[list-cumbria] Carlisle Patriot, 04 Oct 1823 - Local News (1)

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 04 Oct 1823   (p. 3, col. 2-5)

 

The widow of Robert BURNS paid a visit to Carlisle on Thursday last, having with her a little grand-daughter, just landed at an
eastern port from India, where her son is now on service. The old lady is upwards of 60, is quite hearty, and enjoys the best health
and spirits. 

 

Committed on Wednesday last, by the Mayor, Isaac MARTIN, for stealing a brass cock from the premises of Mr. HESLOP, linen-draper,
Carlisle. 

 

The election of chief-magistrate for this city, takes place on Monday next. Dr. BLAMIRE is expected to succeed Mr. HODGSON in the
important situation. 

 

We have still variable and cold weather. The harvest, nevertheless, proceeds with considerable energy. Labourers are in
abundance—particularly from Ireland, many of whom appear to be in a miserable plight; though their rags, most likely, are worth more
than appearances indicate. 

 

An article which we had this week in part prepared on the painting and sculpture now exhibiting at the Artists' Academy in
Finkle-street, is unavoidably postponed for want of both time and room, till next Saturday. Meanwhile, it affords us much pleasure
to be able to state, that the exhibition has more than answered the expectation of its projectors, and, we are sure we may add, of
the public The list of patrons increases rapidly; so does the list of subscriptions for the purchase of casts, &c. 

 

The celebrated Rev. Edward IRVING has been daily expected to pass through Carlisle since Wednesday last, on his way to Annan, the
place of his nativity. On being applied to to preach in various parts of Scotland, he  is said to have answered that he had promised
before leaving London, that he would not hold forth on any occasion whatever during his sojourn in the country! Of course, vulgar
provincial audiences will not go down, after the crowds of the 'intellectual classes,' including 'ministers of state and men of
note,' who have rushed to the chapel in Hatton-Garden, and literally contended for the privilege of admission. 

 

A distinguished inhabitant of this city, having lost one of his cats—a superlative black one with a white tail—sent the bellman
around the town, yesterday, offering a handsome reward for its recovery. 

 

On Tuesday last, the plan of the intended new road from Carlisle to Cockermouth, by way of Wigton, was deposited in the office of
the Clerk of the Peace in this city, by Mr. Steel; and we are happy to hear that the intended improvement meets with the
encouragement that it deserves from all the principal persons resident along the line, or who have property immediately in contact
with it, as well as the gentry of the county generally, who are anxious to see so beneficial an undertaking speedily completed.
Among the supporters of it, we may mention Lord LOWTHER, Sir W. BRISCO, W. LAWSON, Esq., Rev. H. LOWTHER, Thos. WYBERGH, Esq., H.
SENHOUSE, Esq., James FOSTER, Esq., J. BIRBECK, Esq., J. GILBANKS, Esq. &c. The estimated expense is somewhere about £3000; near
£2000 of which is already subscribed for upon the security of the tolls. We are quite sure that there is not a person who travels in
that direction, but would gladly pay a moderate turnpike-duty to have the advantage of such roads as we now possess in most other
parts of this district. 

 

WEIGHTMAN, the great wrestler, it is said—with what truth we know not—is about to leave Cumberland for London, in order to take upon
himself the duties of Royal Porter. The present porter at Carlton-palace is a Cumberland man, of extraordinary height and size. 

 

In a field of wheat, belonging to Mr. John ROOK, of Stanger, near Cockermouth, three of the ridges have produced only straw, without
any grain in the ears, though all the rest of the field is a full crop. There is no difference in the quality of the soil, and the
seed was the same, and sown at the same time. 

 

Bernard Mc.MULLEN, who in September, 1822, completed the arduous task of walking 1000 miles and 2000 poles in 1000 successive hours,
near Newcastle, undertook to walk 165 miles in 48 successive hours, on an eighth of a mile piece of ground, by the side of Derwent
Lake, Keswick, on Monday last, at a quarter past four o'clock, P. M., but failed from the extreme wetness and storminess of the
night, which obliged him to retire for shelter; but he again resumed his task, and continued to walk until Wednesday morning 3
o'clock, and gave it up, having completed 109 miles, after being obliged to rest ten hours. He purposes undertaking the same task on
Tuesday next, at the same place. 

 

 

[to be continued] 

 

 

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