Date: November 4 1840

THE CONNAUGHT JOURNAL
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1840
[Note: Newspaper date should have been Nov. 5, 1840. It was erroneously printed by the newspaper]

GORT SESSIONS

The following were convicted at the Gort Quarter Sessions:-
Patt Flanagan, stealing a watch, to be transported for 7 years.
Daniel M'Inerny, robbery, to be imprisoned 2 months with hard labour.
James Wade, stealing a pig, 2 months with hard labour.
Catherine Halloran, larceny, 6 months with hard labour.
Margaret Rabbit, larceny, three months with hard labour.
Mary Smith, alias Coughlan, larceny, six weeks.
A young gentleman is to be tried next sessions, at the persecution of Mrs. Culcraft, for throwing an oyster shell at Miss Chalmers, on the stage.

BIRTHS.

At Loughrea, the Lady of Edward Hyor, Esq. Manager of the National Bank, of a son.
At Mount Pleasant, Roscommon, the Lady of John Devenish, Esq., of a son and heir.
At Windsor Terrace, London, the wife of Barry O'Hara, Esq. of Cahill House, in this county, of a daughter.

MARRIED.

On Thursday, the 28th instant, at Cottage, in this county, by the Rev. T.E. Gill, P.P., John Conolly, Esq. Barnaville, to Mary, eldest daughter of John Ryan, Esq. of Cottage, in this County.
On the 28th instant, Ambrose Rush, Esq. of Dominick-street, in this town, to Eliza, eldest daughter of the Rev. R. Collis, Glebe-house, Kilconnell, in this County.

DIED.

On Saturday, the 24th instant, at the Main-guard street, in this town, Mrs. Anne Lally, wife of Mr. Thomas Lally, Officer of Excise. Through life Mrs. Lally maintained the highest character for integrity, steadiness of conduct, attention to the duties of her home, and especially that religious virtue which crowns the happiness of a mainly and secures the respect of all. Cut away almost in the bloom of life, and while in the midst of good offices, her death created a melancholy void to her husband, her children, and many affectionate relations; and even amongst those unaccustomed with her by ties of kindred the sensation of sorrow and sympathy was far beyond that exhibited on other occasions. Monday evening her remains were interred in the family vault, at Fort-Hill; her funeral was attended by many of the most respectable inhabitants, a greater number than we have seen together for a long time of wealthy citizens, and hundreds of the poor to whom she had been a benefactress, showing how much she was esteemed, beloved, and regretted and suggesting to those whom nature obliged to lament her departure, the consoling reflection that a life approved of by the distressed as well as the exalted, betokens eternal life in Heaven.
At Paisley Baracks, suddenly, William Dunn, Esq., Lieutenant 12th Regiment. The deceased was thirty years in the service, and engaged in the battles of Vittoria, Pyrenees, (where he was wounded), Nivelle, and Niva.
A few days since, at Corondon, in this County, Miss Sarah Dowdall, daughter of Michael Dowdall, Esq., a young lady of the most amiable manners and conciliating disposition, a pious and exemplary christian; she was endeared by all who enjoyed the pleasure of her acquaintance, and her death is a source of deep regret to her relatives and friends.


INQUESTS

An inquest was held some days since before Mrs. Rutledge and a jury, on the body of Patt Fallen, who was killed by a loaded cart passing over his body, at Knock, Barony of Costello. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased, a boy of three or four years old, was sitting on the road near his father's house, when a cart loaded with turf passed over his body and killed him on the spot. The jury returned a verdict accordingly, and placed a deodand of one pound on the horse and cart. The driver, who was the owner, should be severely punished. Why is he allowed to escape after causing by his carelessness the death of the child?
An inquest was held last week before the same Coroner upon the body of Mary Keary, aged three years, who fell into a well and was drowned. The Jury returned a verdict of accidental death. Here are two children lost by culpable negligence on the part of their parents.
MURDER- Pat Heyland and John Nally are in custody charged with the murder of a man named Hansboro', whom they waylaid and beat to death on his return from the last fair of Donsmons.--Mayo Constitution.

URSULINE CONVENT

On Saturday last, our esteemed and venerated Bishop received into the above Convent two sisters of the order. The ladies are Miss Walsh, daughter of Mr. James Walsh of this town, and Miss Galway--and the usual ceremonies on such occasions were gone through with great solemnity, and created much interest in the minds of the numerous neighbors.

Captain John Brice Blake, of the 47th regiment, son of the late Sir John Blake, Bart. of Menlo Castle, has retired from the service.

On Sunday, the 18th instant, the new church in Roundstone, was opened for public worship, by the Rev. Joseph Fisher, of this town.

On Tuesday, Major-General Sir W. Parker Carroll, K.C.H. arrived at Lochcooter Castle, the seat of Lord Viscount Gort, and inspected a company of the 36th depot, under command of Captain Adams, stationed at that town. The Major-General expressed his high satisfaction at the very efficient state in which he found that detachment. The Major-General was entertained at dinner by the Noble Viscount, and a large party invited to meet him, as also the officers of the detachment. On Saturday, Sir W. Parker Carroll arrived at Clare Castle, where he inspected the depot 26th Regiment, under the command of Captain De Lacy. The appearance of the men, and the high order in which they appeared on parade, called forth the unqualified approbation of the Major-General.

TO BE LET
Edward Blake, Plaintiff
James Knight and others, Defendants.

From the 24th day of October, instant, for the term of Six Months, unless previously redeemed all that and those the Dwelling House situate in Shop-street, at the corner of Church-lane in the town of Galway, consisting of the following apartments, viz., the apartments then and lately held by the said James Knight; and also the apartments overhead the same lately in the possession of George Cottingham, together with the Shop then occupied by the said James Knight, with the keeping-places, passages, and approaches heading to said House, and also the tenements then occupied by William Gale and the Cellar adjoining thereto, then in the possession of John Lynch Alexander, Esq., which last mentioned tenement and cellar, are under Mark Kealy a house in Church lane, situate lying and being in the County of the Town of Galway.
Galway, 24th October, 1840.
Application to be made to Edward Blake, Esq., Castlegrove, Tuam.