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sports of boys of his own age. His father died in 1821. In 
1825 and 1826 he occasionally attended a mixed school in 
the village of Stanwix, Carlisle, taught by a master in 
reading, writing, and arithmetic. In December, 1826, he 
was placed at a boarding school of the Society of Friends, at 
Wigton, Cumberland, and remained there till October, 1829. 
After an interval at home he was two years at the late 
Samuel Marshall’s boarding school at Kendal. Mr. Mar- 
shall was interested in his pupil, and sent specimens of his 
writing and drawing to William Johnson and Sons, then 
land surveyors in Manchester. These specimens, with 
Samuel Marshall’s recommendation, procured him a favour- 
able entrance as an apprentice into Wm. Johnson and Sons’ 
office, in 1832, and to their honour they received him without 
premium because his mother was a widow. At the close of 
his apprenticeship he took offices in Brown Street on his own 
account as land surveyor, and was much engaged on railways 
by C. F. Cheffins, of London. His home was with the late 
John B. Brockbank’s family, Salford, and at J. B. B.’s death 
the partnership of Carrick and Brockbank commenced. He 
was a most dutiful son to his widowed mother up to her 
death in 1844, and at all times a considerate and loving 
brother. 
Mr. Carrick became a member of the Literary and Philo- 
sophical Society in January, 1857 ; he was elected treasurer 
on the 6th of October, 1868, and continued to fill this office 
till the time of his death. May 27th, 1873. He contributed 
the following papers to the Society : 
Feb. 22, 1859.— “On the grouping of unexplained Cosmical Phe- 
nomena.” 
Oct, 13, 1859.— “ On Orbit Inclination.” 
Dec. 8, 1859. — “On the Sun’s Orbit plane.” 
Feb. 2, 1860. — “On the Moon’s Orbit plane.” 
Oct. 11, I860.— “On the Atomic Constitution of Water and Ice.” 
Apr. 30, 1863. — “On the wave of High Water : a new Theory of 
Tides.” 
