The Portland daily press., 1881-11-24
FOREIGN.
Gloomy Account Of Affairs in Ire
land.
THE NO RENT MANIFESTO BEAR
ING FRUIT.

LONDON, Nov. % Count Won Munster, the
German Ambassador to this court. denies the
story that Count Herbert Won Bismarck has
come to London on secret mission to offer
England possession of Egypt, and declares that
he comes merely as Second Secretary of the
German Legation and will not assume his post
for fortnight.
A. M. Sullivan to Resign His Seat in Par
lament.
1t is stated that A. M. Sullivan member of
parliament for Meath, will apply Immediately
for the hiltern Hundreds. Dayitt will be
put forward for the vacancy.
The London Times on the Situation In
Ireland.
The Times says: We are unwilling to re-
linquish hope OF improvement in Ireland, but
cannot close our eyes to the fact that the most
recent evidence points to the opposite direc-
ton. tAe
1t Is only too plain that after brief inter.
vale of hesitation considerable section.of the
people have decided to adhere to the policy of
the mo rent" manifesto. 1t seems the plan
of dealing with recalcitrant tenants, county by
county has already been adopted by counties
of Leitrim and Cavan, where two plying col
umns each consisting of 900 soldiers and police
have been detailed for protecting those engag-
ed in carrying out the law. In many places
it is notorious that to pay rent at all is as dan
gerous as it was some time back to pay more
than GriffIth's valuation. The cattle OF priest
have beens mutulated because the owner de-
nounced the Kilmainham manifesto. IT we
have to deal with thoroughly dis affected and
disloyal population of whom the tenant farm
ers and their families do not form over half, it
is idle to expect to restore order by holding out
the hope of general reduction OF rents. The
means at the disposal of the government are
boundless, and they are backed by the resolute
spirit of the whole population of Great Britain
If the existing powers of the executive are
deemed inadequate, others must be granted.
One thing only is impossible that Ireland
should be delivered over to lawless faction
openly aiming at the disruption of the union
The article in the Times is based on tele-
grams from correspondents detailing numer-
GUS instances of outrage such as firing by an
armed party into the house of Lord Bessbor-
ough's agent at Pilltown, County Kilkenny,
the house beng only 20 yards from the police
barracks, several other cases of firing into
houses all with in the last few days, incendiary
fires in Galway and Kings counties and pla-
carding of notices v it'll bullets attached threat
eniDg death to rent payers. The seriousness
of the situation is shown by articles in the
Dublin Freeman's Journal earnestly appealing
10 the people not to give the executive excuse
for further coercive action.
Strike at Factory.
Goodbody's factory at Glare has been closed
the employers having refused to take back the
riDgleuders OF the recent strike. The factory
Employed 600 persons. The police are guard
ing tn premises.
Arrestes for Alleged Drilling
Seven men have been arrested at Dunmore
County Galway, for ileged drilling. A large
amount has been subscribed for their defence.
Foreign Notes.
A high official of Dartmouth prison has gone
to London to lodge information, understood to
have been communicated by convio who had
knowledge that the attempt would be made TO
rob the Hatton Garden Post office, which was
SO successfully carried out last week
A Madrid correspondent says: ''The rapid
advance of the French troops toward the
Moorish territory in pursuit of Bon Amena ann
81 Silman has caused considerable concern in
Spain.