AFFAIRS IN IRELAND.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1673, 27 September 1887, Page 3

AFFAIRS IN IRELAND.

. 4, [redtek's telegrams— copyright.] London, September 25. Mr Arthur O'Conner, member for East Donegal, and Sir H. S. Esmonde, Bart., member for Dublin County, have sailed for Africa to lecture m that country regarding Ireland. Shortly after his release from prison on bail, O'Brien, who was closely watched by the authorities, succeeded by a series of elaborate ruses m evading the police, and at once proceeded to address a meeting of the National League which the Government had proclaimed, which took place outside Mitcheltown. In his speech O'Brien defied the Government; Dr Tanner, M.P. for County Cork (Mid.), addressed a meeting of Nationalists yesterday at Fermny, County Cork. In endeavouring to disperse the gathering a severe conflict took place between the police and the people, £the former freely using their batons. Fifteen of the crowd were severely injured. The mob retaliated by stoning the police. [SPECIAL TO PKES9 ASSOCIATION] London, September 25. During' the trial of O'Brien, Dr Tanner, wilhin the precincts of the Court, called the counsel for the Crown a ruffianly coward, and hoped he would be vilely injured before leavirg Mitchellstown. The Bench offered to order his arrest if counsel pressed the matter. The crowd, who were indulging m rccnaces after O'Brien's release, were dispersed by the police, priests assising the latter. Lord R. Churchill, speaking at Whitby, "was jubilant that the cause of vi iomsm, law, and order was already won. Mr Gladstone, he said, was responsible for the obstruction of the past session. He condemned the ex- | travagant pension list, on which no less • than six millions appeared. He dei precated any early attempt to buy out the Irish landlords, which he considered would be certain to wreck the Unionists. At a meeting m Dublin, the Lord | Mayor, Mr E. D. Gray, and others > defied the Government to suppress , the League. Rioting has taken place , at Fermoy. The police were stoned m an attempt to disperse a meeting, and had to use their batons. Mr John Morley, m a speech at [ Newcastle, accused the Government 3 of a shameless betrayal of their election , pledges. He asserted that victory was , certain if the Irish were patient.