The Portland daily press., 1881-02-12
EUROPE.
Parnell to Sail from Paris for
America.
TEXT OF THE COERCION BILL.

LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE Times states that
Mr. Parnell has not returned to London. but
is in Paris, where he will be joined tomorrow
by Mr. Dillon, who will remain few DAYS in
consultation with the Land Leaguers there,
and then return to Ireland. 1t is expected
that Mr.. Parnell will proceed to America
direct from France.
One hundred and three members of the
House of Commons have now signed the
memorial asking that Davitt be treated only
as misdemeanant while in prison.
The London correspondent of the Manches-
ter Guardian says: Mr. James e. T. Rogers
advanced LiberaD member for Southwark, in
tends to propose in the House of Commons an
amendment to the Protection of Persons and
Property Qreland) bill' exempting members
of Parliament from arrest, except after COM
munlcation to the House of Commons of the
circumstances under which the arrest is
sought.
Mr.. Nally, who, was charged at Claremorris,
yesterday, with threatening and abusing the
ponce, has been dismissed with a caution.
Proceedings in Parliament.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE House of Commons
IN committee today further considered the CO.
erclon BILL Forster said the object of the bill
was not punishment for, but prevention of.
outrages and Indictment thereto. He was
willing to limit the retrospective action to
October, l, 1880.
An amendment that the retrospective action
shall not extend beyond February 1st was
negatived.
The Text of the Coercion Bill.
Following is the text of Mr.. Forsters coer-
clon bill, which is now before the House of
Commons
l. ~ Any. person who is declared by warrant
OF the lord lieutenant to be reasonably sus.
pected OF having either before or after the pas
sage OF this act been guilty as principal or ac-
cessory OF high treason, treason-felony or treas
onaDie practlces, wherever committed, or of
any crime punishable by law committed in a
prescribed district, being an act of violence or
intimidation, or the melting to an act of yio-
!ence and Intimidation, and tending to inter
fere with Or disturb the maintenance of law
anu order, may be arrested in any part of Ire
land and legally detained during the continu-
ance of.this act in such prison in Ireland as NAV
from time to time be directed by the lord lien.
tenant without bail or mainprize, and shall not
be discharged or tried by any court without the
direction of the lord lieutenant; and every
such SUI warrant shall be conclusive evidence Of
all matters therein contained, and of the iuris-
diction to issue and execute such warrant. and
OF the legality OF the arrest and detention of
the person mentioned in such warrant.
~ Any person detained in pursuance of a
warrant under this act shall be treated as a
person accused OF crime and not as a convicted
prisoner.
(3) "A list OF all persons for the time being
detained in prison under this act with state
ment opposite each persons name of the prison
IN Whicn ne is detained for the time being.
and OF the ground stated for his arrest in tbsa
warrant under which he is detained. shall he
Ia lad before each House of Parliament within
the hrst seven days of every month during
which Parliament is sitting
~ Prescribed district means any part of
Ireland in that behalf specified by an order of
the Lord-Lieutenant for the time being IN II,
iorce, and the Lord Lieutenant, by and within
sne ADVICE OF the privy council in Ireland. NAV
,I lr9m ume TO time make, and, when made, re-
voke ana an alterlany such order.
-. ~ any warrant or order of the Lord
Aeutenant under this act may be signified
under his hand or the hand of the Chief Sec
retary OF the Lord-Lieutenant and a conv ~
every warrant under this act shall. within
seven days after the execution thereof ha
eransmltted to the clerk Of the crown for the
county OF the city of Dublin, and be filed hv
MN m IN his public office in that city.
~ Inc lord lieutenant, by and with the adj
vice OF the prlvy council in Ireland, NAV from
time to time make, and when made revoke
anu alter, any order prescribing the forms of
forms so prescribed shall, when used, be valid
in law. w '"iio
90 Every order under this act shall be nnb.
lished in the Dublin Gazette, and the prodnc-
ton OF printed copy of the Gazette purport
ing to be printed and published by the Onaan,s
authority, containing the publication Of anv
order under this act, shall be conclusive evi.
dence OF the contents of such order and of tba
date thereof, and of the same having hean
duly made. 'oen
.,q q1 The expression "lord lieutenant" means
the lord lieutenant of Ireland or other ch;af
governor or governors of Ireland for the tima
being. -o 'ii'ie
III. This act shall continue in force until
the 5Oth day of September 1882, and no LONGER
Parnell's Absence Disastrous.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE Standard saws tbot
some OF the principal members of the Land
League VIII meet In Paris next week. Par
decided. In not returning to England Par.
nell has been acting an advice of friends in
London. Meanwhile his absence is serionslu
dlsorganizing the Home Rule party. Dillon
ana other land leaguers start for Paris TODAY.