The Portland daily press., 1880-12-30
EUROPE.
Little Interest Manifested in the
State Trials.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL STILL EN-
GAGGED IN HIS OPENING.
Fears Of Open Revolt in Dublin.

spatch says the first day of the state trials wa,
remarkable only for gloom and dulness Those
who expected the city to be full of excitement
and that the court would be beseiged by al
eager multitude clamoring for admission, were
sadly disappointed. There has not been the
slightest manifestation of public feeling beyond
gathering of two hundred persons of the low
est classes on the quay in the vicinity of the
courts.
Three men were arrested at Clonbun on the
charge OF completely in the murder of LORD
Mountmorris
The Standard states that further despatch of
troops to Ireland is probable. The Admiralty
request that the War Office arrange for the re-
lief OF marines in service in Ireland, as deten.
ton OF SO many marines there causes great in.
convenience to the navy.
DUBLIN. Dec. 29-Several of the trayersers
including Mr.. Parnell, were not present at the
reopening OF the proceedings in the State trials
to-day. The law officer of the Crown contin.
ued his address, explaining the law bearing
upon the constitution of any association, polit.
ical or otherwise. He referred to the humble
occupations OF most of the traversers, and said
doubtless they found the agitation more profit.
able. He warmly denounced the agitation as
an intolerable conspiracy. The intention of
tn Government. he said. in instituting these
proceedings was to protect the rich and poor
alike from the frightful tyranny that respected
neither life nor property. The people had been
tOlu AOu W dCCcpt " OOuuoll O1CLum that a.
form was worth drop of blood, and a few
days after they were thus advised Ferrick. the
bailiff was shot at Ballinrobe. The remarks OF
the law officer at this point caused considerable
feeling in Court, especially when he quoted
the reported words of j. W. Nally, one of the
traversers, that sFerricks murder was worth
hundred speeches."
Mr.. Law, Attorney General, st gmatized the
proceedings of the Land League as a capital
plan for reducing society to original chaos and
bringing about communism. He particularly
pointed to Brennan, Bayton,- Gordon, O'Sulli-
-cuniary profit. He quoted Nally's violent
speech which Immediately preceded Ferrick' 8
murder, and then proceeded to deal with the
violent speeches attributed to Dillon and Par.
nell, both OF whom had said the people had a
remedy for their grievances in their own hands.
He cited various further passages of speeches
by these two members of Parliament as exas-
perating the people into spoliation and murder.
At Westport, ireland, last night several
soldiers severely beaten by mob.
;. The arrangements of the military authori-
ties appear to indicate grave approximations of
imminent danger. Guard pickets are aug
mented and entrenching tools and lanterns
have been served out for use of patrols in the
event OF the gas being cut off from any of the
barracks. There are now $50 officers, 5000
men, lou horses and sixteen guns, besides a
strong body of constabulary here.
LILO 6I0Ck <Eu6SClOQ.
vienna, Dec. 29.-It is reported that certain
Turkish diplomats advocate the creation of a
court OF arbitration on the Greek question
This court is to be formed of neutral powers
such as the United States, Belgium and Others
The Loss Of the Training Ship AtalantaL.
LONDON, Dec. 29.-The report of the COM
mittee on the loss of the British training ship
ATLANTA with more than 300 young seamen
is published. The committee consider that she
was very stable ship except for the large
angles in her heel, and that the alterations in
her rig only tended to increase her safety The
committee speak favorably of her officers and
crew and point out the fact that at the time of
her loss exceptional storms proved fatal to
number OF merchant vessels.
Funeral Of George Eliot.
The remains of Mrs. Cross George Elliott
were buried at Highgate cemetery to-day in
the midst of a pouring rain. A large number
of friends of the deceased were present. The
included the husband of the de-
ceased, and Professors Tyndall, Besley and
Calvin.
Floods in France.
PARIS Dec. 29-Floods continue in North
and Northwest France. Some lives have been
lost and great damage done to property.
Foreign Notes.
A despatch from Vienna says that Count
Won Montgelas, counsellor of the embassy at
Constantinople, has been dismissed from the
Austro- Hungarian Diplomatic service for gross
in communicating diplomatic in
in private letter.
News comes from Toulon that the French
iron clad frigate Richelieu took fire Tuesday
night and sank. Several of the crew were in
jured.
A Paris despatch says that the roof of
church at Saillans, French market town, fell
during the service Christmas day Sever per-
sons were killed and fifty injured.
There is news from Stuttgart that Prince
Christophe Ulrich, son of the heir presump-
i've to the crown of Wurtemburg, died Tues
lay.
A London cable dispatch says that the foot
lnd-mouth disease is spreading among the
cattle in all the large counties of England.
In Yorkshire, a miners meeting will be held
and 10000 miners will give notice
% the masters with view to obtaining 10 per
cent advance.