The Irish standard., 1886-09-04

A ransoned people soon shall sec
Their ruthless foes defied,
And peace aud plenty smile again
BY golden Shannon side.
ANTRIM.
Sir Charles Lanyon, Of the Abbey,
Whiteabbey, has been appointed De-
putty Lieutenant for this county.
On August S, General Sir Edward
.Bulwer, x. G. K, Mr., LIE Poer Trench,
@. c., and MI. Adams, 8. L., opened
the Commission Of Inquiry into the re-
cent riots in Belfast. The Commission
will sit for IS days.
Mr.. J. H. Haslett, who opposed MIR.
Thomas Sexton at his receut election
to Parliament for West Belfast, has
lodged petition charging bribery and
declaring the election null and void.
The petition will probably not be no.
.siced, as it is regarded as ridiculous.
The Lord Lieutenant has appointed
the following gentlemen to be resident
magistrates for the County Antrim:
Lieutenant Colonel Pulteney r. Bowl
by, Colonel Millar, Lieutenant Colonel
Connolly, V. G., Colonel Stewart, Capt.
Stokes, Capt. Welch, Messrs. A. Il.
.Meldon, Henry Keogh, Henry Thyme,
G. d. Mercer and Vesey Fitzgerald.
ARMAGH.
The work of registration in this coun
ty has just been very successfully COM
pleted by the Nationalists.
Mr.. Samuel Byers, Of Moorsbam,
Markethill has beeis appointed to the
Commission Of the Peace for che Coun-
ity Armagh.
CARLOW.
at the last weekly meeting of the
guardians of the Athy Union letter
was read from the Local Government
Board, stating that they had received
from their inspector his report on his
local inquiry into the, petitions of the
guardians for the confirmation of
schemes under the LaborerS' Dwellings
Act. The schemes proposed the erec-
tion OF 22O cottages, the purchase of
one, and the repair Of three cottages
and the acquisition Of 81 acres of land,
to be parcelled out on allotment to ag-
ricultural laborers living in the town of
:Stradbally. The inspector reported he
was able to recommend the erection Of
12S cottages, and the purchase and re-
pair of two houses, the remainder
being unsuitable and unnecessary. He
lis unable to recommend sanction to the
proposal to acquire the plot of 81 acres,
as power is not given by the act to take
lands for such q purpose compulsorily.
CLARE. i.
On August3 3 the tenants OF the estate
of the Rev. Mr.. Rosslewn, Rosshill,
.klldysart, assembled at Rosshill for the
purpose Of cutting and saving their
landlords hay. AT noon all the hay on
the estate was cut down amidst the
cheers OF the numerous spectators. Mr..
.Rosslewn is one Of the most popular
and humane landlords in Ireland, and
it is owing to this fact that the people
assembled in such large nun bers to cut
his hay. When the work was completed
cheers were given for the landlord and
the National cause.
:. The eviction of Widow Murphy, four
children, and father, an old man Of S6
years Of age, lately, at Tamon West,
sQuerrin, about five miles from Kilrush,
on the property of a gentleman residing
in Dublin; has been attended with
painful consequences. Since then the
widow and her young orphans have to
find shelter and sleep together, their
only protection being the shelterless
roof Of an old car and table, not being
allowed back as earetakere by the land
lord. The circumstances attending the
eviction of Widow Murphy are of
most peculiar character. On the de-
crease of her hushanda a few yearsdgo 1
she got into arrears of rent. lJ1s stated
chat the family were evicted on
Misrepresentation, as the landlord has
hitherto borne an excel lent record. The
influence Of the present tenant OF Mrs.
Murphy's late holding is Of most Pc
.uliar character, neVerthe it is SO
eonsid derable that no one would dare to
rive the old man Of 86 summers, the