ANGLO-CELT -- September 29, 1853 - part one of three -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CORONER'S INQUEST - DEATH FROM INCAUTIOUS USE OF FIRE-ARMS. -Doctor M'Fadden, sen., held an inquest on Sunday last at Clementstown, on the body of Wm. DOGHERTY, aged 15 years, who was accidentally shot that morning. It appears that deceased and a younger brother went out to shoot, and the gun having been discharged, deceased proceeded to reload it, first putting a cap upon the nipple. When ramming, the rod stuck in the barrel, and deceased then put the stock in his brother's hands to pull it, while he himself tugged at the other end. In the exertions made to extricate the rod, the cap cracked, and the powder exploded, sending a portion of the ramrod right through the heart of the deceased, who immediately dropped dead. A verdict was returned accordingly. CAVAN FAIR. - The September fair of this town was held on Monday last, and was well attended both by buyers and sellers of all descriptions of cattle, sheep and pigs. Every article commanded a high price, which, however, had a downward tendency in regard of almost every species of stock - and particularly of horned and black cattle. The reason of this slight depression, in circumstances, where one would think that things should rather look upwards, is in the fact that, hay being enormously dear, the people are afraid to have much stock on hands during winter, and they, therefore, brought them out largely upon this occasion. There were not many horses in the fair, that might be called right good ones ; such as were there easily passed off, and at a high figure. KELLS UNION. The usual weekly meeting of the Board of guardians was held on Saturday last ; John RADCLIFFE, Esq., in the chair. State of the House. - Remaining last week 537 ; admitted since, 19 ; (566) ; discharged, 15 ; died, 1 ; (16) ; remaining 540. Doctor's Report. - In infirmary, 104 ; in fever hospital, 66 ; total, 170. Paupers from Castletowndelvin union in Kells Workhouse, 55. Cost of provisions and necessaries consumed during the week, 43£, 10s. 1 ½ d.; average cost of a pauper for the week, 1s.. 3d. ' do in infirmary, 1s. 9d. Treasurer's Account - Received during the week, 88£. 11s. 4d. ; paid during the week 91£. 4s. 2d. ; balance in favour of the union, 818£. 4s. 0d. A Miss CUNNYNGHAM, of Thornton, near Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, has been arrested and imprisoned in the penitentiary at Lucca, for disseminating tracks and books to the detriment of the Catholic religion, contrary to a known article of the civil code in Tuscany. The grand Duke was appealed to in the lady's behalf, but he answered that justice must have its course, the Duchess was also appealed to, but with equal unsuccess. Miss Cunningham(sic) must stand her trial, and take her change of being imprisoned for a term not less than five - nor longer than ten years. The lady it is said, has seen well nigh forty summers, so, says the Spectator, if she was indiscreet, this was not the effect of her youth. FATAL ACCIDENT. - An accident of a most melancholy character occurred yesterday morning in Capel-street. - Some houses, extending from the corner of Little Mary street to 32 in Capel-street, had, in consequence of their being in a dangerous state of dilapidation, been taken down and the materials removed. The house 32 remained standing, but was untenanted, and at the end adjoining the open space where the other buildings had stood, presented a totterning(sic) appearance. The party wall here was propped by a massive beam of timber, reaching as high as the third story, and, abutting on the street, a palling of timber also was erected along the footway. Shortly after nine o'clock yesterday morning an immense mass of brickwork, at the end of the building described, fell out and forced the prop and palling in upon the flagway. Unfortunately, at the moment, a female named Anne GALLAGHER, the wife of an industrious man, following the business of a newavender(sic), beneath, and ! was crushed by the ponderous mass of the falling material. The ill-fated sufferer was extricated as soon as possible and conveyed to Jervis-street Hospital, but life was totally extinct. An inquest will be held upon the body this day. - Freeman's Journal of Saturday. MAYNOOTH INQUIRY. - On Thursday last, the Commissioners had an interview in the College with the local Superiors. The investigation is to be held in the Castle of Dublin. The Commission was issued on the 19th September, from St. James's appointing the Commissioners, and Secretaries, and empowering them to order personal attendance, and the production of such books and documents as they would require, in the place of holding the investigation. Any three, or more of the Commissioners, to proceed from time to time, with the inquiry. The report to be issued under hand, and seal within twelve months. A bath for the resuscitation of persons recovered from drowning, has been erected in Glasgow by the Clyde Trustees. The novelty of its construction consists in the application of ordinary gas at the heating agent ; and at the first trial the water was raised to 100 degrees Fahrenheit within ten minutes. The expense of the bath, complete, is trifling, and the value of the gas consumed each time about two pence. THE COURT FOR THE RELIEF OF INSOLVENT DEBTORS IN IRELAND. ---- Notice is hereby Given, that the Assistant Barrister for the County of Cavan will hold a Court for the Discharge of Insolvent Debtors at Cavan, On MONDAY, the 17th of OCTOBER, at TEN o'clock in the Forenoon of said day. Dated this 24th day of August, 1853. JAMES PLUNKETT, Chief Clerk. The public meeting of the Queen's University in Ireland will take place in St. Patrick's Hall, on the 10th of October, when degrees, honours, and diplomas will be distributed to the candidates who shall have passed for them at the present examination. DEATH BY DROWNING. - On Sunday last, a melancholy accident occurred at Eniscrone. On that day a young man, named Patrick CAWLEY, in the employment of Messrs. ROBERTSON and DUNLOP of this town, went out to bathe in company with one or two other friends. He swam some little distance from his companions, and the tide being coming in at the time he was overpowered by a wave, and rendered completely powerless. His situation being observed, one of the young men hastened to his assistance, and succeeded in bringing him on shore, but apparently inanimate. Doctors WHITTAKER and LEECH who were at Ensiscrone(sic) on the occasion were promptly in attendance but all their efforts to restore animation proved ineffectual. The vital spark had fled. Being a young man of irreproachable character and remarkable for his inoffensive and obliging disposition, his melancholy death is deeply regretted not only by Mr. DUNLOP, but by every one who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. (transcriber's note: the first part of this article is not in the newspaper copy.) ............. has made its appearance amongst us sooner and more suddenly than the town was prepared for. A young woman was taken on Tuesday from Little York-St. to the hospital, and if our information be correct, there can be no doubt that the disease under which she laboured is Asiatic cholera. It is now high time to take vigourous measures . -- Belfast Chronicle The Mercury gives the following particulars : -- Yesterday morning, about five o'clock, a girl named Margaret Smith, aged fourteen years, who lived in Little Patrick-street, was attached with this terrible disease, and soon after all the symptoms set in in the most confirmed form. She was admitted into the hospital about twelve o'clock, noon, and was at once put under the best treatment which medical aid afforded. At nine o'clock last night she had considerably revived, but was by no means out of danger. --------- County Cavan Newspaper Transcription Project