The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-10-23

[ XNEWS FROM IRELAND

OF Mrs. McCaughey, OF Belfast) and
two little daughters to mourn his
loss.
! Galway.
At special meeting of the Galway
County Council, convened to discuss
the stoppage of $4,000 pounds 15s lid
out of the Agriculture Grant in respect
of the cost of extra police, the chais-
man (Mr. J. A. Glynn) stated that the
council were now 1000 pounds in debt,
although if they were to carry on the
business of the county they should
have about $4,000 pounds to meet their
liabilities. Lord Killanin proposed a
resolution calling the attention of the
government to the unfairness of leav-
ing the cost of extra police on peace
able districts and postponing the strik-
ing of a special rate to meet the needs
of the county until their reply had
been received He said that during
the last three or four years they had
paid out about $4,000 pounds for extra
police, and for the upkeep of the force
in that time they had contributed in
directly a further sum of 10000
pounds.
! Kings.
Judge Curran, opening the quarter
sessions here on Sept. 20, said he was
glad to be able to congratulate Kings
county on a decided improvement
since the last quarter sessions there
being only three cases to go before
the grand jury. There were large
number of reported cases, especially
of an incendiary character, but the
county was large one, and in the
circumstances he could not withhold
the congratulations which he had ten
dered.
Kilkenny.
In connection with the Boyce es-
tate in South Kilkenny, matters con-
tinue to present grave aspect. 50
far no seizures have been made, but
such are expected to take place at any
moment. Since the property went in
tenants has assumed an entirely new
phase, and even without excepting the
many hard fought battles during the
land war in South Kilkenny. it is the
most complicated on record
Kerry. ,.
The Right Rev. James Duhig, bish-
op of Rockhampton, Queensland, was
in Killarney, the guest of the Right
Rev. DR.. Mangan. He visited the Lor-
eto. Mercy, and Presentation converts
and was highly pleased with all he
saw and heard at each institution, The
distinguished visitor also went for a
row on the lakes. and visited several
places Of interest in the district,
among them the Diocesan Seminary,
and was greatly pleased with the ex-
tremely large attendance of students
He left Killarney for Limerick, Sept
%. On the conclusion of his visit to
Limerick he proceeded to Monaghan,
to be present at the conservation OF
the new bishop for Clogher.
Limerick. 9u 49,
On Sept. %, the town clerk re-
ceived letter from the local govern
ment board suggesting that the hous-
Ing scheme prHviding for the erection
of 200 dwellings under the Housing
OF the Working Glasses Act, at a cost
of $4,000 pounds should be revised,
and that 100 houses only should be
built. 1t is inferred that the board
would sanction the smaller scheme,
subject to the consent of the treasury
:. Louth.
George Comerford Green, Esq, VIC,
has been appointed county court
Judge of and for the counties of Ar
magh and Louth, in the room of his
Honor Judge Kisbey, resigned. Mr..
Green Is son Of the late James Sulll-
van Green. &C, of Airhill, Co. Cork,
He was called to the bar in 1886, and
took silk in 1903. He has enjoyed a
varied and lucrative practice for sew
eral years, and has been in many i'm
portant cases, among others, the cele-
brated Tallow conspiracy case the
O'Hanlon and Logue case, in which
the validity of requests for Masses
was finally determined; and in the re-
, cent Cork SANDER case of Roche VIZ.
O'Brien. He has been for many years
one of the counsel for the local gov
eminent board and the commissioners
of charitable donations and requests,
and he appeared for the Dublin coun-
ty council on several occasions before
. Parliamentary committees and in the
courts in this country. Mr.. Green
was also professor of English law
in the Queens college, Cork, since
1902.