IRISH NATIONAL LEAGUE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XIII, Issue 14, 24 July 1885, Page 21

IRISH NATIONAL LEAGUE.

A meeting of the Greymouth Branch was held ia St. Joseph's schoolroom, July stb,'lßßs,|Mr. James O'Brien, President, in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were and confirmed. Letter from Mrs. A. M. Sullivan read. Resolved that the letter be received. The President, then, recounted the evidence given before Major Keddell, commissioner at Hokitika, thereby putting the League and the Government to considerable expense, as he (the President) was ready to admit before the Commissioner in Greymouth the principal *oint the Sergeant-Major wanted to prove in Hokitika. He also Istated that the Commissioner went fully into the case, that there was Ivolnminous evidence taken, and that he had not the slightest doubt but that the League would be fully vindicated by the Commission. Considerable expense having been incurred in this case it was resolved on the motion of Mr. M. Philips, seconded by Mr. T. P. O'Donnell, " That the several branches of the League and other'pla'ces' on the Coast be communicated with and requested to contribute a share of the expenses. Kesolved that a copy of the minutes of this meeting and also a copy of the evidence taken before the Commissioner in the case of the League against O'Grady be forwarded to the Tablet for insertion Mr. Jas. O'Brien, President, proposed, and Mr, M. Riordan, Treasurer, seconded:—" That a vote of thanks be returned to Mr Michael Hannan, solicitor, for the very able manner in which he conducted the case of the Irish National League against Sergeant- Maior OGrady." J After some subscriptions were handed in and one member proposed, the meeting adjourned. Jambs Obeagh, Hon. Sec. Ine following is a copy of Mm. Sullivan's letter :— 10 Mountjoy place, Dublin, May 13, 1885. Dear S:r,~ My brother-in-law, Mr. T. D. Sullivan, forwarded to me here from London the Resolution of Condolence sent by the delegates of the various branches of the I. N. League in the Grey Valley to me. I beg of you to return to one and all my sincere thanks for their kind sympathy to me and my children in our terrible loss. Mr. Sullivan was well known in public life, but his private life was, if possible, more beautiful, for *he hid a wonderful love for children, and consequently showed great affection for bis own . lam sure he prays for them and their kind frienda. ' I am, dear bir, Yours very truly, Jameß O'Brien, Esq, Greymouth.