| Show ENGLISH POLITICS debate on queens speech adverse to liberals trouble in belgium over the con law lady scotts pleasant time in prison yama eata to attend the queens jubilee london jan 23 the developments of the debate on the address in reply to the speech have eo far been adverse to the hopes of the liberals end especially of the homo rulers who expected the government to be greatly weakened over the irish finance agitation the much talked of coalition between irish unionists and nationalists is not the particular sort of common action which the nationalist leaders desired and were led to believe would be since parliament met views have been exchanged between col mr horace mr dillon mr healy and other of the irish members as to how far heir agreement f opinion on irish aa meant active cooperation towards common end thae nationalist leaders have found that the recent warmth of feeling upon the question lias the irish union ests distinctly got chilled abe persuasive voice of the government whip has convinced the ereon faction that working relations with the home ruler on any question would entrap them and it is known also that the government las empowered lie whips to promise a full reconsideration of the matter the irish unionists therefore while continuing to support in abstract and sentimental fashion the irish demands will not vote against the covern ment whose majority against the dillon redmond and other amendments remains intact the length to which this irish debate to run is another illustration of the impotence of any english government to atop irich questions brockrog bloc krog the way to parliament this way was to be in no respect an irish session yet there ie a certain prospect that ireland will absorb the larger portion of the parliamentary lia year the three great irish questions which have been forced upon the consideration of the government and the country financial reform board of agriculture and catholic uni for ireland compete with it ar they do not overtop in public interest the purely english measures before the house the catholic bishops of ireland are taking no specially prominent part in the finance discussion attention ie chiefly directed to the demand for a catholic university their memorial deigned by every catholic bishop in ireland which has been before the cabinet bince early in december will undoubtedly stimulate etim the government to future action the radicals especially mr labouchere and his little clue who have been assailing lord salisbury policy in the east will gain nothing by it but will rather enhance his reputation as an adrift diplomatist the lustre of the arbitration treaty and the prospective venezuela settlement together with the on the turkish question beet forth in the blue book thie week has caused a decided change in the attitude toward the premier assumed by his opponents the fact is now well established that lord salisbury was the one who brought about the understanding between the powers anent turkey and that to bis efforts alone is due the determination to effect reforms in that country even should the employment of force be necessary to bring them about the dominant mood of the house of commons on the liberal as well as the conservative side is one of confidence in lord salisbury as a guide in foremen affair advices from belgium chow a serious state of affairs there arising from the conscription law which provides that every man who has completed his year is liable to military service for eight years of which however two thirds are allowed as a rule on furlough an important clause of the law provides that a conscript may purchase a substitute and it is this clause that causes the trouble wealthy young men are able to purchase exemption which they do in large numbers by getting a substitute and thus practically ep enking the whole military service of the country talle upon those who are toe least qualified by their domestic duties to perform it great discontent prevails against the system which takes young men from their employment and and it is anticipated that trouble will follow the drawing of the 1807 conscripts in february the government has received information that an organized resistance Is being prepared in which the socialists who include a very large proportion of the workingmen of the country are taking a most active part the young men liable to the con are resolved not to berve and all labor leagues have promised to back them up in their resistance to the government ern ment already military preparations have been made to meet the trouble and the drawing of conscripts is looked forward to with much anxiety the new minister to england lo 10 lo 10 is timed to arrive in london early in june he brings some magni focient presents to the queen whose diamond jubilee fetes be is lo 10 figure the foreign officials which has never got on well with the unsent chinese expects to find in lo 10 feng lo 10 a better medium of communication with peking lo 10 feng lo 10 is credited with a etring preference for english built warships and is said to have almost carte blanche in the disposal of chinese money for english building yards wu the new minister to washington was born at singapore studied law in london for gome years and was called to the bar at Lin colue inn in 1877 entering chinese official life at tien tsin as legal adviser to li hung abang he rapidly rose obtained an important poet at pekin in connection with the teung li yamen and now enters the diplomatic service the washington will find in wu according to his reputation while in london a man ot anavo magnero man nero concealing much tact and bound common sense private advices from tien tsin state that the new of tien tein and director of telegraphs and rail waye is favoring with support the american syndicate with which mr huntington is connected 1 consideration with which lady scott who was recently sentenced to eight months imprisonment for libeling her in law earl is treated in holloway prison finds adverse ariti cism even in fashionable circles the last titled lady sent to holloway was the dutchess of sutherland now lady but here was not a criminal case the offense being contempt of court A strong opinion prevails in society that lady scott has been too leniently dealt with the tide has turned toward earl bussel lady scotts imprisonment is attended with amenities just as were accorded to the of sutherland two rooms has been especially for her and her son in law mr dick russell who paid the costs ol 01 the trial her wine and food papers and boodt are supplied from the outside A specially paid matron warden waits upon her she will shortly plead that her health is breaking down from the confinement but it public opinion is regarded the home office will require the full term to served the last woman of title convicted was rose lady gunning who admitted a charge of forgery to save her father a chorch of england clergyman from giving evidence against her hajy gunning got twelve months and served them out that no special stigma ha attached to her offense is shown in the fact that her name is now associated with the management of ladys club field marshal coant is re potted as the appointed representative of the mikado to the queens jubilee he intended visiting tine england last year when ho was japanese envoy to the moscow coronation his object ben was to make the english dock yards and private ship building yards LI hung chang was on a similar visit of inspection at the time so count postponed a mission which he will this year carry oat miss grace hawthorn failing to got her 50 per week salary as christian in the collapsed dramatic version of pilgrims progress now BUCS the leslie syndicate tor the amount due her it is announced that the attempt by the crown authorities to convict edward J Ivory alias edward conspiracy cy to cadee dynamite explosions which completely collapsed on wednesday ec tailed an upon the treasury of pounds of th pounds was devoted to he expenses of the scot lend yard authorities in making researches in Holland Belgium and france with a view of obtaining evidence against ivory and his alleged co tynan and kearney and the benm of pounds was spent in mak ing a similar investigation in the united states the remainder was spent in the prosecution of the defendant in the old bailey court and in defraying expenses incidental thereto in the case of the defense ivory says that it cost pounds to cairy it to the point where the government were compelled to admit that they had no cause of action against him the cost of the farcical trial having become known the newspapers are indulging in indignant comments aad it ie probable that there will be a preliminary inquiry into the matter in an endeavor endea to learn who is responsible for the prosecution of a case at eo much expense which the solicitor general was finally compelled to admit foght never to have been brought to trial mr gladstone in the course of the conference which the ex premier recently held with mr john merely liberal members of parliament for the montroes Mont roEe district and formerly chief secretary for ireland urged the uniting of the liberal party in parliament with the irish national parliamentary party in defense of the recommendations for the ap ment of a royal commission to consider the financial relations of ireland with great britain in respect ot the proposition of revenue which bieland contributes to the national treasury it is probable that an effort will be made to bring about such a coalition it is announced that the duke of york will pay a visit to ireland eone time in may and that prince albert of flanders nephew of king leopold and heir to the belgian throne will make a tour of the united states prince and princess albert of russia the latter of whom was formerly miss prudencia milmo of mexico sailed from southampton for new york today on board the american line steamer st paul the announcement is made that ella russell the american singer has signed a contract to appear as elsa in lo 10 hengain at the new york metropolitan opera house with the damrosch company before the present opera beason closes she has also arranged to sing under the management of mr with several of the leading oratorio societies ib the united states in march and april |
