Irish News.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVII, Issue 5, 24 May 1889, Page 21

Irish News.

CarlOW.— T. C. Brown, of Oarlow, solicitor for Mr. Carew, M.P., who is defendant in an action for libel by Vesey Fitzgerald, received jjeply from the Prisons Board to his request to remove the prisonei JQm Kilkenny to Kilmainham. The reply was—" We are unable to comply with the request for the removal of the prisoner, J. L. Oarew, M.P." Cavan.— There was a large meeting of the Shercock branch of the League on Feboary 25 under the presidency of Rev. Charles Collins. This resolution was adopted :— That we protest against the heartless, cruel treatment of Rev. James McFadden in the hands of the authorities, and we think that if anybody should be tried for the death of Police Inspector Martin it should bs those who provoked the people of Gweedore beyond endurance by brutally attacking their beloved pastor. Clare.— Acharge against Constable Davey of firing into a herd 's house at finniß was dismissed by Removables Hodder and Keogh. At a Coercion Court held at Ennis, before Removables Roche and Bruen, Thomas Bermingham, an evicted tenant on the estate of Colonel Vandeleur, was charged with having assaulted Constable Atkinson ; also with having assaulted Edward Croker, Bub- Sheriff, whilst in the discharge of his duty. Thomas Lynch defended. The. magistrates sentenced the defendant to six months on each charges The sentences are not concurrent. The defendant appealed, and wa admitted to bail. Cork*— A representative meeting of the Catholic citizens of Cork was held on February 24, in the Franciscan Monastery, Charlotte Quay, to arrange for the celebration of the centenary of Father Mathew. Addresses were delivered by Mayor By*n, Father Paul, 0.5. F.C., Maurice Healy, M.P., and Denny Lane. Dr. Tanner was arrested in the smoking-room of the Westminster Palace Hotel, March 1. When Bergeant Sweeney announced that he had a warrant for his arrest, Dr. Tanner observed : "It is the greatest honour Balfour can confer on me." Service of the warrant was at once accepted, and Dr. Tan Der was removed to Scotland Yard. He was afterwards conveyed to Dublin. At Unionhall Petty Sessions three men of the landlord class, named Jonas Morris, J. Morris J. Wolfe, and two labourers named Donovan, were charged by District-Inspector Ferguson Kelly, Skibbereen, with illicit distillation of spirits in the house of the first named, at Ballyroe, Leap. All pleaded guilty, and Jonas Morns was fined £100, mitigated to £12, or three months' imprisonment, and each of the others was fined £6 or a similar alternative. Rev. M. B. Kennedy, of Meelin, who was released from Cork Gaol on February 28, arrived at Banteer railway station the same day. He was met by a large concourse of people with bands and banners, and numerous addresses were presented to him . The immense gathering incessantly cheered the rev. gentleman who made a short speech. The procession, which was of immense length, proceeded to Kanturk. On the way the cheering was continuous, and bonfires blazed at short intervals. The spectacle at Kanturk when the procession moved into the town was most impressive. Every shop was closed, and the town literally swarmed with people who kept up a continuous cheering. Handkerchiefs were fluttering in every window and hats waving. The procession proceeded quietly to Newmaiket, en route to Meelin, where the rev. gentleman was warmly greeted. A force of police were at Kanturk and Newmarket, but their services were not needed. Both towns were brilliantly illuminated. Derry. — The tenants of the Sixtowns estate have informed the agent, Thomas S. Ashe, Ballaghy, that they are willing to purchase their farms under the Ashbourne Act. Some excitement was occisioned in Derry the other day by evictions on the Irish Society's property in the city. The premises were held by two tenants, as to whose rent there was an old difficulty. The ground being wanted, the society took the extreme step of a clearance. The eviction was conducted with all legal formula. A body of police was present. There is a fair prospect of the sale to the tenants of the Upper Cahore estate, Draperstown. It is owned by the representatives of the late Hugh Lane, Limavady, who have, it appears, shown a readiness to allow their tenants an opportunity of becoming peasant proprietors. The terms are 16 years' purchase. Ex-Mayor McHugh is still in the hospital, but his health is improving. Father McFadden, relieved from the fatigue and worry of his journey to Liflord, is himself again. Father Stephens bears up well. A committee of Derry girls have instituted a weekly collection, by which they are enabled to supply the numerous peasant prisoners with one substantial meal daily. Donegal* — Balfour is still determined to " strike terror " into the hearts of the people of North Donogal. The gunboat Banterer, with a force of police, has proceeded from Lough Swilly to Tory Island, for the purpose of arresting persons concerned in the Gweedore eviction campaign. The unexpected arrival of 100 Rifles at Letterkenny, February 28, took the town completely by surprise. While proceeding to the militia encampment, with about 60 townspeople quietly on the sidepath, a baton party was ordered to disperse the people. Several were dragged and knocked about. A cordon prevented the people following the Rifles. The people then turned back, and were followed by the police, who batoned them and knocked down a man and his daughter in their own hallway. Groups were batoned off the streets in all directions. • Rev. James McFadden, Michael Doogan, Charles Mcßride, John Gallagher, Mathew Shields, Margaret Coll, Owen Doherty, Darby McOool, James Doherty, Hugh Mulligan, Owen Coll, Owen Boyle, Margaret Coll, Daniel Rorty, Charles Doherty, Nancy Mcßride, Hugh Mulligan, James Gallagher, James Curran, and Connell Gallagher were arraigned at Lifford for the death of Police Inspector Martio.

J. E. O'Doherty, M.P., who appeared for the defendants, protested against their continued imprisonment, as there was no evidence against them. The prisoners were farther remanded, bail being refused. Father Drummond presided at the recent meeting of the LetterkenDy National League. The reverend president referred in pathetic language to the death of a member of the committee, Hugh Hegarty, of Lismonaghan. Whether at the meeting of ttaiß branch, he said, or in any other place where the principles of Nationality could be supported or advanced, deceased was always found ready to give expression to the sentiments of his heart and to take the responsibility of his words or acts. Hugh Gallagher then proposed and James Gallagher seconded the following resolution, which was unanimously agreed to :— That, having heard with deep regret of Hugh Hegarty'i death, we fully endorse what baa been said about htm by the reverend chairman, and we tender his bereaved wife and family our heartfelt sympathy. Dublin* — William Beeves, the Limerick reporter who was arrested for refusing to give evidence against Pierce Mahoney, M.P., has been released by order of Judge Boyd. The coercion policy of the Balf our Government was strongly denounced by 0. H. Oldbam in a lecture before the Protestant Home Rule Association in the Central Lecture Hall. Fermanagh*— There was a crowded meeting of the Killaghter branch of the League on February 24. Rev. J. Dougherty was chairman. The following resolution was proposed by J. Breslin, seconded by J. Murren, and adopted unanimously :—": — " That we denounce the sentences inflicted on Irish political prisoners under the Balfour regime as outrages upon justice, and we express our abhorrence of the vindictive treatment to which Wm. O'Brien was recently subjected in Olonmel Gaol. Galway*— There is still considerable commotion in Gal way. The other night Borne soldiers of the Welsh Fusiliers savagely assaulted a party of civilians, and shouted. "To h—lh — 1 with O'Brien." Some of them in return received rough treatment from exasperated civilians. Crowds paraded the streets and broke the windows of the police barracks. The windows of Mr. Burbidge's house were also broken. A constable came out with his rifle, which two or three of the people seized and tried to wiest from him. They retreated when he threatened to fire on them, Evictions are again threatened on the Clanricarde estate in Bast Galway. The relieving officers of Woodford district have received eight eviction notices from Agent Tener, with a request to prepare accommodations in JPortumna Workhouse for that number of families. Removable Hickson reproved Lord Clanricarde's agent at Woodford for bringing the magistrates together without having properly prepared his case. The summons, which was under the eviction-made-easy clause of the Land Act, was against Mrs. Larkin, a relative of Thomas Larkin, who died in Kilkenny Gaol. Kerry. — A special Coercion Court was held at Rathmore on February 28, before Removables Massey and Hutchinsjn, for the trial of three men, named Murphy, Carroll, and Falvey, for obstructing the Sheriff at the eviction of defendants from their farms. The prisoners were each sentenced to five weeks' hard labour. They refused to appeal, but the Removables stated a case for the Superior Court. T. Kane presided at the recent meeting of the Lixnaw branch of the National League. T. Dowling proposed the following resolution, which was adopted : — That we deeply sympathise with Edward Harrington, who is silently suffering in the glorious cause of freedom ; and we consider the assault on Mr. Carew by his gaolers as a deliberate attempt on the part of the Castle to outrage the feelings and inflame the passions of the Irish people. Kildare. — Michael Byrne, of Punchestown, was arraigned at Naas Coercion Court on a charge of taking forcible possession of the farm from which be had been evicted. The defendant did not appear, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. Kilkenny. — The imposing ceremony of Reception took place at the Brigidme Convent, Goresbridge, on February 26. The young lady who left the world to devote her best ypars to the service of God is Miss M. Tierney (Sister Mary Columba Joseph), daughter of Mr. Tierney, Prosperous, County Kildare. Right Rev. Dr. Lynch, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, officiated at the solemn functions, assisted by Rev. P. J. Mulball, Goresbridge, and Rev. M. Korris, Master of Ceremonies. At the recent meeting of the Kilkenny Corporation, Mayor Ooyle in the chair, Alderman Rowan proposed the following resolution, which was passed :— That we emphatically protest against the inhuman treatment to which Mr, Carew, M.P., has been subjected in Kilkenny Gaol ; and we consider the stripping off of his clothes by force, together with the cutting of his hair and moustache, as amongst the most infamous acts ever perpetrated by any Government on a political opponent. Kingg'B County.— Edward Harrington, M.P., has been transferred from the flagged cell, which he occupied in Tullamore Gaol, to the prison hospital for treatment for diarrhoea. During the past six or seven weeks Mr. Harrington has been kept to hard labour, his exercise time being limited to two out of every 24 hours. Two of the Loughrea prisoners now confined in Tullamore Gaol. P. Sweeney end Mr, Larkin, are in a precarious condition of health, Mr. Sweeney, who was a strong man when he entered the prison, is now a complete wreck. Mr. Larkin has also terribly deteriorated. The other Loughrea prisoners who are still in Tullamore Gaol are treated rather cruelly. One of them, named Farrell, was subjected to bread-and -water diet for 48 days, oq the plank bed, for asking a warder for a little more bread. Limerick,— Father Kavanagh, 0.5.F.. delivered a powerful lecture on " Patriotism " at the Catholic Literary Institute, Limerick. He said that patriotism was looked upon as man's noblest inheritance. Father Kavanagh treated of the sanctification of patriotism by religion and its corruption by infidelity and materialism in an ample manner. Father Lee presided over the meeting.

Longford. — A satisfactory arrangement between tbe tenants on the property of Mr. Smith, Killaffery, pirisb of Ballymahon, and tbe landlord was made recently, by which the tenants were lefc in their holdings at a fair rent fix-jd by the landlord and Father ilcOteoy, who represente 1 the tenants. Tbe example given by Smith is one which, if imitated by other landlords, would be productive of beneficial results. LrOiltb* — Patrick O'Neill has evic el Mrs. McGovern, of Manimore. although tbe amount of money paid by her in rack-rents has far exceeded the fee-simple of the farm. MeStll* — On March 1 the Assiz a for the County were opened at Trim by Judge Harrison. The Judge, addre^ing the Grand Jury, congratulated them on the peaceful state of the County. A summons has been is9ued by Judge Bjyd for the arrest of Pierce Mahony, M.P. He is charged with inciting tenants to boycott a land-grabber at Bally neety. ROSCOmtUOtI. — There has jast been interred in the cemetery of Cornamagh, near Atblone, tbe rem lins of Joseph Salisbury, who lived in Irishtown, Athlone, and who had attained the great age of 103 years. Op to the time of bis death he pertcctly retained all his faculties. Tipperary.— John E. O'Mahony, editor of the Nationalist, ! was arrested at Cloumel on a charge of using intimidating language towards Arnold Power, a Unionist solicitor. People of Carrick-on-Buir held an enthusiastic meeting at the Town Hall, February 24. The members of both the ¥oung Ireland and Temperance Society were present Rer. Paul Power was moved to the chair. Thomas J. Coudon, M.P., said that the prospects of Home Rule were brighter than at any period during tne agitation — in fact, they had reached the beginning of the end, (hear, hear). He supposed they bad all been reading tbe newspapers and had seen the revelations that were rr.ade at the Commisaion Court. Those who had endeavoured to blast tha character of Mr. Parnell and his colleagues have been hoisted with iheir own peiard, (applause). He would advise them to band themselves together aad pr esent an unbroken front to the enemy. They in Carrick may say to themselves : Ob, the cause will go on without us. Now, if such a notion prevailed ali over the country the cause would ba a failure. Every man should make up bis mind and say to himself that on his individual exertions may depend good or bad reaultp. Tyrone. — Rev. B. McLoughlin presided at the recent meeting of the Strabane and Uruey National League. Referring to the prosecution of Key. James McFadden, Father llcConolo»ue svld they had no paiallel tor his prose:utioa within the present century. What a commentary it was ou the present regime in Ireland that one must go back over one hu id red au<i iwenty-ihree years or troubled Irish history to find anything like an exac<- counterpait for the Government's action t wards Fatier .U'jljVUcm. Tie ctse h-« referred to was that ot ibe ju hcially-murdeicd Fat he: NiuhoUs Sheehy of Clogheen. In the S >ulh Tyrone Division there i-i an exceedingly bitter feeling against T. W. KubS'll, 111', ou account of his silence on the recently issued nek-rent s^bciluh . Some of tin leading Orange farmers say he woul i be duing bacer in looking after the members of that boly than working up the Hndlonls in the S)uth and West. It has been decided to c mte.st every division in Clogher Union on the Land Commission schciii.e and shjw that South Tyrone is worse off than Care or Galway. Orangemen have asscrtelthat he has destroyed their chinee ot 1 uyin<> the land at a fair price by his writing s from the South and West. From the expressions of opinion on alludes it is evident that there is an unpleasant surprise in store for T. W. Russell if he h.is ihe temerity to make another attempt at deceiving the farmers of South Tyrone. A large meeting of tenants was held recently at Bishop's Hall to protest against a case of land-grabbing in the district. The offe-iding farmer's name is John Nolan. This resolution was earned : -That we denounce in the. most emphatic manner land-grabbers and their assistants, and that we call upon the people of the'os racze them until they learn to confirm to ihe rules of the National League. 'Westllieath. — Two Engl'sb soldiers, named Randall Hammond and Thomas (Jrother, were each sentenced to a monih'a hard labour at Mulling'ir for si eahngnme shillings from Thomas McDonnell. Ihe Key. h. O'Keiily was chairman nt the la-t meeting of the Mullin«ar Ls;igue. Tne following resolution was proposed by James Allen, 't.econdud by Mr. Connell, and earned unanimously :— That we fail to find language sufficiently strong to express our sense of abhoirence at the brutalities practise 1 on Mr. Carcw, M.P., in Kilkeniy Gao'. "Wexford. — The Sheriff of County Wexford, accompanied by several bailiffs and Emergeucymen. and protected by 50 policemen, proceeded to ©id Rjßs on Feoruary 28, to carry out evicti jn* on the estate of Lord C new, Three f-i'Uihts were evic ci durug the day, mak n£ a total of 20 persons rendered homeless. WiclilOW. — The Re?. Michael Clarke, of Avoca, was arrested a the house of Mr?. Dargin. MiUmount, on February 28, by a party ot police. 'Ibe nrrest to k plan; ctt mulm^h'. The police broke "in the door and demanded lo see Father Claike. Mia. D ir^jan said she would not allow Father Claike to be takuo till irw parish pries t had (n-en acquainted, ami was smding the s.-rvant to Fath> r Uermain'd house wben the police crossel 'heir gun-i and c mmandei the ctrl :o remain wl tv* 1 bh.^ was. Mis Dalian th-n said s-he would gjhdself. The police held a <-<>nsultUion, with th ■ rotuli that one of thtm w:>s sent acio^s to l'\ith< r Get mam's hous >. T c her <ie WJtnan was not clebaried hy this, and tued to convey tne int' l II— gence to the neighbours. She sent ,the servant out for wat r. The police stopped her. Sne ih'in sent hei for firewood, hut they ngain intercepted her. «o emphatic were her pio'e^s that Mm. Dargan gained her point, and tbe servant wont off witu bei bucket to bring water, but before Bhe returned the chapel bell was ringing, and the

people assembled from nil quarters. Father Germain arrived very soon and was admitted to Father Clarke's room, but the people would not be permitted to enter even the grounds surrounding the house. Father Clarke wa9 allowed to take breakfast and prepare for prison. The reverend prisoner was soon ready, and, guarded by a strong escort of police, was conveyed to Wexford Gaol, The reverend gentleman was sentenced to six week's imprisonment last September fjr a speech at Arklow.

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