Andrew Lang

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Maureen Withey on 25th January 2026

Carroll and Andrew Long were indicted for stealing several articles of Plate and Furniture, the property of Richard Longfield Jameson. The evidence against the prisoners was principally the same in case tried the previous day, in which the female was implicated, but in which the parties were all acquitted, owing to some inconsistency and variance between the testimony  of Teresa Quin, approver, and the Watchman who took the party. This variance being  however satisfactorily explained in the present trial, both the prisoners were convicted and sentenced to be transported for 7 years ; the Judge observing that they had been very  leniently prosecuted, they might have been indicted for a burglary, and would have been his duty to pronounce sentence of death upon them. Southern Reporter, 24 March 1825. The following is the previous case, referred to above: Ellen Carroll was indicted for stealing several articles of furniture and wearing apparel, &c., the property of Richard Longfield Jameson, Esq., and Mary Horne, Eliza M'Carthy, and Margaret Fitz, for receiving the same, knowing them to have been stolen. On the night of the 2d December, it appeared that Mr. Jameson's house, in Morgan-street, but in which he was not residing, had been entered by the prisoner, Carroll, whose sister and mother had been in his service, and a great quantity of valuable furniture and silver articles taken away. On the night of the 6th December they again went,  accompanied by another woman, named Teresa Quin ; an alarm, however, being made, they attempted to escape, but were fortunately secured by the watchmen.—The principal witness to sustain the indictment was Teresa Quin, who detailed the circumstances vary minutely, and identified all the prisoners; but the Jury, after being some time enclosed, returned a verdict of not Guilty, which, in answer to the Court, they said they had been induced to do by a variance between  the evidence of Teresa Quin and that of the watchman.—The prisoners were discharged. Southern Reporter, 24 March 1825. ----------------------------------------------------------- On Saturday, the following sixteen men convicted at the late Assizes, and sentenced to seven year's transportation, were delivered on board the Convict Hulk, Surprize, Cove, under an order received by the Sheriffs of this city, Messrs. Bagnell and Coburne:— Denis Dineen, Timothy Foley, Jeremiah M‘Carthy, Edward Ahem, Denis Coakley, Michael Cannavan, John I lateen, John Callaghan, Denis Kellaher, Bat. Jagoe, Pat. Twomy, Michael Keeffe, Andrew Long, Malachy  Dely, Pat. Corrigan, James Field, Southern Reporter, 12 April 1825.

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Maureen Withey on 26th May 2021

Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Andrew Lang, age on arrival, 20, Sir Godfrey Webster (2) 1826. Tried Cork, 1825, 7 years, DOB 1806.