Date: June 25 1840

The Connaught Journal
Galway, Thursday, June 25, 1840

GALWAY DOCKS AND QUAYS

Henry Buck, Esq., Engineer, under whose able and efficient superintendence our New Docks and Quays have been building, arrived here on Monday last, and succeeded in adjusting the existing differences and misunderstanding between the respective parties connected with the erection of the Docks; and now that all obstacles and difficulties are happily removed, we are gratified to perceive that the works are progressing with that spirit and energy which we were so long anxious to accomplish, and the mercantile interests of the port have now a prospect of seeing these useful and important works speedily brought to a completion, as M.B. Mullins, Esq., the son of one of the contractors has declared he will not depart from Galway until they are finally finished, and fit for the reception of shipping.

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SALMON FISHERY- One of Captain Persse, of Roxbro's young men killed in our river, above the weirs, a splendid salmon on Monday last, weighing 40 lbs., one of the largest taken in this river for a considerable period. Captain Persse was a celebrated angler in his day, and although now approaching his 80th year, still enjoys the amusement almost with the same vigour of his youthful days, and some heard since killed a salmon of 59 lbs weight, which, we believe, was the largest ever killed in the Galway river.
STRAWBERRIES - In the garden of Thomas Moore Persse, Esq. of Newcastle, near this town, beautiful strawberries are ripe and in abundance for the last fortnight. They are unusually large and of the finest description and flavour, and the plants of which were sent from America by the celebrated William Cobbett, to our late lamented and much respected fellow citizen, Henry S. Persse, Esq, by whom they were much appreciated, as coming from so celebrated a quarter.

COUNTY GALWAY

We the Undersigned, request you will convene a Meeting of this County at as early a day as possible, for the purpose of addressing her Most Gracious majesty and the Royal Highness Prince Albert, congratulating them upon their Providential Escape from the recent attempt upon their Royal lives, and to express our abhorrence of this crime.- 19th June, 1840.

Clanricarde, Lieutenant Gort
Clonbrock, D.L.
Wallscourt, D.L.
W. Le Poer Trench, Hon. and Admiral
Gonville Ffrench, Hon., J.P.
T.B. Martin, M.P.
M.J. Blake, M.P.
A.R. Blake, Right Hon.
Valentine Blake, Right Hon.
M.D. Bellow, Bart. D.L.
A.F. St. George, D.L., J.P.
Dudley Persse, D.L.
John Martyn, J.P.
D.H. Kelly, D.L., J.P.
Burton Persse, D.L., J.P.
John Cheeves, J.P.
Francis Blake, J.P.
John Bodkin, J.P.
Robert Bodkin, J.P.
P. Blake, J.P.
Charles Blake, J.P.
Henry Blake, J.P.
J.B. West
T.G. Burke, M. Dragoons
John Eyre, jun.
Walter McDonogh, J.P.
Thomas Lancaster, J.P.
Cornelius O'Kelly, J.P.
Thomas J. Blake, J.P.
Bernard Browne
John A. Kirwan, J.P.
Walter Butler, J.P.
Ambrose O'Kelly, J.P.
Henry Blake
James Blake
Andrew Nolan
J.P. Ward, Vol 1782
James C. Mahon
Michael Blake
Thomas Joyce
Walter Blake
D.M. Killikelly
Charles Lynch
Anthony O'Kelly
Miles Kirwan
William Butler, J.P.
Malachy Kelly
P.P. Daly, J.P.
Henry Lahiff
James Blake
John Warburton, J.P.
Peter Blake
Stephen Masters
Nicholas Blake
Nicholas Comyn
M. Gannon, O.D.S.
J.U. Burke
John D. Nolan
Thomas M'Nevin
James Bell, J.P.
W. Coolshan, M.D. and Surg
Anthony O'Kelly
John Pilkington
Edward Kelly
Patrick Skerrett
John Coolshan
Dermott Donelan
Robert Powell
S. Raymondly, Arratt
R. Partley
C.H. French
A.A. Freer
Dominick Bodkin
Robert Stanford
C.H. French, jun.
J.B. Stephenson, M.D.
Thomas Moncks
Richard Carroll
S.H. Crozier
John Wood
Clancarty
Ffrench, D.L.
Fitzgerald & Vesey
Rievrston
Thos. Ffrench, Hon. D.L., J.P.
Anthony Nugent, Hon.
J.J. Bodkin, M.P.
A.H. Lynch, M.P.
P.N. Redington, M.P.
John Burke, Bart. V.L.
James Daly, D.L., J.P.
James S. Lambert, D.L., J.P.
John Frye, J.P.
Joseph J. Burke, J.P.
Walter Laurence, J.P.
Walter Joyce, Vo. 1782
Andrew Browne, J.P.
Stephen Donelan, J.P.
James Kelly, J.P.
M.J. Browne, J.P.
Denis Kirwan
James Kenney
Frederick Trench
Henry Trench
Christopher Bellew
Charles Granby Burke
Pierce J. Blake, J.P.
James M'Dermott, J.P.
John Kelly, J.P.
James D'Arcy, J.P.
William M'Dermott
John F. Blake
John F. Browne
Walter Joyce, jun, J.P.
Patrick Blake
Stephen D. Kelly, Mayor
John Kelly, Vol. 1782
John Laurence
Pierce Joyce
Nicholas Blake
Thomas Tully
Michael O'Kelly
Wm. *eisse, M.D.
Peter Daly
James Daly, J.P.
James Lahiff
John P. Bodkin
Bartholomew Warburton
William Lancaster
Thomas Joyce
Thomas Browne
Thomas Lahiff
P. Lawless, P.P.
Daniel M'Nevin
W.H. Graydon
Laurence Dillon, P.P.
Thomas Tully, Jun.
Adam Murphy
James P. Comyn
Patt. Kelly
Lawrence Fahy
Henry O'Loughlin
John S. Barrett, A.M.
Joseph Sharpe
John Poyntz, M.D.
F.H. Craig
William Clarke
P. Kelly
Robert B. Phillips
William Wallace
P. Sweeny, C.C.P.
James Browne
Robert Stanford
Walter M'Donogh, jun.
Jolara Gill
John Pilkington
John Reade
James Barrett
James Boyd
John M. Powel
A. Murphy
John Young
Thomas Hyde
In compliance with the foregoing Resolution, I hereby convene a Meeting of the Nobility, Gentry, Clergy and Freeholders of the County of Galway, at the Court house, LOUGHREA, on FRIDAY, the 26th day of June, at one o'clock, for the purposes therein mentioned.
ASHTOWN, Sheriff.








MARRIED.

On Wednesday, the 24th instant, at the Nuns' Island, by the Very Rev. Laurence O'Donnell, V.G., George Cottingham, Esq. of Corrib View in the county Galway, to Catherine, eldest daughter of the late Michael Regan, Esq. once an eminent Distiller in this town. Immediately after the ceremony the happy pair set off for Mr. Cottingham's delightfully situated residence on teh border of Lake Borrib, near Oughterard.
In London, J. Stirling Coyne, Esq. to Anne, relict of Mathew Comins, Esq. of Oranmore, in this county.
In Cincinnati, United States of America, William A. O'Hara, Esq. of Waterford, to Jane, daughter of the late Reuben Hughes, Esq. of this town.

DIED

It is our painful duty to announce the death of Mrs. Dominick Blake, which melancholy event occurred on the 12th instant at Queensfort, in this county, the residence of her son-in-law, Stephen John Leonard, Esq.- Mrs. Blake was niece of Baron Yelverton and sister-in-law of the late Sir John Blake, Menlo Castle Baronet.
On the 17th inst. at his residence at Woodpark, in this county, after a very tedious illness, which he endeared with the fortitude and resignation of a Christian, John Ffrench, Esq. uncle to the Right Hon. Lord Wallscourt. In his intercourse through life this worthy and respectable gentleman sustained a high and unsullied character and as a humane and kind landlord, his intelligent conduct towards his tenantry is worthy of imitation.- Possessing a cheerful and social disposition, at his hospitable board, he contributed much to the hilarity of society, by the conviviality of his manners, & the courtesy of his disposition. To those who had the pleasure of enjoying his acquaintance, and appreciating the anxiety of his friendship, he was revered and esteemed whilst living, by whom as well as his amiable and respected family, his memory will be long cherished, and his death deeply deplored. Mr. Ffrench's remains were accompanied to the grave by all the surrounding gentry, and were deposited in the family vault in the Parish of Annadown.
At Moycullen, yesterday of Fever, caught in the zealous and arduous discharge of his pastoral duties, the Rev. Edward Ffrench, the pious and exemplary Catholic Clergyman of that Parish. In the sudden demise of this most excellent and truly Christian Pastor, the Catholic Church has sustained a great loss, and to his family and flock his sudden and premature death is a source of the most poignant feelings of regret and anguish.
On Thursday last, at Tuam, suddenly, Stephen Beaty, Esq., wood quay Lodge in this county. The unexpected death of this amiable gentleman has thrown his family and friends into the deepest affliction. - As a pious and exemplary Christian, his conduct through life was regulated by the feelings of a kind husband, and affectionate parent, and with a humane and benevolent dispostition he discharged the relative duties in life in the most creditable manner.
On the 12th inst., Louisa, daughter of Captain Kelly, of Cloncannon, and niece to the late Lord Clanmorris.

IN CHANCERY
Mahon v. Persse

Pursuant to the Decree made in this cause bearing date the 23th day of April last, I require all Creditors and Legatees of the late Robert Parsons Persse, Esq., deceased, in the pleadings named, to come in before me at my Chambers on the Inn's Quay, in the City of Dublin, on or before the 4th day of July next and proceed to prove their respective demands, otherwise they will be precluded the benefit of said decree.- Dated this 18th day of June, 1840.
THOMAS GOOLD
John Mahon, Solicitor for the Plaintiff, 25 Marlbro'-street, Dublin.

EDUCATION
CLONFERT DIOCESAN SEMINARY
LOUGHREA
Right Rev. Dr. T. COEN, Patron
Rev. J.H. WHELAN, President
Mr. MICHAEL WINTER, Master

The first public examination of the Pupils of the above Establishment was held on Wednesday, 24th inst, at which the following boys acquitted themselves to the great satisfaction of the examinators and other gentlemen present on the occasion:-
Homer-Deelys (or Deelye), Stephens. Livy- Deelys (or Deelye), Stephens. Virgil, Eclognes-Fahy, Lynch, Sheil, Aennds Jennings. Testament-Fahy, Lynch, Shiel. English Grammar and Parseing-Horans, Peter Fahy, Walsh, Nevin, Burke, Broderick, Kelly, Ryan, Keating.
The examinators were, Rev. Messrs. Macklin, Burke, Coen, Martin, Whelan, Gannon, Galligy, Hyland, and Dr.s Robert Skerrett and Daniel Dolan, Esqrs.
Loughrea, June 25, 1840

TO BE LET,
Two Large Yards
AT
MERCHANT'S-ROAD,
WITH FRONT LEADING OUT ON THE
NEW DOCKS
EACH YARD ABOUT 60 FEET IN FRONT AND ABOUT 186 FEET IN DEPTH.

Or the Interest in the Lease of this Ground being for Lives renewable for ever, at a low Yearly Rent, will be Sold.
Application to be made to
FRANCIS FITZGERALD.
Galway, June 11th, 1840.