The New York herald., 1879-11-23
PARNELL AT BALLA.

THE LATEST DEMONSTRATION IN HONOR OF THE
IRISH TRIBUNE-TRooPs HELD IN READINESS
AT ENGLISH BARRACKS.
[From Yesterdays Evening Tclegram.]
DUBLIN, Nov. 22, 1879.
There is great excitement in this city over the
news from Balla in the county Mayo A great
demonstration was to be held there to-day and
the people were to listen to an address from
Parnell Dispatches indicative of an open out
break are coming in fast and the people are
crowding around the newspaper offices eager
for the news. The people residing in the neigh
bOrhood Of Balla have been gradually getting
more and more excited, and to-day
they are almost prepared for open re-
sistance as they understand that farmer
Zone Of their own palty) was tn be evicted
by force for non-payment of rent. His case ex-
cited much sympathy, as he was known to be
personally unable to pay the rent, and the people
consider that the landlord was exercising
necessary cruelty. 1t being known that Parnell
was to address the meeting at Bala q large
crowd of people drawn together. They
came full of the wrongs that they believed they
had endured, and the story of the eviction in
spircd them with sympathy for the sufferer, and
means were Immediately taken to defend the
house from the officers Of the law. The Sheriff
called for assistance and the constabulary were
ordered to aid the officers of the law in the dis
charge OF their duty. Troops have also been
ordered to the scene, with orders to fire on the
people if any resistance is made to the officers
of the law.
EXCITEMENT IN LONDON.
Affairs here have now assumed such threat
ening aspect that the government officials are
taking all the necessary precautions to have
sufficient troops ON the ground to Mt once check
any outbreak. The officers in command Of the
military in Ireland have received explicit in
structons in relation to the measures they are
to take to assist in the protection of life and
property. Troops are held in readiness at all
the local barracks to be moved ut once in case
of any outbreak. The Commander-in-C Chief of
the forces in Ireland has been given full power
to act on the moment, without waiting for in
structions from England. The greatest pre-
caution is being taken throughout Connaught
and the centre of Ireland, more especially
in the counties of Sligo, Mayo and Leitrim,
and troops have been stationed ut the principal
market town ready to act in moments no
tice. The people are still quiet. but it is evil
dent that trouble is brewing, and some action
will have to be taken by the English govern
ment to relieve their grievances before the
country can resume peaceful aspect. Prepa-
ratons are being made mt the various cavalry
aud infantry depots, and number of regiments
have received orders to be kept in readiness for
transportation to Ireland at short notice. The
landlords throughout Mayo and Sligo are begin
ming to feel very uncomfortable, and numerous
applications have been made to the police
authorities for protection. Threatening letters,
the familiar warning of the Irish peasantry, are
being received by agents and landlords, adorned
as usual with cofius, deaths head and cross
bones and other signs cmblcmatic of sudden