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ALARMING STATE OF IRELAND.

London, June 7. News has been received from Ireland that a large number of people assembled to-day. at Tremore, m the County of Waterford, to attend a meeting called by the Land League agitators. The authorities having learned that the meeting was to be held, had previously despatched a large force to the neighborhood, and as soon as the people as • sembled the police arrived on the scene and dispersed the meeting. Some resistance was offered by the mob, but no serious disturbance occurred. The Government have within the past few days had the position of affairs in Ireland under consideration. Several meetings of the Cabinet have been held to discuss the matter, and it his transpired that it has been decided that the authorities in Ireland should maintain a very firm attitude, and adopt the strongest possible measures to suppress the increasing disorder. - Jun<y 8. Accounts to hand to-day from Ireland continue to give further evidence of the alarming state of the country. Numerous further arrests cf prominent; agitators and suspected persons have been made during the past few days under the Coercion Act, and active steps are being taken by the authorities to stop all meetings called together by the Lana League. ' "'A large riumber of people assembled yesterday at Mullingar in the County ot Westmeath, but the police were despatched to : the scene, and the meeting was prohibited and the crowd dispersed. At Shrule, in the. County Mayo, yesterday, a serious riot occurred between the police and the peasantry, who had assembled in large numbers to prevent an ejectment. Seveie fighting took place, aad several of the rioters were arrested. The mob, however, again attacked the police, and rescued the prisoners after a further conflict. News is to hand from Cork that the roads in the district have been destroyed, and telegraph lines have been cut in several places. A large detachmmt of troops have been despatched to traverse the country and prevent further outrages. Later intelligence from Ireland reports that further riots have occurred in Shrule, in County Mayo, between the' police and the peasantry, but disturbances are now subsiding, the rioters having been almost entirely dispersed. Attempt* weie made last night on railways to wreck trains conveying troops to disaffected districts. The lin es were torn up in several places, but owing to the vigilance of the railway officials accidents to trains were averted.

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Temuka Leader, Issue 399, 11 June 1881, Page 3

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ALARMING STATE OF IRELAND. Temuka Leader, Issue 399, 11 June 1881, Page 3

ALARMING STATE OF IRELAND. Temuka Leader, Issue 399, 11 June 1881, Page 3

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