Irish News.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVII, Issue 30, 15 November 1889, Page 9

Irish News.

Antrim* — The Belfast Trades' Council have decided to send a deputatiou of woTkingmen to visit the Fans Exhibition. Sir James H. Da^lett is treasurer to the fund raised f r this purpose.

Two men engaged in herring fi-hing near lslai.drnagee rpcntly captured a t-haik When the fi«h was hauled mo thf b >a.t it made itself at b m- and f >r a '•hort time was master, but they succeeded in killing it afier a l^ntr fi-'ht. Thp min-stoi m * Inch recently swept over Belfast was the he v i st felt for yearn. It continue 1 tocomedownin torrents for a lensitbeTed perud. I raffic waa entirely suspended in some of the low-lying tboroughf >res. Huus^s in eoine places w^re flioded. The upper pan of D mesial street was covered fttm Bide to side with water. In York s'.reet and Royal avenue, tbe floods also lay for a time. Tie Central Railway was covered in several place". This was especially the case adjacent to the Ormeau EUad, and many assembled on the bridge which there cropses the line in urder to see tbe ex'raordinary appearance of the railway, which for some distance h id the aspect of i caDftl. There was a good deal of damage done at the quays. The Bog Meadows were flouded on out as far as Balmoral, and in many places adjoii ing t! c rirks of hay were sitting a good depth in tbe wa'eT. 'lhe BlackstafE ovei flowed its banks for a good distance along itßeouTse A great deal ol damage haß been done to property of various kinds.

Armagh*— Tbe River Callan, owing to the recent heavy rains, overflowed its banks along its entire course, flooding the 1 'nds on both sides. Between Grange and Armagh at one puint about 50 acres of meadow are under water. The farmers living near the river say they t.ever saw the water rise so rapidly b fore. The water fell whh an almost corresponding rapidity. The oat crop is laid in several olaceg, and the poiato crop is also beginning to suffer. However, should fine weather now set in the harvest will still be an abundant one in the district.

Ihe recent rain storm has done conFiderable damage around Lurgan. Thelow-ljing streets and bncs of tbe town have been flooded to an a'arcnmg extent, and many of the inhabitants cf Margery Lane and the numerous courts and lanes adjoining Union street and Edward street, had io leave their house* in consequence of the height of tho water. The wa'er waa between two and three feet high in eooie of the places mentioned. The most serous damage done in the town is m Factory Lane where tbe extensive weaving factory of James Malcolm us situate. The factory has been 11 i,dpJ to such an e-ntent us to prevent work being earned on. Reports from the country districts show that ihe he^vy f,.1l of rain had been ruo^t disastrous especially to the potaioand hay crops. Many of the fields adjoining Lough Neagh were cvered with water and hay cocks were to be see j n floating about in all directions. At Lurgan Sessions recently Acting Sergeant By era was prosecute i for fin gat three fishermen at Deri yhaugh. James Robinson, one of the three fibhermen fired at, deposed that while fishing on the River Barm the defendant called on them to pull ashore. He Faid, " When I get time I will." Defemlant then lifted hi.s gun and fired, saying he would shoot witness. About a minute elapstd between tbe first and Becond shois. Ono of the men askirg Bycrs to bew, ie cf what he w<is doiDg, but be fired a third and a founb shot. All tbe shots took effect on the boat, which commenced to take water after the first shot. The third shot stiuck an iion put in which they had a fire and kiuckcd tbe fire out. Witness went ashore after the fourth Boo t. Defendant caught him by the neck aud shoulders and raid hi> wanted to see his net. Defendant, having searched thp boat an i net, asked witness if he had a license, and he said he hadn't it about him. When going away defendant took two pikes, saying to witness, " Now, my old boy, I will let you go for this time." Conoborative evidence was then given. A number of policemen were then examined to s-hnw that the accused was in the protection stanon at half-past two on the morning in question, and could not have be n present when the fir.ng took place, fheir Worships refused informations.

Carlow.— At the Carlow Sessions recently Right Hon. 11. Bruen, P.C., proceeded againßt Hichaid Mitchell, and emergencyman, under the 7th section of the Land Act ol 1887, to lecover po^buseii n of a holding Fituatenear Cailow. On ihe part of tbe Undloid it was asseru d that a caietaker's notice was served on Mitchell on Novunbir 26, 1888, and that the p> riod ot redemption expired on May 20, 1889. On May 27 a sum of £83 to cover the rent due and costs was lodged in batik by Mitchell to the cieditof the Undlord. and it w. s uigul on his behalt that the lodgment w,s ma c time enough for redemption puip Bcs. Mitchell deposed ihat ihe money was made up for hui by English Unionists m whose interest he bad been lectunng. Ia the course of his examination Mr. Brutn stated that the rtas,on he wanted to disposes Mitchell was that he w.is allowing the farm to go to the bad. The bench granted the decree for pobsession. Mitchell will be brought up at the next quarter sessions on a charge of thieatening to shoot and assaulting an employee of Mr. Bmen'a.

Cavan.— Father Brady presided at last meeting of the Knockbnde llast League brunch, and it was decided to forward the subscriptions raised for the Sullivan testim ml ._ Iheubual business i f the branch being transacted, the meeting adjourned.

Thomas O'Hanlon.tne mrmber for East ( avmi, recently addrrssrd the House of Commons, and stand that Balfour shm.Jd get 20 years' penal si rvitude lor bre-.kmtr the lav\ , ami tl.a' he would not gi t £20 a 3 ear for his services as effice boy in the city of Manche&tei, which he represeuts.

Mr. McGovern, of Civan, who cured four cases ,of hydrophobia at the ordirtt of thf Guardians of the Newrj U nun, recency obtain, d a decree for amount claimed, H lfi, and will [seize on ihe Union. '1 he Board is willing to pay, but the Local Government Board will not Bunctiou the disburseintiu.

Clare. — A poor cripple named Twomey, who happened to be in a crowd where the dreadful crime of chiering was ci>mmitted, at the evict onffif Rochford and McN^mara, on ihe McGralh estate, wis before the Removables in L-nnis recently, and bound in two Bureti< a to ker'p thn pe^ce.

W. Bendon Blood, of Cranagher, was recently fired at near Ennis, but escaped unhurt. Four men suspected have been lodged in gaul. They aie lLumas Fux., Paliick Mceie and John Meere, brotierß, of iullyvobard, and Thomas Carroll, of Bunnahow. Mr. Blood was driving iv a Uap, accompanied by his sistei-in-law, who sit by bia riide, r»nd two constables who had been told t-ff to protect him, w< re dnving in a c-ir a short distance behind. Two shois were fued fiorn Ky«u's Hill about 500 yards away, and Mr. Blood heard the bullets whiz by. The cause of the outrage is stated to bp that he lecently evicted a herdsman named William Fox, father of one of tiie prisoner".

At 9 iecent meeting of the Kilruah Guardians, M'cbael Behan. presiding, the following waa passed: — Resolved, That we, the Guardians of the Kilrush Union, in meeting assembled, do strongly protest against the levity of the language u«ed by Colonel Turner towards the most respected Vicar-General of Kilrusb, Very Rev. Dr. Duian, and the piiests of the decanate ; and we believe the clergy of West Clare to be the greatest means of keeping the people within the law, considering the great provocation the unfortunate people are subj 'cted to by Baltour and his Removables ; that a copy ot this resolution be sent to Very Rev. Dr. Dinan.

Cork. — A deputation of Nationalist, including several Town Com misHn neis from Carrick-^n-Suir, attended lecemly at H^arne'a HottJ, Clonmel, where Mrs. Tanner, wife of Dr. launer, M.P., is ataying during his imprisonment, and presented her with an address, tendering her their sympathy in her present and past trials, because of tl c unconquerab c love of country of her woitby husband, and tiusting that his splendid example of devotedness and self-sacrifice would be clotely and persistently followed by his numerous admirers throughout the country. Mrs, Tanner suitably replied and the deputation wi hdiew.

Tfte Edge Bub-Commission have notified the tenants of several <-s'ate3 in ihe MitcLehtown district of their decisions in eighty cases heard at Ihe kite sittings, lhe reductions average about 20 per cent, on the property of Cnarles Wilmot Smyth. The other landlords included Loid Ma^sy, Cou'ain Webber, Lord Fermoy, W. Henry Bennett, Brookbraztr Creagh, John George Beresford, and George P. Lowe.

Derry.— A friend has leceived a letter from Mr. Conybeare, dated August IC, m which he states :—": — " I had occasion to consu t a doctor '.his mon ing about some horrid phenomena which have coma upou me in the tafit day or two. To nay horror and disgust, he lepoits me intected with a mest loathsome parasite, which may 1 ceo me bubcuiantous. I have bud an awful bullying wnh ihe governor to get him to let any wire go out at all, but have at last cat nod my point, so that one wire. goes off to you at once, and one to Dr. Kenny ; the third is to the General Prisms Board. The worst of th.3 nuismca ih that everything about me must be boiled, baked, or burnt, and then there is no guarantee that I shall be free from it in the future."

Donegal* — The inquest on the body of Jack Mflgee, the Falcarrigh pnsoner wlio died after release from Derry Gaol, was icsumed btf re Coioner Bamsav. C. H. Teehrg (instructed by Mesm. McFaddeu and McGeogh) appeared for next of km, Mr. Mackey, Sessional Ciown Solicitor, representing tbe Crown. Michael Doherty, public in, Letteikenny, deposed to the extremely weakly coudition in which the deceased leachci Letterkenny by train on tbe evening on which he was released. H<; told witness tha< he had been in hospital, and was nearly well, when he was put back to his cell, and he then t^ok bad a^ain. After bearing more evidence the court adjourned.

An extraoididary repre c entative meeting of the Glentiee League was tuld lecen'ly. On the motion of Jami 8 McDevilt, seconded by Ntil McLoone\ the chair was taken by Hugh Ward ainii much enthus asm. hi a few ekqu< n 1 words tbe chairman thanked tho^e present loi culling upun him io pieMele over such an important meeting. Propo ed by Denis Quinn ai d i-ccondi d by f-hawn Mollov — Tnat we congratulate Hey. D iu'cl Stej lu'ua on his reieaße from Balfoui's duDgeou and lor his manly stand against coercion and iv runny, and we also tinder our t-j ni^a 1 by to tin- people of Falcnnatjh in th> h s.d bi reaveiiient, owing to ihe culd-Mooded i.ction of the Tory Government ia torturing to death some of their noble sens in Deiw gaol. l'ropof>ed by Jarncs McKeUi'y and (seconded by John O Dounell — That this mi e-ting, comjjobud of Gkmie j s Nationalist!-, renew their coLfioeoce in the Irish piny, and so emnly dec^aie that tht y will never rest saUbftVd until Mr GladM.ol e'a liume Rule measure for pacifying Ireland shall be gianted.

Dubliu. — PieviouM to his return to his diocese with a number of priests iinii a band of Dominican postulants the Right Rev. Dr. Moiau, Bi-hop of Otago, New Zjaland, ce r cbiated Pontifical High .Mass at the Dominican Conveut, Llackrock, aLd at its conclusion received to Ho'emti Pioftjesicn. M ry Gibney, in religion Sister M. J, Evangelist, eldest daughter ot Fiancia Gibi.ey, 49 Arbor JJ ill, Dublin. Mr, and Alia. Gibucy, thcii family, and m-sny relatives and frundb of the Dcwl\-proftßi-ed sister wen- p cs< nt.

The usual meeting of ihe Council of the Society for the Preservation of the Irish Language was held recently at. No. 6 Mole* worth street, Dublin. Uev. H. MacTunan in tl c cln ir. '1 h> re were also l rest tit .—. — "cv. F. iMflcltien,ey Count Plunkett, r rofessor O'Lconey, Prufe-bor Mir Aulad All, Anckael Mokmcy, Inspector ot National Sch<ols; Maj ir K. MacEniiy, H. J. O' Duffy, T. Ward, William MacCaithy, J. H.tingan. and J J. MacSweenet, secret iry ; Professor H denberg Director of iki 1 Museum of Lui.d, Swieden, als-o attended the meet n^ r . The minutes ot the last Hinting were coLfirmed and t-i^nel. The le ttcra received suice ttiu 1 ibt meeting tu.Y ng been rra>. the Council had uneiur consideration ihe non-appomiu-eat of a Professor of Irish, at the Tiaining College, Drumcondra. It was pro-

posed by Father MacTernan aid seconded by Count Plunk<ut and earned unanim msly that ihe G mcil of the Society for the Preservation ot the lush Laugua^e now earnestly as-ss ibat an Irish class be opened iv \ romcondia Training College to give the teachers trained in that iusu utioa an i.ppurtuni y of leiruing the Irish language, so th t thty may teach their pupils in tbeir reap-ctive Bet oo's on their ?e'urn home, thus enabling them lo gain result fees. Iv LccofilhiiCf wnh uoLick Landed in «t last metun./ il was proposed by Rev. F.hnas MacKnerDey and seconded by Profe-sor Mir AuliJ Ali and passe.i :— " Ihat Key. Al xander C<m,beli of Daliorou, Suutu Uist, Lou^hboisland, Hebrides, Scotland, and X v. Allan MrtcDonald of ihe tame place be elected honourable numbers of the society, in cousid ration of their knowledge of Gaelic and vattuale coutimution 10 1 s literature." Mr. Tehane, Inspector of National tfchoo s, Tuam, sent beautiful sptcimens of Irish, r< fl cting the highest credit on the pupi.s and nuns of the B tlharobe Convent.

Galway.— Sight families were recently evicted by Clanricarde. It w«a three years since the eviction ciusade commenced on the estate and every year since the same ciuel and inhuman conduct has been continued. The latest victims to the untiring venge-tnee of landioiditm on this ettue are : — Widow Lawrence Solan of Clonoon, and Widow Henry Tully, James Hickey, R >smore, whi se wife was bed-nddm tor \ears, and whose father is 90 years of a^e, made a pitiful sijiht ; Thonas White, John Hogan and Patrick Guenn of Kusm >!»', Juhn Mahoa of Looscaun.

The foundation-stone of the new Dominican church was laid by the Lord Bish.p <.f Galway with all the splendour if ceremony prescribed for sucb aso emn occa.-ion. Mass was c> lebrated at a temporary altar t reeled outside the Convent of the Dominican Fathers and convenient to tLe sue of the new church. There was an immense congiegatiwu present. The new church is dedicated to the honour of Our Lady ot the Assumption. It is being erected at the siutherc coi fims of the town, uear the spot where the old church btood, and vhere the pious fo loweis of Sr, Dominick have had their home in Gaiway for more than ihree centuries. It is intended to be a much more spacious building than the old church, which has been takeu down:

Kerry!— At the last meeting of the Kenmare Guardians Thomas Guiuaa presided. When the business ol the union was traneacted a man carryi g a bust of Wm. O'Brien pieentel it for sale, and stated it was executed by a Dublin a.ti^t, Mr. Wais in, of O'cJonnell street. Tnec eik informed the Guardians that the Local Gjvernment Board would sui-chaiga the amount if it weie purchased from the union funds, so the members present subscribed and purchtsed the bust and had it pl.ictdou the mantle-piece. The question is now asked. Wil ihe bust be evictei by tne Inspector. Kildare. — Latest reports fr>>tu Clongorey district are to the effect ihit seve.dl families are to be soon evicted. The namej of the tenanis are not given.

Kilkenny. — At last meeting of the Thomastown Guardians the following eviction notices were read : — ttobert Lanigan, Cloan, loistiogue ; Samml Mill- r, Cloonsmuck, Inistiogue ; James McDonnell, Kiicros", do ; John Kieffe, Ballygud, do ; Patrick Bolger, do ; Thomas Delahunty, Mary Barron, and John Barmr >n of Kilcross, all in the parish of lais logue, at the suit of Col. Frederick K. B. Tighe, his law agent being Lewis J. Watters. Notices were a'so served ou behalf of Hon, H,hsa Duaue-Morgan, against James Murpuy, Patiick Dtsmpsey, John Doran, and Catherine Brennan, all of G\istlebanny.

I^eitrim.— Fifty-eight tenants on the O'Rorke estate have become owners of their farms. They were purchased at a cost of £13,561.

Kiltubride Gaelic event came off recently on the lawn of Letterfine bouse, given by James Doherty. Nothing was ever wimeised m Kiltubride to equal the sports and the good humour of the large attendance of the people who looked on at the result of each match. The first team to enUr the field was the Drumshambo St. Patricks and Kilronan J. J. O'Kellys, wno came by special tram, and formed a splendid processiou from the station to the pi ice ot tryst. They were quickly followed by the Gowell Lord Edwards and theGarvagh Bnan Borus. Laurence Early ac ed as referee, aad.Tbomas Beiine and Pat Mcilanus as field umpires. There was a good day's sport, and the people fully enjoyed the outing.

ULtuerick, — At last meeting of the Limerick Board of Guardians, J. Mci'ierney, chairman, presiding, ihe following resolution was unanimously adopted on the motion of limothy Raleigh, Beconied by Patrick Bourke :— resolved, That we, the Guardians of the Limerick Union, condemn in the strongest manner the scurrilous language of Balfour, the Chief Secretary, to the piie&ts of Clare, and we beg to assure them that it makes them all the dearer to us.

The trustees ef the Earl of Devon some time ago evicted Miss HalliDan, of Tenapleglantan, for one year's rent. On that occasion herself and her Bister defended their h me with great determination and bravery, and ior tnree hours succeeded in keeping the eviction forces at bay. For this resistance they were sjnt to g.»ol for six mouths, and were recently liberated after spending the full time in confinement. Mies Halhnan has been reinstated in her holding, all arrears being wiptd out, and a reduction of 20 per cent, on the rent allowed. Five hundred peop'e were present when she once again entered her old homestead, and congratulations were heaped upon the two girls at the unexpected outcome of the eviction. An imposing demonstration was recently held in Limerick to commtmorato the defence of the city by Sirsfield in 1690. Lasc jear a meeting was held at Ballyneety Kock, but on the present occasion the route followed as uearly as possible the site of the old city walls, ' which proved of sucb good service t> the citizens of Limerick 200 ytars ago ; but few traces of the defences of old Limerick now lemain, for the «. it, was dismantled over a century ago to allow room for us natural expansion. 'Ihe route of the procession, however, led the ci iz ns past all that is of antiquarian interest in tbe city, including Ball's Biidge, the oldest in the city, and which, at one time, had a double row of houses across it ; St. Mary's Cathedral, the old stone

housa where Iretoi died, the ruins of the o d city court-house, the Kxch ns?e. King John's Castle, tne Treaty Stone, and e»ding at J ibn's Square, ni*r which stood the citadel, John's Gate and the bl»ck battery ff San>njld"s time. The Btreeta throu.h which the procession p<ssei weie gaily decorated with evergieeue, fl >gs »nd streamers, s >ma bearing more or less appropriate mottoes a d d vices. It would he impossible to estimate tbo numbers present at tb,e demons ration, but at tbe meetiog there were certainly several thousand. Excursion trains from vinous pans of the counties of Limerick and Clare brought large contingents to swell the ranks of the citizens.

L,OUtll« — When the Massereene "criminals" were released and arr>ve . at Dunleer Station, Hey. H. M Kee, Monasteib >ice, ani Rdv. W J. Boovh where amongst those who were awaiting them. At Moylary there was a demonstration in their honour, the people being addressed by Father McKee. The reverend gentlemio, In tue course of his speech, sad that it was the Sheriffs throughout the country who were responsible for the use of the lam and not Mr. Balfour, who could not break a pain of glass in th ■ teaants' houses unless he were ureviously appointed assUtaut-bail ff by the Sheriff. DistrictInspector UcDermott and four cars full of police followed the proc ssijii from Dunleer to Moylary and were present at the meeting, as well as a Government note taker.

St. Patrick's Church, Dunialk, has lately beea enriched by the addition of a beautiful baptismal font, which is the gift of his Grace the Lord Primate, having beea designed by Mr. Byrne, Architect, Suffolk street, and executed by Mr. O'Neill, fccalptor, Great Brunswick street, Dublin. It is composed of Sicilian marble relieved by Irish red and grey granite pillars. The bowl, which in octagonal on plan, contains panels of excellently sculptured groups representing the Baptism in the Jordan, Presentation in the Temple, the Descent into Hell, the remaining four panels being filled with representations of the emblems of the Four Evangelists, with scrolls bearing mottoes and titles. This bowl rests upon a richly moulded and carved cornice, which in turn sits upon a cluster of carved and molded capitals supported by Irish granite pillars, the bases to these being elaborately molded and carved. Beneath these are plinths and subphuths molded and chamfered, the entire resting upon a platform of marble supporting an iron railing of orcate character painted and gilt. Surmounting i he font is an oak cover with brass furniture, which gives the entire a striking and pleasing effect. The work is designed in the perpendicular Gothic style and it is said to have coat upwards of £250:

Roscommon. -A special meeting of Breed ogae Suppressed League wa» convened recently for the sad but imperative duty of the election of a president to fill the vacancy created in the racks by the sad demise of the late and reverend one, J. Mulrooney, who occupied the presidency of this branch with the utmost Zinl and strictest devotion to its principles since its inception in '79. WiLiaoo Brennan being propose l was unanimously chosen for the presidency. After the election the president spoke in the most laudable tone concerning the qualities of the man who was bis predecessor. His heart thrilled with emotion at the idea of haviug to replace a man whoso sole ambition in life was the aspiration of living to Bee his country a nation. His sad demise was nothing less than a national calamity to the Natiooalists of Breedogue, both in the League-room as well as the Board-room, where he maintained those principles against the antilush he met there. His very life was a life of unselfishness, and his patriotism could not be damped by Coercion or Caatle rule. He was ever ready to take the platform when a call of duty presented itself, and he was equally ready with his cash on every emergency that had arisen during his blameless career as President. All present joined in offering a fervent prayer to tne God of mercy to have mercy o<i bis soul. M. Brennen is secretary of this branch.

Tipperary. — Recently Messrs. Noian, Dwyer, and Eyaa were released from Clonmel Gaol, where they had undergone three months' imprisonment for boyootting the stock of Mr. Ro •, J.P., at the fair of l'ecnplemore. Two thousand people, including t\ev. T. Heffarnan, Templemore, joined in the recaption accorded them iv their native town. The tnree expressed their resolution io adhere to what they consideri.d to be their duty as Nationalists at whatever cost.

During arec> nt storm the Suir overflowed its banks and considerable damage was done to crops which lay along the river side and low-lying districts in the County from Carrick to Clonmel.

William Osbome of Kilganff, near Bally landers, died recently at 111 years. He was a schoolmaster before the National Bystem was introduced and remembered distinctly the stirring times of '98. He was healthy throughout and lived to sec his great grandchildren eight yeais old. — R,I.P.

Mr. Condon, M.P., was recently liberate 1 from Pentonville Gaol and returned to Clonmel. At Clonmd railway station was gataer«d an immense concourse of the town people whe gave him an eutbusiastic reception and escorted him to his lesidence, from the window of which he addressad them.

There was a good meeting of the Nationalises of Carrick-on-Suir recently held, at which Frank Mandeville presided. The object of the meeting was to sustain the families of the men who were imprisoned a tewdiys previojsly under the " Crimes " Act. Thomas Lynch, secretary to the local league, an i a printer, was imprisoned, and Mr. O'Mahony, editor to the Tipparary Nationalist, und nook to have any orders executed for Mr. Lynch during his visit to Balfour.

The Sheriff and several emergencymea recently went; to make a seizure on the property of a tenant Darned Butler on the estate of Mrs. Power-Lalor, i'empletuoby. They called at the house of the estate uailiff, Ryan, and asked him to point out where the tenant lived, but he refused. The matter was reported to Mr. Power-Lalor, who drove to Kyan's bouse and ordered him to accompany the Sheriff under pum of instant dismissal, but he steadily refused. No other guide could be obtained and the seizure fell ttirougb.

During the recent fair of Dungarvan the following were " shadowed " by the " authorities " : — John Greene and James Power, OldjParuh j Thomas (^ueally, Ballinarueh ; Joha Burgcry j Wall ( Mount