Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-15
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 FROM ALL QUARTERS. THB IRISH QUESTION. The British Government in a
 Quandary. JUDGE DAVIS DECISION. Plain Conspiracy and Fraud
 in the Mercy Letter. A COLLISION OF VESSELS. Don Piatt's Open Letter to
 General Garfield.
COLLISION OF VESSELS.
THE OLD WORLD.
 Great Britain.

Complicated Condition of Irish Affairs The English Government i'm a Guam
 diary.
 LONDON, Nov. 14.-Political circles to-day
 full of rumors more or less circumstantial to
 the effect that serious dissensions exist in the
 ministry concerning the policy to be pursued
 in Irish matters. It is said by the author
 ities that the resignations of Lord Selbourne
 Lord High Chancellor, and of the Earl of
 Cork and Orrery Master of Buck Hounds s.
 are believed to take place soon, if indeed they
 have not already done so, and are in MT.
 Gladstone's hands, these officials being in
 favor of more vigorous measures for the res
 toration of Ireland. The suspension of the
 hG6eos corpus act in Ireland is still demanded
 by large and influential portion of the Lib
 eral party on the grounds that no course of
 action had will prove to effect the end de-
 sired. The spectacle of small army of 900 men with three pieces of artillery going to break the blockade of land agents dwelling (Baycott's) is universally regarded as scan dal to the whole nation. Matters become worse in the sister island every day, no in dividual landlord being now exempt from stern warfare declared on the whole landlord class by the League. Even Lord Kenmore, though Catholic resident landlord and one of the few supporters in the House of Lords last session of the compensation for dis turbance bill, has recently received threat ening letters, in spite of which, however, he returned yesterday to his seat of Killarney House. To any sensible person it must seem @ sheer waste of time to talk about Griffith's valuation, or any other valuation. The ultima tum of the people to landlords may be forcibly formulated thus ''Get out and let us get in. Your lowest terms are stoo high. We want no landlords but ourselves" There is very god reason for believing that the question is now under consideration of the gov ernment whether it is not after all possible to carry out this pro- gramme as Q radical cure for the Inish discontent. It is deemed quite possible to buy outrall landlords in Ireland for an ex- ceedingly moderate sum, and to make over the land to the present tenants on fixed con- ditions> Landlords, it need hardly be said are very willing to sell, for no capitalist on earth would voluntarily hold land in Ireland on any terms but there is this drawback Government would not satisfy the bulk of Irish people even if it succeeded in transfer ring the land to the tenantry, for then be- yond all doubt laborers without means would rise to demand their share, and and then an- other civil or rather social war would beimmi- nent. The idea of buying out landlords receives support from the Times which says the coun- try is rich and with consuls on the verge of par, the moment is peculiarly favorable for financial operation dependent on national credit. So far as those not in the confidence of can judge the course of events in Ireland is likely to be about as follows. If the Baycott relief expedition accomplishes it's object without bloodshed the government will not ask suspension of the ha5eas corpus act, but summon Parliament month earlier than usual, namely the first week of Janu- | uary and bring down new and sweeping land measure. Should this be rejected asit very probably would be held, at least by the House of Lords, MT. Gladstone will prompt 1 Iy dissolve Parliament and make an appeal to | the country, not day being lost in bringing | the whole question to practical issue.