The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-10-25 00:00:00

THE surmawate OF THE LAND
LEAUUE

The said of the proclamation of the Lord Lieutenant al
Ireland upon the Laud League ha• been as disesteem se
it was immediate. An hour after the League was pros
claimed, the fort became generally known in the cite. and
great consternation prevailed among the numerous staff
of clerks at the Land League °Mom, in Upper fieckvilis.
street. The arrest ot Mr. W. Dorris on the premises woe
a stern pralimioary to the proscription of the whole
League and fie muillcations throughout Ireland. The
executive, or the few members of the League who hays
had the direction of preseut ani future operations throws
upon them by the arrest et the real leaders of the move,
want, met secretly on Thursday night, signed some
cheques, and then resolved that all book. and papers
should be removed from the heed-office. The lights were
prematurely turned doers', and the potent cause of this
unusual step could be read in the whited bill, signed by
Kr. Forster, p.sted on a shutter of the draper's shop,
over which were the rooms occupied by the Land LIMO&
In • word, the Leaps as an open institution was dead.
The collapse of the Lengu. since the arrest of Mr. remelt
has been gradual but sure. One act of suporeadoe after
another followed with a cool deliberation that ousts the
power of the Government more completely felt than if a
wholesale sweep of the League and its leaders had bun
made in • single day. Nobody believes it will be possible
to carry on and direct the work of the Images in Indeed,
because the authorites will, it is generally believed,
suppress all correspondence through the poet sad by
telegraph. Some people believe that the latest step of the
Government will again drive the people tato sirret
organisation; while tiot • few consider thet thousands ef
tenant farmers will be glad of the opportunity aeorded
them of emeriti( all conosiioa with the Leave, There Is
no doubt but nut the L sites' League will be adenine:oat
In carrying en much of the work of the proclaimed
League, and they have issued • manifesto.
The last intimation of the Land League to Its me shell
was published on Friday. It runs thus ;—Land Lieges
Proclamation. The motion of the Goverment for dm
past week, culminating tais evening in • proolataati
which prectscally announces their demmination tn resort
! to armed force in order to prevent the Irish people ex..r.
rising their constitutional right of public meeting, unless
It the duty of the Omura Lead League Se call epos the
people, whilst remaining Arm and unbroken in their
attitude of maim resistance, to shandom for the present
all Trojected public meetings in cesueuirm with the
League width could be taken advantage of by the author-
ities to avry out their designs-13y order of the Igen-
live, 31), Upper Beckvilie.street, Oct 20th, 1881"
The greatest blow to the League next to those Ineleted
by the Government bas been the letter of Is-ohbishop
Croke denouncing the "no rent" manifesto. People still
diacum his unexpected attitude, and some here ballets
that be wrote his now-famous letter to prevent his being
arrested. Upon Mr. Forster, the Chief-s*3re to the
Lord Lieutenant, the whole wrath of the L tad
descends.

[BT ILBOTIIIO TELBOWELI
Edward Belly and George Ottolle were arrested es
suspects at Bskingless taday.
At a special meeting of the Gerlien Second Lesoe
held to-day, Kr. Griffin reed the league manifesto, ani
waif mosediately arrested.

The farmer in It i rig's County who expressed 'stir
faction at the suppression of the Land League, bad
some corn stacks burnt last night.
Miss liobsust, whue father is a suspect, was arrested
under the Coercion Act to-day at Ballydehob. She
exhibited the Laud League manifesto from her
window, and refused to remove it.
Great precautions are being taken to prevent any
escape from Kilmainlism Gaol. The whole staff is
doubled, and Mr. Parnell elaborately guarded. The
Prison Board held an inquiry rrspecting the procuring of
signatures to manifesto. Mr. Parnell and others were
interrogated, but refused to answer, and for this were deprived of all visits for one week.

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