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[Dennis Ahern]

From The Cork Examiner, 2 November 1865 -

AT the Queenstown petty sessions, yesterday, Capt. Martin,
Messrs. J. N. Beamish and T. H. Tarrant on the bench, a
respectable looking female named Ridgeway, who was remanded
from Monday on suspicion of stealing a silver table spoon, which
was afterwards ascertained to be the property of Capt. Norris, of
H.M.S. Frederick William, was put forward. It was then proved in
evidence that on the night of the ball on board the Frederick
William some spoons were missed. The one, however, offered for
sale by Ridgeway being so battered it could not be identified, and
the prisoner was therefore discharged. Samuel Richards, seamen,
summoned Capt. H. A. Harmes, of the Dutch steamer Baron
Bentinck, for a month's wages. It appeared the complainant
shipped with Capt. Harmes in Glasgow to go on a voyage to
Batavia, on board the Bentinck, as a stoker at the rate of £4 10s.
a month. Complainant signed no articles, and on his arrival in
Queenstown he asked to be allowed to sign them, but the captain
refused him permission, and the complainant consequently refused
to work. He was then discharged, without being paid any wages.
Captain Martin and Mr. Tarrant were of the opinion that they had
not jurisdiction in the case. Mr. Beamish was of a contrary
opinion, and thought it would be better [to] get the advice of the
Castle.* This suggestion was agreed to.

[*Dublin Castle, the seat of Crown Administration in Ireland.]

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[Dennis Ahern]

From The Cork Examiner, 27 December 1865 -

BIRTHS.
On the 26th instant, at Brookvale, the wife of Mr. C. J. Graves,
of a son.