[list-cumbria] Carlisle Patriot, 22 Nov 1823 - Local News (1)

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 22 Nov 1823   (p. 4, col. 2-5)

 

The Bishop of Chester is hourly expected in Carlisle. We hear that his Lordship intends to preach at St. Cuthbert's church on Sunday
night. 

 

Saturday's London Gazette contains the nomination for Sheriffs:—Cumberland: Thomas Henry GRAHAM, of Edmond Castle, Esq.; Matthew
ATKINSON, of Stain Gills, Esq.; and Humphry SENHOUSE, of Nether-Hall, Esq.—Northumberland: Edward COLLINGWOOD, of Dissington-house,
Esq.; Anthony GREGSON, of Bowsden, Esq.; John TREVILLIAN, of Wallington, Esq.—Yorkshire: Sir John VAN DE BEMBDE JOHNSTONE, of
Hackness, Bart.; John HUTTON, of Marsk, Esq.; and Paul Beilby THOMPSON, of Escrick, Esq. 

 

The Carlisle harriers cast off on Monday the 24th instant, at Blackhall; on Wednesday the 26th, at High Hesket; and on Friday the
28th, at Raughton Head; each morning at eight o'clock. 

 

The celebrated Rev. Edward IRVING and his lady arrived in Carlisle, on Tuesday last, on their way Southward, and remained the whole
day. They visited the Castle, the Cathedral, and the Deanery, having been politely conducted thither by the Dean. The Rev. Gentleman
had to endure the gaze of the curious—the usual tax levied on greatness. 

 

A curious circumstance occurred at a public-house in Botchergate, in this city, on Monday night, involving the probable death of an
individual. William DEMPSTER, aged 23, (lately a soldier in the 22d regt. of foot, and quartered in this city, but now travelling
the country as a juggler,) was astonishing the natives by thrusting down his throat a nine-inch dinner knife, when he unfortunately
let it slip into his stomach! There is no doubt of the fact, because the thing was done in the presence of a considerable number of
persons. The poor fellow's sensations may be better conceived than described. Several medical men were at once called in; and one of
them had an instrument made (more by way of satisfying the sufferer than with any hope of success) and put it down the man's throat,
but could not extract the knife, though DEMPSTER declared that at first he felt the instrument touch the handle. He is at present at
his lodgings in Jollie's Buildings, dreadfully distressed in mind: hitherto he has felt no pain, but considers himself (we fear with
too much reason) at a very short distance from the grave. Various gentlemen of the faculty visit him daily, and several of them have
distinctly felt the knife on applying the hand to the abdomen. It is, as we have said, fully nine inches long, has a common bone
handle, and was very blunt. This is a serious warning to persons in the practice of so dangerously sporting with nature. 

 

On Saturday last, a poor country girl, who was about to change masters, had her box stolen from the back door of the White Hart inn,
where she had temporarily deposited it;—it contained nearly the whole of her wearing apparel, and the greater part of the fruits of
the last half-year's hard labour. There is no trace of the thieves. Various other depredations were committed on the same and
preceding hiring-day. 

 

Committed to Carlisle gaol, on Saturday last, John TAYLOR and Isabella his wife, for stealing four geese, the property of Isaac
HOLMES, of Rottenrow, in the parish of Caldbeck: they were taken out of a small close on Warnell Fell. 

 

On Saturday week, an artful fellow, assuming the character of a casual waiter at a public-house (without hat, &c.), hastily entered
several shops in this city, and borrowed money in the name of various publicans, under pretence that he had been sent in the hurry
of business by his employers. The trick succeeded in many instances; and the wily rogue got clear off with his booty. 

 

A reward is offered for the apprehension of Irving LENOX, of Middlesceugh, near Carlisle, who stands charged with having committed a
burglary in the house of John GRAVE, of Sandale, in the parish of Bolton, on the night of the 6th instant, and stealing therefrom a
silver watch. 

 

The public is cautioned against two men, rather genteely [sic] dressed, who are traversing this district, with rolls of what they
call Isle of Man tobacco, weighing about 12lb. each; but the purchasers discover, when too late, that the centre contains at least
nine or ten pounds of paper and sand! The two or three pounds of tobacco on the outside are wound on in every respect secundum
artem. 

 

The bell-man yesterday announced the arrival of a cargo of coals in the Canal Basin, to be sold at 4½d. per peck. 

 

There is at this time in the garden of Mr. Geo. SUTTON, of Tarraby, a pear-tree in full blossom: and most of the flower-gardens in
the neighbourhood display a freshness and brilliancy of vegetation very unusual at this season of the year. 

 

We are authorized to state that Francis VANE, Esq. is Mayor of the Cockbridge Hunt, and not Sir Fred. VANE as erroneously stated in
our last; and we are desired to express Sir F. VANE's decided disapprobation of the buffoonery of the title of "Lord Mayor" being
attached to the name of the Steward.—Whitehaven Gaz. 

 

William EDWARDS, a coal miner, was killed in one of Mr. CURWEN's pits on Monday last, by the falling of part of the roof. 

 

Our market was again attended, on Saturday last, by a considerable number of servants of both sexes—wages rather lower than on the
preceding week, and the demand limited. The lads and lasses, however, exhibited no lack of spirit, and seemed pretty full of cash,
as the public-houses and shops were much crowded. 

 

The hooping cough and and [sic] scarlet fever are prevalent in may [sic] parts of Northumberland and Cumberland. 

 

 

[to be continued] 

 

 

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