, 1880-06-13
uhe Powers Again Remind the
Porte Of Its Unfulhlled
Duties.
rxnlosion Of a Steamship Boiler In
the Harbor Of Santiago De
Cuba.
ch;rteen Persons Killed and 0Ter One
Hundred Injured.
GREAT BRITAIN.

GREAT BRITAIN.
ENGLISH POLITICS
Special Cable
1ox1,oS. June l2.-Mr. Gfadstonc's major
~ in Parliament already gives signs OF IN
e+.b;,ity. The discomfort reaches further
than parliament, and daily finds popular ex-
nrpssion. The general hope was induiged
that when the Liberals came into power they
,rou1d reverse the policy Of the late Gov
eminent both in home and foreign
sfairs. but nothing OF this nature has hap
nened Mr.. Gladstone's Government fol-
1ows much the same lines Of policy as lis
Predecessor relative to foreign affairs, seek
inc excuses to avoid dealing promptly ana
nonularly with home questions OF grave I'M
nortance to the people of Great Brit
ein and ireland. The withdrawal OF
troops from Afgl,anistan Is startling and IN
explicable, anu will probably weaken En-
Glands prestige III india There Is gen
eral impression that Mr. Goscflen's mission
to Constantinople will fail, and that Turkey
vl}} become more and more denloralized by
Interference in her home matters
THE NEW BUDGET
fs terribly disappointing. The fiscal Taai1Ees
seem to most people quite unnece'e~a,'s. Ine
on1y foreign question to which :nl: ~ ulaosoae
r. having immediate attentica Is Inc uleeA:
Mr. Gladstone has reo7ened tne oan AZ
Constantlnople light-heartedly. out tno
conviction gains ground that men
stronppr in European politics than
10 and nations stronger than England
ri,, hare the ultimate settlement OF tnls
anrienf so1rce Of dispute
r. has fallen to the lot of the Irish party to
iutlict
ruu FIRST DEFEAT
m Mr. Gloastonc's Ministry. on SATURDAY
1nor,,ing 4 motion was made i'll Far
)ame.1t calling upon the Government
IT, ny information before the House showing
the number Of stipendiary Magistrates IN
Ireland who had received legal training
previous to their appointment. For pruden-
tial reasons the Government refused to fur
,,ish the required Information and opposed
the motion. Unfortunately for the Ministry
they did not expect the question to be
reached OIL Saturday, and they allowed
their supporters who were bored by the irish
business in progress to disperse. The En-,
Elisl members abandoned the House I'LL Dy =
L. IN. it was converted INTO an lrlsn
Parliament sitting at Westminster, ana,
"iEH car FTtutINh NAfClA1SI NiI0tAIAi6NA -
division III behalf Of the Government, he
had the modification to find himself in 2 ?
minority Of nineteen, while Parnell scored
thirty-nine votes, and for the first time
enjoyetl the satisfaction of victorious
encounter with the Treasury benches. The
auronncenent Of the result was heard by
tile Irish members will, ringing cheers, such
as have seldom been heard at Westminster.
Vanity Fair boldly attirlns that the only
sentiment excited in London BY the Czarlna's
<4f1
appointment at the necessity OF abandoning
the Court Ministers ball, and escheW1ng tne
gaJ toilets at Ascot
THE CHINESE AMBASSADOR,
The Marquis of Tseng leaves London for
St Petersburg in the hope OF settling the
kuldja question.
BETEoTHED.
Van5tu Fnfr says the enterprising and
popular Lord Dupplin is engaged to young
American lady, and that the Prince OF Walts
LIS given much encouragement u lue las1tcn'
THE EMPRESS EUGENE
returns to Chiselhurst at the end OF July.
She lift south Africa on the Sd inst The
question Of the monument to the Prince IN
Westminster Abbey will be brought up IN
Parliament
LITERARY.
The first edition of the revised hnnslat1on
Of the New Testament is expected TO be
ready in the autumn.
appssca,i,. re- j;,T ] review Of Nr Stoddart's poems,
describing him as d very winning and pleas
ant poet, charming iyrist, and an accom-
pushed literary artist
The Cobticn Club IS sending to America
a1se t5se numbers OF the brochure , entl1,esl' M
The Western Farmer Of America" by ALI
gu;tus .M.ngrcdien. The Cobdcn CLUB also
free trade that Gen: Garfield has
Been an honorary member OF that Or
gailixation since 1863. Meanwhile America
discussion in the British journals. The
queens baker, llavin. received the first bar.
Tel Of tlcur of this years American. wheat
crop, has presented loaf OF bread made
thereof to her Majesty and Issues
circular to his customers saying: we take
made from Hour Of this years crop such an
early production in the month of May Is :: an
uhheard Of no;elty and almost lncreolble.
OYSTERS.
Much notice is taken of the efforts made
70 rerleaish the European oysteT-beas M oy
American trausplants. Recently, 1,25o,o0o
Aefesn te oystgr;; ;t, we're e a'a and Gown conn On
Ra,,y has been formed to lay down
100000 more on the Sch1csWis- Holstein
coast by the fall Of next year. The English
man who now pays three shillings and six
pence dozen for his puny, coppery NATIVES
will have cause to rejoice when the English
beds are rcplenshed from the same source.
aLADsToNE's BUDGET.
: M. Glais,oue's supplementary budget con
stliutes the great political event OF the day
Everybody adults the extraordinary l1'genu
~ displayed in the new 1inancfa! proposals
Every essential feature in the scheme
sT9rnrlses alike the anfss,iy mpesais ant anf
Cabinet Ministers themselves being hardl,