IRISH AFFAIRS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2138, 16 December 1890, Page 1

IRISH AFFAIRS.

London, Dec. 10. The Provost's Committee of the Cor-pora-ion of Edinburgh, to whom the question of allowing Mr Parnell to Iretain the freedom of the city w«b relegated, advise that bis name should be struck off the burgess roll. After the row at the office of United Ireland a great crowd assembled and recaptured the place. Sticks and stones were free,ly used in the kcnffl \ The Pall M»ll Gazette is moving to secure the intervention of the Queen's Proctor against Mr Parnell. Mr Parnell, rm his - way from Dublin to Cork, met with a most enthusiastic reception, except at Mallow, a place N.N.W. of the Utter city, where he wag very nearly mobbed, At Cork, Mr Parnell, in the course of an address to a meeting, declared that the trumpery Home Rule Bill of Mr Gladstone's was nol >pb. Mr Barry O'Brien, Mr Parnell's nominee for the Kilkenny North seat, has wilhdrawj from the contest and Mr Vincent Scully replaces him, Dec. 11. Mr Parnell addressed a meeting of 60,000 people at Dublin. Sever il crowded meetings have been held, at which Mr Parnell described Mr P*rnell as a " grand old spider catching Irish flies." lie announced that his defence would ba forthcoming shortly, and asserted that he intended to persevere in the cons itutional path as long :b8 possible. lie appealed to the youth of Ireland against the cowardly mutineers who had deserted him, Mr McCarthy's supporters in revenge raided the Young Ireland office and smashed the type. Dec. 12. Before leaving Dubiin for Cork Mr. Parnell re-entered the rffiee of United Ireland and sraa hed the door of the residence. Those mpmbers of the Irish Parliamentary Party who seceded from Mr Parnell are guardel by police. Messrs Dillon and O'Brien have issued a fresh attack on the Liberalfjnionist party. Their manifesto claims that the righteousness of the Irish policy has been fully vindicated. Mr viladstotip, speaking at Worksop, said that he was immovable in his resolution not to co-operate again with Mr Parnell. The clergy in Ireland are destroying the posters whiuh have been issued by he Parnell section. Mr D*vitt is assisting Sir John Pope BeimessyY candidature for the North Kilkenny seat In spite of Mr Parnell's action the publishers succeeded in getting out two issues of United Ireland, but a thoussnd copies were S'iz'd by s b >dy of armed men and thrown into the Liffey. Dec. 11. Owing to legal objections Mr Parnell has failed to withdraw the moneys of the Land League deposited in the banks at Paris, Mr has accepted the leader, ship of the Irish Labour Federation. The priests vainly ait-mpted to rally the people. Mr Parnell insists on absolute submission to bis leadership. The Nation office issued this week's edition of New United Ireland. The offices of both New and 0!d United Irelan'l are now w*tcbod by armed men. Despite the appeal made hy Messrs Dillon and O'Brien the trustees of the American funds refuse to relinquish one dollar un'il the question of the leadership is fiually settled. The mob attacked Messrs Davitt, Bealey, and a cleric*! escort at Kilkenny. Mr ParneP, with a view of assisting bis candidate for Kilkenny North, is adopting vigorous tactics and making a strong appeal to the mob in that city, where he m t with an enthusiastic reSeption. —. «. —— — CYCLING CARNIVAL.

Melbourne, Dec. 13. The championship of the Cycling Carnival was concluded to day with the following results :—One Mile Championship of Australasia: W tl Lewis, Victoria, 1 ; NO Hall, New Zealand, 2, G W Whatmore, Sydney, 3; three others started, and the race was won by a length and a half after a grand struggle ; time 2min Five-Mile Championship of Victoria : J, J. Champion, 1 ; W H 3 ; Won after an inciting finish by only three inches; Time—]4min 37sec. Two Mile Intercolonial Invitation Scratch Race ; W H Lewis, 1, ; J J Champion, 2 ; Sharp, 3 ; Won easily; Time—s min II sec. N. Hall, of New Zeeland was among the starters.