Irish Affairs.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4750, 21 July 1883, Page 3

Irish Affairs.

An inquiry commenced at Mullicgar on June 21, in oonneotion with the murder of Mrs Smyth on April 21. An informer stated that an assassination sooiety had boen started by Miohael and John Fagan with the object of removing bad landlords. Amoeg thoso named by the sooiety for removal were the Smytheß, living in County Longford, and two of tho prisoners were deputed to exeouto the sentence. The prisoners oharged with complicity in tho murder of Mrs Smythe were present at the meeting held in March, 1882, outside of the house of the mother of the Fogans.

Alderman H. Magher has been elected Lord Mayor of Dublin.

Bernard Machugh haß been arrested on a charge of complicity in the murder of Justice Young, who was shot some five years ago. An affray ocourred at Ourragh on the evening of June 24, between a party of North Mayo and Dublin military men. It originated in a gambling dispute, during' which the Mayo men called the Dublin men " Careys " and " Invincibles." The fight lasted over an hour, eaoh side using stones and firearms freely. The conflict was only quelled by the offioers threatening to firo on tne men. Daring the me!oe five men were killed (one a sergeant) and seventeen wounded.

The Lord Lieutenant, replying to an address presented bim at the Limerick depot, on June 26, regretted that greater respect waß not p*id to law and order throughout Ireland.

Tho Ohairman of the Loughrea Union declared that he never knew the outdoor list to be so high as now, and this necessitated an increase of the relieving staff.

Government refused to allow the Germans to take the Ohinese ironclad recently launched at Stettin to her destination.