The Portland daily press., 1881-12-17
FOREIGN.
Tha Irish Situation.

LONDON, Dec 16 Lord Carlingford, speak
ing at the opening OF a new Liberal club at
Frome last ght. said he believed that Irish
landlords would before long take less alarm
ing view regarding the land courts, which,
having had under consideration cases III
which the rents were above Griffith's vaua-
ton had naturally reduced the rents he
said if party feelings were put aside and the
landlords couraeeously exercised their rights
under The present law. supported by all the
force of the government, and conhding, as
they ought to, in the resources and good Will
of the government, he had great confidence
that before long things would wear very dlf-
ferent aspect III Ireland.
Fourteen Persons Drowned.
LONDON Dec 16-A boat containing IA per-
sons left Galway last evening for the AKRON
Islands. Midway of the passage storm was
encountered and the beat sunk and all perish
ed.
Generous Contribution.
VIENNA. Dec. 16 The name of the gentle
man who CONSTRUCTED $62 500 to the fund for
the relief of the sufferers by the theatre ire is
Goettel. He is an Austrian by birth and is a
naturalized American citizen.
Seizure of the United Ireland Newspaper.
DUBLIN. Dec. ia cartoon published in
this weeks issue of the United Ireland, which
has been seized. represents MIR. Forster with
iaier's KEYS in one hand and a warrant marx
ed kim imam" in the otter. Before him
stands figure wearing helmet bristilng with
bayonets and with placards on its back, lnscrb-
ed, MARTIAL Law and More Coercion" In
front there is an array of females, represent
ing the Ladies' Land League. The lrishman
and the Shamrock, newspapers published III
the same Office with the United Ireland, were
not touched by the police. The United Ire
land was seized by direction OF the Attorney
General, who is of the opinion that the paper
was "no rent" manifesto OF the worst kind,
seditious, aud direct Indictment to murder.
One hundred and eighty three plows and 900
carts were engaged in the operations on Mr.
Parnells land.
The Earl of Dunraven denies the report
that his tenants received an abatement OF 80
per cent of their rent He says his tenants
paid two-thirds of their rent, pending revaua-
tion of the lands.
Stormy Debate in the Reichstag.
BERLIN, Dec. 16- There was stormy dis
cussion III the Rechstag yesterday on the sub
iect of official influence on the recent cleo
tious. Herr Won Puttkammer, Vice Presi-
DENT of the Council, stated that the conduct OF
the Prussian officials merited the thanks not
only of the government hut also OF the Em-
pesor Herr Richter said he considered that
Herr Won Puttkammers remarks degraded
the public officials to the position of electoral
agents Herr Won Benuigsen declared that
the late elections surpassed all others for the
rapcor display ed I he government, he said,
and the press which it inspired must be held
to have incurred greater responsibility for
these proceedings than individuals. He pro-
tested a. a nst HerrVon Put,kammer's attempt
ing TO drag the person of the Sovereign Into
the electoral contest. Herr Won Puttkammer
replied that he could retract nothing, as the
government had been accused of following an
interested policy of the lowest and meanest
description The debate lasted until past mid
night aud ended III the adoption OF resolu-
tion to refer the matter to the election COM
mittfe.
TIE Pxndesrath has decided that the cost.of
incorporating The Lower Elbe in the Zollvereln
shall be borne by all the States within the
Union.
Hurricane in Tunis
TUNIs, Dec 16-A violent hurricane last
evening swept away numerous TENTS destroyed
telegraph lines and demolished a wall, killing
and iDjuring twelve soldiers.
The Submarine Cables.
LONDON, Dec. 16-The Times this morning
publishes memorial signed by the officers OF
q telegraph and cable companies, soliciting
the government TO place submarine cables un-
der the protection of international law. The
companies also ask that Lord Granville receive
deputation to present their views on this sub
ject.
Foreign Notes.
Some sensation has been caused at Vienna by
A. Bakers statement that after escaping from
the burning theatre he purchased three candles
and FASTENED back in the hope of saving some
of the sufferers, but that the police arrested
him and refused to let him enter the building.
Lord Lyous, the British Ambassador at
Paris has had an interview with M. Gambetta,
President of the Council and Minister OF
Foreign Affairs, and presented a dispatch pro-
testing against the action of the Tunisian au-
ihorties to the Entida affair.
The ConstaDtlnoDle correspondent OF the
London Times says Prince Bismarck has sug-
gesied to the Ottoman Special Mission to Ber-
lin that it should visit Vienna instead of go
ing to Rome.
Lord Dufferin, the British Ambassador, has
refused TO allow the authorities to search for
explosives on board British ship anchored at
Constantinople.