, 1874-02-01
FOREIGN.
Exciting Times in England
Over the Parliamentary
Elections.
Digorderly Meetings Reported at
Various Points.
Proposed Surrender Of the City Of Bilboa
to the CarIists.

GREAT BEt1TAlN.
| LONDON. Jan. 31.-A meeting of the Liberals
| who support Thomas Hughes was held in Maryle.
bone last night. Mr. Hughes delivered long
address, in tho course OF which he declared him.
/ self in favor Of cooperative associations OF
! workingmen. Prof. Goodwin Smith addressed
| the meeting, giving his cordial support to the
| views OF Mr. Hughes. The differences between
Messrs. Hughes and Daniel Grant, who WIS
nominated by the other branch OF the Liberals
on Wednesday night, continue, making the re-
turn OF the Conservative candidate probable.
Acton Since Ayrton addressed large and dis
orderly assemblage in Tower Hamlets last even
ing. Ayrton Was compelled several times to
stop speaking. owing to the fighting.
Conservative meetings in Greenwich, last
evening, were attacked, and the candidates we're
compelled to cease speaking. There was also
very d1sorde11y meeting III Deptford last even
ing.
There are approximations OF disturbances in
GreenWlcA this afternoon, when Gladstone
speaks. It is said that tue thcroughfa1es will
be closed an hour before Gladstone commences,
and that the troops will bo confined to the bnr-
racks: The Prornier ie announced to speak 1t
New Cross Oh Monday next.
Stafford Nortlcote, the Liberal Conservative
and y supporter Of Disraeli spoke at Barnstablo
last night. pointing to the dissensions between
John Bright and Foster on the education ques-
tion, and the differences in the Cabinet on the
question Of church disestabIishment. Henry
James, ut Taunton, said that George Jessel,
Sohn Dulie Coieridge, Vernon Harcourt and
himself, advised Gladstone last spring, when he
again took office. that 1t was not necessary for
him to be ro-eccted to Parliament.
Notwithstanding the recent denial Of the re-.
port that Gladstone was summoned before the
Court of the Queen'a Bench for not standing
for reelection. letter appears in the Times
this morning ci1cumstantial1v declaring that no.
tice Of the writ issued out Of that court was
served On the Premier preyious to the dissolution
Of Parliament.
LONDON, Jan. 31.-A special from Berlin to
the Post says the Shah had mado an explanation
to the foreign Powers regarding the annulment
Of the concession to Baron Reuter-. BE says re-
sponses to luquiriea male whilst in Europe led |
him to believe that the undertaking woull not |
receive the necessary financial support; there |
fore the sir months grace which was urgently |
requested before the commencement Of the |
worv WAS refused.
Fully 10000 persons were on the ground at |
Greenwich this P. IT,. when Gladstone made his !
speech. Much opposition Was manifested, but |
the crowd in the main was good uatured.
LONDON. Jan. s1.-Mr: Gladstone, in his ad-
dress ut Greenwich, this afternoon, replied to
him BY the Conservatives, and defended his use
OF the patronage attaching to his Office.
Dlsrach also addressed large assemblage at
Aylesbury to-dag. He said the dissolution Of
er7, which Gladstone learned from
the tactics Of the Ashantees. The fnan-
cial proposals Of Government were not
only bribe to secure success in the coming
elections, but were fallacious and unjust 4
deficiency would be caused by the promised re-
mission Of taxes, which would make necessary
evea more ve1atious and bur3ensome taxation.
The inattention Of the Government to foreign
politics had led She nation into coatly war,
lgnominious treaties, and sham azbitrations.
rrhf In Of oy,fh9 oa}i 4s~n
his consituenss in
devoted much time to yindication of the legis-
aton obtained by the Gladstone Ministry,
Thich legislation Disrae1i in his recent speech
as harassing, and recapltu1ated
Garious abuses which it had abolished