The
Armagh Guardian
June 24, 1845
Armagh, County Armagh
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June 11, at the
Parsonage, Newbliss, the lady of the Rev. Wm. Deering, of a daughter.
MARRIED.
On the 18th inst., at
Derrycortrevy church, by the Rev. Mr. Major, Alfred Sotheren, of Bray,
Esq., to Ellen, fourth daughter of the late John Gilmore, of Lisrone,
County Tyrone, Esq.
Same day, in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh, James Gardner, Esq., to Miss Anne Scott, niece of George Scott, Esq., of Vicar’s-Hill. June 18, in St. Peter’s Church, Dublin, the Rev. J. North, only son of Roger North, of Kilduffe House, King’s County, Esq., to Emma, daughter of the late John Deering, Esq., of Derrybrusk, county Fermanagh. June 12, by the Rev. Mr. Cummins, Parish Priest of Ballyshannon; and afterwards by the Rev. Mr. Tuthill, in the Church of Ballyshannon, John Allingham, Esq., of Willsbrook, near Ballyshannon, to Mary Ann, daughter of the late Doctor Sheil, and Niece to the late O’Connor Don, M.P. June 14, in Kilkenny, Wm. F. Winslow, Esq., second son of the late Captain Winslow, of Dresternan, in the county of Fermanagh, to Nannie, second daughter of James Poe, Esq. DIED.
On Sunday evening
last, in Beresford place, Armagh, at the house of her aunt, Catherine
Elizabeth Swan, aged 19 years, second daughter of Thomas Swan,
Curlough, near Caledon, Esq.
On Friday, the 20th inst., Christina Brockey, of this city, aged 106. At Caen, where he had resided more than twenty years, J. S. Smith, Esq., brother of the late Admiral Sir Sidney Smith, and formerly Ambassador at Constantinople. He was well known as a learned antiquary, and for his general literacy attainments. =================== IRISH GRASS.--Mr.
GEO. MILLSOP of Breagh, near Loughgall, has sent to our office a
specimen of what he calls Irish perennial. The stalks arre very
succulent and measure six feet in length. Mr. MILLSOP writes the
following particulars respecting the crop, which may be interesting to
some of our agricultural friends :--
“SIR—Seeing a statement in your paper showing the good growth of Italian Rye Grass, I wish to give you an account of grass that I have reared from national Irish grass seed. Ob- serving that it grew well, I determined to try how it would do, and accordingly sewed a good quantity of the seed. In a very short time I brought it to perfection, and have now a great deal of it, both for grazing and meadow, and will be able this year to save several barrels of seed. For many years I have been in the habit of raising grass seed, and have tried all kinds ; but I prefer the Irish perennial before them all, as it is perpetual, and will grow for 20 years if required without a renewal, which is not the case with any other I know of. At present I have a field in grazing, on which since the first of May last there has always been one cow, sometimes two, and the grass is good yet, although it is the third year for it. I have tried the Italian grass and found it very good the first year, but after that it fails ; whereas the kind of which I speak improves every year, the sole thickening annually. I call it Irish perennial because it resembles the English of that name.” =================== FLAX.—On Saturday
there was left at our office, a very fine sample of flax, 42 inches
long, grown from Riga seed by Mr. M’ALISON, near Caledon, on the estate
of Mr. JAMES STRONG, Bart. Our informant states that the sample was
taken from a crop covering seven acres, and is a fair specimen of the
whole. The seed was bought from RICHARDSON, Brothers & Co.,
Belfast, by Mr. M’ALISON, who was able to supply most of the tenants on
the estate ; and it has given general satisfaction. =================== A man named FRANCIS
M’ELDOON was tried at our Petty Sessions on Thursday last, for
wilfully and maliciously breaking a tombstone, in St. Mark’s Church
yard, the property of JAMES C. M’KINSTRY, Esq. After hearing the case
the magistrates very properly committed him to gaol for a fortnight, or
pay a fine of 11s. 6d. =================== We understand it is
intended, instead of a branch line of railway from Banbridge to
Lurgan, to have a junction line from Newry, by Banbridge and Dromore,
to Moira. =================== We feel great pleasure
in directing the attention of our readers to the report of the
examination of Mr. LESTER’s school, on Wednesday and Thursday last. We
are sorry it was not in our power to be present on these days, as we
expected ; but we are informed the answering of the young gentlemen did
great credit to the principal. We congratulate him on his success since
he commenced his establishment, to which his character, his exertions
to improve his pupils, and his abilities, justly entitle him. =================== ALARMING ACCIDENT FROM
THE BITE OF A RABID DOG.—Last week a most alarming accident, and
one which it is feared will result fatally, occurred to Percival
Halcomb, Esq., a gentleman residing in Gloucester-place, New-road
[Dublin?]. It appears that Mr. Halcomb has in his possession a favorite
spaniel of King Charles’s breed. The animal had been lying asleep on
the sofa in the front drawing-room, suddenly jumped off and flew at the
gentleman, biting him on the calf of the leg. Imagining the dog was
merely in play, he did not take any particular notice of the occurrence
till late in the afternoon, when his leg began to swell alarmingly. Mr.
Allenby, a surgeon, was promptly in attendance, who, upon viewing the
affected part, pronounced the dog to be in a rabid state, and instantly
proceeded to cauterize the part. We are, however, sorry to say that the
unfortunate gentleman is in considerable danger, and that but slight
hopes are entertained of his ultimate recovery.—Morning Post. =================== (From our Enniskillen Correspondent.) ...
THE CROPS.—Nothing can surpass the
luxuriance of the crops in this neighbourhood ; and during the past
week the scythe has been in full operation.=================== STATE OF THE WORKHOUSE FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 21.—Number last week, 483 ; admitted and born, 16; total, 499; discharged, 14 ; remaining on the above date, 485. |
DARING
OUTRAGE.—On the night of Monday last, 16th instant, a party of
miscreants attacked the dwelling-house of a farmer named John Hammill,
near Carrickmacross, and being refused admittance they fired four shots
about his premises two of which were fired into the house, and the
other two perforated his gate, within a few yards of his bed- room
window. The villains’ thirst for wickedness, was not, however,
satisfied by this atrocious outrage ; they then carried away a
considerable quantity of soap and tobacco, that were on his car in the
yard, and strange to say, the vandals took the car asunder, and brought
off as much of it as, it appears, they were able to carry—namely, the
two wheels and axle-tree. They were observed through a window by Mr.
Hammill, who knew one of them, but as exertions are being made to
render him amenable, it would not be prudent to give his name here.—Northern
Standard.
=================== DEATH BY DROWNING.—On
Friday last, while Constable MORROW was proceeding to Caledon, with a
prisoner, his attention was directed to the Callen river, where he
found an old man drowned, almost two perches from the Callen river
bridge, in a part of the river usually used for bathing. The Constable
immediately removed the deceased from the water, and made every
exertion to restore life, but without effect. We understand the name of
the deceased was PINKERTON, and that he lived about a mile beyond
Tandragee. He had slept in Armagh the night previous, and had
gone to the river on Friday morning for the purpose of bathing. He was
about 83 years of age. In the absence of Mr. HENRY, Coroner, an inquest
was held on the body by THOS. KIDD, Esq., J.P., and a verdict of
accidental drowning returned. =================== THE ARMY.—The depot
of the 40th regiment marched into this city on Wednesday last, from
Belturbet, under the command of Major R. CAMPBELL. Same morning the
detachment of the 70th stationed here for some time past left for Newry. =================== MURDER NEAR CHARLEMONT.—On
Wednesday the 18th inst., two men named PATRICK CROSSEY and JOHN
MULLAN, (the latter better known by the cognomen Red Jack,) had a
dispute about the right of property to a moss-bank in the townland of
Derrymagoan, distant from Charlemont a mile and a half, in the former
of which places they both resided. CROSSY [sic] having threatened to
put MULLAN off the bank, the latter who had a spade in his hand, struck
CROSSEY once or twice over the back and arm and subsequently on the
head, above the ear, from which there was a considerable effusion of
blood. He immediately fell and was conveyed home where he was attended
by Doctors GILPIN of Copney, and LAVERY of Armagh. He suffered severely
up to Sunday evening last, when he expired about half-past four
o’clock. MULLAN as yet has not been apprehended, although a strict
search was made for him by the Constabulary stationed in Moy. =================== CONSISTATORY COURT, ARMAGH.—HEATH
V. HEATH.--The hearing in this case is postponed until after the
vacation,and is now fixed for Wednesday, the 30th July. =================== CAPTURE OF A ROBBER IN
BELFAST.—On Sabbath morning last, an old man named William Mills,
who, in the capacity of an itinerant tin-plate worker, had managed to
scrape together £45, was robbed of the entire of his savings in
a lodging-house in Derry, by a relative named James Mills, who
immediately made his escape to Belfast by the day-mail. A most
active officer, head-constable Magee, was soon upon his trail ; and
arriving in Belfast at an early hour on Monday morning, he and
head-constable Campbell succeeded, in the course of a few hours in
apprehending the robber, and five persons—four named White, and one
named Cassidy, who were found in the same house, in a low court
off Hercules-street, with the proceeds of the theft shared among them.
Mills has been transmitted to Derry, for trial at the assizes ; the
others, against whom no evidence sufficient to implicate them could
produced [sic], have been discharged. =================== BALLYBOT QUARTER SESSIONS.Cecil M’Shane was indicted for an assault on Margaret Burns, in March last, at Forkhill. Discharged. Michael Collins, for a malicious assault on Henry Patterson, on 31st Jan. last, and also for a common assault on same person, at same time. Guilty ; one months’ imprisonment, and to a fine of £15 to prosecutor. Anne Daily, John Bennett, and John Daily for an assault on Peter M’Glade on the 1st of May. Anne Daily was found guilty, and sentenced to pay a fine of 5s., and to get security in £5 to keep the peace. The other prisoners were acquitted and discharged. Michael Bennett, for an assault on Stephen Murphy, on 1st May near Camlough. Not guilty. Patrick Jennings, for an assault on John Magennis, on 3d May last, at Newry. Not guilty. John Mitchell for stealing two yards of cloth and a suit of clothes, the property of James Cruikshank, of Portadown. Not guilty. The Civil business was then proceeded with. It was also unusually light—the entries did not exceed 76. |
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