. He was
generally a morose and unsocial lunatic, but then unusually cheerful and obliging, and came immediately. The keeper had put the
razor into a can of warm water, standing himself between the table on which was the can, and the lunatic. The latter instantly
darted and seized the razor, struck at the keeper's neck, cut through the collar of a cloth waistcoat, a thick padding of wool,
neckcloth, and shirt collar, and the superficial muscles and external jugular vein. This was the work of an instant. Fortunately,
chairs were in the room; and, with admirable presence of mind, BERRY, who is an old soldier, seized one of them. The noise attracted
the other patients, whom the maniac, now infuriated, attempted to attack, still brandishing the razor, and inflicted a slight wound
on the side of one of them; but he was speedily overpowered by showers of blows, which fell upon him from the incensed patients, who
seized all the chairs, and did not leave him till the razor was struck out of his hand. 

 

By the new game bill, rabbits, woodcocks, snipes, quails, landrails, wild ducks, teals, and widgeons are to come under the
denomination of game!!-the bill is likely to undergo considerable alteration. 

 

On Sunday evening, the Hero of Dumfries, coal-laden, upset in the river Nith, and will be lost. 

 

The Thomas Parsons, BRAGG, from Maryport, is arrived at Balize (in 48 days) all well. 

 

The London, BROWN, of Whitehaven, arrived at Liverpool, completed her voyage from that port to Madeira, Madras, (having discharged a
part of her cargo at the latter port) Calcutta, and back, within eleven months. 

 

The Elizabeth of Annan, ashore in Porthaven creek, is a total wreck. The Jane of Annan put into the Isle of Man, during the late
gales, with loss of bulwarks. Her master, Mr. BROWN, in returning to the vessel from the quay, fell over the latter, and was killed
on the spot. The sloop Jean, of Annan, lately put ashore near Peel, laden with potatoes, has been got off. 

 

 

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