The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1907-04-20
!! NEWS FROM lRELAND !
Antrim.

at Belfast numbers 113 out OF 2l2 cases.
The following seven gentlemen have
been elected to serve asharbor commits
sioners for the next three years.
Messrs. William John Jackson, 25 and
Fl Wellington place. Belfast, and Gull
ira. County Down, linen merchant; D.
G, Kemp John Lepper, VIM. r. Rea.
T. F. Shillington, ]. P: John Sinclair
and w. E. Williames. j. P. The first
named gentleman is a new member
and succeeds Mr. S. B. Stevenson, who
has retired. an dthe other six We're the
members who retired by rotation. and
who have been reelected unopposed.
Cavan.
A meeting under the auspices of the
United Irish League was held at Cliff
ferna on March "a. Mr.. j. Donohue,
Co. c., presided. Resolutions were
adopted demanding a full measure OF
Home Rule: the immediate reinstate--
ment of the evicted tenants: express
ing satisfaction at the passing of the
AdUOlSlo anu 4ONA ASAoAAs' ~ASNSi
and also at the approaching legisla-
ton in connection. with University ed
ucation in Ireland.
Carlow,
The religious ceremonies Of Holy
Week were carried out in the Cathed-
raj, Carlow. with great solemnity
Right Rev. DR.. Foley blessed the psalm
=, on Sunday, assisted by the Rev. L. Bro
ply, S. T. L., vice-president Carlow
college. The musical arrangements
were excellent At the Tenebrae on
Spy Wednesday and Holy Thursday
evenings the Bishop presided. The
college choir was augmented by some
excellent boys voices from the Chris
tian schools and st. Mary's college,.
Clare.
The late Very Rev. Dean White,
Nenagh, by his will, left ESQ to the
Nenagh branch of the st. Vincent de
Paul Society, and E so each to the
parish priests of Tulla, Ennis, Mill
town -Malbay, and Kilrush for the de-
serving poor. He left his residence
. in Nenagh to the parish priest for
the time being, on the understanding
that EGO per year be paid to the Con-
ven Poor Childrens Clothing Fund.
At the instance of Mr.. Halpin. Mr..
Runciman, the Financial Secretary to
the Treasury, has undertaken to rec
Commend that the facing of the Royal
College of Science shall be done with
the stone from the Donagone quarries,
West Glare. !;
a At the Cork Assizes on; March 20,
John Walsh. prisoner. was awarded
ESQ damages for SANDER against. a
water-bailiff named Kelleher. The
Islander complained Of was that the
defendant called plaintiff the murderer
of .Lawveen.. a bailiff, who. was killed
near Macroom about twenty years ago.
The residents of the City of Cork
and surrounding vicinity are greatly
pleased over the appointment to the
magistracy of Hackney, London, of AL
derman John Sheehan. who for many
years has been one of their leading
representatives on the local councils.
Down.
Newtownards, Bangor. Hollywood,
.comber. Kircubbin. Portaferry. in the
County of Down; Lisburn, in the Coun-
ty of Antrim: and Saintf1eld, Killy-
leagh, Downpatrick. Ardglass Ballina-
hinch, seaforde, Hillsborough, Dro-
more, Mora, cambridge, Clifford. Rath-
fryland, Newry, Rostrevor. Kilkeel,
Castlewellan, Newcastle and Warren
point, respectively, in the County of
Down, have been appointed as the
places respectively at which the Re-
vising Barrister for the County of
Down SHALL in every year, as by law
required, hold open Courts for the re-
vision of the lists of voters in the divi-
sions of County Down.
Derry.
On March 25 Randall A. Lamb
oplTlI llGICIldHl, AluSH I1dil StlCCt
Derry, died at his residence from the
effects of swallowing dose of strych-
nine, administered.
Dublin.
Z The great Irish Language Procession
will be held in Dublin on June 2.
The return of Irish emigration fol-
this year. so far as they are available
show an increase of nearly 400 during
5, the two months ending 2sth FEBRUARY
ISIS having emigrated during that pc.
Rod.
About II o'clock on the night a
March 20, woman named Margaret
Scully, IS years of age. accidentally fel
out Of a window of the two-pair back
room of the house 81 Moore street. ir
which she resided. She descended with