LONDON.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3213, 17 October 1881, Page 3

LONDON.

October 14,

Numerous meetings are being held in Ireland, at which proposals have been made by various speakers that the tenants generally should refuse to pay rent until Mr Parnell has been released.

A special Gazette has been issued by the Irish Executive to-day in which "Boycotting" and coercion to join the Land League are proclaimed criminal acts.

Several further arrests of prominent agitators have been made. Among those now in custody are Mr Arthur O'Connor, member of the House of Commons for Queen's Country; Mr J. O'Kelly, member for Roacommon; Mr T. Sexton, M.P. for Sligo. and Mr Quinn. Secretary of the Land League. A warrant has been issued for tbe arrest of Mr Healey, M.P. for Wexford, and other arrests are known to be imminent.

A very severe hurricane has been experienced on the English coast, causing numerous wrecks and immense damage to tbe shipping and seaport towns. Several lives have been lost through the disasters which have occurred.

Tbe stringent measures which have been adopted by the Government in Ireland continue without abatement. Mr Dillon, M.P. for Tipperary, who was released from custody in August, and Mr Hefferman, another prominent agitator, who was also recently released, have both been rearrested. Mr O'Brien, the editor of United Ireland, the organ of the League, has been arrested. Telegrams received to-day from America state fhat tbe Irish agitators in that country are maddened at the action of the Irish Executive.

The storm which raged yesterday on the English coast destroyed fifty boats, and caused tbe death of fully two hundred Northumberland fisher men.