IRISH AFFAIRS.

Evening Star, Issue 7337, 8 October 1887, Page 2

IRISH AFFAIRS.

[By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.!

[Reoter's Telegrams.]

A LORD MAYOR IN COURT. LONDON, October 6, (Reoelved Ootober 7, 1887, at 9 45 p.m.)

At the Dublin Police Court to-day, Messrs O'Brien and Sullivan appeared to answer a charge of publishing the reports of the doings of the suppressed branches of the National League. Mr Sullivan appeared in his Lord Mayor's robes, attended by the aldermen. An exciting scene took place in Court owing to the police preventing the city swordbearer and mace-bearer from sitting near the Lord Mayor and relegating them to the gallery. The case against the accused was summarily dismissed. Notice of appeal against the decision of the Magistrates was given on behalf of the Crown. (Special to Press Association.] LONDON, October 6. (Received October 7, 1887, at 7.30 p.m.) The procession accompanying Lord Mayor Sullivan to the Police Court excited immense enthusiasm. In the crowd, Mr Sexton, the Mayor's secretary, and others seized the sword and tussled with the police for it, the aldermen and priests present shouting " Brayo, hold on ! " Dr Kenny urged the Solice to Bide with the Mayor. The police nally used persuasion instead of force, and thus succeeded in putting an end to a scene of the greatest excitement. The charge was dismissed on the ground that the Crown had not proved its case. O'Brien was not attended by anyone. The case against O'Brien has been dropped, pending the result of an appeal case to be argued in November. In referring to this case, the Press severely censure the neglect of the counsel for the Crown.

Collman, the informer, declares that the outrage by Moonlighters in County Clare, which was attended with fatal consequences, was undertaken in consequence of Mr Dillon denouncing land-grabbers. He admits that he is a convicted thief, a deserter from the Army, and also a drunkard. The police have discovered that the Kerry Moonlighters intended to make a wholesale attempt on the lives of caretakers of farms from which tenants had been evicted.

The ' United Ireland' has published several columns of the reports of the proceedings of meetings of the National League, which were suppressed under the Crimes Act.