The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-14 00:00:00

IRELAND

[FROM 01111. OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
DUBLIN, TiIkSDAY,

. CLONMEL EtEdTlON.—Owing to an informality in
the speaker's warrant, the writ for this election,
which was to have been forwarded on Friday last,
has not yet been transmitted from th Hanaper
Office. The writ is expected to be ready for trans-
mission this day or to-morrow, but in consequence
of this delay the election can scarcely take place
before next week.
PRIEST AGAINST PARSON.—Rather a curious action
was commenced in the Common Pleas yeterday.
The plaintiff is a Roman Catholic priest, the
defendant a Presbyterian clergyman, and the
cause of action was an assault committed by the
latter on the former. The circumstances were,
that on the 12th of July last the plaintiff, whOse
name is Foy, was going out to shoot in company
with a man named Hall, when, on his way, he shot
some small birds, close to the defendant's, the Rev.
Mr. M'Collum's house. On this the latter came
out, and, after some altercation, he opened the
priest's eyebrow with the cut of a stick. A scuffle
then took place, which was only interrupted by
the interference of Hall. The defence was, that
M'Collum had received a great amount of provo
cation—that Foy, who had always been an enemy
of his, had tired the shots near his house purposely
—that the bird shot (a yellow-hammer) had fallen
within two yards of a servant girl who was standing
at his hall-door at the time,—and that when he
remonserated with the plaintiff, the latter used
the most opprobrious language, and directed
M'Collum's inquiries to an indelicate part of his
person. The case had not concluded when the
court rose. . .

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RYAN V. KELLY.—In this case the jury yesterday
found a verdict for the plaintiff, in the full amount
claimed—namely, £5OO.
THE DARGAN INSTITUTE.—You may recollect that,

from the commencement, your correspondent anti-
cipated that the project of founding an industrial
college in commemoration of Mr. Dargan, would
prove a failure. How far he has been correct, will
nppoar from the following notice of motion. which
has been given by Lord Talbot de Malahide, in the
Dargan memorial committee :
" As it appears to this c-,mmittee that provision is already
made through the medium of the several schools, colleges,
and other public institutions already in existence for pro-
moting industrial education, so far as the same can be done
by providing teachers and professors, but that a public gal-
lery for the exhibition of the works of art and industry is
still much required in Ireland, and, if established, would
tend to improve the public taste, as well as to advance these
numerous branches of manufacture in which beauty and
originality of design are requisite.
Resolved—That it is the opinion of this committee that
the best way of applying the funds placed at its disposal, and
the most suitable mode, under all the circumstances, of com-
memorating the Great Exhibition of 1853, and its generous
and patriotic founder, Mr. Dargan, will be by erectinc, a suit-
able building for the exhibition of works of art and industry,
to be called the Dugan Institute.'"
A full meeting is called for Monday, to consider
the matter.
BANK OF IRELAND—A dividend of 4 per cent.,
free of income tax, has been declared on Bank
Stock, at the meeting held yesterday, leaving
£ll,OOO to be added to the rest fund.

The election of Mr. Spaight, as mayor of
Limerick, has been pronounced informal, and
Alderman Watson (proprietor of the Limerick
Chronicle) has been declared duly elected.
DEEP SEA FIsaING COMPANY.—The Cork Con-
stitution says :—" English capital has at length
been induced to further this undertaking ; and
within the last week Mr. Howard, of Essex, and
Mr. Dillon Croker have been inspecting the entire
southern coast from Kinsale to Crookhaven,
Bantry, and Berehaven. On their return to Lon-
don, they will make their report to the committee.
Mr. J. E. Saurriers, the eminent fish factor, Bil-
lingsgate, will be the sole English agent. Mr.
Howard, who hag fur over twenty years been en-
gaged in fishing in the North Seas, and has
£20,000 embarked i the trade. iQ f" akc
caosmu ;rat
ne es hteor e ,thaen
amount
mh aosu fittk eoni.
£lO,OOO. Mr. Croker is to have the superintend-
iesin managementth
enfne+hwo
superintend-
ence. It is believed that the committee will make
Kinsale the chief port for conveyanc' of fish, on
account of its contiguity to the Bandon Railway,
and its convenience for conveying fish to Cork,
Limerick, Dublin, Liverpool, and Milford.
A large and influential meeting was held in
Newry yesterday, for the purpose of providing for
the improvement of Carlingford bay. The Mar-
quis of Downshire, and many of the northern
proprietors and members of parliament were
present.

THE MISSIONARY MOVEMENT.
Whatever good this movement may do in the
may of religion, it is quite certain that its disciples
have not the quietest path, in the world to travel.
In the classic region of Kilkenny, they appear to
be peculiarly unfortunate. Between altar denuncia-
tions and the mere physical displays of the populace,
their endurance is wonderful, and the last account
of their misfortunes does positively give them some
claim to that semi-martyrdom so much desired. It
appears that there is in Graigue, a suburb of Kil-
kenny, a parish priest named Doyle, who if we may
credit the evangelical journal on Sunday week last
denounced " Tresham Gregg's devils" in the most
emphatic language. The effect of the rev gentle-
men's eloquence showed itself on the following
Wednesday, when two scripture readers were
assaulted by a mob, and on one of their number
being arrested, a riot took place, which was very
nearly productive of most serious consequences.
The police were obliged to load with ball, and to
send for re-inforcements, the ruffianly mob, all the
while flinging stones, and crying out for the lives of
the scripture readers. It was not until the latter
were safely enconsed in the barracks for five hours

that the riot ceased.
Two children were smothered by a fire which
broke out. in a house in Moss-street, yesterday
evening. The flames were subsequently extin-
guished, without further destruction.
SPLIT AMONG THE BISHOPS.—In consequence of
the Rev. Mr. Williams, of St. Columba's College.

Meath, having signed the memorial against Bishop
Gobat, the Lord Primate has withdrawn his coun-
tenance from tleat institution. His grace had at
various times expended sums to the amount of
£7,000 in the college which educates young gen-
tlemen for the foreign missions.
The widow and children of the late Mr. Jelly, who
was killed at. Straffan have received £4,500 com-

pensation from the railway company.
There have been several additional deaths from
cholera in Cork.
At the 10.4-
place, at which upwards of twenty persons were
more or less injured.
LORD CAMPBELL IN GALWAY--Every body recol-
lects the crow of delight with which the Lord Chief
Justice of England was received some time ago on
his Connaught estates. It appears, however, by
the statement of a local paper, that his lordship is
not " the man for Galway" after all. In autumn
last, Lord Campbell feted his tenantry in Galway,
and elicited their loudest cheers by stating that he
would have all his lands valued, and charge his

rents accordingly. .If the rents then paid were over
the value he would reduce them, if under the value
he would raise them. Now, it so happens that in
many instances they have been raised, and Lord
Campbell's praises no more resound over the hills
of G alway.
STRONG LANGUAGE.—In the last number of the
Tablet, Mr. Lucas writes, in propria persona, that
" every priest who uses his influence in support of
the present government is a destroyer of the souls
of the poor, and answerable for the consequences
here and hereafter."
THE IRISH MAGISTRACY.—The Irish magistracy
have just had a lecture from the Irish Chancellor.
Two gentlemen in the commission of the peace
in Meath had been operating in this way. A hum-
ble man in their jurisdiction had become the pur-
chaser of a piece of land and he had a powerful
neighbour, Lady Rich. The lady, or somebody
her, laid claim to a portion of land, the humbl e
man supposed to be his. An act of ownership was
exercised upon it which he opposed, and was
summoned before the magistrates. Now this was
a case of " disputed title,' and therefore they had
no right to interfere. But then they did interfere
and fined the poor man. Again he resisted a simi-
lar act and was met by another charge and a
quadrupled fine. He has appealed to the chan-
cellor to stop this method of proceeding, and the
answer of the magistrates' counsel was that he had
no jurisdiction. The lord chancellor upon this
observed, " I certainly have power to issue my writ
of prohibition, and that I shall do ; and more, I am
determined, and at once, to put a stop to a practice
so frequent throughout the country, of magistrates