, 1880-04-25
dondon Journals Speculate Freely
; Regarding the Cabinet
Change.
1nrd 6e1bourne to Have the Posi-
ton Of Lord High Chan
cellor.
i French Deputy Severely Punished for
Using Unparliamentary Ian.
guage.
He il Temporarily Suspended, His Pay
Reduced, and His 0fanse Pro-
claimed.
Kauy People Dying from Hunger in
Kurdistan, Central Asia.
Weakly Review Of the Political Situation In
Great Britain,
It'll ! ela1ce At Matters Social aud other8ise
In France.
GREAT BRITAIN.
BEACoysFIELD's RETIREMENT.

BEAcoSsFELD's RETIREMENT.
Special C,ab.o.
LONDON, April A.-1t is now thought tha
Earl Beaconsfeld will not retire at Hugh
eudent but will direct the tactic:
Of the opposition. Meanwhile he tenn
porarily withdraws gracefully from the
eoene, scattering titles, Peerages, Baronetcies
md Knighthoods among his faithful follow
e1s One Of the closing acts of his admins
t1aion is the bestowal of a Peerage upon his
faYorit henchman, Mr.. Montague Cory
his private secretary. Speaking Of the
honor conferred upon this gentleman,
the Standard says Mr.. Cory's elevation to the
Pee1age as Baron Rowton will stand the test
ordinarily applied in the case Of the creation
Of new Peerages. His family is already
noble. He himself is rich, genial, courteous,
md he has been trained in politics under
ene Of the greatest masters In statecraft.''
LORD HIGH CHANCELLOR
To the Wtster7s Assoetated Press.
LONDON, April 24.-Gladstone, Earl Gran
vile, Lord Harrington, and William P. Adam
hsre been in consultation at Gladstone's
house. Lord Selbourne will be Lord High
Chancellor.
BoID AND ELLIOTT.
Boyd Is training for the international re-
.estta at Providence. Elliott will go to the
Rochester races should he In practice beat
Boyd's time Of February last.
THE TAT BRIDGE.
At the inquiry into the Tay bridge disaster
Albert Grothe, civil engineer, who had con
tkol Of the work during its construction, said
the supports Of the bridge were insufficient.
mediate cause Of the failure Of the structure
was that the resistance 1t offered to the rock
Ing motion was insufficient for the lateral
Strain upon it
THE REFORM CLUB
The Reform Club will consider the con-
dnct Of the members who supported Con-
serratires in the recent Parliamentary cleo
don against Liberal candidates, members Of
fhe Club.
NEWSPAPER COMMENTS.
The Times says: At Giadstone's age he
would hardly have chosen to combine two
such arduous offices as those Of Prime Min
lster and Chancellor OF the Exchequer with
country services in each capaci:-.
Inc Spectator strongly a. Gates the at
tempts Of many Tory journals and some
Liberal to bring the Queens name into the
discussion on the Premiership. 1t expects
tober, practical reform, such as will present
the greatest contrast By its 3lainness, indus
Try, and justice to policy OF administration
which the country has just consigned to the
limbo Of political failures.
TIE CONSTELLATION FREIGHT.
CoKK, April A.-The first installment Of
the CONSULTATIONS cargo was placed today
On board the Royal dispatch vessel Imogene.
On departing for Galway the Imogene
hofsted the American flag. As she passed
4e Duke & Ct &EdinbuEg's ship, the Lively. the
vessel, and appeared simultaneously on other
RTiGSh ships in the harbOr.