, 1875-02-18
FOREIGN.
John Mitchell Proposes to Fight 1t
Out on Any Convenient
Line.
King Alphonso's Proclamations tt
His Army and People.
Speeches Made at the Recent English
Liberal Leadership Meeting.
GREAT BRITAIN.

GREAT BRITAIN.
MtrCHELH ELECTION.
Loxpo1, Feb 17.-Tho electors Of Tpperary
Ireian;D have adopted = resolution declaring
that in the event Of John Mitcho's election
being annullcd they will again return him to
Parliament. II Is reported that Mitchell will re-
f,,ao to take tho oath Of allegiance. and tat the
1fome-1'ule members Of Parliament will refuse
to support him, because the policy l'o proposes
ia different tu tseira
THE POLAR EXPEDITION.
Mr. +. J. Held, lata naval contractor, will
movs III tho House Ut Commons that the Adj
miraltty DO instructed to postpone for ono year
tho Polar expedition now organizing. with a WOW
ttlas tho Austrian anl othor Governments may
cooperate. -..-.-
mitchell IN EARNEST.
Mitchell declares ho viii ruiz again for Parlia-
meut in tic County OF Tipperary II bis election
III annullod. Should ho be defeated there. lie
will cDutinie tho routrst at any place whore Il
Parliamentary election IN to be hold. lie is most
enthusiastically received hy the people Of Iippe-
rary.
TIE CHOICE or LEADER Fon THE LrnEnAL PARTY.
On Wednesday, Feb. 3. q meeting of The Lib
cral party IN tho lIousu Of Commoua was held in
the library ot the Reform Club to nominate
successor i'll tho leadership to Mr., Gladstone.
Mr.. CowPor-Tcmplo proposed Mr. Bright as
Mr. Bright then took tho chair aud Was received
with loud and prolonged cheering. lie sail: Com
,lamen, neGd Anrtliy nay that was very much
startled when the suggestion was first mate tome
TINT should preside over this meeting. have
!,oun rood lonr while now in tho IIorsa of
Commons (ileAr, llear}. and with n!l detcFeneo
10 those whom now SEQ before me, may my
that wi,en was asked to occupy this position
felt, under ali tho circumstances, Nas not at
tibcrty to decline tho Invitation. fCheels.]
could not but feel that waB bound to render
ANY hn,ail service which WAS In my power 10 tho
party with which hare been no long associated,
i,o tr11o and necessary to tho wcl-being Of the
country. Loud rbcers.| Our objects as a
narty ate, think we'll o..ungl, known. Wo aro
M uarty ItaHe it, to|erabiy unanimous With re-
rar, to tho objects which We think ought to he
achieved for tue coed of tho nation; and can
mt heln thiuklug that It would be a picee of
grcas goad fortune to us II wo should show that
wa arc also unanimous as regards tho means by
los mtroif, L,nrst ray that after tie lipcuasous
ienco @ IN T tho as so,anircss and tho wisdom Of tho
conclusion tn which tltia meeting would come
sroat eoisiisienco in the future Of tho party viii,
which va arc connected. loud chee1n.1 Will
reBpoct to tho object nt our Meeting l have only
opo observation 10 make, which is this, that al
though we arc hero for the purpose OF soloct-
Ing Parliamentary leader, yet we know and
recosuizc perfectly we'll Gael, Of us for himself,
that We will nat BY 10 autiug thetoby impose tet-
tcrs Or BURDENS upon ourselves. A parliannnt-
ary leader is Of cu,1ree r,cccssary according to
our yiaWa Of conducting poIitics. But We eaoh
and ali of ~ rcaervo to ourselves such individual
liberty as houoratle men necessarily require.
[Checrs.1 Wo aro rea.ly to mako all tho encrtces
which may oo necessary for party snty or which 1
whIcll honorable men cnn make but, a haye
said. a party lculor in noccEAary. / think that
If We net on ths rule and bear in mind what
| I Layu urged, We shall tl.la tl.at wo shall bo
na .louo,, md Thar fi,ero will he m dIN1cuIty