The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1881-12-02 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

VISIT TO MR PARNELL.  " Mr. IF. H. O'Donnell, M.P., visited Kilinainham gaol on Monday, and had interviews with Mr Pal noll, Mr. Dillon, Mr. O'Kelly, and Dr. Kenny. This is a narrative of the visit in Mr. 0 Donnell's ov.n langu ige. Mr. O'Donnell came away with a strong feeling that the treatment inflicted on the sue ts is in complete violati in of the pledges givan to Parliament by the Government on the introduction of the Coercion Biil. The warders and officers appear ti be courteous and attentive, and the multiplied vexations must be solely set down to the directions of superior authorities. All the gentlemen visited by Mr. O'Donnell hid the wearied look of men whose health is being steadily undermined by close air, bad lodging, and serious want of exercise, but untler cover of the ordinary conversation permitted by the strict rules Imposed by the Goveenment, the sentiment of the distinguished prisoners were easily seen to be unchanged. Mr. Parnell is fully acquainted with the propess of events. O'D innell inspected with curiosity the special hut built for the occupation of the two armed policemen who watch Mr. Parnell's 'sell window at night. As the bad weather and gloomy days continue the darkness of the cells and the difficulty of taking exercise in such open air as is available will increase. It seems to be extremely strange that the Government does not even employ reflectors, which might lighten the darkness of the cells. When the prisoners are reduced to prison fare—whose coarseness is another violation of the pledges given to Parliament—the consequence may be excee tingly serious." What is believed to be a deliberate murder took place on Monday night in the neighbourhood of Promore, county Down. The body of a farmer named M'Cornish was found in a ditch beaing marks of violence. The base of the skull was fractured and the jaws broken. Inquiries were made, and a policeman, proceeding to Belfast, arrested a fa-mer named Hugh Hamilton, reiiding in the neighbourhood of Dromore, who had just taken a ticket by one of the cross Channel steamers. Michael B•syton, the second suspect arrested under the Coercion Act, was released from Kilmainham gaol, . .  on Tuesday, owing ti ill-health. On Monday night a contingent of constabulary returning to Kilfinane from some evictions at 13ruff were attacked by a mob with stones. The police fixed bayonets and charged the people, dispersin; them. The latter, however, returned, and were a_!ain charged before they would retire. Some arrests will be mule. Parties of armed men on Monday night attacked the houses of James Reddon and Patrick Allen, near Barlield, three miles from Ennis. Several shots were fired in each instance, and Rendon narrowly escaped being struck by a bullet, which lodged over Me fire-place. An extraordinary scene took place at the Roman Catholic Chapel at Kanturk, on Sunday. The Rev. Canon Dennehy denounced the Children's Land League recently started in the town, saying that children reared in such an organisation became like the Reds of Paris, who had no religion, and were never baptised. A large body of the congregation rose from their seats and walkPd out of the chapel. A wealthy farmer, named Moore, was fired at by a party of disguised men at Newbrook, near Claremorris, on Sunday night. The Duhallow hounds were stopped on Saturday. They met at Ballygiblin, and having found there ran to Castlecor and killed. Another fox was started at Caatlecor, and the hounds were in full cry when an organised mob crowded the fences and threw stones at the dogs and threatened the members of the hunt. The huntsman, it is said, was struck, and the sport was brought to an abrupt termination. The members of the South Union Hounds, which up to this have enjoyed immunity from " Boycotting' " have received notice that in future the farmers of the district over which they have hunted will not allow them to hunt over the gr,,uncl any longer. Throughout the south of Ireland hunting may be said to have received a serious check, if it be not entirely doomed.