The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-14
BROUGHT BY THE GABLE.
Separation of Church and State in
France.
rruublss Ia sIadston,'s eOyerumsut-Ihs
Irish Party So r's the First Victory
Over the hlnlstry-Enpllsh Fall.
ures-Dsadly Boiler Explosion
on Shlpboard-6entraI
Foreign Notes.
~ GLADsroSE,s Gyo.
ERNMEhT.

LONDON, June 12.-Mr. Gladstone's ma
jority in Parliament already gives signs O
instability. The discomfort reaches iurth
er than Parliament, and daily finds popu
lar expressions. The general hope wa,
INDUCED that when the Liberals came In
to power they would reverse the policy oil
the late Government both in home and
foreign affairs. But nothing OF this has
happened. Mr.. Glad tones Goyernmen,
follows much the same lines OF policy as
It's predecessors relative TO foreign Affairs
seeking excuses 10 avoid dealing prompt.
ly and popularly with home questions OF
great importance to the people OF Great
Britain and Ireland. The withdrawal Of
the troops from Afghauistan is startling
and inexplicsble, and will, probably.
weaken EDglsDd's prestige In India.
There Is general impression that Mr..
ioschen's mission to Constantinople will
fai and that Turkey will become more
and more demoralized by interference in
her home matters.
The new Budget is terribly disappoint-
ing. Fiscal changes seem to most people
quite unnecessary.
The only foreign question to which Mr.
Gladstonei eis paying immediate attention IL
the Greek. His Hellenic Majesty has had
an interview with the Premier, with rels.
ton TO the extension Of the Greek boun.
daries, and doubtless his royal consort IL
harping on the same chord at st. Peters
burg. II remains TO be seen how far the
great Eng lish Philhellene would he able to
give. .prsctical support to the descendants Of
the heroes whose glorles be has helped TO
perpt tuate by his HOmeric studies.
Nevertheless, the great powers will
scarcely permit England to sssume any
thing approaching dlCtatoriaI settlemen,
OF Greek affairs, or Mr.. Gladstone has re-
opened the ball at Constantinople light
heartedly, but the conviction gains ground
mat men stronger in European policies
than he, and nations stronger than En-.
gland, VIII have the ultimate settlement
OF this ancient source Of dispute,
1t has iallen TO the Irish party to inflict
the first defeat on Mr.. Gladstone's Minis.
try. On Saturday morning motion was
made in Parliament calling upon the Gov.
ernment to lay information before the
Honse showing the number OF Slipendi. |
ary Magistrates in Ireland who had re
ceived legal training previous to their
appointment. For prudential reasons the |
Government refused to furnish the re.
quired information, and opposed the mo.
tion. Unfortunately for the Ministry,
they did not expect the question 10 be
reached on Saturday, and they allowed
their supporters, who were bored by the
Irish business in progress, TO disperse
The English members abandoned the
House, till by2A N. 1t was converted into
an Irish Parliament, sitting at Westmin.
ster, and when Sir Frederick Cayendtsb
q division in behalf OF The
he he'd the modification TO
tind himself in q minority OF nineteen,
while Mr.. Parnell scored thirty.nine votes,
and, for the first time, enjoyed the salts.
Iaction Of victorious encounter with the |
Treasury benches. The announcement OF |
the result was heard by the Irish members
with ringing cheers such as have seldom |
been heard at Westminster.
Mr.. Gladstone's supplementary budget
q likely to meet with severe opposition. |
The benefits in the proposed changes will
be confined TO England aud France, while |
the increased taxation will fall with equal
weight on Scotland and Ireland. Couse. |
quently, the proposed budget will be
opposed strenuously by the Scotch aud |
Irish members, who intend to propose |
small increase Of the duty on beer, so tina,
England may be compelled TO contribute
her fair proportion Of the taxation. I'm.
der the new system 1902 OF alcohol in the |
form OF whiskey would pay los duty,
while the same quantity in heer would |
only be tsxed 2s. This question has had |
effect Of bringing about coalition OF
lrish and Scotch members who have hith. |
erto been always in opposite camps. Mr..
Parnell has undertaken TO lead the Scotch |
Hihernian crusade in favor OF the equal
taxation OF alcohol, whether whisky, wine
or beer. The injustice under which Scot
land and Ireland suffer in this matter Is so |
glaring that goodly number Of English
will join the coalition. The re
suit will doubtless prove very embarrass.
ing TO the Government in negotiating q
cOmmercil treaty with France on the
basis Of the new wine schedule proposed
by Mr.. Gladstone.