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The Former Will Cease Cot Operation with the
Irish Leaders, Unless the Latter Consent
To Be Guided by Parnell's Advice.
Meanwhile the Anti-Rent Agitation Is
Spreading with Great Rapldity.
Lord Randolph Churchill Creates q Great
Sensation by Resigning His Position as
Chancellor Of the English Exchequer.
DIVIDED COUNCILS.
Friends of Ireland Disagree to the Best
Remedy for Her Wrongs.

Friends of Ireland Disagree as to the Best
Remedy for Her Wrongs.
LONDON, Dec. 22.-An interchange of views
between Mr.. Gladstone and his colleagues of the
last Liberal Cabinet as to the attitude to be
adopted by the Liberal party at the opening of
Parliament has resulted in an agreement to sup
port the government in ali legal efforts to sup
press the anti-rent campaign, but to urge the
immediate enforcement of some form of Mr..
Parnells bill for the suspension of evictions.
The Gladstone eigcle is irritated over the action
OF Messrs Dillon and O'Brien, and the anti-rent
leaders have been warned that there is no chance
that the cooperation of Mr.. Gladstone will con
tinue unes they submit to Mr.. Parnell who,
desirous OF a common policy with Mr.. Gladstone,
is suspected of aiming to suppress the 'Plan of
Campaign" The Pail Mall Gazette declares that
both Mr.. Gladstone and Mr.. Parnell are no
longer in accord with their followers, who it
says, unless they discover and amend their err
ror, will find themselves, when Parliament
meets, without even the rump of party Not
withstanding Mr.. Parnells displeasure, Messrs.
Dillon. O'Brien and Healey continue their anti
rent tactics
It can be authoritatively stated that Mr. Par
nell is convinced that the position of Irish ten
ants is worse now than when he introduced his
anti-eviction BILL that the 'Plan of Campaign
has, as asserted, procured abatements in rents
where everything else has failed, he regards as
improbable. He thinks it remarkable that the
government should propose coercion BILL as
the entire absence of crime leaves no excuse for
coercion. The suppression Of the Irish National
Loo inn ;tab1 b1u ;,,$
of secret socities that would rival one another
in the commission of crimes, and thus necessi-
tate the landlords asking Parliament for further
coercive powers. The present situation, says
Mr.. Parnell, points strongly to the probability
of the government being obliged to introduce a
bill reducing rents to the standard fixed by the
recent decisions of the land commissions; also
admitting leaseholders. The governments ille-
gal method Of reducing rents through General
Bullerss action failed except where assisted"
by moonlighters. or the "Plan of Campaign" Mr..
Parnell will lead strong attack upon the whole
policy and action of the government toward
Ireland at the opening of the coming session of
Parliament
The organ of the Irish Loyal and Patriotic
Union asserts that Mr.. OBrien visited London se-
cretly fortnight ago, and had conference
with Mr.. Parnell.
A deputaton of the Viceroy's Donegal tenants
will shortly proceed to Dublin and pray for re-
duction of 80 per cent. in their rents.
The government, it is reported, has resolved
to prosecute John Dillon and Mr.. Healy for their
declarations at yesterdays meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the National League, that they
would cantinue to Garry ont ho Of 10
paign" in defiance of the government
The anti-rent agitation in Ulster is spreading
daily, and many tenants are joining the move
ment for lower rents. To-day the renters on two
large estates in the province made a demand for
% per cent. reduction in their rents
Commoner Pinkerton, an Irish Protestant,
addressed National League meeting at Mag
herfelt to-day, and informed his hearers that the
"Plan of Campaign" had been abandoned. He
urged the formation of tenants defonse societies.
to which, he said, the government would be
powerless to prevent the payment of rents.
Dean Byrne presiding at meeting of 5000
Nationalists, at Pomeroy, County Tyrone, to-
day. denounced the government. He said that
if the ccercive policy was persisted in, he would
not be responsible for the peace of his district
Sir Thomas Esmonde. member of Parliament
and number OF Catholic priests, spoke in a
similar strain. They approved the "Pan of
Campaign, and said they were willing to take up
arms to rid Ireland of landlordism. Several
government reporters were present at the meet
ing.
The Rt. Hon. A. ]. Mundella, member of
the last Gladstone Cabinet, in speech to-day,
expressed his approval ofthe "Pan of Campaign
He objected to the government bringing criminal
action for what was at most civil offense