The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-11-10
FOREIGN FLASHES.

At Belnulbt, county Mayo, last week, when
the police, being attacked, fired upon the peo-
pie, two persons were fatally shot and twenty
wounded. A renewal Of disturbances is feared
and reinforcements have been sent
The Manchester Examiner publiehes vague
statement that the government intends to re-
lease Parnell and his colleagues in time for
them to participate in the proceedings Of par
lament, provided the state Of the country JUS
ti6es the step.
The London Times says: ''We are able to
state that the Bank of England does not hold q
penny available for the payment Of confederate
bonds The public should beware of buying
bonds intr1nsically worthless on the faith Of
such rumors."
Five employees of the czar's palace at Catch
ina have been arrested, and one revealed plot
to repeat at Gatcbiua the winter palace exp plo-
cZar. Many naval officers have recently re-
ceived copies of a revolutionary proclamation
summoning them to join the cause Of liberty
and justice.
The Liverpool Courier's London correspond
ent has good authority for stating that Lord
Greenville, the British secretary, Jas drawn up
DO reply to Secretary Blaine's note relative to
has been, says the correspondent, exchange of
views between Greenville and the French min
lister of foreign affairs, but no joint reply 1s
likely to be made
The London Pail Mall Gazette says: '.There
isno truth whatever in the statement that there
is a large amount Of money in the bank of Eng
land deposited to the credit of the confederate
government and available for the payment of
| confederate bonds We believe itdoes not
hold single penny, and doubt whether there
is any such money in any bank in this Country.
The whole story s q gross fabrication that has
no substantial foundation"
Anovel feature Of the Lord Mayors process
uSr 7 I,no uo4$
States escorted by guard of honor. When the
procession reaches Westminster the American
flag will be borne to the police yard and the
| massive bands will play an American national
| anthem The secretary Of the American lega-
ton writes that he is sure this graceful recog-
received with the greatest pleasure in
| America.
Confederate bonds, after considerable ad-
| vance, have declined to e1 12s Cd. per E1OO.
| The Times in it's financial article says: The
purchases of the confederate bonds are believed
| to be entirely due to certain clique prepared
to run up the price of any rubbish if they think
there il the fsintest chance of alluring the pub
lie into joining in the venture The Daily News
knows of no amount in the Bank of England or
elsewhere in any way available for the mis-
chlevous claims.
| Branches of the Ladies' Land league through
out the provinces complain that their meetings
are 0l6porsed, WMle the central league IN
! Dublin is permitted to meet unmolested. Miss
Parnell wishing to test the legality of proceed
| ings against the ladies' league, publicly an
nounced in the newspapers that meeting of
the lea.ue would be held that day. No at
tempt was made to interfere with the meeting,
although detectives watched those who en-
tered the league rooms.
| The international Arbitration and Peace as
socia'ion in London passed resolution IT co d.
! ing it's satisfaction with the saluting of the
English flag at Yorktown. Such an incident,
| the resolution says is unparalleled in history
and must ever remain of deep International in
terest It regards the act as weighty and sig
| niicant testimony to the eternal oblivion Of
| all animosities resulting from the war for inde-
pendance and as al emphatic expression OF
| brothenly love existing between England aud
| America.
| The sub commission of the land court al
Belfast has given judgement in the cases of if-
| teen tenants on the estate OF Archdeacon Craw-
| fnrd, in all except one case reducing the rents.
| Thus rentof el22 WAS reduced to 9S9, another
of 81 | to e48, and another Of 500 to s52.
There we're four additional decisions to-day re-
ducing rent, the rate in each case being about
xS per cent. Being market day, there was a
large attendance of farmers who received the
announcement of the decisions with great de
light