Morning journal and courier., 1881-01-31
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. Ireland's Struggle. The Land League Resisting
 All 0vertures. ParnelI Master of the Situation. GIadstone's Offers of Compromise
 Sternly Rejected.
ParnelI Master of the Situation.
Rejoicings Over the State Trials.
The Whole Country Gone
 Wild With Enthusiasm.
THE OLD WORLD.
Ireland.

The State Trials-PopuIar Enthusiasm
 over the Traversers' Acqufttal-stronS
 Basis of the Land League-Secure
 against the Encroaehments of Coer-
 cfon-Parnell Master of the Situation
 Refusing all overtures from Gladstone.
 DUBLIN, Jan. 3O-Ireland has been ablaze for the last few days rejoicing at the result of the State trials. "Parnell is free " is em- blazoned on a thousand banners in the towns and villages to which the League has extend ed it's operations Bonfires are burned on every hillside. The feeble gleam of tallow candles inadequately expresses the joy of the inmates of the cottages The popular demonstration has passed without particular disturbances, though there have been isolated instances where the constabuIary, with mis- taken zeal interferred when bonfires were erected in the market places and displays of fireworks were attempted in the streets. In Dublin mob broke the windows of one of the jurors suspected of having voted against acquittal This is the solitary exceptional disturbance of the peace. It is thought here that we have heard the last of the trials. It is generally admitted that they have been mistake and have only had the effect of making the principles of the League more thoroughly known and understood than be- fore throughout Ireland, Scotland and Eng land. Notwithstanding Justice Fitzgeralds declaration that the institution and action of the League are against the common law of the land, the Irish Executive has never for moment entertained the idea of putting the law in force in a summary manner. Even the leaders of the movement have recognized that they are safe now to carry on their ope- rations until the potent coercive weapon which is being slowly forged at Westminster is ready for use What effect coercion will have it is difficult to foresee. No one imagines that the people will rise in rebellion against it, for then the work of the government would be easy enough. Nor is any opponent of the movement sanguine enough and it's firm foundation in the sympathies of the people, is about to die a sudden death under the blast of coercion. The most difficult work of the government is yet to come If every member of the League were imprisoned this would not influence the payment of rent. On the contrary, it would be more difficult than ever to compel the peo- pie to pay, and the government cannot evict the whole nation. The true test of the strength of the League is now about to be applied. If the people are loyal to their pro-
 fessed enthusiasm and support of the League principles the authorities will be far from their objects as ever. But if, as is maintain ed by some members of the Ministry, non paying tenants are only terrorized by the League and when this terror is removed they will come in with their rents, the others must of necessity follow. AS soon as the provis- ions of the government land bill are known an attempt will be made in Ulster to get up demonstration in the province in their favor. How far the movement will succeed it is inn possible to say Men who know Ulster are convinced that bill granting the three Els will be hailed with enthusiasm. This in 8 measure is confirmed by the approval with which the Ulster organs greet the report of the Land Commission just issued. Uncer- tainty is the best word to describe the situa- tion, and uncertainty will doubtless mark the crisis. For the past six months 8 remarkable commentary on the alleged effects of the agi- tation as regards business has been the fact that wholesale firms find little difficulty in getting their accounts from country shop keepers It is an updoubted fact that the farmers are paying the shopkeepers in the country and Dublin is feeling the benefit.
 LONDON, Jan 3O-Copies of the Irish coer- cion bill have been published as prepared and brought in by Mir. Forster, MT. Glad stone and Sir William Harcourt. It gives authority to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to cause the arrest of any person suspected
 either before or after the passing of the act,
 as principal or accessory, of high treason,
 treason felony, reasonable practices, or of any crime punishable by law tending to in
 terfere with law and order, committed in a prescribed district. The act continues in
 force until September 30, 1881.
 Every effort that has been made by th-
 ministry to conciliate the Irish party has ut- terly broken down. MT. Gladstone's overtures have been repulsed, and during his speech on Friday night he was several times subjected to disorderly interruptions from the benches occupied by the Home Rule phalanx. His appeals and persuasions have failed to induce the Parnell party to permit the intro duction of Chief Secretary Forster's
 bill and the time in the House is
 still being consumed in filibustering tactics on preliminary motion The badgering to which MT. Gladstone is exposed, combined with the uncertain state of his health, has provoked many expressions of sympathy from the Liberals all over the country. He has authorized contradiction of the report that he meditates retirement to the Lords, but nothing is more certain than that he cannot possibly stand the strain of all nighi sessions and incessant feuds with the IrisE members. The premier yielding after per suasion to the representation of his friends has promised to limit his attendance at the Commons to reasonable hours and thus leave I a large sh re of it's leadership to the Marquis of Harrington or MT. Chamberlain. The \ Irish members feel confident of their ability ! to prevent the coercion bill from ever be- ' coming 8 law. One of the most prominent leaders announces that nothing will induce them to modify theil \ opposition. They are satisfied of their abil | ity to protect the discussions just as long a! | they please. The bills must pass through | Committee of the Whole and there it is al most impossible to place restrictions on free | dom of speech. MT. Bright as well as MT 1 Gladstone, has, it is stated, tried both pub licly and privately to prevail on ParneH tC | allow the business of the House to be pro ceeded with, promising large and ibera measure of land reform but ParneH feeli that he is completely master of the situa I tion, and consequently will not give way al \ inch. The deadlock from an impartial poin of view seems almost hopeless. Nothing | whatever has been gained by the early meet
 ing of Parliament, and the proceedings O ! the government are in Ireland re garded with nothing but derision. Tn Land League leaders have become bolder thai | ever and even at Westminster parade as tn | victors in the struggle. Davitt has for tn, last three nights occupied 8 conspicuoul | place in the gallery of the House of Com
 mons reserved for distinguished strangers Thus far then in Parliament the Home Ruler
 are in complete if not in undisputed posses
 sion of the field Meantime the governmen | is kept on the alert in other directions b. | constant threats or apprehensions of Fenial
 attacks. It has been found necessa ry to guard the great dockyards at Ports
 mouth and Plymouth and the roya
 arsenal at Woolwich with special care Al the barracks are watched night and day. ant
 wherever arms are stored great uneasines
 exists. This alarm is not imaginary. Ther
 has been positive information in the hands o
 the government to prove that the recent ez
 plosion at Stafford was only intended to ope
 the campaign. An attack on the barracks g
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 night this week, but the scheme was discoy l As l,r,f kad