The Portland daily press., 1881-01-03
Danger of the Speedy Outbreak Of War.

LONDON, Jan. IA Dublin correspondent
says he has authority for stating that the flying
columns were found necessary in consequence
of the night drilling Of armed men, the police
patrols in many cases having to avoid the par
ties drilling. re
A dispatch from Cork says the want of en-
ployment everywhere is felt, and nowhere
more keenly than in those districts where agi-
tation has taken the greatest hold. ExtraOr-
dinary presentment sessions are being held in
different parts of the country for the purpose
of starting public works.
A cable dispatch says the English Govern
ment will call out the militia to fill the posts
made vacant by the troops sent to Ireland and
the Cape of Good Hope.
1t is stated that there is nothing to legally
prevent Parnell and other traversers going to
Parliament, and it is believed Parnell and his
colleagues will do SO to oppose the coercve
measures proposed by the Government
LONDON, Jan. 1.-The Times Dublin cores.
pondent says:-Mr. Parnell. who was appar-
rent!y Indifferent while the case for the Crown
dustry in regard to the witnesses, making copi-
GUS notes and passing them to his counsel. 1t
is curious fact that one of the traversers,
Gordon, has not. up to the present, even come
to Dublin, and the Crown has never once in
quired for him. 1t is stated that he is in the
west of Ireland. The Crown does not trouble
itself in regard TO the whereabouts of defend
ants. This has given the traversers much sat-
isfaction, and it is probable that Biggar, Sex
ton and others will 60 to the meeting of Par
lament.
Collapse Of the Greek Arbitration scheme
LONDON, Jan. 1.--Vienna and Constantine
pie dispatches concur in reporting the collapse
of the arbitration scheme The Porte's reply
to Tissot's semi-official communication of the
scheme is still withheld. 1t had been, hereto
fore, believed that the reply would not be
direct refusal, but would take the form of
<<,c s,,%nu
mission to Epirus and Thessaly to examine the
frontier question on the spot The attitude of
Greece. however, renders any pacific negotia-
tions difficult, and the Telegraph's Vienna COR
respondent asserts that the Porte will formally
reject arbitration, and, abandoning the idea of
a counter proposal, will allow things to ltake
their course. The question is whether hostili-
ties will be postponed until March or begin
now. That the final issue will be war, seems to
be next to certainty. The foregoing agrees
in tenor with all that is known on the subject.
The Times Constantinople correspondent says
the failure OF the arbitration project was fore
seen here from the beginning. The Times
dispatch from Vienna says the German, French
and Austrian ministers at Athens are urging
Premier CommoundOuroS to prudence and pa
tience, but the mere report that the ministry
is disposed to treat on this arbitration question
caused much excitement at Athens, add dep
utation of the Chambers waited on the Pre-
mier for explanations.
Count Corti and M. Navijoif, the Italian and
Russian ambassadors, respectively, express re-
gret that NJ Tissot, the French ambassador to
Turkey, had informed the Sultan of the arbi-
tration project, without having previously
communicated with the other ambassadors.
They recommend the abandonment of the pro-
iect in favor of direct negotiations between
Greece and Turkey.
The Times Paris correspondent says all the
powers are doing their utmost to calm the ex-
citement in Greece.
British Revenues.
The gross revenue of the United Kingdom
for 1880 was 9S3, ,290, 800. The receipts from
customs decreased during the year a4S2 900,
and from excise duties G507 600. The receipts
dtoni nf nn sht daS III ~ consequence
revenue shows an increase of e251 900, and the
receipts from the telegraph S195,o00.