The Portland daily press., 1881-01-07

clauses intended to give free scope to the ex-
pertinent of creating peasantry propriety had
been insufficient and almost imperative. The
Government did not see its way to dealing
with borough franchise in Ireland this session.
In the House of Lords this evening after
Speeches by Beaconsfield, Granvills and others,
the address in reply to the speech from the
throne was agreed to.
LONDON, Jan. 6.-In relation to the settle
ment of the Basuta war by mediation the Co.
lonial Secretary to-day Instructions
to Sir Hercules Robinson, Governor of the Cape
colony, are that if opportunity occurred he
should intervene at the earliest possible mo-
ment, but such Intervention can only take
place with the assent of the colonial govern
ment." He shows the falsty of the recent
statement that the Cape government had ap-
pealed to the home government for troops
In the Commons to-day Mr.. Forster, CHIEF
secretary for Ireland, gave notice that he
would move tomorrow bill for the better pro-
lection OF persons and property in Ireland and
a bill respecting the carrying of arms.
Mr.. Parnell gave notice that he would op-
pose these bills.
Mr.. Gladstone announced that ne would
move Monday that the bills just announced
have precedence every day over all other mo-
tions until they are passed.
Mr.. Parnell gave notice that he Will shoity
call attention to the relations between England
and Ireland, and will move resolution.
Less Prospect of an Armed Outbreak in
Ireland.
New YORK, Jan. Ga cable special says a
gentleman intimately connected with the
Fenians states that nearly all the Fenians have
joined the Land League, and the amount
of Snyder rifles furnished them is enormous
They however now believe that Ireland will
be best benefited by Parliamentary action,
and are not so hopeful of carrying their plans
by an uprising for self-government.
n {rn,t, n,,1l
says gunmakers are doing an enormous busi-
ness, principally in revolvers.
The Effects of the Trials.
A despatch from Dublin to the Times says
the effect of such an anomaly and satire upon
the constitution as the continuance of a GRIM
nal trial in the absence of the accused can
hardly be favorable to the administration of
justice. The people will only see that Parnell
and his associates care as little for the Queens
Bench as for the law itself, and ignore its au-
thority when it interferes with the pursuit of
their political objects.
Theft Of Rifles.
The London correspondent of the Manches-
ter Guardian says that previous to the issue of
the War Office circular, directing a strict
guard over the armories of volunteers, over a
hundred rifles were stolen from one place in
the vicinity of London.
The Dublin Trials.
DUBLIN, Jan. 6.-With the departure of the
traversers to London, the interest the State
trials seems to have collapsed. The court
room is deserted by the usual audience. This
mornings proceedings merely consisted of the
reading of speeches made by the traversers.
DUBLIN, Jan. 6.-The court of Queen s
bench decided to admit reports of the National
(newspaper) as evidence in the trials in spite
of objection of counsel for the traversers.
Another Land Lacquer Arrested.
TRAIL, Jan. 6.-Jeremiah Leahy President
of the Fries branch of the Land League, was
arrested today and lodged in Kerry county
Jail.
Foreign Notes.
Gen. Sir Evelyn Wood, who commanded
the column during the Zulu campaign, pro-
ceeds to the Cape Immediately as second in
command under Sir George P. Collcy.