IRISH AFFAIRS.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1182, 23 September 1885, Page 6

IRISH AFFAIRS.

The Earl of Devon made an offer of 10 per cent, reduction in the rents of his Limerick tenants, which was accepted after a stormy meeting. In a riot in Londonderry on August 21. 40 soldiers beat a crowd of civilians, whereupon the latter turned upon the soldiers, and the picket guard had to be called out. The guard were obliged to carry fixed bayonets in eelfdefence. Order was with difficulty restored. The result of Lord Carnarvon's peaceful progress through Ireland has been an enormous influx of tourists into that country. Fifteen hundred from England, Scotland, aud Wales landed at Dublin on August 24. Michael Davitt made a speech at Longford on August 16th, in which he pledged himself to support Parnellite candidates in the general elections. He made speeches almost; daily in Irish midland counties, and his language is as bitter and aggressive as ever, commending the work of the Parnellites in Parliament, and urging hi* old panacea for driving landlords out of Ireland by making their property valueless. Irish plans are gradually taking shape. Mr Macarthy will contest the doubtful exchange division of Liverpool, and Mr Sexton will probably contest the sure Scotland Yard division. Similar taclics are arranged in London, where T. P. O'Connor will get a seat by aiding the Tory Richie to carry St. George's. Mr Parnell will contrive to sit for the discontented city of Cork, and Mr Mealy for Monaghan, ualess it should be deemed wise to assail constituencies further north. At a banquet to Mr Parnell, given in Dublin on August 24th, 38 of bis partisans were present. The cußtomary loyal toasts were omitted. Mr Parnell eulogised his

followers for ( heir ccurugo !i»>d self-denial. He siiid there was only ouc thuifl on rheli'ish programme that, whs lo restore the Irish Purli-'iruenr. When (hat Parliament twsemblcd in Dublin it, would .levelop the health y cliin^es of tho Land Act, lnaice tenants owners of th'-ir holdings, and secure to I aud owners d share in (.lie land. Mr Parnell dwelt, upon lh" ini|>oi tivnc-e of securing loyal and aelf-denvinjr numbers in the next Parliament for the final battle for Home llulo. He hoped th.it the coming party i representation would be strong enough to restoro independence to Ireland. Mr Jusfice M'Carlhy presided at ihe banquet. In Saokville street an enormous crowd collected and cheered incessanlly during tbe banquet. Michael Davitt i;as written a letter in which he says substantially that, whilo supporting p^jaehites he will maintain his agita 1 ion on the question of proprietorship in land. A magistrate und 10 policemen went to a place n<-ar Bnllyraggit, County Killarney, on the 27 1 n Au^uM, to evict tenants. When th«y urrivort the chapel bell tolled, and 2000 persons assembled and attacked the officers, preventing them from accomplishing tho proposed eviction. The police were compelled to charge the mob with biyonets, and afierco encounter enaued, in which many on both sides wore stoned aud stabbed. Agrarian outrages are increasing in County Kerry. Every day cases of inceudiurism and hamstringing cattle are reported. John Pollock, a magistrate and owner of large 'anded estate?, publicly thrashed Captain Barry, of the Royal Horse Artillery, and John Albert Blnkenbery, deputy-lieutenant of the County Gahvay, in the streets of Dublin, on the 27th, for interfering in his domestic mattes. Mm Pollock recently lef'i her husband's house. Pollock, after thrashing the men, offered to " go out" with them. He is about to institute proceedings for a div oitp.