The Portland daily press., 1882-02-28
FOREIGN.
Mr. Gladstone Not Intending to
Resign.
DEBATE IN TIE COMMONS ON TIE
LAND ACT.

LONDON, Feb. 27.-The Ministers while re-
turning from cabinet council at Windsor to-
day were cheered by large crowd at the rail-
way station.
Two hundred members of Parliament were
present at the liberal meeting at Gladstones
residence to-day, including all well known
members of the party. The proceeding were
private. 1t is learned that Gladstone explain
ed the Importance of proceedings with the res
olution in regard to the working Of the land
bill, and his views seemed to meet with gener-
al assent.
The Gear Meditating Abdication.
The St. James Gazette of Cologne mentions
a report current that unless the condition of
Russia improves the Gar will abdcate after
his coronation.
Gen. Skobeloff in Disgrace.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg says it is re-
ported that Gen. SkobeloH Will be ordered 10
reside on his estate.
One of the HerzegoVinian Leaders Shot.
VIENNA, Feb. GA report has reached here
that one of the Herzegovinian leaders has been
captured and shot at Ragusa and another lie d
to Montenegro.
Gladstone not Intending to Resign.
LONDON, Feb. 27.-The Pail Mall Gazette
says there is not shadow of foundation for the
rumors that Gladstone is determined to resign
government of. Ireland. There is no question
Of Gladstone's abdication, dissolution of par
lament or anything of the kind.
Proceedings in the Commons.
In the House of Commons Gladstone in
moving postponement of order of the day in
favor of his resolution declaring that inquiry
in to the working of the land act would be in
furious to the interests of good government in
ireland, said if the judicial administra-
tions of the land act were to be excluded from
the scope of the House of Lords inquiry he
would De prepared to abstain from moving his
resolution, but as he saw no prospect OF such
limitation it was his duty to persevere.
Sir Stafford Northcote said he thought this
| announcement was an additional reason for Civ
| ing the House OF Lords time to consider. Mo
| tion to postpone was adopted Dy vote OF oOo
| against 167.
| In moving the resolution that the inquiry
| into the working Of the land act would tend to
| defeat the operation thereof Gladstone said
| the course the.gcvernment proposed to take was
| one of extreme necessity The government
| feeling that the beneficial operation of the law
| was threatened by tho action of the House OF
| Lords desired to show the administrators OF the
act they had the government and House OF
| Commons behind them. He pointed out that
| the House of Lards committee is composed al
| most exclusively of landlords, and said it was
| expedient that the relations between LANDLORD
| and tenant should be overhauled by promis-
| cous inquiry of prejudiced tribunal.
| Right Hon. Edward Gibson, CONSERVATIVE
| member for Dublin university, said the names
of the gentlemen composing the committee
| were the best guarantee for the exercise OF
4 the greatest forbsarance and public spirit
| Gladstones resolution he declared was cal
| culated to make confusion worse confounded.
| He moved the previous question.
Debate adjourned until Thursday.