The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-12-16
EUROPE.
The British Cabinet Practically
United.
TWO LAND LEAGUE LEADERS TRIED
AND ACQUITTED.

NEW YORK, Dec. ia cable special SAYS
the extreme views of Mr.. Forster regarding
Ireland's coercion meet with more favor in
England than those of more moderate states
men. 1t was stated in London last night hat
both Bright and Chamberlain now indorse
Forster's views. Every member of Parlia-
ment who is at all conversant with Irish affairs
and who is not an admirer of Parnell has been
requested to submit to the cabinet his views
OF the measures which should be taken with
the prevailing disorder in Ireland Several
members have responded and handed to Mr..
Gladstone drafts of clauses for his proposed en-
rollment of the estates bill.
A Dublin dispatch says Judge Fitzgerald, in
giving his charge to the asSiZe court in Ulster
stated that there were 400 agrarian crimes on
the docket, and said the offences were of
character which strikes at the pesce and well
fare OF society, and if allowed to go on they
would work total disorganzation of the So
clal system. Some organizations acting on
the CUP idity, passions and fears of the people,
have, said the judge, reduced certain districts
in the county to anarchy and confusion, little,
If at all, differing from civil war True lber-
ty has ceased to exist. Intolerable tyranny
prevails. Life is not secure. Right is disre,
garded. The processes of law cannot be en-
forced. Dishonesty and lawlessness disgrace
the land.
Baron Dowse brought before jury at Gal
way the fact that 236 crimes had been COM
mitted and only IL arrests made.
Judge Lawson at Belfast yesterday said he
never knew in his half century experience
any state of things at all parallel to that now
existing. system of intimidation on a large
scale is perfectly unconcealed and openly
avowed. It is practiced on those concerned in
the administration of the law from every Judge
on the bench down to the bailiff serving an
ejectment process All are sought to be made
subject to its influence.
Baron Dowse presiding at the Connauebt
Assizes, has received letter threatening him
with death should he convict any member of
the Land League.
LONDON, Dec. 15.-Henry Fawcett, Post
master General of England. speaking to his
constituents at Hackney last night, EXPIRE ssed
the conviction that the Government over
which Gladstone presides would not be terror
lied into making unwise concessions nor pro-
voked into departure from the strict path of
justice.
A Cork despatch says that one of the armed
men who slit the ears of the bailiff has been
acquitted although ne was identified by the
prosecution
The jury, after an hours elaboration ac
qui ted Healey and Walsh.
Parnell, Davitt and Dillon have received
letters threatening them with death.
CORK, Dec ia great demonstration took
Healy and Walsh who addressed large crowd.
Rochefort and Gambetta.
PARIS, Dec. 1J.-Rochefort' journal calls
Gambetta a liar, robber, forger, false Genoese
and wretch, worse than Theirs or MacMahon,
La France states that in consequence of ru-
mors about Rochefort's sanity it suppresses an
article in type.
A Hitch About Dulcigno.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Dec 15.-The aide.de.
camp of Prince Nikita of Montenegro went to
Soutari to arrange for the the possession of two
villages near Dulcigno which the Turks refuse
to surrender. He therefore refused to sign the
declaration formally taking possession of Dull
cigno.
Au Editorial Duel Averted.
PARIS, Dec 1.-THE difference between
Baron Hickey Harden, late editor of LIE Trib-
outlet, and Arthur Meyer, chief editor of the
Gaulois, has been adjusted and duel avoided.
The Pope Not in Sympathy with Parnell.
LONDON. Dec ia correspondent of the
News at Home gathers from a conversation
with high official at the Vatican, that the
agitation in Ireland receives scant sympathy
from the Vatican. The Holy See, while SYM
pathizing with the Irish in their distress, de.
plores the excuses compromising their cause.
The official seemed particularly suspicious of
the countenance the agitation received from
America, and expressed the conviction that it
was chiefly fostered by returned emigrants
from America, imbued with revolutionary
ideas.
Heavy Failure In London.
Josiah Caldwell, railway contractor, has
failed. Liabilities half million sterling.
Premier Bratiano's Assassin.
BUCHAREST, Dec. 15.-It is reported that the
man who attempted to assassinate Premier
Bratiano acted under the order of a secret
society.