The Irish standard., 1906-01-13
NEWS FROM IRELRND
Antrim.

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Antrim.
NJ. John Sinclair, Belfast, who was
askes. o contest North Antrim against
Mr.. William Moore, K. c., has declined
to do So In East Antrim, the present
Tory member, Col. M'Calmont has
been again adopted.
Armagh.
On Zee. 16ta in Dublin Court of
Chancery, before Justice Barton, iuog-
ment was delivered in the case of Sim
ton VS.. Sinton. The summons na,l
been taken out on behalf of William.
Maynard Sinton and David Arthur
Sinton, of Laurel Vale, Tanderagee.
County Armagh, the trustees and ex-
ecutors of the will of the late Thomas
Sinton, for the determination of inter
ALA the following questions, namely,
whether under the will of the said
Thomas Sinton his two daughters, Do
rothy and Jemima Sinton, were abso-
lutely entitled in equal shares to the
sum of $4,000 bequeathed by the tes-
tator with direction for payment to
them of interest thereon during their
lives. Whether his son, Alfred Sinton,
who is now married, takes, absolutely,
the sum of e14,OOO bequeathed to him
by the testator, but with a gift over
to the surviving brother should Alfred
Idle unmarried and without ISSUE"
Cavan.
In Dublin, on Dec. 10th, in the
Kings Bench, Mr.. P. Law Smith in
the matter of the Belturbet Urban
District Council VS.. Fitzpatrick and
another, applied on behalf of the de-
PENDANTS, Mr.. Fitzpatrick and Mr..
Rayburne, both of Belturlet, for an
order for discovery of documents. The
action was brought by Belturbet Ur-
ban District Council against them for
G164 against Mr.. Fitzpatrick, and for
e16O against Mr.. Rayburne on foot Of
fidelity bond, in which it was al
legged that the defendant guaranteed
the due collection of rates in the Bel
turbet district by rate collector en-
ployed by the plaintiffs. The defenses
were that the warrants were improper
ly issued, and that the plaintiffs had,
without notice to the defendants, given
time to the collector, whereby they al
legged, they were discharged, and that
the plaintiffs connived at and con-
Cured in, certain Irregularities in the
collection. The court made the order
sought.
Dublin, before the Lord Chancellor,
Justice FitzGibbon and Justice Holmes,
the arguments were concluded in the
case Of Whites estate. in which the
Treasury appealed against decision
of Justice Meredith in favor of the
power of the Estates Commissioners to
purchase untenanted land for the res
toration Of an evicted tenant The
court reserved judgment. Mr.. Cherry
K. c., on the part of the tenants con-
cerned, submitted that in the present
case no appeal lay from the decision
Of the Judicial Commissioned.
Cork.
At the Munster Winter Assizes, as
Cork, on Dec. 10th, James Driscoll and
Ellen Mccarthy were convicted of the
manslaughter of John Hallissey, in
Skibbereen, on Sept. 9th, last. Dris-
coll was sentenced to seven years
penal servitude, and Mccarthy to one
years Imprisonment. Catherine Dris-
coll, who was also accused in the case,
was acquitted.
At the same Assizes, Michs 81 Null
cahy, middle-aged man, was ar
raigned that, on July last. at Parta-
varrie, near Castlemartyr. he did fe-
loniously kill his wife, Margaret Null
cahy. The jury found the prisoner in
sane, and he was ordered to be kept
in custody during the pleasure Of the
Crown.
Carlow.
At meeting held at Carlow, on Dec.
14th, Most Rev. DR.. Foley. who pre-
sided. delivered an address on the In
dustrial question; and day was fixed
for the holding of meeting to estab-
lish a branch of the Irish Industrial
Association.
Donegal.
On Dec. goth, local Dublin {
Best, of Milford, was found hangllS
from a rafter in barn attached to his
fathers house. Deceased was a farmer
of about rs years of age.
. On Dec. 18th a fire broke out in the
timber store of Messrs Myles and Co.,
West Port, Ballyshannon. The dam
ages are estimated at $50.
Mr.. Patrick Gallagher, retired po-
lice pensioner, who for a long time
carried on business as licensed
victualler in West Port, Ballyshannon,
died on Monday, Dec. 18th.
The death is announced Of Rev.
Hugh Sweeney.
Dublin.
On Dec.20th, a local Dublin celebrity