Irish News.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XIX, Issue 26, 27 March 1891, Page 9

Irish News.

Armagh* —An enthusiastic meeting of the Armagh branch of the National League unanimously passed resolutions opposing Mr. Parnell, approving of the party under Justin McCarthy, and declaring tht Freeman unworthy of support.

Curlew* — There appears to be much ill-feeling ia the town over the action of a man named Mulhall. When Mr. Parnell was passing through Carlow it appears Mulnall kept up a continual string of questions and allusions, such as " Wbo is causing dissension amongst Irishmen ? Who is now doing Balfour's work ? Who suppressed United Ireland t Parnell is now going through the oountry with the police on his side, whilst if William O'Brien came over he would be clapped in gaol. The Irish people redeemed your estates, and you should not now turn on them," etc. These questions and remarks were to the point, and, what is more, he was only one of thousands who were asking the same all over Ireland. He appears to have been the only man present who grasped the situation, and does not deserve censure.

Cflwan* — At a meeting of the Orosserlough National League committee, Rev. Patrick Brady presiding, the following reaolutious was passed : — That we reprobate the despotic action of Mr. Parnell in seising and suppressing United Ireland. Tbat we regard his action as a wholesome warning to the country to stay Mr. Parnell's tyranny.

At a meeting of the Mullinalacta Gaels clnb, it was resolved :—: — That we stand by McCarthy and our brave representative, Tim Healy, and we decline to accept Mr. Paraell's covert invitations to adopt other than constitutional methods for the freedom of our country.

The men who belong to the Mullah oran and Loughduff National League are in accord with the action of Mr. Kaox, their Parliamentary representative, and passed the folluwing resolution :—": — " We offer oui sincere thanks to Mr. Kaox, the worthy successor of honest Joe Biggar, for the stand he has taken on the side of morality anJ patrio'ism."

The members of the Dubally, Dourc, National League branch, at recent meeting, agreed that the conduct of the Freeman in supporting Parnell against the best interests of the country and the expressed wishes cf the hierarchy and clergy was censurable. A hope was expressed that a truly National and Catholic daily paper would be started.

Cork. — The Irish Democratic Labour Federation branch of Enniskeen held a special meeting and denounced the conduct of Mesßn. Neilan and O'Sullivan in tendering the Presidency of the Federation to Mr. Parnell as a piece of unmitigated presumption and an insult to the intelligence of the Association as a whole.

Very Bay. Dean O'Began, of Mitchelstown, received an Episcopal letter from Doctor McCarthy, Bishop of Cloyne, in which Mr. Parnell's action was denounced. The Bishop expresses the hope that the people will support the Irish party, who are actuated by patriotic feelings, and have no selfish ambition in view as Mr. Parnell has,

The Kiver Blackwater last week became greatly flooded and King's square, Fermoy, was under water. The shops were closed, and parties wishing to get to the railway or from one side of the bridge to the other engaged a car to do bo. The houses on King's square, Grnph'a quay, and the lower part of Artillery quay, were also flooded.

Timothy Gleeson presided at recent Ballymacoda Gaelic Club meeting when the following resolution was proposed by David Bernard and seconded by M. McCarthy (Captain), and passed : — That in consequence of the Bhameful disclosures in the Parnell O'Shea case we are of opinion that Parnell has forfeited the confidence of the Gaelic Athletic Association, which is mainly composed of young men and boys whose watchwords are :—: —

Honour and truth and stainless youth,

They'll make old Ireland free, and hereby request that the Central Council strike his name off the list of patrons, and that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to his Grace Archbishop Croke, the clerical patron of the G. A. A., to the Corresponding Secretary, and to the Secretary of the Central Council.

Donegal.— lt is stated that one of the Directors of the newly projected Irish organ, W. Murphy, M.P., has also been declared a contractor for the Glenties Light Bail way.

A special meeting of Gartan National League branch was held. Father Gannon presiding. The following resolution was passed unanimously :— That in the opinion of this branch Mr. Parnell is no longer fit to lead the Irish people, and that, as he is now doing every. thing in his power to ruin the Irish cause, he is no longer worthy of our support.

About fifty boats were rewarded with takes of over 100,000 herring and 2,500 codfish in Donegal bay. James McAndrew of Inver Fort was most eucceaful, having caught 5,000 herring and 19 dozen of cod. Later there were 150 boats engaged, and the takes exceeded

800,000 herring and 3,000 codfish. The herring sold from 18s to 22b 9d per 1,000, and the codfish at 5a per dozen.

The following resolutions were unanimously passed at recent meeting of Bundoran National League :— That we condemn the action of the Freeman* Journal as most destructive to the cause of Home Rnle, and we believe it is chiefly responsible for the present national scandal. Tbat we hereby cease all connection and communication with the present Central branch of the Irish National L^gue.

Down. — Upon the arrival at Newtownards of Paroall's edition of United Ireland the papers were immediately bought up by the subscribers and consigned to the fUmes ia a field at the rear of Victoria avenue.

A staff of engineers connected with the Belfast and County Down Bail way are busily engaged laying out the new line of Ardglass Light Bailway, and pegging off the ground, and a large number of labourers commenced the cutting ef the railway in a field of R. Keown Boyd'e, adjacent to the County Down Hunt Steeplechase Racecourse near Downpatrick.

His Lordship, the Bishop of Dromore bequeathed all his estate unto Bey. Hanry O'Neill and his successors for the time being, Administrator of the parish ot Warrenpoint, in trust to apply the income towards the establishment of schools in Warrenpoint for the education of the poor of the town and surrounding district ; sach schools to be conducted and managed by the religions community known as the Bisters of Mercy, and such other persons as the Catholic Bishop of Dromore for the time being should nominate.

Dublin* — James O'Connor of United Ireland office ia at present a patient in Jervis S reet Hospital euflhring from severe injuries sustained during the occurrence at United Ireland office, when Mr. Parnell appeared in th« unpatriotic role of evictor,

Kerry. — At the December Tralee cattle fair, there was a large supply of cattle, The attendance of buyers was below the average, consequently buying was dull. The animals which changed hands were as good as those of previous fairs.

Th? works of the Oahercivcen new railway were commenced at theT<tlentit en 1 • f hu line anoid Lhe hu%r y c ngr itulati ms f he people. Ca' on Brosnao. turned ma first sod, anl received an ovation on the auspicious occasion.

Ihe work on the K^nmare and Headford railway was opened in presence of an immense gathering of people. Van. Archdeacon O'Sullivan called on Mrs. Townsend Trench to dig the first sod, which she did amid cheers. Mr. Townsend Trench, Chairman of the Board of Directors, addressed the assemblage.

The members of Caberciveen Commercial Club at recent meeting passed the following resolution :—": — " That we give onr strongest adhesion to the Irish Parliamentary party led by Justin McCarthy and supported by the Archbishops, Bishops, and clergy of Ireland." That copies of these resolutions be sent to Mr. Kilbride, our member, the Cork Examiner, Cork Herald, and Suppressed United Ireland,

A large and influential meeting was held in Tarbert ia support of the construction of a railway between the town and Listowel as a means of relieving the existing distress. Bobert Leslie presided. Bey. I). Foley, Mr. Decourcey, William Wren, M. Mulvihill, Thomas Gaorge Hill, Bey. B. Healy, M. A,, Sector ; John Loughnane, J. P. O'Connor, David Quintan, S. B. Colhs, Dr. P. J. Dillon, and two labourers (Mr. Lennan and Edward Heffernan) were amongst the speakers. Resolutions in support of the object of the meeting were unanimously adopted.

Kildare.-Thomaa Robertson of Narraghmore, a Protestant and staunch Home Ruler, recently wrote to the Leinster Leader, and concludes his letter thus : -" There stands Mr. Parnell at the present moment undeniably the personification of disaster to the cause of Irish liberty, and the sole and entire obstacle to the prospects of Irish emancipation from Coercion."

The restoration of the ancient Catholic Cathedral of Kildareis about being resumed. The structure is one of the most interesting relics of Ireland's religious glory of the past. Twenty years ago the work of restoration was begun, when £4,000 was raised in the diocese of Kildare. About £4,000, however, is still required to complete the work, and of this sum £1,500 has been subscribed. The church wa« primitively dedicated to St. Bridget.

Kilkenny* — The priests of the Deanery af Ballyraggett at a recent meeting passed the following resolution: — That we condemn the seizure of United Ireland by Mr. Parnell in the absence of the editor as an act of dictation, despotism, and oppression, thereby doing all he codld to suppress fair expression of opinion and destroy the liberty of the press.

The meeting of the Templeorum League recently held was numerously attended. M.V. Power presided. J. Doyle proposed : — " That we brand the line of action which Mr. Purnell is now pursuing as traitorous to the evicted tenants and fatal to the cause of Home Bule during the present generation, and we call upon the electors of North Kilkenny to follow the lead of the men who were labouring and Buffering for Ireland while Mr. Parnell was otherwise employed." J.Walsh seconded the motion. After some discussion the resolution was not put.

Wmerlck.— Dromoollogher December fair wai thronged. la-oalf heifers were shown iv considerable numbers, but it was noted that farmers from the east were noc as numerous as usual. Prices were :— For calves, from £4 to £6 ; one-and-a-h»lf-year-old heifers, £8 to £10 ; in calf, fill to £16 ; strippers, £8 to £12. The Dccl, the Maigue, and the Mulcaire overflowed their banks recently, inundating the districts adjacent to them, and doin* damage to crops and farm produce. A bridge was broken down near Askeaton. At Bruce the traffic on the railway was interrupted. At Adare a fatal accident occurred on Fnday. The Maigue so overflowed that there were several feet of water on the roadway, and communications between the village and the railway station had to be carried on by boat. A man named Dunwonh was driving to the station when he was caught by the flood and swept away. The body was found sub•equently under the car.

I*ong ford. —The Granard Town Commissioners, Mercantile Club, National League, and Board of Guardians are all solid against Parnell.

Longford, one of the most national counties in Ireland, is now, it v confidently stated, dead against the uncrowned king. Daring the initial stages of the crisis Moydow, Ardagh.and Bdgeworthstown were sapposjed to incline to Parnellism, but such is not the case now.

I«OUtll.— The clergy of Dundalk Deanery in meeting assembled unequivocally pronounced against Mr. Pencil's usurpation of the Irish leadership, from which he was constitutionally deposed.

Monaghan.— An immense gathering of the Kead ue Nationalise was held, and the following resolution unanimously passed :— "Hut the priests and people of this town and district, in public meeting assembled, having under consideration the recent disclosures of the divorce Court regarding Mr. Parnell, hereby declare that his future leadership of the Irish Parli»mentary pirty would be an indehble disgrace to this Catholic nation, and a grave hindrance to its acquisition of Home Government." The one-sid. d course pursued by the Freeman's Journal daring the unhappy crisis waa roundly condemned.

Queen'B Cotmty.-The Castletown branch of the National League hat, declared for Mr. Parnell, and the Btliyfia agai Ist. A very successful meeting was held in the Market* Square, Portarlmgton, on Sunday week last, for the purpose of estab.ish-ng a branch of the Labourer's Union. There was a very large atten lance A lwge body of constabulary and a Government note-taker were pre^ Bent. J. O'Brien presided.

A meeting of Timahoa National League was held last week, E Dunne in the chair. The other members present were :— Messrs! Richard Ransbott, John Ransbott, Thomas Bradley, John Byrne James Loughlin, and Rev. J. Foley. It was the nnanimous op.nion of the meeting Mr. Parnell had forfeited the esteara and respect of all honest Nationalists, and Messrs. Lalor and McDonald, M.P.'s, were condemned for upholding him in his evil course. The eviction of Patrick Foyle of Garry glass was considered as an arbitrary act.

SlifcO.— The National League branches in the county are nearly ail antagonistic to Mr. Parnell.

O'Hara's huntsmen were recently prevented from hunting on the tenants' land in Carragans. On approaching Derroon, tie master, O. K. OHara, was told by a tenant-farmer that no more hunting would be allowed on the tenants' land. He at once called off the hounds and went towards the Deer Park, The people who were gathered in crowds on the hills, groaned, hooted, and shouted.

Tipperary.— Clogheen fair was a success, A very large number of buyers from the southern centres attended, and prices were high. The supply of stock, however, was very limited. The members of the Upper Ohurch National League representing 4,000 persons, fully and unreservedly endorse the action of the Irish members in deposing Mr. Parnell from the position of chairman. Mr. Spnnner and a number of bai iff B , protected by policemen, carried out evictions on the Smith-Barry estate last week in Tipperary. The first tenant evicted was John Smithwick, Balhnalard. A return was then made to the town, where a tenant named Deliiney was dispossessed. Subsequently two tenants named Cummins and Kirby were put out of their holdings at Tipperary Hills.

Tyrone,- -Charles Donegan, auctioneer, Omaga, recently sold a farm of land containing 23 acres, in Dreasog, the property of Robert Duncan, at the yearly judicial rent of £9 15s. Francis Coll, at £250 was purchaser.

At Dromore fair supply was large and demand brisk. Springers, £8 10b to £18. Beef. 48a to 63s per cwt. Milch cattle, £9 10 to £12' /Eiree-year-old heifers, £10 to £16; two-and-a-half-years-olrf, £10 to £13 ; two-years-oli, £9 to £11 ; one-and-a-half-years, £7 10i to £9 ; yearlings, £6 to £7 19s; calves, £3 to £5. Some old cows sold at £4 10s to £6. Strippers, £8 10s to £13 10s. Sheep of good breeds, £2 10s to £3. Lambs, 30s to £2 each. Mountain sheep, 25s to 30s. Pigs in small supply. Sows, £2 10s to £3 10s. Slips, 25 9 to £2. Suckers, 80s to 35s per pair.

The following telegram was forwarded from Strabane to Michael Davitt ; it expresses th« popular feeling throughout North Tyrone :

—Glad you have gone to Kilkenny to oppose Parnell and dishonour. We regard you as the tried, trusted, fearless, and consistent champion of the working classes, and wißh yon success in your undertaking to put down treason against Ireland and preserve intact that organisa« tion which yon established on the ruins of your father's homestead ten years ago.

Wexford.— Captain Hamilton, agent of the Coolgreany estate, visited tne locality recently for the purpose of receiving rents. He was met at the Inch station by two of the resident emergencymen, who at once c mductei him to B-illyfad Houae. During the day he saw a number of the " plants," bat it is doubtful if he lcceiyed any rent from them.

Anirew Nector, Thomas J.Doyle, and Jime3 Redmond were charged at Wicklow Assizes with conspira y to boycott planters on Ooolgreany estate. They were found gnilty and sentenced as follows : T. J. Djyle to twelve months' imprisonment, and James Bedmond and Andrew Nector to six months' imprisonment without hard labour in each instance.