IRISH AFFAIRS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 948, 9 May 1882, Page 2

IRISH AFFAIRS.

(By Telegraph.) London, May 4.

It is announced this evening that Lord Frederick Cavendish, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, has been appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland, vice Mr W. Forster, resigned. Michael Davitt, who has been in custody in Portland prison for some time past, has now been released.

Mr Parnell and other Irish Members who have recently been released, have arrived in London and have commenced their Parliamentary duties. Later. In the House of Commons today an excited debate took place regarding the policy of the Government. The Irish Members who have been under arrest warmly repudiated the charges which were made against them that they had entered into a compact with the

Executive in order to secure tlner release. Mr Forster, the late Irish Secretary, assailed the action of the Government in strong terras. Mr Parnell, in the course of a speech which he made, explained that he was willing to assist the Government to restore order provided t’ie arrears of tenants’ rent were remitted.

May 5.

As the outcome of several Conservative meetings which have been held daring the past few days to consider the political situation, Sir Michael Hinks-Beach will on Monday next, m accordance with a resolution come to at these meetings, demand in the House of Commons from Government a full statement as to their entire Irish policy. Should the declaration be deemed inadequate he will, it is announced, move a rote of censure on the Government,

Serious disturbances occurred today at Ballina, in Ireland, in consequence of rejoicings which were taking place over the release of the Irish Members. The police were called out to disperse the gathering, when the mob stoned the police, and the latter fired, and wounded seven of the rioters.

Intelligence is to hand fx*om Dublin of the assassination of the new Irish Secretary and the Under-Secretary. Particulars at present received state that Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr Thomas Havill and Mr Bourke (the Under-Secretary) were, walking through Phoenix Park, in Dublin, when they were mysteriously stabbed to death in a horrible manner. No further particulars have as yet been received, and, so tar as is known, no arrests have been made of the perpetrators of the murders.