[list-cumbria] Carlisle Patriot, 27 Mar 1824 - Local News (3)

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 27 Mar 1824   (p. 2, col. 5-6 and p. 3, col. 1)     [continued] 

 

On Thursday week, an elderly female met with a very serious misfortune on the waggon-way near Wellington Row, Whitehaven. She was
attempting to cross the path at the moment that a loaded waggon was coming down from the pit, and her patten being entangled in the
rail way, or by some other obstacle, she unfortunately fell in the track of the vehicle, the wheels of which passing over her
thighs, mangled them to such a degree that the amputation of one of her limbs was found immediately necessary, and the other is
fractured. 

 

An inquest was held last week at Goat, near Cockermouth, before P. HODGSON, Esq. on the body of Sarah POOL, a child aged seven
years, whose clothes accidentally caught fire on the preceding Monday, whilst her mother was out of the house for a short time. The
child ran out, and the neighbours used their utmost exertions to extinguish the flames, but the little unfortunate was so much burnt
that she expired next day. 

 

Some miscreants, on Tuesday night last, took away all the working utensils (consisting of spades, hammers, &c.) of the men employed
upon the highways, about three miles from Penrith, on the road to Carlisle. It was customary to deposit them in a place near the
road side, for the night. No trace has been found to lead to a discovery of the depredators; and it would be well it workmen would
not purchase such articles of tramps. 

 

The typhus fever has been so prevalent in the parish of Crosbyravensworth, of late, that not less than six persons died out of one
family, within a few weeks of each other, viz. Mr. Anthony PARKIN of Sauterwath, and five of his children all grown to the age of
maturity. 

 

There have been no less than 16 deaths in Glenluce lately, from small pox. They are also raging in the Isle of Whithorn and in
Kirkcowan. 

 

On Saturday evening last, Robt. M'LEOD, one of the workmen at Lockerbridge Quarry, while returning home, between 9 and 10 o'clock,
accompanied by his wife and son, a fine little boy about 7 years of age, whom he either led in his hand or carried in his arms, had
incautiously kept too near the edge of HALLIDAY's quarry, and, by missing his footing, was precipitated in an instant to a
perpendicular depth of forty feet. The unfortunate man was killed on the spot, and the poor little boy, who was found lying on the
corpse of his father, was taken up in a state of insensibility. In falling he received a severe blow on the right eye-brow, and his
right arm was fractured close to the elbow joint; yet, Dr. BLACKLOCK who attends him expects that he will ultimately recover. The
reader may easily judge of the feelings of Mrs. M'LEOD, far from help, enveloped in darkness, and unable even to ascertain the fate
of those who returned no answer to her distracted shrieks. A few minutes before the accident, the wife, who was only a pace or two
a-head, stopped to warn her husband of his probable danger; but so satisfied was he of being in the right path, that he jocosely
replied, "Weel if I gang ye maun just follow." These words were scarcely uttered when he was launched into eternity. 

 

A short time ago, the gamekeeper of C. G. S. MENTEATH, Esq. of Closeburn Hall, killed two woodcocks, each of which had six white
feathers on both wings. 

 

Geo. STEVENSON, a labourer, of Morpeth, killed himself last week, by discharging a gun loaded with shot into his mouth. He effected
his purpose by fixing a cord to the trigger. 

 

Some masons, working in a quarry at Cowpen High House, near Blyth, discovered, enclosed in a block of freestone, two petrified fish,
apparently, from their shape and dimensions (about 2½ feet in length) of the Salmon tribe, though the scales are larger than belong
to that description of fish. The impression of the scales is left on the stone in which they were found. As history furnishes no
record of a convulsion of the earth which could have removed fish at least 60 or 70 feet above the level of the adjoining river, it
must be concluded that they have been in the situation in which they were found since the deluge. 

 

Calendar of the persons to be tried at the ensuing Dumfries Circuit Court:— 

 

Patrick Millar M'CLATCHIE, now a prisoner in the tolbooth of Dumfries, accused of having, on the 20th of November, 1822, forged a
cautionary obligation in the name of Robert THRESHIE, Esq. writer, Dumfries, to Joseph SWAN, printer there, to the extent of £30;
and of delivering it to Mr. SWAN, in part security of £119. As also, of forging a bill for £20, bearing to be drawn by Robert
WORKMAN upon Wm. THOMPSON, sen. Esq. writer, Dumfries, and offering it to James SCOTT, Esq. agent for the Commercial Bank at Annan,
and receiving the amount in cash upon 5th Nov. last.—James GRAY, prisoner in said tolbooth, accused of stealing, on the 8th Nov.
last, from a loft, at Unthank, in the parish of Ewes, a quantity of wearing of apparel, besides a writing and some money, belonging
to James TURNBULL, servant at Unthank.—Walter BELL, carrier between Dumfries and Edinburgh, residing in Moffat, accused of
assaulting, 1st David DINWOODIE, and Lilias BELL, his wife, and John BELL, of Heath-hall, on the 16th Oct. last, at Dalscone
toll-bar; 2. William BUTLER, carrier between Dalbeattie and Edinburgh, in the house of Daniel KIRK, innkeeper, Moffat, on 30th Dec.
last.—Alex. MACAUGHIE, servant to Mrs. WALLACE, of Wallace-hall, in Glencairn; James BROWN, son of John BROWN, blacksmith, at
Woodhead of Dundarroch; George BROWN, blacksmith, at Birkshaw, in said parish, accused of assaulting Robert THOMSON, farmer, at
Lochenhead of Dunscore, upon the high road near Greenhead, on 26th Nov. last.—James GRAHAM, joiner, of Halleaths, James WELSH, son
of William WILSON, tenant Old Miln of Halleaths, and John WRIGHT, labourer at Halleaths, accused of stouthrief, and housebreaking,
with intent to steal, by having on the night betwixt the 15th and 16th of Jan. last, entered the house of Wm. RICHARDSON, at Heck,
by forcing open the door, and forcibly carrying away a salmon fishing net, in the possession of the said Wm. RICHARDSON, who was at
the time a water bailiff.—Alexander MOFFAT, of Mathewsfolly, in the parish of Sanquhar, accused of stealing, on 11th Feb. last, £30
or upwards of silver, seven bottles of sherry wine, two large jars, one containing whisky, and the other rum, sugar, tobacco,
raisins, peppermint drops, tea, &c. &c. from the shop of Mr. John HALLIDAY, merchant in Sanquhar.—From the Stewartry of
Kirkcudbright: John SMITH, for theft; Robt. ARMSTRONG, assault; Robt. M'MILLAN, malicious mischief; and Robert COCHRANE, for
falsifying entries in bank books. 

 

 

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