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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XI, Issue 26, 26 October 1883, Page 18

The landlords of the Queen's County have apparently been ih* fluenced by Mr. Monroe's advice that they should be a combativp party like Mr. Parnell and his friends. The landed magnates of the County have therefore been putting themselves " in evidence " within the past few days. On Thursday week Lord Castletown, of Upper Ossory, and thirteen J.P.s met in Maryborough in answer to a circular calling on the Queen's County landlords "to assemble in their stength and show the Liberal Government that they were determined to protest in their strongest manner against the infringement of their rights." The individuals, however, who had been anpealed to, failed to " assemble in their strength," Lord Castletown and the thirteen. J.P.s being all who attended. The scion of the House of Ossory, who took tbe chair, expressed his deep regret that many of their friends had turned absentees. As nothing could be done in such a small meeting, it - was resolved to adjourn and come together on •• a future day." Not disheartened by this failure another meeting was ' held in Maryborough on Monday for the purpose of reconstituting the Conservative As-ociation of the County. Resolutions were passed in favour of serving objections to all who were not entitled to be on the register, and. appointing a geneial committee for political purposes,