Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-08-16
A Dead Lull In British Politics-OnlJ
One New Feature During the
Past Week.
The Electoral Contest in France-1he
Campaign Already Very Exciting
aud Bitter.
The Dilke-Crawf0rd Scandal = C0ntin-
uance OF the Agitation Ig inst
London Vice.


duke has definitely abandoned the Liberals
and joined the Tories. Lord Iddesleigh
has gone to Pyne, near Exeter. The Duke
OF RichmOnd and Gordon, the Secretary
OF State for Scotland, has retired to his
castle On the Surrey. OF the Liberals, Sir
William Vernon Harcourt, Home Secre.
tAry under Mr.. Gladstone, is rusticating at
his country seat at New Forezt, while Sir
Charles Dilke has retired TO his villa in
the south Of France. Mr.. Joseph Cham.
berlsin is preparing for his Irish tour.
The holiday pause in legislation Ia to be
much shorter than usual, es the houses
were prorogued until October 3lst only
Prims Minister Salisbury will not tsrry
long at Hatfield. He has arranged to &c
next week to Cecil Chalet, at Dieppe
7Gh of September. assemble the Cabinet
and open the Tory campaign.
TIE ONLY NRw PHASE IN HOME POLITICS
which has developed during the past week
is the activity o. the sgtation in favor OF
Church disestablishment. Mr.. Jesse Col
lings, Radical member of Parliament for
Ipswich; Mr.. Henry Lsbouchere, Mr.. Rich
ard Oiilwyu and other Radicals make dig
establishment the main plank in their
platform, and they insist that the Church
funds Shouts be applied for educational
purposes. The Scottish Disesta blishment
Association has issued a manifesto urging
the enlaIgd constituencies to demand the
abolition of the State Church.
FRENCH POLITICS.
In Franco the electoral contest bids fair
to be vsry butter. The campaign is already
exciting. The Deputies who are seeking
reelection are all On the stamp already.
The issue of the French elections becomes
daily more difficult to forecast. The poli,-
zeal situation in the republic is much the
same as it is in England. Party lines are
loosely drawn, parties are badly mixed,
and no one can tell which side will be the
larger when the rearrsngement is COM
pleted. The Radicals, however, seem to
nave increased their confidence since NJ.
Clemencesu began his stumping tour.
His pot teu policy is finding greater &C.
| ceptsnce among the pessantry than is that
| If M. Ferry, of proposed national expend-
iture and colonial expansion. l. may be
said with truth that whatever changes
may occur in the relative strength of the
parties, it is certain that the French elec-
| ;inns will result in the return of a very
| different personnel from that which now
controls the legislation of the country. Al
east four-ffths of the CHAMBER of Depu-
ties will be composed of entirely new men
N. DE BRAzzA, .
SANKEY'S rival in Africa, will soon return
| 10 France. He will be splendidly recog'
| nized by the government for his work IL
| Central Africa, and will be made an officer
uf the Legion of Honor. Congo land will
| be embodied in the government Of Gaboon
and NJ. De Brszza will probably be given 9
sort of general charge of French colonial
interests in Africa by special appointment
THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT
hes decided to permanently increase the
| number of British and Indian troops on
| the Afghan frontier to 10000 men, and tc
| capital of the Ameer's dominious. The
| work on the telegraph line is already il
| progress. Abdurrahwan, the Ameer, has
| expressed wish to have the line end al
| Candahar, and has refused to guarantee tC
| maintain it in safety beyond that point
Gen. MacGregor and Maj. Nicholson have
| left Simla, Iudia, to form an entrenchec
camp on the Pisheen valley and construc
military road to the banks Of the Hell
mund.
| THE DILKE SCANDAL.
Sir Charles Dilke's friends believe tina
q settlement out Of court will be effected
in the divorce suit brought by Mr.. Craw
furd against his wife with Sir Charlie
Dixie SIS corresponds If the case goe
t. trial il is thought that it will be con
Quoted in a way 70 afford al f.tle scanda
or gossip as p .ssible. Mr.. Crawford, him
ls, Ii, desires to avoid making exposures
AND Visbes merely TO obtain a divorce
Very strong social and political influence
ara being brought to bear upon him to in
duce hini 10 be contented with Eimpl
separation. and TO GLOW the case to b
5stponed indefinitely on for at least 81
months in order to give time for spbs
| d4Heo of the passionate family quarrt
which the acandsl has provoked.
LoKBoB VICE.
The continuance of the agitation agsin
the more fl grant forms OF Lord1n wee,
I, vealed By the Pail Mall GdEstte is wear.
iig and disgusting people, and ls begii
hing TO meet with general condemnation
The Com vative press is commencing
dscry TIE business and number OF 4
tsblished Church orgass are tolIowin
suit. The Bishops of York and Csnte
. bury and other leaders of religious thougl
, are waning in their support OF the sglI
! ton. On the other hand, however, Il
|
| b ,dies are pressing The sgitation with 9
heir might, and erdesyoring to EMU
; popular sympathy by means of great pu
! | lie demonstrations Ali the influence pc
sessed by dissenting religious organic
: tions seems to bs at present IN use to mai
,H.e Hyde Park nesting g monster su
cess The council list, ior this meetil
;rrIndes psoi, Newman, tho B., Ho
lanes Stsndfield, President Roberts OF Il
, Wesleyan Conference, ,ex-f Iesident Griih
=, | of the Wesleyan Conference, Mr.. s-,Hhs
Dayitt, Canohs Wllberforce and Frenc
and many other clerical dissenting not
: bles. In Liverpool, Manchester and 9th
} large cities of England vigilance comm
q, tees are being formed for the purpose
obtaining local legislation for the supprt
L sion of open vice. Mrs. Fawcstt, Widc
= OF Prof Fawcett, is strongly in favor
f; continuing the agitation. Replying to cs
= tain crltcisms on her conduct in this I
spect, Mrs. Fawcett contends that the al
Is ton iraugurated in the revelations MAJ
: by the Pail Mall Gazette has already l
suited in many benefits to the people
lgland, among which she enumeiatt
| a great arousipg of the public conscien
and increased severity in the sentences
Il crimes against children, will tend to sa
4 young men and women from wallowing
: vice. The purity of society has encou
tered much oppos ton in lis work OF pl
ting shadows ON public men. Its nume
d ous agents who have been engaged in q
e work of acting as detectives against pu
4 lie men have been warned by the autao
ties to refrain from making nuisancss
= themselves, and the regular police hs
= been ordered to prevent these spies fro
/. annoying members OF Parliament, ma
a of whom have complained OF the pesteriI
LOUISE OF Wales sErRoTHAL.
The Court Jotir-sql denies that the Pr
cess Louise of Wales is betrothed tc
e brother of the Duchess of ConnsuRht, q
z mentions the second son OF the King
4 sweden as a suitor for the hand of t
N Princess.
MUSIC AND DRAaA.
d Sarah Bernhardt has become reconcil
n to her last husband. D,msls, and Is n
J. negotiating for an American engsgeme
for HIM. Angelo, the former lover
Bsrnha1dt, and who accompanied her
her last American tour, has married
French heiress.
. lydia Thompson will take with her
.e New York q new buriesQue. Her Amt
AZ can tour will begin next January.
III NJ. Zlla has joined NJ. Busnach IN
wo.k Of, dramstiE.Bg their germlna P
st duction, Chdteiet.
re A French adaptation of the Slrer X
es is being prenared for the Ambieu Thea
rs performance there viii be the frs
II France in many years of an Eoglish drs
es adapted to the French stage.
id Christine Nj sSon ssiled to-day II
=. Hull, England, Tor her Scandinavian to
E la Russei, an American piima don
~ has achieved success IN 'frsEistss IN
as lin
next THURSDAY, will take as pzssenI
ne President stephens Of TIP CanGSsan :
On s Rsiiwsy Company, the Hon. Mr, .
Of ala smith, the Hon. ~ Henry etst