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ANTRIM.
The Presbyterian General Assembly,
sitting i'll Belfast passed resolutions
protesting against the establishing and
Dublin.
ARMAGH.
On June Sd, in Armagh, the Imperial
Grand Orange lodge of Ireland met in
the Uniorist club rooms, and con-
sdered the appeal brought by Mr..
Thomas III. Sloan, NJ. p, for South
Belfast, against the decision of the
Belfast grand lodge, suspendiny him
for two years, on account of the &C.
currences which took place at the
Orange demonstration held ut Castle
reagh on the 18th of July last. \
second charge was preferred against
him of presiding over his own lodge
while under suspension, for which he
was suspended for IL further tenn of
two years. After the evidence was
gone into about the Castlereagh meet
ing, and Mr.. Sloan stated his defence.
a resolution was moved that the grand
lodge had considered the conduct of
Mr.. Sloan OH the occasion referred to,
and believed same to be unbecoming
an Orangeman. but that, under the
circumstances stated, if Mr.. Sloan
would apologize to the grand lodge of
Belfast the suspension would not take
effect. An amendment was moved
that the suspension be confirmed,
which was carried by il large major
ity.
CLARE.
Mr.. Griftey, another political eX-
prlsvner has been reelected chairman
of the Corofin Poor Law union.
Mr.. Richard NJ. Helnessy, X. c.. has
been appointed senior crown prosecu-
tor for Clare, vice Edward AIorphy,
county court judge for Mayo, resign
ed.
CORK.
Mr.. Martin Riordan. J. p, has been
reelected chairman of the Middleton
rural council, and Mr.. David Ring was
unanimously elected vice-chairman.
Mr.. r. Power was elected chairman Of
the board of guardians: Mr.. Thomas
]. Bourke was elected vice chairman,
and Mr.. VIM. II. Fair. deputy vice
chairman.
On June 10. ut Skibbereen, an in
quest was held by Coroner Neville on
the body of Norah Wholly, aged 50
years, a farmers daughter, who had
been found drowned III Il well at
Munig. The evidence was to the effect
that the deceased. who was subject to
epileptic fits, had gone to well for
water, and having got Il tit, slipped ill.,
The jury found accordingly.
At Middleton, OH June ID, Arthur
James Mercer. butler formerly EN-
ployed by Mrs. Sadliar Jackson. was
remanlded on charge Of stealing
jewelry and diamonds valued at $4,000,
the property of Mrs. jackson.
DONEGAL.
On June 18th. a whale Is feet in
length and II feet in girth WAS caught
i'll Dungloe bay, Donegal. after an eX-
citing chase by IL tiotilla of row boats
from the neiyhborhood.
DOWN.
In the kings bench, Dublin, OH June
9Th, before Justice Gibson and Il COM
mon jury, the case was tried of Carey
VS.. Hall, in which the plaintiff, Miss
Catherine Carey, of MORA, sought
damages from Thomas Hall, Jr., a
farmer of the same neighborhood, for
breach of promise of marriage The
jury gave verdict, with f2OO dam
ages in favor of the plaintiff.
The Orange lodges of the Newry dis
trict are apparently bent this year on
attempting to invade Rostrevor and
Warrenpoint OH the 18th Of July. Last
year they We're forbidden by the gov
that there would have been, under the
circumstances. Il grave disturbance.
The Catholics have held Il meeting to
call on the government to prevent the
invasion.
DUBLIN.
The Irish e1nigra ton statistics for
Nav show that tho nInnl,nr Ofs prOi-
grants from Ireland during that month
was 1911, as against j,S12 in May,
1902. The total number for the five
months ending May 31st was 2O,G46,
as compared with 1853 during the
corresponding period of last year. An
anti-emigration society has been
started in Dublin with offices at No.
6 D'Olier street.
Mr.. Thomas Reilly. chief foreman
to the l.. and n. w. railway. at the
North Wall. Dublin. has retired from
the service having completed II years
with the company, thirty of which
We're spent at the North Wall. He
was widely known and respected by
the leading shippers of blood and
other stock by the Holyhead route.
The following deaths are announced.
in Dublin:-Junc 4tll, ut the Mater hos
pital. Louis. son of John and Eliza.
beth Quinn, 30 Montpelier hill, aged Z
years. On the same morning. at Tub