[list-cumbria] Carlisle Patriot, 13 Dec 1823 - Local News (4)

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 13 Dec 1823   (p. 2, col. 6 and p. 3, col. 1-4 + 6)     [continued] 

 

The mildness of the weather has decoyed forth many an unseasonable flowret, and so far deceived the feathered race, that some rooks
were lately seen in Northumberland, busily employed in building nests as in spring. 

 

A new national school house is about to be erected at Whitehaven, by subscription, the present being much too confined. 

 

On Tuesday last, as two of the men in the employment of Mr. John PEAT, of Salmon-Hall (proprietor of the Derwent fishery), were
watching the river, they met with a party of eight persons, who had been illegally fishing with nets. These intruders dropped two
nets and eleven fish, and ran off: the fish were full-bellied, and their produce would have been innumerable. It would be much
better for both the health and morals of the people who make a livelihood by illegal fishing in winter (says a correspondent) if the
waters were more closely watched. 

 

Yesterday week, a child was burnt to death in Charles-street, Whitehaven, in consequence of its clothes taking fire. A similar
accident occurred at Cockermouth, a few days previously, to Jane, daughter of F. NIXON, labourer, aged three years. 

 

It is said that the neat new church of Moresby was built at less than one-fifth of the cost of St. John's, at Workington. 

 

A young man, named JACKSON, was lately killed near Holm Rook, by the upsetting of a cart, in which were some joiners' tools: one of
these entered his abdomen and caused immediate death: his thigh was also broken in two places. 

 

The suit in Chancery, instituted some years ago by Major Richard Henry TOLSON, against Mr. FISHER, of Wood Hall, near Cockermouth,
for recovering the Wood Hall Estate, of which Mr. FISHER, and those under whom he claims, have been in possession for upwards of a
century, was heard before the Vice Chancellor at the end of last term. The Plaintiff tendered in evidence a counterpart of a
settlement made by an ancestor of his, and dated 24th of June, 1673, which was not allowed to be read. On the Court refusing the
settlement to be read, the Plaintiff's Counsel asked that the Bill might be retained for a year, in order that the Plaintiff might
try his right at Law, which the Vice Chancellor also refused; and after a considerable discussion the Bill was dismissed with costs.


 

NEW PIER AT WORKINGTON.-Mr. CURWEN is at present most laudably occupied in superintending the erection of a new pier on the south
side of Workington harbour, which, when completed, will extend, in a north-west direction, from the low capstern to low water mark.
It is truly gratifying to the inhabitants of Workington, generally, (says a correspondent) to see the Hon. Gentleman's attention
diverted for awhile from the Schoose farm, to this work of great utility; and from the known zeal and perseverance with which he
pursues any favourite undertaking, much good may be anticipated. Indeed, from the progress already made, there is every
encouragement to continued exertion, as it is already evident that this pier, by stopping the beach to the southward, will, in a
little time, be the means of deepening the channel, and making the harbour of Workington the easiest of access, the most commodious,
and the safest of any along shore: the expense, it is calculated, will be only the comparatively trifling sum of from three to four
thousand pounds. Notwithstanding the prevalent inclemency of the weather, Mr. CURWEN (accompanied by Mr. SMITH, the harbour-master)
is regularly to be found at his post when the tide admits of the work going forward.-We feel much satisfaction in being the medium
of this communication to the public, for nothing gives us greater pleasure than to award praise where praise is due. 

 

Bernard M'MULLEN, who walked last year, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1000 miles and 1000 poles in 1000 hours, undertook to walk, at
Appleby, on Tuesday last, 31 miles in 6 successive hours, which he accomplished two minutes and a half within them: he did each
mile, upon an average, in between 10 and 11 minutes, and the last in 9 minutes. Like BARCLAY, he lifts his feet but a short way from
the ground; yet he differs from that celebrated pedestrian materially in his carriage, walking upright, whilst the former walks with
his body bent forward, in order that its weight may be thrown more upon the knees than the ancles. 

 

Committed to Appleby gaol, Margaret THWAITES, of King's Meaburn, for an outrageous assault upon Ann PIGNEY, of that place, having
entered her room while in bed, and inflicted a dreadful wound on her breast with a large case knife, without any provocation but
that arising from an old grudge. During the past year, this is the fifth time this incorrigible woman has been sent to prison for
similar violent conduct. Also committed to the house of correction at Appleby-Mark SCOTT, late of Carlisle, labourer, for refusing
obedience to an order of bastardy; and Elizabeth MILLER, of Kirkby-stephen, also for a bastardy offence. 

 

Various instances of burglary have lately occurred in Westmorland; and the tenter hooks of a manufacturer of Kendal were recently
stripped of a whole piece of flannel. 

 

On Sunday week, Sellet Hall, near Kirkbylonsdale, was struck by lightning, which threw down part of a chimney, broke in the roof,
tore up part of the floors of two or three rooms, and forced out a portion of the wall; a contiguous fir tree was also split and
much burnt. 

 

Mr. W. BANISTER, of Egremont, has a pig in his possession about a year old, which has completely cast its skin. Several respectable
persons in the town have seen it, all of whom declare it to be an unprecedented circumstance in this country.-Cumberland Pacquet. 

 

 

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