The Irish standard., 1904-02-06
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ARMAGH.

ARMAGH.
On Jan. II, County Court Judge
Kisby delivered Judgment ut Lurgan
in the case in which the Portadown
urban council appealed from the de-
cision of the commissioner of valua
ton, exempting from rates the Presen-
tation convent, Portadown. The county
court Judge reversed the decision of
the commissioner and held that the
premises were liable for rates.
ANTRIM.
A dispatch from Chateaudun, France,
dated Jan. ID, says: 1.-The local court
has Just concluded the hearing of a
case arising out of the Paris-Madrid
automobile race, which was held last
spring. On May "a, in the course of
the race, car number 243, occupied by
an Irish gentleman, Mr.. Porter, aged
%, and Chauffeur VIM. Nixon, of
Belfast. broke down in taking turn
at level crossing at Bonneral. The
petroleum reservoir of the car caught
fire and Nixon, who was caught and
pinned down under the vehicle, was
burned to death. Mr. Porter, who was
charged with homicide caused by
recklessness, was sentenced to pay
fine of two hundred francs $4O) under
the Berenger law"
CAVAN.
Very Rev. John O'Reilly, of Virginia,
yicar-general of the diocese of Kill
more, who died on July % last, APP
pointed as executors of his last will of
Dec. -, 1898. his nephew, Mr.. Patrick
O'Reilly, Of Glasslock, and the Very
Rev. Patrick O'Connell, of Cootehill,
who have valued his estate at G3,47G
3s. 3D. The testator hequeathed f1O0
to the Poor Clare nuns of the convent
of Ballyjamesduff; 91OO for masses to
be said for the repose of his soul; 600
towards the completion of st. Mat
thew's church, Maghera; ESQ for i'm
provenent to the chapel at Lurgan;
1900 each for his neces, Mary O'Reilly
and Maggie Wilcox; 91OO to Edward
O'Reilly: and some other legacies. He
left his residuary estate. as to two
thirds, for his said neice. Maggie Will
lock, and as to one-third to his said
nephew, Patrick O'Reilly.
CORK.
The American mail transportation
question is up again with Il venge-
ance." A London Dispatch dated Jan.
10, says: ''In order to expedite the de-
livery of mails from American steam
ships the line will in future land their
mails at Plymouth instead of South
ampton. The arrangements came into
operation this morning, when the
steamship Philadelphia reached Ply
mouth With twenty tons of mails
shortly before five The work of trans
ferring them to the tender and thence
to the Great Western train in waiting
was quickly accomplished. The train
left the dock station at $50 and reach
ed Paddington at -. BY the altered
method of transit it is claimed that the
mails will reach the metropolis at
least three hours sooner than hitherto
whilst for the Midands and the North
seven or eight hours time will be
saved. Bristol is a natural geographic
al center for the distribution of mails
to South Wales, the AIidlands and the
North. Some hundreds of bags for
those places were put out there, ia
cilities being provided for sorting the
letters on the journey from Plymouth
\ few passengers of the Philadelphia
Travelled to London by the same train
The municipality and commercial men
of Plymouth are taking a lively inter-
est in this further development of the
western port.
CLARE
Most Rev. Dr. McRedmond. Cath
Ollie bishop of the diocese of Killaloe,
has resigned the craftsmanship of the
Clare lunatic asylum committee. At
the last meeting of the committee, on
the motion Of Mr.. D. O'Loghlin, sec
Onded by Mr.. Blackall, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted
"That we have heard with extreme
regret the letter of his lordshp,, Most
Rev. DR.. NIcRcdmond. rendering his
resignation of the Craftsmanship of this
committee. a position which he filled
with marked ability and impartiality
and much advantage to the institution
for many years. The committee would
respectfully ask his lordship to recon-
slider his letter of resignation. as his
invaluable services were never more
needed than they will be in the near
future. in view of the vast expensive
changes which are being carried out
in the asylum"
CARLOW.
On Sunday evening, Jan. -, spe-
cially convened meeting of the Father
Murphy Memorial committee was held
in the Town Hall, Tullow, for the
purpose of selecting the site for the
memorial, the form or design it is to
take, and arranging" other minor de-
tails in reference to the memorial.
There was full attendance of the
committee, and the liveliest interest