Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-08-19
FOREIGN.

HONDON, ouSdoO It. a0 i dll
Mall Gazette says: Private tele>.
grams received in London say that
the troubles in Greece have culmi-
mated In a general insurrection, and
that the King and Queen have been
assassinated. The Japanese lega-
ton was attacked by natives belong>
ing to the anti foreign party. Ja-
panese men~of,war have been dis
patched to Seoul River.
DUBLIN, August 17-A meeting,
at which Lord Mayor Dawson pre-
sided, was held at the Mansion
House to-day for The purpose of
starting fund for the assistance of
evicted tenants. Messrs Parnell
and Dillon were present. The at
tendance was quite large. The
Lord Mayor read q letter from Mr..
Gray, dated in prison, III which ne
enclosed 20 pounds, and declared
that their cause was that of Justice
and progress. The reading of the
letter was received with cheers and
shouts of Down with Dtwson. )"
The police apprehend dis urbanee
tonight, as great Indignation pre-
walls -a
ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 1.-THE trans
ports, Egyptian, Monarch and Ne
vada, have arrived here. Reports
continue to assert that combined
land and sea attack ON the forts at
Aboukir is imminent According to
the latest account the attack will be
made Sunday morning The Duke
of Connaugh ht will go on board the
transport Orient, without delay
LONDON, August ia dispatch
to the Standard from Alexandra,
confirms the statement that the
troops will probably b. proceed to
Aboukir Bay. - .,-.i '-.' -.
ALEXANDRIA, August 17.-8p p. NJ
The thirty~eighth, forty-sixth and
Stxtieth regiments are breaking up
camp at Ramleh and preparing to
embark
LONDON, August 17.-In the House
of Commons this afternoon the
Speaker read letter from Judge
Lawson, announcing the committai
of Mr.. Gray,
Mr.. Gladstone stated that pre- :edents
in cases similar to that OF Mr.. Gray
show that the appointment of a com
mittee is the proper course At
the preseLt period of the session,
/ hannuar ~ Jct 10 Lotto n a
appointment of a represen tative
committee. He did not, moreover,
know of any way in which the com
mittee could rele Sc Mr.. Gray, if
they wished to do 50. He therefore
made purely formal motion that the
letter of Judge lawson be placed on
the table.
A passing reference OF Mr.. Glad,
stone, to all address TO the Crown
asking for the removal of Judge
Lawson as one of the possible al -
| tentative Causes, was received by
loud cheers from the Irish members,
Mr.. Sexton attacked Judge Lawson
Tor preventing Mr.. Gray from
making defense.
The proposal of Mr. Gladstone Is
simply to d'f,r the matter until
Mr. Gray's term has expired.
Mr.. Gray has telegraphed the
Speaker and Mr.. Gladstone, inform
ing tbs III of his committal and sthe
refusal Of Judge lawson to grant
him and adlure ment of his case
Mr. Sexton read telegram re
citing the at1idavlts sworn to to-day,
and declaring that several of the
jurymen who convicted Haynes we've
drunk, and repeated the accusations
OF jury pacAiog III ireland. He SAID
that as long as the lives of the
Irish people were at the mercy OF
legal chlcanery, no manner of re-
forms would satisfy them. Mr..
Grays imprisonment, he said, was d
scanda aid dIss race to jdsuce.
Mr.. VIM. Johnson, attorney gem
eral for Ireland, stated tie details oi
the compost ion IF junes, with
a view to rebut the accusations
He declared that nothing could be
worse than Mr.. Gray's conduct.
Mr.. Pianket, Conserva i've mems
Der from Dublin, universally sup.
ported the government. He con
sldered that IN consequence of Mr.
Griys Ugh position, 1t was right
thAt his punishment should have
been exemplary.
The cebate was continued until the
SUSPENSION of the afternoon sitting
the Ir sh members repeating Mr.
Sections accusations
LONDON, August 17-At the re-
sumptionsof the sitting of the House
of Commons this evening, the debate
relative to the sentence passed upor
Mr.. Gray, was not resumed, owing
to the total absence of the Irish
members.
MIR. Gladstone moved an adjourn
ment of the House from to morrow
until the Oath of October; which was
carried without division.
The House was counted out a
9:20 p. m.
LONDON, August IA dispatch
from Alexandria to Reuters Tele
gram Company, says: The first di
vision, with one regiment from tn
second division, will embark to-
morrow. After the bombardment o
the forts at Aboukir, for which al
! men of war but two, will be with
? drawn from Alexandria it is in
: tended to land the first division
3 under the personal command o
5 General Sir Garnet Wolseley, Will
4 the second division, under Major
t General Sir Edward Harnelly, witt
Major Generals H. Wood and ST
3 A. Alison commanding the brigades
? will co Operate from Ramleh.
5 PARIS, August 17.-Serious dis