The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-04-05
MISCELLANEOUS IRISH NEWS.

DUBIIN.-The FreemcnxJourMal of March
5tl, says: The green silk flag, presented by
an eminent French statesman to the Irish
Volunteers. and which had been in the pOss-
ession of the late Daniel O'Connell is to be
sold to-day at an auction to he held at
Windsor terrace, kingstown. 1t is emilia
zOncs. with the harp. surrounded by the
crown, and inscribed 50 Dungannon Declara-
ton, 18th February, 1882, over crown and
:" National Independence, 10th April, 1872, /"
under.
The election of an Auditor OF the City of
Dublin, i'll the place of Mr.. Luke Mordant
deceased, was held on the 18th inst, in the
old Assembly House, William street, The
Lord Mayor presided. Mr.. w. j. Henry,
Town Clerk, was in attendance during the
day. There were three candidates for the
office: ftanfe4yy,, James boyle, grocer,
% Bride street; Mr.. Edward Murphy, grocer,
Ill Townsend street; and Mr.. Patrick
Burke, grocer, "a Chapel street. At four
O'clock the poll closed, the result of voting
being as follows. Doyle, six hundred and
forty-one; Murphy, five hundred and fifty
eight Burke, one hundred and ninety six.
The result was received with great applause.
The Lord Mayor declared Mr.. Doyle duly
elected as City Auditor.
At late meeting of the Dublin Corpora
ton, a letter was read from Mr.. Alexander
NJ. Sullivan, editor of The Nation and Weekly
Ne,cs, and now an inmate of Richmond
Penitentiary for SO called seditious publica-
tiOns, rendering his resignation as member
of the Town Council on the grounds of in
ability to discharge his duty to his consti-
tuents. The resignation was unanimously
refused. So Mr.. Sullivan though "cof-
vict" is yet an honOred member OF the Dub
lin Corporation.
WIcKLow.-The Wicklow assizes were
opened by the Chief Baron the 4th inst. In
addressing the grand jury the judge said:
" The total number of offienses against the
law repeatedly the constabulary since the
last assizes were thirty-seven, and of these
i'll twenty cases accounts had been
satisfactorily rendered. Nine out of the
thirty seven were not accounted for. This |
was highly satisfactory condition of af-
fairs"
WEXFoRD.-An inquest was held in New
Ross, ON the I'd inst, by Rodolphus b. Ryan,
Esq, coroner, and respectable jury, of
which Mr.. Jeffares was foreman, on view |
of the body of Moses Doyle, butter buyer,
from Cools, near Taghmon. The body was
found on the Shines, near the New Bridge, |
and had evidently been some weeks in the |
water. The jury could not say what caused
death, but returned a verdict of "Found /
Drnwned." -
The following are the names of those who
served on the grand jury for the county
Wexford at the last assizes: Lieut.. Col.
Harry Alcock, foreman Robert S. Doyne,
Lieut.. Col. Charles G. Tottenham, Henry
Richard Donovan, Robert w. II.
William Bolten, Arthur McMurrogh Ka-
vanagh, NJ. p; Hon. A. F. j. Chichester,
Henry Bruen, NJ. p. VIM. l.. Brien, John
c. Beauman, John D'Olier George, Matthew
Niaher, Capt. David Beatty, Capt. Narcis-
sus Goodman, john Richards, Walter NJ. w.
Dawson, John ID. Devereux, Samuel T.
Esqrs., and the Hon. j. NJ. A.
keane.
KILKENNI.-On the Goth ult, Mr. Martin
Birch, of Tulloglass, in the county Kilkenny,
expired in his seventy year. The
deceased was brother of the late Very Rev.
DR.. Birch, p. p, VIZ, of Johnstown. There
was solemn requiem Office and high
mass IL .Conahy Church, Oh the 22d uit.,
for the repose Of his soul. His remains were