Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-25

LONDON, May 24.-At a meeting OF the
Land League at Dublin to day the arrest of
Thomas Brennan, Secretary of the League,
was denounced as an outrage on the Irish
race. The speakers declared that national
protest should be made In the shape of a
general strike against the payment of rent.
In the House OF Lords to day Earl Gran
Vile, Foreign Secretary, announced that
the Turco- Greek frontier convention was
signed to-day.
The rumor is current in the House of
Commons that Mr.. Forster, Chief Secretary
for Ireland, is about to resign.
The Tunes this morning says: Cup to last
night thousand amendments to be pro-
posed to the land bill had been placed on
the order book OF the House OF Commons,
and many more are being prepared, not
only by the Home Rulers, but by many
Eoglish and Irish Liberals and Conserva-
tives."
The General Assembly Of the Scotch Free
Church yesterday adopted-by a vote of
449 to 2lo-a resolution approving the de-
cision OF the recent commission, which IN
structed Professor Robertson Smith to sus-
pend teaching his classes at Aberdeen Uni-
versltY. The charges of infdelity will not
probably be retired before his Presbytery
Tunis dispatch says the British Consul
at Sfax reports that schooner under the
English flag has been boarded and forcibly
searched in spite of the protests of the Cap
tain, by French man of war, between Sfax
and Gherbs.
In the House of Commons o-daY 1t was
stated that the government would have to
propose a grant from the Exchequer to
meet the deficiency In the revenue OF
Cyprus, but they must decline entering
upon the question of the expediency of re-
tanning the sovereignty of Cyprus.
Mr.. O'Donnell, Home Rule member for
Dungarven, speaking In support of the reso-
luton on the arrest OF Father Sheehy and
Mr.. Dillon, made a bitter attack upon Mr..
Forster, Chief Secretary for Ireland. He
said the arrest of Father Sheehy excited
even stronger feeling than if Archbishop
Croke had been arrested. It was perhaps
deemed safer to arrest a curate than an
Archbishop, but, though the act was
cOwaTdlY, 1t was by no means safe. He
proceeded to attack the government for
assisting to evict the poverty-stricken peo
! pie, and stigmatized the recent circular
urging the police to greater vigilance as q
| direct Indictment to the fabrication of evi
dence.
| Mr.. Forster said he refused to dwell upon
| Mr.. 0'Donnell's assertions b, cause they
were unfounded. He had hitherto refrained
| from entering upon the particulars of Mr.
/ Dillon's arrest because he feared it might
| endanger the safety and even the lives Of
| particular individuals. He then proceeded
/ to quote from the iucendiary speeches OF
/ Mr.. Dillon and Father Sheehv.
Mr.. Forster admitted tbatth government
! had proclaimed Dublin in order TO be able
! to arrest Mr.. Dillon. They could not, be
said, arrest people for "Boycotting" where
it only meant exclusive dealing. but
when it put people in personal dan
ger, they had made arrests, and
would do so again. II the government
! saw a conspiracy TO commit robbery BY
armed resistance to the law, they would
fnot allow the conspirators to succeed ever
though the persons to be robbed were land
lords. They would arrest the instigatorI
anda bettors of outrages were they members
| of Parliament, or members of the Land
! League or clergymen. He looked, he said
with some alarm at what was going on, bu
hoped that by sending an overwhelming
force wherever resistance was expected they
would be able to maintain peace.
Mr.. O'Sullivan, Home Rule member fo
Limerick, moved an adjournment of tht
debate.
Mr.. Callan, Liberal, seconded the motion
Mr.. Gladstone charged the Irish member
with not daring to face division on tn,
reso' 'ution.
Mr.. Parnell supported the motion for al
adjournment of the debate. He charged
the government with obtaining the coercion
act by false pretences and by gagging th'
Irish members, but they would not, he said
succeed in silencing them again.
Mr.. Callan was speaking at seven o'cloc X
when the debate was adjourned in accord
ance with the standing orders.