The Irish standard., 1902-04-12

very considerably if they also got an
Exhibition Cup. The club hoped that
among the competitors they would
have the Britannia, Sybrita, Kariad,
Bona, 1verna, Leander, and the Ger
man Emperor's new schooner yacht,
Meteor; also Sir Thomas Lipton's
Shamrocks, one and two and the
American yacht, Columbia. The Lord
Mayor said he could promise that, if
they were successful in getting the
Columbia, Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht
and the German Emperor's, they
might rely on getting an Exhibition
Cup. 1t was eventually agreed that
the Lord Mayor should write person
al letter, making an appeal in favor
of the granting of the Kings Cup.
CLARE.
In Kilrush, on March 21st, the spe-
ci;ll coercion court proceedings, which
had been going on since the 18th, be-
fore Removable" Andrew r. Harper,
were concluded. The charge under in
vestigation was one of "moonlighting."
preferred by the police against two
respectable young men of the farming
class, named Bartholomew Crowley,
of Tullagowcr, and James Eustace, of
Coolminga, who We're accused of firing
into the house of Margaret M'Inerney.
0f nvsotf t1,o III 1,o @f
day, March 9th, The prisoners had
been brought up in custody, from Linn
erick Jail by the morning mail train,
and as they passed through the street,
to the courthouse were unanimously
cheered by large crowds. The prison.
ers pleaded mot guilty." and were re-
turned for trial to the next Clare as
sizes, bail being refused.
DUBLIN.
Mr.. David Sheehy, who got CO.
ercion act summons on March 10, and
whose Imprisonment on the 9th of
April appears a foregone conclusion, is
no novice in the matter of the prison
for political reasons. In Sligo Jail he
made his first acquaintance with
prison cell, in 1887, and then entered
Clonmel Jail, where he fought against
the indignity of wearing the prison
garb. He was the first who was tried
by Judge O'Connor Morris under the
coercion act in 1883, and the first one
made a first-class misdemeanant. He
was twice in Jail, for brief periods, for
contempt of court. Altogether he has
been an inmate of five jails, four po-
lice barracks, and one bridewell, for
his part in the Nationalist agitation.
DOWN.
At Downpatrick, on March II, the
ceremony of unwilling beautiful
marble statue of st. Patrick took place
in st. Patrick's Memorial Church, be-
fore large congregation. The statue,
which is life-size, is one of the gifts Of
the congregation of the Parish Of
Down, agreed upon some time ago, to
commemorate the Golden Jubilee of
the venerable pastor, Very Rev. Pat
rick O'Ixane, V. f., who has the
unique distinction Of being priest in
the parish now over fifty years, never
having been attached to any other
mission since his ordination.
DONEGAL.
On st. Patricl's Day, Mr.. Lyman
visited Arranmore, for the purpose
of forming a branch of the United
Irish League. A most successful meet
ing was held, at which Rev. James
Brennan, G. c., presided. After
speeches delivered by Father Brennan,
Brother Melvin (Oblate Order), Mr..
Hugh Law, Mr.. Lyman, and Mr.. John
Sweeney, strong branch Of the
league was inaugurated.
GALWAY.
In Galway, on March 21st, Justice
Kenny took his seat on the Bench, in
the county courthouse, and opened the
assizes. Addressing the grand jury,
he said: 'There are ten cases to go
before you, and, with the exception of
one, they will not take up much of
your time. The case referred to is
charge of murder Of woman named
CLASSIFY, near Athenry, who was muir
dered in her own dwellinghouse under
circumstances which are peculiar, and
which will form, in themselves, mate
rial for investigation" Then he went
off into one of the usual Trades, about
the lawlcssness of the people in COM
bining to protect themselves from the
raids of landlordism, and the number
of evicted farms that were still unoc-
cupied in the county, which he esti-
mated at forty-nine in all.
KERRY.
Rev. Canon O'Riordan, of Cahirci-
veen in acknowledging a subscription
of f10 from Dean Carmody, for the
O'Connell Memorial Crurch, says, 81
beg to acknowledge. with many thanks,
the receipt of flo from the Very Rev.
Dean Carmody P. p, V. G., for the
O'Connell Memorial Church." This is
the good deans third subscription. AS
such it is not only liberal and gencr-
GUS, but princely in it's munifcence.
The venerable dean has thus, as head
of the chapter, set good example,
which it is hoped will be followed by