Irish News.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXI, Issue 44, 2 March 1894, Page 9

Irish News.

(From the Irish World.)

Antrim. — The following shows the number of animals shipped from Belfast during the week ended November 25 :— Cattlf, 2,004 ; sheep. 182 ; swine, 715 ; horsep, 13 ; for the corresponding wtek last year -.—Cattle, 1,970 ; sheep, 106 ; swine, 789 ; horses, 16.

Armagh.- Cardinal Logue arrived from Armagh in Glasgow last week, and deliverpd tbe opening serin n at tbe unveiling of a grand high altar in St Andrew's Cathedral to the memory of the la'e Right Rev Monsign^r Munro, for years the leading priest in Scotland. The memorial is a beantifui work in Caen stone and polished marble. Three canopies, all delicately c*rved, the central tapering artist icilly to a height of forty feet, surmount the reredoe, at eiiher side of which ia erected a statue of Ireland's saint and the patron of Bcot. land. The Cardinal was enthusiastically received, and was entertained at a banquet given in his honour by the priests and laity of Glasgow.

CarlOW* — Influenza still ranges in Carlow districts, and is even worse than when it first appeared. Tha number of deaths has been very large, and many families are confined to bed.

Clare.— The people of Bodyke held a public meeting lapt week in the field adjoining the Catholic Church to denounce the recent and previous evictions. Father J, McNamara presided.

Cork*— Last week in the village of Tower, near St Ann's, Cork, died Charles Hansome of the age of 106. He had remarkably good health to the day of his death. Two days before that event he walked from Tower to Blarney and back. He was a man of sober,

steady habits, and very industrious. In earlier years be had worked for the late Dr Barter at the famous hydropathic establishment, where he wai engaged in tending the furnace of the Turkish bath. Tbe wife of tbe deceased, who is a compara'ively young woman, aged about 65 years, survives him.

Derry.— Derry municipal elections are over, a r d the one Catholic who bad the temerity to contest a seat in the city corporation whs not successful. The rin» of exclusivenesa and bigotry is still intact in Darry. The Catholic who contested the East Ward >■ Mr Michael Cregan. If a corporate body exclusively Catholic existed in a South of Ireland town, where they were enormously in the majority, what a row the Protes* ants would make over it; but it's all right when on their side.

Donegal.— Most Rev Dr O'Donnell visited Killybegs lately, and met Mr Byrne, architect, Dublin, the object of their visit being to select a site for the erection of the piscatorial school on the land lately purchased by the Bishop. Mr Byrne was instructed to proceed with the plans, and the erection will commence when the weather becomes propitious.

Kerry.— Seizares of cattle for rent under distress warrants have been going on for an extensive scale on tbe estate of Mr G. A. B. Hickson, near Oastleuland, within the past few days, and at present the local pound is filled with cattle.

Kildare.— The fine library of the Christian Brothers, Athy, will be placed at the disposal of ihe newly-formed Catholic Young Men's Suciecy. The kindness of the superior, the Rev Brother Walsh, and the members of the community, will meet with deserved recognition at the hands of the young men of the town.

L,illierick.— We regret to chronicle the death of Brother Conolly of the Christian Brothers' Parent Bouse, Limerick. Brother

Oooolly was bora in KillaU in the year 1828. He entered the Order of the Christian Brothers in tbe year 1844, and subsequently taught in London and Manchester, spending thirty years on tbe Bnglish mission. Brother Conolly then came to Limerick, where he laboured for some years. Tbeu he was ttansferreu to Doon, wbeie he lived until about six weeks ago, when, by order of his physician, be returned to Limerick to take baths. Ulayo.— One cf the most promising of tbe several attempts recently made to relieve the condition of come of the congested

districts in the West is the admirable little hosiery and shirt factory conducted by the Sisters of the Convent, Ballaghaderreen, Started on a very limited scale, tbe factory mw employs about a hundred hands in tbe manufacture of stockings and shirts, and if the good Sisters had sufficient capital the number could be greatly increased, with corresponding benpfit to a thickly populous and very poor dietiict.

RoSCOmtnon*— Vr John Galvin of the Monnt Talbot Nurseries, Roscommon, has succeeded, after a very eager competition with the most prominent nurserymen in the United Kingdom, in obtaining an order for several hundred thousand transplanted trees for the use of the Congested Districts' Board in their experimental planting in the country. Two hundred men gathered at a farm from which Mrs Oahilan had been evicted on the Da Freyne estate, near Castlerea, last week, and proceeded to build her a cottage to replace the one destroyed by

the evictors. The cottage was completed at nightfall and the key

handed over, with instructions to keep a fast grip of it. Speeches were delivered by Mr Patrick O'Brien and Miss Maud Gonne. The police were present, but did not interfere.

Rev James Casey, the poet-priest of Athleague, has arranged to deliver a lecture in aid of the funds of the Eoscommon Literary Society, in the BoyB 1 National schoolroom. The fame Father Casey has already attained as a lecturer and writer, is sure to attract a large and appreciative audience to hear his views on this interesting local subject. Qaite recently he delivered a lecture for an important literary society in Dublin. He has always endeavoured to support these societies. In his beautiful poems on temperance, he points out the advantages it would be to have a literary society and library in every village and town of Ireland ; it would make Irishmen understand a little better their own history, and enlighten some of tha splendid intellects of our country.

Tipperary.— Mr William BusseU, Golden, has been restored to bis farm (from which he had been evicted three years ago) by the landlord, Sir William Butler.

The Bansba and Aberlow tenants of Count Moore attended at Dobbyn's Hotel on December 1, to pay tbe November rent to Mi Wbittaker, tbe agent. Notwithstanding that for many ytars patt they have been allowed somewhat liberal reductions in their rente, he refused point black to make any reduction whatever then. Ia the early daya of the land agitation, Count Moore was a benevolent landlord, but lately his kindness baa not been strikingly manifested.

Tjrone. — An inquest was held a few days ago on the body of Patrick Mullan of Aaghnagar, who was found dead near Bixmile* cross, baring perished ia a storm. Deceased was oat ia the storm, and, on crossing the river Clougbfin, fell in. The jury found that deceased died from exposure. An inquest was also held on the body of John Holland of Listymore, near Gastlederg, who also died from exposure daring the storm. Deceased was on hia way home, and*

having fallen, sustained an incised wound on the head. The jury found deceased died from exposure after receiving th 6 injuries to his head. At Omagh November Fair there was a good quantity of stock, and many buyers were io attendance. In some departments prices improved, but on the whole there was not much change from former fairs. Springers and newly calved cows changed hands briskly at a decided advance. Springers, Ll3 to Ll6 10a each ; second class, LlO to Ll2 10a ; third quality, from L 7 10s to L 9 10a ; new calved cows sold at Ll2 to LU lOi ; second quality, L 9 103 to Ll2 ; third kinds and strippers, from L 6 10s to L 8 10a ; thrf-e-year-olds, L 7 10a to Lll ; two-year-olds, from L 6 fry L 7 10s ; eix-qaarer-olds, from L 3 10s to L 6 10s ; calves, L3to L 4 each. Fat sheep for butchers were scarce and sold from 30s to 40a each ; ewes, LI 10a to Ll 15s ; Scotch sheep, from 20s to 25s each ; and lamb?, from 15s to 20s each. "Wexford.— The county hunt was stopped during the week at Tintern, because the master refused to warn off a number of landlords and others whose presence waß objected to by the people. Tht latter assembled in large numbers amid great excitement and refused to allow the hunt to proceed. Hon Mr Cbichester, Lord Templemore's eon, and Mr Boyd of New Boss, agent to Colonel Tottenham, were some of the objectionable persons.