National Republican., 1880-11-08
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
Public Opinion In England FayOrlng
stringent Measures in Ireland.
0rangcncn Against tho Lengus-BootI's
Reception In LondOn--The ISurd In-
vhsion-Ihe Grooh Ministry.
Feeling Regarding the irish Land League

lcNGue 10 make crater uCmOnStfhlOnS llhll ever
tomorrow. This duo to mere bombGst on the part
Of designing members of the league who are
nggrleycd at not being included among the
martyrs. The leagues new manifesto Is re-
garded as the most bpmhastic production that has
emauntcd from that body. and tends to ALLEVIATE
further these who usually support Irish olnims'
Neither does Parnelrs conduct strengthen his case
While his colleagues and the league talk more
violently, his language has moderated into the
footsteps and into tall talk about having them pu,
In the horscpond II is shown by the explann-
tions from tho police that the supposilloh was
groundess. Nor Is there the slightest Justification
for tho charge that tho government desire TO
prolong tho prosecution till after the meeting OF
parliament, 50 that Mr.. parnell may be kept az
Dublin while the government Introduce q land
bill The trial Is expected TO begin on Wednesday.
The defendants will plead in Justification Of their
conduct the state OF the country and the speeches
Of ministers.
OPPOSING THE LAND LEAGUE.
The feeling among orangemen against the league
IL increasing. Forty lodges comprising 5,uOO per
Laid reform demonstrations which W Ill be coun,
ter 10 Parnell's agitation are promised at several
places next week. The landlords movement
against the league Is also increasing.
NO SERIOUS oUTRAGEs REPORTED.
No specially serious outrages are reported this
week One man was shot Mt by mistake Ill Come
mara. There are decided attempts 10 reduce the
great grazing farmers to the same condition of pub
Tic hostility as the landlords a movement is de-
yeloping to hunt them out Of the country.
SCHEMES OF REPRESSION.
The Standards announcement that the channel
squadron has been ordered to the west coast OF
Ireland Is believed to be tue Instead OF the GOV
ernmeuts sending iron-clads TO oyerawe people
who shoot behind stone walls, the pubic would be
better pleased with an osentatious increase OF inc
troops. The cabinet Is considc cd much too naCcd
Sir Stafford Northcote has offered the assistance oil
his party for the maintenance OF law and order
His remark that tho league should have been dealt
with earlier recalls the fact that Parnelis agitation
began when Lord Bcaconsteld was III office, and
that there was all active combination OF the tories
with Parnel In parliament last session.
Mr. Parnen at Athione.
LoNnoN. Nov s.-Mr. Parnoll addressed a lurge
| land meeting at AthlOne on sunday. me usual
resolutions wero passed., At the opening OF the
meeting the platform foil and several persons were
severely crushed. One Of the principal supports
| OF the platform was allerward found TO have been
| sawn through.
Land Agent Fired At.
LONDON, Nov. s.-shots have been fired through
the window ofa land agents house RtWoodlawn,
| county Galway. Nobody was hurt
The Channel Fleet.
| ,DuDLIS; Nov. Tho announcement that The
channel fleet has been ordered to tho Irish coast
| has caused indescrbGblc excitement.
An English Criticism ofDootb.
| LONDON Nov. Tho Objarcr commenting on
| the performance of Edward Booth as Hamlet last
night, says: Momentary satisfaction alternntes with
| disappointment throughout tho whole Of Booth s
| performance. sollloquy which begins with a
promise of natural effect ends in mere rhetorical
display. clever pieoo Of new or unusual business
| dies away in measured obedience to the artificial
| mannerisms Unconventional tragedy. Booth is ut
bis best in tho highly dificuit Interview with
Ophelin; at his worst where anything like case or
| humor is required
performance Is that he belongs to tho large elias,
of unlnspred actors who have learned their lesson
carefully. 1t IS only Just TO admit that there are
| certain interesting details Of his performance and
| reading, the merit OF which cannot be here wor-
thily discussed His rendering of several of the
most important passages Is that Of f. a th99nghtfni
| says: "Mr. Booths performance was dlsappoint
mont. 1t awakened respect rather than
admiration. His Hamlet is All intellectual
study of considerable merit He himself
Is prnctlced actor, but throughout there Is some
thing wanting and tie sympathy Of the audience
Is untouched. lie Is over emphatic IN speech and
gesture. He does not solilOqulzc but reGites set
speech. In some parts Mr. Booth gives proof Of
study of the character. In the scono with Ophclil
| hts epderncss Is touching
LONDON, Nov. s.--The Daily Netos says; No popu.
lar favore on our stage could have enjoyed more
cordial reception, Though there were some slight
tokens of opposition from some parts of the house
yet, on the whole, the welcome was extremely en-
| thuslnslic: His ceuntenance Is striking and eX-
presslSe his features are quick to indicate leeting
| shades OF thought or feeling; his movements Gre
remarkably graceful. and his gestures ana tones
are always appropriate; his performance Is notany
new conception; In the play scene he nails some
what short of the excitement of the situation; MS
siuggle Win LGes Is merely Grdin%ry; n nearly arr
OF Hordii0 is sacrificed In his restless movements
Altogether Mr.. Booths imporson9'lon does not
leave the impression of II great performance,
| though II is essentially refined.
The Times says the performances eva was om'menty
interesting and successful. Nj. Booth was master
of his resources, and gave u thoroughly intelligi-
bic npd consistent reading Of his part he departs
| less than we are accuMsomed to rom the text,
| and is so much the more acceptable. The part Is
carried out with scholarly attention to detail. His
| dellneston has the effect though sometimes
spoiled by exuberanco of gesture, OF being Deautt
fully musical and distinct His expression OF fear
at the first appearance ofthe ghost offered rather 4
bad augury In the BEGINNING His acting here
was abored aud tricky, but, as he proceeded,
| the mart was effectively brought out, and the
dry concelts which have become as familiar
| as household words seemed novel nom the way In
| which they were uttered. Booth had very warm
| reception and was enthusiastically applauded by
the whole house, Mr., Booth has been invited to
The baiiy TScgraph says; Mr.. Booth was re-
| ccved with u cordiality that occasionally rose 70
| genuine enthusiasm. There was an important
TTepresentGtiyc audience to welcome him as stu.
dent Of tried excellence. Though NJ are occasion.
ally disposed to doubt the absorbing influence OF
an impression that every new part u
which he plays cannot tHll, 10 absorb
attention Tho naturally ideal Ha%!,t seems how
| Although the audience was fascinated by Mr..
Booths clear, measured delivery, the performance
tbo close Of tke farewell to Opic1 that there arc
| for tho irSt time evidences OF q human, natural
Hamlet Mr, booths manner wants sympathy,
| least effect IN the play scene. The performance
! was cold aud classical 10 fault, In the church
| ward scene Mr.. Booth revived wonderfully and IN
ierested the audience nta late hour butthe fencing
| and death scenes were sluguar.y ill-manAged and
inefuct We. HO did not lose his hold on the audi
encc, however during the entire performance
banquet TO Minister Lowell.
LONDON, Nov, S.-The Edinburgh Philosophical
institution gave a banquet IN honor of Minister
| Lowell Saturday, Lord Rosoberry was present,
| The chairman stated that he had received tec-
gram ON NewStead Abbey. sayins that Bret
| lIar,e was indsposed there, Minister Lowell OF
| fered d toast to the health Of Thomas Carlyle.
More Ab0ut DulGisno.
CoHsTANrlYoPLE, Nov 7.-At q council Of the
ministers yesterday II was proposed to the sul!an
thai he should order Deryisch Pasha 10 surrender
| Duiuisno at any cost. q,
LoSnoS, Nov IA dispatch to the SaniTd
from ConstAutlnopo reports that the sultan has
| sent an aide dc camp to Dulclgno with scared
| orders for Dsrysch Pasha
socialists Coming TO America,
LoSDoS, Nov. S.--The Ddiy NsiCS' Berlin CORE
spondent reports that the socialists elected from
Hamburg will probably 60 10 the United states
Herr Fu2sche socialist deputy, Is about to 80 10
America TO inquire into the condition OF the Soor'
Another Cotton Ship ON Fire.
l.oSpoN, Nov. s.--The British steamer Topaz
| from, Nav Orleans has arrived of Falmouth. IlnI