The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-12-15
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
The Irish Troubles.

LONDON, December 14.-The Cabinet was
in session three hours and half. Forster,
chief secretary for Ireland, was in cOnsulti-
ton with Gladstone for half an hour after
the council separated.
The Times, in its leading article, says !:
"The issue Of the meeting OF the Cabinet
is TO introduce a bill Immediately on the
opening OF the session TO give the Govern
ment extraordinary powers for the mainte-
nance OF law and order In Ireland. The
suspension Of the hdbedS corpus act will
necessarily form part OF such measure.
| The message from the throne will call at
| tention 10 the terrible condition OF Ireland,
and will recommend extraordinary powers
| for the repression 81 distress. A declara'
| ton OF the remedial powers OF the Govern
ment will be made simultaneously with the
proposal Of coercion. The land bill cannot
| be ready by the opening OF Parliament, but
| declaration OF lis leading principles will
| then be made. We believe the iXty OF
tenure will be one OF the chief proposals OF
the Government. The resolution 10 intro.
duce the coercion bill as soon as Parliament
meets does not exclude recourse 10 extra
ordinary powers before then II necessary"
The Press Association says it learns that
| arrangements are making to send 5000 men
TO Ireland il necessary. The Press Assoca-
ton is Informed that the Irish magistrates
reply TO Mr.. FOrstar's circular expressed
the opinion that they would be unable to
carry out the provisions OF the circular.
Mr.. Forster therefore told his colleagues
that the ordinary law could not be depend
ed upon. Ii was proposed that the lTlsn
| executive be given cocrclve powers, with
view to indemnify from Parliament.
Messrs. Bright and Chamberlain again re-
peated their resolution to resign II coercion
| is adopted. A decision was ultimately post
poned until Tuesdays council.
The Crisis STAYED Oh.
LoypoN, December 1.-THE PdH-NdH
| Gazette, in a leading editorial article, says :
"The reports Of the interviews between
Mr.. Gladstone and The head OF the detec-
live police are entirely untrue. What Is
true is that the crisis which was rightly
supposed to exist twenty.four hours ago has
been STAYED of by an arrangement which
shows that it was brought on unnecessarily,
for nobody will believe that the mere threat
of the suspension OF the hdbedS corpus ACT
in January will affect the movement OF TO-
day."
| The "Thunderer's" Predictions.
| LONDON, December l4.-Ine tunes tDls
morning, foreshadowing the reply 10 the
speech from the throne on the opening OF
| Parliament, predicts that the only opposl'
lion TO the suggestions OF the royal speech IN
reference to Ireland will come from small
section OF the Irish members, and expresses
The belief that the majority OF the lrisl
M. mbers will act with the representative
OF England and scotland, and that the re
suit cannot be doubtful.
| The Turbulent Tenants.
| LONDON, December IA AT Irish Town
near Clare Morris, last night, q body OF mer
ATTEMPTED to forciby enter the farm from
which q tenant had been elected. They a.
tackled the constabulary, who Immediately
dred upon them, wounding four. Two mer
were arrested.
The Boyd Murder-Trial.
LONDON, December l4.-At the water
ford Assizes, although the jury.penel ha'
been three times called, and on the last two
occasions under penalties OF from El0 Il
ESQ for nou.aItendance, not sufficient mum
Der have anwsered the summons for jury
10 be struck 10 The Boyd murder.case. TIT
Solicltor-General has applied for post
ponement OF the trial, basing his appiica
tion on the affidavit OF the police that th'
district Is terrorized.
The case OF the men charged with tn
muide OF Mr.. Boyd, near New Ross, OF
the 9TH OF August last. has been RENTED u
the Kilkenny assixes for trial.