Births
COATES -- June 30, at 5 Shaftesbury Square, Belfast, the wife of Dr Stanley B. Coates, of a daughter.
HERRING -- June 30, at Salem Cottage, Knock, wife of W. H. Herring, of a daughter.
KEVIN -- June 26, at 144 Donegall Pass, Belfast, the wife of Charles Kevin, M.D., of a daughter.
M'CONNELL -- June 27, at Beechbank, Derryvolgie Avenue, Belfast, the wife of R. J. M'Connell, of a daughter.
Deaths
MARTIN -- June 30, at 59 Carlow Street, Belfast, Mary, the beloved daughter of James and Sarah Martin, aged 2 1/2 years. Interment in the City Cemetery, to-morrow (Wednesday) afternoon at half-past three o'clock. Friends will please accept this intimation. JAMES MARTIN.
MANDERSON -- June 30, at his residence, Ballymacmary, Crumlin, James Manderson.
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Births
DICKSON -- June 20, at 74 Jocelyn Avenue, Mountpottinger, the wife of William Dickson, of a daughter.
GALLAGHER -- June 30, at Cootehill, the wife of John P Gallagher, of a son.
Deaths
CAULFIELD -- July 1, at his mother's residence, High Street, Antrim, John Caulfield, aged 24 years.
CRAIG -- June 30, at her mother's residence, 30 University Street, Belfast, Elizabeth F. Craig.
FISHBOURNE -- July 1, at Ballymaglave, Ballynahinch, Charles B. Fishbourne. Funeral in Ballynahinch churchyard, on to-morrow (Thursday) afternoon, at three o'clock. Friends will please accept this intimation.
MONTGOMERY -- July 1, at her son's residence, 108 Woodstock Road, Frances Montgomery. Her remains will be removed from the above address, for interment in the family burying-ground, Knockbracken, to-morrow (Thursday) afternoon, at three o'clock. Friends will please accept this (the only) intimation. R.B. MONTGOMERY.
Clippings
THIS DAY'S POLICE.
CUSTODY COURT
(Before Messrs. F. J. MacCarthy, R.M.; and David Corbett, JP.)
DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.
Mary O'Neill and Miss Grant were arrested yesterday as they were promenading. Miss O'Neill hit the policeman in the Police Office. She said to-day that she did not remember anything about it. The other lady was sorry. One month and 10s and costs respectively.
Thos. Boyd was drunk and disorderly last night. He would not go home, and so was brought down. He gave a wrong name, and is now away for a month. James M'Givern was drunk and lively in Dover Street at half past three. He wouldn't take a chance to go home and was sent to jail for a month to-day.
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ANOTHER CASE OF POISONING IN DUBLIN.
Yesterday, at three o'clock, two little grrls named Lizzie Meaney and her sister Kate were admitted to Mercer's Hospital, Dublin, suffering from illness alleged to have been caused by eating coloured sweets. The children had all the symptoms of poisoning, and were immediately attended to by Dr. Wynne, resident surgeon, ana Messrs. Kennedy and Cooke, resident pupils. One of the girls was in a very critical state, and at one time her life was in danger, but owing to the medical treatment the came to. They were detained in hospital. It is not stated where the sweets were purchased.
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SUDDEN DEATH IN LIGONIEL. -- A young man named W. J. Doherty was found dead in his bed at his residence, in Ligoniel, yesterday morning. His mother discovered him to be lifeless when she went to awaken him in the morning. The deceased was employed as a rougher in Wolfhill Mill. He had not shown any symptoms of ilness before that. An inquest will be held.
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CARRICKFERGUS COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS. -- wThese sessions were held yesterday, before Messrs. R. MacMurray, J.P.; Austin Cornwall, J.P.; S. M. Shannon, J.P.; and J. C. Rutherford, R.M. The cases wherein District-Inspector Leathem had given notice of his intention to oppose the granting of the magistrates' certificates for the removal of the spirit licences held by J. W. Keenan, Irish Quarter South, and W. Sloan, North-East Division (adjourned from last court day), were again called on. Mr. A. F-- Porter, solicitor, appeared for Keenan, and Mr. R. J. Porter, solicitor, for Sloan. Their Worships adjourned the case of Keenan till September next, the certificate to remain in the meantime in the hands of the petty sessions clerk, and unanimously granted the certificate to Sloan.
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THE ALLEGED ATTACK ON A LUNATIC. -- James Lynch and James Peoples, attendants in the Letterkenny Asylum, were put forward on remand before Major Doyne, J.P., at Letterkenny yesterday, and charged with having assaulted Owen Gillen, a lunatic inmate of the asylum, on the 26th ult., so as to endanger his life. The accused were again remanded to custody.
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MILITARY MOVEMENTS AT NEWRY. -- A detachment consisting of three companies of the East Lancashire Regiment, stationed at Newry, left for Mullingar and Sligo yesterday by special train from Edward Street at nine o'clock. Two other companies will leave for Dundalk at the end of the month, while the remainder of the regiment will leave about September.
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WARRENPOINT PETTY SESSIONS. -- This court was held yesterday in the Warrenpoint Courthouse, before Major Hall (in the chair); Messrs. C. E. F. Leslie, J.P; N. L. Townsend, R.M.; and A. E. Douglas, M.D., J P. Kate McCartney was charged, at the suit of the West Point constabulary, with having been drunk and disorderly on Sunday last, the 29th ult. The chairman ordered the defendant to be imprisoned for one month, with hard labour.
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SINGULAR OCCURENCE IN A FAIR. -- Patrick M'Cabe, of Tattygar, near Castleblayney, was prosecuted by District-Inspector Rutledge, Clones, at Ballybay, yesterday, for that he did, on the 17th June last, at the fair of Ballybay, persistently follow one Peter Daly through the fair, thereby preventing him from selling a horse. On several occasions when parties were about to purchase the horse M'Cabe told them that the horse was all wrong. Mr. M'William, solicitor, Monaghan, appeared for M'Cabe. After hearing the evidence defendant was bound over to keep the peace for twelve months.
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CASTLEWELLAN PETTY SESSIONS. -- This court was held yesterday, before Captain L'Estrange, R.M.; G. H. Moore Garret, A. Gallagher, H. Smith, and Dr. Gray. John Kane, of Dundrum, was summoned for being drunk and disorderly on the platform of the railway station at Dundrum. He was also charged with assaulting constables on the 28th June and being drunk and disorderly. Fined 10s for assault on constables and 10s for being drunk and disorderly on railway platform. Hugh Kirkpatrick, of Moyadd, summoned John Ward, of the same townland, for injury to sheep by defendant's dog. Mr. Crawley was for the complainant. The Bench allowed 10s compensation for injury to the lambs, 10s costs, and ordered the dog to be destroyed.
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BLASTING ACCIDENT NEAR BANBRIDGE. -- Samuel Morrison, of Tullyraine, in company with another man named Kilpatrick, was charging a rock with blasting powder yesterday. When ramming home the charge it exploded, knocking Mr. Morrison some 10 or 12 feet into a pit close by. The broken stones dashed into his face, smashing his jaw bone, blinding both eyes, a fearful cut over one, and another through the chin. Kilpatrick, who was close at hand, escaped with a few slight cuts on the forehead
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