, 1880-01-18
; Comprehensive Review Of En-
glish and. Continental
! Politics.
Current Events of Importance IN
=: the: Religious and Social
49, 49,: s. World. !:
Arrests of Internationa1ists IN Con-
nection with the Pesth
-: g.. Riots. -:
A Boom Noted in miscellaneous
Securities in London.
The Spanish 0ortes Making Good Progress
on the Emancipation Bill

| on the Emancipation Bill.
Germany and tho Vatican Said to HaVe Arranged
| ~. a Contordat.
-: THE WEEK. :: !"
ENGLISH POLITICAL GOSSIP.
- - = Special Gable. ::
LONDON, Jan. 17.-There are fresh rumors
Of an early dissolution Of Parliament, but
they can be traced to no good authority.
Much depends on the election to fill the Vacan7
cy at Liverpool caused by Mr.. Torr's death.
The Liberals have not yet resolved whether to
contest tho seat, as t}ere7is a majority Of
1900 to overcome. The decision is left to the
local leaders, and an answer is expected on
Monday. There have been numerous Minis
terial and Opposition speeches during the
week, but they leave the political. situa~
ton substantially unchanged. Sir William
Vernon Harcourt's brilliant and powerful
attack at Oxford has produced irritation
among the Ministerial supporters, and per-
haps strengthens the feeling that the Gov
ernment cannot much longer decline the re-
peated challenges of the Liberals to dissolve
Parliament. Sir Stafford Northcote, the
Right Hon. William Il. Smith, Lord
George. Hamilton, and many lesser lights
continue to make replies to Mr.. Glad
stone. Judicious observers consider that
there is growing conviction among the nom
partisan public that the Imperial policy Of
the Goyerement Ia everywhere failing, and
that hence the Liberal strength is increasing.
> THE MoH31uND OUTBREAK
renews the anxiety regarding Afghanistan.
Gen. Roberts reports no fresh hangings. The
official telegram asserting that fifteen was
the entire number Of persons executed,
hough worded to indicate during the whole
campaign, covers only the executions ordered
since the recaptu1e of Cabu1. The Queen
confers the Star Of India as mark Of her
appreciation of Gen. Roberts services in this
last campaign, the; ;hangings included.
THE suLTAN's AFFRONT TO ENGLAND, :a-'
In comforting the Grand Cross Of Medjidie
on Hafiz Pasha, whose removal Sir Austen
Layard demanded, exasperates even the jim
goes, and remonsttapces appear In the Tory
journals. The Liberals point to the in
suit as proof that the English Ambassador
is power1ess at Coastantinople.
GEHAA1Y z AND RUSSIA,
The persistent reports last week Of cool
ness between Russia and Germany, owing to
the supposed concentration of Russian troops
in Poland, are now recognized as baseless.
The renewed attempts to influence the Euro
pean bourses by the report Of the Kalisch
outrage have beer promptly met by per-
emptory official denial Of that story. The
week closes trandiilly.
GAafBErrA'l DETERMINATION. -
N: Gambetta's pfafapt; acceptance :of the
Presidency of the Chamber Of Deputies is
due to his determination not to allow his enc
mics to dictate his policy. NJ. Gambetta's
friends, however, go too far in saying
that his diminished majority is ex-
plainable by accidentalcauses, since it is
undoubtedly the result Of an unacknowl-
edged coalition between the Right and the
Extreme Left. Both abstained from voting,
and both desire to compel NJ. Gambetta to ac-
cept the Premiership before ready, believing
that he may thus destroy his popularity. But
NJ Gambetta knows that these factions,
though able to unite for this purpose, are
UNABLE TO ACT TOGETHER AGAINST H1M
permanently. His acceptance disconcerts
the intrigues Of those who relied on his
throwing up the post from piQue. II. Glenn
enceau's new paper, Justice, ayows THAT the
intention was to signify to NJ. Gambetta that
he must accept the responsibility Of power.
The Tory papers {English and French) write
in the same sense. NJ. Freycinet's program
secures the approval of the Republicans, the
Extreme Left excepted.
The Catholic Bishop Of Stafford publishes
letter
DIBAVOWLNG
his alleged approval OF the Irish agrarian
agitation, saying that to threaten landlords
or tenants and tn address violent if1f1amrna-