Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-18
From Our Regular Correspoudsut.I
Our European Letter.
LONDON, Eng, May 8. 1881.

LVNOONf AAuSsH my ~ $500
There is scarcely any occupation more
pleasant and more profitable just now than
that of demsgogic agitator. The Dublin
and Belfast papers give most distressing
account of the condition of the poor
people. A great number Of evictions have
taken place, and hundreds of wretched
peasants are lying by the roadside. home
less and in half.starved condition. Yet,
Mt recent meeting of the land league
Mr.. Dillon stated that the receipts for one
week of that organization-not for the
relief Of the poor women and children,
but for carrying on the agitation amount
ed to 100000. This money is used by
Messrs. Parnell Dillon IL Co. to rush to
and fro between London and Paris; to pay
for their dinners with NJ. ROchefort and
other disreputable demlgogues, TO incite
sedition among the ignorant farmers who,
instead of taking advantage of the long,
warm spring days to prepare the soil for
the harvest, go to political meetings or
spout sedition among themselves in coun-
try taverns Mr.. Dillon has, however, at
last been rewarded with the fate he has so
long seemed to covet. He has been
arrested and lodged in Kilmainham Jail
for using language instigating breach of
the peace and Instruction. There can be
no question as to the nature of the Ian
guage, for Mr.. Dillon was not all mealy-
mouthed in his choice of words. He is
about as plain a spoken man as the law
could well desire.
1t has been determined to erect two
memorials to Carlyle-a statue on the
Thames embankment and Il bust in West
minister Abbey. 1t is to Carlyle as a ben
efactor and hero of letters that these two
are to be set up. With a sentiment per-
fectly natural he preferred that his ashes
should rest in their own country. But a
bust from Boehm's well known work will
be placed in the poets corner, and the
statue, also after Boehm, on the embank-
ment. All the neighborhood knew him,
and his familiar shape will seem not quite
to have deserted his usual haunts. 1t
would also be interesting if, after the
manner in France and on the continent
generally, II plate with brief inscription
were fixed in the wall of the house where
he lived so long. In the country this
might be productive of an influx of curl
GUS and admiring visitors, but in London
people have other things to think about
1t is just enough to be reminded of the
old famous tenants in passing by.
The opening of a woman's club named
the Somervile has been an event in Lon
don. 1t has belied all the sneerng prog
nostics of those who declared that such ,
club was impossible, for, not only does tn,
club open with one thousand six hundred
members, among whom are the bes
known names in art, science and philan
thropy, but many of the most aristocrati
names of the kingdom are to be fount
inscribed on the list of members. In tn
drawing rooms women of every class ma,
be found conversing, writing letters O
listening to the discussions going O
: around them. 1t is something new il
I England to behold the peeress and TIN
shoebinder, the countess and the stay
maker seated at the same writing table O
pronouncing an opinion on the sam
subject which may be under discussion.
1t is now plain enough that nihiism
y not confined to Russia. The manifestoe
that trouble the peace of mind of the CA
cause grave apprehensions in the courts c
Vienna, of Rome and Madrid. Day afte
e day the IntraeseqeaM and its fellow
u coolly discuss the probabilities of serie
of king killing and their result in societ
: at large. Thus the area of revolution
il widening, while the multitudes Of o2pres,
@ ed are looking toward America for peace
1t full and happy homes. AUGUST.