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 > -- > www.cotyrone.com > http://lists.cotyrone.com/mailman/listinfo/ulsterancestry > https://www.facebook.com/groups/CoTyroneIrelandGenealogy/ > _______________________________________________ > UlsterAncestry@cotyrone.com > UlsterAncestry Mailing List Searchable Archives: > https://www.mail-archive.com/ulsterancestry@cotyrone.com/ > https://lists.cotyrone.com/mailman/listinfo/ulsterancestry > Website: https://cotyrone.com > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CoTyroneIrelandGenealogy/
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