The Irish standard., 1895-06-08
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fought for the interests Of. the Prof essors
Of all the, Queens Colleges as well vel as
his own. If In that fight he had some
good kind friends and amongst them
were three members Of the Government
the Lord Chancellor Of England, the
Lord Lieutenant OF Ireland, and the
Chief Secretary, Mr.. 81 Morley After.
speaking to the students for about
twenty minutes the President passed in
to his house, and from that to. the in
terror Of the college, where an address
Of congratulate was presented BY the
professors. ss
ri KERRY.
"a melancholy accident occurred on
April 21st, to a sailor named Duncan,
hailing from Manchester, and employed
on steamer connected with the fishing
fleet in sValentia barber: Duncan was In
the act Of descending through the hold
OF the steamer and thought the ladder
was there, but unfort unately it had been
removed out Of its place some time pre-;
viously, and the poor fellow was pre-
cipitated depth of several feet. He was
subsequently removed TO the hospital in
Valencia aud was examined by DR.. Man
nix and DR.. Trant, who found that he
was internally injured, and performed
an operation upon him. They consider
his case a hopeless one.
The funeral Of the Rev: James Flavin,
son Of Mrs. Flavin, Church street, LIS
towel and a student at All Hallows Col
lege, took place on April oath. The at
tendance of the clergy and general pub
lie was very large, and bore testimony
to the universal feeling of regret which
the death of this young ecclesiastical
student had occasioned in all grades OF
society. From early youth the deceased
had shown decided inclinati0ns towards
embracing religious life,t for which the
possession OF many admirable qualities
peculiarly fitted hinn. He received the
elementary education necessary to quilify
him for his holy calling in St. .Michaeps
College, ListoWel, when the institution
was under the presidency OF Rather
Harrington and during his time at this
college his course was very successful.
Thence he passed to All Hollows College
with honors and distinction, worked dill
gently, winning distinction for intelli-
gently, winning distinction for intelli-
gence and perseverance, until a short
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withdrawing the best medical care, and
fortified by the consultations of religion,
he calmly passed into eternity. If he had
lived for six weeks longer he would have
been ordained, and. his death is all the
more lamented on this account by his
family and friends. @ III. s7
KINGS COUNTY.
A determined attempt to, commit sui
eide was made on Sunday morning, May
9Th, by young girl named Anne Siney,
Of Phillipstown. She threw herself In
to the canal and was drowning when two
men came on the scene and rescued her.
She was, unconscious when taken out OF
the water, but soon revived, and then
tried to eluQe her rescuers, and jump
again into The Canal. The men were
scarcely able to subdue her frantic eff
forts to get away with her life The
girl was brought before Mr.. G. D. Mer-
Ger, r. M, Tullamore, who remanded her
to Jail to the next Petty Sessions.
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At the Mas Petty Sessions, on Monday
May 9Th, eight young men, Of the Cor
ner-boy,' and race-course frequenting
fraternity, were brought up in custody,
charged with having violently assaulted
a farm laborer named John Conner, by
striking him with an iron bar, stripping
him of his trousers, shirt, and boots.
Conner identified them all; and it was
decided to remand the prisoners to the
Quarter Sessions, on the 29th of May,
for trial.
In the Court of Appeal, Dublin, on
May list, the case Of Fay and Hanlon,
tenants; Dor, landlord, came up. This
was an appeal by the tenants against a
decree of the Land Comm ission@ dismiss
ing their originating notice to have g.
fair rent fixed, on the ground that their
holding, about 100 Irish acres in ex-
tent, was demesne of Mr.. Ror, known as
Ballindoolin, in the county of Kildare.
The holding had been leased in 1879, by
the present LANDLORD, to appellants, for
Is years. In none Of the documents
were the lands which had been used
for grazing purposes described as de-
smesne lands. The court set aside the
decision Of the Land Commission %anL. all
lowed the appeal Of the tenants.