The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-02-08 00:00:00

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! Throe labourers. armed with revolvers, in the employ-
' in ut of Captain Boycott, were engued in carting hay on
riday from his farm near Claremorria to Lough Mask.
Three armed policemen were present while the cote were
bete.: Waded, but did not escort theio home. No one
seemed to reoogniso the men, an they returned without
. mot. station to Lough Mask.
A peoclunation, of which the following is • copy,
screwed on the walls of Cork on Sunday morning, and
cant!! some exmtement " Proclasuation.—Meo
Ireland—The country is now pawing through a crisis full
of danger to the national caner. The action of the
British Government and of its alders and ahettors is
nlortously intended to provoke prematers resistance.
li''° you, therefore, rests the responsibility of averting
teat and humiliation. You have grievous canoe for
revolt, but you are not yet prepared. and a mushing
disaster now would leave to the out generation the task
of beginning anew the great work already so far
advanced. The saltretion of our people lies in the achieve-
ment of national independence alone, but the time to
strike bas not set come. Beware, then, of being misled
by false or foolish friends, or gosded by the enemy into
fruitless outbreak.. The ruse who now incites to attempt
insurrection is doing Eattlemi's work and must be held
guilty of treason to Ireland. The most rigid diecipMne
must be enforced, and p sl nutbreeks prevented. Move
only by coutmand of o • Ahem Our preeent duty is to
prepare, to watch, to wait. Until the hour of action
comes let your attitede be one of calm resolve, self saCri-
Ike, and unshaken coofidence in the final triumph of our
cause. By order of 'Toe Irish National Directory.'"
The first meeting of the L Lund Is 'ague was held
in D ,ioin on Monday. There wag a lugs attendance.
Mice Aetna Parnell presided. A Provisional Commtlee
was formed. and an addl.'s,' will be towel to the women
of Ireland and America,
Mr. John Elwerd Redmond was on Monday nominated,
and :rimmed unopposed lot the representation of the
borough of New Reran
A land meeting was held on Monday at Ciogham King's
county.7,oo) people being ',resent. The R Ar. Mr. Ryan
said it people Mat grins they would level them at the
spend. e—the landlords.
An Order in Gtuncil 'vu issued on M rude. by the Lord
Lieutenant, prohibiting from the Ist to the 28th February.
the importation of cattle into Ireland tools England,'
owing to the prevalence of foot and mouth disease in
Eaglen I.
At Mallow Petty Sessions on Tuesday. Mr. P. J.
Stemhein, jun., bon. secretary of the Parnell Defence Fund,
was c outuitted for trial ol two charges of intimidation by
issuing circul era stating that the names of non-so tecribers
Si the fund would be made known at • public-meeting.
Bail was accepted.
' The Rev. E wen., 8 teekey, Cetholic curate, Kilmallock.
Cork, county and twenty others leave been sumuioned mu
• charge of intimidation.
At flollymount, county Mayo, on Tuesday, amoral
poreone yftre committed for trial, without bail, for resiatieg
process-eervers, at Clorern, on the ore wion when a man
named (lawn was killed, and P.C. Shmhens was
c onsnitted by the coroner OR a charge of manslaughter.
The police, numtering 150, were severely beaten.
The constebulary atitoorities have made arrangements
for increasing the numbedoilmounted men in the force,
and special ioduceinents are being held out to members t
the truly who were formerly cavalry men to return to that
branch of tre •irvice. At forty•seven stations in outlying
districts in tile sonth and west mounted men will be
attached tor time purpose of securing Intercommunication
should the telegraph wires he cut.
At Boyle Bormsgh Court, Colonel King Harman hoe fined
two farmers .£1 each for cheering in the street, sled
announced that others brousht up for the same offence
would get seven days' imprhoument without the option of
a fine.
A meeting wu held at Longford on Wednesday, at which
resolutions wero passed condemning the action of Mr.
Errinoton, M P., in separating Mussel( from the Irish
Parliamentary party, aud calling upon him to resign his
seat.
Several more Iriih landlords, including Mr. Patrick
Foley, of Donaile. and Mr. John Culligan Knockerra have
accspted rent, at Griffith's v.luatioo.
On Tuesday a large gorce of mend sbulary, with • resident
magistrate, preceded to some land, near Cashel, about
which • serious dispute ha t arisen. Patrick Maher sold
his farm to a relative for 3:100 last Oct 'her, and a deed of
conveyance wee mein out. On Monday the son of the
vendor, accompaieed by a large number of strangers,
retook possession of the land, which they at once men-
menced to plough. Warn the police got to the place the
assignee produced his deed and put the team of borates and
plough tiff the land. Subsequently he swore inf mations
before the Furtive lite.
Colonel Vandeleur, whose rental is *aid to amount to
about £20,000 • year has announced his intention to
accept Griffith', valuation and t wipe off the outst ending
arrears of two or three years. The tenants immediately
paid on the new scale.
A man namei /tottery died at Tutu on Thursday from
the effects of a blow by another mean, named Fallow,
Deceased claimed under Land League regulations as
holding • farm from which he had been ejected many
years ago. The jury returned • verdict that Battery
died from the effects of a wound inflicted by Fallow with-
out any provocation.
The death is announced of Father O'Keeffe, the Parish
priest of Callan, distinguished for his litigation with the
late Cardinal Cullen.
Mr. Bond M'Geough on Wednesday lodged in the
shenff's office, Armagh. 30 ejectmenta which, if executed,
will render 300 persons homelew. The sheriff has refused
to execute the ejectments without the aid of the