IRISH AFFAIRS.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 57, 5 July 1884, Page 3

IRISH AFFAIRS.

Patrick Delaney, an Invincible informer, testified at the Sligo investigation on May 23rd tha this only object in giving information was to save innocent lives, and prevent others from being trapped. He was duped into assisting the Phtunix Park murderers, and was not giving evidence for money or liberty. He expected to return to a life of penal servitude. Timothy Harrigan, Secretary of the Irish Land League, reported, on May 29th, that two or three years ago from £1,000 to £2,000 was received weekly from the American League, but now they are obliged to depend almost exclusively on funds contributed in Ireland. Davitt denies the statement made concerning him by the President of the American League. He declares that he joined the League on October Bth, on condition that he would be allowed to advocate the principle of a national proprietary, and that Parnell accepted it. Parnell has sent a formal letter of thanks to the American Land League for liberal contributions to the cause in Ireland, particularly to meet election expenses of Irish members. A London despatch of June 4th says there has been a marked increase in the number of agrarian crimes and outrages in Ireland within the few days preceding, and the people are beginning to trace the connection between this fact and the dynamite explosions in London the preceding week. The Conservative press and public men say that this revival ot the policy of murder is an act of intimidation designed to coerce the House of Lords into passing the Franchise Bill. The Liberals believe the explosions to have been the work of Irish extremists, who hope thereby to disgust the English well-wishers of Ireland and discredit the liirth leaders iti lAuliamcnt by lowing Unit lliuv cm not ci-ntiol, and do not evtu know, the pl<in>and ino\ement&of their own countrymen, find thu& bring about an open ■\wuiciro between Lnglaud and 111 1 eland.