National Republican., 1883-01-20
TIE IRISH ELECTIONS.
Reports by Cable From Various Corners
OF the "OId Country"
epecial Dispatch 10 RcdpaN's Wertlv.

iptCtpb AtopdttN ~ iutdIuNt 8 NtthtH
LONDON, Jan. 1T-Tho governments is
playing n tricky game in Mallow. They
are delaying the writ of election in the hope
of wasting the popular fervor. William
O'Brion claims to have received promises of
support from $50 voters. If these men keep
faith with him, his election is therefore as
sured. Neitherof the government candidates
attempts to hold public meeting.
The feeling of the townsmCn, outside the
electoral class, is too strong against them, and
they dare not face the people. They cannot
get the electors even to go to their committee
rooms. One hundred and four electors at
tended O'Briens last Committccmcotng, n fact
which promises well for his chances of success
IL is reported that if Naish, the govern
ment candidate should be defeated in Mallow
he will try his fortune in Tyrone in place Of
| Dickson, one of the present members for that
county, who expects to be appointed under
secretary of Ireland. Mes-rs. Thomas Sexton
and Il. NJ. lIcaley attended meeting in Ty-
rome, on Monday last, for the purpose of pre-
pairing n reception for the whig candidate,
whose election for that county is however,
| practically decided.
| Mr.. Harrington, who has Just been sem
fenced to two months Imprisonment for his
speech in Mullingar, started his canvas in Vest
! meath week or two ago, Mr.. Gill, one of the
| present Parnellitc members being obliged to
retire through i'll health and pressure of busi-
| ness. Mr.. Harrington will be returned with
! out opposition. He has gained great credit by
| his masterly conduct of his case in court MIR.
| Parnoll will probably ask DR. Nulty, whose
| diocese includes Wcstmcath, to raise collCc-
tion in the Catholic churches for the payment
Of the new member. The retirement of Mr..
Leahy, one of the members for Kildare, is
probable. This will make room for Mr.,
! Thomas MaynC, an able and energetic member
of the Dublin corporation.
"A Mayo estate was offered for sale in the
| Dublin landed estates court last Friday. The
only bid was 1876, which is less than the mort
gage on the property. The owner swOre that
| he had been offered Gl, ,725 before the land
! agitation: This instance is typicalsOf many
estates which fall into the hands of the mort
| gagecs, instead of those of the tenants, unless
the full purchase money will be advanced to
the latter by the state.
The raids of the Dublin police on the sup
posed members of secret societies show unscru-
pulousness and folly on the part of the govern
ment. They act apparently on the evidence
of low class of iniormcrs who will swear
anything. One informer recently admitted
that his wife kept n house of i'll fame. With
u packed jury and the evidence of such mcn
anybody can be convicted ON the loose charge
of constructive conspiracy TO murder. De-
| lancy has been convicted although no proof
was offered of the existence of a conspiracy.
| Nearly all the men arrested were pointed out
TO the inlormcrs by previous arrest on various
charges
Some doubts exist among tho radical section
| of the cabinet MS TO the wisdom of Earl Spen-
ccr's action and tho PdH lfdU Gazette suggests
that he be censurcd. Spcnccr's position is,
however, very strong in England. His rosig-
nation would seriously cmbarrass Gladstone,
and he threatens it whenever he is assailed.