The Portland daily press., 1880-11-27
EUROPE.
Coercion in Ireland Abandoned
for the Present.
LAwLEssNEss STILL UNDATED.

LONDON, Nov. 25.-The British cabinet has
declared that coercive measures in Ireland are
unnecessary at present. consequently an early
session of Parliament is deemed unnecessary
The London Times says:
We fear that Foster was unable yesterday to
encourage his colleagues with the report that
lawlessnesS IS abated IN Ireland. 1t is too plain
that the most detestable outrages daily occur,
and that unparalleled terrorism is Imposed
upon three Irish counties. The law is almost
powerless to prevent these crimes or to punish
the criminals. The authorities have made
every effort to protect life and property by en-
ploying ordinary force, but the conspiracy is
too strong and subtle to be restrained. The ut
most that can be done effectually at present is
to defend few persons who are threatened.
Some ~ Irish gentlemen are under police pro
tection. The legal enforcement of contracts
relating to land is at an end in most parts Of
Munster and Connaught, and the lawlessness
OF the peasantry and masses in the towns seek
ing and spreading these facts continues TO cause
great anxiety TO the authorities of Ireland, and
we may conclude that the cabinet has not yet
resolved to set aside their views even for short
time without much hesitation and misgi wing,
but that the decision has been adopted partly
on faith and hope which spring eternal in the
ministerial breast.
New YORK, Nov. GA London despatch
says:
Mr.. Foster pressed his policy of immediate
q
opposition that MIR. Gladstone became thor
oughly alarmed at the prospect of going before
Parliament with a wrangling ministry at his
heels, and to avoid split an adjournment of
the cabinet was taken.
Thr Irish Land Commission, appointed Nv
Parliament to consider the relations between
landlord and tenant, will report in favor of
fixity of tenure.
DUBLIN, Nov, 26.-The camp at Tough Mask
will be evacuated to-day. The troops and VI
stermen will sleep at Billinrobe tonight. Fa-
Their John O'Malley has issued the following
proclamation:
"Men of Mayo: In the name of the Tough
Mask tenants and for the sake of the cause
they are SO manfully unfolding, you are earn
estly entreated to permit the Orangemen and
the English army to take themselves away out
OF your outraged country unframed and un-
noticed
Bismarck Not Seriously Ill.
LONDON. Nov. GA dispatch from Berlin
says: Nothing is known here of the rep ,rted
serious illness of Prince Bismarck, who is
merely suffering from rheumatism.
Foreign Notes.
A rich deposit Of copper ore has boon discoy-
cred not far from the city of St. Johns, N. f.
The owners are negotiating with an American
company, and expect to effect arrangements
and commence operations in the spring
The London News, discussing the Panama
canal, says an increase of trade in America
may he reckoned upon, but an increase Of
competition seems certain, and political jeal-
ousies may induce the United States to cut
waterway through the continent by the Mica
ragua route.
The Peruvian legation at New York was in
formed Thursday, via Panama, thai after the
delegates from Peru, Bolivia and Chill had
met to discuss the terms of peace through the
mediation Of the United States. Chill de-
manded the concession of large portion of
territory, which Peru refused to give up, and
thus the negotiations fell through.
Ii the Italian Chamber of Deputies Thurs.
day, Premier Carroll, in reply to an interpella-
ton, said that in accord with other powers the
government had used efforts to guard its Ital-
ian interests in Peru, and had demanded guar
antees for recompense in the event of detri-
ment to those interests. In answer to another
question he stated that the general situation in
Tunis is difficult, but there is no present
cause for apprehension.
There are 800 boats laid up in the Erie canal,
900 Of which contain grain. The ice is six
inches thick.
Two men were killed and three severely in.
lpred by the falling OF scaffolding in New
York yesterday.