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the authorities being satisfied that he
was innocent of the charge against him.
Robert and Richard Barrett are detained
in custody. The man, Keohane, in whose
house Richard Barrett was captured, and
who was arrested for harboring and try
ing to conceal him, was, on the advice
OF DR.. Pophanl, released from custody
on bail, the doctor having certified that
incarceration would be extremely dan
gerous to his health. The police refuse
to disclose any of the statements made
to them by Keohane, who is in the
workhouse hospital. The charge will
not be gone into before the magistrates
until Keollane is able to give evidence"
CARLOW.
An adjourned meeting of the Carlow
county council was held on May 3 in the
grand jury room, county courthouse,
Mr. John Hammond, MP, in the chair.
The following were appointed COVER
nors, to be associated with the represen-
tatives of county Kildare, and six men,
bers to be named by the Lord Lieuten-
ant, on the board of the Carlow district
lunatic asylum-Most Rev. DR.. Foley,
bishop of Kildare and Leighlin; Rev.
Matthew Lalor, vice-president Carlow
college; C.. J. Engledow, M. P; Tim
othy Hughes, Michael Governey, chair
man U. D. c.; C. F. McNally, J. P;
Walter McMurrough Kavanagh, D. L.;
Patrick Hanlon.
DUBLIN.
At the meeting of the Dublin corpo-
ration on May Alderman DAWN, one
OF the Labor representatives, gave no.
tice that he proposed to move resolu-
ton asking the local government board
to vary the provisions OF the order is
sued by them, SO far as it refers to the
retirement OF First Councillors, so that
it shall not apply to the county borough
of Dublin, and to make provision that
all the councillors returned at the recent
elections shall hold office for three years,
and retire together; and, further, to
make an order that the triennial cleo
ton of the entire body of the council
lors shall coincide with the triennial
election of the portion of the aldermen
who will have to retire at the end OF
three years from Jan. IS last Under
the present arrangement, the councillor
in each ward who received the smallest
number OF votes will have to retire next
year, and the councillor who received
the next smallest number of votes will
have to retire the year after next
GALWAY.
At their meeting on April IS, the
Mount Bellew Rural District Council,
A. Kenny in the chair, co-opted as
members of their board Lady Bellew
and Mrs. Burle, and Mr.. Cornwall, ].
P. They also passed the following reso-
luton: Chat we, the members of the
Mount Bellew Rural District Council,
at this, our first meeting, called into ex-
istence by the local government act, do
hereby express Our opinion that we con-
slider said act insufficient and inadequate
to the requirements of the country; and
as representatives of the people, we re-
iterate Our demand for National self
government, as nothing less than full
measure OF home rule will satisfy the
aims and aspirations OF the Irish peo-
pie" The resolution, which was pro-
posed by Mr. Thomas Tannan, second
cd by Mr.. P. O'Connor, was carried by
reclamation, only three members dis
senting. namely, Lord Clonbrock, Sir
Henry G. Bellew and Mr.. Cornwall, J.P.
KERRY.
On May 5, Coroner Mccarthy held an
inquest, at Valencia Island, on the body
OF a fisherman named Gill, one OF the
crew OF the Bee, Manx fishing smack,
who had fallen dead on the boat, after
landing at Valencia harbor. the previous
evening, with the nights fishing. He
had appeared in his usual health when
going to sea in the morning. The jury
returned a formal verdict. Gill hailed
from Peel, Isle of Man.
KILKENNY.
Very Rev. Canon Raftice, P. P, Null
linavat, few days ago, entertained the
leading men of the parish who had acted
as a local committee during the late
county council contest. The company
numbered 80, including Rev. Father
Mullins, C. c.; Mr. George Morris, ].
P, the successful candidate; Mr.. James
Walsh, V. c., district council, Kilkenny
portion of Carrick Union; Mr.. N.
O'Neill, V. c., D. c., Kilkenny portion
Waterford Union; the district council
lors of the parish and the other men,
bers of the election committee. Several
spirited addresses were delivered on the
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KILDARE.
Mr.. Ronaldson, the Protestant Ma
tionalist who was defeated by Lord
Frederick Fitzgerald for the Kildare
county council, but was subsequently
elected to represent the Celbridge dis
trict council by the Nationalist majority
of that body, has taken the first oppor-
!unity to repudiate one of the grossest
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