Irish News.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XIX, Issue 38, 26 June 1891, Page 9

Irish News.

Antrim.— A largely attenJe \ meeting was held in St. Mary's Hall last week to take steps for establishing a new national journal tor Ulster in Belfast. The Most Rev. Doctor McAlister, Bishop of Down and Connor presided, anl many priests and laymen from various parts of Ulster wer> present, A company was formed and shares to the amount of £1,500 subscribed on the spot. Armagh* — Whilst an Orange band was proceeding through the Catholic qaarter of Lurgan recently a notorious scoundrel, Thomas Black, began cursing the Pope. There was some excitement over this, but no disturbance. When opposite St. Joseph's Convent, however, Black again cursed the Pope. A crowd collected, and bat for Father O'Hare, P.P., who was in the Convent at the time, end got the disturber removed, a very serious riot might have resulted. The matter has been reported to the police, and Father O' Hare's action is much oommendei by the inhabitant generally. Cavan. — In the townlanri of Dowras, about three miles from Aclare, some tenants of Lord Harlech's who were evicted a few weeks ago, had built mndwall huts on their former holdings to shelter themselves and their children, btit these refugeß from the weather were not allowed them. The bailiff and some attendant hangers-on broke down those wretched hats and set fire to them, leaving no refuge to the wretched tenants but the abhorred workhouse or the grave, as death was sure to ensue on continued exposure in the humid atmosphere general in Ireland at this Reason of the year. Clare*— We regret to announce the death of Dr. B. Madigan, th« popular medical officer of the town. His death ocenrred through typhoid fever. During his illness Very Bey. Doctor White was in constant attendance upon him, and he departed this life fortified with the rights of the Catholic Church. The attendance at the, funeral waa very large and representative. The fair of Kilmihill which was announced to be held on Sstarday week laßt, was practically boycotted by the farmers of Clare, as the collection of the tolls would be enforced on behalf of tha landlord, Colonel O'CallaghiD, of Bodyke. Police were drafted into the Tillage to assist in tbe collection of the tolls, but in order to defeat the object the people had notices.* posted throughout South and West* Clare, announcing that the fair would be held at Clonreddan, three miles to the west of Kilmihill. The farmers accordingly drovo their cattle and pigs to Clonreddan. This is one description of tbe many odious monopolies which weigh down the people of Ireland. HCork.— A farm containing sixty acres situate atGiurtnagraga, near Mallow, which has been untenanted and in the owner's bands for the last five years, was recently on fire. The fire burned most vigorously, consuming every blade of grass on it, all tha furze on the . ditches, and so injured tha feoGJs of every Jdnd that they mast be rebuilt. * i The tide of emigration has now fairly set in, and on certafn daye of each week the Cork railway terminus is crowded with young men and women and there large following of friends and relatives, •who, weeping and wailing, block the passage to the train. Larger numbers also arrive from Ballydehob, Scbull, and the extreme West ' towards the Mizen Head. Thi exoius appears to be increasing. Ulerry. — As a result of the recent deputation to London by promoters of the railway from Derry to Draperstown. the Hon. »h Bociety hay« by letter intimated to Dr. H. H. Todd, solicitor, erry, that they will subscribe £10,000 towards the railway bo soon as the Parliamentary powers are obtained for its construction. The > other London companies holding estates in the County arj expected to subscribe in like manner, and thus make up the greater pact of the required share capital. Down.— The prisoners confined in Downpatrick Prison were recently removed to Mountjoy and Maryborough Prisons. The Phoenix Park prisoners were confined in Maryborough. On arrival outside the prison gate, the convicts immediately struck up " God Save Ireland," and continued sinking the whole way to the station, followed by a large crowd which j jinai in ths chorus. Much interest was evinced to get a glimpse at Fitzharris (" Skin the Goat **) who looked remarkably strong and healthy for his years, and seemed to be the most joyous of all the prisoners. Dublin.— J. J. Lalor of 90 Middle Abbey street, Dublin, has issued a very handsome medal and badge intended for tha use of members of the National Federation. The medal, which is cast in bright metal, bears on one side a portrait o*f the Chairman of the Parliamentary party, and upon the other a view of the Parliament House in College Green, with suitable mottoes at top and bottom. The medal is suspended from a green poplin ribbon ornamented with silver clasps. At last meeting of Arran Quay National Federation, which was numerously attended, aad over which D, Moran presided, the following resolution was unanimously adopted : — That we rejoice at tee

great success Which has attended the establishment of the Irish National Federation, and congratulate the country on the way in which it is closing up the Nitioaal ranks and so generously sending in the funds in support of the cause. We also bzg leave to express a hope th»t the city aud county of Dublin will follow such a splendid example, and take measures to esiablish branches in every ward and district. Fermanagh*— Thousands of Eaniskillen'.i stalwart sons marched, headed by a bund, to tbe great demonstration recently held in Dromore, County Tyrone. The anc eat home of the Maguires is true to Ireland every time. Galway.— Lord Ashton has given £20 to the nuns of Gort Convent to enable them to purchase and erect a loom, so that tbe ma king of cloth and linen may be successfully carried on in the ; institution and the girls attending there taught some profitable industry. The Bishop of Galway subscribes £20 towards the same object, and Mrs Brown of Merrion square, Dublin, £7. At recent meeting of the Harbour Commissioners a letter wm read from the Limerick Steamship Company applying for storage accommodation, as the company intends to send a steamer to ply between Galway and Liverpool. Kerry* — A Parnellite meeting was recently held in Abbaydorney, but the affair was awfully hollow. The voters of the district were conspicuous by their absence, aad the gathering was a fizzle. Parnelli6m is" a thing of the past,'" in Abbeydorney anyhow. The Tralee and Dingle Railway has already proved its uti'ity in aiding the fisheries of the Western coast. It was opened for traffic !on April 1. Previous to its formal opening a special train brought Ito Tralee over five tons of mackerel, "the first catch of the Beason, in time to be dispatched by the night mail for tbe English market, Parnell's tactics have brought the Kerry landlords to the front again. Aggressive and harsh measures are now being taken by them ' against the unfortunate tenants. Seizures under distress warrants were made recently from four to five tenants on the estate of Sir Maurice J, O'Connell, near Tralee, for tbe recovery of what is known : as the " hanging gale," and the cattle of some half dozen tenants, on Che estate of Sir Arthur Denny, near Kilfinora, were seized also under distress warrants, there being only a gale's rent doe in each case. , The landlords feel they have free hands whilst Parnell continues bis present unpatriotic conduct, and will suppjrt him every time. Kilctare* — At the Nass Board of Guardians recently a letter .seas read from Most Rev. Doctor Lynch, Bishop of Kilda r e and f^eighlin, requesting to have the election of a school-mistress adj lurned - as he was making arrangements with tbe nuns in Naas Coivent by which, he hoped, one of the Sisters would offer herself for election. The Guardians agreed to postpone the election. During the hearing of C. Bury's appeal at the Naas Qjart^r Qfeasions recently Samuel Wray of Woodville was examined as p rfutness, and in the course of bis examination Judge Darley remarked ; to at he was altogether too fluent, adding that bis belief was that Mr Wray was prepared to swear anything Mr Bury would tell him. Mr Wray properly resented this imputation, and Dr Darley ordered the police to remove him out of court. Subsequently, Mr Wray entered the Grand Jury Gahery, and again protested against Dr. Darley's insinuations, when he was seized by the police and forcibly removed The general opinion was that the Judge's remark was not warranted ' t?y anything that had occurred. Kilkenny*— A meeting was held ia Piltownlast week, over which R.Barry presided, for the purpose of starting a committee in support of the leadership of Mr Parnell. There were very few ' persons at the meeting, and there seemed to be little interest taken I in the business. ' A very representative meeting wa3 held at the Courthouse, Castlei comer, last week, for the purpose of taking preliminary steps in tho matter of promoting a line of railway from Cistlecomer to connect with the Waterford and Kilkenny Railway. Eff jrts are being made t'> have the proposed line brought through Ballinakill to join the Wa.Lrtord Railway near Abbeyleix. The following resolution waa unanimously adopted : — That this meeting desire earnestly to knpress upon her Majesty's Government the very serious injury to the agricultural and coal mining population in this district, arising from tbe want of railway communication. Farmers are unable to get purchasers to come for their produce and the most extensive coalfield, four hundred square miles in area, with from sixty to one hundred million tons of workable coal of the highest quality, remains undeveloped, while vastquanities of fuel are being imported into the island. I*eitrim* — At the Quarter Sessions at Manorhamilton, April 1, Judge Waters was presented with a pair of white gloves, there being no criminal business. Limerick.— Tbe uncut hay on the evicted farms on the White estate recently took fire. The experience of a prairie fire is novel in Ireland. It is to be hoped that the landlord is pleased with It, as be has elected to take it in preference to a fair rent from 1 : evicted tenants,

Sub-Sheriff Hobson recently proceeded to New Pallas fot the purpose of evicting Mrs Ryan, widow of the late Dr. Byan. Acting on the certificate of Dr. Conway, of Tipperary, that Mra Byan wu ■offering from serious illness and conld not be removed, the eviction was postponed for a month. On the same day John O'Brien, of Old Pallas, and his family were evicted. Longford.— The decent people of Longford, who had remained faithful to " Charlie." are at last realising the true condition of affairs in relation to Parnell, and public meetings in support of the Federation »re being held and branches established in the various parishes of the County. Peter Flood, Fresident of the branch, has retired from the Parnellite cause in the town, and last meeting of the Paraellite League closed with a boxing match. A great Nationalist demonstration was held recently at Moydow chapel. This is this centre of Dr. Fitzgerald's constituency in Sooth Longford, and the meeting is donbtlesa the forerunner of the Doctor's disappearance from Parliament as their representative, he being a rabid follower of Mr Parnell. Father Dowdall presided. Bands with banners were present from Moydow. Meath.— There was a good attendance and a moderate snpply of stock at recent Slane fair. Prime beef sold at 58s to 60s per cwt ; second-class, 62s to 54s ; springers and dairy cows of good quality £18 to £24 per head ; second-class, £14 to £16 ; strippers, £11 to £14 ; three-year-olds, £13 to £14 10s ; two-year-old, £9 to £11 ; yearlings, £5 to £9. Sheep, £3 to £3 3s for wethers and £2 to £2 5s for ewes. At the Barter Conference of the priests of the Deanery of Navan, the following resolutions were adopted :— l— That while iterating the condemnation of Mr Parnell's leadership on moral grounds by the* Irish hierarchy, we desire to record our deliberate judgment that on' political grounds also the resumption of the leadership of the Irish Parliamentary party by Mr Parnell would be absolutely fatal to Home Bule. 2— That the action of our Parliamentary representatives, Messrs Sheil and Mahony, in supporting Mr Parnell's pretensions aftar the majority of the Irish party declared against him, is unconstitutional and utterly subversive of the fundamental principle of every political party, viz., that the minority should be bound by the majority. Monaghan.— A demonstration took place in Monaghan last week to oppose the leadership of Mr Parnell, and to advocate the cause of Home Rule. The number of people who flocked into the town, led by the clergy, was very large. The meeting took place in a field at the Finger Post, a short way outside the town. There were about 4,000 people in attendance, and a number of bands with banners paraded the streets. Most of the men wore green scarfs, and many horsemen were similarly decorated. Roscommon. — On Saturday recently Mr Davitt was received at the Boyle railway station by an enthusiastic crowd on his way to the Sligo election. Amongst those present were :— Jatnea Lindsay, Patrick Mullany, Jasper Tully, E. J. McMorrow, solicitor ; Patrick Martin, Patrick Early, Daniel Priest, etc. Mr Davitt briefly addressed the people, stating that the last time he was in Boyle he went to Gurteen, and from Gurteen he went to prison, Htwas glad to find that Boyle set the cause of the nation above the cause of a man, and he expected that before many months they would put an e£d to the present crisis. SliffO.— During the recent Parliamentary struggle ia Sligo the Mayor, John Connolly, refnsed the use of the Town Hall to the Nationalists for a meeting, and Mr Davitt was compelled to address the lawful owners of the Town Hall from the steps. This is the kind of " Home Bule " the Irish peop'e would have under Mr Parnell and his followers, from which a merciful Providence has saved them. The first meeting of the Glenfarne National Federation Branch was held recently, the Rev. M. F. Kane presided. The election cf officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows : — Rev. M. Kane, President ; J. KeaDy, Vice-President ; T. Clancy, treasnrer ; m! McGuire, secretary. The following resolution was unanimously adopted : — That we enroll ourselves under the banner of the Irish National Federation, and we hereby pledge ourselves to aid in every way the new movement which is destined to wipe out the present policy of disruption resorted to by themisgnided followers of Painell, and which will win for us without a stain the national aspirations of the united Irish race. The estate bailiff, assisted by a disreputable gang of " bums," recently vißited the quiet little town of Aclare, and with them came a pile of misery and tronble ; they came to evict. One of the invaders carried a sledge-hammer before him, which fairly represented his business. The sub-sheriff and agent proceeded to take possession of every house in the town, and in cases where the occupants were unable to pay four years' rent down the attendant "bums" proceeded in a most brutal manne- to pitch out all the household effect*. la most cases the tenants paid down the agent's demands and were re-admitted under new tenancies at an increased rent, the agent in every case imposing a ground rent on houses built since the lease was executed. This last is a confiscation of the tenant's labour and money.

Xipperary.— A meeting of the John Daly Amnesty Committee wis held in Tipperary a few days ago for the purpose of making arrangements for the sending of a deputation to represent the town at the meeting to be held in Dublin. Michael Hanly waa accused with and pleaded guilty to the charge of posting a threatening notice at Spittal, Tipperary. last January. The notice was headed, •' Boycitt I boycott I boycott I' and went on to say :-" Renegades, pledge-breakers, and hirelings, staDd aside. All Nationalists who have any devotion for the cause of Irish Independence are cautioned and called upon, at even the hazard of their own existence, to boycott, crash, and banish the following hirelings who are still aiding Smith-Barry." (Then followed the names of some shopkeepers and others.) Michael Landers was found guilty of a like offeace on Tipperary hills. Sentences have not yet been passed. Tyrone— Two residents of this county died during the past week at remarkible old ages. Both resided within a short distance of each other on the old road leading to Fintona. The funeral of Mrs Ann Quinn took place on Easter Sunday, and the coffin recorded that she died at the age of 100 yeais. The remains of Mrs Magoire of Cannon Hill were followed to the graveyard a few days later.— This old lady has almost reached the century, and could boast of having been sponsor at the baptism of an infant born when the present century was in its infancy, and who in after years was distinguished as Most Bey. Dr. Kelly, Bishop of Derry. A body of Orangemen from the Aughalorgue and Mullantean directions, with fifes and drums, vißited Stewartstown last week. On reaching the Hill Head which is an exclusively Catholic quarter, the local police ordered them to tarn, which they did reluctantly.— However, having taken a circuitous route, they entered by way of Church street and proceeded by way of the Hill Head, playing party tunes and shouting and cheering in a threatening manner. Thanks, however, to the forbearance of the Catholics they were unable to create a riot. The people of Mid and East Tyrone mustered in great strength at Carrickmore last week, where a public meeting was held in support of the Irish National Federation. The Nationalist members for the county, M. J. Kenny and W, J. Reynolds, M.P.'s, as well as Jeremiah Jordon, M.P. for West Clare, were the principal speakers. Rev. Bernard Murphy occupied the cliair. Besolutions were adopted tendering allegiance to the majority of the Irish Parliamentary party and Justin McCarthy. The violence practised by the deluded dupes that still cling to Mr Parnell was condemned. An enthusiastic meeting of Dromore Nationalists was held on Easter Monday. A large concourse of McCarthyitea assembled from different parts of Tyrone and Fermanagh. The following bands, each displaying a large banner, were in attendance :-Tbe Fintona brass band, Drumquin flute, Enniskillen flute, Kinine flute, Diomore flute. Each hanner on which Charles had been formerly emblazoned was now neatly covered with a little piece of crape or some other black stuff which huDg like a pall o'er the sunburst. In front of the procession were two placards earned on long poles bearing the following inscription :— " Parnellism must be swept out ; adulterers must retire," which created many a hearty burst of laughter as they passed the Market people. The meeting was addressed by Mr Kenny, M.P.