Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-03

LONDON, August 2-The Daily Ns1cs say:
it is settled that the debate on the second
reading of the land bill will be concluded
/ by the House of Lords tonight. The Min.
isterial whips expect prorogation on the 18th
instant.
A new organization called the National
/ Fair Trade League has issued a statement
Of its meaning and purposes. The League
is the result Of private conference held
May Slst. It's objects generally are those
known under the name of recriprocitv
treaties. Special arrangements in IA
vor Of the English colonies
| with absolute free trade in
raw materials for home industries are also
features of the scheme, together with very
moderate duty upon all articles of food
| from foreign countries. Mr.. Lloyd, the
! banker, is Chairman of the Executive Com
mittee, which includes Mr. Lister, manu-
factnrer OF Bradford, who has subscribed
1000 towards the funds of the League.
Replying to question in the House of
Commons last night, Mr.. Gladstone said he
was not aware that the convention between
England and the Beers had been signed
A Durham dispatch says it is expected
that the Transvaal convention will be
signed today.
Soon after Mr.. Parnell quilted the House
of Commons majority of his followers had a
consultation with him, and it was decided
that the English and Scotch, as well as the
Irish votes in the supply, shall be Ques-
TONED on the ground that they affect Irish
men residents in Great Britain. The House
last night passed, by a vote of Ill
to u, motion giving precedence to
government business over all other business
until the close of the session of Parliament
The principal business VIII be that of the
supply. Mr.. Gladstone intimated that the
Irish members would be able to raise the
question OF arrests under the coercion act
in the discussion on the appropriation bill
for Irish expenses. Mr.. ParnelI was not
satisfied with this pOstpOnement of the
question, hence the scene when Mr., Par
nell was named, aud by the vote of the
House he was suspended for the remainder
of the sittings.
AT meeting of a hundred Conservative
Peers at Lord Salisbury's residence vester-
day to consider the amendments to the land
Dill, the amendments suggested by Lord
Salisbury were unanimously agreed to. In
addition to those already stated they in
clude one similar to that of Mr.. W. II.
Smith in the House of Commons, providing
for examination and revision, after six
years, OF the duties and constitution of the
land courts.
Murphy and Campiou, two of the princi-
pal members of RathdOwDey (Qaeen's
county, Branch Of the Land League have
been arrested under the coercion act.
The Times in leading article this morn
ing says: cit is impossible to contest the
fact that in the debate on the land bill IN
the House of Lords Yesterday, the support
ers OF the Ministry were completely incapa-
BILE Ell meeting their opponents on equal
terms. Not only in OratOry, but in practical
mastery on the subject, the aesailants of the
bill had the better of its advocates. 1t is
manifest that the Lords, without distinction
Of party, regard the bill as a painful, per-
haps a disastrous necessity"
In the House of Commons to-day Sir
Henry James, Attorney General, Replying
to question, said the government would
bring in bill to suspend until the next ses
sion of Parliament writs for new elections
in Canterbury, Chester, Gloucester city,
Oxford city, Boston, Micclesfield and Sand
wich, where candidate returned to the House
of Commons were unseated on petition.
In the House of Lords to-day the Duke of
Argyle (LiberaI, in an hours speech. at
tackled the land bill, to which, however. he
SAID the government appears to be driven,
as the Lords are, by circumstances. He
compared the government to a ielly fish.
He advised the government ia. tell the irish
that they will henceforth support the de-
clslon OF the courts, and that poverty is no
excuse for wrong. The Duke of MARI
borough CONSERVATIVE, also spoke in con
demnatiOn of the bill.
The Times, in an editorial article this
morning, says: "Mr. Parnell is surely de-
lding himself if he hopes to persuade the
cc!Dlntry that there is not freedom of discus
WI Whdlett lett to the Irish members of Parliament.
" 10 the country is far more likely to see
IS tnat' there is none left to ANYBODY else
MOI even,o Parliament itself"
DUBLIN, August 2 Mr.. Parnell was pres
snI 3 a. a m@ting of the Land League to-
payl anu ammo need that the League would
1oIu IStS an 9SE5onaI Onvention in Dublin on the
Iosn oI Stspstme,r, tpr, to consider the best
The suggestion was ianimons1T annrnro5
Mr. Parnel advised tents not td pPprUt0t tr,Is+ ~
the land bill. 0' ~ u "'' W