The Warwickshire Herald. — 1887-10-13 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

VITT MORE BITTER THAN MR. O'BRIEN.  A New York telegram says that Mr. Michael Davitt, who was staying there prior to his departure for England, says that the object of his visit to America has been mis-quoted. Mr. Devitt states that his main business in coming to America was connected with woollen manufactures, and that when he returnes to Europe he will resume activity in the United Kingdom, delivering speeches which will be stronger and more bitter against the existing state of things in Ireland than those of Mr. W. O'Brien.  A 6REAT meeting to protest against interference with the freedom of the Press took place on Mon day night in the Rotunda Dublin. The ,-even prisoners charged with complicity in the murder of Head Constable Whelehan at %Bygastil were brought up at Ennis on Saturday, and formally committed for trial, an application for bail for the whole or some of them being refused. IT was tumourel that Lord Ashbourne had resigned the Lord Chancellorship of Ireland owing to the recent failure of the prosecutions of the Lord Mayor of Dublin and Mr. W. O'Brien, M.P., but it is stated that the report is entirely without foundation.  AN immense number of people gathered in boats on Sunday evening at the confluence of the Rivers Suir and Barrow to hold a meeting of the National League. The water was densely crowded with boats and barges. The proceedings were carried out successfully, resolutions condemning coercion were passed, and the meeting was congratulated on the large attendance. The Kilrush League held its meeting on Sunday in the chapel yard, under the presidency of the Rev. Dr. Divan, vicar-geneial of the district. Inspector Browne and a large police force were driven from the meeting by a large crowd, and the gates were locked. The same thing happened at Knockerra, and the police in all the cases took down the names of Cie leaders for prosecution.  A suspended Roman Catholic priest, named Cash, who was stated by Mr. Dillon, M.P., in his evidence at the Mitchelstown inquiry, to have been beaten by the police in the barracks after the affray at Mitchelstown on the 9th of September, was found dead on the roadside near Mitchelstown on Saturday morning. Michael Lane, who was recently evicted from his holding at Ardnacrusha, county Clare, his wife, and her brother have each been sentenced by the magistrates at Clonlara to a month's hard labour for obstructing and assaulting the sub sheriff and certain constabulary officers and constables while discharging their duty in a proclaimed district. Mr. Brunner, M.P., has received numerous letters from constables in Ireland who state their deAre to resign, and ask for employment or assistance to emigrate to America. Miss Todd and another English lady addressed a MB& meeting of the Gweciore peasants at the scene of the evictions. A National League surveyor has visited the place, and houses are to be built for those whose cottages were thrown down. Mr. T. Healy, M.P., addressed a large National League gathering at Longford on Sunday. He said the way to reduce rackrents was to join the Plan of Campaign. This was the worst year since the famine, the farmers having nothing to feed their cattle with. He would deal with landlords in securing his rights as in driving rats out of a haystack. They would be more bothered by the Plan of Campaign than by the killing of a bailiff. The deadly place to hit a landlord was the pocket. Meetings of the Land League were held at many pi ices throughout the country on Sunday, including .ome of these branches which have been suppreened. lir. Tanner, M. l'., addressing a National League demonstr•ltion at Carrick-on-Suir, county Tipperary, said that the very proclamation of the League had made it nine times as strong in the country as it was previously. That clay meetings were being held in every part ot Ireland, despite the proclamation, and the people were more determined titan ever to adhere to the principles of the League. He held that it was degrading f.,r an Mailman to be seen speaking to as policeman, who should be shunned by every Irishman who had the least self respect.  THE autumnal m.2elings of the Congregational Union were began at Leeds on Monday evening, nearly a thousand deligates assembling.