09 Nov 1844 News Items. - Cumberland and Westmorland Newspaper Transcriptions

09 Nov 1844 News Items.

NEWS ITEMS.

FATAL ACCIDENT. - On Friday last, a boy, about eleven years of age, named
ISAAC NAYLOR, on returning home from a field in "Long Lonnen," Distington,
where he, in company with a companion about his own age, had taken a horse
to grass, resolved to go to an old pit working near the wood, on the
Willimoor road, for the purpose of gathering bramble-berries from runners
which overhung the shaft.
    The little fellow, it seems, ventured too far over the yawning gulph,
and fell in, dragging along with him the briars and a considerable quantity
of loose earth.
    His companion, who had nearly shared the same fate, hastened to the
sufferer's home for the purpose of informing his parents, who immediately on
being made acquainted with the melancholy circumstance, obtained means for
descending the shaft, at the bottom of which they found the child in an
upright posture, being supported by the sand and briers, quite dead.
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DARING BURGLARY AT CARLISLE. - A most daring robbery was committed in the
office of MR. G. G. MOUNSEY, solicitor, some time between Saturday evening
and Monday morning last.
    The offices adjoin to, and have an interior connection with, the house
of MRS. MOUNSEY, at the foot of castle-street. A back door leads into her
yard, and thence into her garden. This garden is divided from the
Bird-in-Hand-lane by a low wall.
    Over this wall the robbers appear to have made their way into the garden
and yard. By means of a key or picklock they had opened a back-door, and
thus obtained access to the offices. Once in, they had a free range though
the whole premises, and had ransacked every drawer and desk in the place,
wrenching them open with a large chisel, and strewing the papers about in
the most unscrupulous manner.
    In a drawer in MR. MOUNSEY's private office they found a few shillings
in silver, which, of course, they carried off. They had then proceeded to
the office of his managing clerk, and here they were more fortunate in the
object of their search -- for in one of his drawers, which they had
wrenched open, they found cash in gold, silver, and one 5 l. note, to the
amount of 30 l., the whole of which they swept off. The drawers and papers
they left lying on the floor.
    Fortunately, this was all they found. MR. MOUNSEY had received 100 l.
on Saturday, but had, luckily, carried it home with him, and as the thieves
seem to have known the premises very well, it is by no means improbable that
they also new of the payment that had been made to him, and that this was a
part of the booty they had expected to received.
    They had unfastened the front door into Castle-street, but whether they
had made their exit in that way cannot be ascertained.
    Both Satruday and Sunday nights were moonlight - the office is close to
the beat of one of the watchmen; and it must therefore have required not
merely quickness and dexterity, but perfect local knowledge, to enable such
a robbery to be committed with impunity.
    No certain clue to the discovery of the thieves has yet been obtained.
........................Carlisle paper......................

PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS. -

    REV. J. BICKERDIKE, M.A., to the lectureship of the parish church of
Bradford, Yorkshire, vacant by the resignation of the REV. THOMAS ATKINSON.
    VENERABLE SAMUEL WILBERFORCE, Archdeacon of Surrey, and chaplain to his
ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT, has been appointed by the Archbishop of York
to the office of Sub-Almoner, in the room of the late VERY REV. THE DEAN OF
CARLISLE.

SOCIETY OF FRIENDS. - On Sunday last, a public meeting for worship was held
in the Meeting House at Briggflatts, near Sedbergh, when a very beautiful
address was delivered by JAMES BACKHOUSE, Esq., of York, to a crowded
congregation, who had assembled to hear this enterprising traveller and
estimable man, who also explained the views entertained by the Society of
Friends respecting the mode of conducting their religious meetings. MR.
THOMAS HANDLEY, of Ravenstonedale, also briefly addressed the meeting.

GUNPOWDER PLOT. - The anniversary of this memorable event was duly
celebrated at Sedbergh on Tuesday last, when a well formed effigy of the
conspirator GUY FAUX, was committed to the flames, accompanied by the usual
discharge of squibs, crackers, guns, &c., in a field belonging to JOHN
BOUSTEAD, Esq., of Settlebeck, who has for some years kindly allowed it for
the same purpose.
    Castlehow Tower, a large mound at the east end of the town, also
exhibited a burning tar barrel upon its summit, and we are glad to say the
whole passed off without any accident.

SEDBERGH AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. - A meeting of the farmers resident in
the neighbourhood of Sedbergh was held in the large room adjoining the
workhouse, on Wednesday last, JAMES SEWART, Esq., of Moss House, in the
chair, when it was unanimously resolved to form an association, to be called
the "Sedbergh Agricultural Association", to include the townships of
Sedbergh, Dent, and Garsdale, and such parts of the adjoining townships as
should be within four miles of Sedbergh. It was also resolved that THOMAS
FAWCETT, Esq., of Gate House, in Dent, should be respectfully requested to
become president of the association, and RICHARD SMITH, Esq., solicitor,
treasurer and secretary.
    A committee of the Chairman, JOHN BOUSTEAD, Esq., MR. J. W. SEWART,
MR. JAMES INMAN, MR. JOHN ALDERSON, and MR. RICHARD SUTTON was then
appointed for the purpose of carrying out the objects of the meeting in
preparing the general and other rules for the government of the society.
    Thanks having been voted to the CHAIRMAN, and to MR. SMITH, solicitor,
the meeting broke up, all present being determined to use their best efforts
for the support and encouragement of a society that has been so long needed
in this district.

JOHN LANGAN, THE EX-PUGILIST. - MR. JOHN LANGAN, better known in the
sporting world as "JACK LANGAN", who in the prize-fighting ring some years
ago fought a pitched battle with SPRING, last week purchased Thornton-hill
estate for 9,000 l. The property is situate near to the domain of SIR
MASSEY STANLEY, Bart., of Hooton, near Chester. LANGAN has amassed a
considerable sum of money in the business of an hotel keeper near to the
Liverpool docks, and from his good conduct retires into private life much
respected by his fellow-citizens. JACK, who has made his money chiefly by
the sale of the distilled liquid, has this week forwarded no less a sum than
5- l. for the relief of the distresses of FATHER MATHEW.

PRESENCE OF MIND IN A LITTLE GIRL. - Last Sunday evening two little girls,
daughter of MR. FOSTER, watchmaker, were shut up in St. Michael's Church,
Aberystwith, having fallen asleep near the communion table, and being
overlooked in clearing the church after evening service. Upon awaking and
finding themselves in the dark, the younger of the two began to cry, but the
elder, aged nine, immediately after she had pacified her, set about
exploring the interior. At last she succeeded in gaining the belfry, where
she set to work ringing the bell with all her little strength, and she did
not give over till the church door was opened for her to return home.
                        ...............Welchman..............

RAILWAY DISEASES. - The "Glaneur du Haut Rhin" of the 25th ult. contains the
following: -
    "Since the opening of the railroad to Alsace, our physicians have been
called to render their assistance to cure several diseases caused by
travelling in open carriages. Travellers run in all haste in order to
arrive at the station-house before the starting of the train; they enter
the waggon in a state of perspiration, and are exposed to currents of cold
air. Hence we see neuralgias, pleurisies, and consumptions multiplied, and
even acute ophthalmia, caused by the ashes carried into the eyes by the
wind. Several physicians have given the epithet "railroad catarrh" to the
cough now so prevalent in our district."

PRECOCIOUS DEPRAVITY. - At the Union Hall Police-court, on Friday, CORNELIUS
MAHONEY, a boy of only nine years of age, was charged by his mother, a
respectable woman, with robbing her on frequent occasions, and absconding
from home. This was the fifth time he had absconded after robbing her, and
on each occasion he was discovered at some low lodging-house, the resort of
thieves, either in St. Giles's, Saffron-hill, Petticoat-lane, or
Bethnal-green, ragged and filthy in his appearance, and so disguised that
his own mother was scarcely able to recognize him as her child.
    The unfortunate mother, with tears streaming from her eyes, added that
she had tried every means in her power to produce a reformation in the boy
by beating him and confining him to the house, but all to no purpose, for he
uniformly broke away out of the house after stripping the drawers.
    Her brother, a merchant at Agra, in the East Indies, died a few years
ago, leaving the boy a fortune of nearly 14,000 l. when he has gained his
majority; but she was afraid long before that period arrived, he would die
owing to the wretched life he was leading.
    The prisoner, who appeared quite callous as to the proceedings taken
against him, said that he liked to be wandering about rather than to stay at
home.
    MR. TRAILL said it was quite evident that lenient measures were of no
avail, and he committed the prisoner for twenty-one days.

LIVERPOOL GUANO MARKET. - During the past week several large parcels of
Ichaboe, on the spot, are reported to have changed hands at 6 l. That price
has been offered and refused for several cargoes deliverable in January and
February next. 100 tons have been taken for export to Hamburg.
    A new feature in the market is the receipt of orders from France for the
vineyards there, at limits, however, a shade below present prices.
    On Thursday last, the cargo per 'Sphynx', in the hands of MESSRS.
PRIESTLEY, GRIFFITH, and COX , and the cargo per 'Tantivy', in the hands
of MR. RICHARDSON PART, were both offered at public auction, 5 l. 15s. being
the highest bid for each; both shipments were taken in by the selling
brokers at 6 l. 5s.
    The cargo by the 'Aurora', held by MR. VINCENT WANOSTROCHT, North
John-st., is by far the best yet imported from Ichaboe. It very much
resembles the Peruvian in colour and dryness, and possesses, according to
MR. HUSON's analysis, 78 2-5 per cen. of rich available fertilising matter.
    The first contract was effected from the quay on Thursday last at 6 l.
5s., but the bulk has gone into the bonded warehouse, originally the station
of a Custom's locker, who was immediately compelled to quit his quarters,
owing to the noxious effluvia threatening his health.
    It has just come out that several crops manured with guano have been
utterly destroyed in Scotland, and on tracing the affair, the guano turns
out to have been sent from here, where the article was artifically
manufactured last year to a great extent, from sea sand, the refuse of hide
cargoes, and all sorts of rubbish.
    From this it is evident how essential it is to have it either out of the
bonded stores, from the ship's side, or from parties of the first standing,
whose character is a guarantee against all frauds.
            ....................Liverpool...........................