Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-12-15
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LONDON, December 14.-The Standard
says: Forster has again allowed hlmseli
to be talked over by his colleagues, and
another months grace is to be allowed the
Irish criminals to complete their work OF
ruin. The Cabinet has refused Forster's
demand for coercion. The Standard Sc
verely condemns Forster for not resigning'
in view of foregoing circumstances. An
other Cabinet council will be held to-day.
A news agency reports that the head OF the
Criminal Investigation Department visited
Gladstone yesterday, from which it is sup
posed that a special detachment OF London
police will be sent to Ireland.
The Cabinet was in session three hours
and a half. Forster, Chief Secretary for
Ireland, was in consultation with Glad
stone for half an hour after the council
had departed. The Press Association Is
informed that the Irish Magistrates, re-
plying to Forster's circular, expressed the
opinion that they would be unable to
carry out the provisions Of the circular.
Forster therefore told his colleagues that
ordinary law could not be depended on.
1t was proposed in the Cabinet council
that the Irish Executive be given coerciye
powers, with a view to indemnity from
Parliament. Bright and Chamberlain
again repeated their resolution to resign
if coercion is adopted. The decision was
ultimately postponed till Tuesdays coun-
Gil. The News denies that the Cabinet was
summoned hastily, and says the notices
for the council on Monday were issued on
Friday. There was no new state of facts
to present to the Ministers. After a
minute study of the situation, the Minis
tiers concluded that no immediate need ex-
listed for authorizing the Irish Executive to
go beyond existing laws, or for summoning
Parliament to sanction new represslve
laws, but it was clearly agreed that unless
the state Of Ireland materially improved
by the 9th of January, coercive measures,
including the suspension of the habeas
corpus act, should be introduced. They
will be introduced, however, in %conjunc-
ton with remedial proposals, which will, II
possible, take the shape of a bill, but may
take that of resolutions, affirming the
principles of the same character. These
| conclusions were the unanimous expression
| of the opinion Of the Cabinet.
The Times says: The issue OF the
meeting of the Cabinent is to
introduce a bill Immediately on the open
ing of the session, to give the Government
extraordinary powers for the maintenance
| Of law and order in Ireland. The suspen-
| sion of the habeas corpus will necessarily
form a part of such a measure. The mes
sage from the Throne will call attention to
the troubled condition of Ireland, and will
recommend extraordinary powers for the
repression Of disorders. A declaration OF
the remedial policy of the Government
will be made simultaneously with the pro-
posal for coercion. A land bill cannot be
ready for the opening of Parliament, but a
declaration Of its leading principles will be
made. We believe a fixity Of tenure will
be one of the chief proposals Of the Gov
, eminent. The resolution to introduce a
coercion bill as soon as Parliament meets
does not exclude a recourse to extraordi.
nary measures before then if necessary.
DUBLIN, December 14.-At the Water
ford a~ssizes, although a jury panel has
been three times called, and on the last
two occasions under penalties of from f10
to ESQ for non-attendance, and sufficient
members have answered the summons for
the jury to be struck in the Boyd murder
case, the Solicitor General has applied for
a ~postponement Of the trial. He bases his
application on afidavits Of the police that
the district is terrorized.
At Irishtown, near Claremorris, last
night, a body Of men attempted to forcibly
enter a farm house from which the tenant
had been evicted. They attacked the con
stable, who Immediately fred on them,
and wounded four-two were arrested.
GENEVA, December 14.-The proposal OF
the Federal Council to coin $50, 900 gold 90
franc pieces has been rejected by the Ma.
tional Assembly, On the ground that in the
present state Of exchanges the operation
would bring no profit to the country, and
would be regarded abroad as a step towards
a gold standard, a contamination which
the Assembly earnestly deprecates.