The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-02-18
FOREIGN.
Mr. aladstone on Home Rule.


LONDON, Feb, I'm explaining last even
ing in the House of Commons, his recent ut
terances in regard to home rule, Mr.. Gladstone
said he held on the question of local govern
ment very clear and distinct opinions, though
it was unlikely that he would ever be called
to take action upon them. He considered that
the decentralization of Parliament should be a
cardinal rule of policy; that local institutions
are source of great strength, and that the on
lY limit which, in principle, is necessary to
them, is adequate provision for the supremacy
of the central authority. He believed that the
wise and just way OF meeting the demand for
bringing Irish affairs more under Irish control
is not to regard it as the first step toward sepa-
ration, but rather to ask the promoters of the
change to formulate the guarantees they pro-
posed to give for the supremacy of Parliament.
He had never yet received an adequate or sat
isfactory explanation on this point.
Proceedings in the Commons.
LONDON, Feb 17.-In the Commons this
morning the report on the address was adopted
by vote OF 129 to IL.
The Government Defeated In the Lords.
LONDON, Feb. 17-In the House of Lords this
evening the Government strongly opposed the
motion OF Earl Donoughmore for the appoint
ment OF q select committee to inquire into the
working of the recent legislation in reference
to land in Ireland. Lord Selborne, Lord High
Chancellor, spoke against the motion and said
he would continue to oppose it throughout the
session. He maintained that any interruption
in the working of the land act would be unwise
and mischievous. The motion was carried by
a vote of 96 to So.
Splitting Hairs.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 1.-THE Liverpool Cotton
Brokers' Association has resolved to heEce-
forth officially recognize transactions in futures
in fractions of sixty-fourths.
Matters in Paris,
PARIS, Feb. 1.-THE official brokers now
command surplus of 100000 600 francs, I'M
employed capital.
LONDON, Feb ia dispatch from Paris to
the Times says nj. Gambetta returned TO Paris
because he was dissatisfied with the attitude of
his friends toward the Cabinet
The'amount of the bail upon which nj: Bon
toux was released, was 1000 francs, and that of
M. FEEDER 2500f. This shows that no criminal
charge was brought against them in connection
with the failure of the Union Generate.
A Paris dispatch to the Standard says the
negotiations respecting the ADglo-French
commercial treaty are virtually ended for the
present
Fresh Outrages Against the Jews in
Russia.
LONDON Feb IA Vienna dispatch to the
Telegraph says that fresh anti-Jewish disturb
ances are reported in the government of Kieff.
The military Governor-General, Count Totle-
ben, declined to interfere without special in
structions from St. Petersburg, refusal which
has produced painful impression among the
orderly population.
The Jews, in a village near Kichineff, were
attacked by Russian peasants on the 9TH inst,
and ton were nearly beaten to death.
Foreign Notes,
Vienna is threatened with total failure Of
Is water supply.
A correspondent at Rome says Russia, in her
negotiations with the Vatican, requires, as the