, 1881-07-24
LETTERS FROM REDPkTH.
ireland Revisited-Leaders, Land
lords, Priests, and People.
Recent Evictions in ireland, Rack.
renting, and Extortion.

| ty;r<su.,t.l ,cs If 7Ae chca9o Tfi1unt-
| Dublin, July s, 1ss1.-After pleasant
yoyagr, with pleasant fellow-y0yagers, tn
the steamer Wyoming, / landed in Liverpool
| more Than TWO weeks since, and, after rapid
visit to London and Paris, arrived here a
few days ago
| III LontolrI interviewed Mr.. Parlleil and
| the leaders of tho Irish Parliamentary party;
| and, when iii Paris, | SAW Mr. Egan, the
Treasurer Of the Irish National Larl League,
The Irish members to not regard the Land
| hill as all important concession to the Just
| demands Of the people Of Ireland They say
that at the best it will benefit 4 small class
ouly, and That class only Of the te,lant-farni-
ers who are the least oppressed by the pres
ent system, even it it should pass the House
of Lords without any vital amendments Ill
tile interests Of the lords Of the soil, But as
the Irish people must submit to the bill, 1t 1t
becomes law, whether they wish to accept
or reject it, the Irish members arc trying, ut
every stage of the discussion, to eliminate the
more Objectionable features Of it, and to make
| il more liberal to the tenantry. Mr.. Paraell
| told me that he would probably revisit Amer
| ica after the passage Of the bill OF rs soon MS
! it hat passed its most important stages.
| FINANCIAL RESOURCES OF THE LAND
LEAGUE.
AIr. Egan informed HE that lie had over
$250, 900 in hand, mostly contributed by Irish
| Americans; and with such a fund III reserve,
especially as it is rapidly increasing, the
passage Of the Land bill will have nu effect
on the conduct of the agitation tor the abnll-
tion of fcuual landlorism in Ireland. The
movement will not only be continued with
out pause, but it will be pushed forward
with more energy than before.
MICHAEL. DAvlTr IN JAIL.
Dr. Kenny, of Dublin, was in London. lie
had seen Mr. Davitt lie says that Mr.. Day.
lit is treated as well us it is possible to treat
i prisoner in convict jail, but thut, while his
health Is still good, his constitution, which
| was nearly shattered BY lis former convict
life, would ut once break down If he were to
! he subjected to the ordinary discipline of the
prison. Ills spirit is as brave rs whel, lie
was organizing the Lana League in Ireland. \
movement has he inauguratcd 10 England to
procure Mr. ihlvittls rleuse il be will agree to
leave the country au0 not return to Ireland.
THE LAND LEEAGlE IN IRELAND.
There have bect great changes in Ireland
I since my lust visit here. There not so many
LuAu- League meetings held, nnu notice that
| the TONE ot the specchcs, rs II rule, has been
| lenders OF last autumn IL III the field to-day.
Thuse who are not in Parliament arc in prlsun.
Instead Of having been sub1ued, Is not only as
rcsoiilte as then, hut even more defiant There
are l,sty Land I.eaEues in % nctive operation.
local officer IS sent to jail his pace IS supplied
I, without days delay, There are nearly tvy
P Ladies' Land Leagues in Ireland. There was
not one lust autnu,n \ thousand local IcaEues.
ut least, have been established since september.
1l,1s1I PRIESTS AND PRELATEs.
Tho priests have Joined tho movement in
ccclcsiustic, the Archbishop Of Dublin, hns
assumed un open attitude Of opposition
10 the Lcas.1c. Ills authority prevents tho tho
.cithcr destroys their secret sympathy. nor has
elsewhere throughout Ireland III different
parts of 1rc.and, last autumn. when the action
Ut the Archbishop Of Dublin was spoken Of, the
common nn6wer that l received, both from
priests and people, was, Sure there never has
leen patri.t Aryhbishop of Dublin since 81.
Lawrence OToole." It is y common expression
to-day III Dublin OF which st. Lawrence oToote
is the patron saint.
The othe: prelates-and especially tho Arch
bishop OF nshel--who have taken conspicu
osl5 pos.: IN III fuvor of the Agitatl have
greatly :enethencd their hold on the affections
Of the Pc p!s II HE Pnene Fs Ind 1o 9s Pa 1sr
duties in London, SHOULD be arrested and sent to
kin1nsnhaln 1a Their. seems to De little doubt
step to the front and boldly continue the ugita-
tioo in defiance OF the drab- -coute.i Cromwell
who has sent one member me- Of ~ and
Archbishop and Bishop or two would be the
death knell OF landlordsm IN Ireland.
EyICrIONS IN IRELAND.
EynSq q 9aRs5s tenE VII! % xoSc aGd fs S
l2,aND armed Constables 70 drlve the peasants
from their homes tho Landlords nre havlng their
revenge. bur stii-unlike the days of ls4'-they
fail utterly to subdue the spirit OF the people.
The Queen Of England will be known in IRISH
hislor: as Victoria the G Evlctor sIatlSt,cs M are
by few figures huw thoroughly the work of the
ruthless Cromwell has been done during the
reign Of her Most Gracious Majesty.
In iE4A. tHErk. were more tAAD N,UUu persons
In 1850. there we're over 1o4, 600 cast from their
homes INTO the roadside.
1u 1861, there were nearly 5000 persons eytoted;
in 1864, 9eoO; in 1SSv, over l0.0Ul
DECREASE OF POPULATION.
The population Of Ireland, which was s,5ooooo
within the lnalaury OF men still young. is now
only 5.15D 0nj-css today than it wa5 eighty
years ago. And yet the Irish landlords and the
still insist OIL melting the emigration OF the
Irish by grants Of public money.
Ev1CrIONS THIS YEAR
During the first three months Of the present
shows that i'll the province of Clsler NY persons
have been eyicted: in Leiuster. 25S persons: in
Connausht, Isl persons; ana in Munster, $50
persons.
Ey1cr1oSs IN THE BLIGHT AND FAMINE
IEAl.S,
During the three years, ending In April last,
1871 persons in Ireland were thrown out of the
cabins tint their own bands mad built, ind from
the ianus that their own Mbur had reclaimed.
In Munster alone last year over 400u persuns
CURED doing anu III consequence oI three bad
selsons and these persons thus crtc1cd. for the
most pnrt during tue famine OF ls1asJ, were
kept alive by American, and Canadiau, and
Australian charity!
Ev1Cr1oSs AND RENTS THIS YEAR.
Miss Lynch, OF the Ladies Land LeaRue, has
prepared fur mo list of the evictlons reported
ties from the I'd uf February up to the :M of
July. with the total amounts oi ARREARS OF rent