New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-09
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
.~prcrEp COMPROMISE ON THE FRAN
CHISE.
THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST -EGYP-
TAN ArFAIRs-DRAMATiC.
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-,,vsr IN THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST
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,nox Nov. s.-Lord NorthbrooRs financial
..,. IN regard to Egypt are believed IN the
r, ,o include payment in full of interest TO ooho-
,.,s.rs reduction OF interest on English suez
g., .hareS and ten years of English occupauoh'
rnslaud paying the cost of the garrison ih,'
-..r. that England 10 to find tho money WIN
hitch to nee! the deficit, Lord Northbrook ho'oins
a ,m,ossible to increase taxation in Egypt Inc
.oro.als cnoountcr the strongest opposition III 'nc
Cabinet and there are ruinors OF crisis ap" po'-
.,be split in the Cabinet Lord NorthorooR reS'e"-
an, ~ hi. scheme is rejected, and hls opponents
threatening 10 resign If 1t is adopted.
The reported fall of Khartoum on MONDAY IN "o"
Sroxo "a hayc beon an elaborate fabrication o'
,so,o. origin. The Tmoss story, that the khed'Ve
had photographed TO the Queen ana the r''"'' "
Wales confirming tho report, Is believed 10 "'''
proceedod from news agency at CAIRO " ""' -"
..,,,ouslv accepted hero without inquiry. ana con
trad,otcd the same day.
the FRANCHISE.
The secood reading OF the Franchise bill was car
riedlas night without division. The unexpectedly
large majority against Lord Randolph Chufch'i's
.msudment on which the decisive vote was takeh'
was due to the fact that Mr.. Parnelps followers az
the last moment, changed their tactics aud vo'eu
t, the hill in obedience to warnings from Ireland
,ha, the popular desire for enfranchisement was TOO
stmoe to be safely resisted. Mr.. Healys cyhicai
asferce In The Tortaiyhay Reriew of his policy
in opposing the bill only to convict himsen
and his colleagues Of an intention to delea' 'ne
Franchise if possible.
The nrcsent majority of 14O for the bill-ten
,o,cer than before-wOuld be good weapon 10
use against the Peers, but unlucklly 1t foliows
debate of two nights filled with the spirit OF com
nromise. Lord Harrington wound up the discus
sion with an appeal to the Opposih Oh
70 say what they really wanted lh'iia'-
ing that the Ministry wero ready 10 h'aNe
anv possibe concession. There was strong 1eei-
ing among the Radicals that compromise was
imminent, involving practical surrender OF the
Ministry to Lord Salisbury and the conviction OF
coming agreement was so strong in the House OF
Commons itself that Mr. Goshen, amid marks OF
general assent, described the debate as sham de-
bate. Lord Randolph Churchill, who spoke after
consultation with the front, Opposition
bench and amid cheers from the whole Tory
marty. declared that Mr.. Gladstone's magnanimous
speecb contained all the elements of compromise.
Nobody pretends to know precisely what form the
agreement will take. what will content Lord
Salisbury whose pretensioDs are likely to increase
as the disposition of the Ministers tomake bargain
becomes more evident. Lord Salisbury's friends
continue TO insist that he himself would prefer to
fight the matter out and risk even dissolution or
the question of reforming the Upper House
ELECTION RESULTS.
The chief polt,cal incidents of the week outside
the House were the Liberal success at Scarborough
where certain seat was held by an increased
majority, and-which quite eclipsed that-the ire
mendous Tory triumph in South Warwickshire, the
Liberals losing the late Hon. Gilbert II. c. Leighs
seat by 1,176 majority
MR.. CuAMBERLAINs REvERsEs.
The ceremony of laying the corner stone of the
new building of the National Liberal
Club, also took place, Mr.. Gladstone
Lord Granville, Lord Derby, Mr. Chamberlain and
many other Liberal leaders speaking. Mr..
Chamberlain seized the occasion for a fresh at
tack upon the Lords. 1t has not however, been
lucky week, for Mr.. Chamberlain, who is supposed
to have been outvoted in the Cabinet on the ques-
ton of a compromise on the Franchise has been
beaten in the controversy over the composition OF
the Merchant Shipping Commission, and is publicly
accused this morning in The Times by Professor
Tyndall with compelling his (ryndalPsl resignd-
ton from the Ligh thouse board by arrogance and
Misrepresentation.
THE ODoNNELL EPISODE.
The suspension on Wednesday of Mr.. Frank O'Don-
nell the Home Rule member for Dungarvan, ex
cites the furious protest of the Irish papers against
the Speakers tyranny" but the effect of the pro-
test is rather spoiled by Mr. O'Donncls admission
that he intended to get himself expelled.
Tributes TO MR. FAwcETr
The death of Mr.. Henry Fawcett, Postmaster
General. is lamented public calamity by every
body in public life and every journal, without
distinction of party. Friends and OPP
ponents alike bear testimony to his
capacity, uprightness. cheerful heroism under
physical disaster, loyalty to conviction regardless
Of party. services TO India success as Postmaster
General and popularity in the House of Commons
which at first he wearied. The respect and admi-
ration Of all classes from the Queen downward are
expressed in every possible way. His funeral will
take place on Monday, near Cambridge. Mr.. Glad
stone. who goes TO The Durdans Sunday, is ex-
Dectsd IN to r.asant Ioa ding Cant al M.