UNHAPPY IRELAND. LAND LEAGUERS CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 184, 25 December 1886, Page 1

UNHAPPY IRELAND. LAND LEAGUERS CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY.

Londox, December 17. Dillon, O'Bkien, Harris, and Schemery, when arrested at Loughrea, were engaged in presiding over the collection of rents They were brought up to-day charged with obstructing the proper payment of rent, and were remanded, bail being allowed. The moneys collected by the prisoners from the tenants for payment of rent have been seized by the police. Mr j McHugh, the Sligo Champion, arrested on a charge of inciting to boycotting and agrarian outrage, waa released from custody, London, December 18. The plan of campaign adopted by the no-rent agitators has been pioclaimed an illegal conspiracy, and those partaking in it are liable to prosecution. It is aleo pro claimed that the money collected by the agitators will be seized by the Government. Messrs Dillon, OBrien, Harrie, and O'Siieeby, together with Redmond and O'rieiliv, will be brought up to Dublin, and cha god with conspiracy. Meastt; uilion and OBrien, while driving ye.-terday, were thrown itom their conveyance, and Dillon'B injuries have been of ao serious a nature as to confine him to bed. London, December 19. Mf: P-LRXki-L has reserved his opinion aa to the plan or campaign inaugurated by the Iri? h agitators until he shall have conferred with the promoters of the campaign. For thia pmpoge he will proceed to Dublin forthwith. I At meetings of tenants at Kilruah and Killarney yesterday, Mr Harrington, a prominent Land League dupporter, dolivered an address, in which he advocated perseverance in the plan of the campaign. London, December 20. Mr OBrien states that the proclamation by the Government of illegality of the agitators' plan of campaign will in no way stop them carrying it out, but ■will rather cause the Leaguers to act with greater care than they might otherwise have done. Mr Parnell states that he has been confined to his room by illness, from which he ia only now recovering, and that he uaa not aware of the plan until it was publi-hed. The " Standard " regards this disclaimer of Mr Parnell a^ a ll'it consure on the originator of the plan.