IRISH AFFAIRS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1564, 12 March 1887, Page 3

IRISH AFFAIRS.

Lord Dunsandel agreed on January 29th to reduce his own rents 25 per cent, and to reinstate evicted tenants. There is great rejoicing among the Irish tenants over this victory.

There was terrible rioting in Petershill and Shankhill districts, Dublin, on the night of January 29tb. The trouble originated through the soldiers belonging to the West Surrey Regiment insulting a number of Catholic civilians. The latter retaliated by stoning the soldiers, many of whom were injured. The rioting was renewed the following night, the police and the mob exchanging shots. No one was killed, although several received gunshot wounds.

The people of Achill, an island off the coast opposite county Mayo, have repelled the sherriff, who was prepared to execute fifty ejectment writs. These writs, if executed, will put out of doors all of the islanders who at present have decent shelter. These people were supported all last winter and spring through charitable contributions raised and distributed by the New York Sun.

The interest in the trial arising out of the plan of campaign is increasing. Dublin Court was crowded on February 16tb. Defendants were about the town smoking and f musing themselves, and apparently attached no importance to the proceedings. The trial had a farcical appearance. The Corporation of Belfast have awarded £5511 compensation for damage inflicted by recent riots in that city. At Killarney 100 starving laborers appeared before* the Board of Guardians and prayed for work or relief. The Board gave the applicants a hearty meal, and agreed to apply to Government for assistance.

At Young’s Hall on the 16th, 150 children left the school in a body singing “ God save Ireland,” because of the presence of two children whose father is an “emergency ” man. All the tenants of the Bodke estate are armed with Enfield rifles, and prepared to resist eviction to the bitter end. A conflict occurred between a force of po'ice on their way to execute a number of evictions and part of the population of Dengbi3, County Kerry. Die people barricaded the roads, and in some places built stone walls across them. The police at first were driven away. _ They reformed and attacked the people with batons and clubbed riflss, forcing them to give way, A nurabef of men and women were injured.

PANAMA CANAL. The channel will have to be widened to twice its present capacity. Ground is broken from ocean to ocean, and men are working at intervals along the entire survey. The heaviest and only cut of moment is at Lulebra, which is about 11 miles in exte t, and when finished will be 367 ft below the surface. This cut begins nine and a-half miles from Panama, and is about one-quarter finished. AMERICAN SUMMARY. The champion boxer, John L. Sullivan, was worsted by Gaesy Cardiff at Minneappolis on January 18th, in a battle of six rounds. He weighed 1851 b against Sullivan's 2151 b. business houses in St. John’s, Newfoundland, are in a bad financial state. Many people are starving. The United States Senate passed on Feb. 7, without debate, a Bill appropriating 21,000,000d01s for modern ordnance and coast fortifications. One of the most exciting debates of the session occurred in the United States Senate bn January 241 h, over the Edmunds’ retaliation measure, denying to the Canadian vessels the ports of the United States treaty privileges, when America# vessels are excluded from their treaty rights in Canadian ports. Senator Ingalls thought these fishing difficulties must be settled ultimately either by negotiation or by war, and denounced Great Britain as “ a ruffian and a coward, and a bully among the nations of the OHrth,” a sentiment whigh evidently found sympathy wijh bis fpllp.w Senafoya. The Bill passed by 48 ay** to I no,