[list-cumbria] Cumberland Pacquet - 15

[petra.mitchinson at doctors.org.uk]

Thank you, Nev, for your continuing interesting newspaper 
transcriptions.

I suspect the unreadable word in the second paragraph should be 
"signed".

The last word in the murder confession - relegation - does not make 
sense. Could it be resignation?

Petra

On 07-06-2024 21:29, Nev Ramsden via list-cumbria wrote:

> Whitehaven  - January 26 - 1775.
> 
> On Saturday last, the measurement of coals by the Bushel, for vessels 
> outward bound, ceased; the Hurries, or Steeths, are now opened, and 
> that part of the business prosecuted in the usual manner. [_This 
> references the change in the way coal was being loaded onto the ships 
> in Whitehaven harbour_]
> 
> On Thursday last, according to agreement, there was a respectable 
> meeting of the merchants, etc trading to America, at the Coffee room, 
> to consider the propriety of petitioning Parliament, at this critical 
> juncture, on affairs relative to the Continent; when it was unanimously 
> resolved, that a petition was necessary; which was immediately drawn, 
> when it was unanimously resolved , that a petition was necessary ; 
> which was immediately drawn, and forwarded by Friday's post to Sir 
> James Lowther and Henry Fletcher (unreadable word) by a number of 
> respectable merchants and traders.
> 
> A few days ago, a most shocking and dark affair was brought to light, 
> in this county. A murder had been committed some years since nigh 
> Dearham, on the body of young woman in that neighbourhood; one person 
> was apprehended, tried, and no proof appearing, was acquitted. An old 
> man in that place, having languished some time past, upon the bed of 
> sickness, last week called his son to him, and in the greatest agonies 
> of remorse and despair, confessed himself the murderer of that young 
> woman, of which murder his neighbour had been accused: then he 
> proceeded to tell him, being connected with two women, both of whom 
> were with child to him, and being under a promise of marriage to them 
> both, he had in consideration of £40, which his present wife was 
> possessed of, taken an opportunity of meeting the unhappy victim of his 
> diabolical intensions , in a field nigh a marl pit, into which he had 
> dragged her, and with the most unfeeling and savage barbaray, 
> suffocated her. He conjused his son not to divulge the secret, till his 
> death, which happened in a few days after, and died with greatest marks 
> of Penitence and relegation.
> 
> Last week was married Mr. John Charter of Torpenhow, to Miss Ruth 
> Iredale of the same place, an accomplished young lady, with a fortune 
> at £2500.
> 
> The same day was married at Abbey Holme, Mr. John Hewitt of Kirkland, 
> in the parish of Torpenhow, to Miss Margaret Pape of Kye Bottom?, in 
> Holme Parish, with a fortune of £2000.
> 
> A few days ago was married Workington Mr. John Ridley of Stainburn Hall 
> to Miss Jane Donaldson, late of Seville in the Parish of Abbey Holme, 
> an agreeable young lady with handsome fortune.
> 
> -------------------------------------//------------------------------------
> 
> Nev. Ramsden
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