Omaha daily bee., 1881-08-15
The London Times" Considers
the Political Situation
Very Dark.
Death of the Earl of Gaines
borough in His Sixty-third
Year.
Meeting of the Cabinet Coun.
ell to Consider the Land
Crisis Bill.
Other Interesting News from Ovor
tho Water.
THE LONDON ''rtMEs" ON THE slTuA-
TON.

THE LONDON TIMES ON THE sITUA-
LONDON, August 13.-The Times,
commenting upon the action of the
house of lords on the Irish land bill,
says it hopes that Lord Cairns, lord
chancellor, may now interfere with
his soothing influence, but it con.
fesses that the prospect is very dark,
and that a storm has suddenly arisen
which may have most disastrous
effects.
DOES NOT WANT TO RESIGN.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg
says that Gortschakoff is very much
disinclined to resign the influential
position he has so long held, and that
he resents all hints looking toward
n resignation.
TO SUCCEED DEAN STANLEY.
Rev. Frederick w. Farrar, ono of
the canons of Westminster Abbey,
and author of the well known Life
of Christ" will probably succeed the
late Stanley as dean of Westminster.
EARL OF GAlNSBOROCGH
LNoDoN, Aug. 13.-The earl of
Gainsborough, Charles George Noel,
died suddenly yesterday in his 63d
year. His health has not been good
since he received news of the death of
his daughter, Lady Blanche Murphy,
who died in North Conway, Massa.
chusetts, a few months ago and whose
body arrived here not long afterward
and is now inferred at the family seat
at Oakham, where the earl will be
buried. He was the second earl of
the name and bore the titles of Wis
count Campden Baron Barlam, Baron
Noel, and was n Knight of the Order
of Christ, a title awarded by Pope
Plus the TX. He was lord lieutenant
OF the county of Rutland. He is sue
ceeded by his son, Charles William
Francis Noel, now in his 31st year.
THE LAND CRISIS BILL.
LONDON, August 13.-The cabinet
ell1ncilE.to to. epnsider the land crisis
pt,Nwas aste2deu ~ all the members.
During the session the attorney-gen-
eral for Ireland was sent for and
asked the cabinet to benefit by his
views on the subject. The inter
change of opinions among the leaders
of both houses strengthens tho opin-
lou that if negotiations for n compro-
mise now fail, the government will
not dissolve parliament but will take
a recess till September, when the
question car be taken up as it now is
and deliberately fought out.
BRADLAUGH'S CONDITION CONSIDERED
PRECARIoUS.
Bradlaugh's physicians regard his
condition serious, if not dangerous
and precarious, and have advised him
to 90 to the country for several weeks.
They have forbid him the use of his
arm even to write for several weeks.
1t is feared that an abscess is already
forming under his arm.
FOREIGN FRAGMENTS.
BERLIN, August 13.-At a confer
nc of ministers, held in this city last
night, Bismarck being present, the
question of date for elections was dis
cussed. No conclusion was reached.
LONDON, August ia dispatch
received here gives an account of n
destructive fire at Sofia. Thirty
houses were destroyed.
DUBLIN, August 13.-In the trial
of Sir Walter Nugent, for forgery,
the jury disagreed and was discharged.
CAIRO. August l3.-The present
height of the Nile augurs well for
crops, and an abundant harvest is
prospective.
LONDON, August 13,-The political
crisis remains unchanged There are
some hopes that at the meeting of lib
erals, called for on Monday, some plan
for a successful solution may be agreed
on, but at this hour the prospects are
gloomy.