The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-11-25
EUROPE.

LONDON, Nov. 4.-The tenantry on the es-
tate Of Sir j. Barnbary met their agents at
Tipperary yesterday. Their spokesman said
the tenants had come determined to pay ac-
cOrding to Griffith s valuation. The agent re-
piled that he was not in a position to receive
that. "Neither are we in position" said the
spokesman, ito violate pledges taken as men,
bers of the Land League" The tenants, 80
in number, withdrew without paying any rent.
This scene is enacted on nearly every estate in
the west and SOUTH and is running hundreds of
small property holders Chief Secretary Fos-
ter states that the government may, in antic-
palion of parliamentary action that would au-
thorze such step, suspend the habess corpus
act and imprison the leading Land Leaguers.
Thirty-nine new branches of the Land
League we've organized last week in different
parts of Ireland.
Fifty sacks of Boycott's corn were des patch
ed from Tough Neagh to Cong for shipme Mt to
Galway, thence by train to Dublin. They
were sent to Cong under escort of cavalry, in
fantry, police and Ulstermen yesterday.
Fourteen men were arrested in Cork this
morning for participating in Fenian process
sion from which shots were fired. The police
state that the shots were directed towards
them.
Mr.. Kennedy, a landlord near Tough Lea,
was fred at three times last night, but was not
hurt.
The Pope's Paper on the Irish Troubles.
ROME, Nov. 4.-Ths Aurora publishes an
article, believed to have baen inspired, and
which attracts considerable attention. 1t
says the Irish Bishops could never preach re-
VOLT crime or violence, and never will do So
The Pope does not need to use any great eff
forts to keep them in the path of duty, but he
may possible have advised them to separate
themselves openly from those who spread ter
ror by brandishing the sword in the faces of
their fellow citizens. We trust the Irish cler-
gy will be an instrument of peace and order,
ana that while they strive to calm the passions
of the people, the English nation will settle
the questions at issue by drawing closer the
bonds which should unite the two sister coun-
tries.
Proposed Court Changes.
LONDON, Nov. pa letter from Lord Sell
borne, Lord High Chancellor, to the late Lord
Chief Justice, Sir Alexander Cockburn, is
published. 1t proposes to reduce the number
of divisions of the High Court of Appeals by
uniting the Queens Bench, Common Pleas
division and the Exchequer division under the
Presidency of the Lord Chief Justice of Eng
land so as to insure full and complete unity Of
administration. 1t suggests that call for
council of judges be issued 20 consider the ad-
visibility Of the change, which, if approved,
would come into operation thirty days after
the assembling of Parliament.
Foreign Notes.
Dervish Pasha succeeded in entering Dull
cigno yesterday after an engagement with the
Albanians which lasted eight -hours. Both
sides suffered considerable loss.
A cable special says the English cabinet will
be extended to admit Lord Derby.
Large quantities of arms are stated to arrive
in Dublin daily, and sent to all points of Ire
land.
There is grave difficulty between the French
government and the Pope relative to the ap-
pointmeuts to the six vacant bshoprics.
A Teheran despatch says that the heads of
800 Kurds have been brought to Tabrees to be
exposed.
they will not serve ON jury for fear of injury
to their business and murder.