... I T'H STATE OF THMS COUNTRYI MAYO. (SPECIAL TELEGRAM.) Castlebar, Monday. Tc-day a great demonstration of tenants was held on the plains of Mayo, within about six nmiles r of Castlebar, to protest their inability to pay their rents unless an abatement was made. About seven thousand were present. The chair was occupied by - French, Esq. The following resolution was proposed by Mr. H. French, ...

... IGo . POSTr OFFICE PROSECUTION. I Yesterday at the Coolock Petty Sessions Samuel Gilbert, aged about 20 years, a rural letter carrier, was charged before Sir Ralph S. Cusack, J.P., and Mr. John E. V. Vernon, D.L., with having opened, detained, and secreted on the 7th August last, two letters entrusted to him to deliver. Mr. Barron (representing Mr. Bailey Gage) prose. cated on behalf of the ...

... DISPENSARY DOCTOR& TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEbUX. Athboy, taC datobe% DEAR B .-A11OW me to thank you publily f£or your very appropriate and timely remarks. in s. leading article which appeared in your iwsue at tl;E 30th irst. The guardians of the Trim Union had.. before them for discussion at their usual *eekly meeting, held on Saturday lest, a notice of motion to reduce all the union officers ...

... MUNICIPAL BJU])ALLS CO21hIS- i SI. N. i Yesternalc MIr. Cotton.( Ci,., and MTr !,enry A. Vobinaun Sat ill the Conlnissioners' ( ,ice.I lii's- Ink a.e fror thie winll m e of coii' iderig the ici tina 4 the blnd Iries of thse toAcusip. Mr. J. B. Veraon, D.L., Chiajinau of the Coa.- miss:onlers: Mr. MIichael MICde, J.J.: Major Iavo. ren, Arthuir if. Robinson, Secret:irt of tie /.narnris. sioners; ...

... SENTIME1T'TALITY V. WORKMAN'@ CLUBS TO THE EDITORt OF THE FREEMIAN. 16th January. DESn StR-As one who desires for myself and others more suitable places of resort than the or- dinary publichouse for social or other intercourse with my fellowman, I wish to mark in the strongest language I can command my condemnation of the ?? sentimentality that his pervaded throughout the chemte from its ...

... I To TM EDITOB OFIR Is ~ a3 Dabivb January 15th. Ssr-As an art student of the Catholic Univer sity, though of humble standing, and imperfectly qualified to deal with, and therefore not going to to touch, the larger political issues of the above sub- w ject,perhaps you will allow me to say a word or two ti from this point of view, on the recent Press discus- al sion and its probable influence ...

... SIR JOSI.fII N. ]H'KESA, II.P. T|) TO E EVIxttn OF TEE FREEMAN. Lonldon, 10th January. |PrFtt S1aR-1 1tive reil your admirable article on Indian tfirs and Government in yesterday's p)apller. Perujit me, whilset agreeing in the main | vith youlr line oi r,-.lscningg, to take exception to oun xassa-e wherein vou sav that- ! o in Ireland tr. Ut-et ?? iith the manifesta- tion of tlt itulEis. ...

... _ AFGA - N OTREAK. IAFGHAN OUTBRA. MOVEMENTS OF THE AFGHAN TROOPS. SPECIAL TELEGRAM. London,Thursday. The Daily News Lahore correspondent telegraphs that headmen from the Khogianis, the Ghinna- ries, and other tribes, have arrived at Jellalabtd, the Governor of which town is organizing resistance to the English. The intention of the Afghans to resist the English advance upon Cabul is again re- ...

... POTATO CULTIVATIOY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMAN. Castletown Castle, Carlow, Oct. S. Sm-As I read every day in your ?? the'* story of the failure of the potato crop, and have ample proof under my own eyes of the - eased state of the varieties usually cultivated. as Scotch Downs, &c., I venture to send vy s Rhort account of my succesa in growing S I Magnum Bonumn as a field crop. I purchase'i ...

... (FROM OuR OWN CORRESbPONDENT.) The Rev. Dr Kirkpatrick, the Convener of the A3ewuibly's Committee on KEvangelisationj rem inds his breihren in the ministry that it was resolved at last Assembly thati on the third'or fourth Sab- b-ith of November the attention of the Deople shonld be earnestly directed to the report on the stcat of religion, and that on the following Thura day or Friday the ...

... { THREATENED EMIGRATION SCHEIE. LETTER FROM THE ARCHBISHOP OF CASfIEL. - TO TnE EDITORl 01' TH1E ?? c. 1 t ~ ?? Oct. 31. .MvrT DEAR Mr, GgAY-I have just read in tile Freuan an account of yesterday's proceedigs in the Corporation of Dublin, and desire to C gratulate You on the scope ?? spirit of the re,,. ;lotions uroposed, and oil the speeches spoken by yourself anid others during the ...

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