The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-12-14 00:00:00

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Judge Fitzgerald received on Friday morning, by
the Limerick ;a letter threatening to murder him
If he did not c fairly and impartially in a certain
Limerick case. e COW rode to was that of the
man Coffey, from New Pallas, charged with having
fired at one of the bailiffs who were taking care of a
farm on the Erasmus Smith property. The prisoner
wag tried on Friday and acquitted, and It was not till
after the case had terminated that Ids lordship referred
to the letter he had received.

At a meeting of the Fermoy Land League, a
resolution was paseed requesting the Government to
prevent Chief Justice May adjudicating in the coming
State trials.

--irle;;;;Unt Farm, East Clare, fmm which Miss
Stackpoote WM • few months Nince evicted, and which
was taken possession of by a land bailiff named
Kennedy, who paid 11500 for it, will be surrendered
Immediately. Kennedy has informed the Clare Land
League that, rather than incur the displeasure of his
neighbours, he will leave in a week.
Mr. J. it. Miller, of Ballycaaey, Clare, has agreed
to accept mate on Griffith's valuation.
A landlord, named Thomas Casey, of Kilrusk, having
a decree against • mechanic named O'Connell,
recently seized on his furniture and notified that the
sale would take place on Wednesday. No auctioneer
could, however, be found willing to undertake the
task, and Mr. Casey, under the protection of a force of
police, personally conducted the sale. The public
refused to buy, and he eventually knocked down the
articles to himself. Mr. Casey was severely handled
by the ,rowl The Land League, it is stated, ha
resolved to "Boycott " Mr. Casey and those whoa
abetted him. _

At the-;;liiter assize in Omagh, on Thursday, a man
named Patrick Doherty was found guilty of being
concerned in • riot and assaulting a bikini! at Innis-
howen, county Donegal. The bailiff was sent by Mr.
Langtree, J.P., to warn the tenants to pay their
rents. The prisoner blew a horn, and a crowd haring
collected, the bailiff was pelted and ill-used. Sentence
was deferred.

--tiniVecli;ietday night a party of men went to a farm-
hawse at Talyuave, near Ardfert, county Kerry, in
which a caretaker named Griffin had been placed, and
fired several shote throuih the door. They also left a
notice warning him that if he did not leave they would
burn the house over his head. Griffin accordingly
left and the house was on Thursday turned into a
police barrack. A former tenant had been evicted
when his lease expire.
The Kilmarry Harriers, • famous pack in West
Clare, of which Mr. Francis Hickman is master, have
at their last meeting been driven off and prevented
hunting by Land Leaguers, in consequence of Mr.
Hickman being one of the magistrates who recently
attended a meeting at Ennis requesting the Govern-
ment to pass coercive measures.
A large quantity of hay, the property of a farmer
named James Nolan, residing at I riehtown, near Balla,
has been burnt by some persons unknown. Nolan
had offended his neighbours by paying a high rent for
land.

--11 Tr. T. Trench, scent to the Marquis of Lansdowne,
attended on Thursday at Frankford, King's County,
for the purpose of collecting rent on his lordship's
Ballyboy. property. The tenantry refused to pay more
than Grlflith's valuation, and this offer being refund
they left without laying any rent. The agent stated
that summary legal proceedings would be taken against
all the tenantry.
An auctioneer and publican named Connolly, living
In the county of Limerick, wee forcibly installed a
few effrbfe elm, by a band of 900 disguised men, in •
hastliperooted shanty upon • farm from which be had
boon evicted.

The Government bee treated a loan of LICO,OOO for tine
Improvement of the port sad harbour of Newry.
Kr. °sore, Smith, of Coalville, has published another
letter showing the urgent neoemity of edoctatto4 diaar sad
canal children
The Kunerese of Anetria will visit Ireland immediately
after be marriage of bar sue for the purpose of hunting
with the Kilkenny hounds
Another attempt to upset. train on the Illiblsad
way. nuking the fifth recently and the seoottot Ids week,
took place oa Taarrilay morning.
lord Besoonefield, who ham bees vieltise her Majesty
since Wednesday, left Windsor Caddo @away after Lb.
Friday naming for Haelreades.
It la reported freak WIMP", that No Rambo GOVeill•
swat bra resolved to seastraat a sew railway so tho
21tatekbeak of the Vistula frost the ally in oarlike to
A Mama Wand IzbThltlos for local irroduos sad
reasideateree. similar to that held at flt. limier' is WI.
Ii twins "re•nieowt fee meet year, V. he Wild at Guernsey.
It I. unodic ally me•••• 1 'hat tee PanamsC,nal sobs:rip.
none in Kea York barer •••41.-d • total of 8.000,1100
sae in Sea Itrancieco 1,000.000 dole.
••• AO...ratio . sp.-ninon is about to be undertaken
tads: tbe rommand of Captain &r A. Yount. who exPeets
t0t..,. Zoglaad for the CaPe this meth to hi. yacht

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dada. or ire Wise en/ “
on. gentle/3AD. 86 1.
automated tn 501 years, rim an ererliPol SXOI
yews to each.
A OSUMI waaufseturer of Darues boa bees lasda. with
ait costa for rn.i hie talll toe minutes before time
0111106 day monde& re wawa were owleit work'
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.0 0* identity fur the dames wbto they ha" o°l6-
litol to ouittalle to Pss their taxes to Penis as
Wore the outbreak.
Sr !mitring itrberte was on Thunder stoning
ester-
talsad at • hangout by the hat ,we' Oompaar. so 4
received the freedom of the compel's• which wee raked
to • gold casket.
The inhabitants of the burgh of lliaryhilluelko4lana. d. ore
Wag miss oat home aad home by a of rate
white have takes up their quarters In the They
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BATH AND WEST OF ENGLAND SOCIETY
AND SOUTHERN COUNTIES ASSOOIA.
TION.

An adjourned Council Meeting was held at the
Charing Cron Hotel, London, on the Bth inst. The
Chair wail taken by Mr. J. C. Moore-Stavelicel an
there were also preeent—Mr. Jonathon Gray
President), Mears. J. Arkwright, J. C. Host, N.,
J. T. Bowmen (Hat and Rev.), W. J. Brown, F. P.
Calmed; T. Duckhent M.P., Charles Edwards, F.
Gin, H. iv. Jones, J. E. Emily', Sir J. F. Lennard,
Bart., E. H. Llewellyn, EL A. F. Luttrell, (Colonel),
B. J. Sondem E. W. Williams, H. Spackman (Official
sumimandant), and J. Goodwin (Secretary and
Editor.)
MILTING or 1882.—Mr. Jonathan Gray reported •
correspondence which had taken place between himself
and the Authorities of Cardiff, with reference to the
Society's Meeting_in 1882, and the Secretary presented
a letter from the Town Clerk on behalf of the Mayor
and Corporation, inviting the Society to visit their
Borough in the year stated, and undertaking to render
every
oarsible support in bringing the show to •
el lame. On the motion of Mr Gray, seconded
by Colonel Luttrell, it wee resolved that the invitation
from the Mayor and Town Council of Cardiff be
accepted, and that • deputation be appointed to ridt the
town to inspect the proposed sites and make prelim-
inary arrangements, subject to the approval of the
January Meeting of the Council of the 50...1dy.