The Armagh Guardian
July 29, 1845
Armagh, County Armagh

    NEW MARRIAGE ACT.—A circumstance of a rather singular and unpleasant nature, and which shows the strictness of the new law, took place a short time since at Charlemont. A couple in the act of weaving the silken chord, and when the ceremony was half gone through, was stopped suddenly by the officiating minister receiving a notice to the effect that the bridegroom was a minor. Disappointed, the bridal party left the altar, and the expiration of three weeks again returned, fully qualified, when the remaining part of the interesting scene was effected.

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     A sample of oats,
grown on a two-acre field belonging to the Rev. Mr. M’CAUSLAND, of Fellow’s-Hall, has been left at our office, measuring nearly seven feet ; it is merely a sample ; the remainder of the crop is still growing ; about two feet from the root it measures an inch in circumference.  

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     MYSTERIOUS AND AWFUL OCCURRENCE.—
On Thursday night last, the 24th inst., about eleven o’clock, a woman was found lying on the street, opposite a lodging-house in Ogle-street, near Chapel-lane, with her throat cut and mangled in a most shocking manner. The first persons who discovered her was a man named MICHAEL RICE and a policeman—she was taken into the lodging-house, and Mr. KELLY, of the police, together with Surgeons LESLIE and LAVEREY, and Dr. COLVAN, were promptly in attendance ; the latter gentleman had her brought up to the county infirmary, where she was most carefully attended to, and her wounds properly dressed by Drs. ROBINSON, and COLVAN. The windpipe, as well as the passage to the stomach was divided, the bleeding, however, was not very great, none of the larger blood vessels being wounded ; but almost the entire of any fluid attempted to be swallowed since has escaped at the wound in the throat. She is considered by her medical attendant as still in great danger. She tells a curious story about the affair, and has persisted in it all through, attesting it in the most solemn manner. She states that at about half past nine or ten o’clock on the night before mentioned, she left the house she lodged at in Ogle-street, “for a little walk” down Dobbin-street ; that at the entrance to the lane leading to the demesne gate, she saw a man and woman (the description of whose persons, &c., are in the hands of the authorities) talking. They spoke to her, and she replied ; they then began to laugh and joke, and at last laid hold of her, and dragged her down into the lane, she struggling to get away. The woman (or person dressed like a woman) then laid hold of her arms behind, pinioning her that she could not move, the man at the same time tied a handkerchief across her mouth behind her head, and placing his hand on it, he set to deliberately to cut her throat She thinks she would not have escaped with her life, had not the Primate’s gate been opened, and a light exhibited, for what purpose she does not know, unless closing the gate, when they let her go—she then fell, and when she arose again, which she did by her own aid alone, she made her way to the lodging-house, where she had stopped the night before, and fell fainting and exhausted at the door, where she was found. A considerable quantity of blood was found where she described, next day, and a common table knife, with some blood on it, was found as if it had been flung over a wall which divides the lane from premises adjoining. Fama clamosa, in other words common report, loudly asserts she did it herself ; she was from the first quite rational, and most wonderfully collected considering what had occurred to her. She lived three years with a family in Dobbin-street, as servant, and was well behaved and honest ; her former master seeing her distressed situation, had given her a little help the day before. She has friends living near Killilea, and all who know her state her to be a woman of good character. She had been married, but has lived for some years apart from her husband, and is about 39 years of age. For particular reasons her name is suppressed at present.  

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THE NEWRY, ARMAGH, & LONDONDERRY JUNCTION RAILWAY.
FROM ARMAGH TO OMAGH,
PROVISIONALLY REGISTERED,
Pursuant to 7 and 8 Victoria, chap. 110.
CAPITAL, £400,000, IN 16,000 Shares of £15 each.
DEPOSIT, £1 7s. 6d. PER SHARE.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
The Most Noble the Marquess of Downshire, Hillsborough Castle, County Down.
The Right Honourable the Earl of Charlemont, Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the County of Tyrone.
Lord Claude Hamilton, M.P. for County Tyrone.
Viscount Northland, M.P., Dungannon.
Thomas M. Jones, Esq., High Sheriff, County Armagh, Moneyglass House, Toome.
Colonel Rawdon, M.P., Armagh City
Sir James Bunbury, Bart., D.L., Augher Castle, County Tyrone
Sir Thomas Staples, Bart., Lissan House, Cookstown.
Charles Powell Leslie, Esq., M.P., Glaslough
Robert Waring Maxwell, Esq., J.P., and Deputy Lieutenant,
County Tyrone, Killyfaddy, Clogher
Samuel Vesey, Esq., J.P., and D.L., Derrabard House, County Tyrone.
The Rev. Francis Gervais, J.P., Cecil, Clogher, County Tyrone
Charles Fox, Esq., Rutland-square, Dublin, Deputy Lieutenant of the County Armagh
Francis Evans, Esq., Dublin
W. W. Algeo, Esq., J.P., Armagh
Colonel Cairnes, K.H., Portstewart
Rowley Miller, Esq., J.P., Moneymore

Directors of the Armagh, Coleraine, & Portrush Railway –
Colonel Nicoll, Coleraine
Griffin Curtis Galt, Esq., Coleraine
J. Rowley Miller, Esq., J.P., Moneymore
Samuel M’Clintock, Esq., Seskanore Lodge, Omagh
Edward Moore, Esq., J.P., Bawn, Aughnacloy
William Paton, Esq., J.P., Armagh
Lee M’Kinstry, Esq., J.P., Armagh
The Rev. P. S. Henry, D.D., Armagh, Commissioner of Education and Charitable Bequests in Ireland
Ross Thompson, Esq., Greenwood Park, Newry
Thomas Eyre, Esq., J.P., Benburb, County Tyrone
Robert M’Blain, Esq., merchant, Newry

Directors of the Newry and Enniskillen Railway Company,
Hugh Dalzell, Esq., merchant, Newry
Francis Carville, Esq., merchant, Newry
Henry Thomson, Esq., merchant, Newry
John Hancock, Esq., merchant, Newry
Geo. Scott, Esq., Armagh, Director of the Ulster Railway Company.
Adam Armstrong, Esq., Ballygawley, County Tyrone
David Ross, Esq., M.D., Warrenpoint
Morgan W. Jellett, Esq., Clogher
James M’Lanahan, Esq., Clogher
George Armstrong, Esq., merchant, Armagh
Samuel Gardner, Esq., merchant, Armagh
George Barnes, Esq., merchant, Armagh
Hugh Boyle, Esq., merchant Armagh
Joseph Mathews, Esq., merchant, Armagh
Richard C. Vogan, Esq., merchant, Armagh
Robert Gilmore, Esq., merchant, Armagh
Stephenson Riggs, Esq., merchant, Armagh
Thomas M’Clelland, Esq., merchant, Newry
William Villiers Ryan, Esq., Glasslough Mills
John Bennie, Esq., merchant, Newry
John B. Bankhead, Esq., merchant, Dublin
William Cochrane, Esq., Leek, Glasslough
George Trimble, Esq., Ashfield, Clogher
James Rogers, Esq., Cloveneden House, Loughgall
The Rev. Thomas Stack, J.P., Omagh
James Scott, Esq., merchant, Omagh
William Kirkpatrick, Esq., merchant, Newry
James Savage, Esq., merchant, Newry
Francis Meehan, Esq., merchant, Omagh
John Donnelly, Esq., merchant, Omagh
Charles M’Master, Esq., merchant, Omagh
David Denny, Esq., merchant, Omagh
John Harken, Esq., merchant, Omagh
James Greer, Esq., merchant, Newry
Joseph Lupton, Esq., merchant, Newry
William Hudson, Esq., merchant, Mount Caulfield, Newry
  With power to add to their number.
ENGINEER—Sir John Rennie, F.R.S.
ACTING ENGINEER—H. L. Lindsay, Esq., C.E.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Frazer and Mitchel, and Robert Ross Todd, Newry.
John Cuming, Esq., Armagh, and 12, Hardwicke Place, Dublin.
London: George Ogle, Esq., 4, Great Winchester-street.
PARLIAMENTARY AGENT.
William Bryden, Esq., 4 Palace-yard, Westminster.
BANKERS.
Bank of Ireland and its branches
Provincial Bank of Ireland and its branches
Spooner, Attwoods, and Company, London & Birmingham.
Bank of Scotland & its branches.
Liverpool Bank, Liverpool.
SECRETARIES.
Robert Medill, Esq., Newry.
George Cairnes, Esq., 1, Beresford-place, Armagh.
John Simms, Esq., Belfast.
John Murray, Esq., 116, Grafton-street, Dublin.
F. W. M’Blain, Esq., London.
OFFICES OF THE COMPANY.
Newry: Sugar Island.
Belfast: 26, Donegall-street
Armagh: No. 1, Beresford-place.
Dublin: 116, Grafton-street.
London: 53, Charing-cross, pro. tem.
THE proposed railway will connect the assize town of Omagh with the city of Armagh, now the centre of all the railways in the north of Ireland. Joining the Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway at Omagh, and passing by or near Ballygawley, Fintona, Clogher, Augher, Aughnacloy, Caledon, and Killylea, the line will terminate at Armagh, there forming a junction with the Newry and Enniskillen, the Ulster Railway to Belfast, the proposed inland line to Dublin, and also the Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush Railways. The inhabitants of Tyrone and the adjacent counties will be thus afforded the most direct route to Armagh, Newry, and Belfast; while the distance between Omagh and Dublin will be twenty miles shorter than by any other Railway hitherto projected.
The entire length of the line will be about 35 statute miles.
The traffic tables show a return of at least 8 per cent. on the proposed capital.
The detailed prospectus and map may be had at the Company’s offices as above, and applications for share may be made in the usual form, to the solicitors and secretaries, at their respective offices ; and to the following brokers :--Messrs. Bruce and Symes, Dublin; A. Montgomery, Esq., Liverpool; Messrs. Munro and Co., 41, George-street, Edinburgh ; Messrs. Cardwell and Sons, Manchester ; R. P. Clark, Esq., Bristol ; James Jamieson, Esq., Leeds ; R. Mortimer, Esq., Throgmorton-street, London, and Richard Stack, Esq., Omagh.

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MILITARY PROMOTIONS.
FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, JULY 25.
War Office, July 25.
25th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant Montague Barbauld, from the 55th, to be Lieutenant vice Werge, who exchanges.
31st Foot—Edward Beever Stirling Carver, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Cure, appointed to the 55th.
41st Foot—Captain George Bagot, from the 51st, to be Captain, vice Anderson, who exchanges.
44th Foot—Lieutenant Arthur Cary to be Captain, by purchase, vice Woolhouse, who retires ; Ensign John Stanley Howard to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Cary ; William Henry Hotham, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Howard.
45th Foot—Trevor Goff, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Grant, appointed to the 55th.
48th Foot—Henry Robert Mortimer O’Sullivan, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Harman, deceased.
51st Foot—Major C. Tenlon, from half-pay of the 42d Regiment of Foot, to be Major, vice William Austin, who exchanges, receiving the difference; Captain Arnold Charles Errington to be Major, by purchase, vice Teulon, who retires ; Captain William H. H. Anderson, from the 41st Foot, to be Captain, vice Bagot, who exchanges ; Lieutenant the Hon. David Erskin to be Captain, by purchase, vice Errigton [sic]; Ensign John George Don Marshall, from the 55th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Erskin.
55th Foot—Lieutenant H. Reynolds Werge, from the 25th Foot to be Lieutenant, vice Barbauld, who exchanges ; Ensign Alfred C. Cure, from the 31st Foot, to be Ensign, vice Marshall, promoted in the 51st Foot.
58th Foot—Ensign Thomas J. Grant, from the 45th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Main, who retires.
67th Foot—Ensign J. M’Donagh to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Sinclair, who resigns ; Edward Barnes, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice M’Donagh.
74th Foot—Lieutenant the Honourable Francis William Henry Fane to be Adjutant, vice Walsh, who resigns the Adjutancy only.

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     DINNER TO JAMES SIMMS, ESQ.—On Saturday the 19th inst. an entertainment was given at Collin Glen, to James Simms, Esq., Editor of ‘The Northern Whig.’ At about a quarter past five o’clock, the whole party, consisting of nearly eighty persons, assembled in a large marquee, fitted up for the occasion. The Chair was filled by Robert Grimshaw, Esq., D.L.  

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     The appointment
of Judge Advocate-General in Bengal, worth £14,000 a-year, was recently offered by Government and the Court of Directors to a distinguished barrister, Hugh Hill, Esq., son of James Hill, Esq., of Graig, in this county, and declined. Mr. Hill, as well as our fellow townsman, Sergeant Murphy, M.P., go the Northern Circuit, England.—Cork Constitution.  

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     EARLY OATS.—
Mr. E. E. Newenham reaped a field of white potato oats, sown with clover in September last, on the 17th and 18th instant, at Maryborough.—The oats and clover are cut and bound together, and when threshed, will be stacked for feeding horses.—Ibid.  

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     REMARKABLE CIRCUMSTANCE.—
A three-year old sheep, the property of Mr. Thomas Daly, of Carrigaline, yeaned a lamb on the 4th of last January, which was fattened and sold ; and the same sheep yeaned again on the 11th of this month, having two ewe lambs, which are both strong and doing well.— Cork Reporter

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     TREASURERSHIP OF THE COUNTY SLIGO.—
The election of a treasurer for this county, in room of the late Mr. Cooper, took place at Sligo on Wednesday, and resulted in the return of Adjutant Fawcett. The other candidate for the office was L. G. Jones, Esq., Woodhill.
 
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     DEATH
OF JOSEPH AUGUSTINE WADE, THE COMPOSER. This greatly accomplished gentleman breathed his last on Tuesday last, at the early age of 48. The name of Wade has been for many years before the public in the department of poetry, history and music, as a linguist also he was distinguished. The Emerald Isle gave him birth, and his mind was fed in St. Patrick’s Library, Trinity College, Dublin, at which university he was admitted when only ten years of age, and there he laid in that vast store of miscellaneous knowledge which he could so lavishly expend when necessary. When a boy, and studying music, he became an especial favourite of the celebrated Sir John Stevenson.—Observer.  

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THREATENING NOTICE.
On Saturday last, the 19th inst., a notice of which the following is a copy, was found posted on the dwelling house door, of a respectable farmer, named Robert Woods, at Derryha, near Emyvale:--
  “Parish of Cloon, July 16, 1845.
   “By order of Molly Maguire,
   “To Mr. Robert Woods,
   ‘SIR,--I am going to caution you with regard to the disturbances that are carrying on at your house, by which some of my children is suffering severely ; and if you do not settle the affair before it goes to Emyvale, you can depend we will pay you a visit. As you are a quiet man we give you this caution ; and if you do not pay attention to it, remember the consequence, and do not think that because it was posted up at night that it was your neighbours done it.
    “(Signed,) CAPTAIN STEELRIBS.”
   These allusions have reference to a conflict that arose between two servant men belonging to Mr. Woods. One of them is a relative of his own and has summoned his fellow-servant to Emyvale petty sessions about the time of writing this notice, and thence the “ caution to settle the affair,” which however Mr. Woods was induced to do, doubtless on account of this threat.—Northern Standard.

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CONSISTORIAL COURT OF ARMAGH.
Heath a. Heath.
The hearing of this case commenced yesterday before Rev. Dr. MILLAR, Vicar-General, at the Court-house. Sir HENRY MEREDYTH, Bart., appeared as Advocate for Mr. HEATH, and Dr. GAYER, with Mr. R. S. MOORE, on behalf of the Impugnant. The Court sat at 11 o’clock, when Sir HENRY opened the pleadings in a speech which took two hours in the delivery, after which Dr. GAYER proceeded to address the court, and occupied the remainder of the day, without completing his argument, which he will resume this morning. The court was densely crowded ; the hearing of the cause is expected to terminate to-day. Judgment will probably not be given before Tuesday next. 
OMAGH ASSIZES.
CROWN COURT—TUESDAY, JULY 22.
Judge Torrens entered the Crown Court at ten o’clock.
POSTING THREATENING NOTICE.
  John Torrens was put forward, charged with having posted a threatning [sic] notice on the house of Francis M’Mahon, of Corlaghdorgan, near Dromore, ordering him to leave the place, or otherwise have his coffin and sheet prepared.
  Margaret M’Mahon, examined by Mr. Schoales—On going out to the yard, on the 21st of February last, saw a paper posted on the gable end of the byre ; took it down and gave it to her brother Frank ; at the time she went into the yard observed the prisoner about three perches from where the notice was, as if going from it ; the notice was stuck up with potatoes ; prisoner is the son of a James Torrens, sen., who held the farm before.
  Cross-examined by Mr. Thomas Martin—(Mr. Doherty, who was engaged in this case being occupied in the Record Court)—Witness’s father got possession of the premises before holiday last ; he had taken the farm from Jack Daisey ; there is a pass for people to go to the chapel by.
  Francis M’Mahon, examined by Mr. Smyly—Prisoner’s father held the place before witness ; identified the notice as that given him by his daughter on the 21st February last ; the paste was wet on it at the time ; it was potatoe [sic] paste ; witness read the notice, which was (as) follows :--
  “ We give you notice, that the men who put you in this place has done you a great deal of harm, as Molly Maguire and her men will not allow such work—so clear off, or you will be punished, you and your landlord.”
  Witness saw prisoner on the day the notice was posted go across the field ; on going past the byre, when witness rose in the morning, there was no notice on it ; prisoner absonded after the posting of the notice.
  Head-Constable Rankin—Arrested the prisoner on the 31st of March ; he did not live with his people, who told witness on going in search of him, they did not know where he lived. The Rev. H. L. St. George gave the prisoner a good charracter, as did Neal M’Cusker.
  Judge Torrens charged the jury at considerable length—He said that though there might be no actual proof of seeing a person posting a notice, yet the jury could arrive at a conclusion from the chain of evidence and facts of the case—they had therefore to consider in this case, whether they had such proof and facts before them as would enable them to determine whether the prisoner was guilty or not.
  After the jury had remained in their room for upwards of an hour, they came into court, and expressed a wish to ask a few questions of the first witness, Margaret M’Mahon ; she was brought up, and said the prisoner was in the yard and went up the field, which was not his direct road home—prisoner had been feeding hens of his which were still on the premises with potatoes—he had lived there before, and the fowls had not been taken away.
  The jury again retired, and in a few minutes returned with a verdict of—Not guilty.
  The learned Judge said—Had the verdict been otherwise, and though he did not find fault with the jury for the verdict they had arrived at, he said it might have been otherwise, he would have sentenced the prisoner to be transported for seven years.

RIOT AND ASSAULT AT DRUMQUIN.
  James Monaghan, sen., and jun., James Leviston, Gibson Nethery, Patrick M’Candray, George Nixon, and Samuel Gibson, were charged with having, on the 10th June last, at Drumquin, riotously assembled for assaulting the police, &c.
  It appeared from the evidence that there had been a wedding in the meeting-house on the day in question ; that on returning from the meeting-house, expressions had been used by the wedding-party offensive to a Roman Catholic party which had assembled to cheer and groom them ; that this party followed the wedding party out of Drumquin ; that a quarrel ensued ; that the police interferred [sic], and that M’Gowan, of the police, received a blow of a stone. There was the case and cross case.
  The crown prosecuted, and Mr. Leathem defended the wedding-party.
  His lordship said it was clear both parties were of a little to blame—that the affair merely amounted to an affray, of which both parties should be found guilty, which the jury did without leaving the box. To pay a fine of 10s. each, and find security in £10 to keep the peace.
  Several others were charged with the same offence, but the court said enough had been done in the matter.
  ASSAULT.—James Dooris pleaded guilty to a malicious assault on Lewis Dooris—fined 6d., and to give security to keep the peace.
  STABBING.—John Rutherford, indicted for stabbing James M’Namee. It appeared that M’Namee keeps a house of ill fame at Milltown, Dungannon—that the prisoner was in the house in a state of intoxication, and, irritating language being used, that he stabbed M’Namee with a dagger in the side and face.—Guilty—to be imprisoned 12 months, hard labour every alternate fortnight, and to give security to keep the peace.

WEDNESDAY.
  AFFRAY AT DROMORE.—Henry M’Guigan, John M’Guigan, John Sweeny, and Francis M’Brearty, for a riot and affray at Dromore on the 24th June—the fair day—and for an assault on the police. It appeared that two men were fighting at the fair, that the police very properly interfered, and that the prisoners were of a party who attempted to prevent them doing their duty. They were defended by Mr. Stack and Mr. Dickson ; but were found guilty, and sentenced to be kept to hard labour for one week, to pay 20s. fine each, and to find security to keep the peace—his lordship observing that he would for the future both fine and imprison, to put an end to such petty riots.
  RESCUE.—John Carroll, for rescuing a cow, seized under a decree, near Aughnacloy, and for assault—to be imprisoned for ten days.
  ASSAULT.—John and James Ligget were indicted for an assault, arising out of a dispute regarding right to bog, but acquitted.
  MURDER.—John Hamilton, for the murder (by shooting) of William Wallace, his servant man, at Drumads, last month. This case will be in the recollection of our readers. Dr. Maxwell proved that the prisoner was insane. To be kept in confinement until the pleasure of the Lord Lieutenant be known.
  BURGLARY.—John Sloan was indicted for entering the dwelling-house of a farmer near Cookstown. It appeared that the prisoner was found in the house about five o’clock in the morning, and that he said he was looking for work. Guilty— As he could find no person to give him a character, he was sentenced to ten years transportation.
  LARCENY.—Mary M’Gowan, indicted for having stolen several articles from Ellen Prendergast, at Esker, on the 2d instant.—Guilty—To be imprisoned three months, hard labour.
  Patrick Martin, indicted for having absconded with £10 entrusted to him to deposit in the loan fund, Cookstown.—Not guilty.
  LARCENY.—William Crooks, indicted for having in his possession several articles of property of James Simpson, of Omagh.—Guilty—To be imprisoned six months, and kept to hard labour.

THURSDAY.
  Francis M’Kain, indicted for having obtained 2s, from Divid Gray, of Omagh, under false pretences.—Guilty—To be imprisoned three months—hard labour.
  William Dogherty, indicted for having received a stolen cow.—Guilty—To be imprisoned three months, and kept to hard labour each alternate fortnight.
  Several witnesses were discharged by proclamation.
  ATTEMPT TO SHOOT.—The trial of John M’Sloy, charged with having attempted to shoot Mr. James Perry, the agriculturist connected with the college lands of Dungannon, was postponed till next assizes. The prisoner to remain in custody.

DONEGAL ASSIZES.

On Wednesday last, at 10 o’clock, the following Grand Jury was sworn before Lord George A. Hill, the High-Sheriff, and immediately commenced the fiscal business of the county :-- Colonel Conolly, M.P., Foreman, Sir James Stewart, Bart., J. Johnson, Thomas Brooke, G. Young, Thomas Dougherty, A. Hamilton, G. V. Hart, R. M’Clintock, Esqrs., J. Ferguson, W. Fenwick, H. Leathem, H. Leathem, J. K. M’Clintock, B. G. Humphrey, F. Foster, John Beers, L. Cornwall, J. Law, William Haslett, Esqrs.

CONVICTIONS AT THE FERMANAGH ASSIZES
.
  Patrick Breen pleaded guilty of wilful and corrupt perjury. --Six months’ imprisonment, and hard labour for three of them each alternate week.
  James M’Donald, for sterling [sic] 30s. from Neal M’Brine.— To be transported for seven years.
  Hugh Leonard, assault.—To be imprisoned three months, and kept to hard labour each alternate week for half the time.
  Bridget Lynch, stealing fowl.—To be imprisoned one month.
  Anne M’Avinue, Bessy Bogan, Bell Ames, and Catherine Foy, four prostitutes.—Each to be transported for seven years.
  Thomas Knox, assault.—Imprisoned 3 months.
  Andrew Morris, Joseph Fields, and George Howard assault, --Imprisoned one month each.
  William Cochlan, obtaining money under false pretences.— Transported 7 years

COUNTY DOWN ASSIZES
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   At these Assizes, two men named Lock and M’Garry, were tried on the 18th instant, for the murder of William M’Knight, but the jury though locked up for three nights, could not agree, and were discharged.
   The other cases were very unimportant.

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STATIONS OF THE WESLEYAN MINISTERS,
   DUBLIN DISTRICT.
Dublin—R. Masaroon, John Greer, John Duncan, John Hay.
Hendrick-street—Robert Gibson Jones ; William Ferguson,
Henry Deery, William Kidd, Archibald Campbell, Patrick
Ffrench, John S. Wilson, Supernumeraries.
Kingstown—Samuel M’Dowell ; George M’Ilwaine, Supernumerary.
Drogheda—John Nelson, John Holmes.
Dundalk—Claudius Byrne.
Wicklow—John Hughes, Robert Hewitt.
   WATERFORD DISTRICT.
Waterford—William Lupton, Thomas Ballard.
Carlow—Richard T. Tracy, John Higgins ; R. Banks, Supernumerary.
Newtownbarry—James Murdoch, Wm. Lebert.
Wexford—Robert Bruce, John Bagley.
Richard T. Tracy, chairman of the district.
   CORK DISTRICT.
Cork—Thomas Waugh, William Reilly, Joseph W. M’Kay; James B. Gillman, Joshua Harman, supernumeraries.
Cove—Robert Huston.; Robinson Scott, supernumerary.
Bandon—John F. Mathews, Anketell M. Henderson ; Andrew Hamilton, supernumerary.
Courtmasherry—Thomas Beamish.
Skibbereeen—John Williams, Wm. Butler.
Tralee—Wm. G. Campbell. Thomas Waugh, chairman.
   LIMERICK DISTRICT.
Limerick—Henry Price, John Atkins, Thos. M. M’Donald.
Roscrea—Robert Jessop, Henry M. Beale.
Cloughjordan—James Henry ; John Rogers, supernumerary. Henry Price, chairman of the district.
   TULLAMORE DISTRICT.
Tullamore—William Crook, James Hughes ; Thomas Loughhead, supernumerary.
Athlone—John Harrington.
Maryborough—John Saul, John Donald.
Longford—Francis Stephens, William Foote ; Richard Phillips, Richard Price, supernumeraries. Wm. Crooke, chairman.
   SLIGO DISTRICT.
Sligo—Frederick P. Le Maitre, James S. Waugh.
Castlebar—James Patterson, Thomas Orbison.
Ballina—Samuel Downing, Wm. Burnside.
Boyle—Robert A. Dovers. Frederick Le Maitre, chairman.
   CLONES DISTRICT.
Clones—Gibson M’Mullen, Frederick Elliott ; J. Rutledge, supernumerary.
Killeshandra—Robert J. Meyers, Francis Morrow.
Castleblayney—James Black, David Robinson.
Aughnacloy—John Waugh, Edward Harpur. John Waugh, chairman of the district.
   ENNISKILLEN DISTRICT.
Enniskillen—Robert H. Lindsay, William A. Darby ; John Nesbitt, James C. Pratt, supernumeraries.
Brookeborough—Robert Wallace, Andrew Huston ; Robert Crozier, supernumerary.
Manorhamilton—John Foster, John Gilbert.
Lowtherstown—John Armstrong, John Donald ; William Douglas, supernumerary.
Pettigo and Ballyshannon—John Jebb, James Kennedy ; Samuel Kyle, John C. Irvine, supernumeraries. John Armstrong, chairman of the district.
   LONDONDERRY DISTRICT.
Londonderry—Daniel M’Afee, Thomas K. Whittaker.
Strabane—Robert Hamilton, Thomas Foster ; William Finley, supernumerary.
Omagh—William Molloy, Wm. Lough ; James M’Cutcheon, Robert Carson, supernumeraries. Daniel M’Afee, chairman.
   BELFAST DISTRICT.
Belfast South—William Stewart, Robert G. Cather ; John Campbell, supernumerary.
Belfast North—Fossey Tackaberry, George Vance ; Thomas Ridgeway, supernumerary.
Ballyclare—Samuel Cowdy.
Donaghadee—William Cather, Wallace M’Mullan ; Matthew
Lanktree, supernumerary.
Carrickfergus—Robert Black, Samuel Meredith ; Michael
Burrows, supernumerary.
Coleraine—William P. Applebe, George Deery.
Magherafelt—Wm. Hoey, James Collier.
Lisburn—Thomas Meredith, Robert Campbell ; Wm.
Armstrong, supernumerary.
Downpatrick—Hugh Moore, Thomas M’Lorinan.
William Stewart, chairman of the district.
   NEWRY DISTRICT.
Newry—John Carey, John Nash ; James Lynch, supernumerary.
Dungannon—John Hill, John Hazleton ; Archibald
Murdoch, Edward Hazleton, supernumeraries.
Armagh—George Grant, Frederick Stephens.
Lurgan—James Johnston, Benjamin Bayly ; Thomas Kerr, supernumerary.
Moira and Dromore—Robert Beauchamp, George Burrows ;
David Waugh, supernumerary.
Tandragee—Henry Giles, John Oliver.
Portadown—James Tobias, Edward K. Young ; Edward Johnston, supernumerary.
   MISSIONARY STATIONS.
Lucan and Trim—Henry Geddis, John H. Boyd.
Kilkenny and Tipperary—Edward M. Banks, John C. Storey.
Youghal—William Richey.
Fermoy and Mallow—Wm. Starkey.
Kinsale and De Courcy Country—John Liddy.
Kerry and the Mines—Wm. Hoey, 2d.
Dingle, &c.—Alex. Twiss.
Killaloe, &c.—James Sullivan, John Feely ; Charles M’Cormick, supernumerary.
Galway—Thomas Hickey.
Tuam—William Cornwall.
Ballinasloe—Wm. M’Garvey.
Barony of Erris—Edward Johnson.
Cavan—Wm. Guard, Robert Bell.
Bailiesborough—William Keys.
Donegal—Jeremiah Wilson, John Walker. Ramelton, &c.—Nathaniel Hobart.
Newtownlimavady—Robert Bamford. Ballymena—Wm. Brown.
Ballycastle—Edward Cobain.

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   APPROACHING MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—It is said that a matrimonial alliance between Lady Jane Grimston, youngest and only unmarried daughter of the Earl and Countess of Verulam, and the Earl of Caledon.

   Lord LURGAN has left Leamington for Lurgan.

   The Earl and Countess of BELMORE, entertained at dinner on Thursday, the Lord Chief Justice PENNEFATHER and Justice TORRENS—WM. D’ARCY, Esq.; the High Sheriff; WILLIAM ARCHDALL, Esq.; J. C. BLOOMFIELD, Esq. ; J. N. BLAKE, Esq., &c., &c.

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MAGISTERIAL INVESTIGATION—THE LATE
RIOTS
.
   On Thursday last, when the ordinary business of the Petty Sessions had terminated, the Magistrates, WM. PATON, Esq., J.P. ; GEO. ROBINSON, Esq., J.P. ; THOS. DOBBIN, Esq., J.P., proceeded to investigate further the circumstances connected with the late riots in Armagh. Several witnesses were sworn, who identified seven Roman Catholics and two Protestants, all of whom were given in bail to appear at next assizes. 

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COUNTY LEITRIM.—ATTEMPT TO MURDER A
MAGISTRATE
.
   Another of these cold-blooded attempts upon life, which more than any thing else shows the dreadfully disordered state of the country, has come to our knowledge. The victim is JAMES FAUCET, Esq., J.P. of Strany Hill, near Drumkeerin. By the letter of our correspondent we learn that on Sunday, the 20th instant, three ruffians lay in ambush in that gentleman’s planta- tion, awaiting his return from church, in order to effect their bloody purpose. Mr. FAUCET’s life was providentially saved by one of his own servants, who had been of the murderous party, divulging the secret in time to prevent his master’s returng [sic] home by the way of the plantation. Immediately on news reaching the constabulary, a party accompanied by the revenue police, who are now doing civil duty in that quarter, proceeded to the spot, but in the meantime the assassins had decamped, and continued to evade the police from Sunday to Thursday last, on which day the ruffian hired for the deed was arrested and lodged in gaol. Informations have been sworn against him by the servant who disclosed the secret.  

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   We understand that Mr. WILLIAM KELLY, Sub-Inspector of Police, Armagh, has been served with a writ, at the suit of Mr. WILLIAM BARNES, of Scotch-st., for certain expressions made use of by him previous to the late inquest in this city, reflecting on the character and conduct of the latter as a public officer and a person holding her Majesty’s Commission on the 12th July. In our opinion, Mr. BARNES is entitled to the greatest credit, as appears on the oaths of the persons examined at the inquest, for the exertions he made in endeavouring, to the utmost of his power, to preserve the public peace in the city of Armagh on the above day ; indeed if his advice had been taken, nothing unpleasant would have occurred. We have no doubt but that this most renowned and redoubtable police officer (at least, as appears by his own showing), will be taught that something more than the oft-repeated and most disgustingly profane ejaculations which he was permitted to use before the Coroner at the inquest, will be requisite when he is brought into a court of justice. 


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