Irish News.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXI, Issue 9, 16 December 1892, Page 9

Irish News.

Arma^ll*— At the weekly meeting of the Board of Guardians of the Newry Union the relieving officer for the Camlough and Bessbrook districts of the union, Archibald banded in seventeen notices of intended eriotion on the Richardson estate. The tenants under notice of eviction reside in the several townlands adjacent to the villsges of Oanlough and Btsabrook. Cavan* — The Earl of Kingston and other directors of the Oavtn and Leitrim Light Bailway Company bave placed before Mr Morley a scheme for reducing by half the tax on the Counties of Oavan and Leitrim by their guarantee of interest on the capital on the railway. Mr Morley promised to bring the scheme before the Treasury. Glare*— Great havoc has been wrought on the potato crop in the Kildysart district, fully fifty per cent being injured. For the past twenty yean the crops around Eilrash have not been in a more ruinous state than at present. In many places the hay lies in a semiblackened condition. The potatoes, too, are blackening rapidly in the ground owing to the coostant rains. In some place?, it is stated, half the crop is already rotten. The oats and wheat promised a plentiful yield, bat most are now " shelled and laid " since the recent winds, while any that had been cut is completely discoloured in the temporary " stocks." The wheat in like manner has suffered from the weather, and will only yield a partial return. Captain Croker, sub-sheriff of Clare, with bailiffs and a protective force of polioe, has been engaged making wholesale seizures for rent in various parts of Clare. He proceeded to Enockerskagb, near Lis-

able extent spoiled by cattle being turned out upon it at too early a stage, as fodder was both very scarce and very dear. , Donegal*— lt is rumoured that the Executive is 1 disposed to take nnder its review the sentence of ten years' penalfSeryitude in. flicted on William Coll in October, 1889, for being concerned in the manslaughter of Inspector Martin. The grounds wbioh make it possible that we shall soon hear of William Coil's release are the legal points raised against the verdict and considered in the Court of Appeal. Down* — At the Downpatrick Petty Sessions recently John Bogao, an army pensioner, was charged with being drunk and shouting for Home Bule. The chairman, in sentencing the prisoner to fourteen days' hard labour, said he was surprised to hear an army pensioner making use of such disloyal expressions. Mr Orawley, who defended, denied that the expression was disloyal, and if it was be was afraid her Majesty had a great many disloyol subjects, and advisers as well. Wheat iB a splendid crop with good yield, but the price offered at markets is the smallest on record — 4s 6d per cwt. The oat crop is an average, but in gome cases where the crop was heavy the rain has done great damage. The pries obtained was 7s 3d per cwt. Flax is a good crop, and has been all saved and carted to the mill. The potatoes, except in some low-lying districts, are an excellent crop, bnt not so firm as might be desired. The principal sorts planted are champions and magnums, both of which are free from disease. The turnip crop never looked better. Although three weeks late, the harvest will be a fair one. Galway.— An effort is being made to influence the War Office authorities to re-establish military headquarters in the city of Galway. The loss to the trading community of the city when the headquarters was removed was very great.

ing gale and the imaginary half-year's rent to which we all are bound nndei one of the old-time customs so familiar to every farmer. Captain Hamilton, under a distress warrant, seized on bis cattle and put two bailiffs into his house for the purpose simply of annoying him, as the rent was paid the moment the seizure was made. On the mountain side of Brandon there are many poor cotters who are daily in dread of seeing their little stock swept away.

Lrimerlck.— Be» Brother Slattery, Superior of the Christian Brothers, Limerick, recently oelebrated his golden jubilee. Brother Slattery, who was born in County Limerick, left his home in 1842 at the age of twenty-two years, and entered the Novitiate of the Christian Brothers of Lady's Mount, Cork. After spending a time in the Novitiate he was given charge of the echool formerly taught by tbe famous Gerald Griffin, and after a time appointed to Mill street, in tbe Liberties of Dnblin, in the year 1845. There during the terrible famine years he taught in schools thronged with starving children, who were fed as wtll as instructed, for tbe Brothers had to fight •gainst the proselytizers who prowled about seeking to kidnap the perishing little ones. He spent fifteen years in this locality, and he wat> then selected as Director of the house at Bnniscorthy, at the foot of Vinegar Hill, where he built two beautiful schools, one of which was erected on the site of an Orange Lodge. He was afterwards sent to open the Brothers' establishment at Bruff, in 1850, and after three years he went to Synge street, Dublin, to the new schools. Thence he was set to Mullingar, to take charge of St Mary's College and from that to the great northern city of Belfast. The Brother, there before him had had a hard time of it, and so had he when be began his work, but lie not only succeeded but he increased the the schools from four to ten, four of which be bad built at a cost of £3,000, subscribed by Protestants aa well as Catholics. Eight years ago Brother Slattery went back to Limerick, and since, through the

The Archbishop of Tasmania, Moat Rev Doctor Murphy, came nearly 17,000 miles to pay the homage of his love to the Immaculate Mother of God. He was in Knock ten years ago, when he came to redeem his promise to manifest his gratitude to the Queen of Heaven, who bad, by the use of the Knock cement, restored his sight and enabled him ever since to eiy Mass, read the Divine Office, and per* form all the other duties of his exalted position in the Church. Previous to the use of the cement he tried all other remedies, but to no purpose. Accompanied by his worthy chaplain, Bey F. O'Calaghan. he said Mass at Knock on Wednesday, the Feast of the Holy Cross. He was delighted to see the improvements in the Church of the Apparition.

Meatll* — The attempt made by the Parnellites to cast Mr Davitt from his eeat in Parliament has proved abortive. The Registration Sessions recently held at Navan, at which 600 Nationalists* claims to vote were allowed, proved that even if Parnellites were successful in the law court?, the people would re-elect Mr Davitt as their representative. This had much to do with the abandonment of the case.

Dlonagglian. — The] bailiff of the An eke till Grove estate, owned by the Scottish Provident Institution, recently proceeded to the towoland of Clooaoallion, and unrooted and tore down the dwellinsr-hoase and offices of Mary McKenna. Next they proceeded to Dandian, and similarly demolished the neat and comfortable dwelling-house and offices of John McKenna. Just as the work of demolition was completed the unfortunate tenant came on the scene, being that day liberated from Armagh Jail, where he had completed a month's imprisonment for occupying the homestead from which be had been evicted. His brother and sister are detained in jail for the same offence, and this ia the third or fourth imprisonment of tbese people. The estate in question is one of the most impoverished in the

doonvarna, and nnder a writ at the suit of Dr Stacpoole Westropp against John Frawley, seized a number of milch cows and youDg stock. At midnight, in Olonmober, a large force of police accompanied the sheriff, and the first farm visited was that of Martin Moloney, of Clonmoher. Notwithstanding the early hour horns were blown and a crowd quickly collected, which groaned the sheriff's party fiercely. It was found that all the stock had been driven off the lands, and finding himself forettalled the sheriff made a dash for the farm of D. Callaghan, Ballydonahane, wheie a surprise was effected, and milch cows and calves were seized and driven off to Tulla pound. The farm of Mrß Cooney, of Ballymodonnell, was then visited, where a number of head of young stock were seized.

Cork*— Tenants on the Ponsonby estate who signed agreements for the purchase of tfceir holdings were reinstated iv their farms recently. The Land Commissioners have approved of all the titles of the remaining tenants who purchase, and the negotiations are now so far advanced that the latter expect to receive their vesting orders from the Commissionars on an early date. Others are holding out in the hope of obtaining better terms.

Bishop Scannell, of Omaha, Nebraska, is on a visit to Bigbt Rev Dr McCarthy, Bishop of Cloyne, at Queenstown. The Bishop is a native of the parish of Cloyne. He waß formerly Bishop of Concordia, and succeeded the late Bishop O'Connor, who was a native of Qaeenstown, as Bishop of the important diocese of Omaha. His stay in bis native country will be of short duration.

Oerrj* — Harvest prospects in Garvagh neighbourhood indicate an average year. In the spring grass was unusually backward in growth owing to the prevailing cold, and pasture was to a consider*

' The second of the new fishing smacks built from a fund in the bauds of Sir Thomas Brady for the relatives of the fishermen who were recently drowned, arrived in Arran last week. She is called the McLaren Smith, after the family which subscribed £500 to the fund.

Mrs Gilbert, one of Mr Henry's daughters, was driving in a phaeton, witb a very spirited horse, some three miles from the castle. At the village of Derryinver there is a bridge, over which it is very difficult to drive even the quietest horse at an easy trot, Mrs Gilbert's horse became restive on approaching it, and by the time it was ieached she bad lost all control over him, the consequence of which was that the pbseton was overturned, and Mrs Gilbert precipitated over the bridge into the river, where her lifeless body was subsequently recovered.

Kilkenny.— Since his famous campaign against the tenants of Ooolgreany in 1886 and 1887, Captain B. C. Hamilton has not been so much en evidence as he has been recently on the Tighe estate in this County, where some exciting scenes have taken place between himself and some of the tenantry. As he was preparing to go on one of his expeditions the police sergeant in Inistioge asked him did he want any police protection, to which he replied : " No, I don't want your protection, and you can tell Morlisy that I will not be under any compliment to him for his police." He is accompanied in these raids by a gang of emergency mcD, the former employees of the late Property Defence Association, to which body be was secretary. All bis followers are armed with loaded revolvers, and many of them are on horseback. The names of the assistants which he has are those of men who have been through most of the campaign fights under the late Balfourian Government. Ona of the most respectable tenants, B. Butler of Inistioge, owed no rent whatever but the hang-

support of the Bishop, Bight Rev Doctor O'Owyer, he has structurally improved the schools, and built a new school in St John's pariah. Bishop O'Dwyer purchased and presented the site to the Brothers, and upon it has been raised the fine building known as the " Walsh Memorial School," because it was raised in memory of Brother Slattery's pious and venerable predecessor, Mr Walsh. The interesting event of his golden jubilee was fittingly celebrated at tbe Sexton street schools.

L,OMg;ford.— The situation in the County , it is alleged, could not well be more gloomy looking. Since August scarcely a fine day lias been experienced here. There were intervals of sunshine, but they were generally accompanied by such a high wind that harvesting operations were conducted on the most limited scale. Tbe consequence is that hay, of which there promise! to be a most abundant crop, is in a most wretched state. Late cnt hay is all rotten and can't be lifted. The oat crop ia also in danger. Up to tbe end of July there was a splendid prospect. Then came heavy rains, which beat down the good oats, which rotted. A large amount of damage has been done to the potato crop, vast quantities becoming black and worthless from continuous rain.

Mayo.— There were seven evictions carried out at Cbarlestown a few days ago. The names of the evicted are :— Patrick Duffy, Hubert Jordan, Patrick Dunleavy of Barnacolga ; Thomas Mulligan, Otirn ; Widow Halligan, Oaßhel ; Mrs Doherty and James Cooke, Lurga. Three houses were levelled to the ground. la James Cooke's case this was done without removing any of the furniture, etc, from within. The roof caught fire, and in a few minutes all was in ashes. The houßes of Patrick Dunleavy and Thomas Mulligan were also levelled. Tbe former is a prominent member of the Federation. The inhuman work of the landlord is not going to stop at these oases, the fcsiliffs axe distributing " death watrants " in hundreds.

country. Tho judicial rents were fixed chiefly out of court by the thumb-screw method. Xipperary.— When Father Humphreys arrived in Tippsrary, after his seven day's imprisonmtnt, he was given a reception which clearly proved the great hold he has upon the affection of his parishioners. An enormous procession was formed around him, beaded by the William O'Brieo Fife and Drum Band and the Barsfield Fife and Drum Band, and a move made towards New Tipperary. As the procession passed through the streets the greeting with which Fataer Humphreys met at every point of the route was very warm. When the upper end of William O'Brien street was reached a halt was made, and here a temporary platform had been erected, over which a banner bearing the words "Welcome home," had been incribei. And Father Humphreys ascended the structure and deli* vered a spiritual address to the people. An eviction took place near Shehevrie, on the estate of Charles N. Clarke Holycross. Mary A. McGrath and five others of the same family, who for the past two ysars have been left without father or mother, were evicted from their holding at Durie, near Kilcommon. There was still left in the house an old woman of over 90 years of age, the grandmother of the orphans, and she being in a helpless condition it was thought wiser not to disturb her. Two of her grand* daughters were allowed to go back into the house and take care and nurse their aged grandparent, but when the poor old woman beard that two emergency men were remaining in tie house as caretakers, she declined to remain, and with the help of her cwo granddaughters limped out on the roadside. She and her grandchildren were, however, very shortly afterwards provided with ample accommodation, refreshments, etc,, by one of their kind-hearted neighbours. The McQraths and their ancestors have been in occupation of this mountainous farm for the past seventy years. Their parents died » few yean ago.

Tyrone,— Encouraging reports of the harvest are being made in the district around Ballygawley. Places farther out have not been so fortunate, and much damage has been done by recent heavy and continuous rains. In Cookstown district harvesting operations are now in fnllßwing, an! on the whole the crops are very disappointing, for while some are well op to the average those of most importance are decidedly inferior. The staple crop is flax, and farmers in the past have depended largely on this for their rent and taxes disbursements, bat this season the results are extremely poor, and the supply of fibre will scarcely reach one-half the average. Potatoes promise well, but there are numerous complaints of the appearance of the blight. The grain crops average well, corn being long and veell eared. The recent etormy wet weather, however, has done a great deal of harm to corn, wheat, and rye on foot. Turnips will turn out fairly well, and grass was an average crop. "Waterford.— A cargo of wheat from New Zealand was recently delivered in Waterford to John Browne, at his stores on the Qa»y. The Duke of Devonshire is making inquiries through his agtnt as to the position of the tenants on his estate. This action, it ia confidently expected, will reault in a aubstautial redaction of rent. Lord Wolseley recently visited Waterford and promised David Condon, a pensioner, who lost an arm in the Crimean War, that he would make an effort to have his pension of a shilling a day in creased ; bat he has not been able to do so. Condoa received a note from the War Office informing him that his petmoa must remain at one shilling per day. Condon is a night watchman in the city. 'WlcklOW*— Bev Mr Hallows and his carate, with one or two preachers from the lay or nnconsecrated element, availed of the presence of the large number of people in Arklow at the recant fair to indulge in what they are pleased to term tha preaching ot the word of God. Tha spectacle presented was any thing but edifying and was a travesty on religion. A crowd collected as a matter of course. One can readily understand that preaching to a pumphandle or lamp-post is, to evea tha most enthusiastic of spouters, a very discouraging and depressing occupation. Hence it is that his reverence so gladly embraces every opportunity likely to afford him an audience. He had one on this occision, and it mast be admitted that amongbt them were some who are not total abstainers, and the dialogues which took place between the Bacchanalians and the preaching gentlemen were not likely to advance the interests of religion. The business has long ago received tha well-merited contempt of every right thinking person of all religious persuasions.