Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-04-02
GREAT DRIUAIS.
The Monetar, Conrcrence.

LONDON, April 1st.-In the House of Com
mons to-day Gladstone said: " / cannot give
positive information as to whether England
will be represented at the Conference"
The Times, commenting on the instructions
to the Austrian representatives, SAYS: The
statement is much less decided in tone than
the promises Of the Conference hs.6 led peo-
pie to expect. If Austria's leaning to BIZ
metallism is only to be displayed in the event
of England agreeing to the bimetallic propo-
sitiop, it IS evident that the Austrian ten
dency to bimetaliism will not count for much.
The prospect of the Conference having any
result depends not upon the chance of an in
ternatiOual agreement to sdopt bimetallism,
which is out Of the question but upon the
willingness of the United States aud the
countries Of the Latin Union to adopt it
themselves for term of years, and be con-
tent with the engagement Of Germany not to
sell any silver for that period. and by Eng
land TO maintain the silver standard In India
On these lines an arrangement seems possi-
BILE. a belief prevails IN this city that such
an arrangement viii be made, but the posi-
ton of Austria is proof of the difficulties in
the way of the project for universal bilnetal-
ism. The instructions to the Austrian rep
ressntatives were to take neutral stand.
point, hut with a slight inclination toward
bimetallism. This tendency, however, is to
incline to the same view.
Debate in Parliament on the TransvaaI
Policy.
LONDON, April 1st.-The FIRST attack on
the Governments policy in the Transvaal
was made by Lord Cairns Conservative in
the House OF Lords last night. He alluded to
the announ cement in the Qneen's speech at
the opening Of Parliament, that the authority
of the Crown would be promptly indicated
in the Trsnsvaal, and asked whether that
authority had been vindicated at all. He
entertained grave doubts whether in thus sur
rendering territory the prerogative of the
Crown had been uustained. He emphatically
protested against handing 100000 British
subjects back to as bad system of slavery as
ever existed in the world. He argued that
we had no security that the Beers would &C.
cept the decisions Of the Royal Commission.
and asked how we were TO enforce them if
the Beers did not accept them when our re-
Inducements had Quilted the country. AS"
he said. g by the terms of peace ammunition
is not to he shipped to garrisons in the
Transvaal, they would be merely hostages
in the hands of the Beers. Lord Cairns
concluded by a general deuunciation of the
terms OF peace IN perorati0n Of striking elo-
quence, which elected an outburst Of cheer
ing.
Lord Kimberley, Colonial Secretary, re-
piled that there could be no doubt that if the
war had continued the greater part of South
Africa would have been. involved in it. He
said he was convinced for some years that
there had been No slavery in the Transvaal.
The forces now in the Transvaal viii be left
there. Only four regiments have been re-
called.
Cranbrook mainly attributed the rising in
the Transvaal to the speeches Of Gladstone
at Midlothian.
Salisbury said it was the same wretched
story as that of Candahar and would raise a
disgust which would be fatal to our future
power in South Africa. The subject was
then dropped.
The =" Freiheis" Case.
LONDON, April 1st-The Attorney. Cen
eral explains that nobody has been foreibly
elected from the office If the FreAsH The
police, he says, when making an arrest on a
criminal charge, are authorized to take pos
session of al documents and property from
which evidence might be reasonably expected.
The Office was merely locked up for the pro-
lection Of its contents.
Bcacons6eId Better.
LONDON April st-Beaconsfeld's physi-
clans state that though there is still much to
contend with, the crisis Of his illness Is past,
and there is every hope for his recovery.
BraGIau2l's Appeal.
LONDON, April -Bradlaugh's appeal
to the House Of Lords is intended to test the
question whether plaintiff is competent to
recover the penalties imposed. and whether
Bradlaugh IS really liable. If the Lords
decide against Bradlaugh, 1t is understood
that the Government will introduce bill re-
hitting the penalties imposed