ANGLO-CELT -- August 4, 1853 ---------------- VIRGINIA OPEN BOAT RACES ---- The above Races will take place on THURSDAY, August the 18th, 1853. STEWARDS: Marquis of Headfort James Naper, Esq., J. O. G. Pollock, Esq., Earl of Bective, Captain Paynter, G. Tuite Dalton, Esq. STARTER -- The Earl of Bective JUDGE -- Mr. Fitzpatrick FIRST RACE. To start at One o'clock ; Open to all Watermen. THE TOWN PURSE Of 5£.; entrance 5s. ' for Tow-oared Boats, with a Steerer ; about Three Miles. SECOND RACE -- To start at Two o'Clock. Corinthian Sweepstakes, for Two-oared Boats, to be pulled by Amateurs ; entrance 20 sovs., with 15 added ; Three to start or no race ; about Two miles. THIRD RACE -- To start at Three o'Clock. The Virginia Challenge Cup, value 30 sovs., for Two-oared Boats ; to be won three times in succession ; entrance, 2 sov., 1 sov. to go to the Fund 0-- about Three miles. Present holder, the Earl of Bective. FOURTH RACE -- To start at Four o'Clock. The Eighter Sculling Stakes, for Amateurs, 5 sovs.. each, half forfeit if declared before the 10th of August ; about One mile. Present Subscribers -- The Earl of Bective, Lord Adolphus Vane, Sir Warwick Moreshead, Captain Paynter, and Christopher Nicholson, Esq. FIFTH RACE -- to start at Half-past Four o'Clock. Scurry Sculling Stages of 3£., given by the Stewards, for Watermen residing within Three miles of Virginia Lake ; Four to start or no race. Eighter Stakes Course ; to be entered for between the first and second Race, at the Emeline Boat House. Entrance for the three first Stakes to be made on or before Twelve o'Clock on MONDAY, the 15th of AUGUST, with the Hon. Secretary, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Headfort Arms, Virginia. Names of Boats, Colours, and Owners to be given with the entries. The decision of the Stewards to be final. Tickets for a Dinner, Ball, and Supper, to be had on application to Mr. Fitzpatrick. GENTLEMENS' TICKETS, ... ... 10s. 6d. LADIES' TICKETS, ... ... ... ... 7s. 6d. N.B. -- SIR, by letting me know, at your earliest convenience, the probable number of your party, you will greatly oblige your obedient servant, JAMES FITZPATRICK. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARRIED. At Baillieborough, county of Cavan, Patrick Monaghan, Esq., of Drogheda, to Bridget, second daughter of the late Thomas Farrelly, Esq., merchant. BIRTH. On the 23rd ult., at Kilmore Rectory, County monaghan, the wife of the Rev. Thomas P. P. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CATHOLIC CHURCH. On Wednesday, the 27th ult., the Right Rev. Dr. Browne, Roman Catholic Bishop of this diocese, conferred the Sacrament of Confirmation in the parochial church of Upper Larah, to nearly 400 children. This church is of considerable architectural beauty, and has been extremely well planned on the great Catholic principle of the medieval period, when ornament was made subservient to use. There has been also erected a handsome belfry attached to the church. The bell is distinctly heard in every part of a circuit of three miles from the place where it hangs, and tones are mellow, solemn, and musical. Such religious monuments, particularly when they are found in rural parishes, fill the soul with devotion, and raise the heart to God. This neat church was erected in the year 1829 by the late Rev. Peter Lamb, and will stand for ages, the fruit of his toil and exertions, and the monument of his faith and his zeal. He might well say "Lord I have loved the beauty of thy House, and the place where thy Glory dwelleth." After Mass the Right Rev. Prelate examined the children on the nature and efficacy of the sacraments, and the dispositions necessary to receive them with fruit. His Lordship was pleased with the answers given to his searching questions, and complimented the respected Parish Priest, the Rev. Michael Brady, and the Rev. James Cleary, C.C., on the care and attention bestowed upon the preparatory instruction of the children, and the perfect manner in which they were taught. He then ascended the altar, and delivered a most impressive sermon, explaining in the most clear and lucid manner, the nature of the sacrament, the ceremonies accompanying, and the dispositions for receiving it. Attired in his robes he proceeded to the middle of the altar, where he commenced the initiatory prayers pertaining to the sacred rite, after which he descended to the body of the chapel, and there applied the Holy Chrism to the foreheads of those who would be true soldiers of Jesus Christ. After t! he administration of the sacrament his Lordship addressed the children again, who afforded, in their subdued manner and pious demeanour, ample testimony that the impressed admonition was not addressed to them in vain. The satisfactory manner in which the children were instructed may be chiefly attributed to the Sunday schools which are fostered and encouraged by the Parish Priest, wherein thousands of little children learn the rudiments of truth, and prove that the Pastor, like his Divine Master, has a care for :the little ones.." National schools are also in operation in this parish, where the children of every denomination are taught to love one another, and to mingle together in peaceful strain like those tributary currents which minister to our great estuaries without murmuring about the nature or distance of their respective springs. About four o'clock the ceremonies concluded after the Bishop had given his Apostolic Benediction to the children, who were heard to li! sp forth thanksgiving to the God of Heaven for all the graces they received upon that day. In the evening, the Right Rev. Dr. Browne was hospitably entertained by the Rev. Michael Brady, P.P., at his beautiful and romantic residence, Ravenswood. Twenty-two clergymen of the neighbouring parishes met his Lordship at dinner, together with a number of lay gentlemen, amongst whom was Philip M'Dermott, Esq., M.D., the celebrated antiquarian and learned annotator of the Annals of the Four Masters. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are glad to have to inform our readers that the Right Rev. Dr. Browne has conferred the honour of Vicar-General on the Rev. Mathew M'Quaid, P.P. of Killeshandra, in consequence of which Mr. M'Quaid has been removed to the town of Baillieborough, in the place of the late lamented Rev. Philip O'Rielly. We are informed that the parishioners of Killeshandra and Arva are about presenting Mr. M'Quaid with a piece of Plate as a token of the esteem in which they held him as their pastor for the last four years. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- County Cavan Newspaper Transcription Project