Tuesday, Mr Sheriff Tweedy gave an elegant entertainment at the Tholsel; everything that the season could produce was found in abundance, the company was numerous and splendid, and the evening spent with the greatest hilarity and good humour.

Among the distinguished persons who dined at the Tholsel were the Lord Bishop of Cloyne, Lord Loftus, A Hamilton Rowan Esq, and several Members of the House of Commons. . . An extraordinary bet has been lately taken up by a military officer of riding 150 Irish miles in ten hours, on the Curragh for 900 guineas.

This is going at the rate of 15 miles an hour, plantation measure. And though relays of horses are allowed, it is much doubted whether the Captain will at this time be the conqueror. . . Yesterday John Egan was executed at the front of the New prison, pursuant to his sentence, for the robbery of Mr O'Keeffe in Patrick Street. . . Tuesday, a black man galloped over a fashionable looking woman in Capel Street, and killed her on the spot; although near a hundred persons pursued him, yet his horse had such foot, that he got from them all. . . Last week a sloop laden with tobacco was seized near Sutton, on the North Bull, by Mr Harrison, Surveyor at Clontarf, with the coast officers & co. . .

Monday, a grand convention of the manufacturers and artisans of Limerick was held at King's Island, when it was unanimously agreed to discontinue the use of English porter, or any imported malt liquor.

Upwards of a thousand persons attended the meeting. . . On Thursday last, the Assizes of Drogheda ended, when Patrick Lee, for stealing �10, 16 shillings and one penny, out of the dwelling-house of Henry Tiernan, and James Moore for stealing �68, nine shillings out of the house of his master, George Blacker, Esq, being found guilty, were ordered to be executed on 26th of May next.

Belfast Morning News 23 April, 1860 Belfast Police Court . . . Hugh Corrigan, a lad of ten years of age, was charged with having stolen an empty box, the property of Messrs Robb & Co, Castle Place. The charge having been proved against the prisoner, the Bench, considering the age of the lad, handed him over to his mother, who appeared in court. . . Robert Henry, of Cullingtree Road, a hackler, was charged with having deserted his wife and child, leaving them chargeable on the Belfast Union. Mr Vane, relieving officer, deposed to the facts of the case. The Bench sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned for three months. . . James Boal, of Newtonards, was charged with having assaulted Mary Anne Henderson, in Mason's Lane, the previous night. The prisoner was sentenced to pay a fine of 30 shillings and costs, or to be imprisoned one month. . . James Magill was brought up on a charge of having assaulted a woman named Anne Fulton, in Hudson's Entry, on the previous evening. The complainant, having been sworn, stated that she had not been assaulted at all, to her knowledge; but Constable McKnight said he saw the prisoner knock her down, and after he had done so he drew a knife, but was taken into custody before he had time to make use of it.

He struck several other girls and knocked them down, and kicked them. Two months at hard labour; and the girl Fulton was ordered to jail for seven days for contempt of court.