The Irish standard., 1886-05-29
ANTRIM.

On April Is, Mr. John Carr delivered
a lecture OH '67 before the Belfast
Young Ireland Society. The lecturer
adduced many proofs Of the patriotic
devotion and self-sacrihce of the Fe~
mans, and was loudly applauded by an
intelligent and appreciatiye audience.
The Belfast urange1nen, led by john
1stou, of Ballkilbeg, and the roaring
ecclesiastic, Kane, kept high holiday
on Easter Monday. and actually passed
q sspay no taxes resolution to be
acted upon if Home Rule is carried,
These wild men seem To forget that
such {; resolution is a threat Of high
treason, as being the deliberate public
expression of an intention Of censp1r~
ing together to disobey what would be
She law sanctioned by both Houses OF
Parliament and by the Queen.
ARMAGH.
On April q, the body Of Mn. f. Nc
Creight, was found in the canai' LIS
burn. There was sack covering the
head and shoulders and confinlng the
arms. The deceased was recently
elected Guardian Of the Lisburn Union.
lie had been missing from home all the
morning, and the discovery OF his hat
ON a hedge near the banks OF the canal
led to the dredging of the canal, when
the body was found. Deceased was
much respected. Recently his mind
was given to melancholy and WANDER
ing. The event caused much pain III
the locality.
CLARE.
The O'Donnellan Blake Forster, Mr..
M. Hynes, and Mr.. Redmond McDon-
ogh have been unanimously elected
chairman, vice-chairman, and deputy
wee chairman, respectively, OF the
Ballyvaughan Board of Guardians.
On April 25th, the house Of respect
able farmer, named John T. Malony, OF
Clonbaunbeg, near O'Callaghan's Mills,
was fired into BY an armed PARTY. The
shots went through the door and one OF
the windows, but the inmates sustained
40 injury.
CORK.
An enthusiastic. popular demonstra-
ton took place at Kilworth, on April
18th, to celebrate the introduction Of
Mr.. Gladstone's declaration Of
Irish rights. The St. Brigid's
Library Life and Drum Band turned
cut, and, followed by q large crowd,
with blazing tar-barrels carried on
men's shoulders, marched through the
streets, playing a selection OF National
airs. The houses along the route were
brilliantly Illuminated. Cheers were
repeatedly given for Mr., Gladstone.
The sherif's deputy at Mitchelstown,
;irl. Power, has had a busy time recent
u in dispossessing from their farms a
number of tenants Of the Kingston
estate. Evictions have been carried
out surreptiotiously in remote parts OF
the property. The tenants, as a rule,
seem to be in bankrupt condition,
and the present action of che landlord
is universally denounced as unnecesar-
lily harsh and severe, more especially at
the present season and in view of COM
ing legislation on the land question. A
large number of ejectment DEGREES OBJ
tanned by the late agent, Mr.. Penrose
Fitzgerald, at Fermoy quarter sessions,
are yet to be put in execution. At
meeting of the Mitchelstown (Davitt)
National League, Rev. Timothy O'Con-
nell, President, in the chair, the land
lords action was strongly condemned.
A resolution was passed in strong dis
approval Of the evictions at the moment
that the Land Purchase Bill was under.
the consideration of Parliament. The
Irish Parliamentary Party were re-
quested to take action for staring evic-s
lions pending the settlement of the