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Show i' 1 ate Irish flews j 5 CITY OF DUBLIN. , j I ' (Dublin WpcUv Fijeoraau, Sept. -4.) I At a moeling- of the ToVu. Jenants' Jcague executive in Dublin, encouraging reports were presented. A resolution res-olution was parsed strongly protesting- against the pro-4 pro-4 1 i posed introduction of the "cash on delivery" system into Ireland. One speaker remarked that the sy-.?em would make every postman in Ireland a traveler ior English goods. ' The Unionists objected to the votes of a number of priests, professoYs - of 'Cloniffe arid AH Hallows colleges nd St. Patrick's training college, and members of the Yincentinn community at Fhibsborough. The revising barrister at Drtimeoridra, afler hearing the evidence, reserved judgment. i ' 4- At the fortnightly meeting of the Dublin Trades Council iou -Monday a resolution was adopted withl'et-erence withl'et-erence to the publication of the works of Irish authors in London instead of in Dublin, and suggesting the holding of a conference on the subject, convened by ilie council, between publishers, authors and others concerned. con-cerned. On Tuesday in the Northern Police court, in the hearing of a charge against a iloat driver of knocking down a man by negligent driving, the presiding magistrate, mag-istrate, Mr. ilahouey, remarked that in Lower Leeon ftreet every morning, while certain fashionable people were motoring into Diublin from the suburbs, there was no safety for life or limb. On Thursday, at the revision of the voters' lists for the borough of Dublin, the allegation regarding the tampering with the official objections by the town clerk to certain voters was investigated. The revising bar rister paid it, was clear that the town clerk or the printers print-ers had nothing to do with the matter; who did it was still a mystery. Poole's Myriorama company were fined at the police courts on Wednesday for allowing the passage to the Hound Room Ilotunda, where iheir performances arc faking place, to become overcrowded. It, was mentioned men-tioned that all the places of amusement, in the city were doing their best to meet the views of the corporation in ihe matter of safe exits for the audience. -f- The Irish Cattle Traders & Stock Owners' association associa-tion at its weekly meeting dealt with various complaints against the carrying companies. A concession from the ; Midland it Great Western Railway company was announced. an-nounced. It was decided to take action against the refusal by the railway and shipping companies to give rebates on through bookings of cattle via Dublin. 1 ALL AROUND IRELAND. A hundred mill hands are emigrating from Belfast to Canada. ' 4 A branch of the Town Tenants' association has. been established in Claremorris. ' A man named McClelland was murdered near Mo- hill. Countv Leitrira, on Wednesdav night. j 4 I Xotice has been served of an application for an injunction in-junction to restrain those who are claiming sporting rights on ihe Clanricarde estate. The Belfast'Trades Council have passed a resolution calling on the corporation to get all ihe tramcars required re-quired for the electrical service built in the city. In a report of the. Bartlemy great horse fair, it is suggested that there is tendency to decentralization, and the consequent decline' of the great horse marts of the country. - . Michael McXally. a young bricklayer residing at Athlone, was remanded on Monday on a charge of attempted at-tempted murder of Uis wife and child. -- 4- An increase of emigration is reported from the East Kerry districts, due. it is supposed, to the cheap Transatlantic Trans-atlantic fares now offered by the various Atlantic carrying car-rying companies. At a Xaiionalist meeting, under the auspices of the Cord a 1 I. L. L.. in the East Kerry district, held on Sunday, ihe resolutions recently adopted by the national na-tional directory were unanimously endorsed. Ou Tuesday an enthusiastic meeting of the Belfast I "niter Iri-h leairue registration committee was held iir which important steps were taken to further the revision of the west division. . On Wc'diio-dsiy in Drogheda the second annual agri-euiiursil agri-euiiursil and industrial show was successfully opened. Tlf-rc wen: close on 1,10 entries, against 700 last vcar. - An important meeting to deal with the education question will he held in Bailaghnderrocn early in October. Octo-ber. The bishop will preside, and the meeting wilL be ;.dd;ossrd by Mr. .Tolm Dillon, M. P. . i Before bis honor Judge Adams objections were made by Lord Dunravrn's employes to a large number of Nationalist voters, but the objector said be had acted in ignorance, ar.d the votes were allowed. - The SkreMi run Dromoie branch of the T'nited Iris-h league, in the County Sligo. unanimously adopted the resolutions of the national directory 1o pledged full support to the Irish i tarty. . 4 The member? f the Belfast Tramways committee, nt a meeting on Thursday, discussed the proposed extension ex-tension of the r-t'"ni. and decided In have the work carried out, not by the corporation, but by a contrac- j lr. The third 3nni;al show of Wexford Agricultural so-j , iciy wai mo.-t successful on Wednesday, ihere being tine weather, a large attendance and good dasses. the exhibits being in to a vcrv good standard. ;l- . An inquest was held at Sneem on Tuesday relative to the death of a game keeper named John Sheehan. The medical evidence, showed that the cause of death was apoplexy, nnd the jury found to that effect. Over one thousand workers in Mers. ITarland it I Wolff's shipbuilding yards in Belfast have been paid off.. The reason is not officially stated. Hundreds of workmen have also beeto riischarcgd from Messrs. ' Workman, Clark it Co.'s concern, j The action of the police authorities in proclaiming ihe public funeral proposed to be given to an old Fenian nnd evicted tenant who died in Swinford workhouse recently re-cently was condemned at a special meeting of the Tub- bcrcurry district council on Monday. The congregation at St. Felrrp church. Warren-point, Warren-point, on Sunday last subscribed 123 in response to an appeal by the bishop of Dromore for funds for the , structural alterations and improvements in progress in the cathedral, Xewry. At the quarterly meeting of the South Longford executive U. L. L., Mr. Farrell, M. P., presiding, the resolutions of the national directory were unanimously adopted, and a vote of thanks passed to Mr. Farrell for his services in parliament. ' - At the revision sessions for the Rathkeale district of Limerick county, Judge Adams heard objections to claims for votes, the objector in some ease.? from the I C room district being Lord Dunravcn, who' It-presents the division in the county council. I ?X - aj the Couuty -Meath Agricultural-society i-eiu their cattle, sheep, flower aud fruit show in Xavan. J lie ontries were large,-and the exposition on the whole m a Pronounced success. In the jumping competition one ot the riders was thrown amLwas unconscious ior about -fifteen minutes. - - - - Mr. John lyoctfe, a seaniany has been awarded -500 ufimages n the English superior courts for personal injurie.- -sustained by. him. as-mate of the SS. Speedv, ot -Wry, whilst-tlii-vessel was. undcixoing repaid on the slip of -the defendants in tbcactiuiv Messrs. Dav, Summers it Co., Southampton. . .; . A bailiff named Robert Gillespie, emplovcd bv Major JJopping Hepenstal, Derrycasson, County Longford, as dl.ard at. the Granard petty seioiis on Wednesday Wednes-day with printing a revolver at some young -men ot the district, and was returned for trial ' " x Details have come frolh'QuecnMbwii of llic terrible experience., of the sailing ship 1 nvcrncill. which arrived ar-rived at that port, yesterday from Melbourne, after encountering en-countering weather of the worst and Toughest description descrip-tion during the entire voyage. At. the second day of the Curragh September meeting meet-ing ou Wednesday Almanac won the Curragh plate, Shanganagh Park the. Xursery Make. Icy Lass the Turf club-cup, beating St. Brendan, 'which thu suffered defeat de-feat for the first time on Irish .oil; Baral. the Eastern' stakes, Consilio the Harvest plate, and Claret Lass tin-Stewards' tin-Stewards' plate. 4- At the Carragh meeting on Thursday, Lady of the House won Ihe September stakes. Clonmcl His Majesty's Maj-esty's plate, Graybeard ihe Sprinters' phi to. Bushy Bell the Dudley cup. Woolahra colt the Railway stakes, Peterrield the Flying plate, and Kaferagh the Corinthian Corin-thian plate. - ! .'-' 'Ihe agricultural department was the subject of con- . siderable criticism at the meeting of the Wcstmeaih ; county committee, the chief complaint being that the ! department had failed to supply a qualitied instructor, , though the necessary funds were voted by the county i council. ' The South Tipperary executive of the U. L L.. at a meeting held in Cahir on Wednesday,'' adopted resolutions resolu-tions declaring confidence in Mr. Redmond's chairmanship chairman-ship of the Irish party, condemning ' the government for broken pledges in parliament, ami approving of the action of Cork City in re-electing Mr. W. OTJrien, M. P. Mr. J. Cullinan, member for the division, addressed the meeting. On Tuesday the golden jubilee of the Rev. Mother Ignatius (O'Coiinell), Presentation convent, Castleisl-and, Castleisl-and, was celebrated with every manifestation of rejoicing. rejoic-ing. Priests attended from various parts of the diocese, while the people of the parish flocked in hundreds to participate in the ceremonies, and tender their congratulations congrat-ulations to one who holds a warm place in their affec-:ions. A Cork correspondent. writes: "In the course of a very interesting lecture last Thursday at the Assembly rooms, Mr. Grattan Flood made the suggestion that in Cork, at least, the. approaching centenary of the author of the "Bells of Shannon'' ought to be observed in a befitting way. From Mr. Flood's researches it appears that Fr. Frank Mahony, or "Father Prout."' was born in the city of Cork on Dec. 31, 1804, and, therefore, a suitable commemoration ought to take place to keep green the memory of a mort remarkable, literary priest. On Thursday an exhibition of fat cattle, roots, poultry, poul-try, eggs and butter was held in the park grounds, Long- ioro. jnere was also a butter making competition. A good deal of interest attached to theday's proceed-mgs. proceed-mgs. The poultry, egg and butter departments were entrusted to committees of ladies representing the following fol-lowing centers: Ivillahce, Ballinalee. Granard, Edge-worthstpwu,..Keenagh Edge-worthstpwu,..Keenagh .Ballymahon, Longford, Drum-lish. Drum-lish. There was a large gathering, representing every portion of the county. A military band from Mullingar J attended, and discoursed a selection of music during the afternoon. The competition was keen in every section, sec-tion, and the exhibits were admitted to have reached a very high degree of excellence. Under the auspices of the United Irish league, a meeting was held on Sunday at Robcen, a populous district about six miles from here, and was attended by representative men from Claremorris. Ballinrobe and the adjoining districts. The object was to celebrate the victory of the united agitation against landlordism. Some ten years ago a poor, struggling farmer, named Reilly, was evicted from his holding by. Mr. T. F. Rut-lodge, Rut-lodge, sub-sheriff of the county, for non-payment of rent, and a man named McGurren placed in possession. Reilly still set. up his claim to the old place and for interfering with McGurren was, with his son. prosecuted prose-cuted aud imprisoned. His otfers to the landlord in settlement of the debt were refused, and it was only after Mr. William O'Brien's letter to Mr. T. Ileraghty, J. P., chairman of the Ballinrobe district council, on the subject.. that r. Rutledge agreed to have the evicted evict-ed tenant reinstated. - Reilly owed, four years' rent, and the terms of his reinstatement Avcrc tha't he paid three years' rent with costs. This he did, and is now back again. |