Yesterday, it rained almost incessantly with occasional showers of hail and snow. During the night, there was a heavier fall of snow than has taken place in Ennis for five or six years, giving the rise generation of the town a somewhat rare opportunity for snowballing of which they were not slow to avail themselves. The pedestrians, however, who were made the victims of this boisterous sport generally treated it with indulgent good humour. One or two windows were broken but we believe that no serious damage was done. The vigilance of the police prevented any serious occurrences.
Gloomy accounts come from the south as to the effect of the late rains.
We understand that the Feakle Petty Sessions District, having a population of over five thousand and containing over forty one thousand acres, is without a local magistrate. The Lieutenant of the County, Colonel White MP ought to see to this without delay. Discovering the sad occurrence, they returned to the village where they got a house to wake the dead body and in a short time, sufficient funds were raised by subscription for the purchase of a coffin, encased in which the body was next day interred in the neighbouring graveyard. It is very gratifying to learn that while other large towns have been subscribing liberally towards the relief of their poor, that the poor of Tulla have not been forgotten. For some time past, Mrs Major Moloney, Kiltannon and the Rev R Humphreys, Tulla have been collecting subscriptions for the purpose of alleviating the sufferings of the poor of the town.