Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-07-12
The Chances of the Conservatives In the
Coming General Elections In
creasing with Each Day.
ParneH Working to Control the Balance
Of POwer-His Policy Toward the
New government
Preparations for Beatrice's Wedding
The Afghan kffair-The Blunder in
the Admiralty Accounts.

Lincolnshire special Parliamentary. elec-
ton to-day. The Tory cand date, Mr.
Atkinson, increased the Conservative ma
jority by over q thousand votes. Mr.. Glad
stone himself had taken personal interest
in the election, and had written campaign
letters in support of the Liberal candidate.
The Earl.of Carnarvon, the new Viceroy of
ireland, held special conference yesser-
day with the resident magistrates
of Dublin for the purpose of furnish
ing to the present government ma
terial for reply to question
which Mr.. Sexton will ask in the Com
mons, as to whether the Ministry intend
to remove from Ireland the extra POLICE
force on the lapse of the Irish crimes act.
1t is reported that MIR. Parnell has prom
ised the new government to do all IN his
power to discourage the commission OF
crime in Ireland, but that ne refuses TO
issue any manifesto to the Irish people on
the subject. The Irish leaders friends de-
clare that to issue manifesto would COM
NIT the National League to sort
of adoption of the responsibility for
the agrarian outrages which were recently
prevalent in Ireland. The Pafnellltes'
policy is to give support, as far ss possible,
to the Conservatives in order to even up
the chances of the regular Tory and Lib
eral Parliamentary candidates, SO that the
eighty home rule members, which Mr..
Parnell expects his party to have in the
next Parliament, may have certainty OF
possessing the balance Of power; with ths
possession the home-rule vote could be
thrown either way, as the interests OF the
National League might require.
BLUNDER IN THE ADMIRALTY ACCOUNTS.
The discovery of the blunder in the Ad-
miralty accounts was brought about by the
estimate which prominent official WAS
required to make of the expenses of the
department up to June 26th. His hgures
were found to be the same as thoss which
had been g ven by Mr.. Childers, the Lib
eral Chancellor of the Exchequer, for the
period ending three weeks earlier. This
remarkable result induced Sir Michael
Hicks-Besch, the Tory Chancellor of the
Excheauer, to make an lnyestlga-
tion. Inc result is, it is now stated,
that the government has in its
possession facts which prove that there
really had not been for years, under the
Gladstone government, any adequate
financial supervision over the Admiralty
Department. Lord Northcote, the First
Lord of the Admiralty under the l. bera s,
had such frequent missions to Egypt and
elsewhere that be was prevented by alb
sence from giving the necessary ct ;entlon
to the financial affairs of the Admiralty.
THE AFGHAN AFFAIR.
Doubts are now expressed as to whether
the Ameer of Afehanistan wi consent to
the proposed British cantonmeLt OF Can
dahar, through fear that his subjects, IN
censed by the presence of the English,
NAV revolt snd place Ayoub Khan on the
Afghan throne and drive the whole Brit
ish interest out of Atghani5tan. The Rus
sian Embassy in London intimate that the
definition of the Zulfkar Pass, ID which
the Gear is willing to agree, cedes to the
Ameer nothing but the pass proper, and
under no construction VII 1t lnclnde II
the cession any positions commanding the
pass. A rumor is current tonight that a
convention on the entire Afghan question
is practically concluded between England
and Russia, and that its terms viii soon be
made public.
PEACEFUL PROSPECTS.
The fact that Mr.. w. Fl. Smith, the new
Minister of War, has rescinded the pro
hibition which the Marquis ct HaIting-
ton, MIR. Gladstone's War Minister, instl-
tuted only a few months ago against
voluntary retirement from the army, la
taken to indicate that the government has
peaceful prospects. Gen. Lord Wolseley,
after consulting with the government on
his arrival in London, will be granted
short furlough.
RUSSIAN CUSTOMS DUTIES.
The latest announced returns from the
Rus ian customs duty show an enormous
decrease in the revenue, despite the aug
mented duties. This decrease IL put al
$4,000 daily at the present writing.
BEATRICE's WEDDING.
The preparations for the wedding Of
Princess Beatrice to Prince Henry OF Bat
tenberg become daily more extensive
Architects are now erecting massive
wooden archway from the gate of the
churehyard and portals Of the editice tc
prevent the public from witnessing the
wedding procession. The most stringent
orders have been issued to prevent the
public from securing available points OF
observation in the adjacent lanes and fields
all of which are to be guarded on the
wedding day by mounted police
1t is also stated that the Qaeen has decld
ed to refuse the press permission to wit
ness the ceremony. Many OF the news
papers are wroth at this. The bridesmaid:
are all to be chosen from among the
nieces of the Princess Beatrice. Prince
Alexander, of Belgium, has arrived. The
Crown Prince Frederick William, OF Ger
msny, will arrive next week. lie wi,
visit the Antwerp Exhibition on his re
turn. Twenty-Five thousand photograph
| of Prince Henry, the groom, haye already
been sold in England.
ALARM AMONG STOCK BROKERS.
Members of the London Stock Ex
| change are becoming somewhat alarnee
| over the great increase in the number o
| outside brokers, and are signing petition
| to the Governing Committee Tor permis
l sion to be allowed to advertise fJr custom
els in order to be able to compete witt
1 outsiders. The present rule of the Elk
! change prohibits members from so adver
l tising. II the committee refuse tins re
| quest they will then be asked to publish a
| stated intervals the names OF all member
qualified to act as brokers.
THE HON. g. g. cox,
the A. nited States Minister to Turkey, to
day started for Uonstantinople.
THE VISITING CANAL IANs.
The new Imperial and American clul
4 will entertain the Canadian Ridemen dur
ing their visit. All the American AM
colonial clubs have Invited the Canadian
to accept visiting memberships.
THE ANTWERP EXHIBITION JURY
prstace their report OF awards with specia
testimony as to the besNty and quality OF tn
Canadian cereals exhibited, OF sich gooa
produced or for sale in Germany as ar
likely to attract the attention or custom G
the places to be visited by the sc
ciety's agent. The society also III
dertakes to establish German farms an
to keep up continual connection with thei
| representatives, with the object of openin
tup new markets to &c man trade. Tn
l whole enterprise has crown ont of th
| agitation SIS 60 the best i.ieans Ior remoN
1 ing the depression that has long existe
| in the business affairs OF the German en-
/ pire. The society will visit the Levan
Greek and Spanish port Asia Minor an
Africa. Scores of German firms are rally
ing to the support of the enterprise, ,whic
appears 10 have most promising outlool
MILITARY DUTY IN AUSTRIA.
The i7esthsT lloyd newspaper, of Pestl
Hungary, announces that the Austri~
Minister of War will soon propose tw
years extension oI the limit age for c,I
I seription in order to increase the numbe
OF recruits for the Austrian army.
CATHOLICS IN CHINA.
The Papal messenger who was sent
China to secure protection for the Catholi
residents from the hostility of the Oh mes
during the Franco Chine SO war, snd VIII
: WAS laden with honors at the Pekin cour
has returned to ROM. He bears a specis
letter from the Chinese Emperor, favol
ably scklogledging the Pope's reaues
and promising the Imper al Influence I
prevent the persecution Of Catholics j
China.
THE NORTH AMERICAN COLLEGE AT Rom
celebrated the instslla ion of its ne,
rector, the Rev. D.. O'Connell, of Ricl
mond, Va, by a grand literary, musici
and academic entertainment Among tn
noted guests were Bishops Durenger an
Moore. At the close of the entertain
ment the whols company sang "The Sts
Spangled Bannsr."
FRANCE AND THE VATICAN.
Although the Vatican's organs deny
] still it is believed that through fear tn,
France may at any moment refuse to pc
, the Catholic clergy and repudiate tt
concordat, toe Pope is willing to reeonc
the Auirinai, and thus obtain the SOC, ,OC
yearly, which Italy promised in ISL
D and the fifteen years arrears.
! FRoA PARIS
IL ia teleUraphed that Gan Ia Co,,Y,