Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-06
THE POLICY OF COERCION.
WHAT THE QUEENS SPEECH
WILL RECOMMEND.
An Irish Land Bill and other Re-
fOrms-The English Press DIsap-
prove Of CoercIve M Measures-The
House of Lords and the Land BiIl
The MonotOnOus -DavItt's
Counsel 10 the Branch Leagues
Fatal Conflict with the Police.

LONDON, January 5.-The Times, inla lead
ing article, recapitulating the measures
which win be announced in the Queens
speech at the opening of Parliament to-
morrow, says: "There will be an Irish land
bill, which will neither involve rash
expenditure of public money nor justify
an outcry against spoliation on the part Of
the landlords. There viii be a scheme Of
army reform, involving some extension of
the period of service, and also an amend
ment of the bankruptcy law. Besides these
first class bills, there will be others for re-
storing order In Ireland and for renewing
the ballot act"
The IaH Mall Gazette In leading article
this evening, expresses strong disapproval
of a coercive policy for Ireland, and a num-
Der of provincial Liberal papers coincide
with this view. There are rumors that Min
listers Bright and Chamberlain are also
much discouraged at the recent turn Of af-
fairs. ..f..
Postmaster General Fawcett, speaking at
Manchester yesterday, said there was no
reason to assume beforehand that the House
OF Lords would reject the Irish land bill.
The Lords rejected the compensation for
disturbance bill, he said, because the cOm-
paratiVely small majority by which it passed
the House of Commons showed that 1t was
languidly supported by the public.
DUBLIN, January 5.-Last night some
people near Clar9morris dug
ditch across the road to prevent
the passage of a process server, who,
with police escort, was proceeding to
serve writs of ejectment The mob threw
stones freely. The riot act was read, and
the police charged on the mob. Four per-
sons are believed to have been fatally bayc-
neted. Several more were injured.
The proceedings in the trial OF the tra-
versers to-day, which were monotonous,
consisted of the examination of the steno-
graphers. The court was fairly crowded.
Mr.. Parnell was not present.
From the line OF the cross examination it
is evident that one point of the defense
will be that nearly all the meetings at which
the traversers spoke were sanctioned by or
presided over by the Catholic clergy.
Parnell, Dillon and Sullivan were not
present In the eourt to-day, having,
contrary to general expectations, gone
to attend the opening of Parliament.
At the weekly meeting of the Land
League yesterday Mr.. Davitt said it was un-
derstood that several more meetings would
be proclaimed this week, and he counseled
all branch Leagues to give the authorities
no pretext for suppression of
the meetings In consequence of
the wording of the placarde, If
all the meetings were proclaimed.
He said the branches Of the League would
be summoned to meet fortnightly, and if
these meetings were prohibited, the only
remedy which would remain would inevta-
bly, point in the direction of illegal meet
ings. II the habeas corpus act were sus-
pended, he was firmly convinced that
violence aud outrage would usurp the re-
stricted influence of the League.
The President, Treasurer, Secretary and
two other members of the Traiee branch of
the Land League were arrested at the
weekly meeting OF the branch to day on
the charge of sedition, In having resolved
at their last meeting to "Baycott" man
named Canens.
One OF the rioters wounded in the en-
counter with the police near Claremorrls
last night has died.