The Connaught Journal,
Galway, Ireland: Monday, August 12,
1839
Orange Processions-Several persons prosecuted in Monaghan for
taking part in
illegal processions, have at the assizes which have just
closed pleaded guilty; and were allowed to stand out on their own
recognizances-Mr. Samuel GRAY, of Ballybay, promising Baron PENNEFATHER
verbally that he would be
accountable for them.
A
CATHOLIC CLERGYMAN INSULTED.
The following, if correct, presents a specimen
of gentlemanly conduct, which, for the honour of the province, we hope never
again to see repeated. We give it the more cheerfully, as it will afford the
party accused an opportunity of explanation.
"As three Catholic clergymen,
the Rev. Messrs. O'CALLAGHAN, KELLY, and WALKER, were proceeding from Sligo
to Ballincar, a few days since, they were overtaken by a vehicle, as they
were descending the hill of Cartron, near this town. Mr. KELLY being riding
on a young and restive horse, pulled up and remained behind, and Mr.
O'CALLAGHAN and Mr. WALKER proceeded slowly along the road, as close to the
wall on each side as it was possible for them to go, leaving the whole road
to the vehicle, which came upon them without checking its pace in the
slightest degree. In the vehicle was our Liberal county surveyor, and as he
passed he addressed Mr. WALKER in the most haughty and overbearing tone
-Why did you not get out of the way, Sir?
-I have done so as much as I could, was the meek reply.
-You are a liar, you blackguard, retorted the courteous, well-bred surveyor.
We only ask the polite surveyor if, instead of the
cassock of the priest, Mr. WALKER wore the toga of the citizen, would he
address him in this refined phraseology? If he did, we know what would be the
response; and we take leave to tell the gentleman that the humble priest has
friends in Sligo, who, if convenient,
would have given him an Irishman's
answer-the only answer such infamous
conduct and language deserved."
The
extract we have copied from the Sligo Champion.
DUBLIN
POLICE-College-street: "The Light of Other Days" - A Bankrupt
A tall,
thin, black-complexioned individual, with piercing, black eyes, which rolled
in the most extraordinary manner, was brought before the bench on Monday, charged with soliciting alms in the street. He was dressed in a
black coat,
which was buttoned close under his chin; his nether garment was of the same
material, but more threadbare.
He appeared to be an inhabitant of this planet
for a period of some thirty four or five years, and from his lout appearance
one would conclude he had "seen better days."
Magistrate to constable-What is
your charge against this person?
Constable-He was begging in the
street.
Magistrate-to prisoner-What is your name? From your appearance I
should not suppose you are in want, or that you would beg in the
streets.
Prisoner-I shall answer all; my name is O'CONNOR O'MORE O'FLAHERTY;
as to my appearances, they are very deceitful; and what can a man do but beg
when his bank-packet stops payment? (great laughter)-more particularly when
drawn on by such inexorable creditors as an empty stomach (continued
laughter). I am only a short time in this "great metropolis" and believe me I
thought to find people more hospitable-that is, considering it is the Irish
metropolis.One instance will be sufficient to relate: You see I was
possessed of a tolerable quantity of wearing affairs, in the shape of coats,
& c, but soon found means, by the magic of a pawnbroker's ticket, to coin
them all into hard silver (tremendous roars of laughter). But that metal (for
the better convenience of its rolling, no doubt), being made round, soon
rolled away from my goodly keeping (renewed laughter). But to the point;
well, I was obliged to walk two whole nights in the street for want of some
place to lie in, when I heard a person talk of the Lying in Hospital; that's
the place for me said I to myself for I have been lying out for the last two
nights (roars of laughter). I went there without delay, told them I had lain
out. No use, said they, you can't lie in here (extravagant roars of
laughter). That's all-I'm done. (Here a sudden and almost unnatural gleam
shot from his eyes, as if in indignation at the treatment he
experienced.)
Magistrate-How long have you been thus? -are you all right in
your mind?
O'CONNOR O'MORE O'FLAHERTY-As to the mind, I cannot distinctly
reply; but, sometimes-oh, no matter, no matter- I have not been in this state
all my life. Well, well when I think of the "Light of other days", it
(looking upwards), is -oh, Susan, Susan! (the poor maniac laughed loud and
long, with a stare as it were fixed on vacancy.)
Magistrate-I will
discharge you this time, but take care not to beg in the
streets
anymore.
O'FLAHERTY-I shall obey; and for your kindness I shall call some day
and
tell you my history. I dare say it will amuse you (laughter). As he
was leaving the board room he was handed 2s6d by a gentleman. He thanked him
and withdrew.
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Tuam, August 9,
1839.
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THOMAS BRENNAN
Bishop-Street,
Tuam.
Begs leave to inform his numerous Customers, and the Public in general,
that
in addition to his Extensive and well Selected Stock of Goods, he
continues
to receive Monthly, from the First Houses in the Trade in London,
Glasgow,
and Dublin, supplies of the under-mentioned articles-combining
novelty of
design with superiority in texture, all which he is determined to
dispose of
at the lowest possible Profit.
IN THE CLOAK
DEPARTMENT
will be found Black and Coloured Silks, Satin Turcs, Victoria
plaid Shawls,
and Zebra Cloaks
THE MANCHESTER DEPARTMENT IS SUPPLIED
WITH EVERY DESCRIPTION OF PRINTED
MUSLINS AND LONG CLOTHS.
French and
British Cashmeres.
Saxony
Cloths.
Flannels.
Blankets.
Stuffs.
White Muslins.
Scotch
Dowlas.
Hunter's & Pike's 7-8 and ??
Linens.
Towellings.
Diapers.
Hollands, Plain and Twilled.
Linings,
Roll Muslins, and Stamped and plain Persians.
Haberdashery, Perfumery,
Stationery.
Gentlemen will find as usual, a Select Stock of West and
North of England
Black, Bias and Medley Cloths, Double and Single Milled
Kerseymeres,
Buckskins, Tweeds, Drills, and Canteons, Satin, Velvet, Silk,
Challi and
Marseilles Vestings. London and Dublin-built Hats of the most
Fashionable
Shapes.
T. BRENNAN
Tuam, August 12,
1839
A.H. LYNCH, Esq., M.P.
It affords us much pleasure to announce the
recovery, from a very severe
illness, of our most efficient and very
excellent representative. Mr. LYNCH
will visit Galway early in the ensuing
month, and will sojourn amongst his
constituents and friends for some time,
and we sincerely hope his native air
will renovate his health and spirits.
The people of Galway, amongst whom the
hon. member is deservedly so very
popular, will give him a cordial welcome,
and a happy and comfortable
tenantry will rejoice at the presence of a good
and indulgent landlord, who
promotes in every possible way their prosperity,
by the diffusion of labour
and industry. On his own estates he is making
very considerable improvements,
by which many person are constantly
employed, and he has subscribed very
largely to the erection of a most safe
and spacious Quay at Barun, for which
he also obtained a grant from the
Board of Public Works, which will
contribute most essentially to the
preservation of lives of fishermen
employed on the western coast.
PORT
NEWS
Arrived.
The Dolphin, revenue cutter, Lieut BLISSETT, from a
cruise.
The schooner Acorn, Symmonds, Dublin stores, for Arran and Mutton
Island
light houses.
Sailed.
The ship, St. Patrick, MOLLOY, master,
in ballast, for Quebec.
The brig Lively, POOL, master, ballast, for
Quebec.
The brig Midas, M'DONOGH, master, ballast, for Quebec.
These three
vessels belong to the port of Galway.
To the Editor of the Connaught Journal.
SIR-Permit me, through the medium
of your paper, to make an appeal to the
humanity and justice of the Gentlemen
of Tuam and its neighborhood. I, on
the sixteenth of June, commenced at my
private expense, preventing starvation too progressively; from one hundred to
five hundred families daily, as you may percieve by the subjoined account,
verified on oath- I did so calculating on the sympathy of the Generous
Public, in which I never was, nor I am sure shall I see on the present
occasion be, disappointed ; and am convinced it is only necessary that it
should be known to prevent my being at the exorbitant loss of one hundred and
thirty six pounds ten shillings.--Indeed I would ask the Landed Proprietors
If, without some
exertion to prevent starvation, their properties or lives
would be safe from the effects of utter destitution,and its consequent
disease? The amount of misery may be ascertained by the almost incredible,
but not the less founded in truth, fact, that there are at this instant In
the two Pawn offices of this town pledges to the amount of one thousand
pounds sterling, made up in loans of one shilling, and under that sum
one penny. It is, however, due to the Committees in management of the
Government Fund, and this Subscription on which it was obtained, to state
that on a more particular Inquiry, I have not rightly judged of its
efficiency in affording relief, and am more free to confirm, having seen the
list of Labourers employed, they could not perhaps do better, subjected to
one condition on which it was received.
And, indeed, I feel bound to make
this admission, knowing that honour and
principle that ever guided many
gentlemen connected with its management. I conclude, by stating that I never
shall regret how I have acted, whether I
may become the victim of a mistaken
confidence or not.
I remain, Sir, your obedient servant.
Tuam, August
8, 1839 PATRICK EGAN.
In Account with PATRICK
EGAN.
DR.
[Note, the numbers that follow the next items are as
follows: cwt; qrs.;
lb.; rate (s.-d.); £; s.d.]
To as much Oat
Meal Bought from sundries, in small
parcels....85;1;9;15-4;69;?;?
To do,
from John M'DONNELL......14;3;26;16-8;12;9;8
Margaret
FORD...4;1;22;16-6;3;13;4
John CAVANAUGH...15;1;5;17-9;12;11;?
Thomas
CONNOR...10;2;22;16-4;8;14
John CAIN...9;8;9;?-2;6;6;10
James
FYNN...137;0;0;0-0;124;9;0
Charles BLAKE...137;0;0;0-0;124;9;0
Bryan
RALFTERY...27;3;25;18-2;25;6;0
Martin CAIN...29;2;27;0-0;27;0;0
James
CAVANAGH...25;0;12;0-0;22;14;0
Patrick GRANY...29;3;25;0-0;27;4;9
James
BLAKE...365;9;9;18-10;337;14;7-1/2
........................................................£805;0;5-1/2
To
200 stones of Potatoes at 61/2d...£5;8s;4d.
do at 6...£14;2s;0d.
do at
5-1/2...£17;18s;101/2d
do. at 6-3/4...£43;16s;9d
do. at
4-1/2...£21;16s;7d
do. at 4...£26;6s;8d
do. at
4-1/3...£35;6s;9d
......................£198;17s;7-1/2d
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CR.
[Note,
the numbers that follow the next items are as follows: cwt; qrs.;
lb.; rate
(s.d.); £; s.d.]
By so much sold as
follows...80;3;7;11-9;44;8;11
do....31;1;7;13-9;20;7;1
do...155;3;0;14-0;109;9;8
do...221;0;16;16-0;176;18;4
do...82;0;14;15-0;61;146;11;0
do...82;0;14;16-0;64;16;1
do...20;0;3;0-0;16;0;0
do...10;0;0;0-0;8;0;0
Amount
of Subscription Received...63;0;0
By as much loss on the whole, including
deficiency
in
weight.....94;17;10-1/2
............................................................................
...................£805;11;0-1/2
By
7434 Stone, sold at 4d...£23;18s;8d
By 1778 Stone, sold at
4-1/2...£33;6s;9d
By so much loss and deficiency on
Potatoes...£41;12s;2d
......................................................................£198;1
2s;9d
Loss
and deficiency on Meal...£94;17s;10-1/2d
do.
Potatoes...........................£41;12s;2d
Gross
Loss..............................£136;10s;0-1/2d
SUBSCRIPTIONS.
£,s,d
The Honorable Mrs. TRENCH...1,0,0
The Lord Bishop of
Tuam...25,0,0
The Rev. John GALBRAITH...2,0,0
The Rev. James
LANCASTER...2,0,0
Colonel SEWEL...5,0,0
Captain
GASCOIGNE...1,0,0
Richard M. S. GEORGE...5,0,0
James KELLY,
Newtown...5,0,0
Richard SAVAGE, Sovereign...1,0,0
John
EGAN...2,0,0
Connor KELLY...2,0,0
Thomas TURNER, M.D....1,0,0
Charles
BLAKE, Sen...2,0,0
Mark J BLAKE...1,0,0
Charles BLAKE,
jun...1,0,0
NOTT, FERGUSON, and Co...1,0,0
Lawrence
MULLEN...1,0,0
Richard RAWSON...1,0,0
John J DENNIS...1,0,0
Thomas
KEARY...2,0,0
John MATHEWS...1,0,0
Robert STEPHENS...1,0,0
Patrick
PRENDERGAST...1,0,0
Peter O'FLANAGAN...1,0,0
Samuel
BROWNE...0,10,0
Francis WALDRON...0,10,0
Paul MANNION...0,10,0
William
GANNON...0,10,0
Daniel DESMOND...0,10,0
John DALY...0,10,0
Denis
KIRWAN...0,10,0
James HIGGINS...0,5,0
W.W. MOORSHEAD...0,10,0
Richard
MOORE...0,5,0
Robert HUNT...0,5,0
Patrick EGAN, of Tuam, in the County
of Galway, Esquire, maketh oath and saith that he read the above account-and
to the best of his knowledge and belief, same is correct.
Sworn before me
this 5th day of August, 1839.
Patrick EGAN. James LYNCH.
The Galway Hunt have passed a vote of thanks to T. REDINGTON, Esq., M.P.
for his exertions to promote the chase in this county-a compliment which
was
never more deservedly bestowed.
On Friday Mr. BURKE, assistant
poor law commissioner, attended the court-house of Loughrea, for the purpose
of explaining the provisions of the poor law act, and of declaring a
union.-At one o'clock on the motion of Denis DALY, Esq., Dunsandle, and
seconded by J.B. BURKE, Esq.,St. Clarens, Sir John BURKE, Bart., was called
to the chair. On the bench were M.J. BROWNE, Moyne, J.P.; J.L. BRICKNELL,
Loughrea, J.P.; John LOPDELL, Athenry,
J.P.; H. Blake, Dartfield, J.P.; James
CLARKE, Creag abbey, J.P.; Edward
M'DERMOTT, Ranore, J.P.; J.W.H. LAMBERT,
Aggard, J.P.; Thomas BERMINGHAM, Caram***, J.P.; Thomas LYNCH, Lavally, J.P.;
James H. BURKE, St Clarens, J.P.; J.H. RIDGE, Loughrea, James SMYTH,
Loughrea; H. CLARKE, Loughrea; and J. DALY, Killins, Esqrs., and in the court
which was excessively crowded, a great many of the gentlemen of the town and
vicinity of Loughrea.
Mr. BURKE addressed the meeting at considerable length
and in a most lucid and
satisfactory manner explained the provisions of the
act as well as the various interogatories put to him.
The Earls of
Leitrim and Charlemont have generously granted to the Rev. Mr.
WARD of Joyce
country, in this county, a site for building a chapel on in this district,
and have also contributed the sum of £50 towards its erection.-The same
noblemen have also granted a site for a chapel at Fa***ll, in this county,
together with the liberal subscriptiojns of £100 to aid in building it. Such
well-directed generosity requires no comment.
Among the first works to be
proceeded with, should the Shannon improvement
bill pass, will be the
erection of a new bridge at Athlone; and certainly there is no portion of the
proposed improvements more imperatively necessary.
R.J. Mansergh St
George, Headford, has given to the poor of Tuam. The subscriptions collected
there are expended in flagging and paving the town.
J.T. JOYNER, Esq.,
manager of the Provincial Bank of Ireland, Ballina, has
received from a lady
resident in Limerick, "the widow's mite," a sum of £20,
which he has applied
to relive the distressed poor of Ballina.
The guns at the batteries on
the Lower Shannon are remounted upon cast iron or metal carriages, which
revolve with case in any circle, so as to command any given point. There are
at Scatters, six long 20 pounders and two howitzers; also a large powder
magazine, from which the other fortifications are supplied.
New
potatoes are coming in such abundance into the Castlebar market as to
have
already reduced the price to 3-1/2d. per stone.
The Lord Lieutenant has
appointed John Robert CROGHAN, of Tullevaran, a chief constable of police,
and to be stationed at Loughrea.
We understand that the Rev. B.J. ROCHE,
now in London, collecting means for the completion of his New Chapel, will
preach a Charity Sermon at Moorefield's Chapel, the Sunday next.
Sir
Michael O'LOGHLEN has arrived on a visit at Port, the seat of his brother,
Hugh O'LOGHLEN, Esq., in the county of Clare.
The Hon. Lady Burton
CONYNGHAM, aunt to the Marquis CONYNGHAM, is seriously indisposed at her
seat, Carrigholt Castle.
On Wednesday a deputation from the town of
Rathkeale, in the county of Limerick, consisting of Messrs. MULCAHY, M'COY,
and O'HANLON, passed through this town, enroute to Outerand, for the purpose
of presenting to Nicholas J
FRENCH, Esq., S.M., an address and Gold Snuff
Box, in testimony of their regret at his departure from amongst them, and in
consideration of his important and valuable service as a Magistrate during
his official stay among them.