The Portland daily press., 1881-03-30
FOREIGN.
Dangerous Illness of Lord Bea-
consfeld.
TURKEY AND GREECE PREPARING
FOR WAR.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, March 29.-Three vessels
left here yesterday to convey 5000 troops from
Mersina to Volo. Two more vessels leave for
the Black Sea to-day to collect troops for con-
veyance to the Greek frontier.
Disastrous Fire at Manchester
MANCHESTER, March pa warehouse,
seven stories high and filled with valuable
stock, belonging to Jno. Haslan. cotton manu-
facturer, has been burned. Loss 980,000. One
fireman was killed and two others dangerously
injured.
Bradlaugh's Contested Seat.
LONDON March eff Bradlaughs appeal
tomorrow results in decision adverse to him
new writ for election in Northampton will be
issued Immediately, it not being necessary to
await final appeal to the House of Lords. In
these circumstances Bradlaugh will offer him.
self for re- election and the contest if any take
place during the Easter recess of Parliament
Dangerous Illness of Lord Beaconsf1eld.
Lord Beaconsfeld has had severe attack of
bronchial asthma, but govt having become
fully developed yesterday the asthma was re-
lieved.
P. MA bulletin issued this morning says
Lord Beaconsfeld passed a restless night, part
ly because of the pain of the govt. The par
oxysms of asthma are less severe but frequent.
His doctor having been interviewed says that
an unusually severe cough has prevented the
patient from obtaining the rest which is neces-
sary to overcome the weakness produced by
fact that there is considerable DANGER especial
ly when his great age is considered.
4 P. NAT this hour Lord Beaconsfeld is
reported considerably improved
Midnight.-The latest bulletin announces
that Beaconsfield passed an undist lrbed eve
ming and is better.
LONDON, March SOL o'clock A. M.-Lord
Beaconsfeld's condition is unchanged The
seat of real danger is in his throat, which is
much intiamed.
A Catholic Bishops Remedy for Irish Dis
affection.
The Catholic Bishop of Raphoe, writing to
member of the committee of the Dublin Man
sion House relief fund, states that he has en-
deavored to impress upon Mr.. Childers, War
Secretary and other English statesmen who
have visited Ireland in order to study the
wants of the country, that the Government
could easily provide for the reclamation of
waste lands GLE says he believes they could by
this means scatter the people abroad from the
over-crowded districts and obviate the necessl-
ty of emigration for less than an extensive
scheme of Government emigration would cost.
Increased Emigration from Ireland.
The Dublin correspondent of the Times says:
1t is remarkable fact that despite the spec.
ious advice of the Land League to the farmers
to maintain their grip of the land and not to
leave the country, the emigration returns show
that So ,S57 persons emigrated last year, being
an increase of as, 493 over the number of emil
grants during the previous year.
Combined Action against Regicides.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg to the Stan
dard says:-Nearly all the Russian ambassa-
doris are now here, and there is some truth
in the statement that they will be instructed
on their return to the various capitals to urge
to the utmost the question of combined meas
ures against regicides.
A Cruel Hoax.
A dispatch from Berlin says:-The letter sent
to the Crown Princess Victoria, declaring that
the Crown Prince Frederick William would
be murdered during the ceremonies at st. Pc
tiers, was probably concocted in aspirit of cruel
levity, but pending the search for its author it
will doubtless form the subject for comment in
the Rechstag.
Parnell to Make Tour of the Provinces.
Parnell in a ten days tour through the Prov
inces will address meetings at Birmingham,
| Manchester, Bradford, New Castle and Glas-
gov. He will be accompanied by j. O'Conner.
The first meeting will be held at Birmingham
| on the Sth prox.