"The Anglo Celt" Cavan; Thursday, October 14, 1852 CAVAN GAS-LIGHT COMPANY Amongst the numerous difficulties calculated on by the projectors of the above company as standing in the way of effecting so desirable an object as giving cheap and efficient light to the inhabitants of Cavan, it never entered into their heads that there was so large a quantity of ruffianism in our small population as would effect the destruction of their works. In this, we blush to say, they have been mistaken; for, on Wednesday night, the 13th inst., some evil disposed persons threw down the lamp-post opposite Dr. ROE's house, in the Main-street. We are convinced that this outrage was not committed by the poor labourer who spends his day at hard work and is but too anxious at the end of it to see "kind nature's sweet restorer - balmy sleep." We suggest to the Constabulary the necessity of their patrolling the town with regularity every night. If they do, outrages of this character cannot occur. We understand the Directors have issued notices offering a reward of £5 for the discovery of the offenders. We trust they will succeed in making the vagabonds amenable to justice. COOTEHILL OCTOBER SESSIONS These sessions commenced on Monday, before P.M. MURPHY, Esq., Q.C. Assistant Barrister for the county of Cavan, Anthony O'REILLY, Esq., D.L.J.P., Baltrasna, and in the course of the day the following magistrates also appeared on the bench, v z: John WILLCOCKS, Esq., R. M., Kingscourt, Samuel Rutherford MOOREHEAD, Esq., J.P. Fortwilliam Cootehill, C.J. ADAMS, Esq. J. P. Shinan House, Shircock, Edgar Robert BREDIN, Esq., J.P. Retreat, Cootehill and Edward M'INTOSH, Esq. J.P. Cootehill. And shortly after the court sat the following persons were sworn as a GRAND JURY Messrs. Patrick HORAN, (foreman,) Wm. MAXWELL, John SHERA, Thos. FAY, Charles COSBY, John CAMPBELL, Samuel FISHER, Edward COONEY, Joseph WHITELY, George PORTER, Wm. STINSON, John BERRY, Philip SMITH, Wm. MAHOOD, and Edward MAHOOD. His worship then briefly addressed them, stating his great plaesure (sic) and congratulating them upon the very peaceable state of the district, (which comprises nearly the one half of the county) as there are only 19 or 20 crown numbers on the clerk of the peace's book, and all of a minor or ordinary description, the bills of indictment will be immediately left before you, and so soon as you shall have disposed of them, and which, from your experience as jurors, will, I apprehend, not detain you long - I shall have much pleasure in discharging you; and concluded by desiring them to retire to their room. The spirit licenses were then proceeded with. There were seven applicants, three of which were for transfer licenses. All were granted save one, that of Charles M'BRIEN of Knockbride, which was refused in consequence of a letter received by the clerk of the peace from the Rev. M. KELLET, in which he stated that the house for which M'Brien sought the license was situate at the church gate, and that if granted it would tend to demoralize the persons attending divine worship and funerals. And in the course of the day Constable HOUSTON, stationed in Virginia, applied to the court to have the license of Patt MORGAN of Lisnabunty, in that district withdrawn, in consequence of having been convicted at the petty sessions of Virginia three times for breaches of the revenue laws, and having been sworn, deposed that Morgan kept a very irregular house, entertaining improper persons, at all hours, and having dancing in it at 10 o'clock on Sunday mornings, and Morgan not having a! ppeared, although served with notice so to do, his license was withdrawn. These are the lightest Cootehill sessions upon record, there being only 156 civil bill processes, and four ejectments entered with the clerk of the peace for hearing, where formerly so many as 1200 of the former, and 150 of the latter would be entered, and 90 and 100 crown numbers preferred. The report of the trials in our next. QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY IN IRELAND A meeting of the Queen's University to confer Degrees will take place in St. Patrick's Hall, Dublin Castle, at three o'clock, P.M., on Thursday (to-morrow), the 14th October. The Vice-Chancellor and Senate having taken their places, the name of each candidate will be called in the order of the subjoined list; they will be introduced to the Vice-Chancellor in succession, by the respective Presidents of their colleges (Belfast, Rev. Dr. HENRY; Cork, Sir R. KANE; Galway, E. BERWICK, Esq.), when, the secretary having certified for them, as required by the by-laws, the Vice-Chancellor will confer the Degrees, &c., which have been awarded to them by the Senate:- Stephen DONEGAN, M.D., Cork; W. EVANS, M.D., Belfast; Robert GILLESPIE, M.D., Belfast; w. GREENFIELD, M.D., Belfast; W. HUMPHRIS, M.D., Cork; J. F. PATRICK, M.D., Belfast; W. STEWART, M.D., Belfast; R. B. BAGLEY, A.B., Cork;; B. W. COGHLAN, A.B. Cork; John CRAIG, A.B., Belfast; C. W. DUGGAN, A.B., Galway; Robt. DUNLOP, A.B., Belfast, J. EVANS, A.B., Galway; Thos. HENRY, A.B., Belfast; Moffat JACKSON, A.B., Belfast; W. JOHNSTON, A.B., Galway; W. H. JONES, A.B., Cork; J. N. J. Kelly, A.B., Cork; W. LUPTON, A.B., Belfast; G. Y. M'MAHON, A.B., Galway and Belfast; D. H. M'MURTRY, A.B., Belfast; James MORGAN, A.B., Cork; H. H. MORGAN, A.B., Cork; J. J. NOBLE, A.B., Belfast; W. O'HALLORAN, A.B., Cork; M. O'KEEFE, A.B., Cork; J. RICHARDSON, A. B., Galway; D. D. RYAN, A.B., Galway; James WILSON, A.B., Belfast. The Following gentlemen will be presented for the diplomas of Elementary Law:- Thomas DUNBAR INGRAM, Belfast; G. Y. M'MAHON, Galway and Belfast; D. D. RYAN, Galway. For the diploma of Agriculture:- Edmud (sic) MURPHY, Cork; Cornelius O'KEEFFE, Cork; John W. SMYTH, Belfast. Exhibitions and medals will afterwards be distributed in such order as may be determined upon at the close of the Honor Examination, now in progress. County Cavan Newspaper Transcription Project