[list-cumbria] Carlisle Patriot, 21 Feb 1824 - Local News (1)

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 21 Feb 1824   (p. 2, col. 6 and p. 3, col. 1 + 6)

 

NORTHERN SPRING CIRCUIT.-Westmorland: Appleby, Saturday, Feb. 28. Durham: same day at Durham. Cumberland: Thursday, March 4, at
Carlisle. Northumberland: same day at Newcastle. Lancashire: Wednesday, March 10, at Lancaster. York City and County: Saturday,
March 20, at York.-Mr. Justice HOLROYD will arrive at Appleby on the Saturday evening, and open the commission; attend divine
service on Sunday; and begin the nisi prius business on Monday morning, at nine; swear in the Grand Jury about twelve, and try the
prisoners the remainder of the day. Mr. Justice BAYLEY will observe a similar order of proceeding at Durham. 

 

The following prisoners are for trial at the ensuing assizes:- 

 

Jane GATE, for the murder of her bastard child-stood over from the last assizes on account of illness. 

 

Jackson TODD and Sarah his wife, for uttering forged notes, purporting to be those of the Commercial Bank of Scotland. 

 

Edward PARKER, for breaking into the warehouse of Jos. SAUL, in the Horse-market, Carlisle, and stealing therefrom a chest of tea
and 24 pieces of linen. 

 

Cicely M'KIE, for uttering a counterfeit half-crown. 

 

John BLAKE, for stealing corn, the property of Mr. MACHELL, of Low Plains. 

 

Sarah BIRD and Ann HARRISON, for stealing a silver watch, chain and seals, and other articles, from John WILSON, of Whitehaven. 

 

William HARRISON, for stealing a coat, waistcoat, and trowsers, the property of John WILSON. 

 

William ALLISON, for stealing three half-crowns from the till of John ATKINSON, of Carlisle. 

 

Wm. SEWELL, for stealing a linen towel, the property of Joseph HALL, innkeeper, Carlisle-committed by the Mayor on Thursday last. 

 

John SURGEON, for stealing a bushel of wheat from Mr. John BELL, of Carleton. 

 

The North Briton coach upset, on Thursday night, about half-past eight, by running against the corner of Harraby-bridge, near
Carlisle, the night having been very dark and the coach without lamps. The guard was somewhat hurt; but all the passengers luckily
escaped without injury. 

 

The lovers of the chase will be gratified to learn that a bag-fox will be turned off on Monday next, at Newby Toll-bar. 

 

An inquest was held yesterday at Sowerby Row, on a man who is said to have shot himself; but the particulars have not yet reached
us. 

 

By the falling of a gang-way at Burthwaite stone-quarry, yesterday afternoon, one man was so much hurt that he was taken home in a
cart, and five others were more or less injured. 

 

On Wednesday last, six boys, namely, Joseph BROWN, Jas. SMITH, Wm. DIXON, Isaac MOSSCROP, Alexander MANSON, and Joseph KIRK, were
brought up at the Public-office, Town-Hall, and severally convicted in penalties and costs, for wantonly disturbing John FITZGERALD,
of Castle-street, by striking against his window-shutters, at night. This is a very common offence; and the parties implicated on
this occasion were recognized as old transgressors. Their punishment will probably operate as a caution to others. 

 

On Thursday evening, Thos. IRWIN, an apprentice of Mr. ASHTON's, hatter, George-street, fell out of a three-storey window, or
opening, in the warehouse, head-foremost, a great height, and, singular to state, not a bone was broken; but he is so much bruised
as to render his recovery doubtful. He was desired to open the folding-doors of the aperture, which open outwards; and pushing them
with too much violence, he lost the command of his person, and fell as described. 

 

The following is an orthographical specimen by a well-known person in Carlisle, who for years past has been in the habit of begging
by letter-it is addressed, "The Honourable Madam --." He assumes to himself all the attributes of Royalty; some he makes Dukes,
Earls, and Lords; on others he confers titles not to be found in the Court Calendar. The poor fellow has cunning enough to think
that flattery is the surest means of relaxing the purse strings; but his discretion has not taught him the right use of it:- 

 

"Madam I Humbley Beg the faviour of your Ladyship as for to be so good as for to Bestow your Charitey upon me Madam I am Badley of
the Gravill and my Wife has got 2 Palsey stroakes and has lost the Power of Hir Left Side and Cannot maik hir Selfe no Help and is
Dumb and Cannot Speake and has Laid in Beed 2 years aged 82 years and is in a Power Condition and I Have Been Confind to waite upon
my wife this 2 years Both Day and Night and has a Hard Winter to putover and is obblidged to Sell the Furniture ought of the House
to gitt money to By Vittales with to Live upon I Have no Reliefe at present of the Parish. Madam I return your Ladyship maney thanks
for all past faviours to Command, &c." 

 

 

[to be continued] 

 

 

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