Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-17
The Troubles In the Emerald
Isle Continue to Excite the
Members of the Eng
IIsh Parliament.
War Ships Preparing for War
like Action.
Russia Will Take Decisive Action
Against the TurcOmans.

n dlspatcn from vienna reports |
that twenty arrests have been made in
connection with the attempted assassi-
nation of Premier Bratiano.
A dispatch from Lisbon says that
DR.. Amado has gone to America as
the commissioner Of Portugal 10 the
sanitary congress at Washington.
Cork, December 17.-There is
great want of employment throughout
the country, owing to the disinclina-
ton of landlords to lay out money.
At several meetings recently he'd
farmers were. summoned to give en-
ployment to laborers. The agent of
the Earl of Cork was requested to
provide labor on the ear's estate, near
Charleyille, County Cork, and he has
just iutimated that he will open works
in that locality, and give them en-
ployment until March, 1881.
LONDON, December II. 49, The
Times, in a leading article on the
Irish question, says: "The followers Of
the government are embarrassed, ard
f1r the most part do not know what to
say, while a few are bold enough TO
express their regret at the line their
leaders have pursued
Whitbread, one of the most re-
spacted liberals in the house Of com
mons, in speaking at Bedford last
night, described vividly the reign of
terror that had left the honest calling
safe, in large part Of Ireland, aud
avowed his feeling that the sad time
had come when the government might
be compelled to use coercion. There
have been liberal governments before
the present governments, embarrassed
by the Irish difficulties, but they have
not been slack to do what they could
to assert authority of the law. The
contrast between the spirit Of those
times and the spirit prevailing now is
| little to the ere lit Of the government
or that of the present generation
One of the worst evils consequent
upon the governments attitude is the
effect it must have on the popular re-
ception in Ireland of their remedial
legislation.
The Times sOys, editorially 1t is
imperatively necessary that this legis-
lation should be received as satisfac-
ton of justice, but it is too probable
that it will be received as concession
to lawlessness with which the gov
ernment did not venture to erapple.
If arbitrary demands are not granted
in the form in which they have been
made it will still be said that what is
given is the result demonstration Of
the irresistible power of the people
determined to have their own way
and the most false and foolish notions
will thus be confirmed in the brain Of
the Irish peasant, shortcomings Of the
government will thus threaten us witt
I recurrence of difficulties in th'
future, for their conduct will cncour
age a repetition Of the tactics Eitl
which they have not yentured t(
grapfle. -
PORTSMOUTH, Eng, December u
Tho iron screw troop skip Assis
: tance, which was about to undergo
reftting, has been ordered to be il
readiness to proceed within lively,
j, hours notice on special service to Ire
e land.
e DUBLIN, December 1.-THE Office
+ commanding at Birr, Kings county
has been ordered to patrol the distrie
nightly with forty soldiers. The pO
J. lice patrol has also been doubled.
d William Bunce Jones, victim G
" "Boycotting," writes Il am gettin
some resolute men from distance
"a well armed, to replace the laborer
.e who have left me. Two policeme
sleep in my house, and four others ar
,r stationed near my farm. have al
at Piled for moro protection, and trooI
are promised me on Friday"
ID LONDON, December 17.-Hartlan
y CONSERVATIVE was declared to be
member Of the house of common
On for Eversham, to-day. Ratclig Oil
ry eraD was unseated on a petition f
u bribery. Subsequently Lehman Gil
Of eraD was elected by three hundr'
ed and sevepty.eight votes against thr
hundred aud seventy-six votes I
on Dixon IIartIand. Hatland petitionC
no. claiming the seat aud Lehman "
ich unseated for bribery and Hartla
So seated.
A dispatch from Bourncmouth,
vas ted noon says that the Duchess
ro- Westminster, daughter of the secc
Duke Of Sutherland, and mistress
Iis. ro5es to the queen, Is sinking Il
MO Her death is only question Of a
ION, hours.