IRISH MATTERS.

Clutha Leader, Volume XII, Issue 596, 18 December 1885, Page 6

IRISH MATTERS.

Owing to recent civilian attacks, a large "party of the King's Royal Rifles broke out of Limerick Barracks on the night of November 10, and made an indiscriminate •attack upon the people residing in the Ticinity. Several were badly stabbed. The disturbance was with difficulty quelled, and the soldiers conveyed back 'to their barracks by the police.

While a man named Michael Nargent was proceeding to Ballymagh on Nov. 10, to record his vote adverse to the Nationalist party, he was dragged from a car and beaten nearly to death.

Roger O'Brien, a prominent Leaguer, was shot at Athlone the same day, on account of agrarian trouble.

Dean O'Loughlin fell dead on Nov. 9 while at mass.

The Earl of Carriarvon declined to interfere with the conviction of 11 men charged with conspiracy to murder an obnoxious landlord. Five of the convicted parties were given seven years' and "the rest Bix and twelve months' imprisonment.

A London cablegram of November 8 ; says that a movement of great importance is being -quietly organised among various -societies of Irishmen. It is proposed to form a vast federation, comprising representatives of all organised labour in Ireland, for the sole purpose of keeping out of the country all goods of British manufacture with the exception of such as Ireland is uuable to produce. Tho movement is warmly approved by Michael Davitt; and a deputation waited on Mr Parnell, to secure his approval and that of the Irish National League. Great excitement was caused at Killarney on Nov. 8 by the auction of a number of cattle that had been seizsd for non-payment of rent. Representatives of the National League bought the animals in for Father O'Connor made a •speech in which he encouraged the peasants, of whom about 2000 were pre- : Bent, but advised thenx against a breach •of the peace.

The nomination of Sir Thos. Esmond •as M.P. was ratified at- Driblin on Nov. ••8. He pledged himself unflinchingly for Mr Parnell.

Viscount Hawarden has been appointed Lieutenant of County Tipperary in the place of Viscount Lismore resigned. A large crowd of factory girls mobbed Charles Edward Lewis, a Conservative member of Parliament, at Londonderry oc Nov. 12. They treated him in a most shameful manner.

■ Three hundred tenant farmers of "VoughaJ, County Cork, have demanded *20 per cent, reduction in their rents. The landlords' offer of 15 per cent, reduction "was rejected by the tenants, who deposited the rent mcney they proposed to

pay in the banks at Carrick. On Nov. 14 a mob of 2000 persons, armed with pitch : forks and scythes, expelled the police, who were trying to serve writs of ejectment.