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Wright entered the crown court of
the county Antrim, in Belfast, and
opened the. commission of AssiZes for
the county. III addressing the grand
jury, he congratulated them OH the
fact that there were only four Grim
inal cases OH the calendar. That
document had been drawn up before
the events of the 18th and 18th of
July had transpired; and his lordship
did not deem it any part Of his busi-
ness to hint at the kind of calendar
the next grand jury would have to
deal with.
On July 10Th. the collection, i'll con-
nection with the Irish Parliamentary
fund. was taken up in all the dis
tricts of Belfast. Numerous collectors
came forward willingly: and the out
come of their free will, and the gen
erosty of the people, will he shown in
IL substantial sum being forwarded to
the national treasurers.
tARMAGH.
A dispatch from Armagh, dated
July 18th, says:-".rhe peaceful Pri-
NATAL City has, for a number of
years, been free from Orange demon
strations: but, unfortunately it was
made the assembling point to-day for
the districts of Armagh, Killylea,
Ready, Richhill, and AIarkethill, and
IL meeting was held in the grounds OF
the Protestant bishops demesne. AT
the railway station, i'll the afternoon,
some belligerent members of the or
der gave full vent to their feelings in
the vilest language; and there were
several pugilistic encounters indulged
in."
CLARE.
In Ennis. Oh the evening of July
18th, the death occurred, after a
lingering illness. of Mr. John II. Har-
vey, clerk of the crown for Clare
Mr.. Harvey was Il native Of Upper
airy, but had for nearly half Il cen
tury resided in Ennis. Towards the
end of the Seventies he was appoint
ed clerk of the crown, but he had pre-
viously been deputy-clerk of the
peace. He had also been registrar to
the county court judge. For some
wears he was chairman of the old
town commissioners, and he had also
been connected with various local
bodies.
CORK.
At the monthly meeting OF the
governors Of the Cork district lunatic
asylum, on July 14th, Il discussion
took place on the motion of the Most
Rev. DR.. Browne, that the offices OF
matron. assistant matrOn, and hospital
nurse, in the auxiliary asylum, Yong,
hel. be entrusted to the nuns. The
bishop made Il strong case for the i'll
PRODUCTION of the nuns, and instanced
many public institutions successfully
conducted by nuns. NIr. O'Gorman,
Fermoy, seconded the motion, which
was supported by Mr.. Thomas Line
han and others. DR.. Meade, Protest
ant bishop of Cork, dissented from the
motion; which, however, was adopted
On July 18th, at Middleton, Arthur
James Mercer, butler, was returned
for trial to the next Cork assiZes, Oh
the charge of stealing diamonds and
jewelry. value $4,000, with wearing
apparel, and f1G in cash, the prop.
erty of Mrs. Sadlier Jackson, Ahan-
esk, Middleton, his late employer.
Sergeant Dummy, Holyhead, gave evi-
dence as to arresting prisoner, with
the stolen jewelry in his possession,
at Holyhead.
DOWN.
On July 14th, melancholy railway
accident occurred at Newry. Shortly
after ten o'clock a special train, with
through passengers from Belfast for
Warrenpoint, was waiting on the sid,
ing at the Dublin Bridge station, pend,
ing the arrival Of train from War
renpoint. Some Of the passengers got
out of the special train, and were in
the act of crossing the line to get Oh
to the platform when the train from
Warrenpoint came along and ran over
one of them-a man about 80 or 81
years of age-killing him instantly
The deceased, who was not identified
ives believed to be workman from
Belfast.
At the assizes in Downpatrick, OH
July 11th, John Kerr was convicted of
the murder of his wife, Sarah Anne
Kerr, at Lisburn on 18th March last
Lieutenant Il. r. Morrogh, an officer
of the Royal Irish Fusliers, testified
that prisoners character was good
throughout the Boer war; and Judge
Kenny, in passing sentence, said lie
was about to give prisoner penal ser.
vitude, but after the evidence of his
officer, he would sentence him to IL
months hard labor.
At the same assizes, John Little
and Robert Wilson We're convicted of
breaking into the premises of Will.
lam Rushwicll, jeweller, cambridge
OH the night of the 2Sth April, and
stealing thercfrom large lot of
valuable jewelry and watches. The
prisoners We're each sentenced to five
years penal servitude.
Robert ArBride. q Young soldier