Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-20
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. IRELAND UP IN ARMS. The People Firm Against
 Rack Rents. A BITTER STRUGGLE ON HAND. The Government ProcIaims
 The League. CONGRESS AT ITS LEISURE. The Holiday Spirit Upon
 The Members.
CONGRESS AT ITS LEISURE,
THE RENTS MUST BE PAID

And Those Who Say Nay Will be Put Under Arrest-The National League and Its Campaign Proclaimed by tke Government.
 DUBLIN, Dec. 19-Tbe Lord Lieutenant has formally proclaimed the anti rent cam- paign. The proclaiming is accepted by the leaders of the National league as step on the governments part towards the suppress sion of the league. The funds of the league have already been transferred to France, in order to prevent their seizure by the authori- ties, and the rent moneys deposited with trustees will also be secreted to guard them against government designs. The proclama- tion warns all persons that the melting of tenants to refuse to pay or to withhold rents is an illegal act, and that the anti-rent move ment, by whatever means carried out, is criminal conspiracy. In addition it says that all moneys, receipts or documents given or received for the purpose of such conspira- cy are liable to seizure, and that persons in whose possession the same are found shall be arrested. This sweeping measure is the pro- duction of Lord Ashbourne, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and assent to it's promulgation was obtained at Fridays Cabinet council.
 
 mediate suppression of the National league, and even demand that trial by jury be sus- pended in Ireland if the juries refuse to con- vict the advocates of the anti-rent move ment.
 LONDON Dec. 19.-Mr Parne1l, who has just arrived in London, is slowly but cer- tainly recovering from the acute gastric at tack from which he has suffered for some time. His physicians have assured him that rrT5JI hko ok lo &,r ,%o,r duties at the beginning of the next session of the house if in the meantime he will take good care of himself. Tonight he said he did not intend to express an opinion concerning the plan of campaign of the league or the action of the government against it until he had first gone to Ireland ard consulted with the promoters of the plan, whom he had not seen since the last session. He also desires to obtain a fuller knowledge of various matters before making public his views ann for these purposes he will visit Ireland shortly shortly Mr. Pa1nell declared that he was not aware that the plan of campaign against rack rents had been devised until the fact had been published throughout England and Ireland. A meeting has been called at Kilrush. County Clare, to protest against the issuance of evie- tion processes from the Vandeleur estate. The handbill converting the meeting con- cluds as follows
 
 our country s history you invited to become soldiers of Ireland under the banner of the National league
 DUBLIN, Dec. 19.-Commoners Harring- ton, Deasy and Sheehan spoke at a large meet ing at Killarney to-day, each denouncing the action of the government against the leagues campaign. Harrington called attention to the fact that no priests were present at the meeting and while 1amenting the fact strongly condemned the cleIgymen who were expected to attend and whose duty MT. Harrington said it was to attend. He accused them of cowardice and declared that the men who contributed from their scant means to the maintenance of the clergy were entitled to the moral support their presence would give any gathering or any cause whose object was to benefit the people.
 DUBLIN, Dec. 19.-The proclamation by the government of the National leagues an ti-rent campaign, which was published in the Official Gazette, has been posted through out Dublin and parcels containing the proc lamation have been sent through the mails and by other means to the provinces. In view of the probable seizure of sthe paper the managers of United Ireland have removed more than half of the paper, type, etc., etc., to places of safety outside the city. If the regular publication of the paper is suppress ed it will continue to appear as it did during the time that the Land league was under the ban and the publication of it's organs prohib- tied.