The Archive · 1880

GRAYS ASPECT OF AFFAIRS IN IRELAND

TELEGRAMS

Queenstown, 25th October.

Parnell, speaking at a banquet at Galway to-day, said:—"T feel convinced if ever you call upon your countrymen in America for aid, and show them there is a fair chance of success, you will have their trained and organised assistance for breaking the British yoke."

Dublin, 26th October J. B, Killin, speaking at a banquet in Gal way, declared' that every letter that came across the Atlantic brought Ireland more closely to America. They were, in fact, no longer Ireland, but one of the States of the United States.

The Inspector-General of the Constabulary has issued " circular requiring all the constables to furnish a weekly statement showing the number of arms and the quantity of ammunition in their districts, names to whom, consigned, by whom received, the class of persons who bought them, and for what purpose purchased, Dublin, 27th October, At the weekly meeting of the Land Lesgu yesterday, John Dillon, member of Parliament for Tipperary, presiding, letters were read from Justio''bcCarthy and Frank Hugh O'Donnell, both members of Parliament, expressing @ desire to join the League, A. resolution was passed reciting that, in view of the prosecutions of the League, we call on the Irish race throughout tue world to answer these coercive measures by " resolute we request Mr. Davitt. to ica for the purpose of directing spousive movement among Irishmen London, 30th October, that the Earl of Bes borough has joi the Land League the most impo news of the da; in matters pertaining to Ireland,—Groat importance is attached by all parties to this unexpected alliance, as the ad of Boas. borough is not only a very large land-holder in Ireland, possessing neatly 35,000 acres in the counti enny, Carlow, Tipperary and Waterford, which yield hin 's rental of more than £2,000 a year, brother-i of the Duke ut Richmond President of the Council in Government, and has If twice held high office in Her Majesty's houseltold, Lord Claucurry has received the following letter October, 1880—Ay Lord: I beg to inform your lordship that I have just received private information to the effect that the Ribboumen are determined to shoot you, lots having been drawn and a man appointed for the purpose, Lhasteu to convey this intelligence to you in order that you may take whata you con should be much obliged if you would inform mo of your movonients whau in this district so that I could direct patrols on ready an Alford you a8 much protection ax possible," have tle honour to be, etc. (Signed,) Sub-Constabulary, Lord Claucurry is not an absentee, Ho spends all hin time and income in Ireland, He states that be has no dispute with tenant or private quarrel with any one, Ho asks how any English country gentleman, no matter how advanced a Radical, would like to from the responsible ict, knowing that some of neighbours have been victims of a similar tence, Mayo, Ireland, than that of Mr. Baycott, No coo ins produced a greater sensation in Lord Erue's agent. His offence consisted in serving processes on defaulting tenants, The penalty attempted was the ruin of Baycott, who is himself a largo farmer. All bie labourers have been compelled to leave him, and the domestics hi been driven from his Hiss cro} rotting on the ground, ud his cattle are starving, Tradomnen refuse to supply meat or bread to his family, Mr. Baycott and his family are doing shepherd's duty under a constabulary whole fortune and life are alike imperilled, because he refuses to betray or desert Lord. Erne. Under similar threats Mr. Simpson, Scotch farmer, heretofore leasing 2,200 acres from Lord Lucan, has been driven from the country, and nobody has been Lord Lucan's own life has beea he undertakes to cultivate his own land. This old man of eighty yeara exists only under police protection, and rides about his farm accompanied by a brace of coustabl

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