Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-04
MISRULED IRELAND.
THE STATE TRIALS BECOMING
WEARISOME.
A Concession TO the Traversers-Re-
marks by Judge FiGxgeraId-Sur-
repsftiOus Arms from Birmingham
-COnfiIct with a Patrol - Large
Land Meetings.

DUBLIN, January 3.-On the resumption
of the State trials this morning the court
was crowded, though the proceedings were
very uninteresting, simply consisting Of
reading the stenogrsphic notes OF speeches
Of the traversers.
The court to-day decided that the speeches
delivered In favor of the traversers at varI-
GUS meetings throughout the country may
be read by their counsel. This decision will
considerably protract the trials.
Counsel for the traversers took advantage
of the decision of the court permitting the
reading Of the speeches made in favor Of the
traversers to take evidence concerning the
speech of Mr.. Richard O'Shaugknessy, with
the view of showing that the Limerick
meeting was not characterized by the violent
tone that the Crown sought to attribute to
it. Mr.. Nolan, OF counsel for the traver-
sers, also had read various long speeches.
Judge Fitzgerald thereupon remarked
that they we're long rigamarole without
any bearing on the issue of the trials, and II
they had any, in his Judgment it weuld be
one prejudicial to the traversers. II the
defense persisted in such a course he said
the court would have to sit from ten o'clock
till six.
The proceedings, except for this incident,
consisted of the reading of extracts of
speeches by Messrs. Parnell, Biggar, Dill
Ion, Sexton, Brennan and Sullivan, showing
that the traVersers had encouraged the ten
ants to hold the farms and pay no rents,
If reduced rent was not accept
ed, telling them the land question
In Ireland would shortly be settled, as it
had been In Germany, by their becoming the
owners.
At the rising Of the court Mr.. Parnell was
loudly cheered by the crowd in the hall Of
the Four Courts.
LONDON, January 3-The Dublin cor
respondent of the Times says: "a more re-
pulsive and terrible year has never come
upon the country. It's history may be writ
ten In two words-distress and disturbance.
1t came in with the begging box and has
gone out with the bludgeOn. 1t will take
many years to reconstruct the social system
now IN ruins, and few can be sanguine
enough to hope that the task will be accom-
plished in the present generation"
The Daily telegraph states that q thou
sand guns are sent to Ireland surreptitiouslY
from Birmingham weekly, and that within
the last three weeks five thousand EOfiald
rifles have been sent there from Blrming-
ham work shops.
A dispatch to the Pail Hal Gozette from
Birmingham says: "The Irish police have
arrived here to watch the proceedings of the
Irish political societies. 1t is stated that
similar precautions have been taken in other
large towns. The police patrol in the
county of Sligo last night exchanged shots
with an armed party. 1t is supposed that
one Of the prowlers was mortally wounded.
One arrest was made.p
At land meeting at Carlow, Mr. E. Dur
yer Gray urged that If the government IN
troduced the coercion bill it should be op-
posed, even If good land bill is thus lost.
One of the largest land meetings ever
held in Connaught took place at LoIghrea,
county Galway, on Sunday. Mr.. Davitt
was the principal speaker. Several thousand
persons were present.