[list-cumbria] Carlisle Patriot, 21 Feb 1824 - Local News (3)

[Petra Mitchinson]

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

 

SWINDLING.-On Tuesday evening last, a young man entered die Blue Bell Inn of Annan, and made enquiries concerning the departure of
coaches for Carlisle; after some conversation he made up his mind to stay over the night, engaging a bed and ordering something
comfortable for supper. He liked the appearance of the town so very much that he remained another day, but hired a gig to proceed on
his journey the following day. The weather, however, proved so unfavourable, that he deemed it unnecessary to set forward, but to
appease the anxiety of his brother, who was waiting for him (as he said), at the Grapes Inn Carlisle, he posted a letter, and having
thus discharged his fraternal duty, he, with an easy mind, spent the time till Saturday, intending to take the evening Mail. He was
a man of particular urbanity of manners, sung most delightfully, spoke French fluently, and wrote a good hand. Being a Surgeon in
the Navy, he was full of nautical anecdotes; and generally in the course of a two hour's conversation, could impart to his auditors
the substance of his surprising life and adventures. "He could sing and write French with more ease than English,-having been
educated in his youth, and studied his profession two seasons in Paris-in fact he always thought in French. He had been in all
countries but Scotland before, and was employing a three months leave of absence in filling up a gap in his practical Geographical
knowledge." As he had French thoughts, so he took French leave very ingeniously, leaving the landlady busy for his culinary comforts
to be ready at the fashionable hour of 5 o'clock. He calls himself Robert STONE, surgeon of the Grecian, a sloop of war lying at
Portsmouth. His brother, Lieut. Frederick STONE, at present out of the service, is the gentleman for whom he expressed so much
solicitude. This M. D. is about 25 years of age, 5 feet 9 inches high, slender person, fair hair, and ruddy faced, sharp visaged,
and wore a fur cap of dirty white colour. He was entirely dressed in blue, and has much the appearance of a gentleman. In his
journal, inns formed a prominent topic; a few of which are highly eulogised- Barclay's, Edinburgh, and Park's, Greenock, stand at
the head of the list.-Dumfries Journal. 

 

ISLE OF MAN.-Some curious proceedings have taken place in the Isle of Man, which will probably be the subject of inquiry in the
House of Commons.-It appears that his Grace the Duke of Atholl had presented to the House of Keys certain rules for directing the
form of proceedings to be adopted in the Tynwald Court; to some of these the Keys objected, and submitted to his Grace certain
modifications, which were rejected by him, in a letter addressed by his Grace to the Speaker of the House of Keys. On the receipt of
this letter, the House met on the 2nd inst., and agreed to resolutions asserting their right of privilege of speech, according to
ancient usage, but at the same time expressive of a wish to have a conference in order to prevent permanent misunderstanding. On the
9th, another Tynwald Court was held, when the Governor in Chief delivered a speech, in the usual form. He congratulated the House of
Key on passing the coroners and river fishery bills; refused assent to the high road act on the plea that he could neither agree to
the preponderance claimed by the Keys in nominating commissioners, nor consent to impose additional taxation on the island;
regretted the rejection of the bill by the Keys for the commutation of tithes, in which regret, he said, the Lord Bishop sincerely
joined, and he hoped some other mode for effecting this desirable object would be suggested. He further informed them that their
claim of forming part of the Court of General Jail Delivery had been rejected by the Secretary of State as illegal; and that the Rt.
Hon. Secretary, in reference to the memorial, praying for an order to compel the residence of the Attorney General of the isle, did
not see sufficient cause for making any alteration in that officer's residence. Finally, his Grace, having concluded, dissolved the
assembly in due form. A conversation between the Speaker and the Governor followed touching the right of discussion before alluded
to, but his Grace repeated that the Court was dissolved, and that he could not hear more at that time. The Keys then, in their
individual capacity, sent a request to the Duke to convene the House on the following Monday in order to take his speech into
consideration; and appointed a Committee to prepare a memorial to the House of Commons, claiming the protection of Parliament
against the invasion of their rights. So that we shall probably soon have the subject discussed in the Legislature with no little
warmth. 

 

The sloop Fox of Stranraer, John AIKEN, master, from Stranraer to Glasgow, with potatoes and oats, and a number of passengers on
board, was upset by a heavy squall of wind on Thursday week, when off the island of Cambrae, and we lament to say four men and one
woman, all passengers, unfortunately perished. The catastrophe was observed by a man from a height on the shore, who immediately
informed Captain MILLER of His Majesty's cutter ---, by whose prompt assistance in sending out boats, the captain and crew, and
seven remaining passengers were saved. The four that were lost were below when the sloop upset. The vessel went almost immediately
down. 

 

A promising boy of the name of CLARK, apprentice on board the Hero, was drowned on Friday last, nearly opposite to Conheath, in the
Nith. The deceased was assisting the crew of a neighbouring ship to raise their anchor, and while stationed on the stern, the
strength of the current brought another boat with such force against that in which he was placed, that he lost his hold, and was
instantly precipitated into the river. 

 

 

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