The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-02-02
FOREIGN.
ENGLAND.

LONDON, January 3lt-A meeting O
Liberals who support Thomas H1ghe
was held In Marylebone last night. Nj
Hughes delivered q long address, In tn
course OF which he declared himself Il
favor q cooperative associations anon
workingmen. Goldsmith also addressed
the meeting giving his cordial support L
the views Of Hughes. The difference be
tween Hughes and Daniel Grant, wht
was nominated by the other branch O
the Liberals Wednesday night, continues
making the return Of the Conservative can
didate probable. Samuel Ayerton ad-
dressed a large and disorderly assemblagt
In Tower Hall last evening, and was com,
PEELED TO stop speaking several times
owing to the fighting. A meeting ID
Greenwich last evening was attacked
and the candidates were compelled tc
cease speaking. There was also a very
disorderly meeting In Deptford last even.
Ing. There are approximations Of dis,
turbance in Greenwich this afternoon
when Gladstone speaks. II Is said that
the thoroughtarcs will be closed before
he speaks.
Information from the Gold Coast SAYS
that the main force under Surret Woolsey
reached the river Plate on the first Of
January, and the advanced guard had
penetrated thirteen miles beyond. Ut
Stafford Northcole, a Liberal Oonserva.
tive and supporter Of Disraelli, spoke at
Barnstable last night pointing TO the dis
senslon between John Bright and Foster
on the education question and the dit.
ference In the Cabinet on the question Of
church disestablishment. Henry James
at Taunton, said Geo. Jessel, John Dnele,
Coloridge Vernon, Horcourt and himself
advised Gladstone last spring when he
sgain took office that 1t was not neces.
sary for him to be reelected to Parlia,
ment, Notwithstanding the recent denial
of the report that Gladstone was sum.
moned before the Court Of the Queens
Bench for not standing for election.
A letter appears in the Tines this morn.
ing circumstantially denying that notice
Of writ issued out Of that Court was
served on the Premier previous to the
dissolution of Parliament. a Z
A special from Berlin TO the Post says
that the Shah has made an explanation to
foreign powers about the amount Of the
concession to Baron Reuter-, and says the
responses to the inquiries made while In
Europe led him TO believe that the under.
taking would not receive the necessary
financial support. Therefore, the six
months ol grace which was urgently re-
quested before the commencement OF the
work was refused. -..-, ..-.
Fully thirty thousand persons were on
the grounds at Greenwich this afternoon
when Gladstone made his speech. Much
opposition was manifested, but the crowd
in the main was good natured.
ELECTIONS IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, Jan. THE poles were
opened yesterday in Gailford, Chatham,
Kiddcrminister, Maidstone, Dover, and
North Lincolnshire. The Conservatives
were victorious, holding their own in all
elections except that Gt Borustople and
electlng their candidates in eight Bor-
ough's represented by Liberals in the
last Parliament The Liberals show o
gain OF only one member, having defeated
the Conservatives at Bsruslopte. Rear
Admiral George Elliott, Conservative, was
elected at Chatham by. majority Of 600,
although the dock yards and other Gov
eminent establishments give the ministry
q great influence. At the last election he
was defeated by the liberal candidate,
Otway, then Under Secretary for Foreign
Affairs, who had a majority of 1874, An.
slow the liberal was reelected at Gull
ford with 243 majority, against 81. At
the last election Henry James, Attorney
General and A. G. Barclay, former liberal
members were both returned from Toun-
ton without opposition. During the week
there were 4S elections, and the result Is
20 liberals and 28 conservatives are re-
turned 10 Parliament.
a AsHARTEEs suE1Na FOR PRAoE. Ne
A dispatch from Cape Coast Castle
states that twelve Ambassadors from the
Ashantees recently arrived in the British
camp sueing for peace. Sir Garret Wal
seleY replied he would only treat with
the King himself, Atcaomasic. T,
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