The Portland daily press., 1881-01-01
EUROPE.
The Attorney Generals Opening
in the League Trial Concluded.
MILITARY PREPARATIONS TO SUP.
PRESS AN OUTBREAK.

LONDON, Dec. 31.-Considerable Importance
is attached to the meeting of the cabinet yes
terday, as it was devoted exclusively to the
consideration of the troubles in Ireland and
the Transvaal. IT is understood that efforts
will be made to pacify the Beers, and 20 that
end conference will be proposed 1t is stated
that the government are altogether opposed to
engaging in q colonial war. The decision, if
any was reached, on the measures of coercion
for Ireland coincidently with new land bill,
has not been announced.
DUBLIN, Dec. 21.-It is stated that the au-
thorities contemplate the dispatch of flying
columns over the country almost Immediately,
as was done during the Fenian rising. 1t is
said that every step necessary for the move
ment is already arranged. Nine columns will
be started, each comprising one troop of cav
airy, division of artillery with two guns,
four companies of infantry, ten sappers and q
detachment of the army service corps with
four wagons, Each soldier will carry sixty
rounds Of ball cartridge.
Attorney General Law concluded this morn
ing with a forcible peroration. He hoped the
jury would be true to their consciences and re-
turn verdict satisfactory to the country. The
disorder, he said, must be put down no matter
at what cost. AS he resumed his seat there
was no manifestations of any kind. The gov
ernment short hand reporter was then placed
in the witness box to read his notes made at
the public meetings attended by the traversers.
After reading the short hand reporters notes
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traversers, the court adjourned to Monday
LONDON, Dec. 31.-A large meeting of land
owners and tenant farmers was held at Ennis
killen today. Resolutions were passed de-
nouncing the Land League and calling upon
the government to preserve order.
Increase in British Revenues.
The quarterly abstract shows that the gross
months ending today is ELS, 100000 against
91S,500, 900 for the corresponding period of
1879.
A Masterpiece OF Phidias Brought to
Light.
The mayor of Athens telegraphs to the Lord
Mayor of London that magnificent and COM
plete statue of Minerva Victorious, MASTER
piece of Phidias, has just been discovered.
The Kings Speech to the Spanish Cham
bers.
MADRID, Dec 31.-Considerable impression
was made by that part of the Kings speech at
the opening of the Chambers yesterday, urg-
ing the Cortes to consider the expediency of
putting the naval and military resources of the
country, and especially the Asiatic and Amer
lean stations, on q better footing and more ad-
equate to the necessities of modern ornaments.
The speech concludes as follows: "With your
assistance 1t does not appear to me impossible
that Spain should once more occupy that posi-
ton in the world which she occupied until
this century. Other nations have conquered
positions which they had not before. It is not
too great thing that we should at least return
to the place we were.'
The Greek Question.
LONDON, Dec. 31.-It is reported that the
armies of Greece will take the field early in
February, and aud meanwhile an uprising In
the Island of Crete against the Turkish gov
ernment may be expected at almost any mo-
ment.
CoNsTANTNoPLE, Dec. 31.-A council of
ministers agreed upon the terms of circular
on the Greek question and a draft has been
submitted to the Sultan. The Porte is resolv-
ed to mass 100000 troops on the Greek frontier
and concentrate forces at other points.
Russia's Relations with China.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Dec. 3D. The Agence
Russo announces the conclusion of negotia-
tions between Marquis Tseng, Chinese Ambas-
sador, and the Russian government, and adds
that Marquis Tseng will remain at St. Peters
burg pending the decision Of China upon the
Russian proposals.
People OF a Russian Province Starving.
District Governor of Orenburg has resigned
because the central authorities refused to pro-
vide 600 roubles to relieve the distress of the
Kirquiz and other inhabitants of the Province
who, because of successive bad cattle years,
are starving to death by hundreds.
Foreign Notes
Advices from Sierre Leone, 18th inst, are as
follows: From Sherbro, news comes of contin-
ued fighting between the Galenor and Tarnet
Tribes. The slaughter on both sides is very
great and prisoners are either killed immedi-
ately or put to horrible tortures.
Joseph White, worsted spinner of Bradford,
Eng. has failed. Liabilities G75OOO
The first constitutive meeting of the Panama
| Canal Company vii. be held at Paris on the
\ 31st of January.
Tewfk Pasha, an artillery ohaes-, was re-
Gently appointed Minister of Finance, and the
| financial administration of Turkey is now en-
I, tifsly controlled by military men, All availa-
| BILE resources OF the country are devoted to
| military preparatione.
The Dutch government is about to make an
| appeal to tho farmers of the British nation In
favor of the Independence Of the Transvaal