ANGLO CELT -- September 22. 1853 MELANCHOLY DEATH BY HYDROPHOBIA - The late Christopher Commons, a comfortable farmer (sixty-five years of age), living near Ardbraccan, Navan, was bitten by his own terrier dog about the 12th of July last. The dog was found to have gone made immediately after. Commons remained rather heedless about the small wound inflicted on his face and arm ; but after a week he applied to a quack in the county Cavan for his ordinary cure. Trusting in this "nostrum," he went to the salt water for some weeks, and remained pretty confident that he was in no danger until last Thursday, when he became very nervous, and found an abhorrence of water when offered him to drink. Sensible of his danger, he obtained spiritual attendance for his coming death, which he strongly apprehended. But still hoping for a cure for a quack near the borders of Leitrim, he set out there on Saturday last. The quack on seeing him pronounced him beyond cure ; and, although he administered some of his "specific! ," Commons died in his house in five hours after in spasmodic fits. The body was removed home, and interred at Ardbraccan on Wednesday. Deceased was not married. His property falls to his brother. - Correspondent. [We know not if by the "Quack residing on the borders of Leitrim" is meant Mr. M'Gauran, of Glan, in this county. If the allusion is to him, we must say that there is an exceeding great mistake in the matter, Mr. M'Gauran is a most respectable and independent farmer, that undertakes to cure no disease but hydrophobia, which he does most effectively my a medicine of his own compounding, the secret of which, kept in his family for long ages, is now in his hands, and from him will be transmitted to his immediate successor. We could not omit speaking in justification of Mr. M'Gauran ; indeed he stands acquitted even on the face of the preceding paragraph, for a quack would not predict a death in four hours, but apply his nostrums and promise a cure. - Ed. A.C.] COUNTERFEIT SOVEREIGNS. -A very dangerous description of counterfeit sovereigns has recently been put in circulation in several towns in Somersetshire. The sovereign in question is difficult of detection (except by practiced persons) either by the eye (transcriber's note: this article ends here) IN CHANCERY. ADVERTISEMENT TO CREDITORS AND INCUMBRANCERS. Cause Petition under the Court of Chancery (Ireland) Regulation Act, 1850. The Rev. Robert WINNING, Petitioner. Mary ENGLISH, Widow and Administratrix of Thomas ENGLISH, deceased, and William ENGLISH, heir at law of said Thomas ENGLISH, Respondents. Pursuant to the order made in this matter, bearing date the 8th day of July, 1853, I hereby require all persons claiming to be creditors of Thomas ENGLISH, late of Taghart, in the County of Cavan, Farmer, deceased, on or before the 9th day of October next, to furnish in writing to the respondent, Mary ENGLISH, or to Samuel SWANZY of No. 49, Bolton-street, in the City of Dublin, her solicitor, the amount and particulars of their several demands, accompanied in case of simple Contract Debts by a statement of the consideration of such debt, in order that the Petitioner may, without any expense to them, prove in this matter such or so much of their demands as he shall think just of the allowance or disallowance of which or any part of same, said Creditors shall receive due notice, and all such Creditors whose demands shall be disallowed wither wholly or in part, shall at the peril of costs be at liberty to file charges in my office, in respect of the claims or amounts so disallo! wed within one fortnight after they have received notice of such disallowance. I also require all persons having charges or Encumbrances affecting the lands of Taghart or Skegles (Skeglea?), in the COUNTY OF CAVAN, and of Tullycrum in the Parish of Aughnamullen(Aughoamullen?), and County of Monaghan, the real and freehold Estates of the Said Thomas ENGLISH, to come in before me at my Chambers, Inns' Quay, in the City of Dublin, on or before the 10th day of October next, and proceed to prove same. Dated this 11th day of August, 1856(sic) For Master Brooke, WILLIAM HENN. Wellington Shegog, Solicitor for the Petitioner, 15, Lower Ormond-quay, Dublin CURIOUS LAW. - There was kept in former times, in our city of Marseilles, a poison prepared from hemlock, at the public charge, for those who had a mind to hasten their end, they having first, before the Senate, given an account of the reason and motives of their design. It was not otherwise lawful for the citizens to do violence to themselves. - Montaigne. NEW TAX ON DOGS. - Under the Assessed Taxes Act, just printed, a new tax is to be levied on all dogs. From the 5th of April next, for every dog, of whatever description or denomination the same be, the annual duty is to be 12s. The duty is to be paid by the party keeping a dog or having the same in his custody or possession, whether the same be his property or not ; such persons not discovering the owner thereof, who shall have been duly assesed(sic) for the same. No person is to be chargeable with duty to any greater amount than 39£. 12s. for any number of hounds, or 9£. for any number of greyhounds kept by him in any one year. The only exceptions to the tax are, a dog belonging to Her Majesty or any of the Royal family, or a whelp at the time of returning the lists of dogs that shall not be of the age of six calendar months, or any dog bona fide and wholly kept and used in the care of sheep and cattle, or removing the same ; provided no such dog shall be a greyhound, h! ound, pointer, setting dog, spaniel, lurcher(sic), or terrier. A Miss Read, of West Boylston, took chloroform a few days ago, for the purpose of having a tooth extracted, and after the operation was performed she was attached with severe pains in the head, became unconscious, and apparently died. Her friends, supposing her dead, laid her out for burial, and began to prepare for the funeral ceremonies ; but their (transcriber's note: the newspaper copy of this article ends at this point.) (transcriber's note: the beginning of this article is not on the newspaper copy) ...... advanced, particularly the hay crop, which is now found to yield an abundant return. The most important crop, the potato, is still holding good ; and although indications of disease may appear upon the leaves and stocks in a few districts, yet the tuber is perfectly sound. Barley is cut down and stoked in all directions, and promises an average return. Oats are in progress of cutting, where labourers are easily procured, but the scarcity of them has, up to this, left a large quantity standing, which is fit for the sickle. All the green crops indicate a productive return. - Galway Vindicator. County Cavan Newspaper Transcription Project

A lurcher is a cross between a greyhound and (strictly speaking) a spaniel (or other dog). It is frequently (even today) used as a poachers dog having good scenting ability good eyesight and a wicked turn of speed, likewise the restrictions on the other dogs of hunting type as farm dogs. regards Jane Pearson jtpoutdoor@xtra.co.nz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cush and Karen Anthony" <cushkaren@gwi.net> To: <IRL-CAVAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 8:28 AM Subject: [IRL-CAVAN] ANGLO CELT - Sep 22,1853 > ANGLO CELT -- September 22. 1853 > > SNIP > > NEW TAX ON DOGS. - Under the Assessed Taxes Act, just printed, a new tax is to be levied on all dogs. From the 5th of April next, for every dog, of whatever description or denomination the same be, the annual duty is to be 12s. The duty is to be paid by the party keeping a dog or having the same in his custody or possession, whether the same be his property or not ; such persons not discovering the owner thereof, who shall have been duly assesed(sic) for the same. No person is to be chargeable with duty to any greater amount than 39£. 12s. for any number of hounds, or 9£. for any number of greyhounds kept by him in any one year. The only exceptions to the tax are, a dog belonging to Her Majesty or any of the Royal family, or a whelp at the time of returning the lists of dogs that shall not be of the age of six calendar months, or any dog bona fide and wholly kept and used in the care of sheep and cattle, or removing the same ; provided no such dog shall be a greyhound, h! > ound, pointer, setting dog, spaniel, lurcher(sic), or terrier. > > >

Thank you! Karen Hart Anthony ----- Original Message ----- From: "J T Pearson Outdoor Training" <jtpoutdoor@xtra.co.nz> To: <IRL-CAVAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 3:42 AM Subject: Re: [IRL-CAVAN] ANGLO CELT - Sep 22,1853 > A lurcher is a cross between a greyhound and (strictly speaking) a spaniel > (or other dog). It is frequently (even today) used as a poachers dog having > good scenting ability good eyesight and a wicked turn of speed, likewise the > restrictions on the other dogs of hunting type as farm dogs. > regards > Jane Pearson jtpoutdoor@xtra.co.nz > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cush and Karen Anthony" <cushkaren@gwi.net> > To: <IRL-CAVAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 8:28 AM > Subject: [IRL-CAVAN] ANGLO CELT - Sep 22,1853 > > > > ANGLO CELT -- September 22. 1853 > > > > SNIP > > > > NEW TAX ON DOGS. - Under the Assessed Taxes Act, just printed, a new tax > is to be levied on all dogs. From the 5th of April next, for every dog, of > whatever description or denomination the same be, the annual duty is to be > 12s. The duty is to be paid by the party keeping a dog or having the same > in his custody or possession, whether the same be his property or not ; such > persons not discovering the owner thereof, who shall have been duly > assesed(sic) for the same. No person is to be chargeable with duty to any > greater amount than 39£. 12s. for any number of hounds, or 9£. for any > number of greyhounds kept by him in any one year. The only exceptions to > the tax are, a dog belonging to Her Majesty or any of the Royal family, or a > whelp at the time of returning the lists of dogs that shall not be of the > age of six calendar months, or any dog bona fide and wholly kept and used in > the care of sheep and cattle, or removing the same ; provided no such dog > shall be a greyhound, h! > > ound, pointer, setting dog, spaniel, lurcher(sic), or terrier. > > > > > > > > > ==== IRL-CAVAN Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list click on > mailto:IRL-CAVAN-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe (list mode) or > mailto:IRL-CAVAN-D-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe (digest mode) > >

In medevil days in England the local (reeve I think it was,ie some sort of estate steward) kept a hoop (quite a small one), any cottagers dog which could not walk thr it had two toes removed from its front feet, to stop the peasnats pinching the lord of the manors deer. Guess this is a more humane version. regards Jane Pearson jtpoutdoor@xtra.co.nz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cush and Karen Anthony" <cushkaren@gwi.net> To: <IRL-CAVAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 1:25 AM Subject: Re: [IRL-CAVAN] ANGLO CELT - Sep 22,1853 > Thank you! > Karen Hart Anthony > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "J T Pearson Outdoor Training" <jtpoutdoor@xtra.co.nz> > To: <IRL-CAVAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 3:42 AM > Subject: Re: [IRL-CAVAN] ANGLO CELT - Sep 22,1853 > > > > A lurcher is a cross between a greyhound and (strictly speaking) a spaniel > > (or other dog). It is frequently (even today) used as a poachers dog > having > > good scenting ability good eyesight and a wicked turn of speed, likewise > the > > restrictions on the other dogs of hunting type as farm dogs. > > regards > > Jane Pearson jtpoutdoor@xtra.co.nz > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Cush and Karen Anthony" <cushkaren@gwi.net> > > To: <IRL-CAVAN-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 8:28 AM > > Subject: [IRL-CAVAN] ANGLO CELT - Sep 22,1853 > > > > > > > ANGLO CELT -- September 22. 1853 > > > > > > SNIP > > > > > > NEW TAX ON DOGS. - Under the Assessed Taxes Act, just printed, a new tax > > is to be levied on all dogs. From the 5th of April next, for every dog, > of > > whatever description or denomination the same be, the annual duty is to be > > 12s. The duty is to be paid by the party keeping a dog or having the same > > in his custody or possession, whether the same be his property or not ; > such > > persons not discovering the owner thereof, who shall have been duly > > assesed(sic) for the same. No person is to be chargeable with duty to any > > greater amount than 39£. 12s. for any number of hounds, or 9£. for any > > number of greyhounds kept by him in any one year. The only exceptions to > > the tax are, a dog belonging to Her Majesty or any of the Royal family, or > a > > whelp at the time of returning the lists of dogs that shall not be of the > > age of six calendar months, or any dog bona fide and wholly kept and used > in > > the care of sheep and cattle, or removing the same ; provided no such dog > > shall be a greyhound, h! > > > ound, pointer, setting dog, spaniel, lurcher(sic), or terrier. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== IRL-CAVAN Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe from this list click on > > mailto:IRL-CAVAN-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe (list mode) or > > mailto:IRL-CAVAN-D-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe (digest mode) > > > > > > > > ==== IRL-CAVAN Mailing List ==== > For the IRL-CAVAN-L archives, go to > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/IRL-CAVAN > >