The Irish standard., 1905-08-05

Captain Shawe-Taylor with mas
sive silver goblet, on the occasion of
his marriage on July 18th, in recogni-
tion of his services, as chairman of
the committee, in connection with
the harbor and pier Of Kinvara.
The Lord Chancellor has, on the
recommendation of Lord Clonbrock,
Lieutenant for the county, appointed
Mr.. William Gorham, OF the Square
Clifden, to the Commission of the
Peace, for the County Of Galway.
Kildare.
On July 9th, large crowds of people
from Dublin travelled in special
trains, from Kingsbridge to Sallins,
and from there proceeded to Bodens.
town, on a pilgrimage to the grave of
Wolfe Tone. Major MacBride pre-,
sided at meeting held in the grave.
yard, where an address on the life of
Tone was delivered.
Kerry.
In Tralee, on July 11th, Justice
Holmes opened the Kerry Summer
Assizes, and in addressing the grand
jury, said there was only one case,
and that not very serious one, in
which bill of indictment would be
sent up to them. That the Assizes
of the county should have such a
small amount of criminal business
was naturally and reasonably sub
ject of congratulations. AS far as he
could see, there seemed to be no Sc
rious crime in the county.
Kings County.
In Tullamore on July 12, at Special
Court, before Mr.. James Hayes, j. P.
well-dressed man named Robert Nc
Auliffe, was charged, in custody, with
obtaining money by fraudulent pre-
tences, from John McAuliffe, OF
Shandrum, County Cork, by represent
ing that he had fallen heir to legacy
of s14,000 which a relative had left
him in Australia. He gave the man
several sums of money, and when he
was going away left him at the rail
way station with his trap. The legacy
proved to be fiction, and the police
arrested McAuliffG in Philipstown
where he was posing as a repairer OF
clocks. The prisoner was remanded
in custody, pending the arrival of a
police escort from County Cork.
Limerick.
At Limerick Assizes, Richard Kee
nan was sentenced to six and Martin
O'Brien to twelve months imprison
ment for burglariously entering q
house at Ballinacurra.
In Limerick, on July 10th, while en-
gagged in repairing rain chute on q
house at Cecil street, John Downes
a mason's assistant, fell GO feet, and
when picked up life was extinct. De
ceased had ladder resting on a mar
row plank, projecting from a window
and it is conjectured that the ole
chute, Of which he had a hold, gave
way, causing the fatal accident
The death took place on July 18th
of Very Rev. Francis Meredyth, who
was Protestant Canon, Rural Dean
and Precenter, in Limerick diocese
Deceased was eighty-two years of age
Longford.
The remains of Rev. Father O'Reil
ly, young priest from the Argentine
Republic, who was originally native
of Ballinamuck, County Longford, ar
rived in Longford on July 7th, anG
were met by a extremely large funera
cortege. The deceased clergyman was
but some six years on the mission
Louth.
At Bellewstown Race Meeting, or
July 9th, the Leggan Hall Plate was
won by Mr.. S. Aries Roseland; the
Grand Stand Plate by Mr.. R. H. Walk
er's Rose Croft; His Majesty's Plate
by Mr.. J. Crews Rappel; the Crocka
fotha Plate by Mr.. E. Mullally's Mas
ter Mick; the Meath Plate by Count
Stolberg's Armida; and the Stewards
Plate by Mr. E. Delaney's Shallon.
Leitrim.
In the Court of Kings Bench, Dub
lin, on July 18th, Mr.. Harrington lin
structed by Mr.. R. A. Corscadden, so
licitor) applied on behalf of Patrick
Woods, of Drumdoo, County Leitrim
for an order to deem the service of
petition as being good. The notice of
the petition had been served within
seven days. This should have been
served within five days, but counsel
said that the service was being evad.
ed, which was required to be personal
service. Counsel moved on the afi-
davit of one Gallon, of Mohill, who
stated facts which counsel considered
supported his application. The peti'
tion alleged that John Wynne and
Farrell Reynolds were candidates,
with the petitioner, for the position
of District Councillors for Drumdoo
Electoral Division, and that they
were declared elected; but the peti-
toner claimed that it was he who had
been legally elected, alleging persona.
ton and improper reception of votes
at the election on the part of the
others. The Court required notice OF
the application to be served on the