Two facts illustrative of the hatred of law which still
lingers, in Ireland are reported. Mr. Monaghan, a farmer, poor law guardian, ex- cellent employer, and kind friend to the poor, has been shot at in West- meath, when on his way to chapel, by a cowardly ruffian lurking behind a hedge. A conflict ensued, in which Mrs. Monaghan played a`gallaut but ineffectual part, the man who drove the car coolly looking on. It is supposed that this outrage was perpetrated by a squatter who, a year ago, was turned off the land, getting a money compensation for giving up what was not his own.
The other case is one of resistance to a sheriff. At the intercession of a priest, certain parties were allowed to remain in occupation of a farm as caretakers for a period ; but when the time arrived they re- fused to give up, barricaded the gates, and made a desperate resist- ance. The sheriff had to knock a hole in the wall of the house and jump into the midst of the defenders, threatening to shoot them, before they would give in.
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