, 1880-12-14

Ao'HS" 'lto coheaI1lES ltIilt+ HlLH"AtCHIc'pl4a
lo declines thu responsibility for tic 9ov-
estlplcnt Of Ireland"
THE "rALL MALI. uAxErrE."
LONDON, Ice. i8.--Ihe I'ttt Aftttl guzc.tc,
In lcatllng article this aycnlnx, says: "Tilo
Of the Cabinet for II meeting to-
slay will not cn,lso mlicll surprise to those
Win have beett watching events closely, and
llnve observed Mr. Forstor's character. For
one t1tn4, It l,as been n, open secret that ole
of tho most Important n,oml,crs Of tic Gov-
decision Ut tic lust meeting not 10 ask for
cnercivc measures: for nnathcr thing, tho
want Of grasp arHl tlrnllIcxs Which Alr. For
stGr l,ns shown from tho first lB exnetty tho
quality from Which wc might expect pre-
clpttallcy nj last. 1t Is 4 very grnyc crisi3
both to England a1ln ireland. II Mr.. Glad
stono md one sccion of 1is colleagues re-
fusencqufesceucu III extraordinary measures,
It seems almost certain that the Ministry will
full to pieces. II thu Government decide,
with OF without tic assent OF Parliament, to
auopt extraordinary lncasurcs Ut repression,
thoy viii incur tho ln'mclinto risk Of WORSE
troubles III Ireland, mil will Gnnd 1t over
.tciinitty to tho 1lonie-lsulurs for tho future.
1t Is probable TINT 0fr. Forster will obtain,
IN some form, tho extraordinary powers TINT
his suburdEiatcs Of tho Castlo layo Mt last
persuaded hin thai lle must have. It is un-
likely that the Ministers who hnvc hItherto
opposed coercion will brcak up tho Govern
n,ent rather than allow, III December, what
they might bo compelled 10 nlIow In January.
Tile chances nro TINT by this time tomorrow
VIC S1,afl havo once more committed onr-
selves to tho old policy Of arbitrary Goycrll-
lnent."
THE COUNCILS DEL1nEnAT1oN.
LONDON, Dec. 13.-.rl.o Cablict was In
session three hours and n half. Forster,
Clief Secretary for ireland, WINS III consl,lta~
ton with Gladstone for half ai hour aftor
the council separated.
Tic Press Association is informed that tho
Irish magistrates, replying to Forster's cir
ctslnr, expressed the opinion TINT they would
bo u,nblp to curry ont tho provisions Of tho
circular. Forster, therefore, told his col
lcngues tint tic ordinary Inv could not be
depended Oh. 1t wns proposed In Cabinet
cou1cIl to-day tfat the Irish executive be
given c0crclye powers with view TO i1l1en-
nifty from Parliament,
bright and Chamberlain agatn repeated
their resolution to rcslgu 1t cocrc1on Is
adoptott. A decision was ultimately post
FEN1AN1sAf.
LONDON, Dec. 13.-At tho grcnt land meet
1ng at Craughwcll yesterday there was a
strong demonstration in fnvor Of FclllarIstll,
tho crowd, upon mention Of tl1c Feniall
movement, checrlng enthusiast tlcally for sey.
oral minutes.
MORE COMMENT.
LONDON, Dec. 13.-'rho Standard, in a
lending editorial, says: "Forstcr las agal1l
allowed himself to bo talked over by Ills col.
leagues, md another months grace is to be
allowed Irish criminals TO- complete thei.
work of ruin. Tho Cabinet has refused
Fur1ter'a demand for coorclou.n
The Standard severely condemns Forster
for not fesiEning, In ylew Of tho foregoing
circumstances.
roL1cE TO he sENr FORWARD.
A. nows agency reports that tho head ol
tho Criminal Investigation Department viz.
itcd Gladstone yesterday, from which It |:
supposed q special detachment Of London
police will be sent to ireland.
Another Cnblnct Council will be held TO-
morrow.
nuMo1ts.
A correspondent ut Dublin says it is ru
mored tint tho Government is about to ar
rest tho leaders Of the Land Loasuc, aud TIM
tho magistrates are about to bo armed witt
extraordinary powers.
| sTnlKINu TIE jury.
The first pnrt Of the ceremony OF striking
| 4 Jury for tlie trial Of the tfayersers tool
| place yesterday. Forty.oIght names wer'
SOLICITED. Each party will strike OF twely'
names from tho forty-eiglt OIL Thursday.
| nEN1A1~
| The Neir8, In leadine article, teI.Ecs tha
tho Cabinet was summoned hastily, md says
"Nottces for tho council of h1ontiuy wer,
issued Oil Friday. There was no now stat,
OF iacts to prcsont to tho Ministers. After
| minute study Of tho situation tic Minister
concluded TINT no Immediate need axEstet
for authorizing tho Irish Executive to 60 be
yotu tho existing law, or forsummonlnH l'ar
lament to sanction new reprcssiYo lnwa
but 1t was clearly agrced u,at, unless Il,
stnte Of Ireland 1nntorially improved by tn
9th Of Janunry, coarciyo measures, inoludln
tho suspension OF tho IIabeas Corpus acI
should bo Introduced. Thoy will bo lntse
ducetl, however, Ill conjunction with remc
flial proposals, which will. II possible, TAX
the shape OF bill, but may tako that Of rcse
lutions affirming tho principles of Ill
sohcu,o. These conclusions wero the alllan
NOUS expression OF tho opinion Of tho Cab
net. ..........
| ANOTHER SESSION,
Tho Tmcs, In a lcadEng article, says: 9TH
issuo of tho n!eot!ug OF tho Cablnet Is to ii
troduce bill immediately, OIL opening til
session 10 glyo the Government extraorsl
nary powers for tho maintenance OF law a1l
| o-.3,r l., 1.n1o,,I Tim a,,at,ctain nf n,