, 1880-02-02

flinStGt.IenGfal 10 preFGnt LILO lnhaiS IRON
being used BY lotteries and other fraudulent
concerns. Gen. flennrugnrd Will probably
rtl1al hero the ErentGr part OF tlsa winter to
lNOk nftGr tllo interests Of this lottery, nnd
,isp his Influenza with his former e0llrAdes
In arms 10 lefent the postal authorities.
CABLE CLIPPINGS.
ENGLISH POLITICS.
Sttttai Cable. ......
LONDON, Jan. 3l.-flle weeks political In
terust Ii divided between tie Liverpool elcc-
tion md tho opening of Parliament. Every
preparation Is being made to enhance the III
terest and add to tho splcntlor Of next Thurs-
dny's ceremonies. Tho Queens mp
pparance Is due to Lord Dcaconsf1eld's
personal entrcatics, and Is intended
to emphasize her known approval of tho
Ministerial foreign policy. Tho Lord Cham
bcr1ain Is overwhelmed with applications for
placcs in In the House Of Lords. Besides
the Queen, tie Prfuce and Princess Of
Wales, Prince Leopold, the Duke and
Duchess Of Connaught, the, PrIn-
cess Beatrice, and perhaps tho Duke aud
Duchess of Edlnbnrg, now In Paris, will be
present at the ceremony. Tho Queen pro-
cccAs III state from Buckingham Palace tO
Parliament, but drives there direct by tho
park route, having refused to pass through
the streets, remembering her last
UNFRIENDI.Y RECEPTION.
She remains in London one night and re-
turns 10 Osborne On Friday. The Queens
speech Is expected to recommend several I'M
portant measures, Lord Beucons1leld doslr-
ing to persuade the country he Is sincerely
icsirous to mako the session fruitful, but
not seriously expecting to pass them.
The proposal TO abolish prlMogenlturo
and to facilitate tho sa1e Of lands,
with bill 10 permit life-tepants to dispose
OF their Interest, will undoubtedly be
brought forward, relying on tho Peers to re-
ject tho bills.
l,EL1Er MEASURES ARE TO DE rRoM1sED TO
lNELASD.
Tho criminal codc will receive q prominent
place in the Ministerial program.
An announcement is expected tint tho
British forces will retire from Afghnulstan
after crushing military resistance mud recog-
Milling some natiye ruler, but retaining s,lfl-
Client frontier. SundTy measures dealing with
English local government arc expected, In
Guiding County Boards, valuation, tho
metropolitan water supply, and perhaps
redistribution Of vacant seats III the louise Of
Commons.
from the start, proclain,inE tileir intention 70
| opDosc tho address IN reply to the Quccn's
speech. Tho Ministers liol,o to countcract
| this by sympathetic declarations regarding
sa5sn n1s sff Tss s bsyyaP bey PilsTs sfs
intimate that tho Government must hence-
! forth fight obstruction without Liberal help,
Although Lord Dcac0nsiteld Is Ill with
b. Httsne the aa GaolMet f9rei t4lH
fro,MI I,I bronchitis, m'l is unable to loave liar
THE LIVERPOOL ELECTION
Is appointed fer nsxt Friday, the Tories hay ,
iilg lastencd the day from thy alarm at the
Lord Kainsay secured the Irish vote. Few
Liberals believe It possible to overcome the
Tory majority. Many persons obltcct to Lord
sSsy assys ay s2npES!ss psssy WITT Wo sfs Sae ysa"g
iIier I husband. Tho Eari * Derby hssving
| authorized the statement that he hopes for
tnnSHys sneeess hs is e}ttnsy stt1ckea "
win, tho sent ut Southwark which lsas boon
rendered vacant by Mr.. Lockers death.
THE LAND QUESTION"
Irish md Eneltsll-!is daily. increasing In I'm
l'ortallcc. 1t Is understood tlsAt hlr. DriKlIts
so3fifess I'D vss asfspe IL pnrssE is ~ by sfss Ta
ury loans. The question Is discussed IN
| speeches, pamphlets, Journals, books, inclMd-
lig q valuable Treatise by Arthur Arnold,
"a FREQ Land appeal.
| a FhESA xUAnHtAA
| has broken out between n. Gnmbetta and N.
Jules Simon. Ihoro, will probably bu q Co
| alition In tho French 6Hnato between luke~
warltl ltcpubIcans and rceetlonary meln'
befs: ;s ,IrnId IrssIdont aFdyy ana H. Gabet'a re-
M,N1srER LOWELL
y expected III a fortnight, lie will presont
lis lttters and hays 9n audience will tho
Queen at Osborne. 1Ic Will then return to
Madrid and fetch hts wife, whose health,
MMon'}lns: y Shs S Yil! RIo6aelX b !; :; an94ls l
Lowell viii Try 70 find = suitable
seaside ' t ,,,,pI. ,plaee@ @ for her, perhaps s The 9
lInme IN Lolion himsgif. .Sacieiy Is nrcpar.
Ink to give Mf, Lowell brilliant welcome.
Alcttor to-day from m Important country
house says Inucl, eagsFness is expressed s,!t
The German Ambassador declnres he Is
most desirous TO give Mr, Lowell! = friendly
receptlpl, thereby carrying ont Tic En!leror'A
Macmlllats anllo,'neo now cdit!on Of
Lowells poon!a tn three volumes, with the
authors approval and edlt0rsh!p.
Attacks continue In the press on :
THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH MANAGEMENT.
Numerous letter. .,P %5Y Rae,lsh1s;l aIly Mt
defense Ia pronounced unsatisfactory, llll q
Parliamentary Inquiry ts urged.
! plscOEItTEaX,
The Duchess OF Edlnbur9, although soy
eral dAys IN ,paris, omitted 70 call on Nine
dlscourtesy, and iMten.leA to ,dlsrrelit
TIC Republic socially. The Duehesa ex
cusgs herself on the Rrounl OF leI
Wuthor's Illness, but al!e aEpeasg IN rank
tiAt Sir Evelyn Wood should accompany The
ex-Elnp1yaa Eugonia to Zulu IL similarly ln
terprtted in France. i -.! ). IL.
ENHANCEMENT or THE GERMAN Army, !,
A variety OF ru,uors are, H!ioat, concerninf
this 1ttoasuru.' Tho Austrian Journals 4pant
| Erllana HIaafnn Of6bnk atfnct tn hAllaXR nf