The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-06-18
TELEGRAPHIC
LONDON LETTERS.
The Timid Czar-The Irish
LanO Bill.

New York, Is. = Worlds London:
Advices from st. Petersburg say that the
Gar still keeps himself close prisoner
at Gatschina. Ssppers and miners have
dug up every rod ofground within mile
OF the palace IN the search for mines.
The water used in the palace is brought
from st. Petersburg. 1t has been
rumored that the nihilists have tempered
with the supply at Gatschina, and the
troops employed in guarding the palace
are changed every day.
The Gar and family left for Peterhoff
to-day. The commander and officers of
the guardship POtzs1l0f lying there, have
been removed and placed under police
surveillance, the nihilists proclamation
and copies Of the the will of the people
having been found on board the vessel.
The Gar Is said to be complete wreck.
Some days he shuts himself up in his
cabinet and refuses to see even the mem
bers Of his suite. He intended some t. me
ago to make Kieff the Capital of Russia,
but the recent operations of the nihilists
on the southwest have frightened him.
and, moreover, although the Russian
press is silent on the subject, the peas
ants in the Kieff department threaten an
sgrarian war.
The Czsrina is FRUSTRATED with ner-
Vousness. Ignatieff's attempts to stamp
out nihilism are laughed at by the lead
ers OF the movements, and it is now evil
dent that the contagion is now rapidly
spreading in the army, while the peas
ants, rendered desperate by crushing
burdens, are no longer to be depended
npon. Not long ago q few leading
mobiles Of the moderate party waited upon
the Car and urged him, if he valued the
safety OF the empire, to grant liberal con-
ceislons to the peasants and formulate q
scheme of constitutional reform, but he
summarily dismissed them from his pres
ence. and they were notified by the po-
lice next day that it would be wisdom
on their parts not to NEEDLE with the
Emperor's affairs. AS the peasants in
olden times used to sigh: "Heaven is too
high and the Gar too far to hear our
prayers" But of late they have as
sumed an attitude which BODIES i'll for
the peace of Russia.
Gable to Herald: The House of Com
mons. Gladstone's government received
its first serious blow tonight at the hands
Of the wing element of the liberal party.
liberals has always been counted on by
tories as the chief means of defeating the
land bill. This danger became evident
tonight, when surprise was prepared
for government by secret understanding
between these aristocratic liberals and
the conservative party. Though this
alliance was regarded as probable by
Independent members, ministerialists
seem to have been caught mapping. The
tories and sristocratic wings had determ-
ined to try conclusions with government
on an amendment made by Mr.. Hensge
liberal member for Great Grims6y,
which he supposed to take from under
the operation of the bill, holdings which
had been improv, d by landlords or their
predecessors in title. This proposition
though seemingly fair, would have de:
fested the whole aspect Of the bill, if &C
eepted, because it would have LED to I'm.
avoidsble litigation. Owing to customs
Of Irish estates, every landlord would
have to set up colorado claim TO have
contributed in some shape or other Il
every improvement effected by tenants
The result would be universal litigation
wherever tenants proposed to sell theil
interest in their farms.
Government re.is,ed the amendment
and when division was taken 2OU voted
yea, while only 225 voted 10. Mr..
Gladstone's majority fell from l12 to %
votes, snd. but Cor the support of Irish
mem bers, he would have found himself
in the minority The result wss received
with loud and continuous cheering by the
tory party, who felt they had delivered q
staggering blow to the land bill. Minis
terislists showed how much they felt the
check by maintaining absolute silence
when the result was announced. The
sristoc-stic liberals voted against the gov
eminent or the ministry would have been
defeated. Mr.. Bigger seemed to regret
the lost opportunity, for he moved the re-
lection of the first clause Of the bill, but
conservatives did not support him and the
motion was defeated By an overwhelm.
ing msjority. Clause one was carried By
a vote of 204 TO AZ.
The check sustained By the govern
ment tonight will probably encourage
the Lords to alter the bill so az TO rendei
it worthless, or perhaps reject it. Tn,
gravest consequences may result from to
nights division, unless the government
is able to rally enough supporters on the
report to resffirm by q normal majority
the principle which wss challenged il
Mr.. Hensge's amendment.