The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-03
IRELAND.
Important Events Occurring I'm that Un-
fortunate Country During the Past Week.

Important Events Occurring I'm that Un-
fortunate Country During the Paat Week.
The projected Land League meeting at Balla
has been prohibited.
An ironclad is reported on the coast Of Ire
land, to prevent the landing of arms.
At meeting held near Amsterdam it was re-
solved to circulate for signatures an address
asking Queen Victoria to avert bloodshed in the
In the Court of the Queens Bench,
Judge Fitzgerald in charging the jury in the
case Of the Crown against the Traversers, ex-
pressed qualification at the fairness and justice
with which both sides had conducted the case.
He said the jury must dismiss from their minds
all they had heard or read outside the Court,
and only consider the evidence. He pointed
out that the land laws of Ireland were more ia
yorable than those of Great Britain. He repu-
dated both the theory of the defense that the
Land League was chiefly charitable associa-
ton and the contrary theory that it was q
scheme of socialism devised in America. Ameri-
cans, he said, were as a nation noble and gen.
erous, and no scheme of socialism for destruc-
ton Of property in ireland had been devised by
them. At the same time he strongly censured
Hish-American idlers who had returned to Ire
hand to stir up dissension. He admitted the
existence OF distress, and said there had doubt
less been instances of harshness on the part OF
the landlords, but he considered that the Land
League had aggravated the i'll feeling between
the landlords and tenants. He went in detail
through the objects avowed by the League in
speeches and rules, showing they were illegal.
He pointed out that persons engaged in the
conspiracy we're amenable to law even if they
were not all aware of illegal acts committed.
Some of Biggar's speeches, he said, were shock.
ing. Dillon, too, had discountenanced seeking
redress Of grievances by constitutional means
Parnell entered the Court after luncheon
At the close he was loudly cheered, and was o.
eorted by the crowd along the quays.
The London Times says: ''The Dublin trial
is sufficient to show the helplessness and in.
adequacy of the ordinary law to repress illegal
organization and agitation of large dimensions
but the perplexity or the Dublin jury will moi
prevent Englishmen from forming their con.
clusions in regard to the real character Of the
agitation. If no supplementary legislation il
forthcoming, miscarriage of the Dublin trta
will be hailed in some quarters as establishing
and sanctioning the license"
It is stated in Dublin on official authority thai
elaborate preparations are making at Noun
Joy Prison, where former hdbeds corpus pris
oners were confined, for the reception Of ,
large number of Irish inmates.
At Land League meeting Macken, jury
man in the late trials, was proposed for member
ship by Davitt. The nomination was seconded
by Sullivan, NJ. P, amidst loud cheers.
The Catholic clergy assembled at Maynootl
under the Presidency of Archbishop McCab,
passed resolutions declaring that immediat.
and thorough reform of the land laws framed
on principles Of justice to all existing right
would be certain to call back peace and security
but they can not refrain from expressing thei
fear that the fictitious calm caused by coercion
may encourage the House of Lords to reject O
nullify the land bill
Macken, juryman on the Irish State trials
was proposed for membership of the Lant
League at his own request.