The Ottawa free trader., 1880-11-20
FOREIGN NEWS.

| IEELAND.--Thc Orangemcn from the north
who went to Lough Mask to help Boycott har-
vest his crops arrived on the 18th and next
day commenced their 10 days work No at.
tempt was made on their way to molest them
or their military escort. A strong guard rc-
mains to protect them, but their work has
been considerably impcded by wet weather
Meantime Boycott has decided to turn his back
upon Ireland lie had taken long lease from
| Lord Ernc and expended $4,000 upon the
land, most Of which he will lose. lie is said
to be a hard man and is so hated by all the
tenantry that 1t would be unsafe tor him to re.
main in the cougtry.
The cabinet is holding frequent meetings to
consult in regard to Ireland, and there are said
| to be serious dissensiOns IN their counsels.
Argyll, Granville and Harrington beng large
landholders themselves, naturally favor coer.
Give measures and the most they will consent
to is some plan of arbitration between the land
lords and tenants. On the other hand Dixie,
Chan.berlai and Fawcett are liberals to the
extent Of favoring repubicanism, and their
la'oIilc pIdu ~ 10 ouf INT lduu Wltu ot2u
money and sell it to the tenants at low rates
and on long time with nominal interest, which
ia about Parncll's plan. John Bright, between
the extremes, believes the remedy to be to give
the tenants security IN possession Of the farms
and protection against the increase of rent,
He thinks the whole trouble would have been
ayoded if the house of lords had not rejected
the compensation onfor-disturbancc bill last
spring, but now something more IS necessary
Outragcs continue In different parts Of the
country. Wheeler, protestant farmer who
had taken farm from which the tenants had
been cvicted, was shot on Saturday; and the
owner of an extensive estate in the County
Cork is said to have been shot. The County
Cork Land League advises the tenant farmers
in the county TO poison all game covers.
ESGLAND--The great sculling match on the
Thames, between Hanlan of Canada and Trick
EFT of Australia for the championship of the
world, took place on Monday and WIS attended
by $4,000 people. The run was from Putney TO
Mortlake and WAS won by Hanlan in fine style,
In fact, the race was mere procession from
tho start to the finish. lIanlan rOwed in
splendid form. He stopped several times, a!.
lowing Trickett to come up. The river was
still, and the weather also favorable. HaniaI
wins prize of $1,000, and his friends both il
Canada and England are many more ttous.
ands ahead by betting on him.
FRASCE.-The storm with which the French
chambers opened last week has been allsyed,
and Premier Ferry has been re-assured by O
vote of confidence. Baudry d'Asson, who was
locked up for kicking up disturbance In the
chambers and calling the government "a gov
ernment of burglars" has been released on
his promise not to rc.enter The chambers IN
fifteen days.
The EAsT.-There WAS IA little rifle in di-
plomatic circles in England on Saturday OF
the receipt Of note from Berlin to the effect
that Bismarck will not permit the peace Of
Europe to be broken in the interest of Greece
This of course refers to the disposition OF the
Gladstone cabinet to allow Greece to take II
her own hands the enforcement upon Turkey
the observance OF the clause of the Berlin
treaty with regard to the rectifcatIon Of the
boundary between Turkey and Greece.