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CITY OF DUBLIN.


Dublin Weekly Freeman, Aug. 49,
The funeral Of the Rev. J. O'Brien
OF Inchicore took place on Monday
ON Friday evening the annual meet
ina of the Dublin branch of the Town
Tenants association was held. Mr..
Briscoe. T. c., read a most encourag-
ing report.
A resolution was passed at Wednes-
days meeting of the North Dublin
board of guardians directing the mas
ter not in future TO admit persons hay-
ing money or who are pensioners.
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On Tuesday in the northern police
court. before Mr.. Mahony, William
Pownev. butcher, 113 Great Britain
street. was fined So for having exposed
for sale meat which was unsound ana
unfit for human food.
At the adjourned quarterly meeting
of the Dublin county council on Thurs
dav Mr.. William Field gave notice OF
his intention TO propose a resolution
condemning the redistribution propos-
ais Of the government.
on Monday a fire broke out in the
provision shop No. SO Patrick street
owned bv Mr.. Edward Kelly. The shop
and contents were completely de-
slroyed The tenant overhead was
saved owing to a freproof ceiling be-
tween the stories. The fire brigade pre-
vented the adjoining buildings being
injured.
While three men named James john
ston. John Murphy and Edward Kill
bride We're boating near the Pigeon
House coast guard station on Thurs
day their boat capsized, and they were
jim danger Of drowning but for the
prompt action Of the coast guards, who
rescued the party.
Wednesday the city coroner held an
inquest in the. Mater hospital on the
body Of Thomas McKenna, van driver
in the employment Of Messrs Twinem
Brothers. mineral water manufaCtur-
ers, who had died in the hospital Of
injuries which he sustained by falling
from the step Of the van on which he
was standing while driving. The YER
dict was in accordance with the med
ical testimony, but the jury added that
the van should never have been pro-
vided with a seat for the driver
on Friday. in the southern police
court. Mr.. Swifte gave Judgment on
the summons Of the board of works
against James Wilson, charging that
he used st. Stephens Green for the
purpose of betting and bOokmaking.
The magistrate held that the bylaw
prohibiting betting and wagering had
not been painted on boards in legible
characters" as a section Of the Steph-
ems Green act required. and therefore
dismissed the summons: but said he
should not encourage the defendant to
persist in betting operations there if
the bylaws should be properly pub
lished.
At the meeting of the Dublin port and
docks board on Thursday a letter from
the solicitor to the board of trade. COM
planning of undue favoritism on the
part of the Great Southern & Western
Railway company towards the port OF
Waterford against the Dublin port was
read. and applying for the appointment
of an arbitrator to consider the numer-
Gus matters IN connection with through
rates. which the board wants rectified'
on Wednesday. at the half-yearly
meeting of the Cork. Bandon K South
Coast railway. reference was made to
the necessity for a connection between
the Great Southern & Western rail
way and the Cork. Bandon 6, South
Coast railway at Cork. The directors
report. recommending payment Of a
dividend Of pc per cent, being an in
crease of one-half per cent on the last
dividend, was adopted.
On Wednesday the half-yearly meet
ing Of the Cavan & Leitrim Railway
company was held at its offices, 81 Col
lege Green. The report showed net
decrease of income Of G21S for the hall
year as compared with the correspond
ing period of last year. The outgoing
directors and auditors were reelected
and a resolution of thanks was passed
to the chief secretary for his action il
securing for the company grant o.
e24000 to enable them TO make exten'
sions TO Rooskey and the Arigna val
ley.
The Oireachtas was opened on Mon
day at the Rotunda under the mos
favorable conditions. There We're com
petitions in solo singing. chess, etc
Irish plays were produced during tht
evening. DR.. Douglas Hyde, presiden
Of the Gaelic League. was present. and
delivered an address. in the course o.
which he dealt with the progress o
the Gaelic movement and commented
on the action Of the British treasury
in Withdrawing the fees for the teach
ing Of Irish. In the name Of the Gaelic
League he called on the national 6oarC
to resist by every possible means il
its power the attempt made to TAX
away the control of Irish education
from Irishmen. The art exhibition wa
opened in the Pillar room.