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A project is being promoted for a light
railway from Newry to Sastlewellan, via
Mayobridge, Hilltow1. and Rathfriland.
Meetings Of representative character
have been held in all the towns con-
cerned, urging on the government the
necessity Of making generous grant in
order to open up this congested district.
At meeting OF Nationalist members
Of Dublin town council, held on Nov. 80,
at the city hall, for the purpose Of con-
sidering the mayoralty and shrievalty
nominations. twenty-eight members at
tended. The following is a list of those
who were present: The lord mayor, the
high sheriff (AIr. Hutchinson), Alder
men Burke, Reilly, McCabe, O'Reilly,
Flanagan, McAuley; Messrs. William
Flanagan, Gerald O'Reilly, Michael
O'Reilly, James Darcy, Thomas Kenne-
dy, J. ]. O'Meara, Philip Meagher. Will
liam Buckley, J. Smith, Gerald Shalvey,
l.. Doyle, Daniel Talon, Edward Holo-
han, w. l.. Leahy, Thomas Sherlock, j.
McDermott, Thomas Doyle, Peter O'Hara
and Matthew Farrell. The meeting last
ed from 1 p. m. to 8 p. M, and at its
conclusion it was stated that the mayor
atty question was not discussed. but
that decision had been arrived at with
regard to the Shrievalty. The name of
Mr.. J. ]. O'Meara, solicitor, was unani-
mously placed first on the list for this
latter office. The other names on the
list after Mr.. O'Meara's were those of
Councillor William Buckley and Alder
man Robert O'Reilly. The effect Of the
small attendance was to prevent the pos
sibility of a majority of corporation
members being pledged to any candidate
for the mayoralty. An animated discus
sion arose out of the proposal to place
Sir Henry ,Cochrane's name first on the
list of the shrievalty. The proposal
found only half dozen supporters, and
it was strongly opposed by Alderman
Meade and others, and ultimately; with
drawn. The selection of Mr.. O'Meara's
name subsequently was made unani-
nous. There are sixty members in the
corporation, of whom forty-nine are
classed as Of popular politics. Hence, it
will be seen, that at least a score of the
latter absented themselves from the
meeting. The names of Mr.. Mccoy and
Sir Robert Sexton were the only ones
spoken of in connection with the mayor
atty.
On Dec L., Alderman Mccoy was re-
elected lord mayor of Dublin by a ma
jority of three votes over Sir Robert
Sexton, the Tory nominee. Two of the
Nationalist members of the corporation
declined to vote, on the ground that
Lord Mayor Mccoy had not acted hon
estly on the land question, when called
upon to take his stand with the Irish
tenant farmers.
At the same meeting of the Dublin
town council, the name of Councillor
O'Meara was put first on the list for the
office of high sheriff for 1897, -
On the evening of Nov. 80, Mr.. John
DAILY delivered. lecture in the Round
Room of the Rotundo, Dublin, which was
well filled in every part by the, Nation
alists Of Dublin. The object of the lee
ture was to procure the necessary funds
to clear off the debt due on the monu-
ment to be erected on the McManus plot.
It would see that besides the taxpay-
ers of this country there are others who
have to foot heavy bills for keeping
streets in order. The Dublin Paving
Committees estimate of new loans re-
quired for next years work in that city
is s38,0o0 ($19o,000). Over $4,000, or
more than one-half of the amount is for
re-paving. The addition to existing in
debtedness is very heavy; and one .pecu-
liarity about the matter is that not one
penny Of the amount can be raised or
expended without the consent-previous-
ly obtained-of the Local Government
Board" London-appointed coterieA- OF
foreign officials who rule absolutely
from their office in Dublin Castle.
Mr.. Frank Du Bedat, the Dublin stock
broker, who was sentenced in 1894 to
seven years penal servitude, was re-
leased from Marlborough convict prison
on Dec. 80. He seemed to be in fairly
good health, though he had suffered a
great diminution in his weight.
On Nov. %, Mr.. G. Philip Girling, of
"a Rathdown road, Dublin, eldest son of
Mr.. G. W. Girling, and Mr.. Thomas
OFarrell, of Mountjoy squares eldest
son OF the late Mr.. Francis OFarrell,
were sworn in as solicitors of the SUI
preme Court of Judicature In Ireland.
Mr.. O'Farrell served his apprenticeship
to Mr.. c. OMeara, and intends practic-
ing in Dublin.
Irish lovers of rowing will regret to
hear Of the death, on Dec. 2, Of Mr.. Will
liam Robinson, who had been SO many
years associated with the Commercial
Rowing Club. He coached" them for
several years, and brought them to a
high state of efficiency, previous to his
removal to Cork, where he took q similar
position in the Shandon Rowing Club,
about five years ago. He leaves widow