Irish News.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XIV, Issue 43, 18 February 1887, Page 19

Irish News.

Antrim.— At Ballymena Sessions on November 26 a youth named Andrew Boss was fined 10s with the alternative of a week's imprisonment for calling " Eyes right " after a policeman on duty. At a meetiug of the Belfast Corporation on November 30 Alderman James H. Haslett, last Member of the West Division of the borough, was nominated as Mayor for the year 1887. The nomination was unanimously accepted.

On December 3 great excitement was caused in Belfast by] two policeman seizing a coffin, which contained the body of a man named James Chambers, on the arrival of the Pleetwood steamer. Deceased, who was a native of County Down, went to London about a week before for the purpose of obtaining his B.L. degree. He took suddenly ill in the English metropolis, and, having neither relative nor friend near him, decided to enter an hospital, where he died a short time after admission. The friends of the deceased , on being communicated with, requested the body to be sent to Belfast for the purpose of interment, but the authorities suspecting foul play, ordered the body to be kept in the Fleet wood Shed, Donegal Quay, for a post-mortem examination. The Northern Winter Assizes are over (says United Ireland of December 24), Judge Lawson ceases from his duties, and our pens are free to criticise the doings of the law in its awful majesty at Omagh. Nearly all the cases disposed of there were those arising out of the late riots in Belfast. Never in the whole annals of the jury-box was there such a sight beheld as was beheld in Omagh while these proceedings lasted. In two cases men indicted for murder were allowed to go unpunished, although there was such evidence of their guilt forthcoming as left no more doubt of it than of the existence of the courthouse . Two men named Walker, father and son, were indicted, one for the murder of Head-Constable Gardiner, the other for the slaying of Private Hughes. The murderers were taken red-handed, several witnesses saw them perpetrate the crimes, yet an Orauge jury in each case disagreed 1 Such a monstrous outrage upon justice was too much for even Judge Lawson. He told the jury in the second case that their conduct was highly discreditable to the county and that they were almost as guilty as the actual murderers. These two episodes at Omagh now leave it beyond the shadow of a doubt that under no circumstances will a jury of Orangemen find a brother Orangeman guilty of a capital crime, and that in an Orange county an Orangeman may therefore commit murder with impunity.

Armagh. — A National demonstration was held at Cullybana on November 25 ; Rev. J. Quinn, C.C.. Crossmaglen, occupied the chair and a series of resolutions were a lopted, and speeches delivered by Mr. Blain. M.P. ; Mr. Nagle, solicitor, Castleblayney ; Joseph Maxwell, 0.T.G., Dund.Uk ; J. L. Neary, Whiterath, and others.

Carlow. — The anniversary of the Manchester Martyrs was kept solemnly at Borris. St. Patrick's Brass Band marched through the town playing " The Dead March in Saul,' 1 and was followed by a •vast concourse of people from town and country. A tasteful banner bearing the names of Allen, Larkin, and O'Brien on a black ground, and surrounded with immortelles, was earned at the head of the procession .

Cavan, — The following have been nominated by the Judges of Assize to act as High Sheriffs for this County during the ensuing year : Fane Vernon, Erne Hill. Belturbet ; William Adams, Drumelton House, Uootehill ; Col. Henry T. Clements, Ashfield Lodge, Cootehill.

Mr. Hutton met his tenants by appointment at Virginia, on December 3, and gave an abate mentranging from 20 to 40 per cent. on one year's rent and all arrears. On December 3 George Annesley and Eglantine Humphreys, J.P., attended at Ballyconnell to receive the rents from the tenants. The majority agreed not to pay except they got a reduction, but no reduction was given except to those tenants who held old leases. For the greater part of the day he received no rents, and at 5 o'clock in the evening he informed those who had not paid to meet him next day at Belturbet. The tenants were displeased at this course, as some of them lived a long distance from Belturbet, and few attended.

Clare. — One of the greatest demonstrations made in any part of Ireland was carried out in Ennis on November 28, in connection with the inauguration and unveiling of the statue of Erin in the vicinity of the Victoria road to the memory of the Manchester Martyrs, Allen, Larkin and O'Brien. Contingents from all parts of the Counties of Clare, Limerick, Tipperary, and Galwav, with the congregated trades from Limerick, with bands and muffled banners, were in attendance to take part in the display, which was of a most imposing character, the members of the Ennis Board of Guardians, with Edward Bennett, chairman, carrying the mournful colour descriptive of the occasion. In extent the procession was a mile and a half, proceeded by a hearse draped in crape and drawn by four horses, On arriving at the statue, where a platform was erected by the local committee, Edward Bennett, Chairman of the Ennis Board of Guardianß, was called to the chair and addressed the meeting in sn eloquent speech. Mr. Bracken, P. N. Fitzgerald, and John Torley, of Glasgow, also spoke. The Government reporter was refused a place on the platform, and when the unveiling of the statue was being carried out he ref ased to take off his hat amidst groans. Nearly twenty bands played the " Dead March," while almost everyone who ■ ook part in the procession wore crape. A great number of black flags were borne in the procession, and at various points draped arches spanned the streets, bearing such mottoes as " Bemember the Manchester Martyrs,";" '67," " Great Men Die, But Their Memories Still Live," etc. The monument is about thirty -five feet in height, and rests on a base,with five steps. This is surmounted by a cornice, on which stands a column, on which is placed a cap, which supports a figure of Erin, holding a cross aloft, with a harp on one side and a wolf-dog on the other. On the front of the base is the inscription :—": — " Sacred to the

memory of Allen. Larkin, and O'Brien, who death m Manchester through love of their country on November 23rd, «67, their last prayer being • God save Ireland.' " The meeting was made up of contingents from the following places : -Limerick City, Kilrush, Miltown Malbay, Ennistymon, Kilfenora, BaUyvaugham, Lisdoovama, Corofin, Buan, Orusheen, Tulla, Quin and Olooney, New. maYket-on-Fergus, Clarecastle, Bally lea, Kilmealy, Inch, Ballincally, Inagh, Kilnamona, Dysert, Six- Mile- Bridge Cratloe, Tubber (County Galway), Gort, Oranmore, Tuam, Loughrea, Peakle, etc. Cork —The new Bishop of Cork, Dr. O'Callaghan, was formally installed at the monthly meeting of the Diocesan Chapter at the Cathedral on December 3. Dr. O'Callaghan has appointed Monsignor Sheehan his Vicar-General. „,*-,,.• i r At a meeting of the committee of the Cork National League on November 24, it was resolved to expel Robert Walsh, T. 0., one of the Secretaries, in consequence of his persisting in a course of conduct which the committee consider inimical to tne National interests. There ia a pack of harriers in the neighborhood of Muskerry belonging to the farmers aad others, which hunt on the poor man 8 holiday. These having trespassed on Capt. Ryes property some of them were shot by him. Great indignatioa was felt aad one of the consequences is that the hunting of the 2lst Hussars' hounds has been 8t ° P At d a crowded meeting of the Catholic jurors of Cork, held om December 1, the Mayor-elect presiding, a resolution was adopted strongly protesting against the manner ia which Catholic jurors had been ordered by the Crown officials to » stand by," and calling on the several jurors to make open protest in court against such Procedure. Agreat League demonstration took place on November 28, at Killea«?n f under the presidency of Rev. Father Murray, P.P. Five Members of Parliament attended and delivered speeches. The latest action of the Government towards the National League was strouglT condemned, and the tenants were advised to adopt the Plan of Campaign " in all cases where the landlords refused a reasonable Bettl emenmeet of clonakilty Board of Quaidians on November 26 a body of distressed labourers waited on the Board and represented their condition as one of urgent need. They stated that they were badly in want of work, and even of food to sustain life. The Guardians, for the second lime, passed a resolution calling the attention of the Government to the need of relief works in the dis net On November 26, at daybreak, James Boland, bheriS s officer, accompanied by ten police, proceeded from Mallow to Lyre to execute a decree against Daniel Murphy. He seized four cows one nurse, a car and tackling. Boland had two other decrees for rent, but found nothing on the farms on which he was to execute the decree, and had to return home without effecting any other seizure. On November 26, four of the Sheriffs officers, accompanied by a force of constabulary from the surrounding police stations, arrived vi Whitegate and proceeded from there to the townland of Guileen and to the farm of James Doyle to make a seizure for rent due to the landlord, Mr. Chute, but not a beast was to be found on the farm. The party, finding themselves disappointed, made a short cut hrough the fields to the townland of Ballmatrary and to the farm of Jameß Wa \^tu^aTsuctssful auction was held by M, Doyle at Inchiquin, nearYoughal, on the Ponsonby estate, on December 3 M.r. disposed of their cattle and produce, and are now ready for the Bher Afterf ter Martin Forrestand his familr of eleven helpless children were driven from their home, prosecutions were instituted against Julia Forrest Teed l7 for th4e acts of trespass,, having been found occupy, m/pa tot the old' dwelling. A fine of 10s was recorded m each cafe with 7s 6d costs. Miss Forrest declined to pay the amount and Drotested against the injustice that was sought to be inflicted. Though the fines were imposed in September the warrants were not executed It was thought the matter would have been allowed to ?est but on November 29, a sergeant proceeded to E ilarney where Miss Forrest wae staying with her grandmother, and demanded the cheers. The whote party then^roceeded on got o th^Ctounj, ■iiliii museum °' i£&£fi2&£'S tl co ?S t, see. to be .|op«ng *c SrSS^SSSSSSSSSS

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of 20 per cent. The Bisters of Mercy, Bantry, have given their tenints reductionsof 40 and 50 per cent. Captain Town9and,agjnt for ths estate of the representatives of the late John Hyde, attended oa November 2i>, at his offic3 to receive rentßf torn the Djrryvilloaa, Cib.irlrim.ja, Tarraant, Beunealt, BillinaiDugu, Billyanihia, aai Gartaahaunna tenants. Reductions wera granted in the eisa of every taunt holding under judicial rents or otherwise. A permanent reduction was further made for waste lands amounting from 15 to 20 par cent. jjfuniform temporary reduction of from 20 to 2> pir cent, was gLven other tenants who paid up the reuts just called, whilst in tho cases of those at present not in a position to piy ample time wai allowed. Mr. La Touche, of Dublin, haa given hia [aland tenants at Killavullen an abatement of 20 per cent. The tenants of the Ballinroher property have been given a lite abatement. Now let us {United Ireland, Decembar 24) see what has been going on down at Cork, in the court presided over by that brilliant judicial luminary, Chief Justice Morris. Paaaing over the fact that the Crown resorted in the moat unblushing manner to its old dodge of packing the jury box by the familiar process of the exclusion of Catholics, we find a jury of eight Protestants and four Catholics trying the case in which a couple of Kerrymen were charged with " moonlighting "at Feale Bri ige. The case rested on the evidence of a police constable named Power. This man with another headconstable and six sub-constables, had been drinking in the publichouse of a man named Mangan, and a lot of young men rapped at the door, whereupon the police rushed out and a series of fussillades took place, with the result that one of the newcomers was wounded. On their own showing the policemen were drinking in the house at the time, and on the evidenca of the publican they had drunk a good deal— as much as must have made most men intoxicated — and they were playing cards for drink for a considerable time. The publican stated that the men who knocked at the door wanted to get drink only, and the evidence of hia family corroborated thia veraion of tne affair. No candid man, after the perusal of the evidence, could fail to see that the policemen were drunk, and that they fired on a lot of young men who were only engaead on an errand similar to their own — namely, looking for drink. Yet the jury had no hesitation in accepting the policeman's version of the story and convicting the prisoners. Had these same prisoners been arraigned before the Orange jury in Omagh, these could not have settled the business one whit more neatly or expeditiously

Derby. — At Maghera Petty Sessions on November 17, before Major Clark, J.P., Garret Nagle, R.M., and Robert W. Forrester, J.P., four young farmers named William McQuade, Francis McKeffrey, Dominick Bradley, and Joseph Convery, were charged with haviug assembled on the public mad in the townlands of Swateragh and Laragh to disturb the public peace ; and they were further charged at the same time and place with discharging firearms. The evidence was very contradictory. During the cross-examination of the Crown witnesses the solicitor for the prisoners, James Brown, Magherafelt, was called to order by the Chairm in and ordered to resume hia seat, which he declined to do, and was, by direction of the magistrates, removed from the court. Shortly afterwards Air. Brown's clerk came into court and Berve \ the magistrates with a notice threatening proceedings for unlawful arrest, claiming £1,000 damages. The defence was an alibi, and several witnesses were examined for the accused. The Bench decided on returniug William McQuade, Francis McKeffrey, and Dominick Bradley for trial, and refused informations in the other case.

Down. — The following advertisement recently appeared in the Belfast Ne?vs Latter :— " An appeal to Conservatives. — A respectable farmer in County Down, who owes £30— two years' rent— is noticed to be put out if it be not paid at once. He has expended time, labour, and expense in furthering the interests of the Conservative cause, and he. therefore, makes this appeal to Loyalists to help him out of his difficulty. Particular* of case given by applying to H., 20859. News Letter Office." It would have been better for this " respectable farmer " to have cast his lot with his fellows, instead of giving his nine and money to the cause of the lan 1 lords, one of whom is about to evict him for his pains.

Dublin. — Typhoid fever has broken out among the 4th Dragoon Guards, ou account of the unianitaiy btate of the Royal Barracks. A special meeting of the Dublin Corporation was held on December 3, for the purpose of considering the recent action of the Government with reference to the National League meetings and the prosecution of Mr. Dillon. None of the Conservative members of the Council were present. Mr. Sexton proposed a resolution offering an emphatic protest against the conduct of the Government in its " illegal and wanton attack on the people of Sligo," in its supprebsion of the Sligo meeting, in its employment of an ancient disused statute to institute legal proceedings against Mr. Dillon, and declaring that the provocative cause must be strongly condemned as tending to public peril and confusion. The resolution added that the Council trusted that the British people would observe how the Government were fulfilling the pledge of the Chief Secretary at Bristol, on November 13, in saying they would deal with Ireland by the quiet, steady, and constitutional administration of the ordinary law. Mr. Sexton said constitutional administration ot the law with which they were familiar meant the rope, the baton, and the bayonet. The resolution was carried unanimously, and ordered to be forwarded to the Chief Secretary, Mr. Gladstone, and Mr. Morley.

A phemonenal is'ue of the semi-occult publication known to the searchers after bidden literature aa the Dublin Gazette, was produced on Saturday night intimating that Prince Kdward of Saxe-Weimar, and the Lord Chancellor of Ireland regarded the Plan of Campaign as "a criminal and unlawful conspiracy " (says United Ireland, December 24), and warning all persons against taking any part in carrying it out. This proceeding is quite of a piece with all 'Jastle doings. Seeing that the defendants in the several summons cases have to answer for their action in this matter, and that the chief point juries will have to try is whether they were or were not engaged in a 1( criminal and unlawful conapiracy," to use the graceful and concise

language of his Serene Highness of Saxe- Weimar and his lordship the Lord Chancellor, these exalted functionaries take it on them to decide the question once and forever offhand and beforehand. This has been the Castle way ever since the Castle was set up on|Oork-hill. It declares what is lawful and what ia unlawful with as cool an assumption of authority as if it were an infallible oracle and fountain of virtue and wisdom, and altogether independent of the facts that laws are made by Parliament and that there is such a function as that of a jury. Were an individual or a newspaper to prejudge a case in this coolly inaoleat way, he or it would soon be made to remember that there is such a thing as contempt of court and such defenders of public liberty as her Majesty's judges. But the Castle is as much above the law aa the Roman Emperor was above grammar.

Fermanagh. — On November 23 a splendid demonstration took place at Roaalea in honour of the memory of the Manchester Martyrs. Fully 5,000 persona were present. A delegation attended from the Monaghan Young Ireland Society, accompanied by the Brass Band of the Society. They were met at the border of the Oounty Monaghan by John Toal, Patrick Flynn, Michael Cox, and Patrick Cox, accompanied by the Roaalea Flute Band and seventy torch bearers. A banner, on which were inscribed the words, "In memory of the Manchester Martyrs, Allen, Larkin, and O'Brien," and on the other side, " God Save Ireland," headed the procession. First came the banner, next the Young Ireland delegation, next the Young Ireland Band, Bosslea Flute Band, Elligeah Band, and Stonebridge Band. The procession halted opposite the residence of Edward Madden, Lakefield, and the Young Ireland Band played a selection, finisb ing with " God Save Ireland." No halt was made until they reached the Catholic Church, where a Requiem Mass had been celebrated that morning by the Bey. P. McKean, P.P., for the happy repose of the souls of Ireland's martyred dead. Here the procession again halted ; the order slow march was given, and the Mac Man us Band commenced the " Dead March." The windows of the town were illuminated. On reaching Keeaan'a hotel " God Save Ireland " wa9 neatly performed by the four bands consecutively. By this time the procession had assumed vast proportions. Four clergymen were present. A Government reporter named McCoy, from Monaghan, with two detectives, was present, but was compelled to write, his stenography inconveniently, as he would not be allowed a seat on the platform.

GAL WAY. — Oa November 22 the prosecution of Dr. Francis Tully for using threatening language at a meeting of Mrs. Lewis' and Sir H. Burkes tenants, held at C \ paeon, near Billinagar, attracted crowds to the Woodford court-house. After a lengthened hearing Dr. Tully was ordered to find bail in £50, and two sureties of £25 each, or in default to be committed to Galway gaol for three calendar months. Dr. Tully, anaid great cheers, declared he would follow Father Fahy's example. When he was being removed from the court-house on a car in the direction of the roa i leidin^ to Galway prison a scene of the wildest nature took place. The force of constables waa not so great as usual. Only for the strenuous exertions of the popular leaders, who were appealed to by the police, there would have been serious trouble.

Kerry. — On December 1, on the Greit Southern and Western Railway line of railway between Castlemaine and Molahiffe, a man named Michael Cullatty was struck by the train waile opening the gates and killed on the spot.

In Dublin oa November 29 a solicitor named Kennedy, practising at Dingle, sued Mrs. Benner, proprietress of a hotel at Tralee, for damages in cons' quence of having been refused accomodation. Plaintiff had been engaged in negotiating with Lord Cork's tenantry, and the local brandies of the National League had issued notices against him. Ihe jury found for the plaintiff £3 damages without coats.

Just befote dawn on the m>ruing of November 23, a staff of six bailiffs, accompanied by about twen y constables, proceeded on sidecars to tne piopcrty of which Coailes Morphy, solicitor, Tralee, is agent, for the purpjse of seizing stock for rent. The train of cars was very large, there being no less than eight of them occupied, and so was easily distinguished coming along the road. Before they were half the way horns were sounding in all directions. At the time the bailiffs reached their destination they could not find a beast on any farm. They were all dnv. v off to the holdings ajoining those on which the seizures were to take place. This is about the sixth time the bailiffs were disappointed in alike manner in thia quarter.

An imposing celebration to honour the memory of Allen, Larkin, and O'Brien, came off at Tralee on November 28. Twelve months ago the Nationalists of Tralee had unveiled in Rath churchyard a splendid memorial cross on the occasion of which Mr. Davitt, who performed the ceremo ly, delivered a powerful address. The cross was now tastefully decorated with Mowers and wreaths, and the entrance to the churchyard was hung with becoming drapery. A procession was formed near the Dominican church, to which place thousands of people, from different parts of the County, thronged. Long before the hour fixed for starting the contingents arrived and took the places assigned to them. There could not not be less than eight thousand persons present in all. The following bands were present : — Tralee Young Ireland Society Band, Tralee Fife-and-drum band, Lietowel Brass Band, and Causeway Brass Band.

Kildare. — At the meeting of the Guardians of the Naas Union on November 24, a notice of eviction was read from Sir Eramus D. Burrowes against Thomas Lee, of Greyabbey.

Very Rev. Dr. Murphy, P. P., on November 28, was installed as Chairman of the Kildare Branch of the League in the place of the late lamented Dr. Kavanagh, his predecessor in the pastorate of the parish. In accepting the position hia reverence sail ., — " lam by sentiment and by conviction an Irish Nationalist. I stand on every plank of the National platform."

Kilkenny. — The Ballyragget tenants of Arthur McMurrough ; Kavanagh having refused to pay any rent unless they get a reduction of 50 per cent, that amiable land-thief has placed the collection of hia imposts in the hands of the Lord Lieutenant.