, 1879-08-07
DISTURBED IRELAND.


Westh"ath anil Mayo.
Lnnfan 7in,sf.
pun1IN, sTnly 13.--'rllc ,nwicss state Of some
dssr!cta Of Ilie country, whct, nppcafs worse IN
contrast With tho EouctAi prevalence nf pcacc
antl order, Is subject Of much anxiety to The
executive antl tocal authorities. There Is dark
iinc Of crlntfhaiity oxtcnitne through, somu OF
the midland and western counties which ras
thought to have been cffacca by tho specta,
measures Of repression which wctc passed a
few years aro, when ,ifc aud pronorty urgently
needed protection; hut sinre the removal Of
The cocrcisa acts Il has teupreared. and s Ic-
ginning 10 excite n1artn. Tic Judges OF Assizo
l1arc made It the subject Of remark in their
rhargrs IN the Gran1 Jur!cs. ami polosed
out the duty of endcayor!ng to grapnlo
pce'allr 70 tho extent oE undcscctesl crlsHo and
the number OF criminals WHO have not been
brought 10 Justice. The calendars ol The Assizes
Indicate only fraction Of the offcnhes actua,ly
many caacs unwilling, and IN offers afraid, to
Afford anv information to tho noltcc, assist In
anr way In tl.e vfndtcatfon OF the Law. Even
those who suffer from al, organtzea ssetem Of
to give any clcw to the discovery OF The Offend
ers, lest they should he marked out for assnss.
nation BY a secret tribunal which sits III iulg-
,nent aud deals summary vengeance upon those
The Lord Chief Baron, In opening the Com.
mission at Mulliugar. called attention to this
state. OF things, anil urged tho magistrates to
use their best oxer.ions IN order 10 put an end
TO It. The Grand Jury, having taken the sub.
icct into consideration, adopted tho following
resolution:
We, the Grand Jnsy oi tho County wcetmcath.
~ fa yssr e1tnost Stsmoa to the
fins day. fn which ills Lurdahip informs US TINT,
although The eriines e % investigated by u q
Of untctccted crime committed In Wes.meath since
the hist aaalzes has hocn more tlan dunbtu tho
quantity Of c7mes committed + IN the same period
We ART appealed to as magistrates to nut down
etecs these crimes, baf. haE'ns used every cxef-
Executive to dcrlse such ineasurca AZ may uivo
remedy for the slate OF thnyA IN this county
90 painfully hseau.s 50 truly. aesczibed by tho
From The atldress Of Justice Harrison to tho
Grand Jury Of the County Mayo yusterday, 1t
appcars ihnt Tint county Is 10 All equally dis
turoed state. ills lordshtp stated Tint ainone
In the discharge Of their duty. The information
showed that ono OF tho RalllTs went with h!s son
10 serve somo clsll bill processes of eIectment,
but thc processes Wctc takcn from him unl
swear that he would never como to servo proc
css In that locality nthtn, Ia the other cass'the
mnn appschendc0 vldIcncc, and took the pre-
caution Of bringing four CoEstablss With him to
sons, assembled ind threw stones ut tho police,
who we're ordered t1 Fix bayouets, and 10 loud
their rifles, but did not use them, The result Ut
The opposition M was a a. The sa' sSad not
nothing could Induce HIN to return to the plarc.
His Lorlship said te Mns sorry to find from tic
Countv-lnspcctor's .s,,rrpoEt that tilcro was
an organized so!nblhation |f to restst ths aw'
enltsg them with; death IL they resist
cd the mandates 1nf these sc1f-constituted
authorities: In twth!f-thsee cases notices of
e nas t. oay & ees wten reuso
md tc!ifng them the4Wou14 bo shot II tLeg did
not submit to the colhtnands Of this secret anu
Irresponsible tribunafn, The 0raud Jury could
not close iclr eyes, ss|s Lordsttn addsd. to. tue
It was not Ills duty u suggest remedy. hut tt
was bis duty to adnlntster tho lay with atm-
ness and lmpaF!ialityfMnd he would cndeavor to
bound hrmly u'ld lnParsiallY to. discharge their
duty TO soc|etY, and hU was glad to sec By the
lnree attendance Of 'H5si4ens gentry that they
wcrc prepared to 10 10. Ilo trusted that BY
who were engngel instt1esc ill-alv!scd proceed
tHgs would be recalled from them to pursue the
h!Ghc1anl nobler paths OF peaceful Industry,
mud i'iat,,ws!h the a,lCss!ng Of God i oluntitut
harvest would alleviate tho distress from which
these disturbances had nrIgiuatod..
Tho Graud Jurs Of the County Of Mayo hnve
passed. resolution ora similar purnors to shat
adopted by tEg UrArH Jury Of tho County Ut
Wcstlncath. 1t is as fo!lows:
Rksolpta. That the Jutlgs Of the Assizes, having
IN hta charge to u*AnoEcn in tlc strnn.est terms
Of this county. we fear our dnsy before aeparat.
ing TO call the attention Of thu Government to the
uusottch hlato Of the ,cnuhty nnd u ttla serious
gard the rats tin,tat which tic lands were lut
o. to othc; cIrcumstdl,ccs CONNECTED herewith,
This illegal dcei3n IL pursued by nsystem OF whole
tale Multiplication, hY vaF1s aaa acta OF meaace,
and by Violent spteccs exciting 1hu people 10 uut-
raEe1 against both 1auItorti nuI tenant, wa thing
additional powers be conferred on tho execullyp
hy Parliament, Our forcnlan Ia requested 10 for
ward Copea Ut thlH resolution 10 tho Chlet SuGseta.
r. fur Ireland ln4 to tho Lieutenant ot tho county,
thu Earl OF Lucan.