The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-08
FOREIGN FACTS.
Speech of Gladstone on the
Irish Question.
Other Interesting Events
Across the Water.
ENGLISH NEWS.

LONDON, oct Tine IeHtes says: ''1ht
: speeches of Gladstone in the present con
dition of affairs can hardly fail to be take1
| as important political manifestos. The
country viii listen with anxious interest te
/; Gladstone's judgment ON questions now
demanding the attention of the government
and win teel that the occasion is less one
for party controversy than for the frank
: exposition of Gladstone's views on urgent
matters, home and foreign affairs.
The cabinet council called for Wednes
day next is to consider affairs in Egypt and
the Transvaal.
Advices from st. Petersburg state that
most comprehensive measures have been
taken for the safety of the Annitchkof pal
ace, the Cars favorite St Petersburg resi-
dence. A subterranean passage has been
constructed all around the palace which
can be patrolled by sentinels and immedi-
ately placed under water. The Gear is ne
gotiating for the immediate pur-
\ chase of various houses surrounding
the palace.
| Gladstone, in a speech at Leeds to-day,
referring to the union of the liberal party,
said he saw no sign of any such devisions
as led to its defeat in 1864 Everywhere
there were signs of union and they looked
forward with satisfaction. There was
much to be done, he said in altering and
modifying the land laws of England and
Scotland, but the circumstances in these
II TfS IF To a1
that the depression of trade proceeded
from the decreased purchasing power. He
calculated that between 1878 and 1879
the country had lost 924, 900, 900 on her
| export trade, and 9100, 900, 900 from bad
harvests. Referring to the fair trade
league he said some persons complained
about American tariffs. America sent us
f3,000,000 worth of manufactures while
we sent America from 100000, 900 to
940, 100000 worth. The fair traders
wanted America to cease to be our custo-
mer to this amount. More unfair leagues
he never knew. If Sir Stafford Northcote
disapproved of Mr.. Lowther's suggestion
of corn duty it was time to speak intelli
gently on the subject. AS Sir Stafford
Northcote had other speeches to make
soon. he perhaps would say emphatically
whether he favored protection and corn
duty. He declared that he himself would
be party to the retrogade movement.
Gladstone spoke an hour and forty min
utes.
| AT A BANQUET
given to him tonight there were 400 per
sons present. Gladstone said: Justice to
Ireland is a sacred duty, but it can never
land and Scotland The state of Ireland
might not be party question. Irelan d is
in crisis, and on the working of the land
act may depend the greatest issues with
regard to her prosperity. There are pow
erful agencies working which will yet in
| f1uence her fate in spite of the action of
certain persons. I don't believe there are
| laborers in any country that have made
more progress than the Irish laborers.
Gladstone warmly eu1ogized Sir Charles
Gayen Duffy for his phamphlet advocating
| the graceful acceptance of the, land act.
| He claimed that Dillon was an opponent
| but an opponent whom he was glad to
honor; and added: Il now have the pain
| full duty of dealing with different class of
opponents. A small body of men has arisen
who are not ashamed to preach to Ireland
/ the doctrine of public plumber. The state of
things in Ireland is coming to a ques-
ton of law on one hand and their lawless-
ness on the other. Gladstone favorably
contrasted O'ConnelTs fidelity to the crown
of England with Parnells hostilities to
everything English. O'Connell he said.
on every occasion declared his respect for
property but Parnell has now a new gos-
pel-that of plunder-to proclaim. He
sees now that whereas the rental of Ireland
is G17 0O0,0 900 landlord is entitled to
nothing but the original valuation of the
land amounting to $4,000, 600. O'Connell's
respect for human life was consistent.
Parnell is very captious in his references
i to America, but in all these references has
/ never found time to utter word OF dis
approval about the assassination literature
of that country, which is not American lit
erature. Americans scorn, spurn and
loathe it Loud cheers Parnell during
the last effort to destroy the effect of the land
bill, did not dare vote against it but
when the life of the bill was at stake Par
nell and thirty followers withdrew from
the House of Commons and tried to destroy
4 the work which the government had begun.
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
Il VIENNA, Oct. Slight students of the
military college at Moscow have been ar
rested and two at St. Petersburg for. Nihil-
ism.
FRANCE
LONDON, Oct. IA Paris correspondent
says the cabinet viii resign Immediately.
The government is inquiring as to Gam
betta's whereabouts. He is still absent
from Paris and it is still uncertain where
he is.
Il EMERALD ISLE
i DUBLIN, Oct. by special invitation