The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-03
Ireland Is StnI Disturbed by Internal Dissensions and Disputes Between Factions
Week-End NelDs ofDubli1l

number of the exhibits in this section were clearly not 1t for the purpose for which they were entered. Tn the sheep section there was falling on of is as compared with the entries of last year. but the quality of the .ex- hibits was good. There was an in- crease in the entries in the dairy, farm produce. and poultry sections.
 The fishermen of Lough Neagh. from the Counties of Antrim, Down. and Derry. have declared their intention of appealing to the House of Lords against the judgment of the Court of Appeal restraining them from fishing for cells in the portion of the Lough known as Toorne Bay. The action has opened up page of every ancient his- tory. The plaintiffs obtained an in- Junction against the fishermen under lease dated 18th July, 1905. from the Earl of shaftesbury for the residue of hve thousand years The title began with letters patent of srd July. issi, granted by Charles II, to Arthur Earl of Donegall and his heirs bestowing on them the hshings of the Lough. Lord Justice Holmes. in delivering the judgment of the Court of Appeal. said there could be no doubt that these fisheries were at the date of the lease vested in the Earl of Shaftss-
 
 to hold that the Monarch was him. self seized in fee of them. Perhaps the House. of Lords will apply itself to this interesting question. The fisher men. by resolution, have reiterated their claims to the rights and privi- lsges exercised for centuries by their forefathers.
 Aforce of fifty police which lief Ros- common last Wednesday night for c secret destination travelled to Athione and then to Ballygar and Baiiyforan, where they arrested 24 men and three women. The prisoners were alleged to have been involved iu c recent cat tie raid on the lands of Mir. Bourke at Castlefrench. Strongly guarded. the accused were renewed on cars and in brakes to Baliinasloe. Eighty extra police now keep watch over MT. Bourke's lands which are being patrol led night and day. A few days ago Mr. Bourke offered his establishment In Baiiysar for sale by public auc- ton, but there were no bidders. At special court the prisoners were all bound over to kep the peace and gave ball.
 The Kiilulagh Branch of the United Irish League tcounty westmeath), at its local meeting, adopted a resolution protesting against objectionable" per- sons taxing part in the Westmeath Hunt. and informing the master that if these people continue to hunt the land of all farmers In the district will be laid with poison.
 The following resolution has been adopted by the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland:-''rhat this Grand Lodge sympathlzing deeply with oppressed loyalists irrespective of creed through out Ireland, and with a view to help ing them, authorizes the grand secra. tary to communicate with the various county grand lodges and with other local organisations of loyalists, with the object of ascertaining whether help can be given to them by the Orange institution and In order that action may be taken where it is found possible to give such help as may be required" A committee has been ap- pointed consisting of Lord Erne. Lord Farnham, Colonel the Hon. Henry Maxwell. Sir James H. Stronge, Col onel Robert H. Wallace. c. B.. and others in connection with this move- ment The committee has held it's first meting. and has opened an ae- count in the Belfast Bank in the joint names of Lord Erne and Lord Earn ham. Every country grand lodge in Ireland will be called on to give assis- fance financial and otherwise. and an appeal will be issued to sympathizers in England and Scottlapd for funds to carry on the work.