The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-11-16 00:00:00

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On the arrival of the troops from Castlebar at ,
Claremorris, simultaneously with those at Balliurobe,
the greatest excitement prevailed, the people hooting
and jeering the soldiers. On arrival of the train bear-
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pita engine, and constables had been stationed at
freqinint intervals all the way from Dublin. The 79th
Regiment had been drawn up with fixed bayonets.
The fifty Ulster men, mostly of the agricultural class,
made no secret of their feelings. Some delay was
occasioned in starting, the car-owners resolutely
refusing to drive the Oranagernen or allow their cans
to be used. The pnceesion was escorted into the
town by infantry with fixed bayonets, constabulary
with loaded rifles bringing up the rear. Each man was
allowed to carry a revolver, on irnitniseing not to use it
unless his life waa endangered. Half a mile from the
town the knolls commanding the road were crowded
by men and youths shouting to the labourers that they
would never return alive. The procession went on to
Ballinrobe, thirteen Irish miles, without any remark-
able incident; but the fact that the march was
accomplished mainly after dark added to the difficulty
and discomfort of the undertaking. It is stated that
during the disorder with the carmen Major Coghell.
19th Dragoons, was thrown from his horse and his leg
fractured.
On Wednesday night, at Derulk, near Tulle,
empty Clare, • farmer named Lynch was dragged
from his bed by armed men with blackened faces, and
severely carded for refusing to swear that he would
not send his child to the National School.
Mr. Thomas Dunne, a well-known wool buyer in
county Carlow, on visiting a small farm of which he
recently obtained powiession, found a pole planted
in the ground flying a black flag, inscribed with
death's head and arose bones. The land was recently
vacated on account of alleged excessive rental.
I The Mayor ~f Cork presided over a meeting on
Thursday, at which resolutions were passed condemn-
ing the action of the Goverment, and sympathising
with Mr. Parnell and his friends. A 1,11111 of lilBo
was subscribed towards the defence funds.
Sir John Kennavray, *peaking at Broadc.lyst on
Thursday, said time only would show whether Ireland
could be left to the operation 1 ordinary laws; but if
the Geverment declined to ask for full power, and liaoi
of life resulted, they would have to answer to Perlis-
meat and to the country.
Mr. A. M. Sullivan, M.P., presided at a meeting lif
representative Irishmen in Linden on Thursday, at
which a central committee was formed to organise a
fund for the defence of Mr. Parnell and his fellow.
traverser".
According to a report which kas reached Cork the
Earl of Kenmare has been the recipient of a
threatening letter. The exact terms of the letter have
not transpired, but there was drawn upon the
document a rude sketch (if a revolver and a coffin. A
preliminary meeting of the landlords, traders, and
clergy of Killarney was held on Wednesday, to make
arrangements for the holding of an Indignation meet-
ing to protest against the act. Mr. Hamilton Stubbor,
master of the fox hounds, Queen's county, has
received a threatening letter, his offence being that he
Intends taking a farm into his own hand at the
expiration of a long lease, the original bolder of which
sail the remainder of the lease some few years ago.
Lord Denoughinore's tenants near Clonmel, though
they have enjoyed an abundant harvest, have refused
to pay rents. It is stated that Lord Donoughmore
intends not to serve them with ejectment processes,
but with notices in bankruptcy.
Mr. Patrick Fergus, merchant, Ballinrobe, has been
"Boycotted," tithe used local term. An extensive com-
bination exists against him, and for three weeks not a
customer has entered his shop. His offence is the
taking of a farm whch had been surrendered on the
ground of excessive rent. A quantity of his hay has
been burnt.

An iron hut wan on Thunslay conveyed to Baflyer,/
where, owing to some recent outrages upon sheep, a
large force of constabulary has been posted.
A man named Culvery, who was reinstated in his
farm near Skibbereen a few days ago, was on Thursday
evicted by the police and placed under arrest. He wag
subsequently admitted to bail. The police force in
Ballydehob has t 3 be supplemented in consequence of
the disturbed state of the district, . . . .

The tenantry on Lord Inchiquin's estate, in county
Clare, refuse to pay more than the Government valu-
ation. The terms are not accepted, but receipts are
given on account.
A notice has been p,s‘terl near Killoeg, county
Dublin, stating that 1,000 Rories are sworn to shoot
any man who pays above Griffiths' valuation.
An extensive old greaser at Ballybothy, county
Wicklow, found on his doorstep, on Thursday morning,
a human skull with a letter attached, warning him
that unless he joined the Lend League he would be
shot. . . . . . . . .

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A man, named Rislehan, was taken from his bed on
Thursday night, near Sligo, and branded with a hot iron
because he worked for a man who had taken a farm
from which a tenant had been evicted.
Lord Headley, an Irish landowner, writing to the
London papers, gays :—" I shall take It IA a great
favour if you will insert the accompanying facts as to
a small portion of the county which, apparently, has
been allowed to fulfil the wishes of those who would
be considered Ireland's best friends. The Blasket
Island, situate on the coast of Kerry, originally let to
a few tenants, now posies:sea Zl. The Government
valuation for purpohes of taxation is LTA, and
the nominal rent is 00. It is let by what
I. called the 'cow's grass '—i.e., as much land as
would supply • cow with hay for the winter, and it
has the gran of 40 cows. I made use of the expression
' nominal rent' adadeedly, for the tenants have paid
none for about three years, no county case for seven
years, and they have never paid any poor rates. Last
year these unfortunate victims of their own unthrift
were supported by the Mansion-house and the Dutchess
of Marlborough's funds, the committee of the latter
being appraised by telegram that 18 families were in
danger of starvation if meal at the rate of ten tons per
month were not immediately supplied. Comment is
superfluous. Truly Ireland remits!" exceptional legis-
lation ; but the exceptional legislation should be that
of a mild despotism as compared with the so-called
constitutional government which suffices in the other
home portions of her Majesty's dominions."
The Daily Newt special correspondent telegraphs
from Ballinrobe an account of a visit he paid on
Thursday to Lough Maak-house, and describes the kind
uf life led by Captain Boycott and his family. The
correspondent says :—lt is only by skilful subterfuge
that Captain Boycott can get A shirt washed for his
outer or a loaf of bread for his inner man. The under-
ground routes which existed a fortnight ago are closed.
In fact, "every earth is stopped, "and the hunted man
is driven to the open. Not a soul will sell him
sixpenceworth of anything. He cannot even get •
slaw for his watch, for the watchmaker no more than
anybody else dare serve him. Every feature of his
extraordinary situation depicted in my first letter on
"Disturbed Ireland"- is exaggerated almost to dis-
tortion. Last evening the following letter was handed
to him by the tenants of Lord Erne :—" Kilmore, Nov.
10, 1890, C. C. Boycott, Esq. Sir—ln accordance with
the decision made in Lord Erne's last letter to us,_we
want you to appoint a day to receive the rents—Titg
TExANTs. A reply requested. " Mr. &Teats's reply
WAR that he was ready to receive the rents at ten o'clock
. .

this morning, an hOur after which time he received
the following notice : "The tenanta request an
answer to the following before they pay you the rent:
"—jet. Don't you wish you may get it ?lid. When
do you expect the Orangemen and how are they to
come? 3rd. When are you going to hook it. Lotus
know so that we may see you off. 4th. Are you any
way comfortable? Don't be uneasy in your mind,
we'll take care of you. Down with the landlords e
agents. God save Ireland r .. . Next to open
and secret enemies, indiscreet friends are perhaps the
most disagreeable of created beings. Unfortunate
Mr. Boycott, who wanted a score, at most, of Northern
men to get in his crop, has been threatened with an
invasion from Ulster. The opposition of the Govern-
ment to such " Uleterior" meaeures, aa a Galway man
Wheel them, has at least had the effect of moderating
the rancour .4 the relief expedition. Only fifty, with
baggage and implements, are announced as on the
march, but even this number is e, hideous infliction on
Mr. Boycott. He has nowhere to lodge them but in
a barn, and has assuredly not the wherewithal to
feed them, so that their help and sympathy are some-
what overwhelming. The Liberals of this part of the
country denounce the whole relief movement as a
Tory trick to force the hand of the present Govern..
mient and provoke a return to coercion by promoting
civil war.

THE ORANGEMEN IN THE WEST.
Telegraphing from Ballinrobe on Thursday morning
a chrrespondent states that the popular exmtemont of
the previous night on the arrival of the Oran,emen at
Clarernorris had partially subsided. "On Thursday
evening," he says, "several thousand people assembled
Just outside the town, and when the Ulw.er labourers
came in eight the hooting and groaning were some-
thing terrible to hear. It was the exclamation of men
who felt that they had been baffled, and an admission
that where the Government exerts its power,
resistance with anything like success is impossible—
even in the county of Mayo, where all persons are
apparently the foes of landlordism The overwhelm.
log force provided by the Government struck awe into
the people."

Dirizig the night. says another correspondent,
several shots were fired into the quarters of the
cavalry quartered at Ballinmbe, but no injury was
done. On Thursday morning, the expedition stetted
from Ballinrobe for Lough Msak elmorted by 100 men
of the 94th Regiment, a squadron of the 19th Mtwara,
and a large body of the constabulary. The party
were hooted out of the town and followed to Lough
Mask by a number of women and children who cried
out for the life of Captain Boycott. There wan
no attempt to resist the progress of the men,
and any steps in the that direction would have
been madness. Captain Boycott and his nephew
received the resident magistrates and the com-
manders of the troops on his lawn. The troops
detailed for duty on the estate at once took posseusion
of their tents, and the remainder of the force marched
back to Ballinrobe. The provision waggons on arrival
were besieged, and the dinners of the military were
moon in preparation. The Ulster men brought sothe
provisions with them. They will not commence work
until Saturday.
A Ballinrobe correspondent states that the Land
League had warned the people not to offer any
=on to the overwhelming force brought into the
. The 'recession to Lough Mk was a for-
midable One. First cane" 101 police with
then the 19th Hussars, followed by MO men of the
84th. The infantry marched in tow files with fixed
bayonets, the labourer. walking botween them, the
rear being brought up by two companie. of the 84th
guarding the provision and fuel wagon. A troop of
the 19th Hussars, with a hirg.i force of e„eatihwen,,
had patrolled the mad since early morning. The
processian was half a mile long, and was hooted all
aloft the route. On reaching Captain Boycott's house,
the Metwinen were sworn standing in line. The tents
and dinners of the military were already provided.
The men, farmers, and farmers' WWI from Cavan and
Monaghan commence on Friday to save the crops of
mangold,turnips, and twenty acres of corn:
CZttathe'ss'managers have intimated that beyond this they
are net prepared to go.