[list-cumbria] Carlisle Patriot, 01 Nov 1823 - Local News (2)

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 01 Nov 1823   (p. 4, col. 2-4 + p. 3, col. 6)     [continued] 

 

As an indication of an approaching inclement season, numbers of woodcocks have been seen, and some shot in the woods of High
Furness; and at Papcastle, near Cockermouth, one of these birds was shot on Monday week, by Arthur M'KENZIE, Esq. 

 

On Thursday, as the Independent coach was coming through Burton towards Kendal, a girl ran to lift a child out of the way of the
horses, when her foot slipping she fell under the fore wheel and was instantly crushed to death. The accident was so instantaneous,
that no activity of the driver could possibly have prevented it.-Kendal Gaz. 

 

A delicious treat to the amateurs of the gossip has within a few days past been presented, by the elopement of a young advocate of
the bar with a fair candidate for the joys of Hymen. Much agitation to the minds of the disappointed friends has been a certain
consequence; and, if all reports prove true, the youthful pair are in speedy progress to the consummation of their hopes. "All is
well that ends well!"-Isle of Man paper. 

 

>From the great success which has been experienced this season in the herring fishery, the best results may be anticipated to the
commerce, and internal provision of the poor of this Island.-Ibid. 

 

About eight o'clock, on the evening of Friday, the 24th ult., a young girl, from the east end of Gretna parish, on her return home
from Annan, rushed into the house of John BAXTER, (who lives on the road-side, at a distance of somewhat more than a mile from
Dornock,) in such an agitated state that she had nearly fainted. She said that she had been attacked a few hundred yards off, by a
ruffian carrying a small bundle and speaking in the Irish accent. He, according to her account, endeavoured to force her into a
field on the road side, and threatened to cut her throat if she made any noise or resistance. The girl, however, in defiance of his
threats did resist, and that so effectually as to get out of his clutches and make good her escape to BAXTER's. 

 

The corn is now all shorn, and, for the most part, secured, in this neighbourhood (says our Annan Correspondent), with the exception
of a few fields of late sown Barley; and the farmers in general are raising their potatoe crops, which, with a few partial
exceptions, turns out even worse than was anticipated. To make some amends, however, this crop, in the higher districts of the
county, is said to be uncommonly abundant. I have heard, from respectable authority, of one farmer in the vicinity of Lockerby, who
is expected to raise nine hundred cart load. After eight days of remarkably fine weather, with the wind from the East, the scene
changed on Monday. The wind had shifted to the West the preceding night, and during the whole day the weather was hazy, with
occasional light drizzling showers, which, however, greatly impeded the labours of the husbandman, until about ten o'clock on
Tuesday, when the rain fell in torrents, and continued to do so with little intermission till Wednesday morning, since which time
the weather has been fair. On Wednesday night we had a severe frost without any appearance of an immediate change on Thursday
morning; but this circumstance, and the previous rain, must both retard the raising and still further injure the potatoes crops on
the low grounds. The rain appears to have fallen very partially, as it was quite fair at Ecclefechan during the whole of Tuesday. 

 

Tuesday was the hiring day at Ecclefechan for the ensuing half year, and the latter harvest fair. The number of servants was not
great, and the demand for them still less. The wages offered were still lower than those offered at Annan, and very few, either men
or women, were hired. The show of black cattle was considerable, but the sale very dull, and those which were sold went off at
rather reduced prices. There were only a few horses of indifferent quality shown. 

 

Mr. John WALKER, of East-house, Brigham, planted a pickle of Wheat, in October, last year, which produced 20 ears, and each ear
yielded 54 pickles-making an increase of 1,084. 

 

A highly respectable house in Newcastle has just imported a quantity of whiskey from Canada. 

 

Capt. ELLIOT will shortly lead to the hymeneal altar Miss MASTERTON, the accomplished Scotch heiress. 

 

 

[to be continued] 

 

 

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