The Portland daily press., 1881-08-05
FOREIGN.
Debating on the Land Bill in Par
lament.
AN sIRISHMAN CONVICTED OF
THREATENING MR.. FORSTER.
lore Assaults Upon the Jews.

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More Assaults Upon the Jews.
BERLIN, Aug. 4.-Renewed attacks by mobs
on shops and synagogues of Jews are reported
in various places in Pomerania. Some shops
were wrecked. The mobs were dispersed by
the police.
Peace with the Beers.
DURHAM, Aug. 4.-The Transvaal conven-
tion has been signed and the government OF
the territory will be transferred to the Beers
on Monday next. Gen. Wood and Gov. Rob
inson, the high commissioner for South Africa,
will leave the Transvaal at once.
The Lords and the Land Bill.
LONDON, Aug. 4-The Daily News, discus
sing the proposed amendments to the land
bill in the House o Lords, says: "The OBJ
tinue as long as the constitution of the House
of Lords secures the presence OF an over
whelming TORY majority, whatever may be
the preponderance of Liberal opinion in the
country. The modification of the second
chamber is question which the Lords are
rapidly bringing into the range of practical
politics"
The Times this morning says: "We have
reason to believe that although it is anticipated
that negotiations for commercial treaty with
France will be resumed in Paris in three
weeks, yet the whole subject has occupied
very seriously the attention of the cabinet for
the past few days. A communication to
France has been agreed to, insisting very
strongly on tho concession which France is
reluctant to make, but which is most mate
rial.
Liberal leaders in the Lor DIS, except Gran
vile, had a conference with Gladstone to-day
to ascertain what amendment the land bill
the government is willing to accept. Gran
Vile was present in the Lords to-day although
he had to be wheeled to his seat. Lord Den
mans motion, of which he gave notice on
Tuesday, for the rejection of the land bill on
the House going into committee to-day was
rejected without division.
In the Lords to-day the first amendment to
the land bill, providing for the exclusion from
the operation Of the land bill of parts Of es-
tates managed on the English system was
adopted swithout division. The amendment
stood in the name of fthe Duke OF Argyll, as
did also a further amendment which was car
ried by vote of 219 to CT, giving landlords
the right to compensation in case OF the sale OF
holding of which he had formerly bought up
the tenant-right.
An amendment offered by the Earl OF Dom
oughmore CONSERVATIVE to clause five, limit
which was opposed by the government, was
carried. The Duke of Argyll voted with the
minority. Lord Salisbury's amendment to
clause seven, that the words "The court should
have reference to the interest OF tenant and
landlord respectively" be stricken out, was
carried.
Lord Lansdowne's amendment, to strike out
the words prohibiting the court from enter
tanning proposal for the resumption OF any
part OF holding for any purpose other, than
for providing for laborers, cottages and gar
dens during statutory terms" was carried.
Lord Salisbury's proposal to exempt English
managed estates from the jurisdiction of the
land court for fixing judicial trent was agreed
to without division.
In Lord Chiquin's amendment sexcluding
tenaucies from 9100 and upwards from the
operations of the bill was withdrawn.
The debate was then adjourned until Friday,
it still being on clause seven.
Talk About Bradlaugh.
The Morning Post charges MIR. Bradlaugh
with having appealed to the street rabble from
the decisions of the House OF Commons, and
olutely down upon such insolence and vulgarity.
The Times, commenting on the same topic,
declares that the House of Commons has
chosen false position, and that it is the duty
of the government plainly and frankly to de-