Irish News.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XX, Issue 43, 12 August 1892, Page 9

Irish News.

Antrim. — At recent meeting of the Finarce Committee of the Belfast Corporation, the Town Clerk, Mr Black, reported that the charter conferring upon the Mayor the title of Lord Mayor had been granted by her Majesty. The monument erected by the inhabitants of this town to the late Sir Richard Wallace is now nearing completion and bears the following inscription :—": — " To perpetuate the memory of one whose delight it was to do good, and in grateful recollection of his generous interest in the prosperity of the town, of which it possesses so many proofs, this monument is erected to Sir Richard Wallace, Bart , X.0.8., some time M.P. for the borough of Lieburn, by tbe inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood." CarUvw*— The sub-Sheriff of Carlow, accompanied by Dwyer, bailiff, Tullow, and a posse of police proceeded to Strabo, Killerig, and evicted James Murphy, a tenant on Mr Duckett's property tinder a decree for non-payment of two years' rent. It is said that the tenant offered £100 on account, and promised payment of the balance after the harvest, but the agent refused to accept these reasonable terms. Mr Murphy gave np possession quietly. Cork. — Over 1000 emigrants left Queenstown last week for America. The joint committees of the Irish National Federation in Cork passed the following resolution, which soon closed tbe unseemly wrangle at the shareholders' meeting of tbe new paper :— " That we, the Joint Committee of the Coik City Branches of the Irish National Federation, solemnly appeal to Messrs Dillon and Healy to bring

the old wooden bridge is said to hare been erected about the year 1790, the architect and builder being a Captain Cos. The relic is being curiously inspected by the citiiens, Donegal.— Of the 800 evicted tenants off the Olphert estate 140 have been restored on payment of three years 1 rent and 80s cost each. The remaining f Arras are being let temporarily on condition that if the other evicted tenants wish to come back on the terms prescribed Ibey shall be allowed to take possession. Fermanagh.— A largely attended meeting of the Nationalists of Enniskillen district was held recently in St Michael's Beading-room, under tbe auspices of tbe Irish National Federation for the annual enrollment of members. A letter was read from J. Jordon, M.P., explaining his unavoidable absence. Her P. McGinty, chairman, said it was generally believed that a general election would take place on the present register, but though it did not, they won Id still work on and lay a good foundation for 1893. In a short time a convention would be held for the purpose of selecting a candidate to represent tbe division, and it would then be for the electors to select their own man. There would be no dictation— not even clerical dictation (laughter)— but they could seleot whoever they pleased. Galway.— Dr McDonnell, who was selected for the representation of the Queen's County, is a Galway man. Ho was educated at the Queen's College, and is a brother of Dr MoDonnell of Letterfrack. Dr McDonnell, who is sure of being elected, lives in London and practices there. He is married to an American lady. According to the Tuam News of May 14 the fishing one night last -week was the most successful since the season started. Tbe boats that were occupied in the work landed from 17,000, the highest take, down to 2000, the lowest. Close upon 100,000 mackerel of the finest quality were boxed and iced and sent off by boats to Galway

this disastrous discussion to an amicable settlement, and that, from our knowledge of the vast injury which this debate is inflicting on the National interests, we declare that we shall regard as an enemy to the country whoever proposes to protract the discussion beyond this day." Representative and large was the recent meeting held in the Clonakilty Town Hall, at which Father John O'Leary presided, and whose address was eminently practical as well as patriotic. Portion of the discourse was as follows : — There was no particular reason for their meetings for some time past. But he bad no hesitation in saying that the day had cow arrived when every man must be at the post of duty. The very air is charged with rumours of the dissolution of Parliament. He need hardly say to them, who have followed the political events so closely, that no more pleasing information can be conveyed to any Irishmen than the fact that the present coercive Parliament is to be dissolved. They have lived too long for Ireland and too long for the Empire. Under Father O'Leary 's guidance the Nationalists of Clonakilty will not be found unprepared when the day of trial comes. For Home Rule and Gladstone will be the warcry then. Derry.— While the steam-dredger Hercules was working opposite the terminus of the Great Northern Railway one of the buckets struck against some bard substance, which offered unusual resistance. The place was marked, and subsequently Denis Bradley succeeded in raising out of tbe water an enormous beam weighing over two tons. This was recognised as being one of the old bridge columns. It is a great log of oak, 40ft in length and about 18 inches square. The preservation of the timber is remarkable, considering the fact that it mast have been under water for over a century, as

thence per rail to the English markets. Such was the jlargeneaa of] the haul that the steamer Oitie of the Tribes could not carry the quantity. Three large harge hookers of twenty tors tonnage had to be hired and Rev Mr Green's steamer, the Fingal, gave assistance, The following transactions for the sale and purchase of land under the provisions of the Act, have just been completed. On the estate of Patrick Baftery at Attergan, Michael Silk purchases his holding at £59 ; John Raftery at £464 ; Margaret Baftery Bt £167 ; Patrick Raftery (Jamtb) at £720 ; Peter Spelman at £108 ; John Doberty at £78 ; Thomas Baftery, Michael Byrnes at £192, and James Raftery at £136. On the estate of Annie E. Morris and others at Garrosbeg, Patrick Joyce purchases his holding at £180 ; His rent was £10, thus giving eighteen years' purchase. Kerry.— Edward Harrington, M.P., recently presided over the Tralee branch of the " Independent Union " meeting, the object of which was to " take steps to organise the county in the Parnellite interest at the coming general election." The honourable Member for West Kerry explained to the meeting that the question which the Parnellite party would r< quire answered was : Would the Parnelli'ea in each constituency guarantee to collect and lodge with the sheriff between this and the middle of July £200 to pay the expenses of the contests ? If they could guarantee that in regaid to the West Kerry constituency they would fight the constituency and win it, and they would fight and win it even with such an humble instrument an himself. Put even if they did not guarantee the £200 he would find it himself and fight and win the constituency, Ltinierick.— On Tuesday a beautifully-illuminated address from the people of the diocese of Limerick was presented to the Most Rev Dr O'Dwyer.

Among the treasures of the Catholic cathedral of Dublin is a chalice of silver bearing the inscription : «D. Robertus Oreagh, Saceidoi Limericcnsis me fieri fecit, 1621." Than the Oreagh family there was none that flourished more in Limerick in the sixteenth and ; seventeenth centuries. Very Bey 0. H. Condon, 0.P., has been appointed Provincial of the Order of Preachers in Ireland. Previous to bis removal to the Convent in Dublin the holy and erudite Father was twenty-four years a burning light of virtue in the convent of St Saviour's Limerick, and his new dignity affords pleasure to the people of the city. Much dissatisfaction is being expressed at the enormous sum of £2387, which the unfortunate people of the county are now called upon to pay for " extra " police. The Bill wbb passed at last Presentiment Sessions. One hundred and seventy young persons, supplemented by seventy others, who joined the Cork train at Patrick's Well, left the Limerick terminus for Queenstown en route for America one day last weeki The former were mostly from Galway and the latterfrom North Kerry. Longford.— With anxious hearts a good many of the evicted on the Doory Hall estates are watching daily for some news of the trial of Jessop v. Cusack. The defeat of the evictor Cusack would mean the restoration of the evicted to their homes. Still the grassgrabbers on some of the evicted farms are aiding the worst specimen of landlord or agent in Ireland, because they think they are unknown. Mayo.— An interesting relic of the past was recently found by Owen Campbell in the Abbey ruins of ancient and historic Murriik. The curiosity is a piece of coin representing a half-penny of the date of 1700, which appears under a full representation of a female figure of Brin and a harp. On the transverse side is a beautifully executed monogram which reads, "lor H M C." Other inscription* are indecipherable. Meatll.— The Castlejordan Branch of the Irish National Federation at recent meeting elected the Bey Mr Boper, Clonard, a Protestant clergyman, chairman of the local dispensary committee. No rancorous feelings exist in the breast of the Irish Catholic against bis fellow-countryman ; but exhibitions of that nature are often Been from the other side. Tipperary* —J. F. Meagher, of Carrick-on-Suir, whose numerous writings under the yam de plume " Slievenamon " are highly prised by the Irish people, has undertaken the publication, by subscription, of a volume to be entitled " Annals, Antiquities, and Legends of Carrick-on-Suir." The Annals will deal fully with local history, from the landing of the Butlers (1179) down to the present time, and will be issued in one volume, price 50 cents. The following is an extract from the prospectus ;— " Interwoven in our Btory of Carrick will be many a dim, dusty legend of past times, making belted knight and cowled monk speak through visor and coif of what they saw and felt in days of turubulent violence — when men's right hands were raised against each other's lives, through greed of gold and lust of broad inheritance. Nor will modern Carrick be forgotten : the never-failing memory of that antique personage, ' the oldest inhabitaot,' having been placed afthe service of the annalyst. Fully conscious of the gravity of this labour of love, the writer has entered upon his task hopefully reliant, striving after the trutb in all things, never doubting that the approbation of his fellow-townsmen will be generally accorded him." John Meagher is one of the Old Guard, was an intimate friend of Kickhum, and snffered imprisonment for the cause. His father and Brother were also imprisoned, and one of them died in confinement. "Waterford.— Mr H. D. Fisher, proprietor of the Munster Express, a Waterford paper, was on Friday committed to prison for contempt of court in publishing an article relating to an estate on which a receiver had been appointed. WiCfclo-w.— The English Dynamite Manufacturing Company have secured 470 acres freehold on the property of Colonel Hependry. The buildings will cost L 20.000. The industry will employ 800 hands.

Daring the past three months 1,276 eviction notices were filed in the courta of Ireland. Mayo heads the list with 320, Cavan has 98 • Longford, 88 ; Galway, 76 ; Donegal, 69 ; Boscommon, 53 ; Cork, 52 ; Monaghan, 45, and Tipperary 40. A clockmaJter at Wartaw will send to the Chicago World's Fair a clock representing a railway station, in which all the circumstances of the arrival and departure of a train, with whistles, balls, rattle of carriages, and bo forth, are repeated with wonderful fidelity every quarter-honr.