Irish News.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVI, Issue 34, 14 December 1888, Page 21

Irish News.

Antrim.'— Dr. T. 8. Oorry, of Belfast, is desirous of treating with the Dublin Corporation for the sale of his large picture " The Irish House of Commons in Session," which is now to be seen at the Irish Exhibition, London. Dr. Corry refused to Bell it to an American gentleman as he wishes to keep it in Ireland. The regular meeting of the Belfast branch of the League was held on September 16. Rev. P. Convery occupied the chair, and exhorted the Nationalists of West Belfast to do their duty at the Revision Courts. Tue following resolution was passed: — That we strongly protest against the continued imprisonment without trial of Thomas Moroaey, of Herbertstowa, and we demand his unconditional release from Judge Boyd.

Armagh. -The Nationalists of South Armagh held a successful meeting at Camlo'igh, on September 16, for the purpose of ad vancing the National Indemnity Fund and the testimn.iil to Alexander Blame, M.P. Rev. Charles Qninn presided, and addressed the people on their political duty during the present struggle. Resolutions were adopted in favour of the above objects and large subscriptions handed in.

The crowbar brigade recently proceeded to the towland of Derrykirk, a few miles from LurgaD, and ejected Patrick Lyons, an industrious farmer, who has been impoverished by bad harvests, and could not pay his impossible rent. The house wa3 barricaded, but the evicting party succeeded in storming the tort. They then flung the occupant with hid daughter out on the road. Universal sympathy is felt for Mr. Lyons, and his neighbours have granted him a temporary shelter.

CarlOW. — Ihe'welcome intelligence of the liberation of John Dillon, M.P., was received with a great outburst of delight at Carlow. The National band paraded the principal streets of tbo town playing national airs, and the surrounding country blazed with bonfires.

Cavatt«— Rev. Philip King was Chairman of the Carrickallen branch of the League on September 16. The following resolulution was passed : — That we condemn tbe despotic policy of the present Government in creating widespread discontent, and we sincerely sympathise wita William Redmond, M.P., in his unexpected incaicerf-tion

The Breffni annual sports will be held at Mullagh shortly. The programme includes running and jumping, as well as weight throwing. The Breffni sports of last year were a great success, and it is expect d that the committej in charge of the arrangements, will do all they can to preserve their well-deserved popularity. They are certain to be largely patronised by the athletes of Louth and Meath, while the many competitors from the metropolis and elsewuere, who took part in last year's sporta, are anxiously looking for the opportnnity of paying another visit to Brerfai. Mr. Monahan and P. J. Mcßvoy are the secretaries if the Brtffni Club.

Clare.— J. R. Cox, Member for E ist OLire, arrived in Kilkee September 16, and received an ovation trom the people. Tar barrels blazed all night, and a procession headed by a band marched through ice town playing patriotic airs. Mr. Cox thanked the people for the honour they extended to him. Next day he left for she scene of battle on the Vandaleur property, and said he was of opinion that the exterminator would soon come to terms with his tenants.

Cork. — Tbe worst case of landkr 1 tyranny ever heard of in this Viciuity was the unjust eviction of Wm. Linehan by the landrebber Mrs. McMahon, of Dangannon, Tyront . Bailiff Duane and 20 policeman carried out the "Devil's woik." Mr. Linehan owed only £6 rent which he offered the bailiff, but this was refused as the land-robler was bent on having Mr. Linehan evicted. Tbe tcnaut is determined to fight the m it'er out as he has been treated so harshly, and has already entered legal proceedings against the bailiff and Mrs. McMahon.

There was a large meeting of the Mitchelstown branch of the League recently to consider the barbarous eviction of Mrs. Condon by the Ccuntess of Kingston. Tbe chair was taken by Patrick McCormack. M. O'Brien described the savage treatment inflicted on the Widow Condon by Agent Fiend and his bailiffs. Sne was an old woman of 90 and stricken with paralysis. She was first evicted on September 4, when the bailiffs burst in the door, which fell on Mrs. Condon, and she was left iv the yard covered with wound-i. After t'ais she was put back in possession, and was subsequently evicted by the bailiffs, who kft ncr in a riving condition. The branch resolved to grant Mrs. Condon enough to support her for the present.

Derry. — There was a crowded meeting of Maghera I.N.L. on September 16. Thomas Walsh preside 1, and the following resolution was adopted : — That we extend our sincere sympathy to the Wojdford, Kilrusb, and Coolroe evicted tennnts. and we congratulate them on their noble stand in defence of their homes.

Donegal, — Father Stephens of Gweedore endorses the statemeet of Rev. A McNelis that the pcjple of his district are threatened with famine.

District- Inspector Fallon opposed the granting of publican's licenses to il rtin Brennan and Neil McNllis i f Ardara, because they refused the police the u=e of cais for their evictun raids. The opposition was successful in Brennan's case.

There was a uovel Coercion cisc tried by Removable Hamilton at Killybige the other day. Hugh Sweeney was cnarged by Sergeant Dunn with imperiling tbe British Tnrone a-id Coustituiion by lighting a tar barrel on the occasion of Rev. Daniel Stephen's recent visit. Mr. Sweeney explained by saying thut bonfires had been lit by the people intLe same place for the past hundred years, as the blacki ned stones proved. He could see no reason why he should be singled out for prosecution when hundieds of people had committed the same " crime." To this Hamilton replied that Mr. Sweeney wab a village

orator, and lit the bonfire against the wishes of the Sergeant. He sentenced the defendant to 14 days' imprisonment or 10s fine.

Down.— A well-attended meeting of the Nationalists o* Newry was held in the National Foresters' Hall the other evening to wind up the Parnell Defence Fund in the district. The chair was occupied by Rev. Dr. McConviUe. The Bey. chairman and Mr. Marron paid a glowing tribute to the ready liberality of the townspeople with regard to the Fund. He announced that Newry had contributed £88, which is an excellent showing.

The following letter from the parish priest of Rostrevor accompanied a subscription to the National Indemnity Fund . — No words can express the feelings of execration in which the Irish race denounce the infamous conduct of Salisbury, Balfour and Co., who by identifying themselves with that vile torger, the London Times, have earned for themselves the contempt of all honest mea. If the English people remain indifferent any longer to the. atrocities committed in Ireland they are guilty of a tacit approval of B.*lfounan crime?. Through good and ill we will staud by Parneli and the Irish bishops until the National flag is triumphant and full justice done to Ireland. PATHICK O'iSEILL.

Dublin*— Tbe Nationalists of South Dublin held a large meeting here under the auspices of tho Dalkey Nat onal Registration Association. After a stirring speech by T. A. Dickson, M.P., Sir Thomas Grattan Esmonde said : — Do the Loyalists of Ireland imagine for a moment that Coercion is going to put off the granting of Home Rule ? If they turn from the study of Zola to the history of their country they would soon change their minds. Has a single one of the many Coercion Acts they will find recorded there had aay effect in crushing Nationality out of the souls of Irishmen ? Thing 9in Ireland can never return to the condition in which they were before this agitation began. During the past four years Ireland has made a more rapid advance than she made during a century previous. So that the Loyalists may comfort themselves with the assurance that wherever their laws may be made they will in future wear'a garb deeply dyed in democracy.

About 60,000 people assembled in the Phoenix Park on September 16, to demand tbe unconditional release of Tcm Moroney, of Herbertstown, County Limerick. Mr. Moroney was sent to Kilmainham Gaol by Judge Bjyd in January, 1887, for refusing to give evidence regarding Plan of Campiign Funds. There were three platforms, and the following popular leaders delivered speeches cod de mm ng the vindictive actitn of Judge Boyd and Bloody Balfour : — Thomas Saxton, William O'Biien, Sir Thomas Esmonde, T. D. Sullivan, William Murphy, J. J. Clancy, M. J. Kenny, and P. McDonald, M.P.'s, Charles Dawson, T.C , and Ur. Counsel, B.L. All the National Leagues of the City and County of Dublin were represented, as well as the Herbertst iwn, Cappamore, and Cork branches. Tne following resolution y/'lb passed by acclamation : — Resolved, That we protest against the continued imprisonment of Tom Moroney, of Herbertstown, without trial, as an outrage on the liberty of the subject and calculated to biing the administiation of the law into contempt. We therefore demand his immediate'release, and we call on Parliament to legislate so as to deprive tbe judicial beach of the power to imprison indefinitely for contempt of Court.

Galway, — Catheiine St. George, of England, applied fora number of eviction man^sasy notices at Ballinasloe Petty Sessionß. Micnael Egan an I James bhea were decreed for possession. The tenants offered a years's rent and costs, but the English land robber insisted on getting the hanging gale, which the tenants were unable to pay. Tql 46c4 6c cases are, unquestionably, the hardest ever heard of in. this part of landiord-ridden Galway.

The Clanncarde tenantry and other constituents of Matthew Hams, M.P., convened a public meeting near Portumna. September 16. District-Inspector Wade and a little army of police dispersed the people by force, and they were obliged to proceeu to the Ferry on the Tippcrary side of the Shannon where 5,000 people had assembled. Thomas F. Burke presided, and M. Harris, M.P., was the principal speaker. He said he was proud to see all the Clanricarde tenant 3 present. They had acted bravely in the struggle and all they required now was union and determination. John Roche, Woodford, also addressed the meeting,

The Nationalists of Ballinasloe held a large meeting at the Town Hall to start a subscription to the Parneli Defence Fund. On the motion of Thomas Byrne, seconded by Mr. Rigney, the chair was taken by Rev. P. J. Walsb. He said he was thankful for the high honour they had conferred on him in calling on him to preside at that important meeting, and explained the object for which it had been convened. They all knew that Mr. Parneli deserved well of his c»untry, and that when vile, slanderous attacks were made upon him by an alien and hostile Press he was bound to defend himself. This woull incur large pecuniary expenses, which should be borne by the people. He was sure tbe defence would be successful, and that he would give the final knock down to this vile calumniator of th« country. Mr. Rigney proposed, and Mr. Cogavin seconded, that a Parneli Defence Fund be inaugurated, which was agreed to unanimously. On motion of Denis Tterney, seconded by T. F. Meagher, Jobn Rigney and J. Goode were appointed treasurers. It was unanimously agreed that Father Castelloe would be Chairman, Thomas Byrne Vice-Chairman, and Messrs Purtill and Cogavin Honorary sicretarys. The subscription taken up was very encouraging.

Kerry. —As a party of Nationalists were returning fiom Snecm to Kenmare some emergencymen stationed at Templemory protection " hut fired on them. Fortunately nobody was injured, but Mr, Doranof Kenmare had great difficul.y in preventing a riot. The offending emergency men have been summoned.

Tiiepthceof ll 11I 1 ast Kerry had an opportunity of hearing their Member, J. D. Sheehau, speak on September 16, at this town. Danici O'Sbea, one of the Kenmare evicted tenants, was moved to the chair. Mr. Sheehan stiongly urged upon his hearers to strengthen thu nrjjam .atio.i of the National League and advised farmers to adopt the Plan of Campaign when necessary. Rev. Mr. HarJey of Oxford, England, condemned the conduct of the police in disturbing peaceful

meetings aQd piedicted the early consummation of the national aspirations of the Irish people.

Kildare* — There was a large meeting of the Athy branch of the League on September 16. Rev. J. Staples presided . The reverend Chairman said he could not help referring to the case of Daniel WhelaD, of Barrowhouee. In the history of barbarous landlordism a worse case of eviction had hardly ever occurred than that of Mr. Whelan. In the recent history of landlordism this was an extreme case. In the evictions of Luggacurran the tenants were evicted from their homes, but their goods were not seized upon. But the modern Shylocks — Lansdowne and Trench — were not content to get legal possession of the holding, but they seized on all tbe grain on tbe land. They were thare to stigmatise the seizure of Mr. Whelan's cattle and goods as an act of gross robbe.y. They were there to tell Mr. Whelan, too, they would stand by him and never see him sacrificed. Mr. Whelan'a case would be brought before the meeting at Maryborough, and it would be their business to be there and show their sympathy for him.

I^eitrim. — The following letter accompanied a check for £20 io the .National Indemnity Fund : — "The priests and people of Carrick-on- Shannon are persuaded that they owe a debt of gratitude to Mr. Parnell and his lieutenants ; they believe ihat the social revolution carried on by the leader is now on ths eve of victory. Mr. Parnell is dearer to us the more ruthlessly he is assailed by the enemy, and like the Liberator he rises in our esteem when tbe London Ttmes howls at him. And if the ' Unionist ' Commission should fail to do him justice the people will be the court of final appeal and history will furnish his vindication. Even amidst the black cloud of calumny that at present surrounds Mr. Parnell we can see that his coming triumph vrill give a new impetus to the agitation for selfgovernment. J. Canon Hoaee.

Lrimerick*— At tbe late meeting of the Newcastle-West branch of the League the following resolution was passed by acclamation : — That we emphatically condemn the cruel evictions on the estate of the most Vile the Marquis of Clanricarde, and it is our opinion that the Liberals of Great Britain should jo ; n in our protest against his barbarity. Land-pirvate Langford, of Kilcoograne, Sbanagolden, has made himself odious to bis neighbours by his seizure of the cattle of Michael Fitzgibbon . This tenant has served a Land Court notice on Langford. The latter, however, by this seizure has realised his rack-rents and arrears. The other tenants on the estate were granted a reduction of 33£ per cent, while Mr. Fitzgiobon, who is terribly rack-rented, has been crucified for arrears and land costs. No wonder the people of Ireland have vowed that felonious landlordism shall be destroyed root and branch.

I,ongford. — Cornelius Stacom presided at the late meeting of the Diuiulisd and Ballinamuck branch of the League. A large number of tbe Granard tenantry complained to the branch of the cruel tyranny to which they were subjected by the land-robber. Granard has gone so far as to cart the crops of the evicted tenants inside bis demesne. The branch condemned his action,

I^OUtb. — There was a meeting of the Haggardstown 1.N.L., on September 16, under the presidency of Eev. B. OGorman. The following resolution was unanimously adopted : — That a subscription list be opened at the League rocms in ail oE the Parnell Indemnify Fund, and the people oL the parish are earnestly requested to show their determiuatiou to support Ireland's champions io. their present struggle.

MayO* — Cardinal Monc, in compiny with Most Rev. Dr. McEvilly aad Buhop McUonnack, ascended to tbe summit ot Croagh Patrick, recently. Bub-Sheriff Ruttledge, with 40 police, arrive! here from Clare Island lately. Thtir intention was to cairy out 23 eviction-), but ia sixteen cises the tcnan's minaged to stay procee lings. The remaining 6even were dispossessed, but two were allowe 1 back a3 caretakers There was no resistance. An emeigjncytnan with four police are watching the evicted farms.

Rev. Dr. Kilkenny at>d some hundreds of Claremorris people recently built a National League Uovue for Mia. Cunniffp, of Castlegar, an evicttd tenant. Tins poor woman is over DO jears of .age, and it was a crime r-g.uns-t huniiniiy to deprive her oE her home. Ihegieatest ciedit is due tj P.J.Gordon, of Laud League fame, and to W. Flatley, who has built h uuses for evicted tenants at Luggacuiran, Coolgroany, and other places, for giving their aid and advice.

Monaghan.- Cardinal Moran, Archbishop t.f Sydney, arrived at Munaghun, September 12, accompanied by Most Rev. Dr. Logue, Rev. Dr. O'Haran, the Cardinal's secretary, and a number of otntr gentlemen, in order to visit thu Cathedral F iir. His Bmi leace referrred in the highest terms of piaise t j the spirit which characterised tbe action of the priors and people of Monaghan in entering oa tl at gieat pioject which had been crowned with the fullest measure of success. The noble pile of buildings, in which they were then assembled would prove in after sg-s the most enduring monument of the devotedruss and zsal of the worthy Bishop Djnnelly. who was unfortunately, absent owing to bicknese.

Queen's County. — Townsend Trench has not lost much time in putuug l.ito nio un ihe rigours of the law, for the extraction from the i u^gacurrau Camnaigntrs ot the rack-rents claimed by the Marquis of Lnudsdown •. F->riy cj 'Ctments agaiust the non-evicted Campaigner weie posted out-ide the court-bou ea at Abbeyleix, BallvHnan, aud Sttadbally. Two years' lent (inclu 'ing the hanging gale) is claimed m each ejectment. The hearing of the cases will tike piace at the approaching Quart*. r Sessions. Should Trench proceed to extremities the eviction^ cannot lake place till May or June of next year.

Tipperary. — The female naticnal scho i\ at Ballyneale, Car-rick-on-buir, has been closed, the teacher, Miss Duggan, being bojcotmd because her family have taken possession of an evicted tenants

farm. This is carrying boycotting too far, a* Miss Duggan is not accountable for the action of her family. John O'Connor, M.P., visited his constituents and received an ovation at Tipperary town on September 16. A large number of National League and Gaelic athletic associations of the surrounding district were represented. Very Rev. Canon Oahill was moved to the chair. Richard Ronan, Onairman Town Commissioners, then read an address to Mr. O'Connor, who said, in reply :— Canon Oabill and mm of Tipperary — Words cannot express my deep gratitude for your address. It pleases me to kaow that you have followed my footsteps in England and Scotland and approve my conduct. We had to wade through a very ocean of prejudice in Great Britain ; but owing to the convincing eloquence of Mr. Gladstone our work was comparatively light. Since that great man has spoken the Irish cause has materially advanced on the other side of the Channel and at last we are recognised as a nation of men who for 700 years have been engaged in an uncompromising struggle for the true principles of political liberty.

Tyrone. — The following tenants on the estate of R. T. O'Neill, Tory M.P., were decreed for rack-rent at the Draperetown Petty Sessions : — A Carroran, James Crilly, James and Francis Burns, Patrick Kernan, and Patrick Kelly. Ejectment decrees had previously been obtained against all these parties at the Quarter Sessions held at Magherafelt in June, 1887, They are now exposedjto the tender mercies of the Crowbar Brigade.

The following extraordinary case was up for hearing at Draperstown Petty Sessions:— Rev. Peter Bradley, John Bradley, James McNamee, Patrick McNamee, Hugh McNamee, Charles Moran, and Peter Clerkin were charged at the suit of Barbara Ann Stephenson, Fortwilliam. with unlawfully trespassing on the lands of Sixtowns in pursuit of game. John Malone, Cookstown, appeared for the defendants and explained that Father Bradley and his friends received permission from the tenants to hunt for game on their farms. The magistrates on giving their decision said they bad no doubt that Father Bradley, who belonged to a Dublin community, had committed the offence. However, as there was no legal evidence to show that Mrs. Stephenson was the rightful heir of the estate, they dismissed the case. The secret of the prosecution is that her family are of Orange proclivities.

Westmeath. — The Archbishop of Sydney, with Bishop Woodlockof Aidagh, Rev. Dr. O'Harau, and Very Rev. Canon Monaghan, arrived at this town oa September 15. The Cardinal visited Clonmacnoise and Moate and returned to Athlone where he was received at St. Mary's Parochial house by Rev. T. Martin. In sending £26 from the people of Rathwire and Rabarney to the Indemnity Fund Father Kelsb, of Killucan, says it is very galling to the Coercion is ts to Bee the vitality of the League despite the efforts to suppress it of Brutal Balfour, the champion liar of Europe. The Irish people were never more attached to the national cause and their day of retribution is near at hand.