The reported retirement of Archbishop Murray from the National Board
of Education is contradicted by the Dublin Evening Post, on authority.
The Irish Relief Commissioners have published their seventh and last monthly report. Under the Relief Act no advances could be made after the 30th September; the cessation of issues to entire unions commenced on the 15th of August, and continued every fortnight to the 12th Sep- tember. It was only to fever hospitals that advances were continued to the latest possible date. The Board is now engaged in winding up its accounts. The expenditure has not been excessive the cost for each individual not exceeding 2d. daily. The entire outlay has been 1,676,2681.; of which part is to be a free grant from the State, and the remainder is to be repaid by the unions. The number of fever cases under treatment during the month of September had been 26,378; the proportion of deaths being only one in twenty-six. The total expenditure under the Fever Act is about 120,0001.
The papers report another bad murder, that of Mr. Lucas, at Broma, in King's County.
"Mr. Lucas was shot on the public road, about ten o'clock at night, as he passed from his herd's house to his own. There was a policeman by his side at the time; as, in consequence of some threats, he had had the protection of two policemen for the last six months. Mr. Lucas had recently ejected some tenants, who it is alleged, owed him several years' rent, but refused to pay. The assassin .escaped, and the policeman, instead of instantly pursuing him, ran to his barracks to turn out his comrades."
A mob of 3,000 male peasantry from Glen Shanagolden, Pallaskenny, and Askeaton, attacked the Rathkeale Workhouse on Monday last, while the Guardians were sitting. The Guardians escaped with difficulty; and before the military and police could be brought up, much damage was done to the building. The Dragoons, who first came up, suffered consider- ably from the stones flung at them; and they were obliged to use their bayonets to disperse the people.
An attack was also made on the workhouse of Tipperary; but the as- Aailants were repulsed without having done any injury.
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