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was removed to Dmshaughlin Hospi.
tai, where he died within an hour.
CORK.
"A sad death took place in Mallow ON
sunday morning, October 14th. The
deceased, Il young man named Patrick
dealF, Il law clerk. had been complain
ing for a few weeks. since the death
OF his mother, of frequent pains in his
mead. Neither himself nor his people
took much notice of these pains, and
on the evening of the 18th he had gone
to bed in apparently good health. Iii
the morning his father visited him,
and was Mortified to find him dead.
CLARE.
Lord Inchiquin has been appointed
to the Honorary Colonelcy of the Glare
Artillery. the Southern Division Of the
Militia Garrison Artillery. Lord Inch
iquin, who only succeeded to the peer
age last April formerly served in the
Rife Brigade, and had subsequently
been on the reserve officers list, and
for short time held Il commission in
the Royal Rifles Reserve Regiment.
His father filled the Hon. Colonelcy of
the regiment from 1892 till his death.
DUBLIN.
| In Dublin on the evening of October.
18th, an excellent concert of Irish mu-
sic and Gaelic songs. was given under
the auspices Of the Celtic Literary So
ciety in the large Concert Room of the
Rotund, in commem0ration of the
birth of Thomas Davis. the immortal
bard of the national spirit of Ireland.
The hall was crowded to excess.
many popularity esteemed persons be-
ing among the audience, which was
enthusiastic to a degree. The singers
were drawn from the ladies' and gen
tlemen of the Celtic Choral Union.
who efficiently performed their tasks
under the conductorship of MIR. c..
Oieilly. y pleasing feature of this
musical festival OH the side OF the
audience was the method of demand
ing temperance. This was the alb
sence Of the use of the term ''encorc."
habit adopted from the English, for
it is not customary With the French.
"Aris," was the command urged by
the audience at the rotunda, in the
soft accents of the Gael. and it is to he
hoped that tile word will soon be gen
orally adopted
DOWN.
Mr.. Charles Dawson. of Dublin,
whose interest in Irish affairs is vigil
sant and many-sidcd. has published II
most interesting extract from the re-
port of Mr.. T. J. Kelly, District in
spector Of National Education in the
county Down, i'll which the happiness
prosperity and industry of the people
is attributed to the almost universal
system of tillageprevailing OIL the lands
of that county. The grass lands Of
other counties are las set forth in the
passage Of the recent Joint Episcopal
Pastoral referring to the subjecty,
economically lost to- the people of the
country. Bullocks mprotitahly occupy
the vast tracts of grazing lands that
split up into moderately farms.
might be protitably occupied by men.
giving Il larger. a more industrious.
and more prosperous population. 1t
is Il new argument for the division of
those lands among peasant proprietors
which is the one possible solution Of
the Irish Land Question.
GALWAY.
At the meeting of the Galway Urban
District Council, on October 1S. Mr..
Patrick kearnS lin the chair). a reso-
luton from the Gort Rural District
Council, was read as follows:-"That
we, the members of the Gort Rural
District Council beg to place OH rec
ord our strongest condemnation Of the
cowardly and treacherous conduct of
the voters OF Galway Borough, who.
processing National sympathies.
proved by their conduct Mt the late
election. by handing over the represent
Triton of the borough to an avowed
enemy Of the National cause, that they
We're trading under false pretensns,
and unworthy of the name of National
lists" The resolution was endorsed.
Notwithstanding the protest of Mr..
Nicholas Lyden. the only champion Of
the Morris party who appeared at the
meeting, and, for his action was de-
nounced. by the Chairman. as "a rene
gade to the National cause" Mr.. Ey-
den claimed to be "the representative
of the cvel-headed men of Galway"
KILKENNY.
In Callan, on the evening of October
18TH an imposing torchlight procession
paraded the town, in celebration of the
victory achieved by MI. Conor O'Ilelly
over the representative of factionism
in North Mayo. in the person of Mr..
William Murphy. The storekecpers,
artisans and laborers of the town, to
Il man, Joined by large number of
farmers from the rural districts assem-
bled on the Gross and passed and