Irish News.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XIX, Issue 34, 29 May 1891, Page 9

Irish News.

Antrim.— The Natioral Leaguers rf Moneyg!s«s district have unanimously agreed to sever their connection with Mr. ParneU'i Branch of the League and to support by every legitimate means the new National Federation. Father O'Kane, C.C., St. Patrick's, Belfast, after reading the Bishop's letter in reference to the Parnell leadership qaestiono at one of the Masses on a recent Sunday, exhorted the congregation to obey the wise counsel of the Bishop. •• Every good Catholic man /and woman," said Father O'Kane, " must obey the pastor's voice in this matter, and should hold with the revered and learned hierarchy of Ireland that " whoever else is fit to be leader of the Irish people Parnell is not.'" A branch of the National Federation established to take place of the defunct Parnell National League has been established in Belfast. Father O'Connor presided at rec nt meeting, at which the following resolution was paseed :— Taat we declare our uomistakeable aod unalterable determination, as the representatives of the Nationalists of Belfast, to stand by Justin McCarthy, Mr. Sexton, and the majority of the Irish Parliamentary party ; and that we repudiate, once and for all, allegiance to Mr. Parnell, whose success caa only mean the ruin and destruction of our hopes and aspirations. Mr. Harrison, a Paruellite M.P., bad to retire, not being a member of the organisation. He protested vigorously against expulsion, but had to go. Cavan.— ln a recent letter to the Irish Catholic, the parish priest of Kingscourt protested against the presumption of some persons who put themselves forward at Navan meeting a3 representing his parish. He wrote as follows :— March 2, 1891.— Dear SirIn the name of truth and justice to my parish and people, I have to protest, through your columns, against a body hailing from Kingscourt, and plainly parading before the outside public as representative of feeling here in the matter of Parnell chairmanship or leadership at the Navan meeting. Whoever dished that list and sent it forth to the Freeman is guilty of mockery of the public and of lasting insult to a parish more and more convinced of the wisdom that in free and overwhelming numbers passed a solemn verdict against Parnell leadership on December 21, 1890. Clare.— The high altar of the Catholic church in Kiliueh has been removed from the site on woich it stood for 60 years, to make room for a grand memorial marble altar to the late Very Rev. Doctor Dinan. J. Ryan was recently evicted from his f*rm at Sillybank on the property of Rev. H. Robert Boyley. The eviction was carried out by Messrs. Barry and Flynn, clerks in the emplojm^nt of James Nash and Son, George street, Limerick. la their haste to evict they entered the reoideiice of the National teacher, adjoining the farm, and in the moat insulting manner wanted to erict the occupants, one of them in his b'iod fury rushing upstairs and entering a ladj's bedroom, shouting to his companion to bring en the hammer to baiter down the door. Cork.— Tbe tenants on the Leader estate at Curass nave, after nearly five years' practice of tbe Plan of Campaign, s iven in and settled with their landlord without the intervention of third parties. Tbe terms are th.t two ye»r & ' rent is to be p .id, and that arrangements shall be made for the t jnants to buy their holdings under Lord Ashbourne's Act. Derry.— At a meeting of the Davitt branch of the National League at Waterside, Father Gribb^n in the chair, it was pr^o«ed by Mr. Crawford and seconded by Mr. Creggiui— Ke«olved :— "That we, the members of the Davttt branch of the In-h National League, hereby dissolve our connection with 43 OVonnell street, and enrol ourselves in the Irish National Federation, as lei by Mr. McCarthy and ihe majority of tbe Irish party." Fathei McKeefrey epoke to the lesolutiOT at great length in an eloquent speech, after wh eh it was unanimously adopted. Donegal. — Tbe Guardians of Letterkenny Union at recent meeting passed a resolution calling upon Parliament to empower the rate collectors of Unions to set farms upon which rates are due. A meeting of the Donoghmoro (Killygordon) Branch, 1.N.L., was held last week in their rooms. Rev. James Moms, President, occupied the chair. After T. Harrington's circular was read, an 1 some remarks were made by a few of the members, F. McLonghlin proposed and P. Conoghon seconded -.—That this branch of the I.N.L. be now dissolved, and that its members dissociate themselves from all future connection with the Central Executive, now under the control of Parnell, Harrington and Co. Nexc John Kelly proposed and B. Green seconded :— That all tbe members now present of the committee of the late branch of the I.tf.L. be appointed members of tbe local branch of the National Committee. These resolutions were unanimously adopted. Down. — Toe Sub-Commissioners sat la3t week in'Downpatrick Court-house aod heard a great number of cases. In the case of Anderson, tenant ; Bice, landlord, the point was raised by Mr. Hume,

counsel for the landlord, that as only a portion of the holding was before the Court a fair rent could not be fixed. It was then ad* journed on the application of Mr. McCartao, who appeared far the tenant, to the present sitting on the condition that the landlord should raise no objection to tbe holding, but that he should consent to have a fair rent fised in respect of the holdings of the tenants, Anderson and McCauley. This was agreed to Great preparations are being made throughout County Down for the monster demonstration to be held at Hilltown. The Nationalists of Down are solid in their support of the Irish Parliamentary party. The meeting place is one of the most central towns in the County, aad, strange to say, it was in Hilltown that Mr. Parnell addressed the only meeting at which he ever spoke in County Down. Large contingents are expected to cross the mountains from Kilkeel, Warrenpomt, and Rostrevor, -end it is believed that the whole barony of Iveagh will turn out. Contingents are also expected from Downpatrick, Strangford, Dunsford, Kilclief, Ardglass, Killough, Bright, and ot^er districts. Arthur O'Connor, M.P., with Mr. Pinkerton and Michael McCartan, the popular member for Sonth Down, will be there. Father Kearns will preside. Dublin.— One of the finest specimens of illuminated handwork ever seen is the Presentation Album from tha women of Ireland to Mrs. William O'Brien. It is one of Mrs. O'Brien's many wedding gifts, contains tha names of the Ladies' Committee, headed by the ex-Lady Mayoress (Mrs. E. J. Kennedy), and those of the subscriber* to the presentation. The cover is a splendid work of art. It la in Irish poplin of St. Patrick's blue, with deep silver corners of Celtic interlacing and Irish emblems and monogram in centre. The lining is rich-watered white poplin. This magnificent piece of work is enclosed in a case of dark green morocco leather, lined with crimson silk and velvet. Ie is the production of Mary Fitzpatrick of 82 Drumcondra Road, Dublin. It is a perfect gem of the art in which Miss Fitzpattrick is most brilliantly proficient. Kerry.— At the March Tralee Cattle fair there was a large supply of stock of every dessription, but the attendance of buyers was below the average. Milch cows and calves were in brisk demand ; for the other descriptions of sto.^k the buying was considerably duller than usual. Caherciveen fair, which wa9 held recently, was attended by a fair numb3r of buyers, and the prices and demands were better than at the preceding fairs. Springers and milch cows realised from £5 10s to £10 eacn ; two-year-old heifers and bullocks from £5 to £(j 10a, and ytarhngs f.om £3 10s to £5 10s. The LispoL' .Nationalists in meeting assembled, Father Scollard presiding, pledged the-nselves to support tha Irisn Parliamentary p.rty under the leadership of Justia McCarthy. The following gentlemen were appointed members of the National Committee : Thaddeus O'CuDDor. James Casey, Lawrence O'Sullivan, Gregoiy Ashe, Matthew Ashe, James Hickson, Hugh Crean, Patrick Begley, Thomas Griffin, Tho^. Brosnan, John Brosnan, Michael Hannan, Daniel O'Sullivan, and twenty-one others. At the last meeting of the Tralee Town Commissioners it was sated the park, known as The Green, was up for sale, and the Commissioners unanimously decided on negotiating for its purchase as a plac; of recrea' ion for the townspeople. It is now understood that Dr. Clemens Finn-ny cf KiJlarney has all but completad the purchase, and for a sum almost double that which tbe Commissioners would be inclined to offer for it, having bought the head rental of the Denny estates in the town of Tralce and The Green for a sum of £40,000. Kildare.— The Athy Branch of the League have decided to aid Mr. Breen in patting in his crop before he goes to gaol after the appeal before Duct n Darley is heard. A protest against the iniquitous Coercion law of so practical a nature as this must bear good fruit. Tipperary.— Justices O'Brien and Johnston last week opei.L i lie commission in Nenagb. The former, in addressing the Grand Jury, said he was glad to say that the North Riding of lipperaiy had become distinguished in a remarkable and highly satisfactory manner for its tranquility aod tho peaceable way in which the people seemed to live. Tet they are compelled to swallow great doses of the Coercion Act and be continually shadowed by policemen. Mary Quane, the daughter of David Quane, publican and auctioneer, of William O'Brien street, Tipperary, was charged by Acting Sergeant King with groaning at the police on the occasion of some evictions over twelve months ago. The Removables bound her to the peace, or, in default, a month's imprisonment. Miss Qaane refuted to give bail, and was brought to the Limerick Female Prison. She waa driven through the principal streets of this city in an outside car like a common criminal. I^eitrim.— The recent Ballinamore fair was, from a seller's point of view, the worst ever held in the town. A very successful meeting was held at Manorhamilton in support of the Irish Parliamentary party. Amongst those present were —Rev P. McLoughlin, John Dolan, Chairman Manorhamilton Board of Guardians, John McGuinew, Lawrence Monday, etc., stc. One

hundred members gave in their names to form a new branch of the federation in support of the patriotic party led by Mr. McCarthy John O'Donnell, J.P., Larkfield House, Manorhamiltot, has been appointed High Sher.ff for Leitrim for the pre B ent year. Mr ODonnelJ, iß,i ß , we believe, the only Catholic who has filled the high position for well nigh a century. A Catholic may not become a Lord Lieutenant of Ireland or a Lord Chancellor of England, but it is all w6w 6 ™" r ® lntereßtin 8 t( > "member that a lineal descendant of Bed Jiugb i o DonnelJ, of glorious memory, has broken the gloomy record of Oatholio disability in County Leitrim. Limerick -Patrick E. Bourke, High Sherif of Limerick, nas written to the press danjing that he has been a supporter of Mr. Darnell since the issue of his manifesto. At a recent meeting of the Limerick Young Ireland Society a discussion took place on the question of a free library for Limerick, it was agr«ed to call on the corporation to take active steps to carry out their former resolution agreeing to the project. The rate for the purpose has already been collected. t* n . II * OI1 8r ford -— At a recent meeting of the local branch of the aallinamnck National League, Frances Farrell presiding, the members resolved to join the National Federation. The inspector appointed under the Seed Potato Act reported to the uranard Guardians that the people were refusing to take the bad Beeds supplied by Hogg and Robertson. He could not examine all, but he thought them excellent. Mr Walker s^id out of fifty bags examined there was not one but was mixed with bad potatoes. Protection is as much required for town tenants as for landholders in the country. The following case will illustrate:— E. Ueary of Ballymahon five years ago took an empty house in that town, got a license, and established a business therein. Recently the plot on which bis house was built was to be sold, but as the lease had a few years to run Mr. Cleary before investing in the plot waited on the landlord's agent, and asked a guarantee that if he purchased it the rent would not be raised. The agent refused. What was his surprise, however, to see the place sold to the bailiff of the state at twice what he intended pajingforit. The secret was soon explained. Mr Cleary would not get the guarantee which the bailiff did, and now if this man is bad enough he can turn Mr. Cleary out of his borne, the place where he has created a business, and without redress. Meath.— Justice Fitzgibbon presided in the Crown Court lately and, in addressing the Grand Jury, said that the condition of the County proved that their duties would be light. There were some cases or malicious injury to property to come before them, but none of them presented any feature of gravity. These cases arose from private quarrels, and there was no evidence of any combination existing in the County. Monajjliaii.— At a meeting of the Monaghan Town Commissioners held lately, O. McNally in the chair, Patrick Rafferty give a notice of a motion that two weeks from then he would move to rescind the resolution of confidence in Mr. Fainell whicb was unanimously passed at a meeting of the Board held last November. The County Astizes were held recently in Monaghan. The calendar was an exceedingly slender one, and the cases were of a commonplace character. The Judge in addressing the Grand Jury said there were only six capes, and he was happy to say that only a very small number had been specially reported by the constabulary. There was one matter which did not give him satisfaction, and that was the negligence displayed by the grand jurors in the matter of attendance. The members of the Castleblaney National League met recently, *cry Rev. Canon Hoey in the chair. Great interest was attached to the proceeding, as this branch recently passed a resolution in favour of Parnell and had it telegraphed to London. Since the failure of the Bologne Conference, the branch has taken a different view of the case, and at last meeting passed the following :— " That we , the members of the Castleblaney League, do hereby pledge ourselves to stand by the majoiity of the Parliamentary party in unity with the bishops and priests of Ireland." P. Hughes, lace Secretary, handed in a circular from the National Committee which was read, whereupon it was unanimously resolved that Mr. McArdle be appointed a delegate from the parish to attend the Dublin Conference. Waterford.— The sworn inquiry relative to the Blackwater fisheries was continued at Lismore. Richard Foley of Messrs Foley, the lessees of the Lismore weir fishery, was examined at length, and stated that there was no decrease in the fish. Other witnesses from the upper waters stated there was a marked falling off, and thought the reason of this was the changes which had been made in the Liamore weir. Recent accounts from the continent convey the intelligence that Richard Power, M.P. for Waterford City is now fully restored in health. His Btay on the sunny shores of the Mediterranean brought back his old timed vigour. 'Wexford. — At recent meeting of the Blackwater National League branch, the attendance was much larger than usual. M. Power presided. The following resolution whb passed :— That we cannot accept the leadership of Mr. Parnell because, in the words of Wiliam O'Brien's late manifesto, " It would endanger the friendship •

of England under circnmstances of recklessness and Injastioe, and destroy ihat anspicions union of two peoples which has betn built np with so much labour during the last five years." The death of Mrs. Catherine Kavanagb, mother of the Very Her B. Cavaragh, 0.M.1., and Rev. P. F. Oavanagb, 0.8 F., Galway fttae learned l.ijtorian of 1798), severs another link in Wexford's historio past. D ceased had attained the venerable age of 83 years, retained her intellectual faculties up to the last moment. Lawrence Kavsnagh, husband of deceased, predeceased his wife by many years. He was one < f the principal merchants of Wexford and carried on tasineis in the Main street and on the Qtuy. Hig father was Jeremiah Kavanagh, whose house was burnt down by the yeomen on their march to Oulart Hill in 179 J. Her remains were interred in the Franciscan Monastery of Wexford.