The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-12-11
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
England.
MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.

HbbIiNu VT IAhIIAhbNi'
LONDON, December 10.-Nr. Gladstone
has issued circular TO the members OF the
House OF Commons, desiring them TO at
tend Parliament for business OF first i'm
p0rtance.
TUE "TIMEs" on Mr.. F0RsTER'S NEMORA NDUM
LONDON. December l0.-Tbe Times, in q
leading editorial article this morning, says:
"The issue OF the circular to the magistrates
by Mr.. Forster. Chief Secretary for Ireland,
a month after Mr. Gl0dstone's speech in
Guild Hall at the Inauguration OF the Lord
Mayor OF London, in which he stated that
the obligation 10 project every citizens life
and PROPERTY might compel the Government
to ask an increase Of power, proves that in
the judgment OF the Government itself
matters have grown worse. 1t proves
also that the existing means for re-
preston are OF no avail. III IN the
face of existing terrorism, the magistrates
and police have not ventured 10 enforce the
law, VIII they be strengthened TO do 50
by Mr.. Forster's reminderl The authors
OF sedition and its abettors Will laugh at
this tardy attempt TO use obsolete weapons
for quelling the lawlessness whose growth
they have entirely failed to check. Such
being the case il may well be asked whether
The contingency has not arisen at which
Mr.. Gladstone pointed"
MR.. GLADsTONE's CIRCULAR.
LONDON, December 10.-Mr. GladStone's
circular 10 the members OF the House OF
Commons desiring their attendance in Par
lament for important business says:
=. Business OF the first importance will be
at once proceeded with"
The D1fiy NetcS, IN its leading editorial
article commenting on the circular, says II
effectualy disposes OF the rumors put for
| ward with a semblance OF authority that the
Government would be compelled, in conse-
uuence OF divisions among the Ministers,
TO content itself with q declaratory resolu
ton on the Irish question instead OF pro-
ceediug by bill. The Daily Ne,cS adds ::
"At the same time most persons will read
MIR. GladstOne's circular with a distinct
sense OF relief. 1t is one thing to feel mo-
rally certain that important business will be
entered upon at once; IL is another thing TO
be Informed Of the fact by the Prime Mn
ister."
The Land League.
| LONDON. December 10-At a special
meeting Of Ferway Branch OF the Land
League yesterday, resolution was pro-
posed summOning the Government to pre-
vent ChIei.Justiee May from trying Ira
yersers. At meeting OF the London Com
mittee OF PGrnell. Defence Fund-Justlce
| Mccarthy presiding-the proposition was
adopted that the petition be forwarded 10
the Queen, through Mr.. Forster. urging
that Judge May he not allowed to try Ira
versers.
| The Cold Weather.
THE MERCURY TwENTY-sX DEGREES BELOW
| ZERO.
/ TORONTO, December 10.-The Mete0ro
logical Department this morning says
Since Yesterday morning the area OF bigi
pressure has moved down from the NORTH
to the Lower Lake region. bringing very
| cold weather, the temperature at Parry
Sound, Ont, falling to twenty-six degrees
below zero.
Terrible Explosion.
| CARDIFF. December l0.-A great explo
sion occurred this morning ut the Penygraig
new coliery, In the Rhosidda Valley. Ii Il
believed that a great many persons have
peri,hed. An exploring party has Just dis
covered sixteen corpses. The search is i'm
peded by after-damp and DEBRIS. The phi
is about one mile from the scene OF the
great explosion In the Dinas colliery, In the
same valley, on January IL, 1878, wher
about sixty persons lost their lives.
NO HOPE FOR THE MEN IN THE PIT.
LONDON, December l0.-The explosion
at Pepygraig coIliery occurred at forty min
utes past 1 O'Clock this morning. The
shock was so violent that It was felt fol
miles around, and the damage so great ina
the explorers were not able to descend u
the mine for some hours. One sbait y
choked. There is not the slightest hope 9
saving any Of the eighty men ana e,gn hssr
brought up alive.
| EIGHry-six VICTIMS REPORTED.
i $50 p. MI Is now ascertainea 'na
eighty-six Of the persons VINO were - H.. .n \
pit at the time Of the explosion are dead ..
Seven corpses have been proug1 s w .su,
far, but many Others have been discovered
and will be raised this afternoon.
ueARrRExpING SCENES IN THE VICINITY.
/ Nsw Yoax, Dece1 Der l0:-A Londo!