[list-cumbria] Cumberland Pacquet - 37

[Nev Ramsden]

Whitehaven  - June 29  - 1775.



The Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop of Chester will hold (we hear) a General Ordination at Chester, on Sunday the 30th of July.



A Gentleman lately returned from a journey through Lancashire and Westmorland, assures us, that withstanding there has been a scarcity of rain, yet the country ha s a promising look.



Several of the vessels which sailed last week were put back on Thursday and Friday; it blew at sea a brisk gale of wind. The detention of the ships by contrary winds has happened at a bad time, a number of tradesmen from different parts having been waiting here for a passage to Dublin, to attend the linnen market there, which has already opened.

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Wednesday se’nnight, one Robert Blamire, a young man at Hawksdale, nigh Carlisle, was found hanging in a malt kiln; the cause of his committing this rash action is unknown.



By a vessel arrived, a few days ago at Liverpool from Virginia, a merchant in this town has received orders for a considerable quantity of goods. By this it should appear that some change is thought of, differens from where the public [News?] prints indicate. We have been favoured with a late American paper by the same conveyance.



A letter from Pownalboro’ in Sheepscott, Virginia, dated May 7th, says, “Since the skirmish, nigh Boston, the people here and in the neighbourhood seem to be more settled and quiet.”



Monday se’nnight, about eleven o’clock at night George Bulmer, of Farlington, in the North-Riding of Yorkshire, strangled his wife as she was asleep in bed, by means of a muslin handkerchief, which he twisted in a manner of a chord for the purpose; from some suspicious circumstances appearing, he was apprehended: - the coroners jury brought in their verdict wilful murder; previous to which, Bulmer had confessed the fact. He is upwards of 60 years of age, and his wife not much above 30. The cause he assigned for committing this horrid crime, was that he became connected with another woman. He was committed to the castle on Wednesday.

There now follows over one column of information devoted to current events in America taken from various newspapers brought from that country.



MARRIED

Thursday last at Brumfield Church; Mr. Moses Langcake of Allonby, to Miss Warwick of Brumfield, an amiable lady with a handsome fortune.



DIED

On Saturday morning last, at his house in Cross street, in the 80th year of his age, Joseph Burrow, Esq. formerly Collector of the Customs in this port; which office, after having enjoyed it near fifty years, he resigned about eighteen months ago – [then follows a long tribute to the man]



Monday last at Salmon-Hill nigh Workington, Mr. Andrew Greene, aged 82, many years farmer of the Fishery of the river Derwent.



Tuesday last at Limethwaite, nigh this town, Miss Jenny Watters, aged 15, third daughter of Robert Watters, Esq. -  [Linethwaite]



On Tuesday the 13th inst., on his return from Bath, Sir John Thorold Bart., of Cranwell in Lincolnshire; in whose character the gentleman, the scholar, and the Christian united. He is succeeded to title and estate by his eldest son, now Sir John Thorold, He bestowed £1000 each year in different charities, and was a considerable benefactor to the fund for printing the scriptures in the Manx language.



Edinburgh, June 21. On Wednesday last, there was a numerous meeting of the Baronets of Nova Scotia and Scotland, pursuant to circular letters issued from the Lord Lyons office, when appointing Sir Robert Gordon of Gordonstown, Bart pres [ident?] they unanimously resolved as a consequence of a charter from King Charles 1 in 1629.

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Nev. Ramsden
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