Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-02
GREAT BRITAIN.

I LONDON, Nov, LIN the house of com
mons to-day Sir Charles Dixie, under for
eign secretary, said, in answer to certain
questions, that in last October the govern
ment of Great Britain advised the khediye
of Egypt to conduct the trial of Arab
Pasha openly. Since that time nothing
had been officially heard as to the decision
of the khedive.
Sir Nilfrid Lawson, liberal, urged the
government to insist upon the admission
of representatives. OF the press to the trial
to the end that reliable reports be received.
and that tbs proceedings should not be
suffered to proceed in star chamber fash
ion.
Dixie replied that the government had
made representations to the Egyptian au-
thorities in favor of publicity, and that Tie
government did NOT consider it dicniied
to further urge its views on the subject.
He hoped it would also be unnecessary.
Debate was resumed on the amendment
OF Gibson, conservative, which is that
TWEEN y-thres majority shall be necessary
to carry the cloture on any occasion.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-The committee author
lied by the house of commons to investi.
gate the imprisonment of Z. Dryer Gray.
OF which committee Mr. Gladstone is chair
man, and which includes fifteen of the
| most prominent members cf the house of
commons, has decided that to its delibera-
| tons the press representatives shall not
| be admitted. The first session was held
| to-day.
LONDON, Nov. Earl Granville pre-
| sided at the frs. meeting of the Longfel-
| low memorial committee, which was held
| to-day. He. offered resolutions that the
| committee take measures to erect bust
/ at Westminster abbey IL commemoration
| OF the great American poet. He said Hen
ry w. Longfel.ow united genuine patriot
ism with cosmopolitan feeling. He said
that Ill addition to being great master of
| languages and great traveller, his mind
was impregnated with the lands Of old
| Europe and those OF America. He carried
out the principle that poetry ought to
! have Its roots III its native soil. His verses
were imbued with sound and healthy
morality. Granville said he felt that what
he was proposing was an exceptional
t'dng, and one that could not by any pos
| sibility be made habit in this country.
Although 1t was exceptional he should not
| deem 1t necessary TO take the opinion OF
the cabinet upon it. He would, however.
| assist the committee to his utmost in hon
| or1ng that man whose works the people of
| England valued as much as those of Ten
nyson and other eminent poets OF this
| country.
Mr.. Borlase moved that an executive
committee be appointed. Adopted. Sew
eral other resolutions were adopted looking
to the early and speedy completion Of the
husband to placing it in the abbey. The
| last resolution adopted summoned a meet
! ing OF the committee at the Lyeeum thea
ter, to be held at as early date as posi-
| BILE. The earl of Derby, Sir Hugh Chill
| ders, Prof. Iyndail, Max Muller, of Ger
| many, and Dr.. Felix Adler, of New York,
sent letters regretting their inability to be
present, and expressing the warmest SYM
patty with the purpose of the committee.
| LoEDoN, Nov.1.-To-day is regular semi
| annual settling day at the court of Eng
land. Consequently it is a holiday Oh the
| bank and stock exchange.
LONDON, Nov. lille Yorkshire colliery
| owners announce that they have advanced
! their quotations 10 per cent, thus raising
| the wages of employees 5 per cent. This
action of the owners has caused the with
drawal of notice by the men of their in
tention to strike.
LONDON, Nov. In the opium confer
ence, Lord Shaftesoury presiding, speeches
were made by liberal and radical mem
bers of parliament, and a resolution
adopted to enter a protest against the en-
ployment of diplomatic pressure, such as
| has been put in operation for the purpose
Of retaining the right to send opium into
China at low rate OF duty. The resoiu-
tions declared that the British government
| must recognize the right Of the Chinese
government to deal with the opium cues
tion as they pleased.
Earl Granville has instructed the British,
ambassador at Madrid, r. d. Morisr. to
ask the Spanish government to return
Gen. Macco and the other two Cuban refu-
gees surrendered by the police magistrate
at Gibraltar, and without the sanction of
the proper authorities.
great gale. accompanied by severe
Hoods, again visited England. this time de-
vastating the southern and western sec
tions. dozen houses were swept away
by the floods at Borough Bridge, and the
railway track so badly torn up in Somerset
and Devon that trains were stopped entire
ly. The aggregate damage is great. No
| loss of life is yet reported.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-The commission
appointed by the house of commons to
investigate the Imprisonment of Z. Dryer
Gray, held its first session to-day. Mr.
Gray read long line of documentary evil
dence supporting the charge Of packed
| jury at the trial. and also that the jury
were drunk the night before the verdict.
MIR. Sexton asked that Justice Lawson, who
presided at the trial, be summoned to
defend the committal of Mr.. GRAY
for contempt of court. Attorney General
Sir Henry James said that Justice Lawson
could only be asked to state the law of
contempt of court. Mr.. Gladstone re-
minded the committee of the instance
of Justice Holt declining to attend the
house of lords when summoned to give
evidence in defense of Judgment. After
| further debate the committee decided
| against calling Justice Lawson to defend
the committal of Mr.. Gray, leaving it to
| his discretion whether to come forward or
| not.
The Staffordshire chainmakers held a
meeting to-day and resolved to strike on
Saturday next in case they failed to OBJ
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