Sunday July 31ft, Prayers for fair weather, were of fered up in all the churches in Cork, it being the wetteft Summer ever remembered.

The Widow Allen in Cove-lane, was murdered by Timothy Harrington her fervant, on Monday night, the 8th of Auguft.

Emanuel Moore, Efq; High Sheriff of the County of Cork, and Jonas Lander Gent. Sub-iheriff. Aflizes began Wednesday, 4th of April, Lord Chief Baron Willes, and Serjeant Patterson, Judges.

Affizes began Saturday, 18th of Auguft, Lord Chief Juftice Afton and Baron Mountney, Judges.

No perfon executed at either affizes in the year 1764. At March affizes, in the City-Court, M'Namara, a Taylor, received fentence to be executed on the 26th of May, for enlifting men for the French King's fervice, but he afterwards received his Majefty's free pardon.

John Dinane, a Journeyman Linen- Weaver, was whipt from Gate to Gate for combination, on Saturday the 11th of Auguft.

Sunday February 5th, Prayers for fair weather were offered up in all our churches.

February 20th, A croud of people began to dig for money near the new Barrack.

June 21ft, Cornelius Murphy was killed in the Lough Field; there was a Horfe-Race the fame evening.

Sunday July 15th, Cornelius Carthy Labourer, and Edmond Welfh Butcher, were both fhot dead by a party of the army, who were escorting Kean Mahony and John Golding to North-Gaol; the mob attempted to rescue the prifoners, which occafioned this fatal accident.

September 20th, A new Draw-bridge erected, where Parliament Bridge now ftands.

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Nicholas Dunfcomb, Efq; High Sheriff of the County of Cork, and Daniel M'Carthy Gent. Sub-fheriff. Affizes began Saturday, 23d. of March, Lord Chief Baron Willes and Juftice Tennifon, Judges.

Affizes began Monday, 12th of Auguft, Lord Chief Baron Willes and Solicitor-General Patterson, Judges. No perfon executed at either affizes in the year 1765. At March aflizes, Mary Burke (commonly called Sterling Molly) and Tobias Burke her fon, received fentence to be executed at Gallows-Green, on Saturday the 18th of May, for the murder of John Geary, by fetting a Maftiff at him, who tore feveral parts of his flesh in pieces: the Judge, on account of her fọn's youth (being but 11 years of age) recommended them. both to Government; they obtained his Majefty's most gracious pardon, and were tranfported for life.

William Mullins (commonly called P* * *k of the Loop, was whipt through the town, on Wednesday the 4th of December.

November 16th, One Bowler a Butcher, stood in the Pillory, for riotoufly affaulting a foldier on duty; he received fentence to be three times pillored, and three times whipt round the Gallows, and from the Piers to the North Gaol, with a rope round his neck, which punishment he underwent.

January 18th, A remarkable great flood in the River. Auguft, This month the Lough of Cork was partly drained.

Friday, October 18, A dangerous mob affembled this day, and broke open feveral merchants cellars to fearch for provifions, but found none intended for exportation; meal, oats and potatoes were what they chiefly looked for, but were disappointed; fome thousands of an un

ruly

ruly populace were atte.nbled on this occafion, and had it not been for the care and activity of the Magiftrates, much mischief might have happened.

November 6th, A dreadful fire at Hugh Reily's houfe in Carey's-lane.

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Walter Atkin Efq; High Sheriff of the County of Cork, and James Wherland Gent. Sub-sheriff.

Affizes began Saturday 15th March, Lord Chief Juftice Clayton and Serjeant Malone, Judges.

Affizes began Friday 8th Auguft, Baron Mountney and Serjeant Dennis, Judges.

Dennis Sullivan, executed at Gallows-Green, on Saturday the 5th of April, for robbing Darby Sullivan on the high-way. It is worthy of remark, that the guard which was escorting Dennis Sullivan, from the South Gaol to the place of execution, met the guard which was conducting Dennis Connor from GallowsGreen to North Gaol, exactly at the corner of CoveLane; each party stopped in order to let the other pass by: during these few moments, the two unfortunate fufferers beheld each other with an eye of pity, the one having a rope round his neck going to execution, the other with his back ftreaming with blood from corporal flagilation, each party (I fuppofe) confidering his different fituation. Connor met with another fpectacle on his journey, for at going through the North Main-street, he beheld Alexander Stewart elevated in the Pillory ;a rare example indeed, and I hope a fufficient one, to deter Conner from his former evil practices.

At March affizes, Robert Murray of Kinfale, Taylor, received fentence to be hanged, quartered and beheaded

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at Gallows-Green, on Saturday the 3d. of May, for the murder of Captain Rea; he afterwards received his Majefty's moft gracious pardon. A Blackmore, for robbing Benjamin Sullivan, Efqr's. dwelling-houfe, and Dineen, for robbing Henneffy's falt-houfe, were to be executed the fame day, but were also pardoned.

Patrick Redmond the Taylor, was executed at Gallows-Green, on Wednesday the 10th of September, for robbing the dwelling-houfe of John Griffin. Glover, the Player (who was then in Cork) took an active part in this man's restoration, after he hung 9 minutes, and was cut down, he was perfectly reftored to life, by the dint of friction and fumigation. He afterwards inade his escape, got drunk, went to the Play-houfe door (the night of his execution) to return Mr. Glover thanks, and put the whole audience in terror and confternation. He was the third Taylor that made his escape from the Gallows fince the year 1755:

A dreadful fire in Cogan's-lane (between Bandon Road and St. Finbarry's) on Friday the 12th of September, which confumed 79 cabbins.

Roger Bernard, Efq; High Sheriff of the County of Cork, and Francis Kiernan, Gent. Sub-sheriff.

Affizes began Saturday 28th of March, Baron Mountney and Justice Malone, Judges.

Affizes began Friday, 18th of September, Juftice Malone and Prime Serjeant Hely Hutchinfon, Judges. Jeremiah Twomey, executed at Gallows-Green, on Eafter-Saturday, the 18th of April, for robbing the dwelling-houfe of Johanna Norton at Croffes-Green. Her husband was fo ill-treated the night of this robbery, that he died in fome time after. Twomey was con

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victed of the robbery only. The general opinion was, that he died innocent, in confequence whereof, the mob brought him from the Gallows (in his coffin) to the profecutor's door, where they bled him, took the rope off his neck, threw it into the window, befmeared the door and window-fhuts with his blood, whilft fhowers of ftones were pelted at the windows from every quarter, during which time Mrs. Norton refolutely defended her house, threw the rope into the South River, and fired feveral thots at the mob, luckily no perfon was hurt ; a party of foldiers foon came to her affiftance; one of the offenders was immediately feized and fent to Gaol this man (Timothy M'Carthy) was publickly whipt through the Town, on Saturday the 3d of October following.

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Thomas Carrol, aged 69 years, was executed at Gallows-Green, on Saturday the 25th of April, for cowftealing in the country: he was convicted in the County Court of Cork about 10 years ago, for cow-ftealing, and received fentence of death, but was pardoned on condition of tranfportation, from whence he returned, was tried for fuch another offence in the fame Court, and this day executed.

Jeffery Purcell, executed at Gallows-Green, on Saturday the 10th of October, for the murder of William Dorgan of Blackpool Peruke-maker, on Mushery-mountain.

John Ankle, a foldier, executed at Gallows-Green, on Saturday the 17th of October, for the murder of Cornelius Courcy, near Bandon.

Phelix M'Carthy Baker, fined gol, and to fuffer three months imprisonment for offering a bribe to Samuel Maylor, Efq; Mayor of Cork; he was convicted onSaturday the 19th of September, before Prime Serjeant Hely Hutchinfon, in the City-Court.

At March affizes, three foldiers named William Collins, John Hayman, and George Chamberlain, received fentence