ENGLISH & FOREIGN.
[eeetee’s telegeams.] LONDON, November 2. Irish Riots-
News is to hand from Ireland '.hat riots of a serions nature occurred to-day at Balmullet, a small seaport town on Blacksod Bay, county Mayo, in consequence of the action of the authorities in collecting the poor rates. A strong body of police, escorting the tax collectors, were attacked by a mob of people. The police fired upon them, and several of the rioters were killed and wounded. Of the latter moreover several are reported to be dying. Judicial Relief. The Irish Land Commission is overladen with business. Fresh cases for the decision of the Commissioners are being daily brought forward by both landlords and tenants.
November 3. The French Treaty.
It has transpired that the negotiations which have been proceeding at Paris for the renewal of the Anglo-French commercial treaty were suspended on Friday last, when the discussion of the various clauses of the proposed treaty was concluded, without any definite agreement being arrived at. It has further transpired that Sir Charles Dilko and his colleagues, the British delegates, are returning to London, pending further instructions from the Government as to the future course to be pursued.
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Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2369, 5 November 1881, Page 3
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