Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-28

BY CABLE.
The Trial of Tfaversers--IurOrs
Scarce.
Great Crowds Present -Intense
Interest.
Horses and Troops for South
Africa.

DUBLIN, December 2S.-Four la
borers have arrived to work for Bence
Jones.
LONDON, December ga dispatch
to the Times from Dublin confirms all
doubts in regard to securing jury
for the trial of the traVersers.
A st. Petersburg correspondent
says: 1t is the opinion of competent
judges that Russia has made ample
concessions in the Chinese question"
Only 800 Of the Sixth dragons.
with 400 horses, can be shipped aboard
the National line steamer Queen,
chartered to carry troops to South
Africa. The rest Of the regiment,
numbering 200, with battery of ar
tillery, will be sent in two other trans
ports.
A deputation of the corporation OF
Dublin has interviewed Forster, chief
secretary for Ireland, and urged the
government to iptroduce bill in
parliamentto to ossimilate the franchises
Of Ireland to those Of England.
Forster said the government intended
that borough franchise be made alike
in the two countries, but that it would
be as well not to NEEDLE with county
franchise at present as they we're look
ing forward to great change in the
English and Scotch county franchise,
and perhaps the Irish franchise would
be dealt with at the same time. The
government, he said, was of the orin-
ion that the municipal franchise
ought to be similar to that of Eng
land, but that they would not promise
to deal with the matter Immediately,
as other Irish business was very press
lug.
DUBLIN, December 28.-The state
trials we're formally opened to-day in
the court Of queens bench, before
Lord Chief Justice May and Justices
Fitzgerald and Barry. The court
room is denaely crowded with specta-
tors. Chief Justice My read an
address, stating that after the mis-
conception which had arisen as to
what he had said on a former occasion,
he should not take part in the present
trials. .
A great c-owd OF people surrounded
the approaches to he four courts, and
loudly cheered the tra1TcHrsers upon
their arrival. The judges took =. ,,@@ir
seats shortly after ten o'clock. The
body Of the court is occupied by coun-
sci and other members of the bar.
The principal gallery is filed with
Irish members of parliament, a few
ladies, aud a sprinkling of the gem
eral public. hiel-Justice May read
with considerable composure a docu-
ment declaring that he would not
take part in the present trials. 1t con-
tanned a vindieation of his former
speech, aud caused no manifestation.
After Chief. Justice May had finished
reading, Justice Fitzgerald took the
chiefs seat, and tho trials we're pro-
ceeded with before him and Justice
Barry. Only eighteen cut Of twenty
four jurors called answered their
names.
| SF. PETERSBURG, December 2S.-
General Skobeloif has had another
brush with the Tekke Turcomans
The loss on both sides was light.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, December 28.--
Governors of the various provinces
haye been instructed to forward hal
ofthe gross receipts on revenue to th'
capital to defray the cost Of the pres
ent military preparations Of Turkey
DUBLIN, December 2S.-Ata meet
ing Of the home rulo members Of par
lament, yesterday a resolution wa
passed in addition to those alread.
announced, that union among Irisl
members Of parliament is not abso
lutely essential and that large discrc
tion must be conferred on the parlia
mentary committee, to which member
present pledge themselves to submit
that any attempt in parliament TO pas
a coercion bill shall be resisted to th,
utmost by any means in their power
It was stated during the meeting tina
no English or Scotch bill would b
! allowed to be proceeded with until tn
) arrears Of Irish legislation are wipot
/ of.
GENEVA, December 2s.-The sui