Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1883-03-17 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

EGAN." Mr. Egan's friends still persist in stating that he has gone to Belgium to see one of his d inghters, who is at school there, and is at present ill. The police profess to be entirely ignorant of his whereabouts, but believe he has gone to Spain. The following letter has been sent by Mr. Jenkinson to Dr. Kenny, who desired to know why his natcis was mentioned by the authorities in connection with Mr. Egan's departure In answer to your letter of this morning, Mr. Jenkinson dmires to say that he never mentioned your name in his communication with the representatives of the press regarding Mr. Patrick Egan." t. The constabulary, at the instance of the Mayor of Londonderry, recently stopped the public sale of the Dublin Ermng Telegraph in the city, and seized the copiea of the paper offered for sale. The proceedings were under a statute known as the Lord's Pay Act. A large quantity of gunpowder has been stolen from • quarry near Ballydehob. It has not yet been traced. In consequence of the revelations arising out of the murder association inquiry in Dublin, six ex-suspects, residing near Ballyfaron, Boyle, who had been under police surveillance, have made their escape from the country. The premises of a man named Grogan, in Altegowlan, near Boyle, have beets maliciously burned down. Grogan was suspected of having given information in regard to the murder of a farmer named Brennan, which took place twelve months ago. =A Dublin correspondent telegraphs that the authorities have now positive information leading to the conclusion that large sums from the Land League f ands were applied to illegal purposes, and that at least two members of the Irish Parliamentary party and two prominent members of the Land League Executive were cognisant of the fact. At the recent Limerick Assizes, before a special jury, John Loonan, a respectable farmer, was indicted for having fired a revolver at another farmer named Maguire, with intent to murder. The prisoner was sub-agent of an mute, and had been boycotted by the Land I.,•ague, and had often been attacked. He was returning from a fair, when Maguire met him, knock.; lam down three times, and but him severely. Loonan tired a revolver, wounding Maguire ia the breast, and the ball bad not yet been extracted. The jury found the prisoner guilty "without raalice," and the judge nserved teatence. A portion of a weed belonging to Mr. John Beanaang, farmer, residing near Youghal, has, it is stated, been maliciously burned. It appears that owing to a dispute a labourer was about to be evicted from a cottage ou the property in which he had lived foes long time, and about an acre of growing timber was destroyed before the fire was discovered. Mr. Justice Lawson, at the opening of the cornmisaion of the assize for Armagh, in addreming the grand jury, congratulated the county on its freedom from crime. The cases to go before them were of an ordinary character, and did not require special direction from him. There was one exception to this favourable report. There was only one corner to which special reference might be made unfavourably Crossmaglen —but the Attorney - General had sent cases arising therefrom to another tribunal. It was feared that con-piracy raging in other poets of Ireland would find a footing in A:magh, but he was happy to say that state of things was coming to a close. The people's eyes were being opened to the motivm and principles that actuated the originators of the assassinations in other parts of the country, and the law was strong enough to overtake them. His lordship concluded by eispressing his satisfaction at the peace and order that prevailed in the county. Sir Wm. Verner, foreman of thegrand jury, read an address, congratulating Mr. Justice Lawson on his recent providential escape from assassination. His lordship expressed his thanks, and said the matters referred to had no tenors for him. So long ass man discharged his duty faithfully and well, under Providence, he had nothing to fear.