, 1880-03-14

appeal to the county, while 1t
conservatives rejoice at the release from, -
| 1neoiefao1e expense OF prolonged canyassn
1Aeaf complaints on this score accelerated II
governments decision, but the prouimate caus
WIS undoubtedly the collapse OF the Water hi,
winch ELECTED evcr-fncreasing protests cnaur
gerlns every metropolitan seat held bv III
| Tories Grant Duff, If. r, says tho Cover,
,nent hoated in by beer and hoated o.,
~ water There is abundant ey
oence' nevertheless, that the dissolution wu
| contemplated u from the beginning Of the session
1ne government was waiting for fayorabl
oeeasion' ont was compelled finally to dissolv
escape disaster, which was othorw{se newt
| able, s'' .''o' ~
LORD nEAcONsFIELD's MANIFESTO,
u''gana1iy composed in expectation OF an appea
:" the constituencies against Irish sobstr11c
uons' is considered adroit and unscrupu,ous
unprecedented, and unfounded in fact
Nooody believes tho accusation tha
the Liberals intend to dismember tn
empire Portions OF tho document elicit pro
tests from even the Tory journals. The Time
ieoohes certain expressions The Stand
au oer7des its eccentriclty. If I
were intended to Infuriate tn,
Irish 1t has succeeded. A moderot,
ir1sh1nnn. like Mr.William Shaw, the Home-Rul,
leader denounces 1t As "lylng, insulting mis-
awe. Lord Bcaconsfield attempts to SNATCH
F1ctorg by relying On two points oul,
against the Liberals,-complicIty witt
tho Hone-Rulc movement, and opno
sit1on to English acendency In Europt
The Liberal leaders, Lord Harrington, Mr. Glad
stone, and others, make digniflcd replies, ant
decline to allow the issues to bc narrowed. The,
Eeiterate their accusations OF the failure Of the
Governments policy abroad, Its comnletn leoia.
10 latave incapacty, reckless finance, and negfec,
Budget oA'AA13N'.]s
Nobody preteuds to foretel1 tho result Of the
BOTH sdes eam Extreme men Of
ported that the Tory headounrteEs ta as sgs
edsnts e6s e7s were Sssspps 4easx tra the
The Liberal provincial papers are tS mofe
enthusiastic and confident than those In Lon.
9on. {7 where Tory social influences prcilominate.
jerity. whtchevcz side wins, they are conf confdent lent
OF Eaining tWefye seats Ia ireland, nine in Scot
ano, an and hope to recon9uer certainly half Of
tue last election by party dissensions Assume
tug this calculation to be correct, they would
gain mbre than the thirty seats required TO over
estimate includes Home Rulers, many Liberais
would prefer to see the Toriea return
a,s s9aii majority expecting shortly to upset
The Irish. seeing tho injury occasioned to the
Liberals by the suspicion OF an Irish alliance, are
iesolseo hencelortn 70 require no pledge respect
ing home-ruie from English candidates, and
mcnt~
Tho election campaign is already in full swing.
Inc House Ia nearly empty. Members arc
HURnY1NG TO THEIR CONSTITUENCIES.
and no legislation Is possible except temporary
measures Numerous addresses are issued, but
candidates are nearly everywhere settled: Alto
652 seats. The Liberals, though surprised at the
suddenncss Of the dissolution, 3e fairly ready,
and far better organizcd than at the last, cleo
didates to contest the counties. i. In Ia a
44noppoeed from the fewneas OF the
eounterbalance the local influence Of he large
land-owness, who arc generally Conservatives,
Lord Harrington expects to carry Lancashire.
tedly doubtful; hence Leeds intends to elect
him without asking his sanction. Lords Gran
y1lle and Harrington remain the Liberal
9 private, thereby undoubtedly diminishing the
Liberal enthusiasm, but q rearrangenent at the
last moment WIS impossible. Most of the leaders
Guiding Mr. Forster, Sir William Harconrt. : and
messrs. Lowe, Stansfeld, Dixie. Goschen, Faw-
cctt, and Chamberlain. John Moreley can scarce
tight honorable William II. Smith. for the repre-
sentatton Of Westminster. Mr.. Bright is safe
IN Birmingham. The Tories will attempt to
both, The LibcraIs s have M hithePto BEEN ione un
aps t. na in bersssrs sSSss The @as seooss
gross the papers, and will disperse society
till May. Business Is arrested. money dear, and
speculation has collapsed Politics reign su-
prcne throughout three Kingdoms.
Tho fresh assertion and extension OF
THE AoNlsoE DOCTRINE,
apropos OF the Panama Canal, excites English
opposition 1t is understood that the Standard
expresses the Foreign Office view in saying that
the Government is bound TO watch American pre-
tensions and to resist them If necessary. The
ather leading papers use similar language,
,erned than American. There is an inamat1on
If diplomatic renlonstrance.
MINISTER LOWELL
IS received with marked cordially unparal-
:eived numerous calls and Invitations from tho
best people. and is the lion Of the evening at
several great houses. lIc was obliged to be
having received alarming news of his wife from
Madrid Tuesdays kilograms we're more favor
.bte, and subsequent accounts equally SO.
nterTis% WITH Lord 8 salisSry Sa At o'ds bis
ns be- attended Lady Kussell's party, and On
he Queen at Buckingham Palace. The Queen |
howed great friendliness IN her man
aer, iuquirine with solicitudo for Mrs. |
ers arrival and good will for America. |
IN Thursday evening Mr.. Lowell dined with |
FCfu Hlp0H. 11f. GlaQ5Lonet 12F. C1au7Defid21. |
ord Airlie, and other persons of distinction |
.cre invited to meet him. Yesterday afternoon |
e was present atthe Queens drawing room, Mr.. |
cqnatnts,nce Of his diplomatic colleagues
Many Ministers to-day lunchcd with Alfred I
,ennyson.
JOURNALISTIC.
It is reported that Mr.. Chenery has resigned /
be editorship OF the Iin1cs No successor bus |
cen named. Edwin Arnold quits the Daily !
'eleqraph- The place has been offered to Mr.. |
'rHill, who declines 1t.
4 ROYAL MARRIAGE IN PROSPECT.
Special Cable
PARIS, March 13,-The marriage Of Archduke I
.udolph, Prince Imperial Of Austria, and |
rinccss Stephanie Of Belgium will be m i'm
ortant European event, as It will tend
he ring of States Bismarck is quietly
pruning around France. The Austro-G crman
olicy, through this marriage, will be paramount
t BRUSSELS, as ii Mt Madrid, and the Court Of
ngland will be drawn thcrcby more strongly to
10 side toward which it leans The Princess
te ephanlc often runs Into Paris 1ncognito with
Ing Leopold. She made a flying visit to the |
rftlsh Embassy the last time Queen Victoria was
1ere. She was then tall growing girl. long
osed, blonde, and not pretty, but hapPy~look-
u maiden. The Archduke KudolPh's hanceo
sau astonlshingly good linguist, musician,
I'd equestrian, and said to be poetic. She |
as artistic sensibilitics and sound Judgment
he Archduke Rudolph often met her IN
Not fancying Saxon Princess, the
ustrian Crown Prince thought ho might as well
ouse Stcphanie, who Is just the Princess to
,o~o ~, fhr.ruo cf n r1nskft1t$30nHi. Catholic. I