Irish News.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XV, Issue 24, 7 October 1887, Page 9

Irish News.

Aktbim.— Hay will not be more than half a crop, and the turnips will be almost a failure in any but the richest and best soil. The potato ci op has not eußtained much damage tbroug* the heat and want of rain, the roots being able to put up with a great deal of drought. Not much wheat sown in this County, but what there is gives promise of a good average result. Flax "has euffered-seriously from unbroken dryness.

On July 14 a serious disturbance occurred in Durham street, Belfast, owing to gross provocation given by several young men who showed Orange emblems defiantly in the Nationalist districc. Two opposing crowds assembled and stones were thrown furiously. Several revolver ehots were also fired, but owing to the prompt action of the police authorities, who aluest swarmed the place with their men. a serious riot was prevented. The twelfth of July was celebrated by the Orangemen of Belfast 'n the usual noisy fashion of drum beating and yells. At ten o'clock in the morning a procession, headed by Rev. R. R. Kane, Grand Master, passed up the Antrim road. It numbered 5,000 Orangemen and half as many straggling sympathisers, principally females. The vicinity of the Circus was crowded with spectators, and there wert great throngs of people in York street, Royal Avenue, Donegal Place, Wellington Place, Great Victoria Btreet, and, indeed, all along to the Botanic Gardens, in which a meeting was held. Strong bodies of police were posted along the route at those places considered dangerous, and the mounted constabulary were brought into active requisition here and there armed with long batons which hung from their sling belts side by side with their sabres. The local magistrates were on |duty also at various points, and Town-Inspector Cameron and District-Inspector Gibbons supei intended matters on horseback. The conduct of the processionists was simply outrageous. They did everything that lay in their power to provoke riotacd an attack from Nationalists who were hemmed inside streets by bodies of police. Tbe Nationalists neither groaned nor hooted and were in their positions as ordinary spectators, but the Orangemen nevertheless halted now and again on their march to shout defiance and give the drum a more determined rattle, and in both Roysl Avenue and Donegall Place the true blue rowdies discharged revolver shots. The police arrangements were, however, a little too many for their ruffianism, and all their efforts failed to provoke the desired row.

Abma«h.— Tbe twelfth of July was celebrated by an Orange demonstration in Lurgan in which all the lodges of Armagh, Down, and Tyrone took part. The proceedings aa compared with former years were very tame, and the decorations thioughout the town were of a most meagre character.

On Sunday, July 10, a number of Orangemen from Portadown proceeded to Drumoree Church, near the towu, and marched through the Catholic quarter of the town protected by the police. During the service a portion of the congregation came out and indulged in a wanton and cowardly attack on the orchard of a Catholic farmer named Patrick O'Connor ; and he was subsequently attacked by the mob and severely injured. On July 10 a public demonstration was held at Killsavy for the purpose of protesting against tbe Coercion Act of the presect Tory Ministry and taking counsel with the other branches thioughout South Armagh as to the best means of meeting the administration of an Act which is intended to destroy the liberties of the Irish people. The meeting had been specially convened by tbe Killeavy branch of the Irish National League. Deputations from the neighbouring parishes attended, and the meeting was both large and enthusiastic ; indeed it wjuld compare favourably with some of those witnessed in Iht North during the Land League times.

Cablow. — Extreme heat is seriously jeopardising harvest prospects in this County.

The Local Government Board ba9 sanctioned the loan required to carry into execution the Improvement Schemes authorised under the Carlow Union Labourers' Order, 1886. The following is the amount of loan for which each division of the Union will be liable : Arless, £645 ; Bagenalstown, £486; Ballon, £216; Ballyellin, £108 ■ Ballylehane, £96 ; Ballymoon, £564.

Cat AN. — Kingscourt monthly fair was held on July 5. There was a fair supply of stock and a good attendance of buyers, but the continued dry weaiher and want of grass had its effect on the buying, and the business was dull, young cattle being very difficult to sell.

Clack.— There is no grass on the light surface land of this County ; it is all burned, and the farmers are driven to the alternative of grazing their meadows or let the cattle starve. The effect will be a very short hay crop, and it is estimated that for winter feeding it will be up to £5 a ton . The hay is now cut und 6aved in one day, without even making it into trusses. Potatoes willl neither be a uniformly good crop, nor equal to that of the last two years in quantity or quality.

The Town Commissioners of Ennis, who comprise eight Conservatives and four Nationalist member.', have received a mandate from the Clare Grand Jury in the Bbape of a resolution proposed by R. Stacpoole, J.P., and seconded by H. Reeves, D.L.. to eject the local branch of the National League from the Town Hall, where their meetings have been held 6ince tbe formation of the branch nearly four years ago, and in the event of this behest being disregarded the solicitor to the Grand Jury is empowered to take proceedings to recover possession of the building from the Town Commissioner*. It is generally understood that the Commissioners will carry out the resolution.

Cobk. — The emigration from Queenstown for week nl d uly 10 was 575 ; in the corresponding week of last year, 417. The football championship of the County was won by Lee Club on July 10, they beating the last team left in to meet Lisgoold, by two points to one.

The Recorder of Cork gave judgment on July 12 in the case o f O'Keefe, tenant ; Sir Joseph. N. McKenna, landlord, reducing the tenant's rent from £82 13s to £59 ss. Cahirmee great borße fair was held on July 12 and 13, and was a reflex of the general condition of Ireland, being but a shadow of its former self. Many French and Belgian officers attended on the lcok out fcr army mounts. Farming operations were reeumed on the Kingston estate on July 11 and activity in clearing the lands was everywhere observable. The evictions are expected to commence immediately. The threatened victims are prepared to offer etern resistance. Several evictions were carried out on July 12 on an estate near Youghal, close to tue Ponsonby property. The tenants had adopted the Plan of Campaign. The first eviction was effected without resistance. Another tenant named Branefield barricaded his house with trunks of trees, but an entrance was obtained through the walls by means of crowbars. At Fermoy a labourer residing in Pound Lane owed his landlord thirteen shillings for rent. A decree was obtained for the amount and lodged in the hands of a local bailiff, who watched the wife of the labourer upon her going to purchase food for her family, and following her seized her purchases, consisting of seven pence worth of bread, and a quarter of a pound of tea, three pounds of sugar, and a pound and a quarter of meat, and the poor woman had to return empty-handed to her children. On July 14, just immediately over the railway terminus and near the spot where an occurrence of a similar kind took place recently, about 60 feet long and about four feet in width of the road overlooking the railway station fell down over the incline and on to the extension works underneath, situated on the lower Whitepoint road. A large portion of the wall built on the broken road also gave way, carrying with it some of the main gaspipe leading to and supplying the houseß situated on the lower and upper Whitepoint road. Wherever meadows have been cut they are so light as scarcely to be worth the cost of cutting and saving. The prospect of oat growers is very gloomy, not alone from the bad crops this season but from the tact that the corn merchants have been unable to dispose of last season's stock up to the present, and unless something unforeseen occurs oats are not expected to open at more than from 5a to 6s a barrel this season. Barley is rather a better crop than oats, but it is not up to the average of other years, while wheat is scarcely grown at all. The return of butter, too, has greatly fallen off. Potat >es are looking well, but sadly need moisture, and in some places are not making progress, but they are expected to be the best crop of the year. On July 12 a heavy seiaure was made on the lands of Lyree, near Marroom. The landlord, Mr. Blennerhassett, has a number of joint tenants on the lands and for some time past negotiations for an abatement have been going on between the tenants and the agents, which had tbe appearance of a satisfactory termination, This appearance was strengthened by the fact of the visit on two or three occasions of some persons representing themselves as from the agent, and that they came on the lands for the purpose of having a valuation of the lands made. Those statements, of course, eased the tenants' minds, and on July 12 they came to the Macroom fair, and in their absence the " valuators " came on the lands and removed about 40 head of cattle from the property of several tenants and placed them in Millstreet pound. Tbe tenants deny having been served in any way for rent pave and except the usual letter of application from the agent. Debbt.— Crops in this County are likely to be a failure, owing to the long-continued heat and drought. On July 12, at Coleraine, as a party of Orangemen were leaving by train, a quarrel took place on the railway platform between two men, one of whom, named O'Neill, received fatal injuries. His assailant has been arrested. On July 6 an occurrence which will mark an important epoch in the industrial history of Derry took place when the two first steamers constructed in the Foyle ship-yard were successfully launched. Both vessels were built by Charles Bigger, and the launching of them may be said to have practically commenced the ship-building industry in Derry. Donegal. — The excessire heat and drought of the past month has had an injurious effect on the crops in this County. A meeting of the parish priests; of| the diocese of Raphoe was held on July 13 at Letterkenny, to nominate a successor to Most Rev. Dr. Logue, recently elevated to the Primacy of Armagh. The result of the voting was— Very Rev. Dr. O'Donnell, Rector Dunboyne Establishment, 14 ; Tery Rev. Hugh M'Fadden, P.P., V.G., Donegal, 4; Rev. Charles M'Glynn, Dungloe, 2. An application baß been made to the authorities for military and police to assist in carrying out a seiies of evictions on the estate of Captain Hill at Gweedore. In addition to the execution of 60 ejectments, opportunity will be taken to execute 37 wananta in cuses in which tenants have been reinstated as caretakers. In these instances the houses will be pulled down and final possession taken over by the agent on behalf of the landlord. Down. — The hay crop in this County has been almost all gathered in. Yield is fully one-half less than that of last year. Pasture lands are completely burned up, and the cattle are very badly off for want of water. Wheat piomises to be a fair crop. Oats look middling, and in some instances have suffered from the scorching weather. Potatoes look splendid, and if the tubers turn out well a good crop may be looked forward to. Dublin. — The Orangemen of Dublin celebrated the 12th of July by a demonstration in the Rotundo, at which the ÜBual tall talk and Kentish fire were indulged in. A new evening paper has been started in Dublin by the proprietors of tbe Irish Times, It is called the Evening Netvs, is one penny, and Tory in politics. On tbe nieht of July 10, one of the greatest fires which have occurred in the subuibs of Dublin for many years took pl.ico ac Julliney, and reduced to ashes the beautiful fir and furzs plantation

which covered No. 2 Bill, Killiney, the property of Mr: Chippendale Biggins. The fire extended for a quarter of a mile along the Eilliney find uppermost side, and almcst an equal distance along the bottom. Word havirg been s<nt to the police stations of Dalkey and Eingstown, detachments of the F Division arrived in an astonishingly short space of time, and, assisted by scores of volunteers, set to work and cut a laneway through the firs and brushwood on the Victoria Hill and Dalkey Hill-Bidep, with the object of saving these places from destruction. It was thought for some time that nothing could save the plantation between Vico and Greenroad,but some fifty fires were lighted along the latter road, when the flames met, and were spent about midway. The police tore trees literally up by the roots, and were ably assisted by a willing public. Fermanagh.— W. Redmond, M.P., recently brought up in Parliament the case of a post office official, Creswell, at Enniskillen, who turned up in Orange regalia at an Orange meeting, and joined in insulting the Catholic and National people. Postmaster- General Raikes promised to make inquiries into the matter. Galwat. — A policeman named Patrick Joy, who has for the past few months been stationed in Boffin Island, bat resigned in consequence of the disagreeable duties which the constabulary will now be obliged to perform . Fully 4,000 people attended at Eilreecle on July 3, to witness a series of friendly burling matches. Kilreecle and Kiltormer played a very tough game, neither side scoring until just before the call of time, when Eilreecle put on a desperate spurt and managed to secure a goal. Eilloran took a goal from Eiltulla in the first five minutes, and Mullagh beat Eilleenadeema by a goal and a point to a point. A strong force of police was on the ground. The oat crop, as the farmers observe, " had not covered the ground when drought set in," which means that the crop was not grown enough to prevent the drought playing upon the soil, and on this account this crop had suffered most severely. All the other crops, however, have done well. The potato, especially, promises well. Generally speaking, a dry, warm season best agrees with this crop, and it hardly ever suffers from protracted drought. There is a larger area under it this year than for some time past in this part, and there will bt a bountiful supply. The crop presents everywhere a most healthy appearance. Oa the whole the prospect cannot be referred to M anything but hopeful. On July 11, the Bishop of Galway, Dr. M'Cormack, made a formal visit to the Galway Presentation Convent, and the occasion was availed of for a delightful fete. His lordship was received by the Rev. jMother and Mother Assistant, and, preceded by a miniature band and guard of honour selected from the uoys of the infant school, was conducted to a chair of state covered with cloth of gold, at the end of the spacioaß schoolroom. The room was elegantly decorated with flowers, beautiful banners, and appropriate mottoes. A large concourse of the clergy and laity had assembled in response to the kind invitations of the nuns. The Children of Mary presented his lordship with an address. His lordship, in his own happy, practical, telling manner, replied. The address was elegantly illuminated and enclosed in a massive gilt frame. The children then went through a very varied and select programme of vocal and instrumental music, and acquitted themselves most creditably, as was to be expected from a school that has earned such a name for musical training and that has supplied organists and singers to all the local choir?. Kerry. — There are now 679 constables on duty in this County, of whom 350 are extra police. Compensation claims to the number of 13 and to the amount of £178 were awarded by the County Grand Jury on July 12. The crops have suffered considerably on account of the excessive heat and drought. Wheat is the most flourishing crop. Green cereals have fared badly, especially the potatoes, which the farmers complain of as being vary small in size and not equal in quantity to the yield of former years. Barley and oats are ruined for want of rain. Hay has suffered in some places, but on the whole is good. On July 11 Thomas Goodman, with thre^ bailiffs, escorted by about twenty police, proceeded from Tralee to Cahercullinagh, a remote district in the parish of Ballymacelligott, and seized six cows from Philip Sugrue, in satisfaction of a decree, granted in the year 1885,Jfor £24, a year's rent due, and for non-payment of which he was evicted in the year '84. The landlord is Major Chute, Ballymullen. At the Kerry Assizes on July 15 Jeremiah Sullivan was charged with being one of the Moonlighting party who attacked the house of Mr. O'Halloran at KillocriD, near Listowel, on March 12, when an encounter took place between the police and the Moonlighters. The evidence of the police was that the prisoner was captured on the spot with his coat turned and having a gun beside him. He was ecquitted, as was also David Doran, a farmer, charged with discharging a gun at a crowd of bailiffs on the occasion of his being evicted from his holding near Kenmare. On the night of July 10 a party of five Moonlighters, disguised, went to the house of a farmer named O'Sullivan, at Oyster Hall, near Tralee, and were about to carry off a gun when the police arrived. Three of the men, named Denis Wbelan, Michael Whtlan, and Michael Brien, were arrested and the police found three guns. On the night of July 12, Moonlighters attacked the house of Henry Knight, near Castleisland. Some police on patrol duty turned up at trie time and a conflict took place between them and the Moonlighters, and about a dozen shots were interchanged, though no one was injured. Two men were subsequently arrested on suspicion. At the meeting of the Killarney Guardians on July 13 the following notices of eviction were bandsd in by the relieving officers :—: — Isabella Busteed vs. Daniel Ahem and Eugene Ahem, of Inchicummer, Killeentierna, and John Keeffe, Bawnaglana ; Richard Meredith, landlord, vs. Cornelius Burke, Ranalough ; Michael and John McAuliffe and MichHel Barry, Dicksgrove ; Major Oliver Stokes, landlord, vg. Maurice Flynn and Jeremiah Flynn, Milltown ; Richard Walsh, Cornelius and Michael Oronin and John Cronin, Milltown ; Denis Reardon and James Daly, James Hanaffin and Timothy Foley ;

Sir R. Blennerhassett, landlord, vs. Timothy Connor, Ellen Foiey John Foley, and Mary Mangan, of Meanus. Kildare.— The long-continued drought will have arery injurious effect In this County. The Curragh is almost bleached except in a few places, which serve as oases to the wearied sheep, whose owners claim a right to " graze " the common, and should the present heat and drought continue the result to the crops will be most deplorable. The potatoes are the only cereals that will not be injuriously affected, but even these have been nipped in the growth, and indicate they will be of small size. Oats are remarkably backward. Barley looks well, but the supply of wheat is extremely limited. King's County.— A bog at Bally william, near Birr, part of the Bog of Allen, was destroyed by fire on July 11. It waa alleged that it arose from a tallow wad from one of the rifles of the military who were practising at their range igniting the dry heath. A large number of the 24th Regiment (South Wales Borderers) and depot turned out with their officers and helped to extinguish the flames. Rain providentally fell in the afternoon and materially assisted their efforts. It is understood that Government will indemnify the sufferers. Another part of the same bog, near Tullamore, was also burned up lifter a two day's conflagration. A bog at Redwood, near Birr,on the estate of Mr. Trench, has also been partially burned, but the tenants turned out and worked hard to save it and succeeded in a measure. The Catholics of the united Parishes of Banagher and Ologhan have presented an address of congratulation to Very Rev. Dr. Monahan, P.P., V.G., on his elevation to the Vicar- Generalship of the diocese of Ardagh and Clanmacnoise. Dr. Monahan has been for six years parish priest of Banagher and Cloghan, and during that time be has done many services to those parishes in the improvement of their churches and schools, and in his endeavours to bring within the reach of the poorest the benefits of the best possible primary education. While devoting ceaseless energy to his parochial duties he was also silently plodding through the old manuscripts and tomes dealing with the past history of the diocese, and laboriously preparing for publication '• The Records o£ Ardagh and Clonmacnoise." For this work Dr. Monahan has the gratitude of a wider circle than tbat represented by the signatories to the address, for there is no lover of the history and antiquities of Ireland, no student of her ancient institutions and organisations, who will not thank him for his endeavours to elucidate and set into their proper order such interesting historical documents as those embodied in the volume named. Lbiteim. — The membersof the Kinlough Branch, I. N.L.,assembled at Tullaghan on June 29 for the purpose of ereoting a wooden hut near the farm formerly occupied by Widow McGowan, an evicted tenant on the estate of Captain Barton. The lite for the house was kindly given by Henry Brennan, Cliffoney, on his farm at Tullaghan. Limerick. — James Spaight, J.P., who has often unsuccessfully wooed the electors of Limerick City, is to be knighted in honour of the Jubilee, Lotjth.— The cereal crop is in a much better condition than might be anticipated. While the straw is very short both as regard? oats and barley the crop is thick in the ground and the «ars full.and with a few days'rain oats and barley would turn out a good average crop But root crops— turnips, mangle, cabbages — are allin an extremely bad way. The potato crop is extremely backward, the tubers being very small, and only a limited supply as yet appearing in market. As* for meadow land the oldest inhabitant cannot recall a similar state of things. The land seems literally baked brown. Monaghan. — The inhabitants of Smithsboro' some time sinca Applied by memorial to the Secretary of the General Post-Office, Dublin, requesting him to have the Post-office in that town created a telegraph office, and offering to guarantee the sum of £30 for the purpose, and also to defray the cost of working for one year, the telegraph service to be withdrawn at the expiration of that time if it were found tbat it did not pay the Post-Office to maintain it. The Secretary refused to accede to this request by insisting that a seven years' guarantee should be given. Smithsboro' ii a provincial town of considerable trading importance, and is situated on the main line of railway between Clones and Belfast. The Postoffice is only 25 perches distant from the railway station, by which several telegraph lines pass, and consequently the cost of extension would be but trifling. Queen's County.— There were only two trivial caies for trial at the County Assizes which opened in Maryborough on July 9, and Baron Dowse congratulated the Grand Jurors on the peaceful condition of the County. Tipperary. — Grand Jurors were congratulated at the opening of the Assizes on July 12 by Judge Harrison on the peaceable and satisfactory condition of the County. A hurling tournament was held on the grounds of the Sarsfield Hurling Club, Ballyboy, on July 3. Glenbrida beat Hollyford by 3 points to nil. A very exciting match between Kilcommon and Inch ended with Inch victors by 3 goals and 3 forfeit points to 2 goals and 4 points. Kallyboy proved too strong for Toor, winning by 1 goal and 4 points to 2 points. An inquiry was held at Cashel on July 12 into a scheme un>l- r the Labourers' Acts for the erection of 71 houses and for the purchase of 10. This is the third scheme promoted by the Guardians for the housing of labourers in the Union. An inquiry under the same Act was held on July 13 at Clogheen Workhouse into a scheme proposed by the Guardians for the erection of 130 labourers' cottages and the repair of four existing cottages. The pig market in Tipperary is ordinarily held in the s're^isnf the town and not on the fair green. At the last meet inn of the Town Commissioners some complaint was made of the obetrumi m arvl a communication was sent from the Town Clerk to District- Inspi ctor Shoveller, asking that the police should keep the centre of the Bireets clear and so facilitate traffic on market days. At the usual market oa

July 11 the po'ice took very effective steps to this end. They drove the whole of the piga off the streets to the fair green, where the market had perforce 10 be heH. Much annoyance was manifested bp the townspeople »t this high- banded proceeding, and in the eveiing a pnblic meeting was held ut wbicb|resolutions were adopted stronglycondemning the action of the police, which was said to be due to the influence of Mr. Smith-Barry's agent and the local magistrates. Ttbonb. — A retreat which was commenced at Bt. Eugene's, Omagh, on June 26, closed on July 3. It was conducted by bather O Connell, of ihe Carmelites. During the week it lasted no fewer than 6,000 persons received Communion many of them coming distances of 8 and 10 miles. Watebpobd.— The want of rain is very much felt by agriculturists in this County. The ground is so parched and dried up from the recent drought that it would require a heavy rainfall to produce anything like vegetation. Tery little turnips are sown and those which have been put down have suffered very much from want of rain. The potato, which has always been the staple food of the district, is very inferior except where planted in marshy soil. With the exception of a few instances the hay crop is light and devoid of sap, but where the least Italian rye grass has been set early in the season the crop is fair. The quantity of mangolds is limited and the quality inferior. The same applies generally to the potato crop. Cattle are in a very bad state for want of rain and in a few instances cattle have died from red murrain. The country people have to bring water from long distances to the cattle, which id in itself a work of great labour. There is very little barley set owing to the want of a local market. On the whole the prospect for the coming year is not cheering. Westmkath.— The Chapter of St. John of Jerusalem in England bag awarded its medal for gallantry in saving life on land to ActingSergt. Patrick Ryan, Royal Irish Constabulary, for rescuing a woman and child at Mullingar from a runaway horse. At the Assizes on July 12 the jury convicted five soldiers charged with participation in the Athlone riots as having taken part in an assault on a man named Coffey. The Chief Baron in passing sentence expressed his entire disapproval of the verdict, which necessarily implied that the large number of witnesses examined for the ciefence had been guilty of perjury. No one who heard his charge could doubt what was his view of the case. He was, however, bound by the verdict of the jury on the facts in a crimiaal cisc, but he would give his view very distinctly on any memorial that might be sent in to the Lord Lieutenant to revise the verdict. He then sentenced the prisoners to six months' imprisonment with hard labour, but on the application of counsel he made a special order that they should be treated as untried prisoners for the first fortnight, pending the application to the Lord Lieutenant. Wexpoed. — Not for a long time were tha prospects of the County Wexford farmers so disheartening as at the present moment. Not alone has the long drought completely retarded vegetation, but in the scorching days just past, what appeared to be fairly prosperous crops three weeks i previously have been shrivelled and burnt up. Barley on rich land is holding its owo, though the straw is short, but on arid soJ the crop is entirely a failure both as regards grain and I straw. The same remarks apply to oats. Beans are long ago " given over." Potatoes are expected to be dry, but in the absence or immediate rain it is feared that the greater portion of this crop, which has been stunted early in its growth, will prove a loss, the tuber being too smu,\l, and unmatured. Such of the green crops as have been sown early have appeared above the ground, but there is great difficulty and risk in weeding and thinning them. la the case of the poorer soils and late sowing the crop in many places did not appear over ground. H»y is light everywhere, both early and late meadows. Grave rears are entertained of inadequate " keep " for cattle next winter, should the root crops be unfavourable. Farmers of poor land are, indeed, in sad plight regarding their prospects in the coming winter and following spring. Wicklow.— Harvest prospects are very unfavourable. The weather of the latter part of June and the first fortnight of July has been unprecedented for its extreme heat and drought. The pasture land has been thoroughly dried, and it is difficult to realise how the farmers will be able to tide over the present depression, for as a general rule, outdoor work, owing to the excessive heat, was a thing impossible. Under the circumstances the prospect of an abundant harvest are anything but bright. The hopes entertained as to the hay supply have been entirely blighted, and a similar remark applies to almost every other branch of farming.