ANGLO-CELT DECEMBER 21, 1854 COOTEHILL PRESENTMENT SESSIONS The usual Presentment Sessions for the barony of Tullygarvey was held in the Court house of Cootehill on Saturday last. There was a much better attendance of magistrates and associated cess payers at these sessions than usual. The following magistrates being on the bench-- Henry Theophilus CLEMENTS, Esq., J. P., Lieut.-Colonel of the Leitrim Militia, in the chair; Theophilus THOMPSON, Ford Lodge, Cavan, Samuel Rutherford MOOREHEAD, Fortwilliam; Theophilus CLEMENTS, Rathkenny; Thos. JOHNSTON, Retreat; and Edward M'INTOSH, Cootehill, Esqrs. ASSOCIATED CESS-PAYERS Patrick DEVINE, Killnagarbet; John ADAMS, Cullion; Thomas SMITH, Carriekalen; Owen FOY, Bunnoe; William LOWNES, Trio; and Thomas HANNIGAN, Kill. There was no matter discussed possessed of any public interest, except to the parties concerned, save the merits of some contract roads, which Frederick GAHAN, Esq., County Surveyor, stated were not in repair, amongst which were those of John SMITH, for the Main- street of Cootehill; of John FOY, for that of Church Street; of Thos. CONNOLLY, for a portion of the road leading to Baliboy; of Michael SMITH, for a portion of that leading from Cootehill to Cavan, and that of John FOY of Bunnoe, for his contract on the road also loading from Cavan to Cootehill at Parsonage. Thomas CONNOLLY succeeded in getting his contract broken, as in consequence of the great traffic on his road, of goods and passengers from Cavan and Cootehill and intermediate neighbourhoods, to the railway at Balliboy, and vice versa, the sum contracted for would not be at all sufficient to keep it in repair, and he has already lost between 50l. and 100l., by it. John FOY's contract was also at his pressing instance abrogated; he having also sustained considerable loss by his contract. The magistrates and associated cess payers entered into a compromise with the assent of MR. GAHAN that John SMITH was to obtain a present- ment for forty pounds in lieu of the present, and a former one stopped, amounting together to between fifty and sixty pounds, provided he shall keep the said street of Cootehill in better repair, and keep it properly swept. At the instance of Mr. GAHAN, a presentment was granted for again raising the road of Cortubber, leading from Cootehill to the village of Drum, in the county of Monaghan, to the great dissatisfaction and chagrin of the inhabitants of that neighbourhood who sought for a draining presentment, as they stated in a memorial that, that was the only efficacious made of remedying the evil complained of the periodical flooding of the road which rendered it at times impossible, and to assist in such draining they had subscribed twenty pounds and upwards. ____________________________________________________________ RELIEF FOR DISTRESSED LABOURERS. An eloquent appeal on behalf of this class, made last Sunday by the Roman Catholic Bishop of this diocese, was nobly responded to on the following day. The ladies of the town having marked out for them (illegible) to collect, upwards of fifty pounds were obtained on the occasion. THE MILITIA--Mr. George ANDERSON, eldest son of the manager of the Provincial Bank here, has been named by the Marquis of Headfort, Lord Lieutenant of this county, to the senior ensigacy in this force. The courtesy and unobtrusive character of the young gentleman himself, and the spirit and highmindedness of his father which contributed vastly to the property of this town, made him worthy of even a higher appointment and this, we hope to see conferred upon him when the fitting time comes. During the fortnight they have been recruiting upwards of a hundred men have been enrolled for the force. SUDDEN DEATH--A young man named BOYLAN, a cobler (sic), residing in this town, was found dead in his bed on yesterday morning. The deceased was very much given to intemperance but we believe there is no reason to think that intoxication was the immediate cause of his death. His father was found dead in the same way some years ago. ===================================================== To the Editor of the "ANGLO-CELT" Virginia, Co. Cavan, Dec. 12, 1854 Dear Sir--I send you a list of the names and donations of those who have kindly assisted me to finish the Church of Billises, Diocese of Kilmore, county Cavan, which church remained so long in an unfinished state, I hope you will be good enough to publish it in the next number of your paper-- Lord Farnham - £5 Mrs. Drummond DELAP - £5 Foster DELAP, Esq. - £2 Henry T. RATHBORNE, Esq. - £2 Rev. W. C. PEYTON - £6 10s. MR. F. JENNINGS - £2 10s. Mr. Wm. JENNINGS - £1 Mesdames WILSON, Drumgoland - £1 Mr. David PRATT - £1 Mr. SMITH of MOGHER - 10s. MR. Abraham PRATT - 10s. MR. Henry ELLIOTT - 10s. MR. George M'QUAID - 10s. Mr. William RAYBORNE - 10s Mr. Matthew ROE - 10s. Mr. John JENNINGS, Lurgan Lodge - 10s. MR. Joseph WILSON - 10s. MR. HARRISON - 8s. Sums from 5s to 2s. 6d. to 1s. 6d. Yours obediently, W. C. PETTON, Incumbent of Billises __________________________________________________________ County Cavan Newspaper Transcription Project