Interesting.  Does anyone know what a pluncheon is?
Julia
Ontario,  Canada

On Sun., Jul. 11, 2021, 8:30 p.m. Teena, <4theloveoftyr...@gmail.com> wrote:

> The following is transcribed from the 11 March 1831 edition of the
> Belfast Newsletter
>
> Police Office (Belfast)
>
> Committed by the police magistrate to Carrickfergus Jail, for trial at
> next assizes -
>
> William MITCHELL, charged with obtaining goods out of the British
> Woollen Hall by a forged order.
>
> Wm. BOYD and Elizabeth QUIN with stealing £5 and upwards and other
> articles out of their master's house in the country, where they both
> lived as servants and absconded in the night time.
>
> John DONNELLY with having in his possession, knowing it to be stolen,
> one of the articles stolen out of the house of Jane BARR, near
> Donaghadee, where a most daring burglary and robbery was committed,
> accompanied with great violence and outrage on said Mrs. BARR and her
> daughter, two lone females, by two men with their faces disguised.
>
> James MACKY and David ADAMS, with stealing a keg and four gallons of
> spirits from a cart in Patrick street.
>
> Wm. RICE with embezzling a large sum of money, the property of Wm.
> JOHNSTON of this town, baker, in whose employment he then was as
> driver of his bread cart.
>
> Mary JOHNSTON with stealing from a man in the street at night the sum of
> £2.
>
> Mary GAYER with stealing a watch.
>
> Wm. BANNON with breaking two locks and entering the forecastle of a
> vessel at the quay and stealing a quantity of clothing there out.
>
> To Downpatrick Jail, also for trial at next assizes.
>
> Margaret FULTON charged with stealing clothes off a hedge in the
> neighbourhood of Castlereagh.
>
> Saml. M'CLUNE, with the murder of John SMYLIE on the road to Comber.
>
> For trial at next Quarter sessions in Belfast.
>
> Philip SMYTH charged with stealing a coat.
>
> John STEWART and Arthur FINN with stealing £1 from a shop in High street.
>
> Mary BOYLE with stealing a table cover out of the house of Sir Stephen MAY.
>
> Ellen MAGHER, Mary CONNOLLY, Alice MAGOWAN and Mary RYAN with stealing
> a reticule from Mrs Edmund GRIMSHAW in a shop in High-street,
> containing £6 and upwards.
>
> JAMES BURNS with picking pockets in Smithfield.
>
> M'Clure KIRKPATRICK and John MILLER with stealing a cheese from the
> Dunbarton Castle, High street.
>
> Mary LIDDY and Ann GALBRAITH with stealing a number of kegs out of the
> yard of Mr. James BRYSON.
>
> Owen CULLEN and Edward CULLEN, brothers, with stealing a cut glass
> decanter &c. in the house of Mr. GALLY Waring street (the thieves
> managed to get up two or three flights of stairs in the house.
>
> Jane MAGUIGAN of Ballymacarrett with stealing books in the depository
> of the Religious Tract Society in Waring street.
>
> Patrick MACARTNEY with cutting and stealing part of a hawspt (?) from
> a vessel at the quay.
>
> Thomas SINCLAIR with stealing fruit from a cart at the shop door of
> Mr. BRAGG, Arthur square.
>
> Francis HARVEY with stealing an empty sugar hogshead from the yard of
> Mr. Alex. DICKEY North street.
>
> Meredith GREY with stealing an empty puncheon, the property of Mr.
> John M'KIBBIN, from the rear of his mother's house, Donegall street.
>
> Letitia HARRISON, Matthew KELLY and John BEAVERS, with assaults, in
> default of finding bail to appear at said sessions.
>
> John FERGUSON for having forfeited his recognizance to the King in the
> sum of £4.
>
> Downpatrick New Gaol
> On Monday the prisoners, amounting to about 170, were transferred to
> the new gaol, under the direction of the sheriff, assisted by a party
> of the police commanded by Captain DUMAS. The crown prisoners were
> attired in the ordinary prison dress and as an additional means of
> precaution, were handcuffed; the same course was not adopted with the
> debtors. The committee of superintendence were assembled on the
> occasion and in consequence of the judicious arrangements made by
> them, the removal of the prisoners was effected without any
> manifestation of refractory spirit.
>
> Tynan Farming Society
>
> The annual ploughing match of the Tynan Branch N. E. Farming Society
> was held on the 24th ult. on the Glebe lands at Tynan. On the signal
> being given, 25 competitors started in admirable style; and so well
> was the whole work executed that the judges - Messrs. M. PRINGLE of
> Grange, Val. B. FAIR of Caledon and James WILSON of Glasslough had
> great difficulty in selecting the most meritorious lots; between the
> best two of which they were unable to decide - so that the silver cup,
> with £2, for the first prize, was again to be contested.
> Mr. and Mrs. OLIVER of Lislooney had prepared a very sumptuous
> entertainment, which was dispensed with an unsparing hand to every
> respectable individual who either was an acquaintance, or was known to
> have come from a distance. At five o'clock about 60 persons, composed
> principally of the neighbouring gentry and respectable farmers, sat
> down to dinner, Maxwell CROSS of Dartin, Esq. in the chair.
>
> After dinner, the usual national patriotic, complimentary and
> agricultural toasts were given. The adjudications were then read by
> the secretary.
>
> 1st and 2nd to be ploughed for again, by Messrs. John STITT of Tynan
> and R. JOHNSTON of Derryhaw.
> 3rd, John SAUNDERSON, ploughman to Mr. E. KILPATRICK.
> 4th, Samuel BEATTY, ploughman to Mr. John MARTIN.
> 5th, John GREGORY ploughman to Mr. James MORROW.
> 6th, Thomas HENEY, ploughman to T. K, ARMSTRONG Esq.
> 7th, John M'ALISTER, ploughman to Colonel CLOSE.
> 8th, Frank HUGHES, ploughman to Mr. DICKSON
> 9th, Mr. OLIVERS'S ploughman.
> 10th, Mr. A. JOHNSTON'S ploughman.
> 11th, Mr. D. NORTON'S ploughman.
> 12th, Mr. M. ARMSTRONG'S ploughman.
>
> Cheers~
> Teena
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