The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-12-04
LATEST roREIGN NEWS.


LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
LONDON, December 3.-Tbe excitement
over the Irish question Is increasing. Lord
CTanbrock, Conservative, speaking at Beach
Hampstead last night declared that az the
Government bad failed TO suspend the
ha6eds corpus act, " further outrages were
committed The blood she'd would be on
their heads. Lord Justice James writes TO
the Times that the rent Of the Irish hold.
ings should be fixed at 90 to % per cent.
over Griffitb's valuation, and that any land
lord dissatisfied with this should be enti-
Ned TO call upon the Government TO pur-
chase bis land at fair price. Colonel
Gordon, who has been on tour OF
the whole west of Ireland. writes that
the condition OF the people IS. worse
than that OF any other in the
world. a gulf OF antiplthy exists
between them aud landlords. Citing
as precedent the measures taken to abolish
slavery in the West Indies, he proposes that
the Government should buy out all tie
landlords west OF the Shannon at a cost Of
eighty million OF pounds, OF which the great
part will he repaid by the tenants, and the
cancer will be cured. He also proposes that
the lands thus acquired be administered by
a land commission, supplemented by an
emigration commission.
Asking for PosfponeInenf.
DUBLIN, December 3 -Affdavits OF Par
nell, Bigsan, J. ID. Sullivan, Sexton. aud
Dillon. on which TO base an application for
the post ponement Of the trial OF the Trl-
verSers, On the ground that the date already
fixed will interfere with their constitutional
To ho rrn tvbpn Dnrlfounpnt mi
were filed in the Crown office at 8 O'Clock
last evening. The Trayersers will apply
for postponement OF trial until the % Ii
Of January, 1881.
The Jewish Quest .On i'm Germany.
LONDON, December "A Berlin dispatch
SAYS: The Jewish question continues 10
attract much public attention. TIE news
papers are debating it; pamphlets are pour
ing forth; tunults are taking place among
students, and an occasional fracls still occurs
in the streets. A large number Of eminent
Jews Will meet TO consider steps TO defend
themselves. 1t is proposed TO establish
journal to support their cause officially.
An inspired writer IN Grenz B0,en seeks to
vindicate Prince Bismarck from the mpu-
tatiOn Ct sympathy with the anti-Jewish
movement. The writar also severely con-
demns Chaplain Stocker.
French and German Agreement About
SeryIa.
PARIS, December Sit is semi officially
announced that the account published 10
London respecting the arrangements con-
cluded at Friedrichsruh between France
and Germany for preventing Seryia from
becoming a kingdom and restraining the
inhabitants Of other Turkish provinces and
principaites are uufOunded, The Ony fact
being that France and Germany agree with
all the other Powers in advising Greece TO
follow a wise and moderate policy.
EdIsOn's Telephone in an English
Court.
LONDON, December 3.-Judgment has
been deferred in the ease brought in the
Exchequcr division by the AttOrney'Gene-
raj against the Edison Telephone Company
10 compel The defendants 10 take out license
on the ground that the telephone is an In
flingement OF The Cover nments monopoly
in regard TO telegraphs.
Evacuation Of Candahar.
LONDON, December 3.-1he London cor
respondent Of the Leeds Mercury says d"
have reason to believe that orders have been
sent 10 the Viceroy OF India for the evacua-
ton OF Candahar, to commence as soon as
the weather permits"
The English Markets.
LONDON, December 3.-The Manchester
Guardian. in its commercial article, says {:
Producers are greatly strengthened by the
| existence OF the contracts they had pre-
viously taken. Owing 10 the rise In the
price of cotton they can only secure fresh
business now with worse prospect than that
existing when their current orders were
accepted. They therefore prefer TO decline
business Of magnitude at prices now OBJ
tanable. On the other hand, buyers,
though executing such small orders as de-
mand early attention, are not disposed, in
the absence of more encouraging news from
the distributing markets, to give out large
orders at the present quotations.
| LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL, December 3.-This weeks
circular Of the Liverpool COtton-Brokers'
Association says: Cotton was In fair de-
mand and prices advanced in the early part
OF the week, but since Tuesday the market
has been quiet. 10 American fair business
was done, and quotations advanced I'd,
which was afterwards lost. In Sea Island
moderate business was done at steady rates.
Futures were strong and active, until Mon
day prices advancing 3-32d@td. since
Tuesday The market has been quieter, with
freer offerings and prices easing, and on
Thursday the decline reached 32Q7-32c
| At close, however, the market was stronger
with some recovery. Final rates show {
decline OF 1921 led.