The Irish standard., 1897-01-30
CORK.


In the ,Skibbereen Fishing District
there was a considerable falling off in
fishing of every description for the month,
of December The autumn lnackerel fish
cry, so far az the catch was concerned
was last year a most extraordinary sue
cess, so enormous being the captures
during the month of October that the
curers had to suspend operations. The
demand was not equal to the supply, and
it is feared the English and Irish curers
will suffer severe losses this fall, large
quantities OF the home mackerel having
ben cured in America. The scheme for q
new pier, with rails laid thereon, to deep
water at Baltimore is now practically
dead, despite the long and vigorous agi-
tation i'll its favor, as the money is not
forthcoming. The same appears to be
the case with the proposed line OF rail
way from, Skibbcreen to Glandore har-
Dor. Trawl fishing, for the quarter, was
attended with average success, as was
also hand-line fishing.
A most interesting and valuable lee
ture was delivered at the Assembly
Rooms. Cork, on Jan. 8, under the
auspices OF the Young Mems Society,
by Mr.. Thomas Lough, M. P, He dealt
with the financial robbery OF Ireland i'll
a most graphic manner. He controverted
Mr.. Courtney's speeches, stating that he
had nlisinterpreted the seventh clause
of the Act of the Union, by emitting the
proviso that equal taxation was only to
take place in case the condition of Ire
land should admit. He also commented
on the misery and poverty prevailing i'll
Ireland during the queens reign, con-
trasted with Ehgland's advance:
DERRY. w.
In Belfast, on the evening Of Jan. 4,
the monthly public meeting Of the local
branch OF the Iris1, National Federation
was held in ST.. Mary's Hall, which was
crowded in every part, and much en-
thusiasrn was manifested throughout the
proceedings. The various subscriptions
to the national fund, as they were sue
cessively announced, were greeted with
loud cheers. The total at the close OF the
meeting, amounted to over ESQ. Mr.
Samuel Young, M. p, presided, and
among those present were: Messrs.
Patrick Dempsey, ]. p; James Mccain,
J. P; Joseph Devlin, civic delegate: John
.Byrne, Patrick Flanagan, John Rooney,
Hon. Sec; John Michigan, William
Downey, w. D. Harbinson, ]. Kerr, ].
Gribben, J. Mcguire, NJ. Gorlnley and
many other prominent Nationalist. The
meeting concluded. with cheers for the
Irish party. ..-..
>. =. DUBLIN.
The Dublin papers announce-as q
symptom of movement toward re-
union of the discovered factions of the
Irish party-that Mr.. T. NJ. Healy, NJ
P, visited and dined with Cardinal
Logue on Monday, Jan. 4, and that Mr.
John Dillon had similar honor confer
red ON him on Wednesday. Jan. {
("Litle Christmas Day.. 1t is to be
hoped the Cardinal may have been sue"
cessful in infusing into the representa-"
tives of the two parties some of the feel
ings of charity and good will incidental
to the festival season,
The Rev, James Lynch, S, j., died in
Dublin on Jan. 2, and the funeral OBJ
sequies of the respected young priest
took place on the 4th In St, Francis
Xavier's Church, Upper Gardiner street,
where Solemn Office and High Mass
were celebrated,
The fishing trade along the eastern
coast of Ireland Dublin and district) for
the last quarter of 1896 was anything
but satisfactory, owing to storms in the
early parts of October and November.
1t, however, increased in the latter part
of November, and was extremely good
during the month of December. The fish
ing grounds were in a most satisfactory
condition, but SO many Of the boats were
laid up. undergoing repairs, that, OF
course, the quantity of fish caught was
not so large during the quarter as 1t
might otherwise have been. The actual
result of. the years, fishing was not salts
factory. The demand was greater than
the supply; consequently, Grimsby, Hull