The Portland daily press., 1883-05-08
FOREIGN.
The Cabinet Discusses Extradition
of Sheridan and Walsh.
Vienna Newspapers Ooniiseated by the
Government.

LONDON. May THE Globe denies the re-
port that Peter lyman (No. y Is In London
aud in communication with the police with the
object OF turning informer,
Opened by the Prince OF Wales.
The Prince OF Wales formally opened a
school of music at Kensington today. In his
address he announced that Messrs. Sullivan
and Grove had bean knghted. He also stated
that George A. McFarren had been created
knight,
Rights of Tenant Farmers.
The government has announced that it has
completed the preparation OF the tenant farm
er's compensation bill. This will guarantee
to farmers ia England and Scotland compensa-
tion for whatever improvements they may
make during their tenaDcies and provides for
arbitration to settle disputes between the farm
ers and landlords as to the proper
amounts of compensation. In all cases where
arbitration is resoried to, the referee will have
the power 10 determine the increased renting
value Of the land made by the tenants i'm.
proyement. and use this determination to pre-
vent unjust eviction by means OF raising rents
th o tenant being allowed to demand arbitra-
ton whenever he believes the increase unfair
The bill will also limit distraint for rent to one
year. The bill Is decidedly progressive, and
indicates the governments intention to propi-
tate the uneasy radical element In England
Cabinet Discussing Extradition.
The cabinet held a special session Saturday
aud considered the question Of the extradi-
tion OF r. j. Sheridan and John Walsh. There
was nothing said about lyman. From this 1t
Is believed that the government either had no
case against lyman or desired II to be inferred
that wherever he is he has turned informer
All the members OF the cabinet express them
selves as certain that the government had a
good English case against both Sherican and
Walsh; but the meeting was divided upon the
question as to whether or not the government
had a case sufficient to request the United
States to extradte upon. Earl Granville took
the ground that the government was far from
prepared to ask for the extradition and said
that the correspondence he had with Washing
ton, as well as the information he had derived
from the American minister at London con-
yiDced him that unless the government was
better equipped with evidence, the extradi-
ton, u requested, would fall through.
The English Ministry.
The Times. referring TO the vote by which
the affirmation bill was defeated, says the au-
thority ana power OF the government have re-
ceived shock This, without doubt, the
ministers will recognize themselves The
spell OF their success IL broken.
Proceedings in the Commons.
In the Commons, this afternoon, Gladstone
announced that instead OF the pensions it was
proposed to bestow upon Lord wolseley and
Lord Alcester lAdmiral Seymour) they would
DO given lump sum OF money.
The Fishery Exhibition.
| The universal fisheries exhibition 10 rapidly
developing. The American department has
| obtained 1900 feet additionl space from Dem
mark and goods will thus be exhibited to bet
| ter advantage. pronounced feature OF the
| American department will be FIVE hundred
crayon drawings, illustrating the whole process
| OF fish culture.
Newspapers Confiscated
VIENNA, May The Neue Fret Presse, the
Freudenblatt and the Detusche Zietutng have
been confscated for reporting the proceeding
of the meeting held TO support the attitude as
sumed by Liberals Ia the debate in the Reich
| stag on the education bill.
More Evidence Against Kelly.
DUBLIN, May 7.--Joseph Hendon, another
intormer, mas confirmed the evidence giyer
| by Carey and Kavanagh TO the effect thai
Kelly was one OF the four men who rode OF
kayanagh's car on the evening the Phgnix
Park murders were committed