Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-21
ENGLAND.

LONDON, Aug. 20.-The Times ridicules IS
paltry theatrical experts the fenians In Ireland
but regards the anti-rent agitation as serious
and says it should meet with patient but deter.
mined ststesmanship.
Bullion withdrawn from the Bank of Eng
land on balance to-day, 9l00,000. Silver 5l1s
pence per ounce
cemetery to-day The funeral was largely at
tended.
Among those present, were Lord Henry Len
nox, Admiral Carr Glynn, Henry Labonohere,
John 8. Clarke, the American actor Edward
Compton, who accompanied Miss Nelson on
her last tour through the United States. and a
number of other actors and actresses. Rev. 8.
D. Mossingham read the funeral service. The
remains were enclosed in polished oak coffin,
which bore simply the name of deceased. and
the words, "died at Paris. Ang. 18th, $780,"
coffin was covered with wreaths and other
floral tributes.
correspondent says he hears on good author
lty the British proposal to enforce the decis-
ions of the Berlin conference by armed meas
ures, is coldly received by the powers. Ger
many has already declined to participate in
such Intervention.
The Times in an editorial says nothing that
had happened in Ireland up to the present
time justifes the assumption that ordinary
law ls inadequate to protect society against
mere handful of wicked and oowardly persons
and large number of their foolish dupes, nor
Is any serious Importance to be attach. to the
wild minors flying round of revival of fenlan-
ism. 1t is possible there are
still some silly conspirators in certain Irish
towns. most of them we'll known to the police,
who are not cured of their inveterate passion
for dabbiing in treason. 1t would, however,
be very poor compliment to the Irish con-
stabulery, IT We were to question their ca
pacity of dealing with these paltry theatrioles.
There is no connection whatever between land
agitation and rumors of Fenian projrcts. The
determination of the peasantry in many dis
is grave matter. There can be no doubt
whatever that resistance of tenants is being
organized by professional orators of the land
league. The anti-rent agitation must be
looked upon as milder form of bad disease.
1t must be met with patience, good temper
and good humor on the part of the government,
but at the same time with upflnching deter
minatlon to protect and preserve legal rights,
not only of the land owners, but of all Irish.
men who have anything to loose and who would
not be worth years purchase it the law can
be deted with lmpunity and success.
There will be cabinet council Saturday,
which Gladstone will CO. .ue to London to attend.
he may be in the house next week, though his
friends dissuade him from doing 80.
MIR. j. ?. OConnor, home rule member for
Galway, will move Monday on going into COM
mittee of supply, that it is no longer just or
expedient that all measures for the improve.
ment of the condition of the people of Eng
land, Ireland. and Scotland. should be at
the mercy of q body consisting
of Legislators hereditary and irresponsible.
Several radical club associations propose to
send delegations to Westminster to make de
monatrationa in support of the motion, and to
urge Mr.. O. Connor to press it to division. They
promise to take steps toward creating wide
spread agitation on the subject throughout the
country.
A large representative meeting of liberal
and radical associations and clubs was held at
the Westminster Palace hotel, Wednesday, to
protest against obstruction of needed reforms
by the lords.
A meeting of conservative members of the
house of lords and commons was held at the
Carlton club yesterday to consider the state of
public business and bills yet to come before
the house of lords. Strong opinions were ex-
pressed against considering such important
government measures. The general feeling
was the house # lords ought not to consent to
deal with all bills yet remaining for considera-
tim, The secretary of state for Ireland called
attention to the danger to the peace of Ireland
from agitation of the land league and the
fenians.