BALLINA CHRONICLE Ballina, Mayo, Ireland Wednesday, May 1, 1850 MISCELLANEOUS There are 520 prisoners in Tralee gaol, three times more that it was built to accommodate. Eight vessels laden with Indian corn, wheat and oats, arrived at Galway last week. No dividend is expected at the next meeting of the City of Dublin steam packet company. Carlisle fort, on the Cork river, is preparing for the reception of 200 convicts from Spike Island. All the emigrants embarking at Galway this season sail for the United States. The damage done to Dublin by the hurricane, is estimated at 27,000l. At Kilrush there are 7,700 persons in receipt of out door relief, and 3,656 in the workhouse. There are 18 Irish bred horses entered for the Chester Cup. Mr. Donovan, of Cork, ship carpenter, fell into the docks of Galway on Sunday night, and was drowned. Upwards of 400 persons left Waterford on Friday by the Liverpool steamer on their way to America. The Lord Chancellor has appointed John Francis Brown, Esq., of Tuam, to the Commission of the Peace for the county Galway. Mr. Joseph Robbins, whose estate of Firgrove was sold for eighteen years purchase, under the Encumbered Estates Commission, is the Governor of the Kilkenny gaol. On Friday at Parsonstown, John Slevin, Michael Meary, and Patrick Burke, were sentenced to 14 years transportation for the abduction of Miss Kate Scully. On Tuesday, the rev. Mr. Phillips, P.P., was riding in the vicinity of Clogher, when his horse threw him, and the rev. gentleman falling on his head was killed on the spot. Friday night the office of Mr. Hughes's flour mill Galway, was entered by miscreants who broke open the desk, and took therefrom three packages of silver, containing 10l. each, two 1l. notes and 6l. in copper. A number of unfortunate tenants have been evicted during the last week, and their houses thrown down on the property of Lord Oranmore, in the neighbourhood of Turloghmore, Clare and Galway.- The proceedings were under the Chancery Court. The Killarney guardians have resolved that no system of tenure requires amendment more than that of Trinity College, who held 88,000 acres in Kerry, yet their land is the most impoverished, by the principle of short lease, and heavy fines, thus retarding improvements and deterring industry. Thomas N. Bagot, Esq., is chairman, Richard D'Arcy, Esq., vice chairman, Roderick J. Kealy, Esq, deputy vice chairman of the new union of Glenmaddy, Galway. Dr. Porter reports four hopeless cases of cholera in Carlow union hospital. Cathy Joynt Labath Ireland Old News http://www.IrelandOldNews.com/