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Show THE IRISH. Thej Continue to Bee Tronble ana AhU. tor Arrest. London, 7. A meeting of the land agitators, agi-tators, numbering about 6,000 persons, was held near Casilebar yesterday. The people in tbeprocession were commanded by men carrying wooden swords. The proceed iogi were quiet. London, 8. A Und agitation meeting was held on Sunday at Oanlebar, at which Parnell and Davilt wore present. A collision nearly cccurred between the police and agitatorB, owing to the presence pres-ence of two government shorthand wrii- : ers. Paris, 8. An Iii?h member of pnrlia-menl pnrlia-menl appeals, in violent terms, through the Republiquc Irancaise, for continental conti-nental sympathy for the 1 rish. New York, 8. The Herald's special cable giveB Eome details of the meeting atOaatlerea. Martin McDonnell presided. Uis speech was mainly political. He asked the crowd in the name of Ood not to let the O'Connor Don again represent them parliament. In fact, an impartial observer could not help noticing how much stress was laid on this point by all the speakers, giving the impression that the meeting was aimed as much at the parliamentary sets at Roscommon as at landlordism During McOonnotl's speech John Nally, Fenian, from Belts, who was on the platform, cried oat to the crowd "bhove these reporters away; shut them up " The response was a yell, followed fol-lowed immediately by a ru;h. For a moment it seemed as if the reporters and constables would be swept off tbo ground, but the 'latter raised their guns to their hips and presented them towards the people, who fell back, ah in confusion, for several moments, Parnall trying his best to quiet the tumult. Execrations Ex-ecrations were beard on all sideB. Yells rose of "Curse the spies," "Kill the Saxon bastards." Patrick Egan then made an effective speech. He claimed that the rents which landlords got for the past year or two did not como from the soil, but from America. Montreal, 7. A meeting of St. Patrick's National Society, tho most influenced in-fluenced Irish organization in the city, was held last night. A ro'olution was carried sympathising with the distressed in Ireland, and appointing a committee of six to make a collection from house to house. A resolution was also passed recommending re-commending that the imporial govern ment grant assistance by public works and otherwise, to the people in the west of Ireland. Ihe speeceeB were very moderate in tone. |
