Morning journal and courier., 1880-07-13
THE OLD WORLD.
Great Britain.

Gladstone at HVtndsor-ConferrfnS About
 the Present State of Affairs Critical
 Position of the GOvernment-The Fam
 inc Fever i'm Ireland-Preventive Meas
 ures Taken-The Governments Foreign
 ReIations-Other Matters.
 LONDON, July 12.-Mr. Gladstone went to Windsor to-day and had an audience with the Queen. His visit is believed to have had reference to the resignation of Lord Lans- downe from the Cabinet, the question of the appointment of somesone acceptable to her to succeed him and explanation of the pres ent rather critical situation of the Govern ment. The air is full of rumors concerning the present condition of affairs, and some of the gossips at the clubs go so far as to hint that Mir. Gladstone had in his pocket upon his journey to Windsor his resignation, which he was ready to present to Her Majesty if she displayed any irritation or anxiety con- corning his course since he had takenS office but this report is considered to be an extrav- agant canard.
 In the House of Commons to-day MT. Forster, Home, Secretary for Ireland, an- nounced that great exertions had been made and would continue to be made to prevent the spread of the famine fever in the district of Swinford, Ireland. The latest information in the Governments possession, he said was to the effect that the fever was decreasing and the Government had but little doubt that the measures it had already taken and those which it would continue to pursue would speedily put an end to this terrible afdiction. MT. Gladstone, who had returned from Windsor, moved that hereafter until the end of the present session the Government should have precedence for it's business on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, to the exclusion of any debate upon measures introduced by private members or the ad- vancement of any private bills. He said that the Government would propose bill for the continuance of the ballot act, which is now near it's expiration, and that 1t would abandon the bill for assimilatinR the bor- ough franchise in Ireland to county fran chise. MT. Gladstone went on to say that with respect to other important bills now pending the Government would not adopt an arbitrary course in either pressing them forward or withdrawing them, but would take the sense of the House upon each fact according to it's pleasure This declaration was received with cheers from the ministerial side. Sir Stafford Northcote concurred in MT. Gladstone's proposals. The result is that governmental bills will now be pushed forward with considerable rapidity. It is thought the session may end on the 12th of August, when grouse shooting begins and members are anxious to go the country.
 Sir Charles Dilke under secretary for for eign affairs, replying to Sir Henry D. Wolff, said that by reason of the latest information it had received the Government did not think that an attempt would be made to disturb the existing arrangements in Bulgaria. There had been continual arrivals and depar- lures of Russian officers in and from Bulga- ria ever since the war and Her Maiesty's Gov ernment did not believe that warlke rumors from that quarter were founded on fact.
 Viscount Enfield has introduced bill pro- viding for taking the census of the United Kingdom next year. The work is to be Aac- complished by the police and eonstabulary force aided by others when necessary, and IS to be accomplished in a single night.
 No further developments concerning the state of affairs in the Cabinet have been made public, but the disaffection manifested by the resignation of the Earle of Lansdowne and other events, which occurred during the week past, has not at all abated, but on the contrary is increasing.
 4:50 A. M.-The House of Commons is still in sessisn fighting over the proposed ad- journment of discussion in committee on the Irish disturbance bill
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