The Portland daily press., 1881-01-19
EUROPE.
Lively Debate in the House Of
Commons.
A NEW DANGER THREATENING IN
IRELAND.

New YORK, Jan. 1S-A London special says:
The ParLelite party came into open collision
with the government last night in a heated de-
bate on Justin McCarthy's amendment to the
address praying the Queen not to use the army
or constabulary to carry out evictlons pending
reform of the land laws.
Mr. Gladstone reappeared looking much i'm
proved. He replied to Mccarthy IN a bitter
speech, accusing the Irish members OF delay
ing remedial measures.
Mr.. Parnell answered later in the debate,
charging Mr.. Gladstone with disappearing
the Irish members. He stated that he believ-
ed the Irish people will justify the shedding of
their blood to secure their liberty II they saw
chan ,iof SIC ,ess. He denied having encourag-
ed army insure ton because he knew England
was too strong. He stated his belief that legiS-
lative Independence would follow the downfall
of landlordsm, and under new relations hos
tility between England and Ireland would dis
appear.
The government could not suppress the
Land League because if leaders should be i'm
prisoned the people would organize secret So
cieties;s Murder and outr &c would be lncreas-
ed tenfold by coercion. If the act of habeas
corpus were suspended the arrest OF the first
man would be the signal for a general refusal
to pay rents. Bishops and priests would adj
wise this course, and the government would be
met with the passive resistance OF the entire
nation.
Sir Stafford Northcote called on the govern
ment to take action the "serious speech"
of Mr.. Parnell, whom he accused of debating
to the Queen as an equal. Great excitement
was manifested by the members during the de-
bate Mr.. ODonnel made a fierce attack on
the Gladstone ministry amid constant inter-
ruptions. An Irish member moved adjourn
ment of the debate after midnight.
Lord Harrington refused to accede on the
ground that the debate had been sufficiently
prolonged. The Irish members charged the
government with attempting to gag them. Mr..
Parnell stated that the conduct of Lord HarteN
ington showed that the aristrocratic element
had obtained the upper hand in the cabinet,
and the policy of coercion was fittingly repre-
sented by Lord Harrington, who as the Irish
Secretary. had caused the people of Dublin to
BIZ bludgeoned by the police at Phoenix Park.
After the first division the government agreed
to postpone the debate. Forty members voted
with Parnell all of whom were Irish.
Another London despatch says Sir William
Vernon Harcourt, Secretary of State for the
Home Department, states that he is in pos
session of details which show the recent form
alton of a gigantic secret society, with local
branches in every important town in the king
dom, by Fenians in the United States. Great
alarm is felt at this new danger to the govern
ment, and orders have again been forwarded
to the commanders of all military depots warn
ing them of this new phase of the agitation
and counseling extra precautions.
Greek Subjects in Turkey.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Jan. 1S-Greece has re-
quested Russia to take Greek subjects in Tur-
Key under her protection should necessity
arise.
Destructive Gale in Spain.
MADRID, Jan. 18.-Tmmense damage has
been done at Madrid by a terrible gale Since
Friday all telegraphic and railway communi-
cation have been Interrupted. Mail steamers
were delayed two days. The weather is very
severe especially in the bay of Bisca. The
CASTLE mines are flooded and several wrecks
are reported