The Irish standard., 1888-02-25


| ulations On his escape from the doom
| which Balfour had intended for him
aud Ne hope he may long be spared tt
devote that unit qualed ability of his t.
the advancement of the cause of tn
oppressed tenaDt-farmers and of lrisi
nationality i'll general ~
Resolved. That We condemn the bru
tai and tyranhical sentence passed bY Z
pair of emssaries of Dublin Castle OF
Mr.. w. ]. Lane, NJ. p.
LOUTH.
On Thursday, January rs, in one OF
the superior courts, judgement was
given to the long pending case stated
for the court arising out Of the convic-
tons against the milk contractor to the
workhouse by the Drogheda Guardians.
The cases were heard at JuIianstown
telty Sessions some months ago. The
facts are IN the recollection of all read.
ers-at least they have been brought
often enough before them to cause
them 10 do so. Mr.. James SMITH. So
licilor, who appeared for MIR Greene,
the contractor, raj ed two objections on
the part OF his client to the adjudica~
zion OF the bench. lie held that the
bench as OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the
members composing it being OF the
Poor Law Roaru-had no right to ad-
j udicale in such cases, aud that any
conviction they made was null and
void. lie also held that the master OF
t g wotkhouse Was not the person con-
by the act to take the sam
pIes of the impeached articles. The
ruled convictions, but con-
,ellled to have a case Stated for the
Court above ON the points 50 ably raised
10y Mr.. Smyth. The Court gave judge
ment in favor OF Mr.. Greene and
3 gainst the Guardians. The court held
that three OF the Justices who convict
I. d, being members OF the Poor Law
Board, were interested parties within
tue meaning Of the act, aud as such in-
to hear or adjuulcate Ill the
cases; and. inasmuch as the objection
mad been made to their sitting on the
hearing OF the case, their conviction
Was null aud VOID. Each party has To
bear their own Gusts.
LIMERICK.
ADARE BRANCH. [. n. 1.-the Rev.
N. MctAl tEy III the chair. A. general
N Getting Of tne branch was held for the
purpose Ut electlng d COMMITTEE for the
ensulng year. The following were
elected: Rev. NJ. McCar-
lily, Z. T., president; MIR. Tnonas But
er, Vice President; Mr.. Michael Cult
ljaue, T.. l.. t., treasurer; Denis Coli
ius aud Johu Moore. SECRETARIES;
Messrs. w. O'Brien. Z. O'Dounell,
Thomas Kennedy, L. O'Donnell and Z.
Nash (farulers) T.. Collins and 7.
Dundon (artlsans). John Wlndle, Bait
cosgrove aud L. Nash (laborerS). Res
,lutlo!s wers adopted congratulaslng
Mr.. William U Brleu, NJ. T., Oh his le-
ease from ruilalnors bastile. On Sat-
friday night, when his release became
known, the Village Was Illuminated,
)unfres b!azed, and a torchlight process
son y 18th LIE band paraded the streets
ill Ii o'clO k y. LII. A touching feat
ire iii the procession Was the spirit ex-
llblted by forty of the conY.nt CHILD
,en marching wllh lighted candles i'll
heir hands singing God Save Ire
AUDI" cheering for Mr.. William
} Brien, and grooming Baltour.
MEATH.
At the last meeting Of the Navan
Town Commissioners, Luxe Smyth,
ESQ, e. L. T., presiding, the following
proposed by William Law
or, Esq., seconded ny Patrick, McNa-
lara, was unanimously passed:
Resolved. That we denoance the
igotry aud intoiey ance Of the Prisons
3Uaru III refusing the request Ut the
most Rev. DR.. Nulty, the yenerated
3ishop Ut the diocese, to be allowed to
1lslt the TulIanOle prisoners i'll dis
charge Of a most solemu duty imposed
lpou INN by his most sacred office, aud
. pledge ourselves to use every leglti-
uele means to drive from power the de-
esttd Government that has inspired So
mean ami dlsplcabie all act, aud there
~ earned the execratiuu OF all true
ri,hmen.
1t was ordered that copies Of this res.
,lution be forwarded u the chief Sec.
etary aud to the Prisons Board.
SLIGO.
A most important concession to the
,lan of campaign has taken on the De
Freyne estate in Sligo and Roscommon,
where the demands Of the tenants, af-1
er a long resistance, have been met by
complete surrender on the pant Of the
andlvrd. Tie settlement was brought
Ibout by a meeting az BallakhAdereeil
,e.we II Father Henry, aud Mr.. John
aculng for the tenants, and
he isew agent, VINO has taken tue place
II AR Mol lonuhall >ho cOnctasinuS