The Irish standard., 1902-05-24

street. At present Baxter is detained
i'll the Mater lntirmorum Hospital, suf-
fering from the injuries inflicted on
him on the evening of the DIST of
April, in connection with which the
accused We're arrested. During the
hearing of the case the court was
crowded Aessrs. G. +. Holder, r.
NJ: +. ID. Ward. +. c. Johnston and
John Forsytlie were the magistrates
on the bench: and they having heard
further evidence, the accused were
again reniaMled on bail.
CORK.
The site of the exhibition buildings
is on the southern bank of the River
Lee. and between it and the Mardyke
Walk. 1t extends from Wellington
Bridge. which is it's western boundary.
Il distance OF nearly thrce-Quarters CT
a mile eastward toward the city. All
the grounds lying between the river
and the Mardyke Walk. including tile
liNtt!iN ttlNl Oul I'll lllc SVtl-
days Well Boating and Tennis Club.
and the cricket field of the County
| Cricket Club. have been taken over
| by the exhibition committee. more than
forty acres in all being devoted to The
purposes of the undertaking. Portions
of the grounds are beautifully wooded.
DERRY.
In Derry, OH April 81. a special court
was held ut Dungiven. to investigate
a charge against Michael Heancy. a
respectable farmer under the White
boy Act, Of abettinS certain men to
compel man named Blair by force to
leave his house. Blair was a yearly
tenant, from Heaney. of Il small house
at rent of II. On April 10. the land.
lord demanded the rent. Blair rcpl.,d
there We're other things to settle.
Ileaney left saying he would consult
his friends. On the following Sunday
night, five men, with blackened faces,
entered the house. and. while three
held Blair and his brother prisoners,
the others threw the furniture out of
the house. Heaney was returned for
trial. bail being accepted.
DONEGAL.
The return of Mr.. Hugh Law to the
House OF Commons. as member fer
West Donegal. in one respect breaks
the record, as it supplies the first i'll
stance of the election of son of an
Irish lord chancellor to the British par
lament. Mr.. Law is a sincere Nation
alist, being more of the Swift Mac.
Neill than of the Vesey Knox type.
He is the son-n-aw of a Donegal par
son. and. as representing Catholic
constituency his presence in the House
OF Commons will be another practical
evidence of what Catholic tolerance
means in Ireland.
DUBLIN.
The chief secretary's reply in parl:l-
ment on April IS. to Mr.. NIacyeagh's
question as to the religious beliefs of
the Royal Irish constabulary, is a valu-
able addition to the information on tie
subject already elected by the honor
able member regarding the religions
OF the resident magistracy of Ireland.
1t appears fifty-tive county inspect Is
are Protestants. rs against four Cath
olics, in all Ireland: and that sixty
district inspectors are Catholics, as
against 154 Protestants. 1t will be oh.
served how entirely disproportionate,
even to these figures, are the number
Of Catholics who attain the rank of
county inspector, showing that promo
ton among constabulary officers is
mainly determined by considerations
of religion.
GALWAY.
His Grace, the Archbishop. returned
to Tuam on May 2, after fortnights
visitation of the parishes of Moore,
killererin, GUNNER and Ballindine. In
each of these parishes his Grace ex-
pressed his pleasure at the flourislling
state Of religion, education and tenn
perance. In Moore $50 children were
confirmed, in Killererin about 200, in
GUNNER $50, and in Ballindine 800
children were presented. According
to custom, his Grace administered to
all the temperance pledge.
KERRY.
The funeral of Mr.. Daniel Scanlon
of the Queens Old Castle, Cork. who
died suddenly at that establishment on
on April %, took place on Thursday
April %, took place Or Thursday
handsome oak coffin, reached Listowe
railway station on the previous We'd.
nesday evening, in charge of Mr. Rich.
ard Scanlon, Of the firm Of Todd
Burns & Co., Dublin (deceased's broth.
err, and We're conveyed to Ballylong.
ford, and rested in the Roman Catholic
chapel over night. THE funeral, next
day, was largely attended, and deccas,
ed was consigned to mother earth
among his kindred in the old abbey at
Lisloughtin in the presence of large
circle of friends. The Rev. Patricl;
Pierse. p. F., Ballylongford. assisted
by the Rev. d. X. Harrington, oftici,
ated at the gravesde. The deceased
came of an old Ballymackessy stock
and he was 45 years of age.
LIMERICK.