Marriages
On the 22d inst., in the Presbyterian Church, Downshire-road, Newry, by the Rev. John Dodd, Robt. Johnston, Esq., M.D., Newry, to Matilda, eldest daughter of the late David Todd, Merchant, Newry.
At Ballylesson Church, by the Rev. H. Maunsell, Loftus C. H. Robinson, Esq., third son of Admiral Robinson, to Sarah Anne, eldest daughter of James Robinson, Esq.
On the 16th inst., in Glenavy Church, by the Rev. E. J. Smyth, Mr. Andrew Hamilton, of Belfast, to Margaret, daughter of Mr. Thomson, of Glenavy.
On the 16th inst., at Monkstown Church, by the Rev. George Blacker, Rector of Maynooth, Joseph Robinson, Esq., of Hereford, to Jane Georgina, youngest daughter of James Buchanan, Esq., late British Consul for the city of New York.
On the 14th inst., at Thornliebank, near Glasgow, by the Rev. Dr. Brown, Edinburgh, William Thomson, Esq., Fellow of St. Peters College, Cambridge and Professor of Natural Philosophy in the University of Glasgow, to Margaret, eldest daughter of Walter Crum, Esq.
On the 16th inst., at Ballyhemlin, by the Rev. Alexander Orr, Mr. William Herron, Ballyhalbert, master of the ship Ben Nevis, Liverpool, to Jane, daughter of Mr. James M'Kelvey, Ballyhalbert.
Births
On the 19th inst., at Glenfield-place, Belfast, the wife of George M. Vaughan, Esq., of Quilly, County Down, of a daughter.
On the 19th inst., the wife of James Henderson, Esq., Proprietor of the Newry Telegraph, of a son.
On the 17th inst., at Rockhamilton House, Newry, the lady of the Rev. Robert Wallace, of a daughter.
On the 16th inst., at Donaghadee, the wife of Captain Harston, R.N., of a son.
On the 13th inst, at the Crescent, Derry, the wife of George A. O'Driscoll, Esq., of a son.
Deaths
At Castlewellan, on the 17th inst., Mary, relict of the late James Steele, Esq., Greenvale, Castlewellan, County Down.
On the 17th inst., at Kilwaughter, near Larne, the Rev. Ralph Ward, in the seventy-fourth year of his age.
On the 13th inst., at Lisburn, in her forty-second year, Rose, wife of Mr. Thomas Magee.
On the 13th inst., at Kildrum, Dromore, of consumption, aged twenty-eight years, Anne, the beloved wife of Mr. Hugh Graham.
On the 14th inst., at his residence, Dublin-street, Carlow, Mr. Samuel Whitmore, aged 94 years.
On the 12th inst., at Rutland, near Carlow, Mrs. Mary Gray, at the advanced age of 102 years; she died after a few moments being on the same day engaged in the discharge of her domestic duties.
On the 17th inst., at her residence, No. 21, Cromac-st., Belfast, Miss Mary Johnston, aged seventy-six years.
On the 17th inst., at Saintfield Mills, Anne, widow of the late Thomas N. Carter, Esq., of Liverpool.
On the 18th inst., at Rosevale, near Lisburn, in the 96th year of his age, Mr. Wm. Hodgens, one of the old Irish Volunteers.
On the 21st inst., of consumption, at the residence of her father, in North-street, Newry, Anne, only child of Mr. James Savage, in her 21st year.
Clippings
AN ANCIENT URN. -- The fragments of an ancient urn, with a large quantity of bones, apparently belonging to a person of large stature, was last week found on the farm of Mr. Samuel Henry, Grangemore, near the mouth of the Bann, and about three miles from Coleraine.
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A LOVE POTION. -- A very melancholy occurrence took place in this town within the present week. A young man of good character, engaged at the Ennis mills, named Thomas Meany, became acquainted some short time since with a young girl, of the name of Honora Keane. They frequently walked together, but a few days since the girl fancied she was slighted by him, and as she was anxious to keep him to herself, she consulted some woman in the neighbourhood how she could accomplish her desire. The doctress, according to her skill, made up a draught for the girl, and on Sunday last, the parties having, as customary, taken a country excursion, she induced him to take it, which he did after some persuasion. He very soon found himself unwell, and hastened to his house, when he complained that he was very ill. Medical aid was called in, and upon the young man being closely questioned, the physician declared his belief that he had taken poison. -- He was immediately conveyed to the county infirmary, under the care of Dr. Cullinan, when everything that medical skill could do was resorted to, but without effect, and the young man died yesterday evening. It appears that the love potion was composed of cantharides (Spanish flies), spirits, and some sugar. The girl is in custody. -- Clare Journal.
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The Army.
We have to announce the death of Lieutenant General W. F. B. Loftus, Colonel of the 50th Regiment.
The officers of the 7th Royal Fusiliers have presented to their late paymaster, Mr. T. Gilleys, a splendid sword, on his appointment as aide-de-camp to Lieutenant-General Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, accompanied by an elaborately chased tea and coffee service and salver to Mrs. Gilleys. The 95th regiment, within the last twelve months, presented Mr. Gilleys with a massive gold tankard.
THIRD WEST INDIA REGIMENT. -- A company will shortly fall vacant in this corps, one of the Captains having sent in his papers to retire from the service by the sale of his commission.
MILITARY INVESTIGATION. -- We are informed than an order has been issued by the Secretary at War to Capt. O'Neill, of Ennis, paymaster of the pensioners of the Loughrea District, inquiring into a charge preferred by a Protestant member of the body against another, a Roman Catholic. The accusation is that the later stated "that all Protestants, including the Queen and Royal Family, would go to Hell." The same party has also brought a charge against a Roman Catholic sergeant of the 9th Regiment, belonging to the detachment stationed at Loughrea.
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THE CONSTABULARY.
Forty of the Reserve Constabulary are to proceed to the barony of Tireragh, county Sligo, which barony was proclaimed on the 11th instant, under the Crime and Outrage Act. The expense of this extra force is to be borne by the occupiers of land in that barony.
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DOWNPATRICK PETTY SESSIONS.
Thursday, Sept. 23.
TROMAS STRANAGHAN v. JAMES M'DOWELL. -- This was an adjourned hearing of the celebrated shoes case and the third time we believe that it had been presented to the court. The "cause of action," as stated in a former report, was that the defendant had in his possession (as a pawnbroker) a pair of shoes, the property of complainant, well knowing the same to have been previously stolen. Mr. Murphy appeared for the defence. The principal witness was Rose Stranaghan, complainant's wife, who merely deposed as to finding the shoes in defendant's pawn-office, and releasing them for the sum of 1s 3½d. She stated, however, that she had no "duplicate," but was accompanied by the young lad, who pawned the shoes, and who was supposed to have taken the liberty of depriving the owner of their use whilst in a state of happy unconsciousness. Mr. Murphy submitted that there could be no case made out against his client under the circumstances. The proper course, he said, would be to prosecute the girl for the larceny, and if they succeeded in that, then they might perhaps be able to make out a case against the defendant. The Bench, after an admonition, and cautioning the defendant to be more careful in future, dismissed the case.
ANNE MAGENNITY v. JOHN PEAK, JUN. -- This was a case of assault committed in Bridge-street on the 9th inst. Mr. Ruthven appeared for the prosecution and Mr. Murphy for the defence. The complainant stated the facts which were partly corroborated by two other witnesses, but the language which she repeated on the table as having been made use of by her, at the time of the assault, was of the most disreputable character -- such as we would hope, is unknown out of the latitude and longitude of Bridge-street. The defendant was ordered to pay a fine of 10s and costs, or to be imprisoned one week at hard labour.
JANE M'COUBREY v. SUSAN M'KENNY. -- This was a case of assault, committed in the Union Workhouse, of which establishment the parties are inmates, on the 19th and 21st inst. The complainant stated that on Sunday evening there was a dispute between her and the defendant about putting one of their children in a particular bed; after a good deal of bad language had been made use of, the defendant struck her on the side and other parts of the body. On the second occasion, she said she happened to touch clothes with the defendant, when she struck her with a cloth, upon which she (complainant) went to the master, and reported the circumstance. Mr. Flynn stated that when the case was brought under his notice he ordered the parties into the dining-hall. He reprimanded and threatened to punish the defendant, but before they left the hall she kicked the complainant in his presence. The defendant had nothing to urge in palliation, but that they were on bad terms with each other. To be imprisoned one fortnight, with hard labour, for the first offence, and for the second offence a like punishment, the period of the latter to commence at the expiration of the former.
ANN JANE M'CALLA v. BESSY CARGILL. -- This was a case of assault, alleged to have been committed on a little child. Mr. Murphy appeared for the complainant, and produced a witness, who deposed as to seeing the defendant strike the child twice, with her hand, on the back. The child cried, but the witness would not swear whether the blows were heavy or otherwise, but it cried as if it were hurt. Two other witnesses were examined, one of whom deposed that, for some time after, the child would jump (start) and moan in its sleep. On being asked by the Bench what excuse she could make for striking the child, the defendant said she didn't recollect doing so; there were a number of little children always running about the doors, but she would hurt no person's child; she had children of her own, and would not like them to be hurt; it was all spite, she said, as there was a number of them joined against her. In justice, it must be observed that there was a considerable manifestation of ill-feeling, on this occasion. The Bench considered that this was a case which should not have been brought before them. There was no doubt but an assault had been committed, but it did not appear to be of so serious a nature, or to partake of the character of violence. -- Fined 2s. and costs.
BESSY CARGILL v. THOMAS M'KEE. -- The complainant in this case was defendant in the one previous, and stated that she had been for some time past, subject to a series of annoyances from the defendant and his companions, "male and female," by the use of indecent language, and on one occasion by throwing stones. The parties concerned in this and the previous bank it must be if all its deposits are of the stamp exhibited on the present occasion. In a former case, we were rather premature in indulging a hope that Bridge-street had no parallel, but "vain our wish;" the siroccos of Bridge-street are but zephyrs to this gentle Bank. We have often been delighted with poor Burns' "Banks and Braes o' boney Doon" and his "Coyle's blue waters," but as for this Bank, the sooner it is submerged in the Quoile the better it will be for the rising generation. The complainant being unable to bring the assault home to the defendant, although it was admitted that gravel was thrown, the case was dismissed.
Several wages and nuisance cases having been disposed of, the Court adjourned.
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CRICKET MATCH AT BALLYMONEY. -- On Thursday last, a cricket match came off near Ballymoney, and excited considerable interest. It lay between the Londonderry Club and the officers of the 46th Regiment, at present in Belfast. The playing commenced with spirit about twelve o'clock, and was kept up until six o'clock in the evening. In the first innings the Derry party beat the Belfast by two runs. In the second, the Belfast beat Derry by ten runs, winning the match. The whole party sat down to luncheon on the grass, and a liberal supply of brandy, wine, &c., concluded the pastime. In the evening all dined together, previous to their departure, at Reid's Hotel. -- Belfast Chronicle.
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TWO MEN DROWNED. -- On Saturday morning, the lifeless bodies of two men, named Jas. M'Cullough and David M'Neilly, belonging to Newtownards, were found locked in each other's arms in Strangford Lough, in about eight feet depth of water. The unfortunate men had gone out on the day before to fish in the Lough, and not having been heard of at night, or on the following morning, several boats went out in search, and the bodies were discovered as described. How the parties met their unhappy fate it is impossible to say. M'Cullough was a strong, stout man and a first-rate swimmer. From the hold taken of him by M'Neilly, who could not swim, it would seem that be had been kept down in the water. M'Cullough, who was a sober and well-conducted man, has left a wife and several children to deplore his loss. -- Banner of Ulster.
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PLEASURE PARTY AT HOLYWOOD. -- On Saturday last, a very agreeable excursion was made to this pretty village and the beautiful grounds in its vicinity, by a respectable section of the working classes, from Belfast -- the operatives, male and female, employed in Messrs. Simms & M'Intyre's establishment, Donegall-street. The excursion was consequently upon the kind invitation of John Simms, Esq., whose desire, in common with that of his partners, to promote feelings of good will and attachment between employers and employed, has been manifested upon more than one occasion of a similar nature. The party left town by a mid-day train; and the fineness of the weather being favourable for the enjoyment of country and seaside scenery, they separated into groups, and availed themselves to the utmost, for a considerable time, of fresh air and health-giving breezes, in Cultra demesne, &c. At two o'clock, the entire company assembled at a commodious building, a short distance from Holywood, formerly occupied as a model agricultural school, where an excellent dinner had been provided for them by Mr. Simms. Upwards of 120 persons, including a select party of the friends of the respected host, partook of the entertainment, which was rendered the more gratifying by the perfect "at homeness" which prevailed around the board. After dinner the scenery of the hills and the coast again attracted the excursionists; who, however, effected a reunion at a soiree, at five o'clock, in the building where they had previously been entertained. After tea, occasion was taken to present Mr. Simms with an address from his workers, expressive of their sense of those estimable qualities to which they have been so deeply indebted for those kindly relations which have ever subsisted between the firm and those connected with the various departments of the establishment. Mr. Simms, with much feeling, and in terms which were cordially applauded, acknowledged the compliment which had been paid to him. Dancing then commenced, and, varied at intervais by airs, duets, glees, &c, given in very respectable style, was kept up until about nine o'clock, when the party set out on their return, having spent a day which fulfilled their highest anticipations. -- Belfast Mercury.
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Law Intelligence.
GOVERNMENT PRESS PROSECUTION.
HEAD POLICE OFFICE, -- DUBLIN, SATURDAY.
In the case of "The Queen at the prosecution of the Attorney-General v. Zachariah Wallace, proprietor of the Anglo-Celt newspaper," informations had been sworn against the traverser for the publication of an alleged libel on Colonel Staunton, Captain Bagar, Lieutenant Hutton, and the men of the 31st Regiment, charging them with having lost their facings for cowardice, and aceusing them of being guilty of murder in the affray at Sixmilebridge.
The traverser appeared, attended by Mr. Dowse, as counsel, and Mr. Mathew Tully, attorney, Dr. Gray, and Mr. William Reany, of Essex-quay, as sureties.
Colonel Staunton, Captain Eagar, and Lieutenant Hutton, were also preseut, attended by Mr. Hayes, who appeared for the Attorney-General.
Mr. F. Thorpe Porter then proceeded to read the informations of those three gentlemen, and also the affidavits of officers of the Inland Revenue department, in proof of Mr. Wallace's proprietorship of the paper. The informations of the military gentlemen were in substance the same as the evidence they gave at the inquest of Sixmilebridge, with the addition that they denied that the 31st Regiment had been ever deprived of its facings for cowardice, and in one passage of Lieutenant's Hutton's informations he said that the men of the 3lst would be unworthy of the name of soldiers if they did not protect themselves from the violence to which they had been exposed at Sixmilebridge.
Mr. Dowse, on the part of the traverser, declined to examine the Colonel and officers of the 31st then present, and tendered bail.
Mr. Hayes said he would require bail, the traverser himself in 200l. and two sureties of 100l. each.
Mr. Reany was rejected, and
Dr. Gray and Mr. Mathew Tully, solicitor, Cavan, then entered into the required sureties, and the case was sent, not to the Commission of Oyer and Terminer, as in cases of a similar kind, but to the Crown office in the Court of Queen's Bench.
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ALARMING FIRE IN LISBURN.
About half-past three o'clock, on Saturday morning last, a most destructive fire was discovered in the premises of Mr. Samuel M'Connell, grocer and flour merchant, Market Square, Lisburn. In addition to the business mentioned, Mr. M'Connell carries on an extensive trade in the manufacture of weaving materials, and it was in the shop connected with that department the fire is supposed to have originated. When first discovered the flames had made considerable progress, and as some time elapsed ere sufficient aid came forward, the fire spread rapidly. Almost immediately after having heard the alarm, Sergeant Morgan, the chief officer of the Lisburn station, was, on the spot, and, on seeing the state of affairs, at once despatched Sub-Constable Henderson to this town for the assistance of the fire brigade. In the meantime, the local fire-engine was brought out. Considerable difficulty was felt in consequence of the main, which supplies Lisburn with water, having been turned off, and the only resource left was to carry water to feed the engine, until the regular pipes of the town were set to work. Mr. Bell, the official director of the Lisburn fire-engine, was very efficient from the moment he arrived at the burning premises until the flames had been got under. Rapidly did the fire spread over the doomed building, and had the wind been powerful in a particular direction, the entire block of houses, together with the Market-house and its splendid cupola, must have been consumed. At one period of the fire, the flames caught the roof of Mr. George Duncan's establishment, when a man named David Graham volunteered his services, and, at considerable risk, got on the slates, and cut away the communication, thus saving the latter concern from probable destruction. So fearful was the rush of the flames over every spot of Mr. M'Connell's concern that, about six o'clock, scarcely a vestige remained. In this case the property had not been insured; Mr. M'Connell will, therefore, lose very considerably by the unfortunate event. -- Mr. Duncan, whose extensive woollen warehouse, as has been stated, is situate next to the house in which the fire took place, has also suffered to a large extent, in consequence of the dragging out of his goods, house furniture, &c.; the latter, we understand, were insured. Providentially no lives were lost; and it is most remarkable that, amid all the excitement and danger resulting from falling roofs and tumbliug walls, only one slight accident took place. We should state that, on Inspector Cockburn, of the Belfast fire brigade, arriving at Lisburn with his men and engine, it was found that no necessity existed for his assistance, and he returned to town, as we understand, without having even landed his engine from the railway truck on which it was placed at the Belfast station. It is a most extraordinary circumstance in connexion with the railway management, that the authorities refused to allow the engine on the train until it should be paid for, and that when that difficulty was overeome and the machine had reached Lisburn, the officers there would not allow it to be removed till its conveyance should be franked. The house was in flames at the time, and considerable damage was apprehended to the adjoining premises.
Some very curious incidents in local history are connected with the premises destroyed by the fire of Saturday last. The house itself was built in 1708, the year after the great fire, when the town was burned down for the second time, and, at the same date, the ancient name, Lisnagarvey, was changed to that of Lisburn. To commemorate the building of the house, the following quaint inscription was cut in stone, and placed in front, facing the square:-
I. H. I.
1708.
"The year above this house erected,
This town was burned the year before,
People therein may be directed
God has judgments still in store;
And that they do not him provoke
To give to them another stroke;
The builder also doth desire,
At expiration of his lease,
The landlord living at that time
May think upon the builder's case."
Baron Conway the then owner in fee of the town, was very popular, and little disposed to gather to himself the improvements created by the inhabitants; still, as it would seem by the concluding lines of the above bit of the poetic, some hazy ideas of what is now called tenant right had even then begun to dawn on the minds of the Lisburn folks. Another remarkable feature in the history of the house in question is, that from one of its windows, and immediately beside the stone above noticed, the celebrated Harry Munroe was executed in the Summer of '98, and just after the Battle of Ballynahinch. The ill-fated chieftain of the rebel army was a native of Lisburn, and for many years bought linen cloth in the markets then celebrated for the public sale of that class of goods. Harry Munroe's mother survived him nearly twenty years, during which period she continued to reside in Lisburn, and a very highly-finished portrait of the famed General is yet retained in the hands of one of his relatives resident in the town. -- Banner of Ulster.
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HOSTILE CORRESPONDENCE. -- Since the late election for this county Captain Mervyn Archdall, M.P. and Henry D'Arcy, Esq., of Necara Castle, have been firing epistolary missives at each other through the medium of Colonel Barton, of the Waterfoot, Pettigo, and occasionally availing themselves of the Post-office. The rivals, we understand, were to have brought matters to a consummation at Belgium, a few days ago, but discretion, which is the better part of valour, dictated a more prudent course. -- Fermanagh Mail.
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TOURISTS IN KILLARNEY. -- Never since the waters of Loughlane overflowed the magic well to which legendary lore attributes the formation of those beautiful Lakes, was Killarney so crowded with visitors as at this season, and principally from England. We have been informed by parties who have official knowledge of the fact, that, since the 1st of June, the number of visitors there had been thirty thousand. Every hotel in town and country has been continuously full -- every lodging-house occupied. If the numbers who have visited Killarney this year have been so great, what may we not expect next year? On the 1st of May, the Killarney Junction Railway -- the terminus of which is in a rapid progress of formation -- will be opened. Mr. Roney, who has been in Killarney during the week, and Mr. Hall -- two gentiemen most competent to form an opinion -- estimate that the number in 1853 will be inereased sixfold. The calculation, too, is made irrespective of the supposed intention of her Majesty to visit Killarney next summer. To meet this enormous influx, the several hotel-keepers are already making arrangements, on an adequate scale, for increased accommodation. A very practical step is also being taken, for obviating every annoyance to which strangers have heretofore been subjected. We have before us the programme of the "Killarney Lakes Association," one of whose objects it is stated is "to prevent the annoyances to which visitors to the Lakes of Killarney are exposed, by the importunities of guides, whiskey sellers, strolling beggars, and others at the different points of interest." The parties forming this Association are the proprietors of the several hotels, lodging-houses, car-owners and owners of boats; and among the rules we find two very valuable ones fixing the price of boatmen, drivers, guides, and buglers, which is to be charged in the general bill of the visitors -- the charge for boats, and vehicles of every description. Among the arrivals at the Lake Hotel during the last fortnight have been the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of London, Mrs. and the Misses Bloomfield, Rev. E. Bloomfield, and Francis Bloomfield, Esq., and suite; Mr. and Mrs. C. Hall, and suite. Twenty-one of the Directors of the Great Southern and Western and the Killarney Junction Railways arrived at the Victoria Hotel, Killarney, early in the week, and baving inspected the works in progress, and visited Mr. Herbert, of Muckruss, left on Thursday for Dublin. -- Tralee Chronicle.
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A tanner, recently deceased, at Manchester, is said to have left a fortune of 250,000l, which he had accumulated in that trade.
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TRANSATLANTIC PACKET STATION. -- It is said that Limerick has been selected by the Government Commissioners as the intended Transatlantic Packet Station. While it is gratifying that any Irish port is likely to be adopted, it is to be regretted that the nearest route to America has not been chosen. Limerick is more distant than Galway by several hours. It is feared that the influence of Lord Montengle has had something to do with the selection of Limerick. Limeriek harbour may be superior to Galway, but the latter could be made all that is required at a moderate expense. It has been stated that the Galway people do not deserve encouragement, for they allow the Claddagh fishermen to lord it over them, and to act as complete sovereigns of Galway Bay -- on some days neither fishing themselves, nor allowing others to fish. However this may be, there are other parties concerned, besides the Galway people. For the North of Ireland, it would be better that Galway be selected. If the matter be not finally decided, those who are most interested in it should memorial the Government on the subject.