Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-16

Our London Letter.
LONDON, Eng, Jan.

Dividing the operations of the national
movement into two parts, that OF tho
national league in Ireland; and, second,
the parliamentary work in Westminster,
the record OF the past year were summar-
lied as follows:
There are about two hundred and fifty
branches of the league established through
out the country. Some fifty public meet
inss have been organized during the year.
About Gl7 O0Q have been received by the
treasurer, Gl3,000 of which sum has been
gathered from the irishmen of the Austrai-
ian colonies, by the ENJOYS of the league
Messrs Redmond and Walsh.
Out of this income from $1,000 to 1000
have been expended in the support OF
eyicted tenants. The cost of the Dublin
county contest against Colonel Alng
Hartman and the expenses incidental to
the Mallow MONAGHAN and Wexford cleo
tons have also been betrayed. Large
sums have been expended in the Work OF
parliamentary registration in the city
and county of Dublin and in connection
with one OF two Ulster constituencies. A
balance of about $4,000 remains in the
treasurer's hands after meeting all the
charges incurred in the work OF the
league in Ireland during the present year
The history of the AnSlo-lrish struggle
DURING the past twelve months might be
epitomzed in couple of sentences
Every resource of despotic power possess
ed by England. in her government OF
Ireland, put forth to re. establish a minority
her garrison in the position OF social
and political influence from which it was
dislodged by the land league. Every such
resource resoluely and uniinchinely COM
bated by The leaders of the popular cause
to the complete triumph of he national
spirit over the measures and the means
cunningly devised and mercilessly applied
Ito stamp it out
But this is not all which can be said ON
the side of the national movement. II
has not only held its ground-it ha>
steadily progressed, though not az rapi Oily
or to the extent which Il more vigorous
provincial organization might have
accomplished.
The Gladstone government is at last
concerned on the Egyptian questions; the
realities shirked so long have t. be faced,
The ministry has been 50 thoroughly
awakened to the emergency IF the hour
hat the members Of the CT binet were
summoned to London by te)agt aph and
Sir Charles Dixie who had gone to the
south of France, could not reach Downing
street in time. 1t is now clear That the
Mahdi must be fought, and b. English
troops, or Egypt must be compl 2tely AID
Immediately evacuated. The spt 'cial cor
respondents of ministerial Join W lh those
Of conservative journals in rcpl esonting
The Mahds movement ia spreac ing in a
vast though loose organization TO within
Il few hours of Cairo, and rs C Instantly
fed by religious fauaticisu and hatred
equally bitter Of foreign intrus ion and
Egyptian misgovcrnment. The military
situation is desperate.
The week has been socially Ill II, and
scandal would be without occspai on if it
were not for the family quatrels Oh oyaIty
The departure of the duke and d0t hess OF
Teck has not left their trades men A'lscon-
ISOLATE, b cause the duchess of Caml 'rldgc
paid her daughters bills up 10 Csc 900.
A lively dispute RACES rs 20 who shall
occupy the rooms in Kensing'Gn Pa lace
vacated by the Tecks. Louise Of I.ol ne
covets them, out the chances Of the du Te
and duchess of Albany are better. tn e
queen meantime contemplutes shutting up
Buckingham Palace still further 1t is
now used rs IN occasional town house
by several of her children, and This she
finds expensive.
Miss Mary Ander:on's triumphant
career continues without cheek or abate
ment Were her Object only to m@ke
money, she might have gone on playing
Pauline in the Lady OF Lyons flH
months to come, as the attendance at the
Lyceum bad shown no falling off, and the
demand for places wns rs great as ever
But she chiefly desires to establish her rep.
utation in England. and wishes the British
public to see her in as many parts as she
can conveniently represent in the time III
her disposal. AUGUST.