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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVIII, Issue 25, 15 October 1886, Page 19

Irish News.

AMLA.OH.— His Grace, the Primate, Most Rev. Dr. McQettigan, lately visited Dr. Beeves, the newly-created Protestant Bishop of Down and Connor and Dromore. His Grace was accompanied by the Rev. Henry McNeece, C.C. The meeting was most cordial. The Primate congratulated Dr. Beeves on his elevation to the episcopacy, and regretted exceedingly his departure from Armagh. Dr. Beeves expressed the great esteem he had always entertained for the Primate and bis regret at departing from old and valued friends.

Cablow.—Oh Sunday, July 4, a monster meeting, under the Auspices of the St. Mullin Branch of the Irish National League, was held at Qlynn, for the purpose of reorganising the local and surrounding branches of tbe League ; so as, by united action, to prepare to meet the all-important crisis into which the country is plunged. The chair was taken by Rev. J. Ferris, P.P., who delivered a rousing •jpeech. Addresses were also made by Father Bourke, "Borris ; Fatfier Staples, Poulpeatsy ; Mr. S. Galavan, Ballywilliam ; Mr. J. J. Keating, Money more. Cavan. — At a meeting of the Belturbet 1.N.L., held on July 4, •—Mr. Peter Fitzpatrick, president, in the chair, — it was resolved to take steps to promote the Parliamentary Fund. Key. P. OBeilly, C.C., strongly urged such action.

Glare. — At the Clare Summer Assizes on July 5, Mr. Justice Johnson took up tbe case of Margaret ODea versus The High Sheriff of Clare. This was originally an action for £500 brought by the plaintiff against tbe High Sheriff of the county, Mr. F. W. Hickman, for illegal seizure of cattle, and for assault by bailiffs on her daughter, Ellen O'Dea. The case came before Mr. Justice O'Brien, at the last Spring Assizes, who directed a verdict for the defendant with permission to the plaintiff to apply for a new trial on a point of law. A motion was accordingly made in the Court of Exchequer, before Chief Baron Pallas, and a new trial was granted with costs against the defendant from the outset. The jury, after a protracted absence, returned to court with a verdict for the appellant of 70dol. damages. The result was received with evident satisfaction by a large number of persons from the Miltown district.

James Gilligan, a labourer, his wife and eight children were evicted from their wretched hovel in Old Mill street, Ennia, on July 5, by a landlord who disgraces the name he bears — McMahon Bran. The Gilligans were looked after by the local House League. Cobk. — On July 5, Thomas Brennan, sheriff's bailiff, and a police escort of about a dozea men left Castletown Bere for the I townlanda of Eillough and Clougbfune, on an eviction expedition, and at Killough there were evicted three brothers — John, Peter, and Patrick Sullivan, who held a joint farm at tbe yearly rent of £51 Ba. After possession was taken they were re-admitted as caretakers. At Cloughfune, John Murphy was evicted from his holding that he held at the yearly rent £23. He was also re-admitted as caretaker after the process of eviction was gone through. A group of women and children collected at each place of eviction, and they indulged in groaning at the bailiff, but nothing else occurred. Samuel A Hutching, of Ardnagcshell, ia the landlord. On the 6th the same bailiff with a similar force of police left for the Adrigole locality, where possession of a farm of land was to be taken and given over to one Power, a tenant-farmer of the same place. Derby. — There seemed very good grounds for the petition presented by the Nationalists against the return of Mr. Lewis for Londonderry City. For instance, a man named O'Brien, a Lewisite, was charged by the Nationalists with personating his father, who is dead. He was arreßted and brought up for investigation. Three of Lewis' polling agents and his published election agent sat on the Bench, and refused to give a remand, although it was sworn that six witnesses would be produced to prove the charge. Mr. O'Doherty proUited against the decision. Other facts of a different character, but ef a much more damaging kind have been revealed. Donbgal.— The Rev. Thomas Curran, Adm., Gwecdore, writing to the Freeman, sayß : The reality of destitution here ia amply demonstrated by the large number of families seeking admission into the workhouse. The people held out as long as possible in hopes that outdoor relief would reach them through some influence, but the Guardians have determinedly set their faces against anything of the kind. The Guardians also, very unwisely, 1 think, for the present and future interests of the people and the ratepayers, insist that all the members of the family including the head, will enter. This necessitates complete abandonment of tbe homestead, and means certain ruin to the families in question. There is a general cry against the apparent apathy and indifference of the Guardians and their officials, and their procrastinating method of dealing with applications for admission into the workhouse. Yesterday a poor family who had applied for relief three weeks ago were obliged to undertake, the journey on foot, worn and hungry and sickly, because no efforts can move the relieving officer to give orders and supply transports as the requirements demand. Over 300 families have made application for relief so far back as three weeks ago, and all that has been done since was to admit thirty -six persons into the workhouse on last Wednesday "eek, and expel them again on last Monday because the whole families had not entered. An eye witness describes the passing of these creatures through Falcarragh in the following words. 'It was a mournful sight to witness the procession of four carts crowded with half-naked peasants passing through here this morning under a drenching shower on their way home from Dunfanaghy workhouse.' Becently the releiving officer sent orders of admissiou for twenty-two families to the parish priest, and on Thursday as early as dawn these poor people were off on their disheartening journey. Several other families crowded around the priest's residence on|Wednesday evening to learn if tickets arrived for them. They complained bitterly that they had been applying to the officer every week for three weeks, that some of them wrote to him, and that some of them travelled to his

residence eight miles off, and that they were now starring, and that the neighbours were wearied of supplying them with bowls of meal since they had eaten the last relief in meal given by Father M'Fadden."

Dublin.— The Freeman?* Journal complains of the terrible stench emanating from the Liffy, which it declares to be the most abominable in the whole course of its experience. It fears thai if the corporation does not take some steps to abate the nuisance, tbe health of the citizens will be seriously imperilled. On Sunday, July 11, the National Historical and Literary League commemorated the life and labours of Father Tom Barke. Father Tom Burke liv«s in a thousand forma. In the crowded eitr of Dublin, we see the orphanage raised or sustained by his MTocacy ; there in the distant town the temple erected through his earnest appeals. Here we perceive the penitents' retreat for which he pleaded in irresistible accents, there the village school where the children of the poor engaged his priestly solicitude for their education. Ireland owes a deep debt of gratitude to the great Dominican. The memory of the " Prince of Preachers " received encomiums from the members of the National Historical and Literary League.

Galway.— The Most Noble, the Marquis of Clanricarde (says United Ireland) must not be permitted to hide his light under a bushel by reason of the greater interest of the general election. It is but bare justice to that eminent patriot to show how he is suffering from the general wickedness of the times. The Land Commission has been looking after his concerns, down in the West. Decisions were given at Portumna lately in about seventy cases, in which his lordship's tenants demurred to his exactions. Briefly and in plain figures these decrees reduce a rent-roll of about £1,060 to about £760. These reductions, said Mr. Crean (whose remarks ware tacitly assented to by Mr. Bice and Colonel Bay ley), are very large, but not larger than the condition of things in the Connty Galway requires. The effect of Mr. Crean 's decision is to show that the Marquis of Clanricarde has been trying to extort about thirty per cent, too much from his unfortunate tenants about Portumna — all the while that he is an absentee and the moat worthless and Belfiah money extractor that ever a countryside was cursed with. Martin Pelly, coroner, held an inquest recently at Harbor street, Ballinasloe, on the remains of John McDermott, a young man, aged seventeen years, who was drowned while bathing in the River Suck, adjacent to the chapel. A verdict of accidental drowning was returned.

Kebby. — Numerous evictions took place on July 5 and 6 at Annascaul and Dingle respectively. A large force of police and several bailiffs or emergency men were drafted into both places for tbe occasion. Mr. Mr. S. M. Hussey evicted at Annascaul the following : Michael Shea, Maurice Murphy and a man named Wren ; also Robert Moriarty, relieving officer. The two latter were not reinstated as caretakers. In the case of Moriarty some men were concealed in the chimney, and they are. it appears, to be summoned to petty sessions for that offence. In Dingle, Mr. Fitzgerald, agent for the Xownsend property, turned out several families, householders, for non payment of rent. In two cases only were the parties re-instated. The misery to be witnessed in every case was heartrending.

Tbe annual examination of students for admission into Maynooth College were conducted at St. Brandon's Seminary, Killarney, by the Very Rev. J. Coffey, Dean of Kerry, etc. The Venerable Archdeaeoa Irwin, P.P., Castleisland, and the Rev. John O'Leary, P.P., Ballymacelligott. Ten students of the head clbbs were presented for these examinations, and places were awarded as follows : Messrs. Thos. Mulvihill, Tarbet, Ist ; Michael Scanlan, Killarney, 2nd ; Joseph O'Sullivan, do, 3rd ; T. D. O'Sullivan, Kenmare, 4th ; Patrick Brown, Listowel, sth ; Henry O'Carroll, do, 6th. Messrs. Miohael O'Leary, Cahirdaniel, and Michael O'Donoghue, Cahirciveen, obtained nominations. The places at Maynooth allotted to Kerry students have for some years been kept under ten in number, but several studenU have been piepared at Listowel and elsewhere aa candidates for tbe foreign missions.

Kildabe.— On July 2 the remains of Mr. T. G. "Waterß were removed from his late residence, Kilpatrick, Monasterevan, and deposited in the family burial ground at Lackagn, a pretty little cemetery situated on high ground about two miles from the town of Kildare. Shortly after 12 o'clock the remains were placed in tbe hearse, and the cortege, which was very long, proceeded to the graveyard, which is about Bix miles from deceased's late residence. Immense numbers of local friends attended, together with numerous persona who travelled from Dublin and other places. A large contingent from the vicinity of the Curragh also followed the remains to its last resting place to tender this sad tribute of respect to one who long since had endeared himself to all who knew him.

Kilkenny.— The funeral of the late Rev. John Bhortall, C.C, Clontubrid, which took place on June 30, was largely attended nearly fifty priests and a numerous body of the laity being present. As a Btudent Father Shortall's career, both in the diocesan seminary and in Maynooth College, was very brilliant. By his superior talents and close application to study, he succeeded in carrying off high honours in all his classes. After his ordination he was appointed to a professorship in St. Kieran's College, which he filled with great benefit to those who studied under him. His missionary life was confined to the parishes of Muckalee and Lisduwney. Towards the close of his mission time in Muckalee, he was seized with a very severe attack of measles, from which he contracted delicate health, to which he finally succumbed. Kino's County.— The sheriff, bailiff and a large force of constabulary proceeded on June 30 to evict Michael George O'Leary, John Kelly and Body Nolan— tenants on the estate of Lady Osborne, of Beechwood. This was the humane (?) lady's reply to the tenant's modest request for a reduction of 15 per cent, in their grinding rents. At the last moment a settlement— and such a settlement I — waa effected. A year's rent, with full costs of all the legal proceedings had to be paid, and security given for the remaining half-year's, rent due !