The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-12-28

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-The Worlds Lon
don correspondent saws:

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-The Worlds Lon
don correspondent says:
Inc entire interest of the house is centered
In ireland and the land question. 1t is clear
10 most people that the Queens government
no longer has an existence in the sister isl
and, but has been superseded, al least for
lhe present, by the land league, whose de-
crees are now promulgated in open day, ex-
ecutea promptly and respected implicitly.
The league, AS it did in 1S43, has opened its
own law courts for the trial of cases and dis
putes, and the ordinary tribunals might as
Wen close, as no witnesses will appear to tes-
tlty before them, nor will any jury convict.
shopkeepers in town who are obnoxious to
the land league are now Boycotted relentless
ly, and for the moment Ireland is part of
the United Kingdom only in name.
Gladstone has gone to Hawdene, and other
members OF the cabinet have gone to their re-
spectve homes to spend merry Christmas,
leaving most sorrowful Christmas to thou
sands in Ireland.
The movement eff troops goes on. The
Spectator this week says: elf necessary the
government could throw 100000 men into
Ireland merely by calling out the reserves
and embodying the militia, but the soldiers
really offer no protection against the sentences
OF the land league, ior they have no power
TO act except in cases OF actual In surrectlOu,
and the constabulary is utterly po' verless.
"Londen in the meanwhile is getting full
of Irish refugees, and to-day lac writes to
the papers begging that some vacant sheds in
South kensington museum may be set apart
for the use of her fellow exiles.
"It is learned from the very best authorities
that the statements in to-days London papers
regarding the intention of the government to
suspend operations with the habeas corpus
act or to proclaim marshal law on the assem-
bling of parliament three weeks hence, is
wholly without foundation. The radical ele-
ment in the cabinet is absolutely supreme,
and they seem determined to let events take
Their course.
'Iu the clubs and London papers there is a
great outcry against the inaction of the gov
eminent, bat at heart it seems that the coun-
try at large does not care, as it is not so very
deeply moved. The radicals everywhere feel
! that present events in Ireland are but the
prelude to similar successful agitation against
| landlords in England Already numerous
committees are quietly being formed in En-
| glish counties, somewhat Oh the basis of the
land league, and the demand is made on all
sides for lower rents and the right to purchase
| the lands after certain period of occupancy.
| The land revolution in Ireland begins In Eli
| gland at the moment of its greatest success
in Ireland. The working classes are tavora-
BILE to it, and this week every mention of
Gladstone's name at public meetings has been
received with tremendous cheers and unmis-
taxable indications Of feeling on the part of
| the Masses
| may add that in the coming struggle of
the government against the people the former
can't count even on the sympathy of the
-tFaassaae+4.--The last, once their warmest
allies, are now bitterly opposed to them, ew-
ing to the establishment of cooperative
stores, which euter into the business and
profits of the shopkeepers.
Altogether, as you can see, the situation is
extremely menacing for property interests,
and English lard seems likely to become the
least safe ds hitherto it has been the most GOV
eted of all Investments.
The Queen las gone to Osborne House,
Isle of Wight, to-day. Gladstone was her
guest at Windsor Castle on Thursday, and it
is to be hoped satisfied his royal entertainer
that Ireland is still under her rule.
hear of many appeals made to Her Males
ty from Irish ladies, but Of course she is I'M
able to do anything about the matter.
1t is said that during the holidays the land
league is to give the English people such con-
vincing proof Of the power and secrecy OF
their organization as will strike all astonish
ing blow in the heart of London itself. 1t is
certain the authorities at Scotland Yard have
received some alarming intelligence on thu;
point. This Is kept as secret as possible, ne
allusion being made to the subject in the
newspapers, but the fact is none the less un
questionable. In so large city it is necessa
rily difficult to guard against danger, espe
cially unknown danger at certain points, ant
the people, remembering the Clerkenwell ex
plosion of Dec. 13, 1867, are naturally nerT
Gus and apprehensiye.
There is no truth whatever in the report O
the withdrawal of Sir Edward Thornton from
Washington.
1t is possible that the Marquis of Ripon
, Viceroy to India, will be compelled to leav
, the east, having caught the jungle fever. |
: so, it is supposed the Earl Of Dutferin vii
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