The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-27


been ordered to Piraeus, aport of Athens.
Greece has replied to the second note from
the powers refusing to disarm. The British
ambassador at Constantinople has notified
the Porte of England's action in regard to
Greece.
House of Commons.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach, the Conserva-
tive leader, gave notice in the House of Com
mons this afternoon that the government
would introduce Thursday bill to suppress
the Irish National League and other danger
GUS societies, to preventint imidation, to pro-
tect life and property and to maintain public
order in Ireland. This announcement was
greeted with loud cheers. Sir Michael said
he would ask the House to give the bill pre-
cedence. He added that this measure would
be followed by bill, dealing with the Irish
land question on the lines Of policy indicated
by the land purchase act of the last session.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach referring to the
case of Bradlaugh said the government was
not prepared to oppose that gentleman's
right to sit and vote in the House of Com
mons. The appeal of Bradlaugh is still be-
fore the House of Lords, and the matter
now, said SirMichael, is concern of the
courts of law.
Mr.. Parnell moved that the debate on the
address in reply to the speech from the
throne have precedence over the bill to sup
press the national league of which Sir
Michael Hicks Beach gave notice. This mo
tion was strongly opposed by Sir Michael.
MI. 1dIIlGll ldIeE W1luuGtW Ills UuOtlUu.
The notice given by the Conservative
leader of the governments intention to intro
duce a bill to suppress the national league
was greeted by the Parnellite members with
cries of towards, shame" and with IRON
ical laughter, the uproar continuing some
moments.
Callings moved his amendment to the adj
dress on the subject OF allotments.
The amendment although supported by
Gladstone twas opposed by the Marquis Of
Harrington.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach said the govern
ment would willingly accept a decision of
the House as they had assumed Office with
reluctance and would resign without regret
The amendment was adopted by a vote of
329 to $50, the government thus being de-
feated.
Gladstone strongly supported Mr.. Callings'
amendment.
The result Of the division was received by
the Irish members with derisive cheers and
cries of "boycotted."
The House at the suggestion of Sir Michael
Hicks Beach adjourned until Thursday.
Lord Harrington, Mr.. Gocheu, Mr.. Court
ney, Sir John Lubbock and other moderate
Gladstone, Chamberlain, Sir Chas. Dixie, Mr..
Trevelyan, Mr.. Labouchere, Mr.. Bradlaugh,
Lord Richard Grosvenor, and all the Par
nellltes voted against the government.
LATER
An analysis of the division shows that
Lord Harrington and Mr. GoSchen abstained
from voting and that only 73 Parnellites
voted. 1t is rumored that Lord Harrington
will refuse to enter the cabinet under Glad
stone, but will undertake to lead separate
party IN opposition to Home Rule.
Mr.. Callings' amendment on which the
government was defeated expresses regret
that no measures are announced in the
Queens speech for the relief of the sufferers
by the depression in trade and agriculture,
particularly in regard to affording facilities
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ment of small holdings ON equitable terms as
to rent and security Of tenure.
The Daily News ridiculeS the report that
the Queen will summon Lord Harrington to
form a new cabinet. Gladstone, the News
says, is perfectly able to form strong and
The Morning Post says that the resigna-
tion of the government will be announced
on Thursday.
Floods In France.
PARIS, Jan. 26-Reports from the south
of France state that serious floods prevail in
tween Lyons and Geneva has been stopped
by freshet.
Another Dynamite Scare.
LONDON, Jan. 26,-The dynamite scare
was revived in Norwich to-day by a
terrific explosion at the Victoria railroad
station, which partially demolished the
building. No one is reported to have been
injured. The cause of the explosion is a
mystery. Sir Henry Hawkins, Judge of the
High Court of Justice, Queens bench diyis-
ion) had left Norwich on the train, starting
from another depot few minutes before the
explosion, and it is believed by many that
the explosion was the work of enemies of
his who wished to injure him, and who had
made mistake in regard to the station at
which he would leave town.
Foreign Notes.
Jules Guerin of Paais. the distinguished
French physician and author of several med
ical works. is dead in his 85th year.