The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-12-29
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
Ireland.
THE LAND-LEAGUERs.

were formally opened to-dIy In the Court
of Queens Bench before Lord Cbief-Jus-
tice May and Justices Fitzgerald and Barry.
The great crowd around the approaches
| to the four courts loudly cheered the Ira
versers upon their arrival. The judges
took their seats shortly after 10 O'Clock.
| The body OF the court is occupied by the
| counsel engaged In the trials aud other
members OF the bar. The principal gallery
| is filed with Irish members Of Parliament.
few ladies', and sprinkling OF the general
public.
CbiefJustice May read with considerable
compOsure a document declaring that be
should not take part in the present trial.
| Ii contained a vindication OF his former
| speecb. The announcement that he would
not preside at the trial caused no manifesta-
ton.
After Chief Justice May bad finished read
inc, Justice Fitzgerald took he chief seat,
and the trials were proceeded with before
him aud Justice Barry. Only eighteen OF
the twenty.four Jurors called answered 10
their names.
The Attorney General applied for post
pOnement OF The trials until tomorrow De-
cause OF the short attendance OF Jurors.
Mr.. Marlborough, Of the counsel Tor the
Traversers, urged that il was usual to select
q Jury Of twelve from those who answered
TO their names. Justice Fitzgerald agreed
that the latter WAS the regular course.
Three Jurors were then excused on account
OF age and niirmiiy, and Mr.: Marlborough
challenged another. A legal argument OF
more than an hour ensued on Mr.. Mac
DonOugh's challenge. The Court decided
that the Trayersers had right to challenge
in the usual way certain number OF the
httf bp TraXprsnls
did not take advantage OF this decision to
obstruct The course OF the tiial.
A jury was finally empanelled after much
difficulty. 1t consists OF eight Catholics,
three Proteslants, and one Quaker.
When the jury had been constituted the
Attorney General opened the case for the
Crown in firm but moderate tone. He said
the object of the conspiracy in which the
Trayersers were engaged was 10 cause the
! social communication or number OF
persons, and TO make their lives not worth
having. lie pointed out the absul dity
OF tue idea OF parcelling out Ireland
among a population OF 100000. which
would only add 10 the misery OF
the unfortunate country. He severely
condemned the policy Of the Land-League,
which be said advocated freedom, yet
brought all lis power to bear In the CO.
|
ment, he said, was bound to institute pro-
ceedings to put do wn the wicked agitation.
A great crowd cheered the Trayersers on
the adjournment OF the court.
MINISTER FIRED AT.
LONDON, December 2S.-Rev. Canon
Fleming, rector Of Blllinaklli, county Gal
way. has been fred at near his house, but
was not hurt.
POLICEMAN SHOT.
LONDON, December 2S.-A policeman has
been dangerously wounded by shot from
behind hedge near Cappaghwhite, county
Tipperary.
THE uoME.RULEEs' COMBINATION.
LONDON, December 2S.-At meeting OF
the Home-Rule members Of Parliament held
in Dublin yesterday resolutions were passed
as follows, in addition to those already an-
nounced:
"That union among the Irish members OF
Parliament is so absolutely essential thai
large discretion must be conferred on the
parliamentary committee, to which the men,
bers present pledge themselves TO submit.
"Tbat any attempt in Parliament to pass
a coercive bill should be resisted to the ut.
most BIZ every means in their power"
II vas stated during The morning that no
English or scotch bill would be allowed to
be proceeded with until the arrears OF the
Irish legislation are wiped of.
MR.. FORSTER INTERVIEWED on THE FRANCHISE
| QUESTION. f-
LONDON, December 2S.-A deputatioB OF
the corporation OF Dublin has interviewed
MFR. Forster. Chief Secretary for Ireland,
and urged that the Government Introduce
a bill In Parliament 10 assimilate the fran
chises of Ireland TO those OF England. Mr..
Forster said that the Government intended
that the borough franchise should be made
alike I'm the two countries, but that it would
be AS we'll not to NEEDLE with county fran
chises at present, rs they were looking for
ward TO great changes in the English and
Scottish county franchise, and perhaps the
Irish franchise would be dealt with at the
same time. The Government, he said, was OF
opinion that the municipal franchise ought
10 he similar to that OF England, but they
could not promise to deal with the matter
Immediately, as other Tlish business was
very pressing.
The Disaster TO the Ntnety.fOurth
Regiment.
LONDON, December 2S.--A dispatch from
Durham says the disaster to the Ninety
fourth regiment on the road between Lyden.
berg aud Pretoria has been exaggerated.
Thirty only were Killed and WOUNDED. Tne
rest were disarmed and allowed to proceed
to Pretoria. A steamer with 140 soldiers
.. has arrived at Durham.
Return or an Explorer.
LONDON, December ga dispatch from
Berlin to the Daily Ne,cs says: The Russian
traveller and explorer, Colonel Piegeyalsky
has returned TO Omsk safely after three
years of dangerous explorations In Chinese
, Mongolia. His attempt to enter Thibet was
unsuccessful. Ell
III Put 20 Death.
. LONDON, December PA dispatch from
, Candahar 10 the Times says: Kahn Agha
. the Jamshadi chief who had abandoned the
collusiorl against his son-in-Iaw. Ayoot
Khan, and had gone in and surrendered Il
him, was put to death on his arrival n
Herat.