The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-07-15
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9Th of June, have been returned for
trial to the assizes by Mr.. Maggie, resi-
dent magistrate. Three were allowed
out on bail, and one prisoner was fined
40 shillings. The remainder of the
prisoners will be dealt with by the local
magistrates.
CARLOW.
At the first meeting OF the new board
of governors of the Carlow dis .rict luna
tic asylum. under the recent local gov
eminent act, and which is composed of
gentlemen respectively appointed by the
county councils OF Carlow and Kildare
counties, Mr.. C. J. Engledow, NJ. P,
presided. The following honorary ap-
pointments were made: The Most Rev.
DR.. Foley, bishop Of Kildare and Leigh
lin, was elected chairman: Mr. M. J..
Minch, M. P, South Kildare, vice
chairman; and Mr.. c. ]. Engledew, NJ.
P, North Kildare, deputy vice chair
man.
CORK.
In the matrimonial division of the
probate court, Dublin, on June 1o, be-
fore Justice Andrews, petition on be-
half of the wife of Dr. Tanner, M. P,
Cork, for divorce on the ground of cru
city, was called up. Mr.. Harley, who
appeared on behalf OF the petitioner,
stated that the petition had been taken
out for service month ago, but Dr.
Tanner had successfully evaded service
thereof, and had now confined himself
in his house at The Hill, Cork, where
the last Intellectual attempts we<e made
to serve him. Counsel asked for leave
to substitute service by registered letter.
Justice Andrews made an order giving
leave to substitute service, as desired.
-. CAVAN.
On June FL, general meeting of the
| tenants OF the Cabra estate was held in
Kingscourt courthouse, to consider the
report of the committee that had been
previously appointed to confer with the
landlord, Mr.. Joseph Pratt, as to the
terms of purchase. Rev Joseph Flood,
2. F., presided. DR.. Dempsey stated
that the best terms the committee
could get from Mr.. Pratt were: For
judicial tenants, Is years purchase on
first term rents; for non-judicial ten
ants, IS years purchase on present rents,
less reduction OF IS per cent. A reso-
luton proposing to accept Mr.. Pratt's
terms was adopted.
DUBLIN.
June 20 was memorable day in St.
Patrick's College, Maynooth, when the
degrees in theology were conferred upon
the successful candidates by his Emf
nence Cardinal Logue, and the prizes
won by those who obtained distinctions
at the examinations at the close OF the
academic year were distributed by the
bishops. The brilliant young doctor OF
divinity, who made so splendid a de-
fence of Catholic doctrine the previous
day, received the four-peaked cap of the
doctorate, and seven students received
the degree Of licentate OF theology, and
thirteen the degree OF bachelor of di-
vinity. The doctorate went to Cork do
cese. OF the licentiates two belong to
Armagh and one each to Caslnel, Meath,
Limerick and Kerry Nearly all the
members of the Irish episcopate and a
large body OF the clergy were present.
FERMANAGH.
In the court Of Queens bench, Dublin,
on June 20, before the chief justice and
Justices O'Brien and Kenny, judgmen,
was delivered in the case of Smith VS..
Lemon. The action was brought by the
plaintiff, who is a sawyer, to recover
f1,ooo damages for the loss OF his eye,
sustained in the sawn,ill OF the defend
ant i'll Enniskillen. The case for the
plaintiff was that the injury was caused
by piece OF timber which was thrown
off by defective sawblade, and struck
him. The case was tried before Justice
Gibson and special jury at the last
spring assizes at Derry, when the jury
found, on the evidence, that the macllii1-
cry was detective, and awarded the plain
tiff $3.50 damages. The defendant then
moved before the Queens bench to have
that verdict set aside on the ground that
it was against the weight OF evidence.
Justice Kenny and Justice O'Brien now
held that there was no evidence sufficient
to satisfy them that the jury was justi-
fed in finding that the accident was
caused by the defective nature OF the
machinery and the verdict for the plain
tiff was accordingly set aside The chief
justice, in dissenting from the decision
OF the majority OF the court, held that
the machinery was defective and that
there was negligence
KINGS COUNTY.
While some turf cutters were digging
a bog beside Kil1ballyskeagh Castle, the
residence OF Mr. w. R. Clark, near
Shinrone, on June 16, they discovered
the skeleton OF what has since been de-
termined to be that OF female of abb
normally large proportions. The re-
mains lay about three feet beneath the
surface, and were ensrhouded in a hide
Beside them was wooden goblet. There
is no record of this bog having ever
been cut before, but there is OF the ex-
istence in the locality, in very early ages,
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