Date: October 22 1840

THE CONNAUGHT JOURNAL
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1840
On Tuesday the 29th ult., being the feast of St. Michael and all Angels, the Lord Bishop of Kildare consecrated the parish church of Lackagh, in his lordship's diocess- There was also an ordination at the same time when the Rev. John Berkeley, A.B.T.C.D. was admitted to the priests and Simon Kenny, A.B.T.C.D, to deacons orders. The church, which is a neat Gothic building, in the early English style, was crowded with a most respectable congregation of all classes of persons.


The extensive living of £1500 a year, held by the late Dr. Alexander, son of the Bishop of Meath, is to be divided into three parts, and is the gift of the Lord Lieutenant.

MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECK- It is our painful duty to announce the melancholy loss of the schooner Mary, Captain Burnell, on Wednesday afternoon last. It appears that the Mary sailed from Newport on the morning of that day laden with coals from Bridgewater, the wind blowing a strong gale from the N.W.; when near the tail of the Gore Sand, it is supposed that a sea struck her in consequence of which she became unmanageable and went down-all on board, five in number (including the captain's son, a child of eight years of age), belonging to this place, met a watery grave. The vessel belongs to Mr. Kinsbury, of Taunton.--Somerset Gazette.

Moydrum Castle, near Athlone, the seat of the Dowager Lady Castlemaine, was discovered to be on fire very early on Monday evening, the 28th instant. It appears the fire originated in Lady Castlemain's own bed-chamber, from the circumstance of a candle being left lighting, which fell into a basket of turf, which ignited and set the apartment on fire. Lady Castlemaine herself discovered the fire and at once gave the alarm, and by the greatest exertions the fire was extinguished.

Doctor M'Nally, prefect of the Dunboyne establishment, gave office and High Mass at Maynooth for the late Right Rev. Dr. M'Laughlin, of Derry, a trustee of the College.

The following appears in the Carlow Sentinel - "None should hold an office under the Poor Law but Catholics. Protestants can have no sympathy with the Poor."- The Rev. James Maher

The agent or manager of a Bank at Thurles has absconded with £5000 in bills and notes, and the Queen's Bench has issued a special fiat to the High Sheriff of Tipperary for his arrest.

Mrs. Biggs, wife of a clerk in the Bank of Ireland, is committed from Henry street Police office, for obtaining goods from Mr. Wilson of Sackville-street, linen draper, under false representations.

A meeting of the Medical Practitioners of Waterford was held on Saturday to consider the terms proposed by the Poor Law Commissioners for vaccination under the act. Dr. Poole presided. Resolutions characterizing the terms in question as entirely too low, were adopted.

The introduction of the cleaning, lighting and watching act was adopted at Ennis, after stormy discussion, by a majority of 66 to 32. The meeting was held by Messrs. Carrick and O'Dwyer, magistrates.

Four brothers of the name of Kelly, are arrested at Rochford-bridge, for conspiracy to murder Thomas P. Uniacke, Esq, a magistrate of Westmeath.


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THE ARMY

The Court-Martial on Captain Reynolds.- The un dit at the united Service Clubs is understood to be that the gallant officer will be condemned to the loss of his commission, but attended by a strong recommendation on account of previous circumstances. The Deputy Judge-Advocate-General, Mr. Serjeant Arabin, after laying the proceedings before her Majesty at Windsor Castle, transacted business at the Commander-in-Chief's office. The result will be promulgated in a day or two.

Wilful Murder.- Two men named Pat Hyland and John Nally, were committed to our county gaol on yesterday, for the wilful murder of a very respectable man named Michael Ansboro, of Hollymount. We have not as yet heard the exact particulars, but we believe that the prisoners had a vindictive feeling towards their unfortunate victim and on his return from the fair of Dunsmona on Saturday last, they met and beat him to death. The deceased had on his person when murdered a large sum of money, not one penny of which was abstracted.--Mayo Telegraph.

Major-General Sir Wm. Parker Carroll, accompanied by his Aid-descamp, arrived in Castlebar on Tuesday. The gallant General is, we rejoice to state, in the enjoyment of excellent health and spirits. On Wednesday at 11 o'clock the depot of the 5th Fusiliers were inspected by Sir William.-- Telegraph

Privates William M'Mahon, (18 years service) and William Burell's 20th regiment garrison courts-martial was read to the Regt. on the 13th inst. the former sentenced to 64 days imprisonment and hard labour for habitual drunkenness, being his tenth or twelfth conviction for the same offence; the latter for theft, and disgraceful conduct, and having been repeated more than once, he was sentenced and received 150 lashes, and recommended by the court to be discharged with ignominy.

Lieutenant William B. Weekes, R.N. is dismissed for striking his superior officer, Commander Joseph Gape. Mr. R. Synge succeeds him at Stoke bay.

The Magistrates of Cork have decided that carts loaded with manure are exempt from turnpike tolls.

Captain O'Halloran has been provided for, along with his wife and twelve children, in a situation at Wellington, New Zealand.

Captain Adams' company of the 36th depot marched from Clare Castle to Gort, yesterday to occupy barracks.

There is a vacancy on the retired list of Captain Royal Artillery occasioned by the death of Major Amhurst Wright at Malta.
Ten of the crew of the Alchymist, from Quebec, arrived in Dublin, are committed for having one hundred and twenty-eight pound of tobacco secreted on board.

Alexander Campbell, leaving a public house in Tulla, where he continued drinking until he was drunk, fell down stairs, and injured his spine, of which he died.

Mr. M'Sweeney, of Cork, the celebrated table-net maker to her Majesty has retired from business.

Braham, the vocalist is gone to America, after seeing his daughter married to Lord Waldegrave.

Sir Roger Palmer is to be High Sheriff of Mayo for the ensuing year.

Large seizures of unsound and bad pork have been made almost every day for the last month in the markets and provision stores of Belfast.

The Mayor of Cork has declared his resolution to put down Forestalling in that market.

Sub-Inspector Blake has received from the Lord Lieutenant £20, as a reward for his forebearance in not firing on the mob at the last fair of Castleotway.

Saturday week 240 emigrants embarked under the auspices of Mr. Bernard at Cork, for Australia. They were preceded to the quays by a band of music.

A Dissenting Minister perished in the Victory of Bristol, from Tenby, lost in a squall, with all the crew, off Portlock, on Wednesday.

Mr. John O'Connell, M.P. presided at the Lienster Provincial Repeal meeting on Wednesday at Kilkenny, and Mr. Pat Lalor, of Tinnekil, at the dinner. The speeches and proceedings were only a second edition of those at Limerick, and the character of the assembly just even so respectable.

George Bryan, Esq., M.P. for Kilkenny, a Roman Catholic, refused to attend the Leinster Repeal meetings on Wednesday last.

Masons are wanted for the Tralee Workhouse.

Wheat sowing is very forward in the counties of Limerick, Cork and Clare, the month of October having been hitherto auspicious to agricultural operations. In fact finer weather at this season has not been known for the last 30 years.

The Rev. Mr. Waters, Roman Catholic clergyman, on the French mission, has been put upon his trial at the quarter sessions at Cootehill, county of Cavan, before P.M. Murphy, Esq. Assistant-barrister, on a charge of wilful perjury. It appeared that the Rev. gentleman was assaulted on the high road. He lodged information against his assailants. They, in retaliation, tendered the formations against the priest for alleged perjury in his depositions, but he was honourably acquitted; and his accusers were found guilty of an assault upon him.

DUBLIN GARRISON

Two and a half companies of the 26th regiment, under the command of Captain Dickenson, consisting of one captain, three subalterns, one staff, nine sergeants, eight corporals, two drummers, and 211 privates, arrived in Dublin from Belfast on Thursday morning.
The following sentences, by general courts-martial, awarded the undermentioned men, were promulgated by Town-Major White, in presence of detachments from each corps in garrison, previous to guard mounting on Thursday morning, viz:-
Private W. Koyle, 22d, desertion and making away with his necessaries, to be transported for 14 years.
Private J. Weir, 22d, for striking Sergeant R. Mar*in while in the execution of his duty, to be transported for 7 years.
Private John Corbit, 38th, for desertion and making away with his necessaries, to be transported for 14 years.
Private W. Davidson, alias Anderson, 42d Highlanders, escaping from an escort while on his way to Dublin, to be tried for desertion, robbing the corporal in command of 3l. 15s. and violently assaulting a constable when in custody, to be transported for life.
Private Joseph Hargreaves, 84th, disobedience of orders while on march to Dublin, to be transported for 7 years.
Private John Connelly, 88th, desertion and making away with his necessaries, and previous to desertion allowing a prisoner to escape, to be transported for 14 years.

THE REV. THEOBALD MATHEW

On Saturday the Rev. Mr. Mathew arrived in Sligo, for the purpose of administering the Temperance pledge, and during Sunday the town presented a most animated appearance. The teetotallers, to the number of 1600 walked in procession to the chapel, and on Sunday evening, and the subsequent evenings, the temperance band played round the town. The vast multitudes from all directions, who flocked in to take the pledge, exceeded any notion previously formed of the matter. In his addresses to the people, he exhorted them to avoid all political and religious disputes- to cultivate a spirit of good will, of christian charity to their neighbours of every persuasion- to avoid all secret societies, and those emissaries who go about inducing persons to take unlawful oaths, and then betraying their names to the authorities. There was a moral sublimity deeply impressive in the spectacle at so many thousand human beings influenced by one man, and on their knees repeating after him the words of the Temperance pledge. Previous to his departure the Rev. Gentleman presented the Rev. Mr. Feeny with £100 donation for the poor of the parish, and £20 to buy instruments for the teetotal band, and to the Society's fund he gave 10l. The money received for medals and cards, the Sligo Journal says, could not amount to more than £2,000! Seventy-five publicans are retiring from business in the town.