Irish News.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXII, Issue 50, 12 April 1895, Page 21

Irish News.

(From contemporaries.) Antrim.— The weekly meeting of the Belfast Young Ireland Society was held in St Mary's Minor Hall. Mr Michael McCartan, M.P , president, in the chair, and among those present were : Joseph Maoauley, James McCann, F. Barr, James T. Cousins, T. J. Hanna, V. Gilligan, H. Lappin, C. Fagan, J. McCann, J. Millar, J. Laverty, J. McDonald, Wm. Robinson, A. Donnelly, J. Nesbitt, There were a number of ladies present. Mr Devlin delivered a very interesting lecture on James Clarence Mangan, in which he said : "Among all the Nation poets not one is worthy of higher rank, and none is better beloved of the Irish race than James Clarence Mangan. It is unfortunate that so little is known of his life." Armagh. — At the Market hill Quarter Sessions recently there was a very large number of ejectments entered for hearing on the estates of the following landlords: Eleizer Gilmore, trustee of T. P. Ball, Granville ; H. J. Alexander, Mark Seton Synnot, a lunatic, by Annie Jane Synnot and Ada Maria Synnot, bis committee ; Robert Horr, Junr ; Henry Burges, Earl of Goeford ; William Coueer and Joshua E. Peel; Anna Lucy, Countess of Claremont ; Francis R. Cope* a person of nnsonnd mind, by Cecilia P, Cope, Walter Taylor, and NO. Taylor, committee of his estate. Cavan.— While skating on the Green Lake last week the ice suddenly gave way and seven young men went down. Nix were laved by Dr Harry Thompson, but Jameß Hughes, of Church street, Cavan, was drowned. Clare.— Yesterday the steamer Delsmbre, from New Orleans, with a general cargo, bound direct for Liverpool, arrived in Kilrush Harbour short of co»l. Her master reports having experienced terrible weather at sea. Beyond nearly running out of coal the Delambre sustained no damage or injury. There are also in this port two large four-masted ships in awaiting a favourable change in the weather to put to sea. At Carrigabolt Sessions last week the bailiff on Major Hickman's estate at R^uy, Tim >thy He^ly, was charged with the burning of the house of an evicted tenant named Leddane. The house from which Leddane had been evicted was burned to the ground on St Stephen's night. Major Hickman lodged a claim for £50. From information received by the police coupled with the fact of Healy 'b departing from the place after the outrage, suspicion was caused &b the result of an investigation made by Mr Scott, County Inspector, and Mr Rolleston, District Inspector, Eilrueb, both of whom visited the scene. Healy was arrested soon after near Kilkee. The Court offered bails to the accused — himself in £50 and two sureties of £15 each. Cork*— Since the arrival of the British ship Indian Empire nearly one month past, not a vessel of any kind arrived in Queenstown harbour for orders. No such continned dearth of shipping has occurred at any previous period in Qaeenstown. The offer of the Land Commission to purchase on behalf of the tenants the townlands of Glounalogher and Shanavoer, in the parish of Kingwilliamstown, was to-day accepted in the Land Judges' Court by bis Lordship Justice Munroe. Donegalt — Laet week od Mountgorry Mountain, smoke was observed issuing from a remote portion, On examination a hole was fonnd sixty feet in circumference, and throwing up sparks of fire. The earth around was shaken for a distance cf some hundred yards. The eruption lasted only a short time. One of the most earnest and enthusiastic meetings held for the promotion of land reform and national unity was held last week at Ballyshannon. The attendance was thoroughly representative of the national spirit of South Donegal and the adjoining districts of Fermanagh and Leitrim. The vigorous speeches of Canon McKenna, Mr fewift MacNeill, M.P., and Mr P. a.. McHugh MP. were applauded with great ipirit. On the motion of Mr Michael Oaseidy, seconded by Mr L. H. Bap-

mund, the chair was taken by the Very tiev Canon McK;una, Bundoran The chairman said that the; were assembled on 'hat day to show by their presence, their determination and by their resolutions that they weie not for any individual members of the parly— that they were not for Tim Healy, or John Dillon, or Swift MacNeill, or William O'Brien, or Michael Davitt— but that they were for Ireland. This was the theme of almost every speaker, Fermanagh.- Miss Eliza Ann Morton of Dumboosey recently obtained £40 damages for breach of promise to marry from George Walker of tot Boyal Irish Constabulary. George coolly wrote to Miss Morton and offered her a husband as his substitute in the person of Ed ward Plunkett, Anghrim, Springfield, Enniskillen, but she promptly refused. The £40 will be of more use to her than George. Gal way* — The exterminator is on the warpath in Arran onci more. The Christmas bells were not permitted to toll their last note of peace and gladness for the Beasoo until the joy of the impoverished islanders was turned into gloom and despair by the appearance of the rent office emissary, with a large sheaf of eviction-made easy notices, which he posted on the courthouse door, and returned by steamer to Galway. No less than thirty-five families will have to go adrift and to the workhouse because they are unable to meet the landlord's demands. The Clifton Board of Guardians has 100 tons of seed potatoes from a Belfast merchant, and the clerk was directed to write for quotations from other merchants, as much more seed potatoes would probably be required. The Very Rev Canon Lynskey was present, and is taking active mterea* in the proceedings. The village of Carrarea, pariah of Abbey knockmoy, near Athenry , was recently the scene of an eviction that lacked even the semblance of a cause to justify it. The owner of the property on which the eviction took place is a Mr Dodwell from the County Slipo. The Miss Grahams bore the cruel treatment to which they were subjected with the greatest fortitude, especially the younger sis er, Miss Charlotte Graham, who Bhowed remarkable pluck and spirit during the day. Th« mail car from Ballinasloe to Portnmna on Sunday night had to return after making half the journey, and on Monday the postmaster l.imaelf, Mr Barry, started with the mails in a two-horse break but had to return before making half the way to Eyrecourt. People going to Lougbrea Fair with horses on Sunday got blocked a mil* outside Yulreede, where the snow in one place was 1 6t t high. Tb« special train on the some day from Attymon to Loaghrea, got blocked at Dunsandle 5 miles from Loughrea, and the passengers, some four or five hundred, had to walk all the way, sometimes being up to their waists in snow. Anothtr engine and two wagons that proceeded from Attymon got off the track in trying to force through the snow drift. Kerry. There is great distress in Castleieland. Prompt steps ought to be taken to open relief works. Coming into thu town there are seven roads. Seven landlords own properties along these roads for twelve miles on to near Abbey feale and to the County Limerick and Cork. I woald appeal to those to give £50 c <eh to make roads to our bogs. Tois would relieve distress, give employment to many poor families who earn tbeir bread all the ye«r round selling turf who pay high rent to those estate offices for bog. King's County*— a strange incident occurred at the Birr Quarter Sessions recently, A bailiff named Gailfoyle, who had, grown venerable in the Sheriff's Brigade, was unable to answer Judge Curran's question's. With painful gesture he indicated that his voice had gone. Stietchlng his gaunt form over the front of the gallery he strove with wild gesticulations to convey to the Court the terrible affliction that bad fallen npon him. But not a syllable could he utter. It was a speech without words that impressed the crowded audience into dead silence, broken in a few msments by the judge, who said that however sorry he was to see a man deprived of bis voice be oould not have in the service of the Court a process-aerver nnable to speak. H« then dismissed Guilfoyle, and before the business ended the vacancy

was applied for and filled by a constabulary constable, whose time expires in a fortnight. Tbe recent storm was felt with great severity in Birr, in the adjoining districts and counties Tipperary and Galwuy. The bog roade were swept by a gale of wind, with blinding sleet and snow. Much damage was done to farm buildings and crops. Tbe Shannon's floods that followed increased the measure of the injury. The roads were rendered impassable, and consequently tbe markets in tbe dietiict were dull. The night mail-car driver from Ballinasloe to Birr had a narrow escape. He was more than half way on his journey, which is twenty miles when the horse, car, and all that was on it was whirled into the air by the wind. The horse Cell and broke both knees, but the' driver escaped unhurt. Limerick*— The dispute in connection with the Croon Mills bakery Btrike, which has been in existence for the past three years, has at last been satisfactorily arranged and the Btrike is at an end. There was a band parade through the streets on Saturday night in honour of the evmt, and tar barrels were set ablaze in the vicinity of the Mechanic's Institute, It was a victory for the workers. Meath.— A special meeting of the College Hill Branch of the Irish National Federation was held last week. The election of county delegate being dealt with, it was proposed by Mr 8. Leonard, and seconded by Mr H. Lamb : — " That we call on all true Nationalists, and especially the farmers, who have gained so largely by organisation in recent years, to join tho Irish National Federation, and show their gratitude to the men who fought their battles, and who are still fighting for farther benefits for both labourers and tenant farmers." Nationalists of Castlejordnn have n quested the Irish m^mberß of Parliament to cease bickering and work harmonbusly in the interest of their native land. Mr John Leahy, presided. Queen*S COUllty.— With gratification tho National iblb ef Maryborough learoed of the »pportm»nt (t the popular "Dick" Fennell to the effice of postmabter. lie is the firat Catholic that ha? held tbe office since it was established in Maryborough, and h s appointment has been made by tho Postmaster-General notwithstanding the bitter oppos tioa and th'j wire-pulling of the local Freemason Lodge. ROSCOUIIUOU. — A deputati n of tho King-Harman es'a'e tenants went to the estate tlfice, Boyle, beaded by tbe Riv i*\ther Scully, Reasb, and l^v Father (i-rdon, P P., lUllmafad, recently, and asked for a reduction in rent. The lenr.nte stated they had never experienco-1 a worse year for produce than 1894. In tho abaence of Mfj >r Murphy, the receiver, Mr Laurence, tbe agent, advised the tenants to petition the Right Hon Mr Justice Monroe in the Court of Chancery. SH|fO%— Sunday n 'S bt Mr Jamcß W a!sn presided at the recent meetiDg of Ballymote House League. The principal business waß the question of people changing from one house to another and paying an advance of rent. Now the Hou^e L' ague would be no benefit to people in towns if this Bort of rentiog is allowed. Tyrond-A public meeting was held in the Augbamuilan Temperance Hall, Clonoe, last week, of the tenant farmers holding under the Commissioners of Education. The estate comprises the townlands of Derrytresk and Derrylaughan, which extend for miles alorig the shores of Lough Neagb, and the land consists of reclaimed bog, in aldition to the town lands of Tu*npher, Lisinaaeasra and Aughamullan. In view of the failure of the potato crop, the bad prices for farm produce and stock, and the loeses by the recent storms, it was resolved to present a petition to the Commissioners of Education praying for a eubstantial reduction of rent and a settlement of the arrears question. "Waterford.— A aad fatality id icported from Ball) mountain, about two mileß distant from the city. It appears that last evening a Waterford cattle dealer, and a couple of farmers whilo on their way to Wateiford, found tbe dead body of a man comple'ely covered in a snow drift by the rondyidt 1 . The remains have sitjee

been identified as those of a respectable farmer named John Roche, who was missing from bis residence since the previous Saturday. Dr Walsh, coionsr for South Kilkenny, was communicated with, but, having investigated the circumstances of the fatality, he did not consider it necessary to hold an inquest. The inclemency ol the weather continues unabated, Westtneatll.— Among the passengers who had such a providential escape when the royal mail boat Munster was run down off Holyhead recently were two sons of Dr W. H. Middleton, Mulliagar, and two daughters of Mr R. Macbeth, Bank of Ireland, Waterford, and late of Mullingar. Aa a thanksoffering Mrs Macbeth, with the assistance of the other passengers and their friends from whom she solicits subscriptions, intends endowing a cot in the Harcourt Street (Dublin) Children's Hospital. "Wicklow.— The industry opened by Mr John H. Ptrnell in umbrella handles is giving employment to many persons in Wicklow and Cork. The fnrze that usually went to waßte is dow being utilised fjr the purpose.