Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-18
AFFAiRS ABROAD
The American Tariff on Sugar Death
Blow to the Sugar Industry of
Great Britain.
Parnell Refused an Inquiry Into the
Maladninistration Of the GRIM
inal Law in Ireland.


| sugar tNeilntfHs
LONDON, July ia conference OF
sugar refiners, at which nearly the
whole trade was represented, was held
to-day. A resolution was unanimously
adopted petitioning the marquis OF
Salisbury, premier, TO make q tour OF
the country and bring beft re the p 20.
pie the alleged mi istice of the Am erl-
can government in paying bounty
through it's tariff ia W to Anne rican
exporters Of ref ned sugar. The re.
finers claim that this bounty Is ruin.
ing the sugar industry of Great
Britain,
PARLIAMENT.
LONDON, July l7.-Sir Richard
Assheton Cross, home secretary,
speaking yesterday in the house
commons about the revelations Of the
Pail Mall Gazette, said that nobody
could sympathize more than he with
the work which the Gazette was per.
forming, and he declared that the
home department would use every
possible effort to discover and punish
the perpetrators of the offenses ex-
posed.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach, chancel-
Tor OF exchequer, stated that the gov
eminent HAD nothing further to i'm.
part regarding the reported advance in
Afghanistan.
Mr.. Robert Bourke, under foreign
secretary, stated in the house of com.
mons this afternoon that the govern
ment would do its best to obtain an
early issue Of an Egyptian loan of
$i5, 900. 900. Negotiations of the in
terested powers were being carried
on with that end in view, said Mr.
Bourke, and the government was
unable to make any further statement
at present.
Sir Michael, Hicks Beach, chan
cellor. stated that the government had
no further Information from the
Afghan frontier than that made pub
lie yesterday.
Mr.. Parnell moved this afternoon
that the government order special
inquiry into the Maamstrassna murd er
case.
Mr.. Parnell made long speech in
support of his motion. He dwelt on
the malsdministration Of the criminal
law in Ireland under Earl Spencer,
in some cases condemned and exc
cuted, and In other cases had been sem
fenced to long terms. He moved,
therefore, That in the opiu-
ion of the house of com.
mons it was the duty
of the government to institute a strict
inquiry into the judgments and sen.
fences of the Maamstrassa, the Bar
bavilla, the Crossmagten and the Cas-
tie murder cases
Mr.. w. Joseph Corbet, home.rule
member for Wicklow county seconded
the motions made by Parnell, and
said he hoped the government would
take lesson from the predecessor
whom the Parnellite vote depri ged of
office.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach
said that the present gov
eminent bad nothing to say
concerning the merits Of the case, and
nothing to say In defense of the late
government. He was, however, au-
thorized by Earl Carnarvop, the pres
ent lord-lieutenant of Ireland, to state
that the present Irish executive would
make careful personal il curry into
the subjects mentioned by Mr.. Parnell
for inve legation, but must add that
the government would itself be COM
PEELED to ask the house to resist Mr.,
Parnells remarks derogatory of Earl
Spencer, member OF the late govern.
ment.
MIR. Parnell's motion was negatived
without division.