, 1881-09-16
A Great Fire Said to Have Nearly
Destroyed Tho City Of Vitebsk,
Russia.
The Methodists Discuss the Subject
of the Secular Press in
America.
A Canon Of st. Peters at Rome
Joina the Method
lists.
Formal Opening Of the 0eographors' 0on,
gross at Venice by tho King
Of Italy.


IRISH AGITATION.
THE "rlMEs"
1nynoy. Sent. 1b.-'rlle 14,Hcs, discussing
tho National Lantl Lcagno Convention. says:
"Tl,e note which tho Lnnd-l.cagders nhiforln-
" bruatho Is d notc Uf continued nRitnt1ofl. |
There Is no sign from first 10 last Of any |
intention on tho part Of the men who live by |
initiation to ncccpt the Land act ~ n settle
me1,t Of tho Irsi question. Once and for MI,
ireland must understand that this kngdnmls
aud will continue 70 bu n united Kingdom,
(,rcat Britain will no moro tolerate secession
than tho United States tolerated 1t III loGo.'
THE "pALL MALI. aAZErrE.'
Tho Pail 1fntt uaxcttc, discussing tho
opcuiua of the Irish National League Cor
yontion, snys: "rho Lengno Is In It's Ill
fancy. The lrr0concllablo element which ls
! Mt present 1ppermost will find Its level, and
| the League, like tho Trades Unions. will be-
CONC one Of tho steadylng md, In the best
/ sense Of the word, conservative forces Of the
social systell." ..-.......
| TIE EXHIBITION OF h1ASuFACrUltEs'
| Attn meeting at dublin nbout the proposed
exhibition OF Irish manufactures, the COM
mittco to advance the enterprise was MP
potnted, aftor prolonged and noisy scene.
tho Land Leaguers Insisting upol. adding
names to ueulralizo the objectionable names
first proposed. Tho nn,i!cs were all addeu on
division, the Land Lengucrs being In q
large majority.
A Dublin correspondent says: "Tle mis-
gtytngs many have folt In regard to the pos
sIbllity Of uniting alt parties tn movement
for a revival Of Irish manufactures, Or. in
decd. for any useful object, aro fully justi.
led by tho result Of Tic meeting yesterday
in connection with the proposed exhibition.
T'he Land League loft ro doubt that their
existence is involved III Tie result, and that
II they allowed tho Thoughts OF the people
70 bc enRrossed with any practical measures
far tho promotion Of honest labor their own
occupatiou would bo eon1-the country Will
rofuse to listen TO their Wild and wretclled
ANNALS: heucu organized obstruction to the
,neet,nr wos rcsortetl to. Tic confusion
| .yos ntono tino 10 great that It was nearly a
. hant,.to-I,nnI fght, Had tho League ele-
, ment not entored tile arena the meeting
would have been highly representative.
LAN1,1.EAauE MEETINGS.
rnmndintafv after t]to Dublin Lard-I League
f,onyentfon n series of monster land meetings
) viii bo commenced, The first will bo nj
: IrIshtown mn Sunday, OF, the very spot Wllere
: MIchnal Dayitt begun tho d-Leagut
) ,rovauont In 1870. parnell will preside.
r1rr CONVENTION IN SESSION.
l 1,,u,.rx. scpt 15.-About 1000 delegates
o ,ttor,iofi The nnnnlnr proceedings Of the Nh
i ttonof Conyontion to-day. Diggar, ], r
!. O,Connor sexton, j. NJ. Healoy, and suIli
8 ,,o,, wars nreapnt. TrayLous 10 tho openfnJ
= ~ +,,o couvontIon co,,fcrenco of delegate
from ns laop, t1,am ma ta$ ts %9 convention @ wou
~ 1io.rt t,,o ,nnaiIorot1on nf ttnestinns ntrect
! ~. i.sx.sn ,.,,tn ton,orr,,v for tt,n MI,