The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1868-07-19
MISCELLANEOUS IRISH NEWS.

ANTRIM.-The greater part of large flax
spinning mill, at Eigoniel, near Belfast, be-
longing to the Wolf Hill Spinning Company,
was recently burnt down. The damage
done is between $4,000 and $4,000.
CAvAN.--The Anglo Celt says: The an
the soul of the late Most Rev. Dr.. Brown
were celebrated with great solemnity in the
Cathedral, Cavan, ON Tuesday, the 10th ult.
The Most Rev. DR.. Conaty, Lord Bishop of
the diocese, presided, along with numerous
clergymen. A large congregation was also
present.
CoRK.-The Examiner of the 10th ult.
says: Yesterday, Messrs. Marsh & Son sold
by auction, at their mart. the interest of
Mr.. Thornton in the house and grounds
known as Dunedin, situated near the Glen
brooks baths and pier. The greater part of
the premises is held under three separate
leases, each for a term of seventy -one years
from March, 1859, at 60 per annum, and
the remainder, for which a lease will be
given at f3 2ss a year. Mr.. r. Mayne
commenced the bidding at f4OO, upon
which Mr.. E. r. Mahony advanced, and the
competition lay chiefly between those two
came the purchaser at f6OO.
The same paper says that Mr.. J. r. Will
liams recently sold some valuable house
property at his mart, Grand Parade. Lot
1.-Two houses at Blackrock, was sold to
DIR. Sandman for 9125. Lot "A house in
Prince street, was bought by Mr.. Geary for
ESQ. Lots S, 6, Z, and 8, situate at Black
rock, Mr.. Barry, f105. Lot 9-Mr. Keeffe,
E2O. Lots and 3 were withdrawn.
DowN.-A- Newry correspondent of the
Irish Times says: understand, from most
reliable authority, that Mr.. Arthur Charles
Innes, of Dromantine, Newry, the present
borough member, will again offer himself to
the Conservative electors of this borough
for a continuance of the trust they repOsed
in him at the last general election. He de-
feated Mr.. Kirk, q popular candidate in the
Liberal interest, at the last election by
majority of thirty two votes. also under
stand it is the intention OF the Liberal party
to invite Mr.. Dennis Garfield Heron, &C,
to stand in the Liberal interest. Mr.. Heron
himself being Newry man, nobody in that
interest could stand with better chances of
success.
DUBLIN.-The Irishman of the Goth ult.
says: On Tuesday last, Mr.. Boyd, Governor
of Richmond Bridewell, received an order
Pigott upon the I'd of August next, when he
shall have been six months in prison. The
lords Justices, who refused to MI. PigOtt
the right to question the legality of his con-
victiOn by denying him writ of error, con-
trary to all precedent, now, to show how
magnanimous they can be, desire that when
he shall have spent six months i'll penal i'm
prisonment he shall be liberated. Mr.. Sui
Hvan's release has been stated to have been
granted in consequence of his abandonment
of proceedings upon the writ of error which
he applied for, and Mr.. Pigott's continued
imprisonment to be consequent upon that
gentleman's perseverance in the prosecution
of the steps necessary to establish the lille
gality of his conviction. If this aspect of
the matter be correct it would seem highly
probable that the lords justices have inn
posed upon Mr.. Pigott three months longer
imprisonment than on Mr.. Sullivan, as
punishment for his audacity in presuming
to doubt the correctness of Her Majesty's