The Irish standard., 1886-09-11
ANTRIM.

The commissions Of the peace for the
County Antrim has been conferred
upon $. McCamphill, Esq, of Bally-
mena. Mr.. McCamphill is q Catholic.
Mr.. James Mallaghan, Ballynlena,
has been sworn in as q justice OF the
peace for the County of Antrim. Mr..
Mal]aghan is the first Catholic magis-
trate that has ever been appointed to
Ballymena, and undoubtedly the high
honor conferred in this respect has
given great satisfaction, not alone
among his co-religionists, for indeed it
has heen hailed with unfeigned delight
on the part Of a considerable section OF
those Of opposite persuasions.
On August 13, on Queens Island,
Belfast, an outrage Of most disgrace
ful character was perpetrated on q
smith named Johnston, who was seized
by number of young roughs and held
while can Of tar was poured over his
head and body. He was also terribly
kicked and beaten. Johnston has been
over thirty wears in the employment OF
Messrs. Harland & Wolff, and was
never molested before. He cannot ex-
plain Che reason of the present attack
heyond the fact that he is Catholic.
ARMAGH.
Mr.. Justice 0 'Hagan at the Armagh
Court, on August 8, opened the court
OF the land commission. Several ap-
Deals from the sub com CO. issi0ners were
presented.
CORK.
Mr.. Anderson Cooper will soon retire
from position of manager Of the Pro-
yincjal Bank in Cork Mr.. Cooper was
a most popular manager. and his retire
naent will be greatly regretted by the
customers Of the bank. He has been
nearly 80 years manager Of the Cork
Bank. -
On August l2 Michael Ryan, a farmer
of the townland Of Brownstown evicted
his two sons, Dennis and Daniel. It is
stated that old Ryan complained of ILL
treatment at the hands of his sons, and
took legal proceedings to assert his
right to the possession of the house and
half the farm. containing 4S acres. The
case came before Baron Dowse at the
last Cork Assizes, and his decision was
that the farm should be equally divided
between father and sons. On being
evicted the sons took with them all the
furniture in the house. They even took
away all the doors, leaving the old man
An empty house exposed to the wind
ana cold. He will probably begin large
proceedings.
AT the meeting Of the Cork corpora
.tion, on August l3, the motion OF the
mayor that the address presented by the
corporation to Lord Aberdeen be en-
tered on the minutes was strenously
opposed by Sir George Penrose. on the
ground that the address had been
drawn up by a committee, and not by
the council at large. He blamed the
mayor Tor the irregularity of the pro-
ceeding, but, his motion received no
general support, and it was ultimately
agreed to without a division that the
address be- inserted on the minutes.
Mr.. Fox objected to the payment Of the
check to cover the expenses OF the sec
retary Of the ittees, who, repre-
senting the town clerk, accompanied
the deputation to Lord Aberdeen. n 2
the course Of the discussion that took q
place Oh the matter, Mr.. John 9 'Brien
said that the deputation stood out
boldly among Co operative deputations,
being distinguis by the fact that the
who went to present an ad-
dress tos Lord IAb aberdeen paid their own y
saessjl saxpenses. The check was passed.
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