Morning journal and courier., 1880-03-25
THE OLD WORLD.
Great Britain.

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 Dissolution of Parliament The [ Queens Speech--Sm3ll Attendance
 at Hts ReadIng-ImpOrtant Accession
 to the Conservatives.
 LONDON, March 24-The Queen in her
 speech to-day in the House of Lords an-
 nouncing the dissolution of Parliament said
 that she is induced by considerations of public
 policy and convenience to select this period of
 the season for releasing Parliament from It's
 duties, with view to it's immediate dissolu-
 ton and the issue of writs for 2 general cleo
 tion. She rendered her warm acknowledg
 ments to Parliament for the zeal and ability
 displayed, and especially for the manner in
 which the policy of the Government has been
 upheld. She said that her foreign relations
 are favorable to the maintenance of peace in
 Europe, and expressed confidence in the early
 settlement of affairs in Afghanistan. Referring
 to the measures for the relief of distress in
 Ireland, she said that she trusts they will be
 accepted by her Irish subjects as proof of the
 ready sympathy of the imperial Parliament.
 Concerning the commercial and industrial
 depression, she rsjoicsd in the present signs
 of general improvement. She paid tribute to
 the high spirit with which the agricultursl
 classes have contended against disaster, and
 closed by invoking divine guidance in the ap-
 preaching election. The speech was read by Lord Cairns, the Lord High Chancellor. There
 were present only twenty-five members Of the
 House of Commons, fourteen peers and eleven ladies.
 A large meeting of Iverymen or mem bers of the guilds of this city was held to-day in the interest of the Conservatives to infiu- ence the result of the coming general Parlia- mentary election. John William Birch, dep uty governor of the Bank of England presi- dsd. He said in his opening address, on call ing attention to the object of tho meeting, that he seldom associated himself with any purely political movements but he neverthe- less felt justified in taking the stand he had assumed in accepting the chairnanEhip of the present assemblaRe. He felt the importance of the occasion and had come to the conolu- sion that nothing could be more dangerous to the interests of England than tho event of Gladstone's coming again into power. MT. Birch continued his remarks and held the Liberals responsible for much of the dis content now prevalent among the middle and lower classes, and said that but for the con- stant debates and discussions stirred up by these msn, a very much greater degree of con- tentment and prosperity would be experienced by the people at large. He trusted that in the approaching elections this spirit would be re- buked by the voters of the country, and he had no doubt that any amount of influence which those whom he had the honor of sd- dressing could exert to that end would be im- mediately and cheerfully put forth. Mr. Birch's remarks were received with much enthusiasm, and he was frequently interrupt ed by cheers. The livery men were former | ly called guilds, the former title having been | substituted for the latter in the reign of Edward IT., and has been applied ever since to the London trades in particular. At pres snt there are eighty-nine such guilds in Lon don, thirty-nins of which have halls of their | own, the officers meeting in Guild Hall or | elsewhere in this city. The livery men repre- sent great amount of wealth. and are great | of or dealers in all important 1 articles of trade and commerce. The entry | into imperial politics of these men 8 class | is of great significance. It means not only | that their own personal votes and influence is | to be brought to bear against Mir. Gladstone | and the Liberal party, but any desired amount of money necessary to secure Conservative | triumph will be forthcoming. It is under | stood that the Conservative whip, Mr. Adam, | member for Clackmaduor, has received from | members Of these guilds an as- surance that in every cass of closely con- tested constituency where funds are needed | the livery men would be prompt to furnish | cash. Not long ago the great majority of the | London livery mon were affiliated with the Liberal party, and this charge in their politi- l cal views is regarded event of great mo- msnt. By their wealth and their intimate latIons with trade and commerce of the whole | kingdom the livery men exert an influence al- together out of proportion to their numbers. The Afghan Cam mpaEgn-AcGiViGy of szle
 Natives-Britfsh Forces Advancing.
 LONDON, March PA dispatch from Ca bull states that large British force is advanc- ing by double march from Jellalabad towards Gundamuck on account of information re- oeivsd that the Afghans are strengthening Fort Jokan on the Khyber Pass route in the vicinity of Cabul, and closing tho Darum- bazongs. Should the Afghans succeed in placing several of such fortified posts as it is evident they contemplate attempting in this on tho Khy Der Pass, the effect would be to impede if not to cut of temporarily English communication between the capital and their present military base, which the present hurried march is intended to prevent Gundamuck, in the direction of which the forces from JelIalabad are now march ing, is name familiar to those who have followed the course of the movements in Afghanistan for the last sighteen months, and is full of memories to the Englishman, for it was here that the last surviving portion of the British troops re- treating from Cabul during the fatal campaign of 1S42, consisting of one hundred soldiers and three hundred camp followers, was massa- cred by the Afghans under Dost Mahomed, onlysone man making his escape to tell the tale. It was at that point also that treaty 1o ubi | the war. It is reported that Gholam Hyder sent large force against Abdur Rhaman, with Ayoob Khan to represent the line of Dost in the hope of striking an effect ual blow at the formers pretensions to power, but the force deserted Hyder's standard and joined Abdur Rhaman, when Hyder with difficulty escaped capture.