Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-10
EUROPEAN.
The British House of Commons DIS
cussfng Reforms ia Asiatic Turkey
"A Proposition Looking to
Women Suffrage in
Great Britain.
An English RitunItst Suspended from
his Clerical observation-disclosures
OF the FrancO-AmerIcan Con
ference-The Home Rulers
Moving, Etc.

LONDON, August 9.-In the house of COM
mons last night Sir Stafford Northcote sad
that the government proposed to give care
full consideration TO the administrator re-
forms In Asiatic Turkey. The reforms
eventually agreed upon with Turkey would
be guaranteed by treaty.
A WOMAN SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT IN BRITISH
PARLIAMENT.
The radicals of Southwark propose to nom
mate Miss Helen Taylor for parliament az the
general election, and thus practically RAISE
the question of woman suffrage.
THE HOME RULERS.
At a meeting of the executive committee
of the home rule confederation, Wednesday,
a resolution was passed strongly condemning
DR.. Isaac Butt, a liberal and home-rule mem
Der for Limerick, and majority of the home
rule memers for their concliatory policy to-
ward the government. This is probably the
first step IN the crusade against DIR. Butts
leadership, which, indeed, is ended for all
practical purposes.
AN ENGLISH RITUALIsT SUSPENDED.
LONDON, August 9.-Rev. Mr.. Mackono-
chic, the incumbent Of st. Adams, Holburn,
having been suspended from his clerical func-
tons for three years by sentence of Lord
Penzance, dean of Arches, for contempt of
court in refusing to obey decree prohibiting
his ritualistlc practices, appealed his case
from The court OF arches to the high court OF
justice. The appeal was heard this week IN
the queens bench division of the high court
of Justice, and decision was rendered yes
terday in favor of appellant. The court has
Issued a writ of prohibition directed against
the sentence of suspension by the court of
arches.
Lord Chief Justice Cockburn delivered the
opinion. Justice Millar concuTrng aud Justice
Lush dissenting. The Times, commenting
on the Judgment of the court, says: "a much
fLoaa ae,,f
of Lord Penzance's decree is indirectly in
voved. A majority of the court of queen
bench have repudiated the principles of law
established by the judgments of the Judicial
committee of the prIvy council, and have
substantially ignored the legal authority of
that high appellate tribunal. The revocation
of the sentence passed upon Mackonochie
implies that Lord Penzance was mistaken as
TO the powers OF his Office, and that the jul
dietary committee of the privy council shared
In the responsibility Tor his mistake. Are we
to understand that a single division of the
high court of justice can or will set aside the
law as settled by tribunal of independent
jurisdiction, hitherto enjoying universal re-
spect for the Importance and value OF its de-
cisioDs2 To this extent the lord chief justice
at least is prepared to 90. To stop short of
it would be, he affirms, dereliction of judicial
duty"
THE FRANCO AMERICAN COMMERCIAL CON-
FERENCE.
PARIS, August 9.-The Franco American
commercial conference, after considerable
discussion, adopted the project for CONNER
cal treaty which was partly summarized
yesterday. The project pro- oses the aboll-
ton of the French prohibitive laws and the
reduction of French and American duties
thirty to fifty per cent. The greatest reduc
ton is upon wines and silks, the tariff upon
which is recommended to be arranged on Il
eli Ia for ha a1O
of the project was greeted with loud APP
Dlause.