The daily gazette., 1880-11-15
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS
LONDON Nnu II 10

LONDON, NOV. IL, 1880,
The Anglo-American Companv,s
Brest cable is broken $50 miles from
Brest. o'i
A fire in the central stables of the
Omnibus Company, OF Paris has
caused damage to the extent of $50
600. " ~'o'-
A Spanish proclamation is expec.
ted to be issued on the 28th instant
announcing the complete pacifcation
Of Cuba.
French bank notes to the value of
600, ,000f, were stolen from a most.
man yesterday, in the Rue st. vi
enne, Paris.
A despatch from Berlin to the
Morning Post says that some German
bankers are investing their surplus
money in Panama Canal shares.
A Constantiaople despatch saws j:
-"The Council of Ministers in now
discussing what measures to take in
view OF the Greek armament
A despatch to the Times from Con.
stantinople announces that a Cabi-
net council has been held to consider
measures for the punishment of the
rebellious Kurds.
"sENTENCRs or srARvATIoN.u
AT the meeting Of radical clubs In Lor.
don Mr.. I. +. OConner, NJ. p, discussed
the la"d question Ia a speech which las
| atlra"ted much attention. He said tba,
| other speakers ad told his hearers oftb.
diininuion In the annual value of tho
potato crop OF Ireland during the last few
years, but had forgotten TO TELL them side
by side with The condition of the tenants
and what had been the action of the
landlords. The average value of the no.
lao crop was &c, ,522,O 900. The value Of
the potato CT o. in 1876 had reached Gl2..
46a,WO. In 1877 its value had fallen "a
| t5,272,OOO, In 1878 1t was f7,5SO. 900
while In 1879 II was but f4,8z3 900. In
other words, the Irish people lost half Of
that On which they we're depending ID
keep body and soul together. Such wa,
the position of the crops.
What was the action of tho land
lords! In 1875 the number OF eyic
tons was /, ,269, in 1877 they had in
creased to 1928. in 1878 they had fur
.her increased to 1,749, and in 1879
when the people had lost half theil
food, they had increased to 1867, apt
in the first six months of this year hac
reached 2. 470. (5hameD He would
read the comments upon this appall
ing contrast between the increasing
distress Of the Irish people aud the in
creasing tyranny of the landlords. Mr.
Gladstone had estimated that I5,OO(
persons would be elected from theil
homes, without hope OF remedy, il
the course Of the present year. The,
would put the evictions at Is, 900, ant
If each eviction was sentence of star
vntion-or, as MIR. Gladstone said |,
1870, equivalent to sentence of deatl
there had been pronounced by th,
landlords OF ireland during the pres
ent twelve months $4,000 sentences O
death. (Groans.) What was assassina
tion ? Who was the assassin?
The man who went behind hedge
or the pampered scoundrel who il
times Of distress pronsunced wha
was called by the Prime Minister
sentence of starvation? (GIoans ant
applause,) And they must remembe
in discussing this question they wer,
not dealing with sentences OF dealt
upon men, but upon their helpless
wives and their still more helples
children-upon the women with babe
in their arms who had died by evic.
tion. Aud in the face of $4,000 sen
tences of death by the landlords-hoy
many crimes OF an agrarian character
did they suppose were committed b,
the people? But how many had beef
the murders? Four, and therefor,
the balance sheet was IS, 900 sentence
OF death by lanlords against fou
sentences of death by tenants in Ire
land. What became Of the infamou
falsehood that crime was never so riff
as at the present moment
He asked the meeting IL they yet real
ly knew the meaning OF what was Roln
ON in ITelandf Had they endeavore,
to grasp the real magnitude OF this ques
tiOn9 He would tell them in fey
words what IL Was. It was q fight @
two millions aud a half Of people, men
women and children, to get back th
land from the eight thousand individual
who had desolated the population an,
in many cases had debauchsd the fem al
virtue of their tenants. They woul,
win with or without the aid Of the Eng
lish radicals. They would 20 on il
spite Of radical detection, and in spite o
the buckshot Of Woolwich Arsenal thel
would attain their end. cloud cheers