The Irish standard., 1888-07-14
LEINSTER.


The Leinster Leader understands, on
what it terms ''good authority that the
venue for the Belfast Insurance Frauds
trial will be laid in Marlborough.
LEITRIM.
At the Carrick- on Shannon Quarter
Sessions on June IL, County Court
Judge Waters made a severe comment
on the conduct of the police. During
the hearing Of an ejectment case the
tenant complained that the police had
prevented him entering the court when
the case was called. He wanted to
come in and pay the land lord 8 solicitor.
The Judge, addressing the police, said:
"Here you are combining and conspir-
ing to prevent s person from doing that
which he had a legal right to domaine.
II, to prevent a tenant from paying his
rent, one Of the greatest crimes known
to tho law. Rsport; yourself for being
guilty of that crime under the Coercion
Act. II MIR Roche was up here he
would make short work of you.''
LIMERICK.
Heavy rains have fallen in this coun-
ty during the week ending June l6,
flooding the Shannon and causing
anxiety regarding the crops.
The tenants on the Wray Estate have
expressed their willingness to the land
lords representatives to buy their hold
.ings at IA years. purchase Of judicial
rents.
Every man in the Limerick police
foxce has been asked by the Inspector
General for his opinion on the Saturday
Closing Bill, and, with the exception Of
four, all the men, eighty in number,
were found to be in favor of it.
The Limerick Quarter Sessions were
opened in the Court House, Limerick,
OH june III. There were no criminal
cases listed for trial from the city, and
only two from the eastern division of
the county. The western division of
Limerick was in the same peaceful
state.
On Saturday night, June is, a slight
row occurred between civilians and 81
number Of mem of the Derbyshire Re.
giment in Limerick. a. local band
playing through the town was followed
by a large crowd Of people and some
soldiers. AT the Crescent scuf1e took
place between the soldiers, about twen-
ty in number, and che crowd. One Of
the soldiers was struck in the forehead
with a stone. and another soldier loss
his cap. Beyond this nothing more SO
cious seems to have occurred, and the
police were unable to effect any arrests.
LONGFORD,
MIR. O'Connor Morris, County Court
Judge Of Longford, did not, as reported,
null all the applications to fix judicial
rents on the late Col King Hartman s
estate. The cases were adjourned to
next Quarter Sessions in order that the
name Of the new owner should be in
serted On the originating notices
MONAGHAN.
At the Castleblayney Petty Sessions,
on June IA, Judge Barron granted a
decree for IS los. against James Mes.
bitt, a mill owner, Tor refusing to scutch
flax for q farmer named owen Flapi-
gan, who alleged that the refusal was
in consequ ence of his being boyeotted.
Nesbitt at first undertook to scutch the
fax, but gave the Job up, alleging that
the mill machine had broken down.
SLIGO.
The prisons board. after having had
a sworn inquiry held, have endorsed the
actionsof the governor Of Sligo Jail in
Diminishing 8 warder named DAILY, who
was accused Of being responsible for al.
lowing copies Of United Ireland and the
Nation to get into the cell in which
Mr.. .: Shelby, NJ. e, was confined.
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