Irish News

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 21, 28 May 1908, Page 27

Irish News

ANTRIM— FataI Accident A very sad accident, resulting ,in the death of the Eev. M. Leahy, Saintfield, occurred on Sunday, April 5. Father Leahy, after celebrating Mass at Carrick Mannan, -was returning to- Saintfield, when the horse which he was driving fell, and the shafts of % the vehicle snapped. Father Leahy was thrown violently to the ground, falling on his head. He was immediately removed to his residence,, where he passed away some hours latej, without having recovered consciousness. The deceased, who was forty-seven years of age, -was a native of Donaghadee. "> CAVAN— No Criminal Cases Judge Drummond, K.C., was presented with white gloves by the Sheriff at Cavan Spring Quarter Sessions, there being no criminal case for hearing. CLARE — An Instructive Comparison At the Kilrush Quarter Sessions, neither the grand jury nor the petty jury were sworn, as thero was no criminal business. Judge Bodkin, X.0., County Court Judge for Clare, was then presented by Major Cullinan, UnderSheriff, with white gloves, as indicating the peaceable state of West Clare. His Honor said he thanked the Sheriff very much for the white gloves. No presentation could have given him greater pleasure, as it showed the crimeless state of the Kilrush district, and he hoped white gloves would be a quarterly tribute. A good deal had been lately said about crime in Ireland, but he would like to know how many pairs of white gloves were presented to judges in England in the County Courts. Such an inquiry and comparison would be an instructive one. CORK— A Serious Fire By a fire which occurred at Fermoy on May 10, the damage done was estimated at £25,000. The premises of Messrs Daniels, Quinlan, Punch, and Mannix were destroyed. Consumptive Sanatorium In connection with the recent inquiry held by the Local Government Board Inspectors into an application by tlie Cork Joint Hospital Committee for sanction to a loan of £12,000 for the erection of a Consumptive Sanatorium at Streamhill, near Buttevant, a letter has been received from the Board sanctioning the loan, but suggesting alterations in the plaj^of the building. The site, consisting of over 100 acres, was given free by Mr. Langley Brazier Creagh. DUBLlN— Senate of the New University It is stated that amongst those included in the Senate of the New Dublin University are: — Dr. Douglas Hyde, Professor Coffey, Dr. Cox, Chief Baron Palles, Father Delany, Mr. Butcher (M.P.), Sir _C. Nixon, Professor H. MaeWeeney, Surgeon McArdle, Stephen Gwynne (M.P.), Mr. Butler, Professor Pye Galway, Professor Magennis^ Professor Windle, Dr. O 'Carroll, and two Catholic Bishops. GAL WAY— After a Lapse of Twenty Years One of the most remarkable chapters in the history of the famous evictions on the Clanricarde Estate over twenty years ago has been brought to a close. Mr. Patrick MeDermott, formerly M.P. for North Kilkenny, and one of the Clanricarde evicted tenants, has been given possession of a farm of over 100 Irish acres on the Pilkington Estate at Carrageen, about four miles from the city of Kilkenny. This estate contains altogether over 200 acres, and" was recently acquired by the Estates Commissioners. Of the remaining portion, the larger part has been given to another- evicted tenant; a Mr. -Butler ; while two workmen on the estate were put into possession of similaT allotments. KILDARE— The Bishop's Opinion The Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, on being asked his opinion regarding the Government's proposals with reference to higher education in Ireland, said : — 'The financial provision for Dublin College is miserably inadequate. Still, the prospects are hopeful, and the Chief Secretary deserves gratitude for an honourable attempt to redeem his promise. '

LEITRIM— White Gloves for the Judge At the;Carrick-on-Shannon Spring Quarter Sessionß, : Coudty Leitrim, Ms Honor, Judge Drummond, received white gloves as emblematic of the crimeless state of the County. LIMERICK— The Late Judge Adams ' The death took place in London on April 4 of County Court Judge Adams, of Limerick, at the age of seventy years. He began life as a reporter on the * Southern Reporter,' in Cork— a journal that was afterwards continued as - the 'Cork Herald.' Later he went to Dublin, and he availed himself of the opportunity to study for the Bar. In 1873 he was called to the Bar. His ready, eloquence and keen forensic insight quickly brought him to the front, and so he came to appear in the State trials that took place in the early eighties. He was on the Commission that investigated the Belfast Eiots of 1886. In 1894 he was appointed County Court Judge of Limerick, and- how well he filled the position, with credit to .himself and advantage to the people, everybody knows. He was a national favourite, his wit, no less than his sound and merciful judgments, endearing him to a people with whom both qualities of humour and fair play are characteristic. Unconventional at all times, he was a standing protest against the tyrannical methods of most Irish law courts. He never, during his judicial career, forgot the principles of Nationality, early instilled into his heart, and, unlike many Irish judges, he never was known to drop a word from the Bench that could even be construed into a belittling reflection on the National character. The news of his death was received with a general sorrow that was hardly less than the grief of those who knew him best. TIPPERARY— The University Bill The Archbishop of Cashel has expressed himself, with regard to the Irish University measure, in the following terms :— 'l think the principles underlying the Government's University proposals will be acceptable to Catholics; but, in my opinion, the financial provisions are inadequate and short of that support which equal treatment demands ' WEXFORD— Death of a Priest The death is reported of the Very Rev. Sylvester Canon Cloney, pastor of Castlebridge, County Wexford, after a protracted illness. Canon Cloney, who was uncle of the Administrator of Wexford (the Rev. T. Cloney), had reached the seventieth year of his age. GENERAL An Irish Team to go to Rome At a recent meeting in Dublin of the Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association, it was decided to send a team of at least fifteen athletes to Rome in September to compete in the sports to be held in connection with the Holy Father's Jubilee. A Tribute to the Late Prime Minister After Mr. Asquith and Mr." Balfour had spoken in feeling terms in the House of Commons of the late Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman's resignation, Mr. J. Redmond paid the following tribute to the sincerity of the late Prime Minister : 'We have had long experience of the right hon. gentleman, and during the many long years we worked in connection with him in the cause of Ireland we have had again and again convincing proof that he was a. sincere friend of Irish liberty and Irish rights. The right hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer spoke of this being not only a political loss but a personal one. Those of us on these benches who have been brought into personal contact with the Prime Minister— and lam one of those' who -have been brought a good deal into personal contact with him during the years that have passed— will certainly echo "the sentiment. We all feel that by his ;Ifel'anCh"asl suffered a loss second only to that when ' Mri: "Gli&stoitff r retired from the Prime Ministership, "and- 1 am . sure^know^ ing his sentiments of friendliness to our'" cause:- an = d>bijr country, -he will be pleased to hear the ■ 'expression^ of' our views which I venture to put before thel-Hbuse/ .We" have' always regarded him as a consistent, brave, and" honourable friend of Ireland and of our cause, and there, is no Nationalist living, I believe, in Ireland, or in. any part of the world, who will not deplore that hV^ has /beeV takpiT away from public life. I am .glad the .House has enabled

me to say-,.these few words, and to associate myself, as I do most heartily, with what has fallen from both right hon. gentlemen.' . Peat Gas and Electricity , Before a Select Committee of the House of Commons ■ the other day, interesting details were given of the scheme for establishing in Ireland a new electric supply generated by peat gas, the first of its kind in Great Britain. The Dublin and Central. Ireland Electric Power Company is seeking powers to supply electricity to portions of the counties of Dublin, Kildare, Queen's, and King's County, and have arranged to purchase five hundred acres of peat bog in the district. Hitherto one of the chief objections to the use of peat for generating power is that it contains 90 per cent, of moisture, and is too expensive. The promoters proposed to use a process common in Germany, by which it is advantageous to retain 50 per cent, of the moisture in peat, thereby obtaining bye-products, such as sulphate of ammonia, which alone would pay the cost of the peat. Pandering to Prejudices Michael McCarthy, who has gained some notoriety as a maligner of the Irish clergy, wrote to the 'Times' expressing disapproval of the University measure. This drew forth a letter from Mr. Stephen Gwynn, M.P., in the course of which Mr. Gwynn, who is a Protestant and a Trinity man, says : 'Mr. McCarthy describes himself as author of "Priests and People in Ireland." A near relative of my own, now a Protestant clergyman, bought that book, and, having read it, burnt it. His action expresses accurately the estimate which all candid Irishmen of my acquaintance (which includes as many Protestants as Catholics) set upon the work of this gentleman, who has achieved a lucrative notoriety by pandering to the prejudices of the least enlightened Protestantism. '