The Irish standard., 1894-04-07

ralgneQ on Inc charge OF causing her
husbands death by poisoning, at Derry
drummock, near Rathfriland, on the 18th
of January last. The public interest in
the case was manifested by the large
crowd who sought admission to the
court. After portion of the evidence
for the prosecution had been given, the
case was adjourned, and the defendant
was recommitted.
DUBLIN.
During the month of February there
was considerable falling off in Irish
emigration The returns issued by the
Board of Trade show that, during Feb
ruary, 1868 persons emigrated from the
United Kingdom, as compared with
1907, in February, 1898. OF the total
only 698 were Irish.
At the Intermediate Examination for
solicitors apprentices, held in Dublin, on
March 5th, the following candidates were
allowed the examination, and their
names are arranged in order of merit:
Osborne Il. Barber, Anthony Hawkes..
worth, Joseph McDermott, Thomas H.
O'Brien, Henry G. Bourke and Joseph
McArdle, equal. The remaining candid.
ates were postponed.
GALWAY.
In the Chancery court, Dublin, on
| March 6, before the Master of the Rolls,
in the case of Clancarty We. Clancarty,
Sergeant Jsllstt, on the part Of the plain
tiff, the Dowager Countess of Clancarty,
applied for an order that all further pro-
! ceedings IN the action be stayed, and
that the costs of all parties, as between
solicitor and client, and including those
of the hearing in the Appeal Court. be
paid out of the estate Of the testator, t q
late earl of Cloncarty. On the 9Th of
December, 1898. the plaintiff and the de-
PENDANT had entered into and signed an
agreement by which the defendant, the
Earl of Clancarty, consented to abso-
lutely forego his right of appealing to the
House of Lords against the decision of
the Irish Court of Appeal, while on the
other hand, the plaintiff agreed to set.
Element on certain trusts of the land and
heirlooms in dispute. The other parties
to the suit had also agreed to the settle
ment. The Master OF the Rolls, accord
ingly, made the order staying further
proceedings.
On the night of March End, q sad case
of drowning occurred in Kenmare, where
a man named Hugh McCue lost his life.
He lived at the pier, and left his house
after supper, and was not seen again un-
til his dead body was found next morn
ins about 100 yards from his own door.
He leaves widow and large family.
Margaret Keane, daughter of farmer
residing near Scartaglin, pleaded guilty
to an Indictment charging her with res
cuing cattle from the sheriH's bailiffs.
Accused, with five others, was charged
with this offence at quarter sessions, and
verdict of acquittal was given, but in
the case Of the present prisoner the jury
disagreed. The judge ordered that she
should be discharged.
KILDARE.
Mr.. John Murphy, of Kilglass, Car
bury, has been sworn in magistrate for
the county Kildare; and Mr.. John Rob-
inson, M. D., has also been appointed to
the Commission of the Peace for the
same county. Both appointments are
very popular with the Nationalists of
the district.
KILKENNY.
On March I'd, Mr.. John Barry, J. p.
Y. s., of Kilkenny, had q narrow escape
of being seriously injured. He was driv-
ing pair Of spirited ponies under
phaeton, and whom passing the old ken
nels at Castle Blunden, something fright
ened them and they got 90 unmanage.
able that the phaeton was overturned
and Mr.. Barry :thfown out, hut be did
-ot suffer any ss1Ii isas injury.