The Irish standard., 1886-06-26


place there.
At meeting of the Navan House
League on May %, committee of Mr..
Metze's tenants reported the result of
their interview with his agent, in re-
gard to the proposed rent reduction.
Small reductions were granted to sew.
eral of the tenants, which were accept
ed by them as they were anxious to
bring about final settlement.
MONAGHAN.
The Carrickmacross Board of Guard
ians voted resolution of thanks to
Mr.. Gladstone for his efforts in behalf
of Ireland.
QUEENS.
MIR. Joseph Fitzgerald Lynch has
been appointed temporary resident
magistrate for Queens County.
SLIGO. ..."..
Mr.. Gerald Fitzgerald has been ap-
pointed Chairman of the Quarter Ses~
sions and County Court Judge of Sligo
and Roscommon, in succession to Mr..
Hamill, Q. c., resigned.
On May %, MIR. feeling, in the spec
ial Land Sessions at Sligo, gave judg
ment in 40 elections at the suit OF
Messrs. .Phibbs and Walker. Ills
Honor dismissed all the cases.
TIPPERARY.
The Very Rev. Father Roman. after
protracted absence in America on
business connected with the Apostolic
College, Mungret, returned home on
May % and was given hearty welcome
at the College.
AT the meeting OF the National Lea
que Of Tipperary, OH May rs, the Very
Rev. Canon Cahill in the chair. the
eviction of the Sisters of Mercy by MIR.
Smith Barry was referred to. The ag
itation on behalf of the nuns would be
kept up until they recovered their
grounds. The land is now used az a
lawn tennis park, and has proved an
intolerable annoyance TO the sister
hood. A public meeting is soon to be
held to protest against the eviction if
the landlord does not restore the
ground.
Relieving officer O'Neill, Tlpperary
Dispsnsary District has been served
with regular sheaf of eviction notices
by Edmund Spring Rice: solicitor,
Tipperary, at the instance of Major
Tanner, of Carlow, agent to Lieutenant
Bagwell Purefoy, Greenfield, Cappa-
white. In reference to the. Anacarty
and Cappawhite tenantry, this is the
the usual prologue of The Major every
year to the collection of the rents. Sew
eral of these poor tenants served are in
a wretched condition, without stock or
means of any kind, aid some of them
have recently appeared before the Tip
perary Board of Guardians for outdoor
relief.
TYRONE.
On May 81, at Cookstown, baiiiff
named James Usher, of that town, was
arrested, on information, on charge Of
firing three shots while at Corvanaghan,
where several evictions were to take
place. 1t is stated that on account of
the absence of the sheriff the evictions
were POSTPONED, and that just as the
ba1liff was leaving the town he fired
three Shots
WATERFORD.
The Lord Lieutenant and Privy
Council recently authorized an expendi-
ture of 81 500 in respect of the Water
ford District Lunatic Asylum, for the
purchase Of more land.
An elderly man named John Kin.
sella, was accidentally killed in coal
yard at Forrybank while weighing out
coal. He was struck On the head by
the coal bucket weighing Eye hundred
weights, which was running on track,
causing fracture from which he died.
WEXFORD.
The steamship Pontisa, of Liverpool,
was stranded on st. Patrick's Bridge.
near Kilmore; on May 25: She left
New Orleans, La, on May for Liver
pool, and on account Of the dense fog
grounded. None of the cargo has been
got out up to the present. Tugs were
telegraphed for to Liverpool. There IS
very little hopes Of the vessel being got
off, as the tides are cutting away. She
lies about twomiles and a-half from the
quay Of Kilmore.