The Irish standard., 1899-04-01
but no arrests have been made.
CARLOW,
An interesting ceremony,

All interesting ceremony, ana one
quite impressive in its simplicity, took
place recently at Carlow Graiguc. 1t
was the blessing OF the first stone OF the
new convent for Poor Clares, Collet-
tines. The home, or refuge, is an old
house which saw better, days, near
Graiguc bridge. 1t is surrounded on
all sides by water, excepting the front,
which is on the line with the bridge
wall. Some six months ago, MIR. Gov
crney, chairman OF the Carlow Urban
District Council, acquired by purchase,
a scven-acrc plot, within the township,
and, with characteristic generosity, he
no sooner obtained possession than he
conveyed by deed, to the Most Rev. DIR.
Foley, one acre, which was considered
sufficient for site for the convent. and
also for new parish house Recon ly,
plans of the new convent were prepared
by Messrs. Tighc & O'Conncll Dublin
and the contract for the work has been
entrusted to MIR. Peter Carbery, builder,
Carlow. The ceremony OF blessing the
site and foundation was performed by
the bishop. assisted by Rev. George
Byrne, P. p. and Rev. Arthur Murphy,
C. C.
CORK. =
Everywhere the landlords are making
Il desperate effort to recapturc, in the
pending elections, the monopoly OF
local government which they recently
sold for three hundred thousand year.
One would have thought that even their
audacity would have shirked the at
tempt to convert Mallow into Tory
and landlord stronghold. Yet local
landlord-Mr Newnan-who has taken
an active part in the landlord propa-
ganda-has entered the lists against that
sterling Nationalist, MIR. Thomas Barry,
who for years has been one OF the fore
most and most untiring champions in
the South Of Ireland, not of home rule
alone, but of every national question.
The usual ingenious attempt is made on
behalf of the landlords to capture the
: laborers' votes. The landlords now,
everywhere. proclaim themselves the
laborers' most obedient servants. willing
to go anywhere and do anything to
serve them. There is a certain hunor
about the situation; but the laborers are
not likely to forget that when the land
lords were omnpotcnt in Ireland they
did nothing for them. The only install
ment OF justice they received. miserably
insufficient as it was, was secured for
them by the strenuous efforts OF a
united Irish National Party.
, DUBLIN.
A prominent member OF the Indian
medical service has recently passed
away in the person of DR.. Francis N.
Mcnamara. After brilliant career at
Kings College, Dr. Mcnamara, in
1858. obtained position in India and
was at the early age OF 22 appointed pro-
fessor Of chemistry at the Calcutta Med
ical College, to which was united the
office of chemical examiner to the gov
eminent OF India. In that capacity he
devoted much time and skill to detect
ing in water the seeds OF cholera. In
conjunction with his brother. Charles
Macnamara. he raised the question OF
supplying pure water to Calcutta, a
work which was subsequently accom-
plished. Dr. Mcnamara attracted to
him the native students, by whom he
was greatly respected and beloved.
A distinguished Irisllman, Sir T. r.
Fitzgerald, has been elected president
of the Medical Society of Victoria. He
was born in Dublin sixty-four years ago
is senior surgeon to the Melbourne hos
pital, in Victoria, and was given his
llnighthood i'll 1897. He is one OF the
bcst-known figures in the medical life
OF the Antipodes. .e
DERRY.
1t can hardly have been source OF
, satisfaction to the Nationalist OF Derry
to learn that the first vote cast by their
recently elected representative, "Ccunt'
Arthur Moore. was given on the side
5 OF the Tory government. and that he
was the only so-called Irish Nationalist
member who voted for the increase OF
the British army. the only function Of
which. in Ireland, is to coerce and keep
; down the people, and shoot them, as
occasion may require. AS the taxpayers
oi Derry will soon be invited. notwitll-
standing the excessive overdrain of tan
alton from ireland, to foot the bill for
the increased British army, they will
appreciate the service that the count has
, rendered to their views all the more.
While on the llustings, he was a great
advocate of a united Irish Party. 1t is
4 curious commentary on his sincerity
that he should have seized this oppor-
tunity to go into the opposite lobby
against all the other Nationalist men,
bcrs.
GALWAY.
The dealt, is announced, OH March 9,
OF. Mr.. Henry Sadlier Persse, of Glen
arae, in his sixty-sevcntl1 year. MI,
Persse was high sheriff OF the borough
Of Galway, and was we'll known in con-
nection with the Galway Blazers" OF
which he and his brothers were Masters