Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-02-23
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
Criticism of Cabinet Officers IN 4
House of COul mons,


House of Commons.
LONDON, Feb 2O.-'rrevcyap, in the
House of Commons, to-day being questioned
about p. j. Sheridan referred the question
to Parnell Harcourt declined to answer a
question as TO the prospect of arresting Bren-
nan. llarcourt earnestly denied that there
was any communication between The govern
ment and the suspects in Kilmainham Jail,
except through Forster.
Gorst moving an amendment to the address
declaring that no further concessions should
be made to lawless agitation, said it was gem
orally believed that the employing OF persons
engaged in ontrages TO suppress them was
fo ced upon the government by Chamber
lain president Of the board of trade. lie be-
lievcd that Gladstone when engaged in the
"kilmainham treaty. negotiations was made
the dupc of the inner circle of the cabinet,
which like the Irish 'lnvincibles,' had a
Number l." An outbreak of outragcs al
ways accompanied the accession of the libcr
ais to power
llarcourt said that GOrst had no right to
base his speech on the evidence of one wit
ness. He would not take the trouble 10 re-
pudiatc the charge of engaging man whom
he knew was engaged in plotting the murder
of one of his colleagues. lie admitted that
the government failed to stot the commission
Of crime at first, but it was owing to the in
efficiency of the police.
Gibson Conservative asked "Will no.
body for very shame show the Land-leaguc
balance sheet ~
| Sayings of the London Press.
The Times to-day resumed its attack on
the Land-Leasue. 1t says that no agitator
who refused to tolerate or avail himself of
the powers Of Robbinism or Fenanlsm or
even worse forms of crime, could hope to
| impose uuwrtten law or be accorded the
authority of an uncrowned king.
The Standard attacks Parncll for his
silence in the House Of Commons yesterday
on the conspiracy disclosures.
The "InvincibIcs."
DUBLIN, Feb. 20.-Thc prisoners before
their removal from court to-day shook hands
with each other heartily.
Ii was sister instead of wife OF Byrnc
who should have been arrested.
GIntstonc's Guard.
CANNES, Feb. 20.-Byrne has left here and
it is thought that lie is in Paris.
The force of police that is guarding Glad
stone has been doubled. Strict watch has
been ordered at night.
An American steamship Fired an.
The steamship Valencia from Curacoa,
while passing the Dutch fsrt in that harbor,
was fired at. The vessel was flying the
American flag. Papers have been forwarded
to Washington regarding the matter. 1t is
believed that the Valencia was violating the
quarantine laws.
American Pork.
BERLIN, Feb. 2O-Thc Bundcsrath has
not yet considered the bill against the impor-
tation Of American pork. The bill was the
order of the day but discussion on it was
postponed.
The Insultcd Italians.
CoSsrANTINopLE, Feb. 20.-1he Italian
ambassador has demanded the punishment of
the persons who insutcd the Italian consul at
Tripol and public satisfaction. The Porte
has been informed that an Italian iron-clad
has gone to Tripoli.
Fire mt Montreal.
MONTREAL, Feb. 29,-The workshops of
the juvenile reformaory burned to-day loss
800, 200.