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Well Marlene, as a child living in Kent, I always enjoyed visiting my widowed maternal grandmother in Hereford and seeing my cousins once a year if we were lucky. Some Trivvies may know when holidays became a general thing for "workers' as I seem to remember my father working year in and year out. After I married we spent several holidays, as well as weekends in the New Forest before the M 27 existed and the A 31 was upgraded. We also holidayed in Northumberland and the border country. Lovely to look back on, remembering the shepherd we met with his black faced flock and dogs. Other times we spent with my brother in USA seeing some of New England, but our last holiday was in 1993.when we stayed in Carnarvon, north of Perth where we saw wedge tailed eagles in the wild. We also stood on cliffs watching sharks below having a feeding frenzy on fish they had herded. Best of all though was standing in the water and seeing the dolphins all around us. Jean Oz > Thinking back on years of holidays got to wondering > what other folk like doing, and pondering on it bought > on this sonnet of what mine have been in the past. > SO come out of the woodwork, put those cardmaking > tools away for a while, stop that cross stitching and > relive some of your favourite hols. > Marlene > Here is some what my favourite have been ...... > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Where ever on Holidays that I go > I love to see how the area doth flow, > Amid the fun I also like to search > For historic sites and a lovely church. > By the seaside I love to ponder > Paddling the water as I wander. > Remembering many a time from the past > It's wonderful how these memories last. > > As I do not drive, it recently has been a shame > Missing many a lovely village and a pretty lane. > Do remember a very long bicycle trip one year > >From Terling to Maldon on Mud with a cousin dear, > We stopped on the way to earn just a mere two bob > Picking one sack of peas ~~ 'twas a terrible job > Marlene Cox > June 21st 2006 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Posted with permission of the transcriber, Barb. Baker. Geo. CARLISLE PATRIOT, Saturday, November 18, 1843 / NEWS. WIGTON PETTY SESSIONS, Thursday - Before JOSEPH GILLBANKS and JOSEPH RAILTON, Esqs., and the REV. JOHN HEYSHAM .... THOMAS PENNINGTON, a servant at Clea Hall, was convicted in the penalty of 20s. and 12s. costs for using snares for the taking of hares in the lands of Clea Hall. The penalty and costs were immediately paid. ....MATTHEW DONNELL of Bolton, convicted for breaking the fences of JOSEPH HAYTON, of Crosshill, fined 1s and costs, the prosecutor not wishing to go to the utmost penalty of the law, he wishing merely to put a stop to the frequent trespass and damage he has for some time sustained by people committing depredations upon his estate at Crosshill. ....RICHARD DANIEL and WILLIAM COWEN, who said they resided in Carlisle, were committed to the house of correction at Carlisle, for 14 days, with hard labour, as rogues and vagabonds, for playing in the streets of Wigton on the fair day, with a table and instruments of gaming, at a pretended game of chance, with dice. It appeared that these parties along with several accomplices had come to Wigton on Tuesday, being the Martinmas hiring day, for the purpose of picking pockets, and deceiving persons with false dice, &c.

Posted with permission of the transcriber, Barb. Baker. Geo. CARLISLE PATRIOT, Saturday, November 18, 1843 / NEWS LUCIFER MATCH MACHINE. In a paragraph in your paper, and the "Journal" of last week, from a correspondent, it is stated that . . . . . . . "An ingenious machine has recently been invented and constructed by an humble cotton spinner of Carlisle, of the name of HART, for the manufacture of lucifer matches, which far exceeds, we believe, anything of the kind hitherto used in the manufacture of this extensive branch of trade; and in conclusion it further states, that the machine with one man's labour is capable of cutting the enormous quantity of 3120 in a minute." The writer of the above article is certainly not aware that many years ago, a patent was taken out for a similar machine for cutting lucifer matches, and is now at work at the City Saw Mills, City Road, London. The machine in question has 44 cutting knives, with a diagonal vertical cutter, is worked by steam power, but capable also of being worked by hand. This machine, it will be observed, far exceeds the performance claimed by the writer for MR. HART's. It cuts off 104 matches each stroke, and makes 80 strokes per minute; the length of the match-wood or cutting is the length of two matches. The enormous quantity therefore cut is 16,640 in one minute, upwards of five times the production of the ingenious Carlisle match machine. We are truly sorry that the humble but meritorious inventor should inadvertently have permitted any writer to have given publicity to his machine, until he had made himself certain that no one had preceded him to dispute priority of invention ... "Correspondent" ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Posted with permission of the transcriber, Barb. Baker. Geo. CARLISLE PATRIOT, Saturday, November 18, 1843 / NEWS The DUKE OF BUCCLEUCH and QUEENSBURY has instituted a proceeding before the sheriff of Dumfriesshire, against the REV. WILLIAM BROWN CLARK, formerly minister of Halfmorton, and now the Free Church minister at Canonbie, for having trespassed on his lands in that township by erecting a tent upon the moss at Canonbie for the worship of the adherents to the Free Church. SHOP HOURS -- We understand that it is the intention of the grocers and other trades-people in Carlisle, to imitate the example of the drapers and ironmongers - and close their shops at seven o'clock in the evening. Such a step can do them but little injury, and must prove of great advantage to the numerous young men in their employ. ECONOMICAL FUEL - A HINT FOR THE POOR. - At this inclement season it may be useful to the poorer classes to attend to the following advice, which a correspondent assures us is founded upon experience: "Let the fire be made up with about two-thirds of gas coke, and when the fire has kindled, throw upon it about one-third of nut coal. This will give a hotter and more economical fire than if it had been made entirely of the best coal." ACCIDENT -- On Saturday night last, as the REV. MR. MONKHOUSE, of Lysick Hall, was returning from Wigton in a gig with a spirited horse, he was upset in fording a rivulet, near Bassenthwaite Hawse, and was thrown into the water with the vehicle above him. Fortunately his cries were heard, and assistance procured, or the consequences must have been fatal, as the rev. gentleman could not possibly have extricated himself. MAGISTRATES OFFICE, COURTS, CARLISLE, NOV. 11, 1843. -- Magistrates present, W. HODGSON, Esq., and the REV. WM. REES: - JOHN WARDROP, and ISAAC ALLEN, alias ISAAC CARLYLE, were convicted in the penalty of £5, for setting snares for hares, in one of SIR JAMES GRAHAM's woods, near Brisco-hill, in the parish of Arthuret, and in default of payment, were committed to the gaol at Carlisle for two months, with hard labour. WARDROP, though quite a boy, is an old offender, and has been convicted of a similar offence before.

Pleased to know you are safely home again and everything went off well at the funeral. Ozzie Jean > I returned on Sunday--the plane was 2 hours late due to bad weather along the eastern seaboard and in New England. > Everything went well at the funeral. My sister gave the Eulogy--basing it on " the heart of a mother." She did a very nice job. My talk focused on those left behind-I used as the basis the Book of Job--and the lesson-trust in God's wisdom and love. I know we all hear that Job was patient--in reality he was far from it--He screamed,he ranted etc. about the problems he had. If anything he was persistent. > Jean USA > > > ==== GEN-TRIVIA-ENG Mailing List ==== > RANDOM TAGLINE - GEN-TRIVIA-ENG - MAILING LIST > Pure Fiction messages are frowned upon - Elephants do not travel in balloons - please use the Adventure List. > >

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Glad you're back Jean and that all went well. Hugs, Gwen >I returned on Sunday--the plane was 2 hours late due to bad weather along >the eastern seaboard and in New England. > Everything went well at the funeral. My sister gave the Eulogy--basing it > on " the heart of a mother." She did a very nice job. My talk focused on > those left behind-I used as the basis the Book of Job--and the > lesson-trust in God's wisdom and love. I know we all hear that Job was > patient--in reality he was far from it--He screamed,he ranted etc. about > the problems he had. If anything he was persistent. > Jean USA > > > ==== GEN-TRIVIA-ENG Mailing List ==== > RANDOM TAGLINE - GEN-TRIVIA-ENG - MAILING LIST > Pure Fiction messages are frowned upon - Elephants do not travel in > balloons - please use the Adventure List. >

Good to see you back Jean, Hope you haven't ha too many problems with the bad weather down in your area, we have been having funny weather here, very hot and humid one minute and then sudden downpours with hailstones and thunderstorms. Last night we had a terrific downpour with high winds in fact the rain rushing down the road were more like waves and the hailstones were hitting the windows from different directions really hard, along with the rain they have seemed to have cleaned the windows pretty good ... Marlene ``````````````````````````````` I returned on Sunday--the plane was 2 hours late due to bad weather along the eastern seaboard and in New England. Everything went well at the funeral. My sister gave the Eulogy- basing it on " the heart of a mother." She did a very nice job. My talk focused on those left behind-I used as the basis the Book of Job--and the lesson-trust in God's wisdom and love. I know we all hear that Job was patient--in reality he was far from it-- He screamed,he ranted etc. about the problems he had. If anything he was persistent. Jean USA ___________________________________________________________ All New Yahoo! Mail – Tired of Vi@gr@! come-ons? Let our SpamGuard protect you. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html

From The Cumberland Pacquet, Thursday. January 30, 1902 posted with permission of the transcriber, Diane Moore. Geo. ********** THE TERRORS OF COCKERMOUTH. The brothers MORGAN, Patrick, Henry, and James, appeared on charges of having been drunk and disorderly. Henry's case had been adjourned from last week to see if he would take the pledge.--The Clerk (addressing Henry): Well, have you taken the pledge?--Henry: I took it this morning. (Laughter.)--Colonel SEWELL: Why did you delay so long?--Henry: I did not know where to go.--The Clerk: Had you any liquor last week?--Henry: Only two pints.--Superinten- dent GRAHAM: He has had some drink this morning.--Henry: No, I have not.--The Clerk: Has Patrick taken the pledge too?--Patrick: Yes.--The pledges, which were on illuminated cards, were handed to the magistrates.--The case of Henry was adjourned for one month to see how he behaves. Patrick and James were each sent to prison for one month. Colonel SEWELL said the neighbourhood was disturbed by these MORGANS. If they appeared here again extreme measures would have to be taken. **********

The Times, Saturday, Sep 08, 1821; pg. 3; Issue 11346; col C SUMMER ASSIZES. ---------------- CARLISLE, SEPTEMBER 3. CRIM. CON. - RENWICK V. MATTHEWS. This was an action for damages by the plaintiff, a hairdresser in Carlisle, against the defendant, an aged gentleman in the same place, for having deprived the plaintiff of the affection and comfort of a faithful wife. Scarcely had the abrupt termination of the breach of promise in one court been known, when the crim. con. was announced for the other. The ladies at the same time were cruelly dragged out from the other court, through an opposing torrent of the rougher sex rushing in with unbounded curiosity. Scarcely had every corner and passage been packed, when Mr. BROUGHAM rose, and said it was agreed to take a verdict for the plaintiff - Damages 40s. We never saw an assize court so rapidly and excessively crowded, and we seldom witnessed disappointment so complete, so sudden, and yet so reluctantly believed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There's nothing new under the sun... Sensationalism existed in the 1820s as much as today! I found the following explanation about "crim. con." on the website of the Berkshire Family History Society http://www.berksfhs.org.uk/journal/Dec1999/dec1999SexAndScandalInNorthBerkshire.htm : Until the 1857 Divorce Act divorce and separation was confined to the rich elite. If a husband wished to divorce his wife he would need to go through a complicated series of procedures with no certainty of the outcome. In the early nineteenth century divorce involved three separate lawsuits: one in an ecclesiastical court, for separation from the adulterous wife, one in a civil court against the wife's lover for damages for criminal conversation, or crim con, and a private parliamentary bill. Crim con involved a writ of trespass, the principle being that by using the body of the wife, the alleged adulterer had damaged the property of her husband. Petra

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I returned on Sunday--the plane was 2 hours late due to bad weather along the eastern seaboard and in New England. Everything went well at the funeral. My sister gave the Eulogy--basing it on " the heart of a mother." She did a very nice job. My talk focused on those left behind-I used as the basis the Book of Job--and the lesson-trust in God's wisdom and love. I know we all hear that Job was patient--in reality he was far from it--He screamed,he ranted etc. about the problems he had. If anything he was persistent. Jean USA

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from The Cumberland Pacquet, Thursday. January 30, 1902 posted with permission of the transcriber, Diane Moor. Geo. ~LOCAL POLICE COURTS WHITEHAVEN cont. ***** INDECENT LANGUAGE. Lawrence HENSHAW, 21, no occupation, Crofthead, Gosforth, was charged with using indecent language on the highway at Gosforth, on the 14 inst. P.C. 99 proved the offence, which was admitted by the defendant, who was fined 15s. ***** CHIMNEY FIRING. Elizabeth GLAISTER, widow, Whitehaven, was charged with allowing the chimney of her house to be on fire at 5:45 a.m. on December 7th. Mr. J. HOPE BROWN prosecuted on be- half of the Town Council. PC. CHEESEMAN proved the offence. When defendant was first asked if her chimney was on fire she denied it, but witness, after making further inquiry, had his susicions confirmed on going into defendant's house. The defendant denied the offence and observed that the constable put his head up the chimney and could not see any fire. (Laughter). The Bench ordered defendant to pay the costs, 6s 6d. **********

From The Cumberland Pacquet, Thursday. January 30, 1902 posted with permission of the transcriber, Diane Moore. Geo. ~LOCAL POLICE COURTS WHITEHAVEN cont. ***** LODGING IN A BARN. Robert ROBINSON, 40, joiner, Rheda Terrace, was charged with lodging in a barn at Hope Pit, Cleator Moor said about three o'clock yesterday morning he found the prisoner sleeping in a Dutch barn at Hope Cottages, Cleator Moor. He took prisoner into custody and found in his possession ten-pence halfpenny, a quantity of tobacco, matches, and pipes. Prisoner could not give any explanation of his presence there. The prisoner said he told the constable that he turned in there because the night was wild and wet, and having a sore leg he could not walk to Whitehaven. He was a joiner and belonged to Keekle. The constable said the prisoner was doing nothing but "loaf" about public-houses and had been hanging about for a fortnight. Prisoner denied this and said he had been working till late on the night of the 21st and had work to return to. Supt. KELLY said the prisoner seemed to be leading a vagrant life. The Chairman said the prisoner could go if he paid the costs. If he was found again in such a place he would very likely have to go to gaol.

From The Cumberland Pacquet, Thursday. January 30, 1902 - Police Court posted with permission of the transcriber, Diane Moore. Geo. ********** LOCAL POLICE COURTS. ____ WHITEHAVEN. ____ MONDAY, JANUARY 27. Before W. H. KITCHIN (presiding), and T. MACHELL, Esqs. FOWL STEALING AT MOOR ROW. _____ THE PRISONER'S CONFESSION. William CREAR, 17, labourer, Scalegill, was charged with stealing one cock and two hens at Moor Row between 8 p.m. on the 25th and 9 a.m. on the 26th January, the property of John BLAIR, farmer, Moor Row. John BLAIR said yesterday morning he went to his fowl -house about half-past nine and found that the staple of the lock had been drawn. He missed three hens and a cock. They were of no special breed. He valued the lot at two shillings each. He knew the prisoner. He had never worked for witness and he had no business about the premises. He recognised the bird produced as one of the four he had missed. P.C. WALKER said from information received he made inquiries and went to the prisoner's mother's house, at Scalegill, on Sunday morning, about eleven o'clock. He found a quantity of fea- thers in a tin in a pantry and the hen produced under a mattress in a back room bed. He took the prisoner into custody and charged him with the offence. In reply to the charge he said "I know nothing about it." On the way to the Police Station he said "I'll tell you the truth. About two o'clock this morning I went to Blair's hen-house. I drew the staple, killed a yellow cock and two black hens and brought them home. My sister and I pulled the cock, cooked it, in the oven and ate it." Mr. BROCKBANK: How did they manage to cook it at that time in the morning? Witness: In the oven. Mr. BROCKBANK: Did he say that? Witness: Yes, sir. The prisoner further said: "We burned all the bones and most of the fea- thers. The feathers you got in the pantry in the tin were feathers that were left. I don't know what has come of the other hen. I put the two hens in the bed." The Chairman: Is the prisoner's father living? Witness said prisoner's father was a collier and working at Newcastle, having been away for some time. Mr. BROCKBANK: Where do you work? Prisoner: No spot. I worked at Croft Pit last. Witness, in answer to Mr. BROCKBANK, said the prisoner's father sent a little money home, but they were very badly off. Prisoner did not try to work. He simply "loafed" about. In fact, one never saw him until it was dark. Prisoner last worked for Mr. HARTLEY, farmer. Mr. MACHELL: How have they been living, thieving? Mr. BROCKBANK: satisfying a taste for poultry, sir. (Laughter). Witness: It is quite evident they have. Supt. KELLY said some poultry had been missed before in the neighbourhood. The Bench fined the prisoner 20s, with the alternative of 14 days with hard labour. **********

The Times, Thursday, Sep 06, 1821; pg. 3; Issue 11344; col B SUMMER ASSIZES. ------------- CARLISLE, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1. BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. - THOMPSON V. BLAMIRE. [continued] Mr. SCARLETT. - I know not whether I shall be able to keep up the tone of merriment and ridicule which my learned friend very judiciously introduced into this cause. Not only are love-letters in their very nature ridiculous, but this cause is of a character which could not be mentioned to you with affected gravity. Young men of 18 or 20 are fond of writing such letters as you have heard read. The clerk, for his is an age fitted to such letters, read the letters extremely well - far better than he could read old parchment. My learned friend, Mr. BROUGHAM, said he was not skilled in amorous productions, and not much acquainted with love-letters: but if he, learned as he was, were to be deeply in love, he would have got thin upon it, but the poor defendant got fat; she never could have believed that he was in love with her. Gentlemen, what woman in the world could believe that a man loved her sincerely if he got fat in her absence? Lovers, gentlemen, pine, they don't grow fat, and I dare say she was as sleek as he. Well, and what damages will you give? You see he is a bad poet; she could not expect to be amused by his poetry. He has not a farthing of his own; what then has she lost? My learned friend, Mr. BROUGHAM, and if a counsel from his cold and phlegmatic manner of reading his brief must make the discovery, what must a young lady have made? Even Mr. BROUGHAM discovered that the letter betrayed a greater passion for the horse than the lady. Love is blind, but it is to the defects of its object, and is keen-sighted to the charms and beauties even of a crow of Egypt. Love, then, would have made the comparison which my learned friend missed, and said that Miss THOMPSON was superior to all the ladies of Carlisle. Women at a certain age are really older and discreeter than men. They know at 18 what we discover much later. Nature, that has accomplished them in all things, has given them this advantage too; and Miss THOMPSON must have said to her sister "Look at that ridiculous boy, he thinks himself in love, but he is much fonder of his horse." But what injury has she sustained? Is she pining? I dare say she is as handsome as she was before. None of the witnesses has said that she sighed, or shed a tear over the treachery of her lover. If, then, you do give a verdict for the plaintiff - in what has she suffered damage? She has lost a beggarly boy; and I verily believe her father would not have allowed the marriage without his father's consent, because without that he had nothing. It is an attempt, gentlemen, to get money for Mr. THOMPSON's family, Mr. ARMSTRONG being his landlord, and wanting his rent. But no promise has been proved on her part, no expression has appeared to have escaped her. If he had lived unmarried to the age of 70, it appears, no complaint would have been made. It was never, therefore, deemed by themselves a promise of marriage: but treated, gentlemen, with levity or with gravity, you will not think serious damages due. Mr. Justice HOLROYD summed up at considerable length, and left it to the Jury whether any promise of marriage had been seriously given and mutually agreed to. His Lordship pointed out several circumstances as against the probability of such a promise. Mr. BROUGHAM reminded his Lordship of the promise at the coursing at Barrock, and of the young man saying he did not want money. Mr. Justice HOLROYD repeated those circumstances to the Jury. The Jury, without leaving the box, considered for a few minutes, and found a verdict for the plaintiff - Damages 100L. This verdict was evidently not expected; but it gave general and high satisfaction. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ End of this article. More reporting from the assizes to follow..... Petra

The Times, Thursday, Sep 06, 1821; pg. 3; Issue 11344; col B SUMMER ASSIZES. ------------- CARLISLE, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1. BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. - THOMPSON V. BLAMIRE. [continued] The letters were here put in and read. The effect with which the youthful clerk read what was ill-written and worse spelt may be conceived from the style and composition which is given below. LETTER 1. "Newcastle, June 25, 1818. "To Miss Sarah THOMPSON, near Carlisle. "MY DEAREST SARAH, - I have embraced the earliest opportunity of writing a few lines to let you know that I arrived here last night at 10 o'clock, along with Charles YOUNG; and we are all stopping together. I don't like Newcastle so well as I did the last time I was here. I should be much happier with you, my dear Sarah. I am afraid it will be Saturday night before I will get home, as the horse does not run for the cup, but for the maiden plate on Friday; but as my man will be waiting for me at Carlisle, I will visit you, my dear, before I go home: I have not seen Jos. JOHNSON yet, but will call some time to-day. I wish I was back to you again, my dear Sarah, as there are none on earth I love but you. Write by return. Direct to E. BLAMIRE, Mr. FLETCHER's, Turk's Head, Big-market, Newcastle. "I remain, dearest Sarah, your affectionate lover, "E. BLAMIRE." No. 2 "MY DEAREST SARAH, - I am not able to tell what I felt when you were well; but for myself, I have been very ill all this week, and particularly last night I thought I should have died. I have never been at the play but a short time on Tuesday, and ARMSTRONG was with me: he has behaved himself very well, he is very ill also. I think the horse will not run at all this week, as he has fallen amiss. If it should not, I will be at home on Friday night. I have stopped with Jos. JOHNSON since Monday, which I think is much pleasanter than stopping at an inn. I am longing to see you, my dearest Sarah, if all be well, I think on Friday night: I am very sorry I did not bring my chestnut mare with me, as I am quite tired with the walking: I see none here half so good as she is: she is as much superior to any horse here as Jack is to any about Carlisle. Sally is turned as pretty a little thing as I ever saw, and he likes her extremely well. I have many a time prayed for Chissey since I came. I am sick of Newcastle races. I should have been the happiest man alive if you had been with me, my dearest Sarah. You must, my dear Sarah, excuse the shortness of my letter as I am writing to Suttle-house. Believe me, my dearest, to be yours, and none but yours, while I have life. "E. BLAMIRE, or YOUNG SUTTLEHOUSE." No. 3 "Bull and Mouth Inn, Bull and Mouth-street, April 30, 1819. "MY DEAREST SARAH, I have this moment received your dear letter, which made me very happy to hear you were well. I am getting fat with London. But I think I won't get much fatter, as we leave on Monday evening, and come directly down by the mail: so we will be in Carlisle on Wednesday afternoon if all be well, therefore you will not have time to answer this. I have just received a letter from my sister: she also mentions the death of the doctor of the 15th Hussars. I was very sorry to hear it. The evening before I left Carlisle he was playing at billiards in good health. This is an uncertain world, therefore we should take great care of ourselves. Mary says Jemima JOHNSON is married, so nobody need despair. I was at Covent-garden on Wednesday night, and saw the new tragedy of Evadne, the part of Evadne by Miss O'NEIL, supported by Messrs. MACREADY, YOUNG, Charles KEMBLE, and ABBOT; it is a beautiful thing; MACREADY was the greatest by far. I am just going now to Richard THOMPSON's office, it is within three minutes' walk of your aunt's; James CONNEL is in town, but I have not seen him yet: I saw HUNTER, Emily's master, this morning; he is at the same house as we are. I long very much to see you again, my dear Sarah; it is an age since I saw you last; but I will see you, my dear, before another week is over. BURN said DOWCE passed his shop the other day. You may expect me, my dear Sarah, the first thing on Thursday morning. I have given seven guineas for two seals and a key; I got my name engraved on one of the seals, with which I seal this letter: it makes a beautiful impression. I remain, my dearest Sarah, yours most sincerely, "E. BLAMIRE." No. 4 "My Sarah dear, my beauty's Queen, "In nature's simple charm array'd, "This heart subdues: that matchless mien "Still binds me to my Sarah dear. "Let others sigh for mines of gold, "For wide domain, for gay parade, "I would unmov'd such toys behold, "Possess'd of thee, my Sarah dear. "E. BLAMIRE, 1817" Mr. SCARLETT. - What! is it all done? I am very sorry there is no more of it. There are worse verses made about Carlisle. The Reverend John HEYSHAM married the defendant and Miss Hannah OLIVER in November last. Mrs. OLIVER was called, but not appearing. Mr. BROUGHAM said he did not press it. That was his case. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This case to be concluded in the next email..... Petra

The Times, Thursday, Sep 06, 1821; pg. 3; Issue 11344; col B SUMMER ASSIZES. ------------- CARLISLE, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1. BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. - THOMPSON V. BLAMIRE. [continued] Rowland THOMPSON. - I am the father of Sarah THOMPSON, the plaintiff. I am a farmer, at Darline. I have four sons and three daughters. My daughter Sarah is about 24. I know Edward BLAMIRE: he lived with his father, a gentleman of good property, at Suttle-house. He came to visit my daughter about six years since. He visited often. After he had visited about two or three years I had a conversation with him. He often breakfasted and dined with us. I was going home from Carlisle and met him. He said the road was very dirty, and he would take me home if I went up behind him. I did so. He took me to Scotby. We both got off and went into my house. I told him I was very much blamed by my friends and acquaintances for allowing him to come so much about my house, and I wished to know what his intentions were. He said his intentions were honourable; and if ever he lived to marry womankind, he meant to marry Sarah. I told him that he knew he would not get much with her, and he said he did not want it. When we got into the house, and supper was ordered, I called Sarah, my daughter, and told her I had often quarrelled with her for allowing Mr. BLAMIRE to come so often to her, but that he had satisfied me. She said "Very well," and asked me what conversation we had had. I explained to her in his presence. Her mother and two of her sisters were also present. He continued his visits after that. I asked Mr. BLAMIRE, in presence of the family, if he meant as he had said on the road coming home. He got up, and taking my hand, said, shaking my hand, that he would be honourable to his word, and if ever he married any person, he would marry Sarah THOMPSON. She said "Very well," if I was satisfied. I think the visits were more frequent after this than before. A few weeks after, I just mentioned the subject to him, and asked if his intentions were the same as before. We were coursing together. I said people were plaguing me about his coming so often for me for hunting. He said I need not mind people, I should do as I pleased. He perhaps may be 23 or 24. I am not certain. I believe he is more. I don't know whether he lives at Parkhead now, or Suttle-house. He married Miss OLIVER from Parkhead. The last time I was coursing with him was upon Barrock, about two years ago, the last season but one. I asked then, and he said certainly his intentions of marrying Sarah were the same. He was received at my house as the person whom I expected to be my son-in-law. Cross-examined by Mr. SCARLETT. - The time I was riding behind him was about four years ago, it may be more or less. He came first to my house with Mr. ARMSTRONG, the attorney in this cause. They were strangers to me. I rent 180L. a year. I never spoke to his father, who lived about six miles off. He sometimes played at cards with us. I had been blamed several times. I never went to his father about it. I had no reason to think at all respecting his father liking it. I knew he was a natural son. I thought he might have expectations from his father. I never asked what he was to have. I never asked why he was dangling about so long without marrying. She never showed me any letters she had from him. I have no reason to give why I did not ask him why he did not marry. Re-examined. - My daughters who were present were Mary AMELY, and Ruth: Ruth is in London, and very ill. Mary AMELY. - I lived with my father before I was married to Mr. AMELY. I saw Mr. BLAMIRE there. I recollect my father and him coming home from Carlisle together. My father said he was often blamed both by friends and relations about Mr. BLAMIRE coming so much about the house, and he wished to know his intentions if he wished to marry Sarah. Mr. BLAMIRE said, to be sure, if he married any woman living he would marry her, and there was his hand of it. My father said, "Very well, I am satisfied." Mr. BLAMIRE was after that looked upon as one of the family. He was very often there. It is above a year since I married. By Mr. SCARLETT. - All this was after we had got supper. I am younger than my sister; I am 23, and she is a year older. My sister is the eldest of the family. He was sometimes alone before that with her. They used to walk in the garden. I used to walk with him too. I am sure it was not with me he was in love. He paid her most attention. Mr. ARMSTRONG came sometimes with him. Mr. ARMSTRONG came for none of us. He came for the whole family. We were not surprised that they were not marrying. I was two years acquainted with Mr. AMELY before I married. Mr. ARMSTRONG is my father's landlord. When did he distrain for rent? Mr. BROUGHAM. - You may call Mr. ARMSTRONG. He is here. Mr. SCARLETT. - No, I will not call him. He is your attorney. It is his action. Mr. BROUGHAM. - What, he did not promise marriage to him? Mr. SCARLETT. - No, but Mr. ARMSTRONG wishes to squeeze a little money. Philip THOMPSON proved the letters produced to be Mr. Edward BLAMIRE's handwriting. By Mr. SCARLETT. - I am clerk to Mr. ARMSTRONG. I am brother of the plaintiff. Mr. ARMSTRONG did not distrain in course of last year. Mr. DOBINSON came for a judgment, and Mr. ARMSTRONG claimed the rent. I saw Mr. BLAMIRE writing pieces of poetry in our house. Re-examined. - I was with Mr. ARMSTRONG three years ago. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This case to continue with the love letters being read out..... Petra