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rest, the prisoner has resigned the com
mission Of the Peace, which he held.

four miles from l5allymena, met her
death. through, it is feared, incautlous-
ly venturing out from her home, IN the
deep snow The poor old lady, who,
it appears was never married, and
lived by herself in q lonely and noun
famous district, and who. for consld-
cradle period, was a recipient OF out
door relief from the Ballymena Union,
left her cot on March 7, for, it is be-
lieyed, the purpose of procuring some
food and fuel, and Was not Afterwards
seen l.ntfl her dead body was dug out
of large wreath of snow. A neighbor
who discovered her missing from home
raised the alarm, and searches were at
once made for her. These proved fruit
less until Constable Perry, of Martins
town police barrack, succeeded, by the
aid of his walking stick, IN discovering
the poor old creature buried up in a
huge wreath of snow, and quite dead,
in a field belonging to Mr.. Wm. Ar
thurs, and contiguous to the residence
of the deceased.
DUBLIN.
Our Australian exchanges convey the
information that on February II there
was killed accidentally while engaged
at the erection Of a bridge at Auckland,
New Zealand, William Athol second
son OF the late John Athol, formerly of
North Wall Foundry, Dublin.
On March 5, the body of a man, name
unknown, was found on the strand at
the wharf road. The deceased was
about fifty years old, and IN
his pockets there were found Ma
tional League tickets OF the
Lusk branch and rate receipt with
the name Stephen Bryan on 1t. The
body appeared to have been about eight
days in the water.
FERMANAGH.
At the Fermanagh Assizes, on
March 6, Thomas CroZier, who was
charged with the murder Of his vie, at
Annamullen, was found guilty
and sentenced to death by JUS
tice Murphy. The prisoner, who
was much affected, hoped that the Lord
would forgive him, and look after his
little children.
Fermanagh Assizes were held in En-
niskiIlen on March 6. Justice Murphy
congratulated the grand jury on the
peaceful state Of the county. There
were only two bills to 60 before them
one for murder and the other for lar
ceny. In the murder case Thomas Gro
zier was sentenced to be hanged Oh
March 50 for killing his wife at Anna
mullen on January 2.
The tenants on the Castle Archdale
estate baving demanded a reduction of
20 per cent on their rents, Land-thief
Archdale writes a long and lachrymose
letter in reply, which he winds up thus:
Tenant farmers must bear in mind
that, if they are suffering from bad
times, landlords, whose business en-
gagements will brook no delay, are suf-
fering also, many OF them having been
utterly ruined
KERRY.
The Rev. j. O'Leary, P. F., Bally-
macelligot, addressing his parishioners
from the altar on March Z, strongly de-
nounced the recent moonlight outrages
which were bringing shame on the
country. He appealed to the large
number of respectable young men in
the parish to band themselves together
and kick those vile wretches from
among them.
Mr.. .. J. Sheehan, NJ. +. for East
Kerry, has been obliged to return home
from London, in consequence OF the
state of his health. lie went to vote on
March 4th, although he had been con-
fined to his bed until a few days before
by an attack of congestion of the lungs,
which supervened on cold caught by
him during the election and neglected.
Acting on DR.. Kenny's advice he left
London for Killarney.
At meeting of delegates of the ten
antry Of the Kenmare estate, held In
Killarney, resolution was adopted
that the proposed abatement of 20 per
cent, made by the trustees, was made
,quate, and demanding that 25 per cent.
should be allowed. 1t was felt that no
settlement should be agreed to unless
the tenants who have been evicted
should be rsinstated, and a .deputation
was appointed to wait on the agent, Mr..
Leouard, iii reference to the whole sub
ject.
KILDARE.
Died-March IL, Patrick Burke,
Ballymore- -Eustace, 43 years; March
II, Mrs. Bridget Ennis, Clonaugh,
.Iohustown Bridge, 81 years; March s.
Wm. Flynn, DinoRe, Caragh, II years
March IL, James 2. O'Heare, Monas-
terevan, 25 years; March 4, Maria Ok
ford, Carna: March IL, Michael Rosuy,
st. Wolstan's, Celbridge, 50 years
March 8, in Belfast, John Seery. for