The Irish standard., 1900-08-04

severely. After some time reinforce
ments OF police from Henry street, York
road, Antrim road and Glenrayel
street barracks came on the scene, and
the mob at once retreated. Some ar
rests were made during the evening,
and about 7:3o man was taken into
custody for smashing glass, and was
placed on car, which was surrounded
by crowd, and the police had difficulty
IN removing the prisoner to Henry
street barracks.
ARMAGH.
The Summer Assizes were opened In
Armagh, on Saturday, July 7, before
Mr.. Justice Barton. In the course of
his address to the Grand Jury, his Lord
ship said that he was glad to say that so
far as crime was concerned the county
was in satisfactory condition, and as
compared with other times very fire.
from crime.
CORK.
On July 10, at Cahirmee, the great
horse fair was opened, and the supply
on the first day was up to the average.
Owing to sales during previous two
days, at Butteuant, the fair was some
what interefered with on the first day;
and, that afternoon, and during the
whole OF the succeeding night and day,
teemng rain storm set in, which rem
dered the country all around little else
than lake and mud track, and COM
pletely spoiled the second day of the
fair. Only few owners of horses put
in an appearance, and as all the foreign
and English buyers had departed, the
business done on the second day was
insignificant. The few transactions that
took place were confined to the cheaper
classes.
CARLOW.
Harvest work, especially meadowing,
is reported to be very early and for
ward. this year. throughout Carlow. In
the Bagnalstown district the meadows
have been cut earlier than usual, and, in
every instance, Notwithstanding the wet
weather that set in with the month OF
July, the "lneadowers" have reaped a
good harvest.
DOWN.
On the evening of July 10, while Chief
Baron Palles and Justice Barton were
driving along the coast road, from Ros-
trevor to Newcastle on their way from
Armagh to Downpatrick to open the
commission for Down assizes, when
passing through Kilkeel, their carriage
was attacked by number of urchins,
who, with stones, smashed the glass
panel of the door, one of the pebbles
striking Chief Baron Palles on the glass
of his spectacles, but without further
injury. Judge Barton was untouched.
1t is believed that the parties were not
aware of who the occupants OF the car
riage were.
DUBLIN.
The British-arranged criminal statis-
tics of Ireland for 1893 have just been
issued. They present no startling
change from the ordinary routine OF
what is called "Irish crilne"-accordina
to English LAWN Ireland. According
to the official report, the whole number
OF lndictable offences was only two per
thousand of the population, and there
was decrease in minor offences which,
showed that the Irish people have no
sympathy with the iniquity that has SO
deeply stained the politics of the CONT
nent of Europe.
GALWAY.
Rev. Father John Mylotte makes an
appeal on behalf of the mother, widow,
and orphans of Michael Barrett, one OF
the three Bohin Islanders drowned in
the recent disaster off Westport. The
children of the other victims Of the dis
aster are provided for. But poor Bar
rett was an industrious young fellow:
whose untimely death cut him off before
provision could be made for those who
looked to him as their bread winner.
There are no more Woodworking and de.
serving people in the world than these
western islanders; and we have no doubt
their good priests appeal will evoke a
deserved response.
KILKENNY.
The London correspondent of the Kill
kenny Journal, in his letter from the
English capital-under date of July sd.
says:-"I understand that long letter
has been received by his friends from
Mr.. James Quinlan, who was reported
to have been shot in South Africa, by
order of General Baden-P Powell; SO that
it appears that, the Station master Of
Mafeking is worth two dead men yet -
The Summer Assizes for Kilkenny
were opened on July IL by Chief Justice
O'Brien and Justice Murphy. There
were, on the calendar, only three cases
of trivial character, which were speedily
disposed of, and the Assizes concluded.
KERRY.
On Sunday, July 9th, a melancholy
boating accident occurred in Bally-
l,eigue Bay, resulting in the loss Of four