[list-cumbria] Carlisle Patriot, 31 Jan 1824 - Local News (1)

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 31 Jan 1824   (p. 2, col. 6 and p. 3, col. 1, 3 + 6)

 

The Carlisle Harriers cast off on Monday, at Durdar; on Wednesday, at Scotby; and on Friday, at Leech's Cover; each morning at eight
o'clock. 

 

By an advertisement in another part of our journal, it will be seen that orders for  London Newspapers are received by Mr. C.
THURNAM, bookseller, Carlisle; Mr. T. RICHARDSON, bookseller, Kendal, &c.; at prices considerably lower than if ordered through the
post-office, or any other medium. The establishment for which these gentlemen are agents, having been the first to send the London
papers into the country at the published prices, is unquestionably entitled to general preference and support, even should other
houses now find it necessary to come down to a similar rate. 

 

We would caution the unwary against a gang of light-fingered gentry, who have, for some time back, visited Carlisle on the
market-days: they are respectably dressed-having light coloured great coats on, and some of them whips in their hands; their
appearance altogether resembling that of horse-dealers. One of them seems as if stationary here, as he has been seen frequently
about a certain house in Rickergate, where persons of this class generally resort. 

 

The Earl of Lonsdale has kindly sent Five Guineas to the prisoners confined in Carlisle gaol, to be distributed under the direction
of the Governor. His Lordship has also sent Three Guineas to the Keeper of Appleby gaol, for a similar purpose. 

 

Thursday last, being the anniversary of his Majesty's accession to the throne, the flag was displayed at our Castle, and at noon a
salute was fired by the artillery on the walls. 

 

The annual Meeting of the subscribers to that most useful institution, the Dispensary, is announced for Tuesday next. 

 

The dinner in celebration of the anniversary of Robert BURNS's birth, in Rickergate, on Monday, was attended by forty persons; Mr.
G. IRWIN presided. The repast did great honour to the taste and liberality of Mr. and Mrs. TWEDDLE, and gave universal satisfaction.
Nothing particularly new occurred. The first toast was, as it ought to have been, the King; and the "Memory of Robert BURNS" was
received as might have been expected by those who relish his inimitable works and admire his generous and independent spirit. R.
LOWRY, Esq. of Stanwix, and Mr. DUNBAR, the intimate friend of the widow of the departed Genius, were respectively named for the
chair and vice-chair at the next anniversary. The Dumfries Burns' Club likewise celebrated the day at that town, with their usual
spirit. 

 

Committed to Carlisle gaol, on Monday last, by the Mayor, William HARRISON, charged with stealing and taking away on the 4th of
April, a blue coat, a waistcoat, a pair of grey trowsers, and a cotton neckcloth, the property of John WILSON, of this city,
blacksmith. 

 

Likewise committed, from the public office, Whitehaven, Sarah BIRD and Ann HARRISON, two very notorious characters, charged with
stealing a silver watch, gold seals, key, snuff-box, &c. from a person whom they had enticed into BIRD's residence. 

 

Poor DEMPSTER, the man who swallowed the knife in Carlisle, has fallen victim to his folly, as we expected he would. He died on his
journey to London. We extract the following interesting notice of his demise, and the opening of his body, from a Chester paper, to
which it appears to have been sent by a medical man:- 

 

"Case of C. A. DEMPSTER.-This unfortunate man died at Middlewich, on Friday, the 16th instant. The public will recollect, that, in
attempting some juggling tricks at Carlisle, he swallowed a table-knife, rather more than nine inches long, which remained in his
stomach without exciting any very acute pain, or producing any serious consequences, until within a few days of his death. He left
Carlisle with the intention of proceeding to London, where his mother resides, for the purpose of consulting Sir Astley COOPER.
During the journey to Manchester, he suffered much acute pain from the jolting of the coach; when, finding himself unable to bear
the motion of the carriage, he embarked in a canal boat, but being taken very ill in the boat, he was prevented pursuing his journey
further than Middlewich. This case having excited considerable interest in the public mind, as also in that of the profession, it
may be proper to observe, that the body was opened the day after his death, and the knife found in the stomach, which, with the
other of the viscera, was in a state of inflammation and gangrene. The handle of the knife (which was of bone) was dissolved, as
likewise a considerable portion of the blade; so powerfully, indeed, had the knife been acted upon by the juices of the stomach, as
to impress very forcibly, on the minds of the medical men who opened the body, a belief, that, had the man continued at Carlisle,
and been kept in a quiet state, the whole of the knife might have been dissolved, and the case terminated favourably. The knife will
be forwarded to Sir Astley COOPER, together with a more minute account, which will probably appear in some periodical work. The
public prints having stated that Sir Astley COOPER had recommended an operation for extracting the knife, we deem it but justice to
the above mentioned gentlemen to state, that they saw the man only about three hours prior to his death, when inflammation and
mortification had already commenced." 

 

 

[to be continued] 

 

 

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