The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-04-23
FOREIGN,
ENGLAND.
The Gladstone Cabinet TO be Dis.
solved.

buINeue
LONDON, April 22-The Daily MetnS Of
to-day states that 1t Is possible that at the
close Of next week the present Gladstone
Cabinet will bo dissolved and succeeded
by Conservative Ministry, and that q
general election for members Of Parlia.
ment will take place during the latter part
OF the summer: Tho Netos also says II Is
certain that the government will be de.
feated in the House of Commons when a
division occurs on FawCetts bill relative
to the University Of Dublin, which has
been made a Cabinet question.
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.
The Times this morning, commenting
on the Alabama claims difficulties, saws
that perhaps It is the policy Of the govern.
ment TO keep the case open, until the re.
assembling Of the tribunal at Geneva,
England under the circumstances should
refuse to proceed in the arbitration If the
American claims for indirect damages are
not withdrawn. The Times strongly
urges Parliament TO adopt the motion
which Lord Russell intends to introduce,
for an address to the crown for suspen.
sion Of proceedings unless the claims for
consequential damages are withdrawn by
the Americans.
THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS.
OF the theories advanced concerning
the political predictions, one Is that the
Ministry will really resign il defeated on
Fawcett's Dublin University bill, and an.
other that this announcement has been
given out for the purpose of filling the
Liberal benches. At the session tonight
tho announcement that q dissolution OF
the Ministry was possible flAttened the
financial market.
THE PROPOSED NEw CABLE.
NEw York, April 29.-The Great
Western Telegraph Company on the
new Atlantic cable project Is prominently
noticed in oil the London papers. The
contract for making and laying the cable
has been concluded with the hooper
Telegraph Works. The prospectus states
that the charge for an ordinary message
between England and America will be
half the present rate, or five dollars for
ten words.
Hon. R. G. Shenck, American Minis.
ter, accompanied by his daughters, yester.
day visited Christ'S Hospital. The found
alton of the school building was decorated
with British and American flags in honor
of the visitors, and the scholars greeted
them with songs. Schenck received
seven hundred Of the boys, and after
wards spoke to them in an appropriate
manner while they were at dinner.
A meeting OF the privy council was
held at Windsor Castle to-day. Her Mai.
esty the Queen presided. Members Of
the Cabinet were present.
Duke Richmond, in the House of Lords,
and Disraeli, in the House OF Commons,
gave notice tonight that they should
question the government tomorrow as 10
whether 1t was prepared to give
parliament and the country the assurance
that further proceedings before the
Geneva Board for the arbitration Of the
Alabama Claims, will be suspended unless
the CLAIMS for indirect damages are with.
drawn and abandoned by the government
Of the United States.
In the Upper House Of Lords, Oran.
more wanted all papers produced of the
conversation accompanying the presenta.
tion OF the British counter case at Geneva.
The record he believed, would prove
humillating TO the country. He declared
it was degrading to ask the American
government any questions as to the pro-
priety Of our presenting tho counter case.
Earl Granville replied that there
had been no degradation. he describ
ed his conversations with Mr.. Schenck,
the American Minister, as entirely
personal. MIR. Schenck agreed to
ask the government at Washington its
views Of the propriety of the presentation
by Great Britain oi her counter case, and
accompanying the document at Geneva to
this inquiry. No answer has been re.
ceived.