BALLINA CHRONICLE Ballina, Mayo, Ireland Wednesday, March 27, 1850 ELECTION OF GUARDIANS The following are the Guardians elected for the several Divisions of this Union for the ensuing half year: Ardagh - John Cawley Grange Ardnaree North - John M'Culloch, Ballina Attymass East - John Cunningham, Ballina Attymass West - Henry Wills, Andrass Ballina - Henry R. Crofton, Ardnaree; Wm Merrick, Ballina Ballysokeery - Charles M'Donagh, Coonale Bunaveela - Wm Joynt, Crossmolina Carrowmore - J.V. Jackson, Carramore Crossmolina North - G. Orme, Abbeytown Crossmolina South - P. Gallagher, Crossmolina Derry - Anthony Carolin, Crossmolina Deel - William M'Kenzie, Dervin Kilgarvin - Jarrett Beatty, Ardnaree Mount Falcon - Pat Quigly, Lisdague Letterbrick - Walter Quinn, Calra Rathoma - Thomas Kelly, Rathoma Sallymount - James Higgins, Ellaghmore Sraheen - Mathew Flynn, Lissadrone Ardnaree South and Fortland Electoral Divisions are vacant. CASTLEBAR UNION - NOMINATION OF GUARDIANS Balla Electoral Division 1 Guardian - William Nally, Martin Barrett. Ballybean 1 - Edward Cannon, John C. Garvey, James Toohy, James Foy, Myles Jordan. Ballinafad 1 - Martin Burke. Ballivary 1 - John Vahy. Breaghy 1 - Thomas Moran. Castlebar 2 - Wm. Young, John Malley, John C. Larminie, Geoffrey Lavelle, the Hon. F. Cavendish, W. Walsh, Thomas Quin and W. Clanville. Clonakeen 1 - John Tuohy. Killawalla 1 - James Tuohy. Manulla 1 - William Walsh, Martin Barrett. Turlogh 1 - Thos. Quin, Thos. Moran, Hon. F. Cavendish, Edward M'Donnell, James Foy. Tannynagry 1 - Malachy Tuohy. Clogher 1 - Ignatius Kelly. Strade 1 - Pat Jennings. Adergoole and Ballina garraher 1 - J.C. Garvey, J Malley, Thomas Quin, james Hughes. Burren and Pontoon 1 - Wm. Young. Croughmoyle and Glenbest 1 - Col. C. Knox. Six contests. -- Mayo Constitution. BRUTAL MURDER As a bailiff named Jennings was returning home from the market of Killala, on Saturday week, he was waylaid and inhumanly beaten by two men, brothers, named Mulheran, aided by their mother, from the effects of which he died in a few days after. Dr. Whittaker, assisted by Dr. Smith, held a post mortem examination on the body of the unfortunate man and a verdict in accordance with the above facts was returned. Jennings had become obnoxious in consequence of his having lately served notices on the tenants of a property in that neighbourhood not to burn land. The old woman has been apprehended, but her sons have absconded. POTATO PLANTING The preparations which are making in every part of this portion of the province are on a scale far more extensive than on any former year within our recollection. Cattle are sold and even several articles of household furniture and wearing apparel at tremendous sacrifice by the poor landholders to purchase seed potatoes. The chief cause of this is obvious, and it affords a practical proof of the ruinous policy of Free Trade in this country. The small farmers, who allowed themselves to be led into the conviction that "Protection," was a curse by those who hated the aristocracy and exulted in anything that might injure the landed proprietors are now sadly convinced that the export trade of Ireland is ruined - that there is no longer a market for any description of grain. The potato always found a ready market at home and remunerated the grower, so much so that £5 or £6 was willingly given for what was called con-acre. Potatoes are even now fetching a higher price though they are by no means scarce and have to compete with Indian meal. The price of former years is confidently expected and the success of the crop last year is an encouragement to its very extensive cultivation this year. Should there be such a failure this year as we had in 1846 and '47, the consequence must be fearful, but this there is no reason to dread. In any case, however, it is to be regretted that the people are compelled in self defence to occupy the land they are in a position to cultivate with a crop which if successful can only bring temporary relief. Cathy Joynt Labath Ireland Old News http://www.IrelandOldNews.com/