The Portland daily press., 1880-12-31

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-A London dispatch to
the World says speculation is active concern.
ing the work of Parliament during the forth
coming session. Some persons claim that the
trst week OF the session will be taken up with
debate on the address. This is not improbable
inasmuch as Mr.. Parnells amendmant
agreed upon at meeting of the Irish mem.
bers in Dublin, will spring the Irish question
on the House at once. All this of course,
provided Mr.. Parnell and the other Irish
members are permitted to leave Dublin and
are not convicted. Nobody expects they will
be convicted.
1t is thought the trials will not occupy more
than month. The defence proposes to call
several English political officials and have
them testify to the character of some political
meetings lately held in England at which the
utterances of the speakers were mnch more
hostile to the government than those of Par
nell and the other indicted leaguers. 1t has
already been announced that the law officers
of the Crown will strenuously oppose this
course
The Herald's Dublin special says: Judge
Fitzgerald has received a great batch of
threatening letters. They arrive by every
pail. One of the jury is an ex-member of the
Fenian brotherhood.
LONDON. Dec 30--A correspondent of the
Times at Dublin says: Public interest in the
Irish State trials is considerably abated. There
was little or no excitement in the neighbor-
hood OF the court, and large numbers of the
Irish members of Parliament who attended
yesterday Tuesday, did not appear.
Barrack accommodation in the country is
insufficient for the increased number of
soldiers, and temporary barracks will be fitted
at Rathkeale, County Limerick, and Ennisty-
mon, County Glare, for detachments of in
fantry, each comprising two officers and fifty
men. Another detachment will be sent to
Loughrea, County Galway, as soon as quarters
iG ssiu@sssnne11y has been arrested at Tip
ton Charged with the murder of Lord Mount
morres in Ireland in September. Kennedy is
the son of butcher at Clonburn, near the
scene of the murder.
Fresh cases of ''Boycotting'' are continually
reported from Ireland. Joseph Chamberlain,
president. OF the Board of Trade, has received
letter from Dublin threatening the lives of
himself, Gladstone and John Bright. They
continue to oppose coercion.
DUBLIN, Dec. 30.-The proceedings in the
State trials continue to excite little interest
The traversers struggled into court this morn
ing, Mr.. Parnell arriving an hour after OPEN
ing. The proceedings were delayed nearly
half an hour by want of punctuaity on the
part of a juryman. Justice Fitzgerald in
formed him that he would be fined Gl00 if
the offence was again committed. Mr.. Law
Attorney General, continued his speech. He
dealt with the speeches of Dillon, lBiggar,
Sullivan aud Brennan, advising the ,people to
traversers had conspired together to oinaugurate
red Republcanism and Communism.
Mr.. Law completed the reading of seventy
seven extracts from speeches of the traversers,
showing that they all counseled the people to
withhold rent. He dwelt with much effect
upon the point that the traversers had given
prominence to the statement that if &c, 900 per-
sons were enrolled in the Land League no army
could enforce the land laws. Mr.. Laws speech
was not concluded when the Court rose.
DUBLIN, Dec. 3O.-A tenant rights meeting
under liberal auspices was held at Kllvea to-
day. Over 1000 persons present.
The Pope and the Land Leagne.
ROME, Dec. 30.-The Vatican has permptor-
lily commanded certain of the Irish Episcopacy
to abstain from language tending to cause be-
lief that the Pope approves the operations Of
the Land League.
Floods in England
LONDON, Dec. 30.-MoSt disastrous floods
are reported in Derbyshire. Several hundred
hands been thrown out Of employment at
Derby by ilooding the cotton mills.
The Greek Question.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Dec. 30.-The Porte is
about to address circular to the powers con-
tanning propositions, at present. secret the ac-
ceptance of which it is believed can alone
avert conflict between Turkey and Greece.
Eighteen Villages in Holland Flooded.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 20.-The dykes between
Nieuwkuik and Veymen, in the province of
North Brabarit, are broken and eighteen vii
lagos flooded. Damage by inundation immense
A committee for relief of the sufferers has
been formed.
The Panama Canal.
PARIS, Dec. 3O.-Tne first detachment of
engineers and workmen start January g. to
prepare for the commencement of the Panama
Canal.
Opening Of the Spanish Cortes.
MADRID, Dec. 30.-The King, in opening the
Cortes today. said he was actuated by no am
bition abroad and fettered by no fears at home
Spanish diplomacy is trying to extend COM
and would neglect no efforts to obtain from
foreign nations equal advantages with those
which Spain granted them by treaties of COM
merce. The King, in conclusion, said the re-
suit of the Morocco conference was satsfac-
tory and the relations between Spain and the
Vatican most cordial.
Spain has ontracted in ENGLAND for war
vessels and is building in the arsenals of the
Peninsula several gunboats and fast sloops for
service in the waters of Cuba, at the cost of
nearly $2,OOO,00O.
Ominous State Of Affairs in Albania.
LONDON, Dec. 30.-A letter to the Pail Mall
Gazette from Constantinople, dated 24th inst,
says there are ominous signs Of a coming storm
in Albania. The relations between the Al
banian League and the Porte are excessively
strained. The League has outlived the Sui
tan's liking, but it has also outgrown his pow
er. Dervish Pasha has already been COM
PEELED to send three battalions of troops to
Tusi, ostensibly to insure the safety of the
Boundary Commission, but really to check the
dissatisfaction among the Christian tribes
which was stimulated by the recent arrest of
the Prince of Mirldites Should disturbanc
arise at other points his resources will be se-
verely taxed, and when the moment has ar
rived in the eyes of the League for concerted
action throughout Albania the whole fabric of
Turkish rule, sapped by the Portes own in
trigues, would fall ignominiously. 1t is diff
cult to forecast how soon that moment will ar
rive, but the fact that Greece, considering her.
self forsaken by the powers, is turning her
eyes to Albania for assistance, and has sent
emissaries to negotiate with the League against
the common foe, is pregnant of tie grayest
dangers to the Ottoman empire.