IRELAND.
The emigration from Ireland to America is proceeding with consider- able activity. On Friday upwards of 300 passengers were embarked at Queenstown for New York. From the port of Sligo it is stated that during the past month there has been a regular flight of emigrants from the West of Ireland. On Friday, nearly 200 emigrants passed through Sligo for America by way of Liverpool, not to veer of those going by Gelway. The great majority of them were from Belmullet, in the county of Mayo. A considerable number also belonged to the county of Sligo. The tide of emigration, says a local paper, has set in in right earnest from the western province.
Mr. R. W. Hall Dare, L.P. of the county of Sligo, was tried at the Quar-
ter Sessions of Ballvmote, on Saturday, ' on a charge of having-indecently assaulted Elizabeth Montagu, an Enghshwoman the wife of Thomas Mon- tagu, Mr. Dare's under-gamekeeper. The Jury took a long time to delibe- rate, but eventually they brought in a verdict of guilty of common assault. In passing sentence, Mr. Rarotonga Robinson, the Assistant-Barrister, said :—
Mr. 11611 Dare, a very painful duty devolves upon me. You have been found guilty of a common assault, and I have consulted my brother magistrates, and we consider it to be our duty to impose upon you a punishment that will mark our dis- approbation of your conduct, and show to Use public that, no matter how high the position of a party unfortunately guilty of such an offence, the law must take its course with regard to him. For these considerations, we feel it to be our duty to sentence you to one month's imprisonment, and that you pay a fine of 5/., together with 101., which have been incurred as expenses by the prosecutrix."
Mr. Hall Dare, who had risen from his seat to receive the sentence of the Court, made no observation, and shortly afterwards, in company with the Sub-Sheriff, walked across to Dovle's hotel.
Mr. Dare formerly represented anEnglish county in Parliament, and, a few years ago, became the purchaser, under the Encumbered Estates Court, of the Perceval property, in the county of Sligoodnee which he has resided constantly in Ireland. The whole affair has, of course, created great inte- rest in the county of Sligo.
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