Saturday 23 Nov 1816 (p. 2, col. 5-6 and p. 3, col. 4)
SHERIFFS.—The following gentlemen have been nominated for Sheriffs for the year 1817, by the Lords of Council:—
Cumberland,—Wilfrid LAWSON, of Brayton House, Esq.; Sir Philip MUSGRAVE, of Eden Hall, Bart.; Milham HARTLY, of Rose Hill, Esq.
Northumberland,—Sir Thomas John CLAVERING, of Harwood Skeels, Bart; Wm. ORD, of Nunny Kirk, Esq.; Calverley BEWICKE, of Close House, Esq.
Yorkshire.—Sir William Mordaunt MILNER, of Nun Appleton, Bart.; Sir Wm. INGILBY, of Ripley, Bart; John YORKE, of Richmond, Esq.
Cheshire.—Sir Richard BROOKE, of Norton Priory, Bart.; Sir John Delves BROUGHTON, of Deddington, Bart.; John Smith BARRY, of Marbury, Esq.
The Snow noticed in our last paper as having fallen in this neighbourhood was carried off the ground by rain, considerable quantities of which continued to descend at intervals up to Tuesday night; since that time we have fine weather for the season and there is a prospect of its continuance. Considerable quantities of corn, and the greater part of the potatoes are still out in this county; the latter have been injured by the frost.
The weather, on Tuesday morning, in this City, only permitted a momentary view of the Eclipse of the Sun towards its conclusion; and even this was enjoyed by a very few persons.
Robberies.—Several robberies have been committed in this neighbourhood within the last few days:—Yesterday se'nnight, the house of George LIDDELL, in Caldewgate, was entered in the evening, about dusk, and a ban-box, containing a black silk cloak, a silk shawl, two straw bonnets, &c. value about five pounds, was taken away. There was only an helpless old man in the house at the time, and he being very deaf left the thieves at liberty to do as they pleased.—On Monday night another house in Caldewgate, inhabited by a single woman, was also broken into and several articles stolen.—On Tuesday night the candle-shop of Mr. J. M. HEAD, of Botchardgate, was robbed of about 30lbs. of candles; but the whole were afterwards found by a person hidden behind a hay stack belonging to Messrs. HOLMES, and, of course, restored to the owner.—On the same night about twelve o'clock, a cellar under Mr. STUBBS's warehouse, situate behind the west walls, near the central school, was broken open. The depredators were interrupted in their operations in the following manner:—The son of the driver of the Newcastle mail was assisting his father to clean and feed the horses after their arrival, and he went from the stable to the pump near Mr. HARTLEY's school, for water. On his return he heard the crush of glass in the direction of Mr. STUBBS's warehouse, and he hastened to his father in the stable. Having procured the assistance of Mr. SHEARER, the innkeeper, the three ran with all speed to the spot from whence the sound came, and on arrival they discovered that a cellar under the warehouse had been opened and a quantity of butter and herrings taken out and placed in a sand-box ready for being conveyed away. One of the window-shutters of the warehouse had also been forced and several squares of glass broken, it is presumed, in order to enter it; but before they arrived the thieves had decamped. Three suspicious characters, weavers, were apprehended by Mr. SHEARER and his companions, and not being able to give a proper account how they passed the preceding two or three hours, they were detained all night, and the following day taken before a magistrate, who thought it necessary to commit them for further examination.—It would appear that the thieves first broke open the work-shop of Mr. LITTLE, cartwright, for the purpose of getting tools to put their plan in execution, as several chissels, a saw, &c. &c. were taken out that night and afterwards found near Mr. HEAD's candle-house.
Inquest.—On Saturday last, an inquisition was holden before Richard MULLENDER, Esq. Coroner, at Mrs. HETHERINGTON's, the sign of the Gleaner, Stanwix Bank, on view of the body of a new-born child found on the preceding day wrapped up in a stocking in the river Eden, in the parish of Stanwix.—Mary CARSON, of Stanwix Bank deposed that her husband is in the habit of leading sand, and she assists him in filling the carts. On the 15th she was in the Swifts waiting for her husband to come with the sand-carts; this was about half past eleven o'clock. A woman named CARTER, whose husband is also in the habit of leading sand, observed her dog playing with something black; on going to it she discovered it to be a substance wrapped, pinned, and sewed in a black stocking. CARTER called out to deponent who went to her, and on opening the stocking they found in it a new-born infant, a boy. The parish officers of Stanwix, Mr. MULCASTER, and Mr. JACKSON, seconded by Leonard SMITH, Esq. used every possible exertion to have the matter fully investigated, and to find out the inhuman mother. Mr. Edward Baynes FLETCHER, surgeon of Carlisle, deposed that on the 15th inst. he was called upon to examine the body of the child, and after having done so in the usual manner, he was of opinion that the child was born at the proper period; it had no marks of violence on it, and from all the circumstances, he thinks it never breathed. Verdict, found dead,—secretly delivered.
On Saturday last, Thos. BELL, of Dalston, a weaver in the employment of Mr. John FERGUSON, of this City, manufacturer, was convicted by the Rev. Dr. LOWRY, and John HEYSHAM, Esq. of having his work unfinished for upwards of eight days, and sentenced to one month's imprisonment in the House of Correction.
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