Show LONDON INTERESTS venezuelan envoy coming to england turkish question quiet political news divorce suits in high social life the ivory case london nov 21 through commini that have been received from caracas the foreign office here has been given to understand that a venezuela envoy is coming to london it will be remembered that the trouble over the boundary caused a rupture of diplomatic relations between great britain and venezuela but according to a foreign officer official these relations will shortly be resumed the coming will be accredited as a regular minister on the settlement of the dispute between the two countries as nas been arranged through the intervention of the united stales he will also be accredited as minister to france where venezuela has long been represented by a consul general the statement that the powers were considering a scheme for the financial control of turkey under european ministers mention of which are made in the dispatches of the united associated presses oi tuesday last meets with sarcasm and incredulity on the part of the meet informed Britis li and continental newspapers according to the report sir edgar vincent governor ot the imperial ottoman ban was to be minister of finance a russian officer was probably to be minister of war while a frenchman was to be minister of interior the grand vizier was to remain president of the council of state it was stated that the scheme provided for the raising of a loan of pounds the placing of the police control and a reduction of the army it further provided that each should have a european receiver answerable sw to of finance for collecting collect ine taxes and paying salaries anat there should be a complete revision of the civil and military lies and that any officer alio had been convicted 0 crime or who were otherwise unfit to hold office should be removed that the gen darmi erie should be entirely reorganized that religious belief should not debar any man from office and that all committees ej should have equal rights though disbelief 1 expressed as to the truth 0 any part of the statement there is no doubt that sir edgar vincent is making a tour of the european capitols trying to rearrange the turkish finances he baa however no authority from the kultan beyond abu right lo 10 extend european control of the revenues of turkey on condition that loan be skied the eulan ii willing to take all alie money he can get but he will not abandon a shred of his despotic rulo the supposition is that the powers will do regarding turkey until the several ambOTs adors at constantinople wh are now away on leaves of absence return 4 their posts the cabinet councils which have been proceeding bince the ath of november have resulted resul tei so far as irish legislation is concerned in upon tie immediate formation of a board of agriculture for ireland the opinion of the majority in parliament has already approved the creation of the board the measure had a place in the program of the last session mr Plunk etta recess committee has civen impetus to its formation by completing scheme for the assistance ct irish agriculture and finally the failure ot the crop has made bome active government covern ment demonstration inevitable the board is therefore to be constituted the united associated lias direct authority for staling that while leading permanent heads of the treasury concur in estimating that ireland has long been overtaxed the amount yearly is not nearly equal to the eum stated by the there has just been accession of liberal unionist peers and clinty magnates to the carlton club which marks the abolition of old lines between whig and tory fa ule i the duke of devonshire and M i a learning that u of th wealthiest adherents had assented asen ted tu bleir being put up at the carlton club tried to induce them to withdraw their nominations it is no easy matter at this exclusive club and as the carlton committee made special recognition of the candidature of these desirable liber unionists the pressure of the duke and mr chamberlain was exercised in vain the significance of the matter is that these liberal will henceforth be purely con and will place their purses and influence at the service of the tory party lord dufferin has settled all doubts about bis political bias by joining the ulster reform club a liberal unionist institution whereof mr chamberlain and the duke of devonshire are member lord dufferin is henceforth an avowed antagonist of home rule mr thomas P fowler president 0 the new york ontario western bail road company sailed for new york thursday on the steamer teutonic taking with him his daughters who have been attending school in germany while in london mr fowler had with mr price vice chairman of the london directors of the railway company after the conference mr fowler expressed himself as being cheerful over the prospect and stated that london directors wre in full harmony with the new york board the divorce instituted against earl cowley revives some recollections of bis career the general public first heard of him when as viscount dangen he was defendant in a breach of promice action brought by the act reee misa phyllis brouuhton miss phylls under arrangement airan gement got pounds from viscount dangan soon afterwards he married lady violet veville daughter of the marquis of abergavenny now comes the divorce suit there ie beyond society talk nothing specially to be recorded about this pers n he haa a repute as a clever sportsman a first rate rider winning events at county meetings everywhere he owes his rank to his direct descent from the first lord cowley the historically famous diplomat who was a brother of the first duke of wellington and came in for a part of the triumphs and spoils of the duke the first lord cowley was made baron in 1828 the second a well known and notably clever english ambassador at pans was created an earl and the third is the gentleman who now makes his appearance in the divorce court the solicitor of edward J ivory alias all the alleged irish american dynamiter who was formally committed yesterday tor trial at the old bailey states that his client is in good spirits and is hopeful of acquittal powerful defense is being arranged A number ot important witnesses will come from new york and testify in behalf of ivory massre woods and mallison british to the trades conference to bo held in cincinnati sail today for new york on the steamer campania since a conference of vestries held on november upon abolishing disorderly houses in the west end the police under compulsion to the vestries have been assiduously and perhaps honestly trying where to put the disorder ies representations made to the home office caused private orders to be issued rom scotland yard to reinforce the police in piccadilly regent street and other haunts of persons of evil character they were swept out of one resort only to congregate in another A few nights exercise of the home office edict convinced the authorities if they required convincing that as has hitherto been the case over regulation resulted in increased disorder the edict has been relaxed and trie vestries now seek for a special bill which will set at the evil to bome extent this measure will increase the fines levied in conviction of keepers of disorderly houses and will make it criminal and punishable for any person to make money or obtain a livelihood by the prostitution of others this provision ie a singular comment on the existing lw of england which has never yet dealt with the horrible creature known in paris as an alphonse and too well known in london as a pone |