Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-08
GLADsTONE's CONCESSIONS.
Control of the Gus toms OF to he Yielded
to the Irish Parliament


LONDON April THE Times says
desperate effort was made at yesterdays
meeting OF the Cabinet to prevent disrup-
tlon and that the effort succeeded Pre-
mier Gladstone consenting to eliminate
! the proposal TO yield the control of GUS
toms to an'Iris Parliament.
GLADsTONEs SPEECH.
The various whips have arranged with
the members OF their parties for a post
Fonement until Friday of all questions
which were TO have been brought up in
the House Of COmmons tomorrow, except
/ those OF the most pressing importance.
/ In thus curtailing the business OF the
! House Mr.. Gladstone will he enabled to
| begin his speech in explanation OF his
/ irish home rule scheme at about 1880
! O'Clock in the afternoon. The usual hOuy
| of police stationed about the Parliament
building VIII be strongly reinforced to-
morrow. THIS precaution Will be taken
To suppress any demonstration that may
be attempted outside the building.
SCOTCH PRoTRsTANrs PROTEST.
The Scotch memb ers OF the House Of
Commons held a meeting in the house
this afternoon to receive deputation Of
Presbyterans from Ulster, who came to
enter protest against granting home
rule to Ireland Sir Donald Currie, Lib
eral member for West PerthshIre, pre-
sided over the meeting. The moderator
OF the general assembly OF the Presby-
| terian church IN Ireland, who led the
deputation, explained the reasons Tor the
visit He SAID tue Presbvterians OF Ulster
were in deep anxiety lest Parlia-
ment should adopt legislation which
would place Protestant ministers in Ire
land at great disadvantage bv handing
over the control or the affairs OF the couu-
try to party distinctively anti-Pr0test-
ant. The deputation spoke in the kind
LEST terms OF their Catholic brethren in
ireland, but said they feared that the good
relations now existing between Protest
ants and Catholics in the country would
he disturbed under the new order Of
things, which it was understood the lead.
ers Of the government intended to inau-
gurate.
IRIsHMEN TO CHEER GLADSTONE.
lrishmen living In London have been re-
quested to assemble in thousands to-mor.
tow to cheer Mr.. Gladstone as he enters
Parliament. A similar Liberal maniles.
tatOu is expected. Urgent whips have
been issued requesting the presence OF all
the members in the House of Com.
mons tomorrow. and on Friday.
The House will be opened at 8 O'clock
tomorrow morning to enable the
members to secure seats. The opening OF
the House at so early an hour s com.
mepted upon adversely on the ground that
IL places a premium on physical endu-
rance, aud handlcaps the invalid and
weaker members. The ParneIites at
meeting to-day decided TO enter the House
al the earliest possible hour in order TO
secure seats.
swEDEs ANXIOUS TO LEAVE.
DUBLIN, April THE Swedish work
men imported TO take the places OF the
strikers IN the Dublin bottle works are
anxious to return To Sweden, not wishing
TO damage the position of Irish wOrkmen.
The Swedes say they contracted TO 90 to
Ireland without knowing they were under
bidding irish wOrkmen. Eight thousand
ladies OF Cork county have sent petition
TO the Queen against nome rule. One
LhOnAann nl the hlanera are NAthnlica.