Irish News.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVI, Issue 5, 25 May 1888, Page 21

Irish News.

Antrim*— News reached Belfast recently tint an extensive landslip has just taken place near Glenarm, on the County Antrim coast, and much alarm has been caused among the inhabitants of Stradically, a small village near that town, which during the past few days has been steadily moving in the direction of the sea, leaving a chasm in the mountain side behind it. The road round tha coast has been blocked up, and workmen are at present engage! in clearing away the debris. Sir W. Ewart, M.P., has received the following telegram from hit son at Belfast, in reference to the alleged attack by his employees on Father Magee's funeral :—": — " Gross exaggeration and misrepresentation: The funeral passed mills when workers crowding in from dinner. Horses excited by crowds and bustle. No attempt upset hearse. Not a hand laid on hearse, horse, man, woman, or child. Workers from all the mills were on the road together. The report that two women dragged off footpath and subjected to marked indignity is a concoction ; they were merely carried along by the crowd." A specially convened meeting of the Catholic clergy and laity waß held in St. Mary's Hall, the Most Rev. Dr. McAlister, Bishop of Down and Connor, presiding. His lordship and a number of others who witnessed the attack on the funeral of the late Father Stephen Magee, deposed to the accuracy of the statements published in the freeman's Journal, Evening Telegraph, Morning News, and the London Star. A declaration on the subject was drafted by the Very Bey. Father Anthony, Superior of the Passionists in Belfast, who acted as Secretary to the meeting, and this having been duly signed was ordered to be forwarded to John Dillon for his information in connection with the discussion which is anticipated in the House of Commons. An indication of intolerance was witnessed towards the Passionists on the pait of a number of roughs who had assembled in Mayo street, which communicates with the Crumlin Road through Cumbria street. As Brother Edward, a member of the Ardoyne Community, was passing alone on his way to St. Peter's Presbytery, he was assailed by a number of persons and subjected to insult. Mud was pelted at him for a considerable distance along the thoroughfare, while at the same time he was followed by a howling mob cursing the Pope and indulging in various offensive epithets. Brother Edward, after some difficulty, succeeded in getting into more friendly territory. As usual, not a policemanwae to be observed on the occasion, and the rowdies had full opportunity of exercising their spleen without hindrance. Armagh* — At Armagh Fair there was an average supply of stock offered tor sale and a good deal of business was transacted. The prices of a week ago were maintained. First-class beef brought from 60s to 55s per cwt.; second-class do ; from 45s to 47s per do. Milch cows brought from £12 to £15, while three-year-old heifers and bullocks realised from £12 to £14 ; two-year-old do., from £10 to £11, and yearlings do., from £3 103 to £5. The horse fair was also well supplied with good useful animals and a fair amount of business was transacted. Prices ranged from £15 to £60. Cavan.— The Most Rev. Dr. Finegan died at his r sidence, Cullies House, Cavan, The deceased prelate who was in the fiftieth year of his age and second of his episcopate, caught cold on the first visitation of his diocese. This, which was at first considered only trivial, afterwards commenced to tell in an alarming manner on his Lordship's health. By the direction of his physicians he made a sojourn of some months in the South of France. H^re his health improved to such «n extent that from that place in March last he made his first visit-ad limina apostoloruvi. The exceptionally severe weather in Rome told rather seriously upon him, and he returned to his diocese and performed the episcopal offices of Holy Week. During the time of his absence many anxious and fervent prayers were offered by a devoted priesthood and people for a bishop more than ordinarily endeared to their hearts, but ihe pneumonia from which he had been suffering returned with increased malignity, and though he bravely and patiently struggled against it, it culminated in the sad event of this morning. Clare. — Eleven publicans, who undertook at a Coercion Court held at Miltown-Malbay recently, to supply the police with refreshments, as an alternative to undergoing a month's imprisonment, offered to estreat their recognisances and go to gaol, as they bad been boycotted. A meeting of the tenants on the Ballyline estate was held at Crusheen, Key. I. Hogran, P.P., in the chair. The meeting was oonvened to consider what action should be taken by th 1 ? tenants in view of evictions that are likely to take place as a consequence of the opposition to their application for a settlement on the terms of a year's rent and a clear receipt up to last November. The tenants have removed their stock. We am likely to have troublesome times here in the near future. The dispute between Mr. Burton, Carrigaholt Castle, and his West Clare tenants has at last been amicably settled . It is over fifteen months since the Plan of Campaign was adopted on this estate, in common with th^ Vandeleur property. The tenants then demanded reductions of 10s and 6s. in the pound, or thereabout, on judicial and leasehold rents, respectively. This was refused, but at last has been granted by the landlord and his agent, Major Ktuddert, the tenants paying a years rent. In West Clare this is regarded as a great victory for tha Plan of Campaign. — Three experts have just completed an examination in Wcbl Cork for a gold mine which is supposed to exist near Dunmanus Bay. The lode is said to be six feet in breadth, and to run to the length of over a mile. Sampleß have been taken for the purpose of being analysed, and the result of the inspection is stated to ba encouraging.

At the last meeting of the Youghal Town Commissioners a resolution was unanimously passed sympathising with Father Kennedy on account of the sentence passed on him recently under the Crimes Act. and with the Ponsonby tenants that had been evicted. At Skibbereen a few days ago the interment took place of Timothy Donovan, of Baheen, Castletownsend, who lived to the ripe old age of 107 years. When the Very Rev. TbeoMld Mathew, the Apostle of Temperance, unfurled the banner of total abstinence one of the first to embrace the cause was Mr. Donovan and he remained a teetotaller till death. The Board of Guardians of the Youghal Union passed the following resolutions with reference to the recent evictions on the Ponsonby estates :—" That we view with horror and indignation the unjust and vindictive spirit persevered in by Mr. Ponsonby towards his tenants by evicting honest and industrious people because they could not pay impossible rents, and that we also condemn the Government that assists him by lending him the forces of the Crown to carry out his nefarious designs." Balfour's agents in Mitchelatown haviug failed to impede the operations of the League, conveniently attribute it to no active demonstrations of the Leaguera. An active manifestation of the loyalty of the people to the League was made recently at Kiliclig, Ballygiblin, Shraharia, and other country places, where the congregations returning from church constituted themselves into meetings of the League, and numbers who had previously been wanting in thia respect became enrolled as members. Not a policeman was present at any of the meetings, or was able to find out the rendezvous. A Sheriff's officer with hia assistants, accompanied by a large force of police, proceeded a few days agj to East Drinagh, about four miles from Damauvray, to recover possession of land in the occupation of three tenants, the property of Mr. Scots of Banioa. The three tenants, James Grace, Allan Wilson, md Patrick Crowley, held under a joint lease. There was some rent due, aul uo settlement being arrived at, a Petty Sessions order for possession was granted at Dnnmanaway, to execute which the shrieval party went on the day referred to. Oa arriving at James Grace's residence the doors and windows were barricaled, and elaborate preparations made for a defence. Possession was demanded and refused ; the door was then broken by a crowbar. When the bailiffs got in, stones were thrown from the rooms overhead, the Ulder and approaches were taken away. The parties above were callel to come dowa , after some parleying one of the tenant's sons, John, came down. The other held out, and offered a most strenuous resistance ; he was armed with a pitchfork, and made several darts of it. Portions of the wall had to be broken on which one side of the j lists rested, The ladder was then lowered, and by that means the defender was got down. Both were then handcuffed. Possession was then taken over for the landlord. The houaes.of Allan Wilson and Patrick Crowley were visited also, but there was no opposition offered by them. The prisoners were conveyed to Dunmanway. Derry* — The following is a copy of a circular which the Marquis of Londonderry has addressod to each of his tenantry through his agent, Charles Brownlow, J.P. :—": — " Dear Sir — I am directed by the Marquis of Londonderry to inform you that he is willing to offer you your farm at 20 years' purchase of the present rent. Lord Londonderry has decided to take this step (though much against his inclination), mainly owing to the fact that in the event of another bad season, he will be quite unable to give the reduction which he has granted the last two years, and by giving which he has received absolutely nothing from his own property. As you will ccc by enclosed circular, you will by purchasing your holding still gain a reduction of 20 per cent, which will not be dependant on the will of your landlord, but permanent, and at the end of 49 years your holding will be absolutely your own, free of all rent. I am, yours faithfully, Chables Brownlow." The circular referred to sets out the benefits to be obtained by taking advantage of the Land Purchase Act. The weekly meeting of the united branches of the Darry League was held in the League Rooms, William street, Hugh C. O'Doherty, solicitor, in the chair. The meeting was large and respectable, and the members present showed a lively interest in the proceedings. Tne Chairman opened the proceedings in a temperate and wellseasoned address, showing forth the duties of Nationalists at this trying crisis in the history of our country, and enjoined on the young men present, the imperative necessity of abstaining from every act that would place them in the power of the minions of the Government. Patrick Crampsey addressed the meeting in a vigorous speeck, showing forth vividly the cause for unanimity and cohesion that exists at the present time, and for Irishmen of all denominations to put forth their strength in order to fight against one of the worst Coercion Acts that ever disgraced the statute book of England. A resolution was proposed, and heartily responded to, paying a warm tribute to the tnree young men who were sentenced to a fortnight's imprisonment by the Coercion Court lately held in this city. Fathers McMonamin, O'Kane (Waterside), Gribbon, and Messrs. McDaido Doherry, and Magerr, having addressed the meeting, the enrolment of new members was proceeded with. The stimulus given to the National sentiment in this city since the imprisonment of Father McFadden, is of a most cheering description. Donega.- The amount of the billfor Father MeFadden's trial was mentioned in Parliament recently. It will come to a good deal over £1,000. The military expenses alone were £658 and the constabulary £418. This, of course, does not include the tax directly issued on the people of the district by the requisitioning of carts and horses to provide transport for the expedition seat to overawe Father McFaddeu's people; it is simply what the British taxpayers will eventually have to contribute towards the expenses. The money cost t>f dragooning Ireland is not the most abominable part of the bus;-ne-s, but it may serve to touch a good many English voters in the only point where they are at all sensitive. It ib a source of Bincere satisfaction to all honest people to find that the landlords who really know the condition of the peaaanta in

this neighbourhood have in the most kindly ani frienily way met the reasonable requests and memorials of their tenants On the estate of General Tredennick, Woodhill, Adara, reductions from 7s to 88 in the pound have been granted, and they made supreme efforts to pay him, which they did. To Major George H. Johnston of Eden is due great credit for the generous reductions given by him ou his Glebe property, near Ardara— reductions of 7a in the pound to all Glebe tenants and 8s in the pound to the townland of Garrowart — and be haß led the example to other landlords which, if adopted, would serve landlords and tenants and enable the poor people to meet their demands and obviate litigation. As it is, the poor people are unable to pay the arreais of excessive rents placed on tbem for years gone by ; screwed up time after time that even in the best of years they were unable to meet. Mr. Murray Stewart never acceded to any reduction of rents ; on the contrary, in his time he imposed several increases, amounting from twenty to thirty-three percent, in the r resent generation. Many of the tenants who are under eviction jave been deprived of the benefits of the present Land Act owing to impossible rents formerly imposed oq them, and now being deprived of any benefit which the recent Land Act would confer on them. What resource is open to them but the workhouse or the grave ? This state of things has be*>n brought about by the inflexible determination of the landlord to admit no reduction of tie old rack-rents-rack-rents which, if the acts were retrospective, would entitle the landlord to pay restitution in this barren district to his impoverished tenants. The action adopted by this absentee landlord to his insolvent tenantry brought about such a state of things that the wretched tenantry were compelled as a last resource to apply to the Land Commission, incurring expense on landlord and tenant, whose interests ought naturally to be identical, and 'twixt them the only parties to be benefited will be the lawyers. By impoverishing the tenantry landlords have destroyed their own interests and are destroying the goose which lays the golden eggs. DOWll.— William Tinsley, auctioneer, Joy street, Belfast, put up for sale a farm of land, containing 12 Cunningham acres, situate at Ballylet-son, held as a yearly te lancy under Mr. R N Batt, J.P., by the representatives of the late J>,hn McCleave, at the yearly rent of £21 sterling. Afttr a very spirited competiiiou it was knocked down to Alexander Crawford at the sum of £510 sterling and 2£ per cent, commission. The following weie the biddings, viz : — Thomas Burton, £200 ; Alexander Crawford, £300 ; £360, £410, £430. £480, £600, £510 (purchaser) ; Mr. Wilgar, £310 ; Edward Moore, £350 ; Mr. Dogherty, £400, £450 ; Mr. Campbell, £505. John Gordon Scott had carriage of sale. A man named Thomas Thompson was fired on by his brother-in-law at Knockamuckly Protestant Church, a few miles from Gilford, County Down, where he was about to be married. The Press Association Lurgan correspondent, who gives the names of the parties as Johnstone, stated that the man who was about to get married was a widower, and that the young woman was named MofEatt. The weddmg party had arrived in the church, and the rector of the parish was about to solemnise the marritge when Johnstone's brother-in-law deliberately drew a revolver irotn his pocket and fired at the bridegroom, the bullet passed through tne left lung. As three medical men have prnnounced the case hopeless the police were desirous of taking the man's depositions, but this was found to be impossible. The prisoner, it ?eems, purchased a revolver at a shop at Portadown, and was seen loitering near the church. No cause can be assigned for the outrage except cruelty tr the first wife of the injured man, who was the pnsrner'a sister. Dublin. — Aich bishop Ryan of Philadelphia was the guest, while at the Irish Capital, of Canon O H ailon of Irishtown. The Archbishop preached at the parish church of Irishtown on Sunday, March 4. The commissionei s appointed to superintend the publication of ihe ancient l.iws and institutes of Ireland have addressed to the Viceroy their report for the last year. The editor, Dr. Atkinson, has, trey state, been diligently employed in carrying on the different pans of the work which still remain to be accomplished. The commissioners add that the sum of £200 already voted will be required before April, and recommend that a like sum shoul i be put into the estimates for the coming financial year. Fetnatiagh. — The perpetrators of the outrages on the Protestant parish churches of Muleek and Mullaghdun have not yet been discovered. At a meeting of the Ca'hohc inhabitants of the district, pie-ided over by Very Rev. Canon AlcKenna, P.P., resolutions were passed strongly condemning the outrages. A memorial which has received the sigDatuie of 200 prominent Catholics of tho district, has been drawn up calling on cbe Lord Li utenant to offer a reward for the discoveiy of ihe guilty parties. Major D'Arcy, of Kish, County Fermanagh, was apparently in'ended by nature for a Bulfounan stipendiary magistrate, though strange to say he is not c ne. William Redmond has given notice of a question for Monda\, which is intended to throw some light on the peculiar virtues of this question. It appears ih-it Major D'Arcy recently went to Irvinestown Petty S< scions and made application to his brother magistrates that a recommendation should be sent to the Lord Lieutenant to suppress the National League in the district, and, fit ding that his brother magistrates were unwilling to entertain his suggestion because of the general peacetulness of the locality, he left the court cxclaimiug : •' Well, at any rate, if any of these gentlemen are brought before me 1 will know how to deal with them, even if there was never a Coercion Act. ' Mr. Redmond will ask whether the Lord Chancellor lias bad his a'tention drawn to this extraordinary language. Galwa>> — Mr. Tcnu, a^eut, to Lord Clanricaide, held a rent offjfce heieat May s Hotel, for the tenants on his lordship's property 0-1 Omll and lairencetown, iv Ballmasloe Union. Though the tenants wire seiTed with the U9ual notice, offering the small reduction which was prey oasly considered inadequate, none of theai put in an appearance. It is gaid that proceedings will be immediale'y taken against the tenants

A fresh batch of " eviction made easy " notices from the'.Clanricarde Rent Office was posted on the court house here by the bailiff Whealen, who drove out from Portumna, accompanied by a police escort. These notices are for the tenants of Derrybrian, a wild mountain dis'rict which lies about half-way between Woodford and Gort and about nine miles from either town. The ejectments were taken out at Gort December Sessions. Tne land is wretched-looking and the people miserably poor. The twelve young men who were sentenced at Woodford under the Crimes Act for taking part in the demonstration in honour of Mr. M. Egan's release from gaol were released. They were met at Loughrea by a great number of friends, and as thay drore towards home they were cheered. At night fires were lighted on the sur. rounding hilltops. John Roche, Woodfor.i, and Mr. Boland, mer. chants, were on the same occasion sentenced to three unnths ia gaol, but they appealed. The appeals will be heard oa the 3rd of April, at Portumna. A remarkable demonstration took place at Aille and Newtowndaly on the occasion of reinstating two of the evicted tenants on Sir Henry Burkes estate in accordance with the agreement come to. At 10 o'clock horses and carts with ploughs an I all kinds of farming implements required at this season of the year, bd»an to arrive, with large contingents from Kiledndeema and the surrounding villages, Martin Sheehan's farm was first visited, and horsas and ploughs set to work, while some of the party were mealing broken fences, others were looking after the hoa3e ani out-offices. The doors and windows which were carried away before the arrival of the sheriff were fixed in their proper places, while others looked after damage done to the roof, which was soon put ia proper repair. The furniture having been brougnt in, a large fire was set ablaze, and Sheehan, his wife, and young family entered into possession amidst cheers. A. few hours sufficed to plough too lands owmsr to the number of ploughs engaged. A procession was then formed, and after a march of a mile and a half the tarm of Miciael Shell was reached, and after a few hours he was taken in possession. In the evening refreshments were partaken of, after which a great number of those present retired to a large barn, where foi s veral hours dancing was kept up. Kerry. —A lar^e portion of deer forest in the Kenmare property in the vicinity of Glenabay was burned recently. A number of Sheriff's bailiffs, accompanied by 15 policemen, proceeded a few days ago to the residence of T. P. Fleming, Dicksgrove, near Killaraey, and seized 7 cows, 3 2-year-old heifers, 3 yearlings, ani 1 horse for rent due to the landlord, R. Merediti, J. P. which they lodged in the Castleisland pound. A serious conflict between the police and people took place a few days ago in the little village of Tullileon. A " pattern "was bein g held and a large force of police was in the town. Whether the police attacked the people first is not quite clear, but a desperate struggle took place. Tha police were hemmed in, and had to draw their swords to get away. Ultimately everything quieted down, but many of the people were very much injured, and the police suffered fiom oevere wounds. No arrests have been mide. The Listowel and Ballybu'iion Railway was opened for traffic a few days a<jo. The line has been constructed on the " Lartigue single rail system," all the principles of which are entirely different trom those of any railways yet constructed. The line as at present built uas a length of about te l miles. The pernnnsnt way is made of steel and consists of the top rail an<i two side rails for the guide whee's of the carriages concecCed by angle irons forming a trestle ia the shape of a capital, a resting on a sleeper which ia in some parts of the line laid on planks six feet long, nine inches wide, and three inches thick. The line was constructed in less than five months and no accident of any kind occurred to those employed on it. During the Ust six weeks 15,000 tons of ballast have been carried over it. Tne practical working of the line will be watched with much interest, and a number of visitor* interested in engineering on the Continent w^re present at the opening. Kilkenny.— Rev. W. H Nash, A.M., Incumbent of Kil managh, has. in a recently published letter, thanked the Catholic people of that p irish for having saved his church from the destruction with which it wds threatened by ihe breaking out of a fire a few days ago. He says the fire " occurred shortly before second Mass, and when many Catholic parishioners were on their way to chapel. To their creait be it baid (and I have much pleasure in recording the fact), they all mobt energetically and successfully gave t^eir kind and valuable assistance in extinguishing the fire. As incumbent of the parish, and, indeed, on behalf of every member of oar church, I beg to offer our most sincere thanks to our Catholic friends and neighbours for their kind and generous exertions, and to hope and trust that this kiudly feeling may long exist and flourish among the parishioners of Kilmanagh, both Protestant and Catholic. A largely attended ploughing match was held a few daya ago at Crosspacnck, on the lands of Denis Holohan, who has been for some time in dispute with his landlord, George Hely, J.P., of Foulkscourt. According to a very penal clause in a lease forced on Mr Holohan some time ago, he became liable to a fine if the rent remained unpiil for a certain period after the gale, and on tendering his rent in December last an s.ttempt to enforce this peualty was maae, which attempt Mr. Holohan met by judiciously keeping his rent in his pocket, and judgment against him for the amount of one and a half year's rent followed. He, however, determined on preparing his lands for the Spring crop, and accor Ungly 40 plougiis fiom the st ilwart men of Bawnmore and the Islanls, commenced woik, and completely changed the appearance of the tillage pan of his farm. ]L,eitrim.-Tue Assizes for tha County Leitri.n were opened in the Cuurtnousc: by Lord Chief Justice Sir Michael Morris and Judge Murphy. Judge Murphy, who presided in the Ctowd Court, addiesaed the Grand >ury. He said he was very happy to fiud their country free from crime. Only two bills were to go before them, and in one of these the effence had been committel as far back as June, and some parties implicated were tried, but the present defendants

were not an til lately mado amenable. The other case was one of sending a threatening letter, but not of an agrarian character. A very melancholy drowning accident occurred here. It appears that a carpenter named John Crown, who lived with his brother about a mile from this town, went to Sligo in a small open boat, and did not return. His friends ascertained that a neighbour saw him in Siigo late the previous evening under the influence of drink. They then searched along the river and found his boat swamped, about half a mile from the usual landing place. The police Mere immediately communicated with, and the body was discovered near the river mouth, close to the place where the Dromahair Bteamer was loßt. Whether the unfortunate man came directly to where he was found, or was wandering about on the lake all night and only entered the river by daylight, it is. of course, impossible to say. He was latterly much addicted to drink, and his death is the second of the kind that has shocked tnis neighbourhool within a short time. Only six weeks ago a drunken man named Cullen stumbled into a canal, and was drowned within about 20 yards of his own house, and it is not a little remarkable that Crown was the writer of a ballad commemorating the unhappy occurrence. Much sympathy is felt for Crown's family who are very respectable. Lrlmerick. — An old man named Denis Fitz gibbon, 75 years of age, lately returned from America, and who has been living in a garret, has just died, and £2,100 has been found in a box in bis room. Rev. Henry O'Farrell, P.P., of Cratloe, died recently after a protracted illness at an advanced age. He was an aluvmus of the Propaganda at Rome, and while a curate at St. Munchin's in '48, ran great risk in absisting one of the leaders of the rising to make his escape to France. The B'shop of Limerick, Rt. Rev. Dr. O'Dwyer presided at the funeral ceremonies, which took place at the parish church of Cratloe, after which the remains were interred in Kilquane graveyard. L,oiltn. — At the County Louth Assizes held recently it Dundalk, before the Chief Baron, an action was brought to a conclusion, the culmination of fishery litigation extending over five years. John Eccles and others, net fishermen on the Dundalk or Castletown River, sued Samuel Bradford, J.P., a local landowner, for interfering with the public fishing rights of plaintiffs, and with injuring their nets. Damages were laid at £200. The jury returned a verdict £10 for loss of fishing season, and 30s of damage to nets. Ulayo. — A large force of constabulary, under the command of Mr. Milling, County Inspector, commenced an eviction campaign on the estate of Charles Lionel Fitzgerald of Tullo Park, over which there is a receiver, and evicted four families who were recently reinstated in their holdings as caretakers. There was no excitement. Monaghan. — The usual fortnightly meeting of this branch was held in the League Rooms, Drumquin, Rev. W. A. Doherty, CO., President, in the chair. Resolutions were adopted condemning the sentence passed on Father Stephens and offering him the sympathy oi the branch for the heroic stand he is making againßt despotism, and also thanking the electors of Southwark and West Edinburgh for the magnificent triumph they have secured. Toe reverend chairman made an eloquent speech in support of the resolutions, in which were many hard hits against the Government policy of Balfour, who is allowing the real criminals to walk about scot-free and imprisoning men who never committed any crime. A large number of new members were enrolled, and the number of members in this branch is nowinexccßS of any former yeir. This, it appears, is owing to Government assertion that the League is declining. The meeting after passing a vote of thanks to the reverend chairman, adjourned, Queen's County* — The supply of stock in all departments at lhe recent Maryborough fair was large. Numerous buyers were present and prices showed an advance. Best quality ot beef fetched from 55s to 60s per cwt., and inferior descriptions 45s to 50s. Fat cattle realized from £14 to £18 10s ; milch cows, £13 to £16 ; •trippers, £8 to £11; 3-year-old heifers and bullocks, £12 to £14 ; 2-ye^r-olds, £8 10s to £11 ; and yearlings, £5 te £6 10s. Mutton, 7d to 7£d per lb ; fat sheep, 42s to 50s each ; hoggets, 28s to 355. The pig tair was unusually large, no less than 2,500 pigs having been booked to Waterford and Dublin. Good prime bacon, 40s to 42s per cwt; coarse kinds, 32s to 36. Tipper ary. — The Land sub-Commission in this County has made reductions in rents amounting on the average to 30 per cent. Tyrone.— At a meeting of the above branch, the Rev. J, McConalogue in the chair, the following resolution was proposed by J.J., McGifford, seconded by George Doherty, T.C., and, adopted unanimauely : " That to William O'Brien and the other victims that are being offered up by Balfour to the Moloch of Irish landlordism, we tender our deepest sympathy, while to Dr. Moorhead, J.P., Mr. Egan, J.P., and other magistrates, our gratitude is due for the manner in which, by the fearless discharge of their duty, they have been letting the light into the dark torture chambers of Tullamore Goal." Sergeant Price and Constables Cleary, Wedlock, Laird, and Maher proceeded to the shores of Lough Neagh, an old haunt of illicit distillers, and were joined there by several of the Coalisland constabulary. They waded out a short distance from the snore to where two fishing-boats were lying, and with much difficulty succeeded in gainiLg »n island in Lough Neagh named Caciy. On reaching it the island presented the appearance of a regukr distillery. They seized three stills and i-till-hea is, fourteen barrels of wash, and twenty bags. The fire was not extinguished when they arrived. They destroyed th° barrels and wash, and had the remainder brought ashore. They se.zed a horse and cart tor ber Majesty's service the r toperty of Mrs. Eliza Gartland, publican, Aughamullan, aid had tjftm conveyed to the Stewartown Police Station. No arreßts have been made." The affair has caused great excitement in the locality. The materials are valued at £100 sterling. "Water ford.— At a meeting attended by prominent priests and citizens in Watetford it was unanimously resolved to re-establish

a branch of the I.N.L. The Mayor presided and state! tha tthe step was taken with the fulljcognisance and consent of the Bishop of Waterford. "WestiUeatn.— The I.N.L. at its last meeting passed a resolution applauding Mr. O'Sullivan, member R.1.G., stationed in Donegal, but a native of Westmeath, for his manly action in resigning and thereby protesting against the arrest of Father McPadden by the coercionist Government. A copy of the resolution was sent to Mr. O'Sullivan, and the branch decided to take part in any^project which might be set oa foot as a mark of appreciation of such patriotism. Justice Harrison, on opening the Commission for the County in the Crown Court, Mullingar, a few days ago, said there were no cases of crime to be tried that would point at a conspiracy against the ordinary rules of society and the County was in a very quiet state. "Wexford.— ln the Exchequer Division, before the Lord Chief Baron and Justice Andrews, the appeal in the Case of Edward Walsh, who was convicted and sentenced to two mouths' imprisonment for publishing in the Wexford People reports of suppressed branches of the National League, was heard. The Lord Ohief Baron, in giving judgment on the " case stated," said : — The only question upon which we repuired to hear counsel for the Crown was, whether the publishing of a notice of the meeting of a suppressed association could be made the subject of a prosecution before the order of suppression ba9 been " published in the prescribed manner." It seems to me that all reason and principal is in favor of treating the provision that the order should be published as one making the publication ;an |essential part of the machinery of suppression. The decision of the magistrates would accordingly be ie versed. The Chief Baron, before the Court rose said : — We have considered the question of costs in Walsh's case should be paid by the Crown.