The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-11-01 00:00:00

Ire[anti.

An intimation was made on Thursday by Mr. Jus-
tice ()Wag:in, in the Laud Commission Court, which
has given greet ratisfaction throughout the country.
In tinily to a question from Mr.Kuibey, wh asked if it
as. possible for the Commissioners to extend the time
for the " lirst sitting," Mr. Justice O'Hagan said it
shout.' uot be the fault of the Cuniniission if any
evicted tenant,, lost their rights in any cads in whine
they were entitled to be heard. The Commission
would vary their former orders, aud make the " first
occasion' on which the Court sat extend to and in-
clude the 13th November. Mr. Dodd said that from
one district in the north of Ireland there were about
400 MOS in which, if time were extended, applications
would be made to the Court. Over 1000 tenants on
27 different estates in the county of Mayo CAWS into
Castlebar, on Thursday, for the purpose of procuting
notices to be served on the landlords with a view to
getting them to fix a fair rent. Too cleric of the peace
I tied nut a sudicent supply of forms, and something
I ke a panic prevailtd Lot they should be too late for
the sittieg of the Commesion.
It had been for some time known in legal circles that
it is the intenti.iu el WO Lord Chancellor, early in the
ensuing term, to reeigo his high office, the increased
duties 0, which, under the ne.v system, he has found
it necessary, under the imperative warning of hi
iiedical e
adviser, to relinqui,h. Tht, aulioUlicenkiiil of
the event will us received with very iieuerill regret.
laird iffiag.ui, while firmly a tunuistering his high
office and loyally sharing the reoponsbility whicu
attaches to the Government, has never for a moment
loot to any degrse the respect and confidence cuter-
tained for multy .1 classes. He Wi Ihe euxeetied by
the Atterney-GeneraL
The weekly meeting of the Ladies' Land League was
held on 'Thursday afternoon. Mi,s l'arnell presided.
The amount reported to have bees resolved for the
" general fund," which, it may be presumed, weans
the general fund of the proclaimed Land Leagoe, was
C. 1668. It was also stated that seven new branches
have beets formed, and also live chldreu*s breaches.
Twenty evictions and twenty-six threatened evictions
were reported. Miss Parnell gave notice of the
,ollowing motion for the next meeting ;—" That
in iew of the goal increase of the number of
olitical prisoners caused by the numerous arrests
under the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act and
by frivolous and unjust prosecutions perpetually insti-
tuted all over Ireland for poilt.Cail re .sons, it is
expedient to form an association exclusively to attend
to the interests (Atha prisoners and their families."
Amoag she arreese mad. in Ireidud nsaturoay was
.het et ()encode Ouguusre, nf btrougliati Castle, King'.
county, who contested Portarlingtou at the last geuerel
election ; aud a ituutan Getuono iortest, nomad
alcilele—the bitter for nelding a Land League meet-
ing in hie chapel. Tue varier' priest of Skreen, county
she, Father Conway by mune, has been suspended
uy his bishop for advocating Laud League ;
but his flock have built up the cuape, doors, declaring
that uo diner p,i et shall utficate were. A fatal riot
°scarred at ktchuullett on Saturday. A party of polite
escorting a prooemeserver were attacked by a Mob, and
during the agut that ensued, the constabutaiy bed sun
killed oue ut tee rioters, father Slimily and Mr.
dimly have, it is stated, left Freida,' for tee United
States.