IRISH NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 247, 20 October 1886, Page 6

IRISH NATIONAL LEAGUE.

ALARM ' PANIC SET IN. Condition of the Evicted. (SPECIAL CABLE TO THE " SVDNfcY NEWS ") LonpoN, October 12. Following the arrest of Captain "Moonlight," the leader of the notorious gang of midnight marauders, the wildest rumours have been circulated oi offers that have been made to thepoliceauthoiitiosin Ireland and England to diecloso the entire network of the agrarian "circles," and alep todeyulge the names of some prominent men, who it is alleged are deeply Implicated in the direction of bloody plots that havo been concocted with a vie y to securing- for Ireland those constitutional rights which the "No rent" party have co long been demanding. It is rumoured that the Irish National Land League is not now the chief agency by which the agitation for Ireland's demands is maintained, this be true or not, it is -at preeont impossible to cay. There if, bowever, no shadow of doubt as to something akin to an open revolt having occured among the leaders of the League. It is said that the leaders of that organisation are greatly alarmed at the decrease that haa for Bometima been taking place in the receipts. On the part of the better class of the Irish tenantry there seems to be a growing tendency to pay rent for their hold" ings, and in almost every case where the landlords have offered to make a fair reduction jn the rent and the arrears, the offer has been accepted. One very

potent influenca that is telling with marked effect against the league, is the loud and bitter complaint that ia being made "by th evicted. They allege that they er ' counselled to withstand the demands that were mado npon them by the landlords antl promised that, in tho ovent of their beine evicted the league would support them and save them from suffering and hard' ship. This, it h alleged, the league has almost wholly neglected to do. Th I executive of the league has threatened Ito dissolve the organisation if the branch leagues neglect to support the centre Mr J. G. Biggar, the member for West Cavan, and other extreme Parnellites are advocating that the evicted persons shall at once seek relief and shelter in the work houses. Mr Biggar argues that this would be the most effective way of retaliating against tho landlords, as they have to pay seven-eighths of tho entire amount of the poor rate. That this advice will be accepted is doubtful; but of this there is no question, those who have bad the mipfortuno to be evicted are suffering great hardship, and, as the cold weather has already set in with every prospect of a lone anil hard winter, something will have to be speedily done to reduce the fufferine and to ameliorate the condition of the distreeeed and homeless peasantry.