THE CONNAUGHT JOURNAL Galway, Thursday, October 7, 1824 PROVINCIAL NEWS The Honorable Thomas Vesey, the eldest son of Viscount De Vesei, having completed his 21st year on the 21st September last, great rejoicings took place at Abbeyleix and its vicinity. An entertainment was given at Abbeyleix-house to the tenantry and tradesmen, and an ox roasted on the lawn for the gratification of the populace. In the evening several barrels of ale were set a-stoup in the market place, and the town and gentlemen's houses in the neighbourhood were tastefully illuminated. On the preceding day similar rejoicings were held at Stradbally, to celebrate the birthday of Thomas Crosby, jun., Esq., who came of age on that day. Both these young gentlemen being the sons of resident landlords, who prefer being useful and respected at home, to a life of comparative obscurity in England, the festivities were marked by a cordial and sincere delight, very different from the "enforced respect" observed on such occasions. SEIZURE OF TOBACCO - Wednesday evening, about seven o'clock, about 129 bales of tobacco were seized at Whitegate, in this harbour, by Robert Blake, Chief Officer of the Coast-guard, stationed at Poor Head. Immediately after the tobacco was put on board a lighter, for the purposes of it being conveyed to the Custom-house, a large party of the country people, to the amount of between two and 300, collected and fired several shots at the revenue party, but without any effect, and the tobacco has been lodged in the King's stores in this city.-- Cork Paper. POLICE AFFRAY. - We are sorry to learn that J. Cosgrave, who was desperately wounded during the late unfortunate affray at Summer-hill, in the co. Meath, has since died, in consequence of the injuries he received on that occasion. A Coroner's inquest was held on the body; and the following verdict returned: - "That the deceased, John Cosgrave, otherwise Cuskenny, came by his death by means of a wound on his forehead, inflicted by one of the Police constables, as yet unknown, by a gun, or some other weapon, at Summer-hill, on the night of the 22d September, of which wound he died on Sunday, the 26th September, at Isaacstown." CATHOLIC BISHOPRIC OF MEATH. - We have the pleasure to announce that Doctor Logan, of Duleek, has been appointed Coadjutor to the venerable Bishop Plunket. KILKENNY, OCT. 2 - Joseph Green, Esq. has been sworn in Mayor of Kilkenny, and Henry Anderson and John Keogh, Esqrs. Sheriffs. CLARE, ENNIS, Sept. 30 - The Very Rev. H. Vesey Fitzgerald, was sworn in High Vice-Provost, and John O'Donnell, Esq., Town Clerk, for the ensuing year. CLONMEL, SEPT. 20 - Between eight and nine o'clock on Friday night last, ten armed fellows entered the house of one Denis Lonergan, on part of the lands of Dogstown, between Cashell and New-Inn, just after the family had done supper. - They inflicted two cuts of swords on the shoulders of Lonergan's son, though the blankets with which he had covered himself, he having just gone to bed - and they next attacked Lonergan himself, who kept them off with a slane, they being afraid to fire, lest the police at New-Inn should hear the shots. They, however, brought in stones from the yard, and after striking him with several out of twenty-three which were found after them in the morning, they went away, leaving a few marks of their violence; but on going, one of them took out a book, and swore if Lonergan would not give up in the morning, they would return and burn his house. Lonergan said, "What must I give up?" they replied, "What you have in your case," - meaning, as he supposes, the herding for Mr. Philips, of Gate, which had been done by another person formerly. What renders the matter singular is, that these lands were never in the hands of cottiers, nor was even a dwelling or any other place for the like erected thereon, so that it is supposed the attack was in favour of one of the former herdsmen. On the night of Tuesday last, some miscreants cut off the tails of two fine cows, belonging to Mr. Daly, of Athlone, printer, on the lands of Cranagh, in the parish of Drum, near Athlone, in the county of Roscommon. This farm Mr. Daly holds under the court of Exchequer. Cathy Joynt Labath Ireland Old News http://www.IrelandOldNews.com/