Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-03
THE UNITED KINGDOM.
A SPEECH OF JOHN DILLON'S
PROCURES HIS ARREST.
Serious state of Affairs In the West
Of Ireland = The Parliamentary
Oath BilI-LabOuchere TO oppose
the BeacOnsfieId Monumental
IrOnclad Ordered TO TunIs - The
Report of Peace with the RasutOs
Confirmed.

LONDON, May 2-Accounts from the
west of Ireland represent that the state OF
affairs there is becoming very serious. A
number of outrages of various degrees OF
atrocity are reported. Bands Of armed men
promenade throughout the country and ter
rorlze the inhabitants unchecked.
The Times states that the opposition in
the House or Commons will not formally
oppose the governments bill for the amend
msnt of the Parliamentary oath act.
The Times, in leading editorial article
this morning, says: 'It has been our pain.
full duty to record during the past two or
! three weeks acts of outrage In the West
and South of Ireland, scarcely inferior in
atrocity TO those which awakened the ma
! tioDal conscience four months ago. To-day
the record of agrarianism is more serious
than at any time since Parliament met in
January"
In the House of Commons to day Mr.
Lewis gave notice that he will oppose the
bill for the amendment of the Parliamentary
oath act by an amendment that, since the
bill, as intended, is to facilitate the admis-
sion Of professed Atheists into the House of
Commons, the House declines to be party
to it.
Mr.. Labourchere announced that he would
oppose the motion for the erection of a
monument to the late Lord Beaconsfield by
moving the previous question. The an
nouncement was greeted with cheers from
the Radical members.
La the House of Commons this afternoon,
Sir Chss. W. Dixie, Under Foreign Secre-
tarV, confirmed the announcement from
CoDstantinople that an'Imperial trade had
been is ued authorizing the Porte to accept
the proposed solution Of the Greek frontier
question.
In the House of Commons this evening
Sir Charles w. Dixie, replying to a ques-
tlon, said that the Monarch ironclad has
been ordered to Tunis, and has probably
already arrived there. She would, he said,
protect Europeans in case of disturbances,
but he hoped none would occur.
Right Hon. NJ. E. Grant Duff confirmed
the news of the conclusion of peace with
the BasUtos.
Lord Randolph Churchill opposed Mr..
Gladstone's motion for the postponement of
the order Of the day, to allow for the in
| PRODUCTION of the bill to amend the Parlia-
mentary oath act.
After a motion to adjourn had been de-
feated by vote of 3l8 to 43, the House
agreed that Sir Henry James, Attorney
General, should introduce bill to amend
the Parliamentary oath act to uight, and
the debate on that subject was adjourned
until Friday night. The debate on the lard
bill was resumed.
DUBLIN, May 2-John Dillon was ar
rested to night while on his way to Dublin.
Mr.. Dllon's speech in Tippera last
evening was one of the btterest and most un-
compromising he has made. He advised the
people to keep within the law, not because
he respected it or thought they respected
it, but for the sake Of preserving their or
ganiZ .ttOn they must exercise their ingenui-
y to sail as close to the line as possible.