The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-11-06
FOREIGN,

LOT En6lahu every DAY. Healey and Walls
were arrested on Monday for n,ilnidating me
who had leased farms from which non ren
paying tenants had been evicted, and commit
ted for trial, and on Tuesday indictments wer
lodged at Dublin against Parnel,, Dillon, Big
gar, Timothy Sullivan, Sexton, Eager, Brcr
nan, Malschy, O'Sullivan, Boy ton, Gordon
Harris, Nally, Welsh, and Shondal The tria
will take place before a jury in Dublin abou
Christmas. The counts Of the indictments in
clude conspiracy, preventing the paymen, Z,
rent, defeating legal process, obstructing let
ting farms, and exciting hatred The arres
grew out of speeches made AT numerous meet
ings on Sunday, Parnell having SAID at Lin
erck that what Ireland must contend for
small farms. They had got rid of the grca,
proprletors in France, Prussia and Belgium
why not in Ireland? lie advised the people to
offer just rent to proprietors Then the cues
ton might be settled this winter.
These prosecutions appear to have rendered
the land league leaders desperate and their
programme seems to be so to arouse the peo.
ton. The Dublin Express, protestant, says ::
If the government plays with this matter for
another Blk months, there will be an armed
rising" Mr.. Parnell has plainly announced
where he looks to for efficient help. Said he
at Galway gathering: "Iftel convinced that
if ever you call upon your countrymen in
America for help, and show them that there
ls a fair chance of success, you will have their
trained and organized assistance for breaking
the British yoke" Utterances like this have
been made repeatedly, and their effect upon
the masses of the Irish peasantry can readily
be imagined. Secretary Forster has been bit
terly and publicly denounced by Mr.. Parnel,
who insists upon autonomy for Ireland. The
proposed prosecutions have provoked Mr. Jus
tin MacCarthy and Mr.. F. S. G'Donnel, Mem
beers Of Parliament, to join the land league.
1t is the design of the land league to con-ert
the trial Of the indicted members of the league
into grand debate on the land question The
indictment is severely criticised by good law
yers. Some of the counts are vague evidently
with intention, and others are declared utterly
untenable.
The British Cabinet has been summoned to
meet next Tuesday. Mr. Gladstone, who ap-
pears to have quite recovered from his recent
iudisposition and is now in his full mental and
physical vigor, will preside. The subject of
the ministerial deliberations will be, of course,
the situation in Ireland and the attitude of
Turkey. Events may be expected to move
with rather more celebrity after the meeting.
There is a new rebellion in South Africa.
The attempt to extend Sir Bartle Frere's policy
of civilizing and christianizlng the south Afrl-
cans by crushing their independence and re-
duclng them to English domination, over Ba.
sutoland has lead to q violent outbreak among
those negroes and necessitated the sending of
1000 British troops to that district. All the
tribes in the vicinity are rising, and another
war, equal 10 that against the Zulus year
ago, seems in prospect All the Basutos east
of Deanburg, in both sections of Pondomese,
have rebelled. The Griguas and the Beers are
and many other tribes are doubtful.
A majority of the minor chiefs of Timbuland
are in open rebellion.
A pedestrian contest for the championship
of the world, under the auspices of Sir John
Ashley, commenced in Agricultural Hall, Lon
don, on Monday morning, the contestants be-
Ing Littlewood, Brown, Dobler, Pegram, Row
ell and Howard Blower Brown broke down
The first cay and left the track and afterwards
Pegram and Howard also withdrew, leaving
The contest between Rowell Llttewood and
Dobler, and at five o'clock on Thursday the
score stood Rowell 416, Littlewood 1863, Dobler
}76.
There was fearful storm on the British
coast on Saturday, accompanied by heavy
rainfall all over England. Fifty vessels were
wrecked between Spur Point and Forrsea.
France is IN great commotlOn over the en-
of the religious DEGREES. There
nave been explosions of various orders at
roulonville, Carpentras, Marsoilles, Perplg-
ION, &c, in most cases doors being battered
Town and barbados destroyed. The agitation
against the enforcement OF the DEGREES is In.
Protests are being signed in Paris
md the departments. Several more magis.
rates have resigned in consequence of the de-
,rees. The Pope has addressed to the cardinal
spirited communication on the
subject.
GRANT.
One of the most sickening and deplorable In