Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-10
BY CABLE.
The Catholic Bishops of Ire
land to be COnVOked.
Meeting at Manchester Last
Night.
Speeches by Dillon and Sui
livan.
Gambetta Accused of Warlike
Policy.
Stringent Rules for the House OF
Commons.
Pluohy Little Greece 10 the Front,

LONDON, February ia dispatch
from Athens announces that decree
summoning the national guard has
been published.
ROME, February l0.--It is reported
that Roman Catholic bishops will be
convoked by their archbishops TO con-
slider the new land bill.
MANCHESTER, February 1O,-A
crowded meeting was held to protest
against coercion. Dillon and A. NJ.
Sullivan, home-ruler member of parli-
ament, made speeches.
DURHAM, February 10.-Much
anxiety is manifested here as to the
action of the Orange Free State Volks
road, which viii meet on the 18th in
slant, Independence day occurs on
the I'D instant. A large party is
likely to propose to give active help to
the Beers.
The North German Gazette makes a
violent attack on Gambetta, accusing
him Of atterO pting to drag France into
a warlike policy.
LONDON, February lO.--The rules
presented by the SPEAKER Of the house
of commons, to govern conduct in
urgent business, provide that when in
opinion Of the speaker it is the general
sense Of the house That he is empow-
cred to ipiorm the house OF his opinion
whereupon, if a motion be made to
that question he now put, such mo-
ton shall be immediately put, and, il
carried by vote Of three to one, then
the division Of the main question shall
be Immediately taken. Other rules
are to the effect that speeches on mo-
tions for adjournment OF debate shall
be strictly confined to the subject Of
adjournment thaG the speaker may
decline to put motions for adjourn
ment if he considers they are proposed
for the purpose Of obstruction; that
no member can move or support q
motion for adjournment more than
once in any one debate the speaker
may direct a member to discontinue
his speech if irrelevant, or consisting
Of tedious repetitions; that no division
shall be taken on motions that the
speaker do leave the chair, and that
the house do now proceed to consider
the bill and that the speaker may
order division by rising and sitting
SO as to avoid the delay Of the present
system. The same rules will be eappli
cable when the house is in committee
with the exception Of the one providinl
for closing debate.
Dillon, while speaking in Wiuches
ter yesterday, said that if Englishmeu
did not quickly change thei' temper
towards ireland, they (the Irish
would, indeed, be dogs and slaves i
they did not long for the day wher
they could join the United States.
Parnell. he said. within a month
would stand in congress at Washing
ton an honorel and welcomed spokes
man Of their wrongs.
I Bullion in the Bank Of England in
creased e667 900 the past week.
A dispatch from Berlin says: TIT
North German Gazettes attacks oI
Gambetta, and its efforts to demon
strato the existence of a war party il
France, are believed to be designed t
induce the landtag to purchase thI
strategic Rhine railway.
ATHENS, February l0.-The gov
ernment will not accept any compro
mise restricting the rights acknowl
edged to Greece by the treaty Of Der
, lin.