The Portland daily press., 1882-08-02
FOREIGN.
The Arrears Of Rent Bill.


LONDON, Aug L. Mr.. Gladstone will move
in the House of Commons on Thursday that
both amendments to the arrears OF rent Dill
adopted by the House of Lords be rejected.
The News says there is reason to believe that
the majority of the Peers followed the Marquis
of Salisbury on the distinct understanding
that there would be no capitulation.
Inc standard believes the government Will
advise the House of Commons to refuse abso-
lutely to accept the amendment to the arrears
bill requiring that the landlords concur in
applications for the settlement of arrears, as
the question is not one which admits of COM
promise. Regarding the amendment relating
to tenants interest, the Standard says it is pro-
ba6le that some arrangement will be come to.
The Daily News, in leading article this
morning. says it is believed, on the one hand,
that Parliament will be prorogued with the
view of passing the arrears bill in the autumn
session, and, on the other hand, the resigna-
tion of the ministry is talked Of
The Times, in leading article this morning
says it is hardly to be supposed that the House
of Lords will insist on the first amendment to
the arrears bill. The third reading tonight
will afford the ministry an opportunity for
making a statement in regard to the bill as
amended. If it be frankly recognized that
Lord Salisbury's first amendment is no more
than protest, the second amendment may be
made basis for negotiation and compromise.
LONDON, Aug. 1-Parnell has issued an ur-
gent whip to the Irish members of the Com
mons 10 oppose the amendments maze III tn6
Lords to the arrears of rent bill.
LONDON, Aug. LIN the House of Lords
this afternoon, on the report of the arrears bill
from the committee of the whole, various
amendments of minor importance were pro-
posed, some of which were adopted. The bill
then passed its third reading. and will be re-
turr ed to the Commons.
The French Ministerial Trouble.
LONDON, Aug. 1.-The Standards correspon-
dnnt atP Pqria Praqidant GraVU had
long interview at the Elysee today with M. de
Freycinst. President Grevy informed M. de
Freycinet that the vote of the Chamber was
not directed against him personally. M. de
Freycinet said that his return to Office would
be in defiance of the Chamber, and he declined
to withdraw his resignation.
A dispatch to the Daily News from Paris
says: A number of the radical members OF
the Chamber of Deputies waited on M. de
Freycinet today and urged him to form new
ministry. He positively declined.
An Ancient Family Seat Burned.
Pollok Castle, in Renfrewshire, the most an
cient family seat in West Scotland, was de-
stroyed by fire last evening. Loss estimated at
100000.
Confagration at st. Petersburg.
ST. PETERsBURG, Aug. Fifty houses and
a wooden bridge have been burned on the
Krestorsky island in the Neva, one of the ISL
ands on which this city is built.
The Fire on Steamship Gellert.
LONDON, Aug. 1.-The cabin passengers of
the steamer Gellert behaved excellently, when,
on July 2Sth, while the steamer was on her
voyage from New York to Hamburg, she was
discovered to be on fire. They remained
drawn up upon deck awaiting orders The
wind was light and the weather fine, but there
was a heavy swell. Most of the steerage pas
sengers were Polish Jews, who howled and
screamed horribly. The course of the vessel
was changed to due south, SO as to bring her in
to the most frequented track of shipping.
When the deck was cut, the iron was found TO
be red hot. If the fire had continued short
time longer it must have communicated to the
stste-rooms and to large quantity of resin,
when it would have been impossible to save
the ship.
Guilty of Seditious Libel
LONDON, Aug. 1.-Wm. Martens, printer of
the Freiheit, charged with publishing a sedi-
tious libel concerning the murders of Caven-
dish and Burke has been found guilty. Sem
tence has been postponed.
Arrival of Cetewayo.
LONDON Aug. 1.-Steamer Arab, with Cete-
wayo the captured South African King, on
board, has arrived in the Thames.