The Irish standard., 1900-07-28

promoted TO tile pastoral charge OF Kill
cornan. In the year 1866 he was ap-
pointed to the charge OF BEACH, which
was thenceforth the scene of his labors.
During the last few years he bore with
edifying patience the infrmities natural
at his advanced age. Strengthened and
consoled by the solemn rites of the
church, he passed away at the ripe old
age of So, to reap the reward-of his long
and edifying life. At the funeral obse-
quies, the bishop, Most Rev. DR.. Nc
Cormack, presided. The celebrant of
the mass was Rev. Father Sweeney, C.
c., Gort; deacon, Rev. ]. O'Farrell, P.
P, Kilbecanty; and master of cere-
monies, Rev. T. Burke, P. P, Kinvara.
A large number of the clergy were
present.
CAVAN.
Lord Farnllam has been appointed
lieutenant of the county OF Cavan, in
the room of the Earl of Lanesborough,
resigned.
L..
St. Columb's Temperance Hall, Der
ny, which is one of the finest buildings
of the kind in the kingdom, was in i'm
minent danger OF being wholly destroy
ed at an early hour on the morning OF
June 80. 1t appears that about three
o'clock a. m. the police discovered that
Era 1,,d bro1.o,, o,,+ -, +1,o I, rcro l,;11;,~ ri
room beneath the Assembly hall. The
fire brigade was quickly on hand, and
by great exertions the fire was confined
to the billiard room, into which tor
rents of water were poured, and thus the
furniture, ETC., which was not burned,
was greatly damaged by the play Of the
hose. It has not been exactly ascer-
tanned how the burning originated. The
damage done was very considerable.
/ DUBLIN.
The pope has appointed Most Rev.
John Healy, D. D., bishop OF Clonfert,
to be coadjutor to Cardinal Moran, OF
Australia, and he will shortly leave
for Australia to take up his new duties
DR.. Healy is professor OF theology at
| Maynooth, senator of the Royal Uni
versity of Ireland, and vice president of
the Royal Society Of Antiquaries.
In the House of Lords, on July 6,
Lord Templetown asked for a royal
commission to inquire into the best
means of giving compensation" to
Irish landlords for the Injuries" inaict-
ed on them by land legislation. The
Duke of Devonshire, on behalf of the
government, refused to admit that there
were any grounds for the claim put for
ward, and declined to accede to the re-
quest. On division, however, the mo-
ton was carried by 62 lords against
49, the government being defeated by
three votes. If such reverse had oc-
Cured to a Liberal ministry, how the
Tories would have howled for their
resignation.
GALWAY.
Always prompt and generous in every
| National emergency, Mr.. Blake has in
closed check for f2oo to Mr.. John E
Redmond, in response to the manifesto
which he has issued conformity with the
bishop of Raploe and Mr.. O'Mara, as
trustees appointed by the National con-
vention for an election fund. Mr.. Blake
further expresses his belief that the
terms prescribed by the convention for
the administration of the fund will Sc
cure an absolutely free choice of candi-
dates No honest acknowledgements
bering the names of the trustees and the
condition OF the administration of the
fund-could think otherwise.
| KERRY.
| About midnight, on July 2, shocking
tragedy was enacted in Tralee, by which
bellnan named James Shea, of Wal
poles lane, lost his life. 1t appears that
the deceased entered the house of tin
kcr named John Foley, and, in the
course of a quarrel, Foley is alleged to
have dealt Shea blow of Ratchet
on the head, from the effects of which,
he expired soon after Foley has been
arrested. The deceased leaves widow
and six children.
KINGS COUNTY.
Following Immediately the strongly
worded vote of censure on Mr.. Bernard
c. Molloy, M. P, for his abstention
from the National convention, his mega
tive action towards the United Irish
League, and his hostility to the Dublin
corporation by voting for Mr.. Healy's
Electric Lighting Bill, the Birr Urban
District Council, at its last meeting,
suspended other business for the pur-
pose of considering what action they
should take, especially in view of the
approaching general election. 1t was
resolved, on the motion OF Mr.. John
Donnclly, P L. G., that letter from
that council be addressed to Mr.. Mol
10y, demanding an account Of his &C
ton, and also that he define his posi-
ton on National matters, at once 1t
was stated that two letters had already
been sent to Mr.. Molloy, but he had
taken no notice of them.
KILKENNY.
At St. Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny,
on Sunday, July I, Most Rev. DR..