The Irish standard., 1888-02-25

fanaglv. After the close OF the hear
ing Ut the first charge the magistrate
decided To hear the second before de
}ivtrlpg judgement, and counsel fo
the Crown asked that if two sentence
We're pronounced they should be mad
concurrent Whereupcn defendant
counsel objected and retired. Ih,
magistrates sentenced Father McFad
den to three months IMPRISONMENT
without hard labor. on the first charge
and OH the second required him to glvs
securities to come up for judgemen,
when called on. Counsel for the Crown
asked that if it vas possible to induce
them TO accede to his request, but The
Court declined to do so, ultimately
however, yielding so far as to make nc
ruling on The second charge. The de-
PENDANT then lodged his appeal, was ad
1nltted 10 bail, aud left the court.
DOWN.
DRoMARA BRANCH I. n. 1.-The
Rev. u. Mallon. H. p, President
of the Branch, occupied the chair. The
following resolutions were agreed to:
Resolved, That wa congratulate Mr..
O'Brien Oh his restoration to liberty
and on the signal victory gained by
him in prison over Balfour, and we
trust he will be spared long to use his
splendid talents in the cause Of the OPP
pressed and in the service of his native
land
Resolved, That we protest against
the u,justifiabe arrests Of Father Nc
Fadden, the talented and patriotic P.
F., of Gweednre, and of Mr.. Blame, the
popular aud enc getic NJ. T. for South
Armagh, and we heartily svmpathize
with them On the gross treatment they
experienced on the way from Armagh
to Derry,
DUBLIN.
A beautiful Jubilee album has been
presented to his Holiness Pope Leo
XIII, by the committee of the diocese
OF Dublin. 1t contains photographs Of
the churches, colleges. schools, chart
table institutions, converts, hospitals
and antiquities in the diocese. The al
bum has been specially prep tred by
Mr.. w. Lawrence, Upper O'Connel
In no other way would it have
been possible to have conveyed to his
Holiness all idea OF the RELIGIOUS fervor
and charitable impulses which have
contributed to the erection of such
magnificent buildings. Tie idea, which
with his Grace the Arch
bishop of Dublin. has been carried out
by Mr.. Lawrence in, the very highest
style of the photos raphic art. Tha al
bum which measures 2Ax20, is splen-
didly bound in dark green real morocco
inlaid with various colored feathers,
and the entire ornamentatlon being
pure Celtic interlacing in golG Of var
ious designs, is cert ainIy a superb speci
men Of Irish binding. quite work of
art-in fact, an illumination in leather.
The centre of cover contains the PapaI
Arms, pierced in gold and real enamel;
thu lining of covers is of Irish purple
poplin. The title page, in Italian, is
pure Celtic lettering, and beautifully
The first page contains a
portrait of his Grace the Archbishop OF
Dublin. Mr.. Lawrence has also exc
cuted 81 very elaborate and beautifully
Illuminated address. in album form, to
be presented to his Holiness by the
President aid Community of Maynooth
College, which includes several large
sized photographic views of the college.
FERMANAGH,
ENN1sK1LLEN WILLIAM REDMOND
BRANCH Meeting in st. Alichaei's
school room. Rev. G. McMeel, G g.,
President. occupied the chair. The
reverend Chairman congratulated the
people. on the very orderly andimmense
which assembled together on
,turday night tn celebrate the release
Of Mr.. William O'Brien. The follow
ing resolution was adopted:
Resolved. That this branch sincerely
with Father McFadden in
his iprison cell; at the same time thew
heartily congratulate him on being the
first soggarth aroon arrested by Bal
four's minions in the North of Ireland.
Kilkenny.
GRANGE AND URL1NGFoRD BRANCH
[. N. 1.-The committee ef this branch
net in Grange, January %, MIR. K.
Phelan. z. l.. G., President, occupied
the chair. Several subscriptions having
been received. the following resolutions
we're unanimously passed:
Resolved, That we heartily rejoice at
he liberation of General Father
Ryan and Mr.. VIM, O'Brien from the
PRISON cell, and their escape from the
Heath sentence Of Balfour, and we trust
hey may soon see that struggle, in
Thich they have borne so noble part,
carried to glorious success.