New-York tribune., 1882-02-28
THE NEWS FROM ABROAD.
PARLIAMENT AND THE LAND ACT.

",
evening says there is not n shadow of foundation
for the rumors published in The Daily telegraph
that Mr. Gladstone is determined to resign IN con-
sequence of the difficulty continuing in the govern
ment of Ireland. There is no question of Mr. Glad
stones abdication the dissolution of Parliament or
anything of the kind.
Although the statement published in The Daily
telegraph relative TO the approaching resignation of
Mr.. Gladstone is not confirmed. other papers admit
that the situation is serious The Opposition and
Irish members can if they resort only to moderately
obstructive tactics prolong the debate in the House
of Commons on Mr. Gladstones motion concerning
the action of the House of Lords until the Easter
recess
The Ministers, while returning from the Cabinet
council held at Windsor to-day, were cheered by
large crowd of people at the railway station.
Two hundred members ol Parliament were pres
ent at the Liberal meeting at Mr.. GlldSt0ne'S house
to-day, including all the well-known members of
the party. The proceedings were private 1t is
learned that Mr. Gladstone explained the lmpOr-
tance Of proceeding with the resolution in regard to
the Land bill, aud his views seemed to meet with
Mr.. Forster declared that the Government needed
the whole support of Parliament to uphold the law
i'll Ireland. Mr.. Mitchell Henry confirmed the state
ment that the condition of Ireland IS serious, ard
said that in the event Of general election seventy
Parnellites would be returned.
In the House of Commons to-day, Mr.. Gladstone
in moving the postponement of the ord rs of the
day in favor OF his resolution declaring that an IN
qury into the working of the Land act would be
Injurious to the interests of good government in Ire
land said that If the judicial administration OF the
Land act to be excluded from the scope of tho
House OF Lords inquiry he would be prepared TO
abstain from moving his resolution, but that, he
saw prospect of such limitation it was his duty
to pcrscycre. Sir Stafford Northcote said that he
thought that this announcement was an additional
reason for giving the House of Lords time to con-
slider. The motion 10 postpone was adopted by
vote of 300 against l67.
With reference to the vote in the House of Com
in favor Of pOstponement of the orders of the
day. il is stated that Mr.. Gladstone, at the Liberal
meeting at his house to-day said he would treat an
adverse vote on TINS point as one OF want OF c0nu-
dencc. Mr.. Gladstone hoped that during the main
discussion his supporters would cOnlne themselves
to the Governments objection to any attack upon
the judicial operation of the Land Act. Tie Gov
ernment, he said, hId no objection to an inquiry
into the general working of the &c. or the ques-
tlOns of emigration and rccl1lnatlOn or lalld
In the HOuse of Commons to-day Sr Henry
James Acknowledgement stated that Il new election
writ for Meath would be moved tomorrow:
Tmrty-fOur farms, beng the whole OF Dursey
Island in Munster, were sold on Saturday last for
non-payment of rent by the tenants, me Land
League declares that houses Will De Dullt and the
tenants supported on the island.
dispatch to The SGRddrd from LlmeuCk says:
"An armed party attacked a farmers house, IN
Feace, County Clare Yesterday, ana shot the farm
er through the legs, stabbed one oil his SONS Ill the
head. and shot another son dead"
In moving the resolution in the House that an in
quiry into the working of the Land act would tend
to defeat the operation thereof, Mr.. Gladstone
said that the course the Government pro-
posed to take was one OF extreme neces-
slty. The Government feeling that
the beneficial operation of the law was threatened
by the action of the House of Lords desired to show
the administrators OF the act that they had the 'ov-
ernment ana the llOusr of Commons behind them.
lie pointed on that the House OF Lords committee
is composed almost exclusively of landlords. and
said i was iucXpedicnt that the relations between
landlord and tenant should be ovcrhaulcd by the
promi>cuous inquiry of a prcudlccd tribunal
The Right Hon. Edward Gibson Conservative.
l
the gentlemen composing the commttee were the
best guarantee for tie exercise of TIE greatest for
bearancc and public spirit Ar III Gadst9nes IL rGIol
worse confounded lie moved the previous ques-
ton.
FRENCH ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCIES,
PARIS, Feb 27.-Elcctions were held yesterday to
fll two vacancies in the Senae and fourteen in the
Chamber Of Deputies. Republicans of various
shades were successful IN all cases where results
were reached except that VI. TIaentcnS BonapartSt,
was elected member of the Chamber of Deputies.
Five second ballots viii be necessary. NJ Cadet,
Opportunist, was elected in the lth ATrondisse-
mcnt of Paris by a largo majority. Leon RenauIt
was elected TO the Chamber at erase, in the De-
partment Of Apes llaritmcS, to fill the vacancy
caused by the election Of VI. Chris to the Senate.
NJ de frcvcinet, who was elece senator in four
constituencies, has announced ms intention of
'~NA'io'
GENERAL sKOBELEFTs RECALL.
VIENNA, Feb. Cit Is stated III diplomatic cir
clcs that General Slob,cf'5 recall was due to the
representation by Prince Oro1, Russian Amhassa-
dor at Paris of the personal intercourse which Gen
eral SkObclcil had begun 70 establish with French
politicians OF the Rcvanchc party and of the inn
preston General SkoDelcil's speech had created III
Pari+.
LoxDoN, Feb. PA dispatch from St Peters
burg says it is reported that General Slobelctf will
be ordered 70 eide on lls Gsl9tcS pul;, i,
patch says that Prince Oroh has assured Prince
Bismarck that the Gar Is greatly offended at Cen
eral SkObecn's attitude IN Paris.
ON THE WAY TO LOOK FOR DE LONGS MEN.
LONDON, Fsb. 2s.-A dispatch to The Times from
$. Pclersb ,rg says: Lieutenant Harbcr and Mas
ter Scheutze stared on the 9th inst to join
the Jcannctt3 search party at the
mouth OF the Lena River General Ignl.Iait offered
them every assistance. The Governor Of siberia
TIA, tclegraphrd rheir approach to the different
points along their route"
SPANS FINANCIAL POLICY
LONDON, Feb 27.-Ihc Madrid correspondent Of
The Daiiy Ncr8 says: political circle, are unusu-
ally animated. Resistance to tho collection Of the
new taxes is Increasing. With the severe measure
taken against the leaders Of trade syudicacs Senor
Comacho, Minister Of Finances, is materially injur-
ing the popularity of the Cabinet. Ii is now certain
that The Cores VIII be conyol,cd to NEE in March,
as the state Of public opinion requires an early cN
animation by PariiInent OF TIE financial policy
and trca les"
GREAT BRITAIN AND MEXICO.
LONDON. Feb OH the House OF Commons to-
dav SIR Charles Dilkc Under Foreign Secretary. re-
plying to a qu ston, said tlat Lord Lyons, the Brit
ish Ambassador to France, had been corresponding
with ihc Ncyican Minister at Paris with view 10