ANGLO CELT -- March 31, 1853 ----------------------------------------------- OBITUARY NOTICES. On Tuesday, the 22nd March, inst., at Ford Lodge, adjoining the town of Cavan, Mrs. VERNON, wife of John Edward Vernon, Esq., J.P., departed this life for a happier and a better. It is difficult for the journalist, who daily mingles in the struggles of life, to disengage himself from the toils of his laborious office in order to pay that tribute which is meet and due over the bier of departed worth. Upon this occasion we feel a more than ordinary inadequacy to discharge the melancholy duty which devolves upon us. The deceased was the fifth daughter of the amiable, honoured, and venerable Bishop of this diocese, Dr. LESLIE. Her husband, Mr. VERNON, is a man for whom we have the most sincere regard. As a landlord, as an agent, and as a private gentleman, he has few, very few peers, and, we believe, no superiors. Alike loved by the rich and the poor, he stands out, without ostentation, the honoured and beloved benefactor of his country and of his kind. Here is not the pl! ace to state what we think and know of Mr. VERNON's worth ; but we hope to be excused for stating that never did we sympathise more earnestly, if we be so permitted, with any human being than we do on this occasion with an aged father, loving sisters and brother, a fond and bereaved husband and young children. This feeling, however vaguely expressed by us, is sympathised in by all classes in Cavan. From the first announcement of Mrs. VERNON's decease, all the shops of Cavan were partially closed and a general feeling of sorrow prevailed the towns people. On Friday night last, at 8 o'clock, the earthly remains of Mrs. VERNON were borne from Ford Lodge to the Episcopal Palace, Kilmore, where they remained until Saturday morning when they were interred in the family vault with the strictest privacy. The neighbours and dependents of the deceased lady were very desirous of an opportunity of testifying their opinion of her value ; and they regret much that, under the circumsta! nces, the presentation of this opportunity was unadvisable. On the 19th of March, 1853, the soul of James O'REILLY, Esq., Baltrasna, Co. Meath, was dissevered from its earthly tenement. The deceased had arrived at the good round age of 78. It is not for us, strangers as we are, comparatively, in this county, to speak of the old patriarchs of Brefni ; but we may be held blameless for stating that the memory of Mr. O'REILLY is cherished with love and gratitude by the residuum of his many dependents. Frequently has his name been lisped to us in praise, and we sympathise with the old veterans on a time and world-renowned property. Never having known the deceased, but simply gathering the echoes of his lineage, fame, and worth, as they were borne to our ears through the stream of history, of local report, and of our own recollections, we regret that we have to lament the loss of another worthy Irishman. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARRIAGE. On Tuesday the 29th inst., in Cappa Church, by the Rev. James BYRNE, Ex F.T.C.D., Frederick GAHAN, Esq., late 57th Regt., youngest son of Beresford GAHAN, Esq., formerly of the 5th Dragoon Guards, and Brigade Major of yeomanry, to Henrietta, eldest daughter of the late James BYRNE, Esq., Carlow. DEATH. On the 27th inst, at Besbrook (Beabrook?), in this county, Mr. Robert POGUE, in the 33rd year of his age, much regretted by a large circle of friends. ==================================================== County Cavan Newspaper Transcription Project