IRISH AFFAIRS MR PARNELL'S HEALTH.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, 3 December 1887, Page 5

IRISH AFFAIRS MR PARNELL'S HEALTH.

London, November 22. Mandeville, secretary to \V. OBrien, and who is confined with the latter in Tullamore Gaol, has been forcibly stripped of his clothes, in order to force him to comply with the prison regulations for wearing prison garb. Messrs Parnell and O'Connor have been summoned as witnesses in the action O'Donnell v. the " Times " for libel alleged to be contained in the articles published by that paper on "Painellism and Crime." An impression prevails that Mr Parnell will winter in Egypt.

London, November 28. It had been intended to hold a meeting at Limerick in honour of the Manchester martyrs, hut the authorities "proclaimed" the meeting. A riot ensued, and the mob stoned the barracks. Two hundred of the police repeatedly charged the crowd, and 18 of the rioters received rather severe injuries. A meeting called for a similar purpose was successfully held at Dublin, and was attended by 12,000 people. Mr Davitt savagely attacked the Government for their treatment of Ireland. The Fenians in the South of Ireland are becoming active.

London, November 28. The evidence adduced against Gallan and Harkins proved the possession of dynamite by the prisoners, and the existence of a very serious dynamite plot, whilst it showed further that the prisoners were connected with the Clan-na-Gael conspiracy. The prisoners were brought up at Bow-street to-day, and were further remanded.

Londox, November 30th. A great Unionist Demonstration took place in Dublin to-day. The gathering comprised the leading representatives of the commercial and industrial interests, tne professions being also well represented. The principal speakers were the Marquis of Hartington and Mr Goschen, Chancellor of the Exchequer both of whom declared that the meeting then assembled proved that although numerically in the minority they were the power whereon the greatness and prosperity of Ireland depended. Both gentlemen in vigorous terms opposed the granting of Home Eule. The greatest enthusiasm prevailed throughout the meeting.

THE COLONY OF "AUSTRALIA." London, November 29. The Colonial Office have informally informed Mr Berry that they will not support Sir H. Parkes's proposal that the name of New South Wales shall be charged to Aus tralia if the other colonies unitedly protest "lie hopes the matter will be settled locally.