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15 Aug. 1849 Shark Caught in the Finn River (Donegal) On the 4th inst., the people in the neighbourhood of Killygordon were thrown into considerable excitement by the appearance of huge fish in the river Finn. It was first observed by two men who noticed it struggling from want of sufficiency of water and who began to pelt it with stones. As the rumour spread, vast crowds assembled and several persons fired shots at it, some of which proved fatal. The result was that the monster was captured and dragged to shore, when upon examination, it was discovered to be a shark of the red species, whose jaw protruded several inches over the lower one. This monster of the deep measured in length, 8 feet and weighed 11 stones. 24 Oct. 1849 War of Evictions in Ireland The following return of all notices served upon relieving officers of Poor-Law districts in Ireland, landlords and others, under the Act of last session 11 and 12 Vic.,c. 47, instituted as "An Act for the Protection and Relief of the Destitute Poor evicted from their dwellings" has been printed, in conformity with an order of the House of Commons. The following is a summary this return : Counties / 1841 Population / Total Persons Evicted. Antrim, 360,875, Evicted - 202 Armagh, 232,393, Evicted - 475 Cavan, 243,158, Evicted - 301 Donegal, 296,448, Evicted - 372 Fermanagh, 156,481, Evicted - 103 Londonderry, 222,174, Evicted - 236 Monaghan, 200,442, Evicted - 156 Tyrone, 312,956, Evicted - 263 We select the following as some of the more extensive cases of eviction as given in this return. In the union of Armagh, 30 persons evicted, at the suit of W. M'Geough(?) BOND Esq. In the union of Ballymena (Co. Antrim), 40, by the agent to Lord O'NEILL. In the union of Ballyshannon (Co. Donegal), 40, by the agent of Col. CONNOLLY In the union of Banbridge (Co. Down), 26, by the agent to the Marquis of Downshire; 43 by the agent to Count de Salis In the union of Castleblayney (Co. Armagh) 55, by J. M. M'WATTY Esq., for Walter M'Goeagh BOND Esq. and 21, by the same gentleman for T. P. BALL Esq. In the union of Donegal, 30, by the trustee of H.G.S. MURRAY Esq. In the union of Glenties (Co. Donegal) 30, by T. WILSON Esq. agent for Lord Crofton In the union of Magherafelt (Co. Londonderry), 55, by R. SPOTSWOOD Esq. agent for the Marquis of Londonderry and Sir R. BATESON; 27, by the agent to G. A. HUTCHINSON Esq., and 27, by the agent to the Drapers Company. In the union of Strabane (Co. Tyrone) 28, by the agent to the Marquis of Abercorn; 24, by the owner Isabella MATHEWSON 18 Aug. 1852 Fatal Accident on the The Londonderry Enniskillen Railway We regret to say that one of the servants of the above company came to his death under painful circumstances, Friday evening. The particulars are as follows; deceased whose name is Robert GLENDINNING was employed as guard and in fulfillment of the duties of his office, attended the Dublin mail train, which left this city at 5:10 p.m. on Friday. Some persons, excited by liquor, were in one of the carriages and on the way to Strabane an altercation took place between them. On arriving at the St. Johnston station, the deceased went into the carriage in which they were and succeeded in quieting them for the time; but no sooner had the train started again, than the parties recommenced the disturbance. GLENDINNING, it is supposed, was proceeding to pacify them a second time, going in the customary manner along the tops of the carriages, when having incautiously lifted his head, it came in contact with the top of of the bridge which spans the railway, a little above St Johnston and the consequence was that he was found with his head dashed to pieces, quite dead, lying on the roof of the carriage, when the train stopped at the Porthall station. The body was immediately taken down and conveyed to Strabane, where it, at present, lies. We understand that the deceased was highly respected and executed the duties of his office very efficiently; was a widower and has left two children. We believe that this is the first serious accident which has occurred on the Enniskillen Railway since it was opened, a fact which reflects the highest credit on the arrangements and officers of the Company. The present sad event has been caused by the inexcusable conduct of passengers on the train; and trust it will prove a salutary warning to parties, as to how they conduct themselves in railway carriage for the future. 10 May 1856 The Murder of Miss HINDS (Charlotte ) We have received two communications on the subject of the paragraph copied from our last copied from Saunder's, to the effect that the Attorney-general has refused to give his fiat for the bringing of writ of error in the case of the convict DUNNE, convicted at the last special commission of Cavan, for inciting and hiring others to murder the late Miss HINDS. As our readers are aware, the application for a writ was grounded on a technical irregularity in this form. After the jury had been sworn and the prisoner had exercised his right of challenge, a juror became unwell and another was sworn in his stead, before any evidence was gone into. The prisoner then made no objection to the substitution, but it was since objected nevertheless, that the prisoner should have been called upon to look to his challenges, as if the jury were completely a new one. Both our correspondents, giving to the Attorney-general the highest credit for his motives and fairly admitting the strength of the grounds that induced him to refuse the application, yet they express regret that the writ was not allowed, inasmuch as if the point raised were untenable, the only effect would be a brief delay in the execution of the sentence. Besides, it is stated, the certificate in this case was signed by two experienced members of the Bar, one of them a Queen’s counsel and as the Attorney-general was, in this instance, the judge, as well as the crown prosecutor, it is contended; the heinousness of the crime being placed out of view in such an application, that the Right Honourable gentleman would have best promoted the administration of justice by granting the fullest latitude for discussion before the Court of criminal appeal. One of our correspondents states that he is aware the Attorney-general has come over from London specially to decide upon the application and that his decision was given only after he had heard the case fully argued in chamber; but our correspondent, notwithstanding, regrets that the Attorney- general, even though his own judgment were against the point, did not under the circumstances, allow the argument before a court of appeal. (I will attempt to transcribe the trial of the above murder of Miss HINDS of Tubberlion, and post it on a new web-page for our site. It is too lengthy for the mailing list) transcribed by Teena from the Derry Sentinel & Dublin Evening Post. All the best- Teena _______________________________________________ [email protected] UlsterAncestry Mailing List Searchable Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ http://lists.cotyrone.com/mailman/listinfo/ulsterancestry Website: https://cotyrone.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CoTyroneIrelandGenealogy/
