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Show 4 I Eatcst Irisb news : Antrim. William McCullen, J. P., Ballykilly-kilibeg, Ballykilly-kilibeg, has donated $5,000 for the benefit ben-efit of the orphans of the diocese of Down and Connor. Charles H. Moorhouse of Belfast was arrested in Manchester. England, on April 12, at the instance of the Belfast comporation, for having defrauded it while in its employment as a timekeeper. time-keeper. Sir Donald Currie. head of the shipping ship-ping firm bearing hsi name, died on April 13, at the Manor house, Sidmouth, England, where he had been staying. Deceased, w ho Avas the third son of the late James Currie of Belfast, was born in 1S25. Galway. The death of Rev. Martin Commons, P. P., Claregalway, occurred on April 14 at an advanced age. The annual congress of the Irish national na-tional teachers was opened In Galway on April 13, under auspicious circumstances. circum-stances. Speeches were delivered by Stephen Gywnn. M. P.. and Rev. Dr. Clarke, one of the commissioners of national na-tional education. The death is announced of Colonel Sir Theobold Hubert Burke of Glinsk, County Galway, aged 76. The deceased baronet, who served in the Crimea and in the Indian mutiny, was brother of Thomas Burke, under secretary, who was murdered in the Phoenix park, Dublin, in 1882. Sir Thebold never married, mar-ried, and leaves no heir. .Rt. Rev. Thomas O'Dea. bishop of' lonfert. County Galway, Ireland, has been appointed to the see of Galway to succeed the Most Rev. Dr. MacCor-mack, MacCor-mack, who resigned some months ago. r Donegal. Very Rev. B. Canon Kelly. P. P.. V. F., Kilbarron, received Into religion and gave the final vows of profession in the Order of Mercy, Ballyshannon, on April 14. to Miss Kathleen O'Donnell, O'Don-nell, the Hotel, Glenties. Most Rev. Dr. O'Donnell, lord bishop of the diocese, was unable to be present, but most of the clergy of the deanery of Donegal, ' diocese of Raphoe, were present, while several also attended from Clogher. i Amongst those present were: Right Rev. oMnsignor Walker, P. P., Donegal; Done-gal; Very Rev. James Canon McFad-den, McFad-den, P. P.. Dungloe; Very Rev. Patrick Canon Daly, P. P., Ballintra; Very Rev. Edward Canon Mulhern. D. D., P. P., Bundoran; and many other clergymen. Waterford. Exciting scenes were witnessed in Thomas street, Waterford, on April 15, when a posse of bailiffs proceeded to take possession of a house formerly in the possession of Mrs. Green. They found the place barricaded against them, and they were unable to effect an entrance. Death removed an old Waterford landmark in the person of Captain Mar-tin Mar-tin Power, who died at the Fanning's institute on April 14, at the fine old age of 90 years. The deceased, who owned and sailed the Prince Leopold out of Waterford about half a century ago, was out the day previous to his death, so that It was rather unexpected. |