The Portland daily press., 1881-01-25
EUROPE.
Traversers' Trials Nearly Con.
Guided.
COERCION BILL INTRODUCED IN THE
COMMONS.
Immense Destruction by Storms in Spain.

LONDON Jan. 24--The Emergency Commit
tee of the Grand Lodge of Ireland has for
warded number of men by train from DUB
lin to Ballina, county Mayo, to relieve MISS
Gardiner, who is being boycotted, Inc au-
thorities will provide military at baiiiha 10
protect the men to their DESTINATION. nit,
A despatch from Dublin says the BRUSH
iron clad Beleisle, sent to watch the northern
coast and prevent the landing OF arms Is re-
ported on the way to Ireland
John O'Connor Power (Home Ruler), men,
Der of the Commons for Mayo. addressing
meeting of Irishmen at Hudderstield, YORK, on
Saturday, said every form of the House would
be used on Monday today by the Home mi
ers to prevent the first reading OF the coercion
bill.
A despatch from Dublin says it is satisfac-
tory to note a marked improvement III the So
cial aspect of the country. Outrages are di-
minishing and the panic has in some degree
subsidized.
John Barry, Vice President OF the Home
Rule Confederation, left London to organize
mass meetings at Manchester, birmingham,
Liverpool and other large town IN England to
protest against coercion.
Gortschakoff to Retire from Office.
The Times says that Gortschakoff, the Rus
sian chancellor, reti es from public affairs.
This leaves room for doubt as to the future
course of the power to which the whole East
ern difficulty has frequently been attributed.
A Threat from the Italian Irridentists.
The Vienna correspondent of the Standard
telegraphs as follows: Intelligence has reached
the Government that subscription lists are be-
ing secretly circulated in Italy to raise funds
to enable the Italia !rridentists to invade the
Austrian TyrOl. 1t is reported that the party
of action in Italy intends to launch an expe.
dition against Austria next spring. The Ital
ian Government has assured Baron Won HIS
merle, Austro-Hungarian Minister of Forei;-
Affairs, that they would prosecute the Itaafsr
,IDsxt nk %l4,u
they use offensive lanuage toward Austria.
Trial Of the Traversers
DUBLIN, Jan. 23.-In the Court of Queens
Bench to-day Judge Fitzgerald, in charging
the jury in the case of the Crown against the
traversers, expressed qualification at the fair
ness and justice with which both sides con-
Quoted the case. He said the jury must dis
miss all they had heard or read in the Court
and only consider the evidence. In further
remarks he pointed out the Land Leagues of
Ireland more favoraby than those of Great
Britain.
Judge Fitzgerald repudiated both the theory
of the defence that the Land League was
chiefly a charitable association, and the con-
trary theory that it was scheme of socialism
devised in America.
The charge will be continued tomorrow
Proceedings in the Commons.
Mr. Forster. chief secretary of Ireland, rose
at 8 30 in a crowded house to move bill for
the protection of life and property in Ireland.
| He justified the bill by detailed description
| of the Outrages committed. He said :-"There
| is reign of terror. Those who break the law
| are safe while honest men who keep it are in
danger. The Land League strikes terror. We
| must therefore strike terror into them. We
| must arrest these criminals
| The bill asks power for the vceroy to arrest
| persons reasonably suspected as principals OF
| accessories in reasonable offences, such power
| to remain III force until Sept. 30, 1882.
Mr. Forster announced the object of second
Dill TO be to put matters in reference to posses
| sion OF arms IN much the same position as I'M
| der the peace preservation act, which expired
| last year.
Fears of Raid on English Gun Factories
BIRMINGHAM, Jan. A.-Nnmber of the Irish
| cOnsta bulary believe that Fenian is extensive
ly organized and raid upon the manufactures
of arms probable. A detachment of troops
har been sent to guard the small arms manu-.
factory.
| Thaw in the Thames,
| PUTNEY, Jan. PA thaw has set in and the
ice in the Thames is disappearing rapidly. II
| the thaw continues Hanlon will practice on
the Thames.
Disastrous Storm in Spain.
| MADRID, Jan. EXAMINATIONS have caused
the destruction of half the crop of oranges and
lemons, and the loss is estimated at over S45.
| 100000 to the agricultural interests. Seville
Cordova and Burgos are flooded, but the loss
OF life is slight. The loss to shipping on the
coasts is supposed to exceed 100 vessels, and
the damage done to vessels in ports like Huei-
va, Bilboa, Cadiz, Barcelona and Santander is
also estimated at several million dollars After
| ten days of gales aud floods that have cut of
telegraphs aud made trains forty-eight hours
late and interrupted lines in the north and
northwest of Spain. we now have snow fall
of unprecedented magnitude in the centre and
even the south of the peninsula. Madrid lies
or of
Audalusia, in Malaga and the Balearle Isles
besides blocking all passes aud raiIyv si's