The Irish standard., 1901-10-19

provincial urban districts of ireland,
was 1871 per 1000 of the aggregate
population. Lurgan stands highest
with death rate Of 26.6 per 1000,
being followed by Clonmel with 25.5
and the Dublin registration area with
1874. Tralee stands lowest, with no
death; being followed by Newry with
S.3, Wexford 9.3, and Sligo 90.
DERRY.
At Magherafelt, ON Sept. 21, the in
vestigation into the recent shooting out
rage, at Coolshinney, was resumed in
the courthouse before Captain WEIGH,
II. NJ, when VIM. John Duncan, Killy-
faddy; David Durham and John Dur
nan, Coolshinney; and Joseph Wylie,
of Ballymoghan, surrendered to their
, bail. The defendants We're charged
with unlawful assembly and riot, and
shooting at and wounding one Thomas
Devlin, of COACH, at Coolshinney, on
Aug. 16. After hearing the evidence
the court admitted John Durham to
bail, himself in f1OO and two sureties
Of ESQ each, and refused bail in the
case Of Duncan and David Durham,
and returned the three defendants for
trial to the assizes.
FERMANAGH.>
In Enniskillen, on Sept. %, nu-
merously attended meeting of the
clergy and representative members Of
Fermanagh was held in st. Michael's
reading room, to consider the proposed
Tory scheme for the redistribution Of
the county electoral divisions and of
the seats at the county council board,
and to decide what action should be
taken in the emergency that has arisen.
The proposed redistribution is so man
ipulated and designed as to place, if
carried, the Nationalist Of Fermanagh
in permanent minority on the county
council. An influential committee was
appointed to oppose the proposed re-
distribution by every legal means, and
funds for that purpose were pledged
on the spot. Messrs. jeremiah Jordan,
M. P; Thomas McGovern, M. P; John
f. Wray, LII. B., solicitor; n. R. Lind
say, ]. P; p. Crumley, and others We're
placed on the committee.
GALWAY.
The following resolution was adopt
ed by the Gort rural district council at
their meeting on Saturday Sept. 21:-
Proposed by Mr.. Michael Mitchell,
seconded by Mr.. Michael O'Donohue,
and
Resolved-"That we, the members Of
the Gort district council, beg to con-
graduate Messrs. J. w. Brady Murray,
J. p, and ]. W. French, J. p, chairman
Of the Galway district council, for llav-
ing the courage Of their convictions in
attending, at great personal inconveni-
ence. the Kinvarra petty sessions, and
refusing to be a party to the attempt
made to penalize the Irish language by
the recent prosecution Of Bartly Hynes
for having his name in Irish characters
on his cart, and we hope, as result
of this prosecution, that thousands
will follow his example.
''That copies Of this resolution be
sent to Messrs. Brady Murray and
French, the Galway county council,
the Irish Nationalist newspapers, and
Galway branch of the Gaelic League"
The resolution has been officially for
warded by Mr.. Myles ]. Burke, clerk
of the council.
KILDARE.
On Sept. 26 the quarter sessions for
the Mas division of Kildare were COM
menced by Mr.. Morphy, K. O., in the
absence Of County Court Judge Kane.
Mr.. Morphy, in his address to the
seasonal grand jury, said that
Judge Kane was unable to attend
through temporary Illness. There was
only one case to go before them for in
vestigation--in which a man named
Murtha Nolan was charged with the
larceny of three cows from his late
employer, Mr.. Llewellan, of New
bridge. A true bill was found against
Nolan, who, when indicted, pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to four
months Imprisonment with hard la
Dor. Had it not been for this case
the offence only occurring on the pre-
vious Thursday-Mr. Morphy would
have had the distinction of being pre-
scented with pair Of white gloves on
his debut in his capacity of acting
county court judge.
KILKENNY.
The death Of Mr.. James Brennan
took place at his residence, Ballyco-
mey, Castlecomer, ON Sept. II. The
deceased, who had attained the age Of
IS years, was in delicate health for
some time past, yet few of his friends
imagined the end was so near. He
was brother Of the late Brother Jas
per, of Manhattan college, New York,
and father of Rev. Joseph P. Brennan,
st. Johns, Kings Bridge, New York,
and Rev. Brother Leonard, Calvert