Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1883-03-24 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

STATE OF IRELAND.  The Dublin correspondent- of the Central News telegraphs : "From further inquiries I have made lam able LO confirm the news in re e:ence to one of the prisoaers charged with the Plnenis-park murders havin z made a full confeseion as to how the crime was committed, and as to who nuttily struck the fatal blows. The photographs of all the prisoners returned for trial in connection with the conspiracy to nattler have been taken. although ,onie of them strongly objected to sit, and bad to be het I while the .procese was going on. At the . . .  request of Lord' II trtington -the- likenwees of the men have been sent to him for inspection. Major  Blair, reaidint ..magiatrate,  brought to light astounding evidence ,connectlng O'Donovan Roma with the Patriotic Brotherhood Conapiracy in Crossmaglen. A he has been obtained to important documents in cyp One of the infogners in the Phrenix.park murde ll be sent to /111fa4 Assizes to give evidence. es of the informations against the Kilmainhant prboners have been furnished to their solicitors, except those recently taken. The documents found with some of the prisoners contain a lirt of members of the organisation, including several who were identified with the Fenian movement in 1566. It is not the intention of thilf.ehorities, however, to prosecute the Fenians beyond who were concerned in the murder conspiracy. Jo Carey, who shortly after his arrest made an as.signment of his property to trustees for his wife and family, has just succeeded in revoking the deed, and the property is now vested in himself. James Mullett's wife has written to the papers denying in the strongest terms that her husband has either tendered his testimony to the Government or been accepted as an approver. The castle season has been brought to a close with a State ball in honour of St. Patrick's Day. It wee a brilliant affair, being attended by an exceeding large number. Unusual precautions were taken, the guard being doubled, and also the police on beat. The Lord Lieutenant's household have teturneci to the Viceregal Loge, Phrenix-park. His Excellency will bent with the Ward Union Hounds, spending a couple of days in county Meath as the guest of General Fraser. Official circles are exercised about the appointment of Under Secretary, Mr. Hamilton, who has filled the office since the assassination of Mr. Burke, having arranged to return to the Admiralty at the I °ginning of May. Mr. Robinson. N ice-President of the Local Govetnment Board, is mentioned as a candidate, but it is generally accepted that the post will be given to Mr. O'Shaughnessy, M.P., whose ability is admitted, while his services to the Government on the Endowed Sch .ols Commission and the Irish Constabulary Committee of Inquiry, it is considered, have earned recognition.  fWaterford correspondent telegraphs that the Crown did not send up to the Waterford grand jury a bill against Mr. Joseph ,Biggar, M.P„ on a charge. of  itileged igedidon  The 7outt hosi'w was crowcred to  mem in anticipation of the trial being proceeded with. It is underetood to be the intention of the Attorney-General for Ireland to have the case tried at Wicklow Aaizee.  At a meeting of the Nationalists of Clontarf the following resolution relative to the Tipperary election seas passed : "That we call upon the electors of Tipperary to triumphantly return Thomas Mayne as their representative, in order th It it might serve an an answer to the speech of Mr. Gladstone, and show the world that Tipperary can't be influenced by sham Nationalists, who are really th: enemies of Ireland." Late at night seven men of the labouring class were arrested in Mullingar and conveyed to the police-station. The charge against them is not definitely known, tut it is believed they are arrested in connection with the Croghat murder. The Limerick police have not relaxed In their enrts to discover the dynamite which was stolen frotn the Ballinacurra magazine some time ago, although the., exertions have up to the present been unattended situ success. Ih ad-constables Melon and Rolleston have visited the tobacco mtablishment of Mr. John Ryan, Ellen-street, and made a clo-e search of the prembe., but nothing of an objectionable character was found. It is stated on authority, which is believed to be authentic, that the Royal Irish Constabulary are to receive an increase of pay of 7d. per day. In consequence of the prevalence of foot-and-mouth disease in Ireland, the Royal Dublin Society have resolved not to hold their spring cattle show this year, greatly to the disappointment not only of all interested in stock raising, hat the Dublin traders, who always expected from the show a stimulus to their trade.