The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-04-14
FOREIGN.
sir Vernon Harcourt Resumes the
Debate on the irish Bill.
His Telling Reference to the Irish
People of America.
A New Zealand Coasting Steamer
Wrecked and "a Persons
Drowned.
Reported Resignation of the Dutch
Ministry.

LONDON, April 13.-A majority of the Liberal
and Radical political clubs of London have ar
ranged to hold great public meeting in st. James
Hall on the 21 inst, to support Mr.. Gladstone's
policy
The Loyal Orange Institution of England has
issued manifesto denouncing Gladstone's pro-
posed Irish measure. The document declares
that the success of the measure will result in the
dissolution of the compact between the crown and
people of the realm.
chequer tonight resumed debate on the Irish bill
in the House OF Commons and made strong plea
N its favor In the the course o. ms speeea ne SAD
uar it excited the pride and passions OF the peo-
pie, but they became sick OF it at last SO also CO.
ercion if again tried, must go to the length OF the
suspension of every elementary right OF Irish
men and the result would make the Radical par
ty sick of it, ministerial cheers. Reference,
continued the speaker, had been made to the
Irish in America This house cannot for a mo-
ment be Influenced by the actions OF dastardly as
sassins like Ford and others, but the Irish nation
in America is as numerous as the Irish are at
home and all possess the same instincts and the
same sympathies. They have not been parties to
the actions OF the assassns. Clear, hear) These
actions df the aSsasSinS receive universal con-
demnation from the.people of the United States
Qrish and Liberal cheers but if you reject this
bill do you believe, you sure, there will not be
schemes? (Hisses and cries of OH ohi}.
Goschen on rising was greeted with loud cheers.
lament into passing the bill instead of trying to
pass it on its merits He denied that frmness
could be called coercion and said there would be
no repression if there was no crime. He could
not f0rsee any outbreak of crime.
G adstone, amid cheers from the ministerial
benches and Parnellites rose &C. to reply; - He SAD
to reason what it would be far better not to have
to yield to necessity. He then recaptulated the
conditions he had in his opening speech laid down
as the guiding principles Of the proposed legisa,
ton, adding he had no intention TO put the control
of customs and excise and absence OF Irish mem
bers from the House as vital principles OF the Dill
Gladstone could not think it would be right fol
the government to take 1t up on themselves at
this stage of the bill to close the door on the con-
SideratiOn Of these matters.
He ridiculed the fear that had been expressed
as to further demands on the part of the Irish
members if the bill were passed He compared
the criticisms on the bill and pointed out that nc
one speech agreed with another and speaking
of the measure as plan he remarked it might be
improved but at any rate it held the field as also
was produced under circumstances OF great
pressure but he conteuded that the time had
come when it was necessary for Parliament tc
say whether it would make bold attempt to
establish a system of Irish law under an Irish
parliament or whether they should struggle on as
before leaving England and Scotland to a famine
of needful legislation and Ireland to the con-
tinuance of social disease and internal discord
cloud and prolonged eheers.)
A motion that leave be given to introduce the
bill was put by the speaker and agreed to without
a division amid protracted and enthusiastic
CH6cTluB.
Gladstone then stated the second reading would
be fixed for the 9Th of May.
An Earl Commits Suicide.
The Earl of Shaftesbury killed himself this af
ternoon He was in cab riding throrgh Regent
street when he took his life. He drew a revolver
and discharged the contents of its several cham
bers into his person and his death was nearly in
stantaneous. The corpse was conveyed to the
Middlesex Hospital. The suicide was about 55
years of age. He was the eighth Earl of Shaftes
bury succeeding on October, 1885, to the title Oh
the death of his father who was a noted philan
thropiSt. He leaves a widow (Lady Harriet
daughter of the third Marquis of Donegal and
one son and five daughter
Resignation of the Dutch Ministry
THE HAGUE, April 13.-The Dutch ministry
have resigned because the Chamber of Deputies
rejected the government proposals modifying tht
primary education laws.
A coasting Steamer Wrecked.
WELLINGTON, N. T.. April 13.--The New Zea
land coastng steamer Trio, has been wrecked be
tween Wellington and Christchurch. A heav.
gale prevailed at the time and the sea was yerl
rough. The boats were launched, but each was
speedily capsized. Twenty-four persons wer'
drowned. Fourteen of the passengers and crev
were saved.