IRISH AFFAIRS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume X, Issue 2343, 31 March 1891, Page 2

IRISH AFFAIRS.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

(Received March 30, 10.45 a.m.) London, March 29. The trial of those charged with being concerned m the Tipperary riot concluded yesterday. The Jury .acquitted Breen, Breenock, and Keating, and disagreed m the cases against Dalton and Gill. New York, March 29. John O'Connor, one of the Parnellite delegates to America, is at Boston, suffering from influenza. His condlr | tion is regarded as critical. Rome, March 29. It is understood that the principal reason for the Pope desiring an interview with Archbishop Walsh was to obtain greater control over the Nation a 1 ■ ist party and render political assistance to England. ! London, March 29. Messrs Dillon and O'Brien, who were confined m cells attached to the county Court during the trial of the Tipperary rioters, were safely removed when the fire broke out. The flag flying from the Ccu-thouse remained intact till the last and fell amid a scene of wild enthusiasm. London, March 30. The supporters of Parnell to-day stoned the followers of McCarthy, at Lasky, a small village m the vicinity of Sligo, where Parnell is carrying on the campaign. The police fixed bayonets, but were powerless to protect Mr McCarthy, who fled to Siigo, hotly pursued by a large number of opp.o nents, who continued stone throwing. Mr John Pinkerton, M.P. for Galway, received a nasty wound on the head from a stone.