[list-cumbria] Carlisle Patriot, 28 Feb 1824 - Local News (3)

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 28 Feb 1824   (p. 3, col. 2-6)     [continued] 

 

A tombstone was erected in Appleby churchyard, on Saturday last, to the memory of three persons, father, son, and grandson, whose
united ages amount to the extraordinary number of 296 years;—the first of whom, John HALL, of Hoff-Row, near Appleby, died on the
19th June, 1716, aged 109; his son, John HALL, of the same place, died Sept. 10, 1749, aged 86; and his grandson, John HALL, of the
same place, died March 27,1821, aged 101 years. The son of the latter, also called John, is now living at Hoff-Row, upon the
paternal estate of his progenitors, and may, in all probability, attain the patriarchal age of his father. 

 

We have this week been shown a specimen of young hazel nuts, plucked a few days ago in a coppice about four miles south of this
town. They are extremely small, but well formed and very green.—Kendal Gaz. 

 

James WILKINSON, a native of Lancashire, has been committed to Appleby gaol, charged with stealing twelve five-guinea notes, eleven
five-pound notes, and eight guineas in gold, from the house of Mr. Joseph HALL, of Over-Stavely, in the day-time, during the
temporary absence of the family. The key of the door was usually put under a stone: the prisoner, having lived in the house as a
servant, knew it, and hence he effected easy entrance. 

 

The prospect of finding coal, near Lancaster, is at present very flattering. 

 

The Newcastle Banking Houses of Sir M. W. RIDLEY and Co., and Messrs. LAMBTON and Co., who, from the present great superfluity of
money have been induced to reduce the rate of discount upon bills of exchange from 5 to 4 per cent., have reduced also the rate of
interest to be allowed by them upon money deposited at interest from 2½ to 2 per cent per annum. 

 

On Thursday morning last, we understand an explosion took place in Burraton colliery, by which one man was killed and a boy
seriously burnt.—Tyne Mercury. 

 

On Friday night last, a young man of the name of Joseph REEVES, having met a young woman by appointment at Carr's Hill, near
Gateshead, they unfortunately missed their way, and both fell into a quarry. The woman was not much hurt, but REEVES was
killed.—Idem. 

 

A Correspondent writes as follows: we would fain hope that he is a little misinformed, and has exaggerated:—About 30 years ago, the
town of Appleby was peculiarly celebrated for the residence of a noted smuggler of the name of DOUGLAS, who succeeded in his illegal
traffic to a considerable extent. DOUGLAS, however, (extensive as his business was,) did nothing, comparatively speaking, to that
which is done in the present day. The smuggler now takes his round as regularly, but much oftener than the London traveller. His
confidence is proportionate to his success. Mounted on a good trotting horse, with two or three kegs on each side of the animal, he
moves on with much importance, and, apparently, conscious security. DOUGLAS used to transact his business in the night time; but the
gentlemen of whom we have now been speaking, less ceremonious, prefer day-light for their work. It was but the other day that one of
these dealers in "mountain dew" rode deliberately past Appleby-Bridge, with a couple of kegs on each side of his horse; bidding, as
it were, defiance to those whose business it was to look after him. These travelling venders are from the Border; but there are
another set of dealers and distillers of the aforesaid article, much nearer the town; Dufton and Murton Fells are the places of
distillation, where it has hitherto been carried on with as much success as in the remote mountains of Ireland, or of the north of
Scotland. The persons distributing it, carry it about their persons, chiefly in bladders, and therefore are pedestrian travellers,
and consequently more subtle dealers than the former: these have formed connections (as it may be supposed,) with some of the lowest
orders of the town of Appleby, who vend their goods, and whose houses have at various times been searched; but no detection yet
taking place, they publicly boast of out-witting the Excise Officers, and say that they can at any time carry it on with impunity!
Nor is this kind of traffic confined altogether to whiskey; rum, geneva, tea, India silks, &c. are included, and thereby the regular
trader is precluded from a chance of fair play—for those who buy at half the price, will not, (it may be supposed) give the full
value of such articles. It is an evil which immediately calls for some sort of remedy." 

 

LOCAL SALMON FISHERIES.—There is now before the House of Commons, a bill entitled "a Bill for the more effectually protecting the
Fisheries in the arm of the sea called the Solway Frith, and also the Fisheries in the several rivers and waters running into or
communicating with the said arm of the sea." This act, extending as it does to the Eden, Esk, and Derwent, is certainly worthy of
the attention of the owners and occupiers of Fisheries within these rivers. It is the production, we understand, of Mr. IRVING,
member for Bramber, who is the proprietor of the stake-nets at Newby. The contemplated close time is not yet known, as the blanks
are not filled up. The water of no steam-engine nor gas-work is to be discharged into these streams; the construction of existing
bays and mill-dams is to be altered; and the water bailiffs' wages are to be raised by a compulsory rate on the proprietors; and the
owners of one third in value of the fisheries in any river may appoint a bailiff, and pay him out of the pockets of the other
two-thirds; that is, a small minority are to have the power of thus acting, in defiance of the dissenting majority—and the expenses
of the Act are to be defrayed by a rate on the proprietors of fisheries in every river flowing into the Solway Frith, on whom an
oath of value is to be imposed! It is certainly not very modest, to say the least of it, in the framer of the bill, designed for the
protection of the stake-nets on the Scotch side, to extend it to the English rivers, in which the fisheries have been ruined by
stells, the legality of which is doubtful; the works, too, of the author of the act! We observe, by an advertisement in p. 1, that a
public meeting is announced on the subject, to take place in the Assize week, when the matter will probably be fully discussed, and
such ulterior measures adopted as shall seem prudent to those interested. And we hope that the proprietors of the fisheries, in all
that they do, will bear in mind that the public are also concerned. We have prepared an abstract of this act, but could not find
room for it in our present paper—it shall appear next Saturday. 

 

The Fame, CREIGHTON, which sailed from Whitehaven on the 14th instant, for Limerick, was put into Stranraer on the 17th inst.; with
loss of bulwarks, stancheons, cambouse, kedge anchors, &c. 

 

The Wellington, MONDELL, sailed from Liverpool, for Maranham on the 14th instant; the mate, Matthew HARPER, of Lowca, fell overboard
when the vessel was about 20 miles from Liverpool, and was unfortunately drowned. 

 

 

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