The Portland daily press., 1881-11-10
FOREIGN.
America Honored in the Lord May
or's Procession.
Bismarck Threatens to Resign the Chan.
cellorship.

LONDON, Nov. 9-The new Lord Mayor OF
London went in solemn procession to Guildhall
with the usual ancient display. which drew I'M
mense crowds OF spectators, with modern I'M
provement in the programme with the object
Of honoring the American people, which was
received with great enthusiasm.
The stars and stripes were carried In the pro
cession, preceded by the drum and fife band of
the 48th battalion of the City of London mill
tia, playing the Star Spangled Banner. After
short interval came the band from the train
ing ship, Warspite, playing Yankee Doodle.
The American flag, as 1t came In view, was
received with general clapping OF hands and
cheers by spectators. The same honor was not
conspicuously rendered to any other feature of
the procession, except as the coaches OF the
new and old mayors passed by. There striking
demonstration as the procession passed the man
aging office of the United States Gable Com
piny on Broad street, four young ladies
waved American flags from the windows as
the Banner of the Free went by, and there was
loud and rupturous applause.
At the Lord Mayors banquet, tonight, Mr.
Gladstone said 1 can discern signs of improve
ment in Ireland. One question at least has
been decided. The people are determined to
make full trial of the land act. hold in my
hand very significant proof of the treatment
to which the Irish have been subjected by
their so-called friends. 1t is a notice proceed
ing from high authority stating that anybody
paying rent before the suspects are released
without the consent of the Land League will
be boycotted. Referring to the next session of
Parliament he said it would be the early and
urgent demand on the wisdom of Parliament
to consider effective means for meeting the
great evil of obstruction which has presented
itself.
Bismarck Again Threatens to Resign.
BERLIN, Nov. o. The Post publishes an
article which causes considerable sensation.
After announcing that Prince Bismarck will
return to Berlin in the course OF week to re-
n the EmnarOr N raOar6 tn the futura
constitution OF the government in view OF the
results of the late elections, the article pro-
ceeds as follows: eve hear that Prince Bis
marck has expressed himself as weary of being
made the butt of all the wickedness baseness,
calumny, and envious suspicious of forty-five
millions of people, According to the princi-
pies of parliamentary government the major
ity ought to be obliged to assume the success
sion to the office Of imperial chancellor. At
the same time the Progressists and the mem
bers of the Centre party, although able to COM
bine for purposes OF opposition, are incapable
of governing in concert. As it is impossible TO
govern Prussia on a monarchical system and at
the same time on the principles of the Pro-
gressist party, the chancellor's successor, in
choosing between the Centre party and the
Progressists, would have no other alternative
but to decide in favor of the former,
and to endeavor to form government major
| ity with the cooperation of the Catholics. The
| struggle waged for years by Prince Bismarck
| against the Centre Party renders it apparent
| that persons who have taken no part therein
| are more fitted for the task of forming a
government than the chancellor, who though
| he could carry on sthe conflict with the sup
| port of the formerly great National Liberal
| party, but was compelled to abandon it when,
on the failure of the negotiations with Herr
| Won Bennigson, the Liberal, left them in the
lurch. The leadership having been allowed to
| pass into the hands of the more radical
| elements of the Liberal party, the path which
| the government kept in view up to 1877 be-
| came closed against them. For the new paths
which must be struck out the responsibility
I had better pass to a statesman who does not
| possess Prince Bismarck's antecedents"
1t is believed Bismarck will seek distinct
expression of the Emperor's wishes in regard
to the present situation and that the Emperor s
declarations will be such as will strengthen
| Bismarck's position.
Europe's Equilibrium.
VIENNA, Nov. 9.-Andrassy, in remarks in
| the Hungarian delegation, yesterday, said that
| during the whole of his ministerial career he
had been convinced that the union OF Italy
| and Austria was great and important factor
| in the preservation of the European equilibri-
\ UNI.
Progressist Meetings Dispersed by the
| Police.
/ BERLIN, Nov. 9.-Four Progressist meetings
convened here Monday were dispersed by the
| police.