Irish News.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXI, Issue 21, 22 September 1893, Page 9

Irish News.

(From the 7mA World.) Antrim*— Amongst those saved of tbe ill-fated Victoria is the Master-at-Arma McDowell, who is son-in-law to J. S. Carleton, Belfast, with whom his wife is at present residing. Great gratification is felt in Lisburn thst Petty Officer Johnston of the Victoria escaped death. His mother who resides in Bachelor's Walk, suffered much from anxiety up to the appearance of tha list of the saved. From Messrs Harland and Wolff's yard, Queen's Island, Belfast, recently, was launched a twin screw steamer named the Gothic, the latest addition to the |White Star fleet. The dimensions are :—: — Length, 490 feet, breadth, 63 feet, depth of hold 37 feet 6 inchc, gross tonnage, 7,500. William M'Kenna, left Belfast in 1862 for Australia ; last heard of in Opaiigo, 25 years ago ; supposed to be now in Sale, Victoriai New South Wales ; sought for by his brother. Beplv to Dublin Freeman office. Cavan. — Recently an interesting discovery wa9 m.»de near Belturbet. When men were engaged in tbe Black Bog cutting turf they came upon a larga coffin eight feet long by three and a half feet in depth and five feet in width. It was mad* of solid oak, and the boards are nailed crosswise on the lid. The lid was injured by the spades. There it a trace of letters on the lid. Cork* — Lord Houghton, the Home Rule Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, visited Cork on July 4, and was received by the Mayor, with whom he drove to the Municipal Buildings. An address was pre-

Ricbard Clayton left Birmingham in 1834 for Australia ; last heard of at Beverly, near York, Western Australia, ia 1886 ; sought for by his cousin. Michael Kanf«, left FingUs BriJ?\ Gliinnvin, Dublin, 33 years ago ; last heard of be was employed i»t the gold diggings, ilell>ourue ; socght for by his brother. Patrick Lowry left Castlewood ia 1862 in company with a Dr Dixon ; last heard of in Brisbane, Q leynsland ; sought for by his sisters Bridget and Mary. Ferinanafgh* — Prices obtuaed at rrc?nt fair in Derrygonnelly were low. Milch cows, L 4 to LlO 5* ; strippers, L 3 5s to L 7 10a ; springers, L 6 15s to Lll ; two-year-old heifers and bullockf, L 5 to L 8 5a ; yearlings, L 3 5s to L 6 2< 6 1 ; cilves, 303 to 70a ; sheep almost ni), pork nil, sucking p gs from 45) to 70* per pair. Galway. — Tue L>rd Lieu'eoa^t of Ireland arrived at the Islands of Arran from G-ilway on June 26 The bay of Kilronan was studded with hundreds of canoe?, minned by the island men. all of whom gathered round the Enchantress and loudly cheered his lordBhip when he appeared on deck. Ti>e parmh priest of the islands, Father McPbilpin, accompanied by Fathers Cahill and Flatley, went on boir I the Enchantress and presented an address of welcome. John Ruane and wife were on Juje 27 again evicted from their house and holding of Killaloonly, near Tuam, by Alexander Strachan, accompanied by the s lenff s buliff, guirded by a score of pilicemen. A considerable crowd had assemble 1 from the town and neighbouring villages who during execution of the decree lustily cheered for Ruane and groined the evictor. Father Curran, Adm., was witness of this exceptionally harsh and unjust eviction. Ruane once more offered to pay all the rent due, or leave the matter to impartial arbitration, but in vaio, for nothing would sa'isfy the land-shark but possession of the tenant's boose and ground.

Kildare.— James Cashlon ; left Athy, County Kildare, for Australia 30 years ago : sought for by ha cousin. Kilkenny.— Johanna Hackett, left Kilkenny for Australia in 1875 ; last heard of at Newcastle Hotel, 37 firskioe s'reer, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ; sought for by her brother. Limerick.— Pat M'Hugh left Limerick for Melbourne in 1864, went to Bathnrst, thonce to Butler's diggingß, West Coa9t, New Zealand ; sought for by his mother. Thomas Nolan, of Glin, County Limerick ; last heard of in 1884 at Mra C*rrV, Wattle Gully, Young, New South Wales, Australia ; Bought for by his brother. Longford. — Mr Flood, chairman Longford Town Commissioners, baa declined to permit his name to be submitted to the Lord Chancellor for recommendation to appointment as Justice of the Peace . Longford Summer Assizes wero opsned on July 5. The judge said there were but three cases for trial. He congratulated the Grand Jury that there waa no general disorder, and that there bad been no serious crime in the county during the past three months.! Monaghan.— The Lord Chancellor of Ireland has made a change in the Justices of the Peaca of North Monaghan. He appointed biz men of popular principles to leaven the Ascendancy party. Still, he has not gone far enough, although the attempt at reform is appreciated. Hampered as be ia by the evil influence of Castle officials, it mast be conceded that he has far greater difficulties to contend with than his English compeers. Queen's County.— An unsuccessful attempt was made on Jane 26 to evict Thomas Tynan from his farm and residence, Peafield, Mountrath. A large number of his neighbours, with whom Mr Tynan is deservedly popular, assembled to meet the evicting party and prevent, if possible, the eviction. Father Feehan, Castletown, and Father Joseph Tynan, D. D , nephew of the tenant, were present, and succeeded in preventing a violent collision, tor, after a protracted parley between them and the sub-sheriff, the latter acquiesced in the suggestion to withdraw and seek further advice on the matter. Dean Sylvester, of Rosenallip, Queen's County ; waa some years in 8.1.C. in the North of Ireland ; went to Australia ; last heard of in Melbourne 36 years ago ; sought for by a friend. Reply to Dublin Freeman offict. ROBCOmmon« — Michael Smyth, native of Athlone ; went to Australia in 1884 ; sought for by bis sister Anne. Xipperary. — Mayor Lonergan of Clonmel has been appointed a county magistrate. Tyrone.— An eviction campaign is being conducted in Kiltyclogber district. Police have been drafted ia from all quarters and the town presents the appearance of war having broken out. Mrs P. McCalferty, on the estate of A. Collum, Dublin, waa turned out, and P, McGowan would have been evicted but that his wife was dangerously ill. The administrator of the late James Devlin recently Bold at auction in Omagh the interest in a farm at Talty, Keel, of four acres of arable land, sixty-five acred of mountain, with flax and Scotch mill thereon, held at the yearly rent of £8. The bidding was brisk. After spirited competition it was knocked down to Dominick McCrossaa for £273. "Water tor d, —On Monday, Jane 26, Messrs Slattery and Nelson, magistrates, went to the Ci'y Police Court, Waterford, to hear cases as usual, but ihey found no prisoners to try. — The quarterly return issued from the Registrar General's office contains some in'ereßtmg information about Westmeath. In Delvin it ia mentioned measles and scarlatina had been prevalent, and the Mullingar Registrar records the death of an old woman in Casdetown-G at the remarkable age of 101. The inhabitants of Multyfarnham, however, would appear to beat the record for longevity, as ou 1 of eight deaths registerei in the district during the quarter endei 31st March seven averaged over 80 years. "^Texford. — Francis Pentland Colley, Brownawoad, Enniscorthy, writing in reference to an article ia the Irish Tunes on Napoleon's chargers, says :— Your interesting article respecting Napoleon's chargers has brought to my recollection that of one at least the original history is known— viz , " Ma^en^ ." He was a Wexford horse (a county always celebrated through >ut Ireland far its horses), and belonged to Annesley Brownrigg <>f Park Anne^ley in this county, and was surgeon and lieutenant n, I think, the 19th Light Dragoons. He sold him before 1800 to a French General for lUO guineas — a large price in those days— who resold him to General Bonaparte — as he was always called in my young day, and was used by him as a charger from Marengo to Waterloo. Mary Baterdon left New Ris», County Wexford, f r Australia in 1857 ; last heard of in Melbourne in 1858 ; sought for by her sister, Reply to Dublin Freeman office.

sented from the Corporation, and io reply his Excellency promised to refer the appeals made on bebalf of the political prisoner?, evicted tenants, and the police tax to tbe proper quarters. Subsequently Lord Houghton viaiied the cattle show. Donegal* — At receot Donegal Sessions a reverend gentleman (?) prosecuted one of bis parishioners for attending church with creaking shoe*, and to everyone's astonishment he succeeded in having him fined £1. Down.- Daring alterations made in the premises which John Beattie lately secured in Francis street, Newtownards, the workmen found underneath the (ouadatioa at the back of the premises the pointed half of a sword blade and an ancient horse pistol. It is suggested that tbe stirring period of '98 is not unconnected with the relics. Dublin.— Archbishop Walßh has contributed £1 000 towards a fund for the founding of a Catholic ins'itution in Ire'and for the care of juvenile imbeciles. A statue of St Peter bas been erected in the Church of Mary Immaculate, Inchicore, in commemoration of tha Irish National pilgrimage to Borne. Jubilee sports io hononr of Pope Leo's jubilee year have been held at Tallaght in a park given for the occasion by Ambrose Farrell, JP. Foremost amongst the promoters was M. Djylo, ably assisted hy Messrs Watkins and Bossiter. Sarah, Mary, Lizzie, and Joseph M'lnulty left Greenwich 20 years ago ; last heard of in Melbourne 13 years ago ; sought for by tbeir sister. Beply to Dublin Freeman office, Michael Condon left L >ndcn in 1888 ; l»9t heard of ia Melbourne four years ago ; sought for by his mother.

The following transactions in GUway County have jnst been completed under the Lan i Purchase Act: — On the estate of Charles Boycott, at Kilßillagh. ia the County Gilw^y. Tbomas Morgan, jnr., holding at a rent of L 7 ICH ha* ppru r c v iw>t his hoi hnsc at Lll3 ; Patrick O'Brien, at Ll4, boys at L 217 ; an 1 J itnes Harte at L 6 4s 63, buys at L 93. On tbe estate of Thomas E. Lloyd Neville Baggott, at Cloondarragh, James Shaughnessy pnrchises at L9O ; George Edwards at L 67 ; and at Cloondarragh Wes h , Patrick Gibbon at L 2.000 ; at Ballaebmurry, Patrick Tre^cy at LI 050, and John Courtney, at LSB. At Ballaghmurry and Kuockgnnnell, James Hurley at L 3.000 ; Henry Hurley at L 5.000 ; He lry P-ivue at L 5.000 ; John Madden at L 2,500, and James Keegan at LG3O. At Knockgonnell, Jauvs Connor at Ll7O At LighphiHip an i Balhnagran, on the estate of Frederick Hevey Limjin and o'h^rs, Edwa r d K*adall buys at LI 000, Herbert Greany at L2OO, Patrick Fjrde at L 2 >0, Birtly Hynes at LIBO, Micnael Lar-ai at LSO I imen For le at L 175, James Forde at L 2.>, Jitnes dra iy at Ll5O. At Killmy East, Matthias Fracey , ai L 125 Michael Taunton at LIOO Patrick Sinughnt'ssy at L7B, Michael Snaughnossy at LSO, Bridget S'laughnessy at Ll2O, Mary Kelly at L 330. And at C .ppacasheen, ou same property, John Linane at L 135, and Patrick Callanun at L6O Kerry* — The Home Rule L iri-Lieuteuait, Lord Hougbton, visited Tralee on June 29. Addres-Sis of welcome were presented to him b" the Town C mmissioners and hy tb.- Chris ian Brothers of St Joseph's Industrial t-choo', Bill <onagh. The p omiueat people of 'he district, including the o'a hjhc clergy, tojk part in the prooeedings. Mirhael and Daniel HeV.y, left Lmmvane. Miltjwn, County Kerry, 20 years a?o ; 1 .st heird of at HH a etton, N3*v 'L ; iland ; SJUght for by their cousid. Reply to Dublin Freeman officj.