The last few days have been marked by a sudden
increase in the outrages committed in Ireland. In Kerry, in particular, a gang of masked ruffians actually out off the ears of an unhappy bailiff, in the employ of Mr. Herbert, of Muckross. Those out- 'rages have compelled the Government to watch incitements to violence more closely. On Saturday, they proclaimed the City of Dublin; and on Monday they arrested Mr. J. Dillon, the Member for Tipperary, who had delivered a furious speech near Clonmel. The text of the speech is given in another column, and is ample justification for the arrest; but Mr. Parnell pro- fesses extreme irritation, and has actually induced his followers to resolve, by a vote of 17 to 12, that in consequence of it they will not vote.for the second reading of the Land Bill. Mr. Sullivan and Mr. O'Connor Power have refused to agree to this petulant policy, and have retired from the party, and it is believed that others of the minority will follow their example. Mr. Parnell's opposition will, of course, greatly help the Land Bill; but that is not his intention, which is to keep open a running sore in Ireland, lest England should benefit by her pacification.
