Irish News.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XX, Issue 16, 5 February 1892, Page 9

Irish News.

Antrim*—- Tbe following prices were obtained at recent Ballycastle fair :— Beat beef, 48s to 55s per cwt ; second quality, 42s to 48s per cwt ; first-class springers, from Ll4 to Ll6 10s each ; secondclass, Ll2 to Ll4 ; old cows, L 7 to L 9 10s each ; best three-year old heifers and bullocks, LlO to LIS 10s each ; two-year-olds, L 7 to L 10;1 0; year-olds, L 3 10s to L4 los eacb ; calves, L 2 10s to L 3 5a each ; sheep, L 2 to L 2 10s; lambs, 14s to 35s each, according to quality and condition ; pigs— stores, 25s to 35s each ; suckers, 36s to 44s per pair ; brood sows, LS to L 4 15s each. Tbe horse fair was pretty well suplied with animals of the agricultural class, which sold at prices varying from LlO to L 22 each.

Armagh .—One hundred weaversand winders in Tullyclimber weaving factory are on strike. The factory recently came into the possession of Mr Couater, of Armagh, who shortened tbe hours of labour without giving the usual notice, the system of paying being piecework. The demands of the workers are that the usual hours for work are continued, and that an increase of ten per oent in wages be given to the employees.

Callow*— On November 8, at the Presentation Convent, Carlow, died Mother M. Magdalen Cosslett, aged 91 years. She was bora in the year 1800, and entered the Presentation Convent in July, 1880. Tbe good religions was a member of a County Down family, and one of three sisters who joined a religious life. She was professed by the celebrated champion of the Church, Dr Doyle, J.K.L., and the brilliant Bishop England, of Charleston, preached on the occasion. Her life was certainly an eventful one for a religwte. She went on a foundation to Demerara, assisted in the founding of a conTent in Manchester, and finally founded the convent of her Order in Stradbally. In this last-mentioned place she remained unlil 1859, when she returned to her old home, where she breathed her last.

Cavan*— Belturbet fair was well supplied with stock, and many buyers attended. Beef, best quality, 57s to 60s per cwt ; other classes, 45s to 56* per cwt ; mutton, 7d to 8d per lb ; springers, LlB to L2O ; second class, Lls 10s to Ll7 10s ; milchers, Ll3 to Lls ; old cows, L 7 to L 9 ; three-year-old heifers and bullocks, from Ll3 to Lls ; two-year-olds, L 8 to LlO 10s ; one-year-olds, L 5 to L 7 ; weanlings and calves, L 2 10s to L 4 lOi ; agricultural hones, LlB to L2O ; store pigs, 27s to 35s each, and suckers, 30s to 42s per pair.

Clare*—- There was a large supply of stock and many buyers at recent O'Brien > Bridge fair. Prices ruled low. Springers of best quality sold at from Ll7 to Ll9 per head ; inferior Lls to Ll6 : milch cows, L 9 to Ll6 ; three-year-old heifers and bullocks, LlO to Ll2 ; two-year-olds, L 7 7s to L 9 ; yearlings, L 4 to L 6 ; calves, L 2 10s to L 4. Strippers and dry cows were sold at from L7to L 9. There was a large supply of sheep, top prices 34s to 40s. Horses were disposed of at L 25 to L4O.

Cork*— Tery Bey B. A. Selley, who for eight years had been attached to the Church of St Augustine, in Brunswick street, has left to establish a new mission in England. Father Selley is a convert to .the faith, aod be first entered the mission at Algiers, Louisiana, United State?, and was the first English-speaking priest amongst a large Irish, German, and French settlement. His new mission will include Hythe, Seabrook, and Sand gate, on the coast of Kent, aod in the diocese of South wark.

A meeting of the Ponsonby tenants was held to consider the terms of settlement offered on behalf of the landlord of seventeen years' purchase to non-judicial and nineteen years to judicial tenants and immediate payments in cash, or for a year to a year and a half's rent for arrears. Canon Keller was unable to be present, owing to illness, but Bey Dr McCarthy was in attendance. Over two hundred tenants were in attendance, and very many of these seemed inclined to reject the offer and favour that made some time ago, which would mean somsthing like L 20.000 less on the gross purchase money.

Donegal-— Mr Swift MacNeil, M.P. for South Donegal, arrived from South Africa recently, having been absent since July 4th last. In an interview with a Press representative, Mr MacNeil declared that " Parncll was absolutely beaten long before be died."

Lord Lei trim has gone in far tourist development in County Donegal. A few years ago he chartered a small steamer for the carriage of cargo between Glasgow and Mullroy Bay. In less than three months after the boat was chartered she became too email for the trafflo, and had to be replaced by one of heavier tonnage. In a very short time the second became too small, and to meet the demand of the district a fine new boat has been ordered for next season . She is to have accommodation for fifty saloon, and also a large number of third-class passengers. Lord Ltitrim intends to assist in influencing a large number of English and Scotch visitors to Donegal during the summer season. A scheme is in contemplation to establish a better system of transit and superior hotel accommodation. Donegal may therefore be looked upon as a coming resort for tourists. The scenery of Mullroy Bay at Milford is of the grandest nature, and whsn opened oat to the public eye will no doubt be appreciated and well patronistd.

Down. — Newry old-time hireing fair was held recently and tbe following wages ruled :— Ploughmen, 18 to L 9 10s for half-year ; young men for general farm work, L 7 to L 8 ; and boys from fourteen to sixteen years of age, Li 10s to L 5 for the term ; girls for general bouse and farm work, L 5 to L 6 ; and young girls for light work, L 8 to L 4, for the half-year. A meeting of tbe tenants on the Marquis of Dofferin and Ava'a estate was held in Killylesgb with a view of purchasing their holdings. Another meeting will be held at which definite arrangements will be made for tbe purchase. Three hundred employees in Bobert Dempster's Newry spinning mills demanded an increase of wages and struck work, as the demand cculd not be acceded to at once, the manager, Bobert Eerr, being absent from town. The concern, which gives employment to 600 ; parsons, is closed.

Dublin.— Most Her Dr Wa'sb, Archbishop of Dublin, laid the foundation-stone of a new front for tbe Church of St Michan, North Anne street, Dablin. The new addition will face out on Haltton street. The entrance door will be in a tower of four stories about 100 feet high, and terminating in a spire. A clock will be fixed in the tower. The nave will be lighted with a large window, a small window will light the chapel on tht Gospel side, and new sacristies will complete tbe line of the front. The material used will be County Dublin cut limestone, and all the mouldings and chiselled work will be of Kilkenny limestont. 8t Mieban's was built nearly ninety years ago, and in its simple and sombre style is evidence of the trying and gloomy period for the Catholics in which it waa erected. Tbe bodies of the patriot brothers, Henry and John Sheares, United Irishmen, who were executed in Newgate on July 14, 1798, are in the vaults of this church.

There wsre prayers in tbe Dublin churches and throughout Ireland on November 53 for the eouls of the Manchester Martyrs, Allen, Larkio, and O'Brien. In the Irish metropolis, a large anniversary procession marched to Gtasnevio cemetery to the graves of the martyrs. The meeting was held in the shadow of the famous Celtic Memorial Cross. Afterward tbe graves of the martyrs and of the many prominent leaders in Ireland's cause in Glaanevin were decorated, that of Nally being the moat liberally Deflowered. The procession then re-formed, and on its return march etopped at ParneU's tomb, which was heaped with flowers.

A beautiful side altar in honour of tbe Holy Name has been erected in the Church of St Saviour, Dona i nick street. It is composed of pure statuary Carrara marble, 12 feet wide by 25 feet high, and is a splendid piece of Irish decorative art. In the ant<ptndinm is a splendid group, " Tbe Dead Christ," by Hogan, one of the latest of that master's works. Tbe canopy stands over a niche which is to receive a marble statue of Christ as teacher, the niche-jambs are double columnß of polißhed red Irish granite with carved capitals. The canopy, carved out of a single block of marble, is deeply groined with moulded ribs, terminating in a carved central boss ; the mouldings and pendants are all wrought out of tbe solid block of marble.

Kildare* — There was a small supply of cattle at recent Monasterevan fair. Good springers brought from Ll6 to L 18;1 8; second quality, Ll2 toLI4 ; inferior, L 9 to Ll2. Three-year-olds were sold at Ll3 10a ; two-year-olds brought from LlO to Lll 10s ; one-and-a-half-year-olds, 19 to LlO ; calves, L 2 to L 3 10a. Fat sbeep were bought at from 30s to 40s ; and hoggets from 20s to 22j. Kilkenny. — A rate of three pence in tbe pound has been levied on all farmers in the county to help the Evicted Tenants Fund. King's County* — The criminal libel case of John Powell, editor and proprietor of the Midland Tribune, against Neaty Maher, T.C., Main street, Parson town, victualler, was tried last week, and the defendant was sent for trial at next Assizes, bat was allowed out on bail. Following is part of tbe libel complained of :— He (John Powell) may not elsewhere find as nice a nest, and I would suggest that he should apply to the curator of some ecological gardens as keeper of the monkey house. Thus employed, I am sure that his caged brethren, deceived by his appearance aad soothed by feelings of fraternal love excited thereby, would treat him more considerately than they are accustomed to treat individuals who have more marked traits of the human family than is exhibited on the Ennis chimpanzee John Powell. Some of the farmers are averse to cart&in landlords making hunting grounds of their little holdings without express permission so t« do having been first granted. A few days ago the Earl of Huntingdon was out with his pack and a pretty large company of friends, and when in the heat of a good run they were brought to a halt by Messrs Brennan of Dromoyle, who told the Earl that tn must not pass over their lands until the conditions stated by Father Sheehan at tbe last meeting af the Birr National Federation were complied with, viz : that William O'Brien and James King, neighbouring tenants, be fairly dealt with.

Limerick*— A fierce conflict occurred a few nights ago in Limerick between some soldiers and a party of civilians. The quarrel occurred in a public house, and forty soldiers and a mob of cm*

liana were engaged in a fight, knives being used. Three artillery men were seriously wounded, one having his nose slit, a second his lip severed and tuoic cut.

There was an immense meeting in Limerick last Sunday to demand the release of the Irishmen who have been imprisoned for alleged dynamite outrages and other political offences. The most notable feature of the occasion was (he appearance of Parnellite and anti-Parnellite leaders on same platform. John Redmond, Pierce Mahony, Edward Barrington, Michael Davitt, and Messrs Abraham and O'Keefe, Members for Limerick, were among those prominent at the meeting.

A public demonstration was arranged to be held on Sunday recently in Rathkeale for the purpose of denouncing some recent cases of land-grabbing which occurred in the district. Notices signed by Mr Harrison, D.1., were served on the most prominent townspeople, that as the meeting was summoned for an illegal object, it would not be allowed, and that if any effort were made to hold it the police would be authorised to disperse them. There was no notice taken of this. Messrs M. Donnelly, T.C. ;J. McEnery, M. J. Keatinge, P. Cooke, R. Mathews, P. Dorganetc, attended. Seeing the platform occupied by the speakers, an order was given to clear it, and all were pushed off.

I*OH|f ford.— That the followers of the late Mr Parnell and the now ex-M.P. John E. Redmond are filled with unkindly feelings for the Irish priests has been fully proved by their treatment of them at the Longford and Waterford conventions. A policeman who was on duty in Belfast during the riots said he never saw the priests treated as bad by the Orangemen as they were in Longford during the recent convention.

Father Oonnelrey, Dramlish, who by his own exertions reinstated in their homes 300 evicted families, addressed the meeting in Longford as follows :— Mr Chairman and gentlemen, it affords me great pleasure to address this vast multitude on a subject upon which the priests and people of Ireland have held mutual counsel for centuries —namely, the most prudent course to adopt in obtaining from England emancipation from slavery. In all such battles the Irish priest has had much concern, and at no period of Irish history was that concern greater than at the present time. For a large section of the English people, guided by the Grand Old Man, Mr Gladstone, has pledged itself to give to Ireland by constitutional means that measnre of freedom which Irishmen oftan vainly endeavoured to obtain by the iword.

I*OUtll.— A large meeting of the Nationalists of Drogheda was held recently to hear an address from Denis Kit bride. Alderman B. J. Kennedy presided. He said the recent Home Rule victory in Molton showed that the flowing tide was with them. He congratulated them on the success of the magnificent demonstration addressed by Messrs Dillon and O'Brien. Rev John Woods, St Peter's, proposed a vote of thanks to Mr Eilbride for his address, which was passed.

Meatll* — The following resolution was unanimously adopted at recent meeting of the Athboy Irish National Federation branch :—: — That we join in the regret of Irishmen at the early death of the late C. 8. Parnell ; and wh'le we protest against the vile and brazen calumnies and murderous language of Leamy and bis confederates we charge him and them with having hurried Parnell into an early grave by their base truckling to his blind ambition during the past ten months.

Queen' 9 County.— A meeting of the Queen's County landowners was held in the County Grand Jury room, Maryborough, last week, for the purpose of making arrangements for the election of honorary officers, county delegates, and supplemental delegates to the general convention in Dublin. Present :— Sir Anthony C. Weldon, Bart. ; Lord De Vesci, Sir A. J. Walsh. Bart. ; E. Skeffington Smyth, V.C. ; R. Staples, D.L. ; W. A. Cooper, Colonel Cosby, C. P. Hamilton, M. S. Caesan, J.P., and Captain A. A. Weldon. The following were appointed delegates to represent Queen's County at the Lardowner's Convention in Dublin — Colonel Cosby, R. Staples, E. SkefEington Smyth. The following were appointed as two supplemental delegates — Lord De Vesci and Lord Carlow.

SligfO.— The attendance at recent Nationalist meeting, Ballinafad, wai larger than usual, as aume persons were violating the rules of tha Irish National Federation. D. O'Gara presided. The following resolution was passed unanimously : — That we, tha members of this committee, condemn the action of some of our members in supporting the system of laod-grabbiog in this parish ; that we call on every member of this branch to use all moral means within the British Constitution to put down that system ; that we do not approve of squaring or dividing of the evicted lands of Carricknahorna amongst any number of persons, as we regard such a transaction as strengthening the hands of the evictor and depriving the evicted of the benefit of their natural claims on their home and livelihood.

On November 9, a party of smugglers were bur prised by Acting Sergeant Turley and Conßtable Maxwell of the Chapelfield Station* The police were on patrol, and observing a light on Farnaharpy Mountain they proceeded in its direction. From the flickering of the light it it one« occurred to them that illicit distillation was btiDg

carried on, and they set about the best meant of capturing the smugglers. Divesting themselves of great coats arid boots they groped their way in the dark through rocks a- d lough 6 along tbo mountain, and captured the smugelers in the still -hous° seated around the fire with machinery in full swi: g and a quantity of malt distilled. Tbey seized still, wash, singlingß, anri a number of jars, bottles, and cans and brought them to the barracks. The prisoners, who are of the farming class, were discharged on bail by Mr Lougheed, Dromore West, to appear on December 7at Bkreen Petty Sessions. Owing to the fact that illicit work has been going on in the district for years without any person being Arrested, great surprise is felt in the locality as to how the police found their way to the still-house, as it is with much difficulty it can be reached in the day time.

Xipperary. — An immense meeting was held last week in Templemore, at which Messrs Dillon, Healy, and the newly-elected representative of Cork spoke, and was presented with an address by Smith-Barry's evicted tenants. There were 10,000 persons present.

Tyrone.— A meeting of the Dungannon branch of the Irish National Federation waß held recently in Anne street. Father Byrne presided, at which the following resolution was passed :— That we, the members of the Dungannon Branch Irish National Federation, echoing the feelings of more than 4,000 persons of this town and district, take this, the earliest opportunity, of tendering our most heartfelt congratulations to the patriotic electors of the City of Cork for having given the death blow to faction and pledge-breaking, by returning their worthy fellow-citizen, Martin Flavin, with such a sweeping majority to represent them in the British House of Commons.

A few nights since an Orange band was returning from Castlecaulfield, and in passing through Scotch street a scrimmage tookplace between them and some of the inhabitants of that quarter. Stones and bottles were thrown, and for a time the wildest excitement prevailed. Had it not been for the police, serious consequences would hare resulted. The practice of band-playiDg through the town is universally condemned, as owing to the rowdy element which often compose or follow the bands party feeling is engendered. It is said that the magistrates will issue an order immediately stopping all band-playing in the town.

'Westmeatb. — The November fair of Castlepollard was held last week. The fair is a new one, and the great November fair of Mullingar coming close, it was not largely attended, and was therefore confined to the locality. Competition was not brisk. Two-year-olds sold from L 8 to LlO ; yearlings, Lsto L 7. The supply of sheep was small and buyers were few. Mutton realised from 5d to 6d.

Mullingar November fair was opened recently and continued the usual number of days, There was a fair Bupply of sheep and pigs, and tho horse fair was the largest seen in many years. Prices were a shade under previous fair. John Kearney, Mullingar, bought 20 bullocks from O. Taaffe at 20 guineas each ; 20 from Mrs Ham, Walshestown, at L2O 5a each ; 30 from Michael Kennedy, at L2O each ; 10 from Andrew Quinn, Portlomon, at Ll6 each ; 20 from Jas McCann, at Ll9 5s each. C. Taaffe sold 20 bullocks to John Sherry, at L2O 10s each. Mr Oulleu bought 20 bullocks from James Banon, at Ll6 each. William Parkes bought 20 bullocks from Matthew Murray, at Ll7 5s each. Patrick Cleary sold a lot of two-and-a-half-year old bullocks at Lls each. Top beef sold at from 55§ to 58a per cwt ; inlerior sorts, 46a to 52s per cwt. Three-year-old store bullccks fetched from Ll2 to LH 10a each ; two-year olds and two-and-a-half from L 9 to Ll2 ; yearlings, L 6 to L 9 each ; springer cows, LH ta LlB each. The following were the average prices of sheep :— Good wethers sold at 42s to 45s each. A few exceptional lots fe.ched 50a each ; lambs, 26s to 32a 6d each ; prime mutton, 6jd to 7d per lb ; other sorts, 3Jd, 4^d, and 5d per lb. Horses— Ammalß of the agricultural class brought L 25 to LSO each. Mr Kenna, of Sbandonagh, sold a very nice hunting mare at Ll3O. Mr Fox, of Sion Hill, sold a hunter for L 250. Mr Hevey, of Winetown, sold two — one at LOO, the other at L4O. Mr O'Beirne, of Longford, sold a hunter at LKSO. Fat pigs Bold at 365, 38a, and 40a per cwt ; bonhams, 12a to 15a each. "WiCfclOW. — In the Queen's Bench Division of the Dublin Courts, J. E. Redmond, instructed by T. O'Meara, moved for a conditional order for a writ of habeas corpus to produce the body of Francia Christian, aged eight years. Counsel read an affidavit of Mrs Christian, the mother, who Btated that a couple of years ago she gave the child to her stepdaughter, who undertook to provide for her ; that the child was a Catholic, but that consequently she learned that it was being brought up as a Protestant in the County Wicklow Protestant Home. Some days ago Bhe got possession of the child, but the agent of the Home recaptured it. Mr Redmond read a further , flidavit made by Father Hurley, Delgany. The Court granted the mO ion.

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