Irish News.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXI, Issue 10, 6 July 1894, Page 11

Irish News.

(From Contemporaries.) Antrim.— Last wetk a meeting of the farmers of Ballynure District waa neld m tbe lecture ball, Baliynure, County Antrim, to cooaider the state of the land question and to take steps to have their views put before the Select Committee of Inquiry. The number present was 700. The greatest of enthusiasm was manifest. Shortly after the commencement of the proceedings Orange bands began to march up and down past the hall, alien leJ by a crowd of rowdies yelling and shouting. Stone throwing was then resorted to and many windows in the hall were smashed. Armagh. -A determined attempt was made to evict James McMahon on the Ball estate. Tbe tenants twice offered the rent and asked the agents for a few week's time to pay their law costs, but in vain. Tbe Sheriff's man and two police from Culljhanna proceeded to carry out the eviction. Again and again the tenant piteously appealed to his evictors to accept tbe rent and not drive him from the home of his fathers. The only reply to him wbp, ■• Out yoji must go." The parish priest, Father Kerley, and some neighbours now came on the scene, and as the evicting party was well watched, the home barricaded, and the Sheriff rot present, the bailiffs and police reluctantly withdrew. Great indignation has been expressed at the cruel proceeding, and a public meeting will be held at an early day to conaider this and similar cases. Clare* — Mr Chas. Kelly, County Court Judge for Clare, was presented with white gloves by Under-Shenff Cullinan lait week as a token of tbe continued peaceable state of West Clare. From the

Wing, Joho, left Dalbaitiee, Scotland, for New Zealand in 1862, last heard of in Canterbury, Christchurcb, New Zealand ; sought for by his sister. Reply to Dublin Freeman office. Monaghan, Mary, left Cabra, thirty. five years ago ; last beard of in Melbourne, Australia, twenty-three years ago ; sought for by her nephew. Reply to Dublin Freeman office, Fermanagh.— Mr McGilligan, M.P., presided at a Bociai reunion of Fermanagh natives held in the City Hall saloon, Glasgow, Scotland, lately. Among those present were Messrs B. Porteouc, president ; T. McOormick, treasurer ; J. McGuire, secretary, In the course of bis speech Mr McGillgan and the Irish Parliamentary party had perfect confidence in the honesty of the Liberal party under the leadership of Mr Gladstone's successor, Lord Rosebery. Galway. — A horse was killed by lightnirg near Claregalway a few days ago. It belonged to a carter named Murphy, who had a pitchfork stuck with the prongs upward in a cart of seaweed, which attracted the lightning, and immediately the horse fell dead. George Diefenback has a game hen from the County Galway that is better than a rat terrier, says the Louisville Courier-Journal. One morning, a short time ago, a large rat tried to get at the hen's nest. Instantly the hen was all feathers. When the rat tried to run under her she pecked at him viciously. The rat jumped at her and tried to catch her by the neck. Every time the rat came at the hen she dropped her wings and met him more than half way. Once the rat pnl'.ed out a little bunch of featberp, but his jump was short and ha failed to catch the hen's neck. This made the hen more angry. She went at the rat in earnest. The rat would snap its jaws and squeak in a great rage. The two fought for half an hour, and the hen killed the rat, which weighed three pounds. Kerry.— The emigration season has set in in Kerry. During the week the old sorrowfnl sceoes are being enacted at the station in

official information he had received, and the returns before him, be congratulated the magistrates on the perfectly quiet and orderly state of the county. Corfe. — Mr Benjamin Cox, of Mount Pleasant Housp, Clarefisld, near Kilrusb, died April 3, at the patriarchal nge of 90 years All along he had been singularly assiduous in the discharge of his public functions. He was a most regular attendant at the Kilrnsb, Kilkee, and Carriagholt Petty Sessions for fifty years. He attended the Kilrnsh Board of Guardians on Siturday week. He was »en years old at the time of the battle of Waterloo. Mr Cox was a great friend of The O'Gorman Mabon in their early dayp, though diametrically opposed in politic?. They were born in the adjiniog town lands. Donegal,— At Glenties Quarter Session last week eightythree ejectment decrees on the estates of Messrs Mnsgrave and Murray-Stuart were taken our. Dublin.— The boarding rouod the base of the Nelson column was taken down last week and the public were enabled to see the completed porch and surrounding railing added to the structure. A strong iron railing, painted dark green, rises on the four sides of the pillar, completely cutting cff all access to the old haunt of the unemployed. The granite porch in front of the pillar has donble iron doors and the entablature shows the word " Nelaor," in sunken letters heavily gilded, Grahan, Mrs (maiden name Lodge), left Ireland for Melbourne, Australia, 45 yetrß ago ; sought for by her niece. Reply to Dublin Freeman cffice. Conran, William, last heard of his address was 8 tad pole street, Townsville, Australia ; Bought for by a friend. Reply to Dub in Freeman office.

Tralee and Killarney, as the friends and relatives bid those dear to them good-bye and godspeed on their journey to the country of their adoption. The greater number of those leaving are from the Dingle and Castlegregory districts. Kildare.— lvory, John and Patrick, left Ballyforsoon, Monasterevan, Loumy Kildare, for Melbourne, Australia ; John left about 30 years ago, and Patrick about 28 years pgo ; songht for by their sister Mary. Reply to Dublin Freeman office. Tbe solemn dedication of the new convent chnrch, Naas, took place in the prf sence of a large number of clergy and laity of the pirish last week. Right Rev Dr Comerford, Coadjuter Bishop of Kildare and Leigblin, performed the solemn ceremony. The new church consists of a choir and an'e-choir fifty feet long and a chancel ten feet deep at end, and is lighted by five cusped lancet windows on one tide, the corresponding spaces on the other side which abuts nn the convent, being occupied by niches for statues, having pedestals carried on sculptured angles. It is entend by large central doors j from the staircase of the convent, and also from the ground by an external porch. The high altar, which was the gift of Mr Matthews, on tbe occasion of his sister's, Rev Mother Helen Matthew's, golden jubliee, is of white marble richly carved. The entire work haa been carried out in a satisfactory manner by Mr J*mes Hyland, builder, and contractor, Naas. King's County.— John Daniel, Maurice, Kyran, and Kate O'Connell, left KiDg's County, Ireland, about sixteen years ago for Melbourne, Australia. Information of them will be thankfully received by their sister Ellen O'Conoell, care of A. C. Echerr, 38 Friendship street, Providence, Rhode Island.

L,itlierick« — A meeting in furtheranca ot amnesty of the political prisoners was held at the O'Connell Monument, the Crescent, Limerick, lately. Two bands attended, and the Mayor preside i. Mr James F. Egan said deputations from the Irish party could be got to go to the Mini Biers for theappoin'ment of magistrates, but none would go as a deputation for the release of the prisoners. They expected nothing from the Liberal Government, and he cbargod that the prisoners were being worse treated under A^quith than Matthew. Mr William Redmond said the Liberals had betrayed the Irish people on the amnesty question, but no Home Rule would ever be sa'.iafactory until these prisoners were released. A resolution was adopted calling upon the Government to at once release the prisoner, and urging the Irish representative?, once the fate of the Evicted Tenants Bill is decided, to fight stienuoualy in the House of Commons and force Mr Asquith to open the prison doors. L,Olltll. — A meeting of the Masseretne evicted tear-n's was held at Collon, under the presidency of R?v T. Murny. P.P., Mr R. D, O'Callagtaan, solicitor, wbo represented the interests of the tenan 9 at the Matthew Commission, was present. The tenants expressed their approval of the principle if the measure intioduced by Mr Moiely for their reinstatement, and their thanks to the numbers of the Irish P^rty for their past support, and approval of their policy in relation to the Bill.

RoSCOmmon.- Tavsey, J,rn, left Threenagay, County BoscommoQ, for Australia, 28 years ago ; last hear 1 of m Roma ; Bought for by his nephew. Reply to Dublin Frit man otlice.

SligO. — A most interesting football match Wris witiesse! on Sunday in a beautiful valley near Newpark by a very large number of spiet*tors. The Ballymote Haparecs wcro tne first to put in an , appearance, and as they ari composel of juniors (all being under 12 yeais) it was an imposing sight to ste the sturdy youths f»ce thai ] heavier opporenta. The team was under the control of Cap*. Mul- j hern, a gallant little captain, Pete McGowan tilled the post of vicecap'aia. Mr Jemmie Aodrew Davry acted as referee, ani as he is [ one of the fineßt footballers of the old Hchool bis decisions in all cases i were faultless. The Raparees plsyed excellently all through, showing wonderful tact and energy, as they kept the lea her cinsta <tly on the j Mountaineers' territory and had the best of a long gama whm the refeine ; sounded the bugle and awarded the ma'ch to the Kaparees by 1 goal , and 4 points to 0. J. McQovern, J. Mulhcrn, J. Sberuir.n, and B. McGetrick deserve most praise on their sidep, while Smith, Jones, Kilfeather, Mulquinn, and Lane kicked in faultless style for Mountaineers. Tipperary. — Mr Nicholas K. Sbep, Seven Acres, Mullinahone, chairman of Callan Union, has been appointed a county magistrate Mr Shee is the only strong Na*ionahst appointed to the commiaeion. A. sensation was caused in Tipperary recsntly by the appearance of several mad dogs in the towa ani neigbbiurhoo 1. One dog attacked and bit two children, a poor woman, a Mis* Rryan and a woman at K'lshane. The dog was killed at Springhousa. The children have been removed to a hospital. Another mad dog was shot at Scalleheen. Martin, Michael, Julia, and Mary Kierco, of Castletowo Pdrith, Ballingier, Portroc pos'offijp, Tipper iry, Ireland, Father's nam", Patrick Kierce ; mother's name, Mary Carroll ; both died in Ballar.it, Australia. Martin woiked in the mines, and when Michael was last heard of twenty years ago, ha was in New Zealand. They left Tipperary twenty-four or tweuty-eight years sgo. Any information of them will b-5 thankfully rt'Coited by their brother Patrick Kieice i Cahill Po^toffice. Edma, Henoepin County, Minnesota. Tyrone. —Mr Peter Keeuan (Nationalist) has b^en returned as Poor Law Guardian for the Foremass division. He was opposed by two other Nationalists, and m connection with th? contest it has

been observed that though all the c )ntestantn and the overwhelming m j irity of the residents were Ca holies, yet the uarties appointed to distubute the voting papers were exclusively Protestant. One Catholic at least should have ba^n appointed, but evea this small concession was refused.

— The Chairman of Qjarter Sessions was a few days ago presented with white gloves in the city of Waterford, no criminal case appearing on the ca'endar,

The city coat of arms, cut in stone, was discovered by Mr Sullivan, bottler, High street. It is irabsddud in the walls of his establishment. Dr Atkins holds that this is the oldest coat of arms of our city extant. It is cut out of limestone.

"Westtlieatll.— The Birnslnj Chronicle of England recently said : " We have the greatest possible pleasure in announcing that the Lord Chancellor has placed th; name of our esteemed Mayor (!.>r M. C. Halton) on thd Comm ssion of the Pe^ce for the West RiliDg. Mr Halton is a Mulliugar man. Wexlord.-Mr William O me Forster, Apley Park, Bridgenorth (Kuglai d), who i« ai txtent-ive land owner in Camolia district. h»s oit'^red to sell hia interest to tLu tenants at eighteen and one-half year o ' purchase on present rent,

Recently there passed away in the f mou3 Cistercian Abbey of Mount Meilerav. Cnnty of Watcrford, a very holy and learned mm, who was a native of Ho k, Fa'hor Join's lUye«, who eitered Mount Meller.iy tlmtj -five years ago. U>; was about oS yeara of age when he died. Hia family held a largo farm at Balh:iru*n, near Templetown, which they hud to leave, as it wa^ grabbei, but the grabber did not tbuve ia it, and he in turn ha ito leivu. Fjr miny years it has been a white elephant on th ■ ban lb of thu apent. Tne doceas 'd was for a lorg timti a teacher in the co lege of Iho Abbey. Hid sister aud some of his relatives yet reside at Hook,

The eviction campaign on tie rs'av of the Marquis of Ely has been commenced, and several families have been evicted. The first tenant e>vi -ted was JaniLS B t een. of 'IVmpletown, who was allowed back as caretaker, after getting two friends from another part of the couuty to go sicunty fur the rent whirh he owud. A farmer n-tmed Mir.in Murphy and his wif^ arid a fimily « f six children were next turned out. II«re the evictions of sjvoral fanvlies had to be put off, as the relieving < flicer ha i not b^cn sjrvud with ihe customary notice to prepare accomoiodatiou for the evicted. A Lewestowa John Duilia was thrown out a'o-g with his family. At Churchtown the fhat tenant visited was John Colftr. Himself, his eick wife, and hia six children were evicted. The c wore oth-ir evictions to be carried oat in Churchtovn, but they had to be abinloned, The evictiona w 11 be resumed lv the course of a few days.