Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-02-18
FOREIGN NEWS.
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THE LONDON RIOTERS.

LONDON, Feb l7.-Mr. Gladstone
has taken the Office of privy seal In I'D
dttion to that OF Premier. This 10 uu.
usual, and 10 regarded as An indication
that Mr.. Gladstone 10 experiencing
dimculty In securing suitable collss
CUES.
| The Dublin "Freeman's Journal" de
clares that the letters between Mr.
Gladstone and Lord DeVesci on th,
Irish question must be regarded with
suspicion. While the correspondence
was ostensibly inAugurated by the Pre-
mier for the purpose Of obtaining fur
ther light on the needs Of Ireland, the
answers Of De Vessel look as IL q justifi
cation was being sought for an evasion
OF The Home Rule issue. The Journal
warns the Government tO refrain from
attempting to shelve tho Home Rule
question.
Lord Salisbury, speaking at ban.
quet ut the Hotel Metropo,e this even.
Ing. said that recent events had cas-;
grave responsibilities upon the peers.
He feared that Mr.. Gladstone would
not yield Home Rule TO Ireland all at
once, but by installments. Mr.. Glad.
stone, he said, was destroying the
power OF the landlords and was not
creating anything capable OF promoting
peace and prosperity. The Tory Irish
policy was plain and iight--Damely,
that OF restoring and upholding the Law
and preserving the union.
THE LEADERS OF THE LONDON RIOT
LONDON, Feb. 17.-The hearing In
the case Of the Socialist leaders, Hynd-
man, Burns, Champion and Williams,
who arc charged with iBciting to riot,
contempt Of law, etc., In connection
with the recent demonstrations In Lon.
don, was begun In the Bow Street Pc
lice Court this morning. The court.
room was well filed with spectators.
but not crowded. Mr.. Poland, solicitor
for the Treasury, In presenting the case
for the Government, quoted from
speeches made by the defendants ut the
time OF the riots. Several Newspaper
reporters were called rs witnesses, and
gave testimony regarding the actions OF
the prisoners previous oAnd during the
disorders.
Mr. Poland asked that all the priso.
ners be committed for trial. He said
the prosecution had nothing Of q politl.
cal nature about IL, and urged that the
men b. prosecuted for misdemeanor.
This, he continued, consisted OF the
uttsrance by the different defend ants Of
expressions and sentiments with the
intent ~ provoke breach of the peace.
These utteranses were made at the
meetings held at Trafalgar Square and
Hyde Park on Monday Of last week.
Burns at the Trafalgar square m Getting,
said 70 the assemblage "Unless we
get bread they will get lead, and the
next time we will sack the bakers
shops" 1t was Burns who suggested
10 the mob TO march through the West
End. When the mob arrived at Hyde
Park BUNS again addressed the riotera
and said: "We have shown what
stones can do. We will try powder and
shos IL they don't accede, and there
Will be revolution" Champion, In bis
speech TO the rioters on the same day,
urged his hearers to influence the police
and army to join the people. Williams,
In bis address, urged the people TO OF.
gantze, saying he was unwilling to
have starving men confront the soldiers
unless the former were organized.
The case WAS adjourned for q week /,
and the prisoners were allowed to give
bail.