The Irish standard., 1896-02-01

was held on Dec 80 for the purpose Of
4|iappointing rate collector in the room
/ of Francis Coates. resigned, owing to i'll
health. The lord mayor, William Nc
4 Cammond. presided. There were seven
teen applications for the position, and Out
Of these James Balfour Hamilton, OF the
city accountants department, was ap-
! pointed 10 s3"+ ~ -
CLARE '
While executing DEGREES for reht in
East Glare recently, A. B. Martin. bail
if, and his staff of police met with con
siderable resistance from the parties
from whom lie attempted to seize. One OF
poses would be sufficient to meet the re-
quirements of the board during 1886 The
/ the first houses visited was that OF Thady
Nalshe, of Caherhurley. AS soon as the
party were seen approaching, Walshe and
! two sons drove the stock as fast as they
could across the mountain, Martin and
his party following. When the latter
| overlook the stock drivers, a fierce strua-
/ gle took place. Finally the police drew
their batons, and the cattle were driven
to a pound. Martin then proceeded to the
holding Of Simon Walsh and seized more
cattle. Meanwhile Thady Walshe's sons
1 had, again provided themselves with
pitchforks,s and when Martin and his
bailiffs attempted to drive away the pre-
viously seized CATTLE the Washes made
another determined effort to rescue them.
/ The police used their club freely, and it
was only after a sharp struggle that
Martin was >able to drive the cattle to
| Tulla pound. Prosecutions will follow
against the Washes.
| CORK.
On January 9, the interest in the house
and lands of Balygibbon near Blarney,
! from which Mrs. Coleman had been evic-
! ted some years ago, was put up tor sale.
The original tenant attended the aution
and protested against the sale. There were
no biddings, and the auction fell through.
| On the feast Of the Epiphany, three
| nnvices were invested with the religious
; ha bit of the, Order Of the Holy Ghost, at
the French College, Blackjack, County
| Dublin. The following are the novices
| who received the habit: Messrs. David o.
Brien, Martin Mahoney and Frank How
ell. The fathers Of the college officiated
at the ceremony. Mr.. Frank Howell is a
young workman, the son of the late Mr..
William Howell who, for many years.
was engaged on the composing staff Of
the Cork EXAMINER"
At the police office, on January 10, the
principal business was the hearing Of a
summons brought by the corporation
against Francis Canon, Of Greermount,
to have the houses from to % Cottage
row, closed, as they are unfit for human
habitation. This was one of the locaIi~
ties that suffered most during the re-
cent flood IN Blackpool. An order was
given for the Immediate closing Of the
houses 2 to 10. The other cases were
ordered to be held over two months.
Patrick Walsh, a returned em:grant,
who landed at Queenstown, on the even
ing Of January s, from the White Star
steamer Teutonic, which called off the
harbor from New York, was charged at
the petty sessions court next day, by the
chief examining officer of customs with
attempting to smuggle Two and three
quarter pounds Of tobacco aud half
pound Of cigars, on which duty had not
been paid. Walsh admitted the .offense,
and was fined FL IS. i'd, being the single
value and duty, and IS. I'd. costs, and the
tobacco and cigars were forfeited. Walsh
is ~ udllVG vi OhlUUSlCC1l, GILL 1H@o ~
sided in Cleveland, Ohio, during the last
five years.
An inquest was held at Churchtown,
near Middleton, on january 2, into the
circumstances connected with the death
Of a young man named James O'Grady,
on the 30tht of December at Carrigshee-
han. 1t appeared that the deceased was
an agricultural laborer in the employ
ment of Michael Smithw:ck, at Ca1rig-
sheehan, and that on the night OF the
29ult he was proceeding to bed, when he
fell from the top of a staircase, at either
side of which there was, no, protection.
The jury found that the fall was acclden-
tall but added a rider toethe verdict rec
.ommending that the approaches to the
sleeping apartments; in farmers houses
should be rendered more secure and free
from danger.
A dispute has arisen between the GRAND
Canal Company and the Carlow Town
commissioners. The allegation is that
the Canal Company have erected on pub
lie property a goods store on Cornwall
quay The space in dispute is some 100
or 12O yards in length and 20 or so yards
in breadth, extending from Kelly's store
to Messrs. Glinness's store. The conten-
ton OF the Canal Company al the outset
was that this plot was, purchased when
the Barrow Navigation was being first
formed. but that the deed OF conveyance
was not presently forthcoming. The
town commissioners deny that the Canal
Company have any conveyance of the
plot, as an exhaustive search, extending
back hundred years, has failed to show
the existence of any such conveyance, At
the last meeting of the commissioners,
after a long discussion, it was agreed that
the commissioners, before deciding on
any action, should call a meeting of the
ratepayers and submit the facts of the
case to their Judgment.
CAVAN. .
A large number Of the tenants OF the
Bellamount estate, comprising the town
OF Cootehill and a portion Of East Oavan,
over which Capt. Smith, J. P, is land
lord. waited upon the lately appointed
agent. Mr.. Samuel Jones, solicitor, at the
rent office, Cootehill, on January 4, and
presented memorial pointing out the
inter inability Of the tenants TO pay the