Hull, Yorkshire, newspaper entries: (Use your browser's Find or Search feature to look for names.) (Use your browser's BACK button to return to the newspaper page.) "Hull Advertiser" Jan. 1791 (Karen Atkin) --------------------------- The Hull hounds hunt at Weighton Thorns on Thursday, and on Saturday at Springhead. A friend unknown has sent a benefaction of one guinea to E. Bramfton, Esq., for the use of the Hull General Infirmary. The very extraordinary quantity of rain that has fallen for many months past, seems to justify the opinion of astronomers, that comets are endowed with powers to recruit that wafts of moisture which the earth sustains from the death of plants, herbs and every object of vegetation.- If, as predicted, a comet should very shortly appear, the Author of the Seasons, in his moral and philosophical enquiries respecting the nature of comets, surmises that they come. --------------to shed reviving moisture on the earth --------------light up new worlds, or feed the eternal fire. The temporary corn act passed this session, continues in the King and the Council the power to regulate the import and export of corn until the tenth of June next.- By the general average of the kingdom, the import of barley pease and oats, still continues; and by a proclamation in the Gazette, of the 9th inst. the import of rye and rye meal is allowed. The merchants of Leeds have called a meeting with a view of opposing the intended tax on bills of exchange. The Memoirs of Serjeant D. McCLEOD, just published, contains amongst it many other curious anecdotes, the following singular description of one MACALLUM, a 'stealer of cattle'.-- "This wretch (says our author, speaking of his being taken) had for many years retired with his father from all human society, and lived in caves and dens, in the recesses of the Minipeg mountians, into which habitations he brought, like the Cyclops in Homer, sheep, goats and oxen. The party that discovered MACALLUM, found in his den - a deep cavern in the mountain - the bones of the animals he had made his prey, piled up in heaps, or diposed in such a manner, as to form with hay laid over them, a kind of bed; the flesh of bullocks salted up in their skins; and large quantities of firewood for firing. In the interior part of the cavern lay the father of MACALLUM, in his plaid, resting his head on a truss of hay, and groaning in the agonies of death.- This miserable object the son did not disturb, but left him to his fate. Young MACALLUM, in the form, as well as the nature of a savage - for his hair and beard had extended themselves over his face, so as to render it scarcely visible - was conducted to Perth, where he was condemned to die, for a series of thefts committed for more than twenty years. During the time of his trial, as well as after it, he manifested an astonishing indifference about his fate. He minded nothing but eating; and had a very constant craving for food, particularly animal food, which, had it been given, he would have devoured in immoderate quantities - Even on his way from the prison to the gallows, he called for fome cold meat, that he recollected he had left in his cell. "Hull Advertiser" Feb. 1791 (Karen Atkin) --------------------------- The high Bailiff of Birmingham has published in the last weeks newspapers at that place, the names of twenty nine persons, in whose possessions he had found no less than sixty one measures the preceding week, considerably too narrow in circumferance, by which the purchasers of potatoes, turnips, of fruit, have been lately most materially defrauded!! ------- if this plan was generally adopted, it would prove a very salutary measure in favour of poor industrious mechanics! Publishing indecent books, and prints, we have always confidered the greatest crimes that can be committed against society; and we are happy to find that one criminal at least, (RYAN) is to meet with the punishment so justly due to his crime. A man of genteel appearance, who called himself HENRY TEMPLE, has been at Liverpool about four or five months, and swindled goods from several tradesmen. His practice was to call frequently, buy trifling articles, and pay for them; but latterly purchased to the value of a few pounds, gave bills for 49l. 19s.6d. each, and received the balance - the bills were dated at Leeds, drawn by JOHN HUTTON on WELCH, ROGERS, and CO. at 30 days, with a forged acceptance. The enormous quantity of bad silver now in circulation is very distressing to trade, and it is the duty of every person to use their endeavours in supressing it. On Wednesday last, a boy, employed in the rigging of one of the Danzig Traders of this port, unfortunately let go his hold, and fell upon the deck:- He was immediately taken to the Infirmary, but his recovery is doubtful, as his skull is supposed to have received a fracture. Yesterday fe'enight, early in the morning, a fire broke out in a barn at Ryhall, near Stamford, which nearly destoyed an adjoining dwelling house, and reduced to ashes two hay-stacks, a large wheat hovel, two bean hovels, a dweeling house, stables, a waggon, implements of husbandry, a quantity of household furniture, and a range of workshops. CAUTION.- A few days ago a young woman, who was attending two children belonging to a miller, on the Windmill Hills, near Newcastle-upon-Tyne, inadvertently presented a fowling piece to the breaft of the eldest, a fine boy of about four years of age, which being loaded, unfortunately went off, and killed him on the spot. So many instances of the melancholy confequences of leaving fire arms loaded in the way of young and ignorant people, having been recorded in the public prints, ought to operate as a caution against a practice so pregnant with mischeif. A female imposter has been raising contributions in the neighbourhood of Whitehaven, under pretence of being a widow to one of the men recently drowned in the coal-works there. - Another imposter has also endeavoured to excite charitable intentions, by pleading his having suffered much by his house shrinking. - Such is the depravity of the age, that almoft every calamitous event if turned to unworthy purposes; and those who are in actual distress, suffer from the impostitions of a set of miscreants that the law seldom reaches. Those who really labour under the distresses of indigence, are least capable of making clamourous attacks upon the pity of the benevolent. "Hull Advertiser" March 1791 (Karen Atkin) ---------------------------- On the 20th inst. failed from Dunbar, the Eaft Lothian, Capt. BANKS, for the Davis' Streights Fishery; and, on the Tuesday following, the Horn, Capt. ASH, and the Leviathan, Capt. BERRY, failed for the said Fishery. BIRTH At Dublin Castle, on the 13th inst. Lady WEFTMORLAND, of a dead child. - Her ladyship continues much indisposed. MARRIED At Withwick, in Cambridgeshire, lately, a gentleman of Warrington, aged eighty, to a young buxom widow, of Wigan, aged twenty!!- ---------"And wives and prayer books are the toys of age." DIED On Tuesday last, at Chislehurst, in Kent, GEORGE LEWIS, Esq., colonel in the royal regiment of artillery.- For the zealous and active discharge of his duty in the command of that corps during the late sieges of Gibralter, the King honoured him with his thanks, communicated to him in a letter from the Duke of Richmond, master general of the ordnance, and was graciously pleased to reward him with a pension. Same day at Whitchurch, Mr WILLIAM GREENWOLLERS. - His death was occasioned by cutting the corns on his toes to deep; - proper applications being neglected, a mortification ensued, and soon carried him off. At Liverpool a few days ago, Miss STANIFORTH, daughter of THOMAS STANIFORTH, Esq; merchant of that place. At Newark-upon-Trent, on Wednesday fe'enight, on her road to London, Mrs BURDON, wife of ROWLAND BURDON; Esq; one of the representatives in Parliament for the county of Durham, and the daughter of CHARLES BRANDLING, Esq; member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne. At Denby, in the county of Lincoln, on Monday fe'eninght, FRANCIS COUFENS, a young man of 24 years of age, whose death was occasioned by a hurt that he received from a bull a few days before. On the 10th inst. at Ostend, the Rev. THOS JONES PRITCHARD; B.D., minister of the Protestant congregation of that place. On Wednesday last, at his house in Jermyn Street, London, in his 81st. year, JOHN PLUMPTRE, Esq, many years reprefentative in parliament for the town of Nottingham. At Shaftesbury, recently, ROBERT SAWYER, Esq. his Majesty's head distributor of stamps for Dorsetfhire. Lately near Dumfries, in the back settlements of Virginia, aged 104, Mrs HENRIETTA MARTIEL, a native of Hanover.- She lived in the service of George the First 15 years in Hanover 12, in England 3, in Jamaica 23, and in Virginia 53. She had 10 children, two of whom are still living; 25 grandchildren, and 43 grandchildren. FERRY BOATS From HULL to BARTON, From BARTON to Hull This day..................12 This day.....................3 Wednefday..................1 Wednefday....................4 Thurfday...................1 1/2 Thurfday.....................5 Friday.....................2 Friday.......................5 1/2 Saturday...................2 1/2 Saturday.....................6 Sunday.....................3 Sunday.......................7 Monday.....................4 Monday.......................8 HULL SHIP NEWS FOREIGN SHIPS ARRIVED Feb 21. Wakefield, LUNDIE, for Opporto, with wine, fruit, &c. Hopewell, MAPPLEBECK, from Dantzig, with oak plank, sppruce beer, wheat, staves, &c. Feb 22. Amsterdam, BERGH, for Amsterdam, with old iron, madder &c. Frankfort, VARLEY, from Hamburg, with yarn, staves, skins, rags,&c. Feb 25. Peggy, SIMS, from Rotterdam, with clover feed, oats, &c. Feb 27. Vine, CALLENDAR, from Bayome FOREIGN SHIPS CLEARED OUT. Feb 21. Prickalder, VOOYS, for Maafland Sluys, with lampreys Feb 25. Humber, WRIGHT, for Dantzig, with lead shot, cotton stuffs, &c. Elizabeth, GLENN; Symmetry, BEAUTYMAN, both for the Davis' Streights. Elizabeth, POWER, for Dunkirk, with woolen drapery, cotton stuffs, ale, &c. COASTERS ARRIVED Feb 21. Lady Kinnard, HUTTON, from Dundee. Industry, PERIE, from Aberdeen. Old Nancy, LEGGITT, from Scarborough. Nottingham, BUNNEY; Staines, DEAN; Burfall, PANG; Betsey, LONSDDALE, all from London. Bee, PARKINSON; Union, SMITH, both from Lynn. Feb 22. Agenoria, COGGIN, from Lynn. Barzilla, SMITH, from London. Feb 23. Nancy, SAUL; Gainsboro, POOLE, both from London. Freedom, FOLKER; Nancy, JEWITT, both from Lynn. Industry, FULCHER; Good Intent, BROOM, both from Yarmouth. Feb 24. Friendship, GREEN, from Woodbridge. Freedom, WILSON; Fly, WALKER; Bradford, DEAN, all from London. Feb 25 Nancy, LONDON, from Yarmouth. Bell, BAINES, from Blackney. Feb 26. Excellent, PARKINS, from Lynn. Thorne, STANILAND, from London. Thomas and Sally, CHRISTIE, from Ipswich. This file last updated: 23-November-2001