Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-17
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.
THE SITUATION REVIEWED.
The SPLIT 10 the Easiish caei"e'-Mr' Par
2 neil smd the sash Grimes Act werkinxusn
10 the Freht.

rse salt Ia ,te English Cabinet Mr.. Par
y neil smd the seish Grimes Act werkinxu'sn
10 The freht.
lBy cable to the Dispetch.l
LoNpoN, May l6.--The quarrel in
the Cabixet over the advisability of re-
ncwing the Irish crimes act came to
head this afternoon. A minority OF the
Ministers, headed by Joseph Chamber
lain, chairman OF the Board of Trade,
advocated the abandonment of the act.
This minority was finally overborne,
and the Government have decided
10 propose a renewal for two years
of the act in modified form. The
Parnellites are this evening indig-
nant at the Government for this
decision. They have privately warned
the Ministers that the effect OF
an attempt to renew the act even IN
greatly -mitigated form will be the
throwing of the influence of the Home
Rule vote of the English constituencies
with the opposition. Ministerial ar
rangemcnts have been made to bring
the present parliamentary session TO
n close by the middle Of the coming
July At the furthest. In all like
lihood this intention will be thwart-
cd by the determination of Par
nell's followers to resist the passage
of the renewal bill. Psrnell is mas
ter Of parliamentary tactics, and II the
renewal bill be Objectionable to his
party there can be no doubt he will so
obstruct it's passage as TO prolong the
session uncomfortably. lie may be
able 20 extend the session for several
weeks and then tire out the Govern
ment. There is another cause Of cs-
arrangement between the Parnellites
and the Ministry, and this is the inter-
ference of the Government through
MIR. Errington, special British agent at
the Vatican in the appointment OF q
Catholic archbishop for the diocese of
Dublin 70 succeed the late Cardinal
McCabe. The Home-Rulers desire
DIR. Walsh, of Waymoth Col
lege. He is eminently worthy to
succeed the late Cardinal in the
principal See in Ireland, and, besides,
has the Nationalist sympathleS. Be
sides the Catholic Clerical Conclave,
which met in Dublin to choose the
nominees for the place, elected DIR.
Walsh as first choice of three candi-
dates. The United Ireland, the organ
of Parnell. who is himself an Episco-
paliaH. speaks with the voice of the
whole Irish party when it laments the
success Errington has achieved with
the Holy Father, and says that the re-
lection 10y the Vatican, through Erring
tons influence. Of DIR. Walsh's name,
aud the substitution Of that Of DR..
Moran. is blow struck st the indie
pcndence Of the Irish Episcopacy and
Of lrish clerical rights. The prayers
sud longings Of the prelates, priests,
and people seem, - says the United Ire
lana, unavailing at Rome against the
secret machinery Of the English Gov
eminent"
Gladsione's promises to give Ireland
certain schemes for the extension of
local selfgovernment and to facilitate
land-purchaSes in Ireland have failed to
soften the Irish opposition TO his policy
concerning the Irish crimes act. They
will accept nothing short of an aban-
donmcnt Of the whole crimes bill. The
approach of the general election cam
psign is bringing forward an unexpect-
ed political strength among British
workingmeD.
Norkingmen are concentrating every
where upon the labor candidates for
parliamentary seats. This is noticeable,
particularly in many of the larger
boroughs, such for instance as Glasgow,
New Castle, and other centres of manu-
featuring industry. The wOrkingmen
in these places are actively engaged in
the work Of raising subscriptions for
the purpose Of sending workmen to
Parliament. There can hardly he a
doubt that the reason why there are at
present so few representatives Of the
poor man in the British Parliament to-
day lies IN the fact that no man
without a secured livelihood can afford
10 accept an unsalarlcd parliamentary
seat, and few labor constituencies can
afford to furnish salaries by subScrip-
ton. If the members were to-day sal
sried like American congressman, the
House Of Commons would soon be
rcyolutionized in its character.
Joseph Arch, the agricultural-la-
borcrs' candidate, has consented to
contest the constituency of West Nor
folk, and is supported in his determi-
nation by the Liberal leaders.
There is movement organized in the
parallel lines to raise a number of work
mcn to the maglsterial bench in Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, and several MEM
ters of trades associations have already
been offered magiStcrial appointments.
Parliamentary circles are greatly ex-
cited over the charges against the pri-
Nate character Of Gladstone, Sir Charles
Dixie. Colonial Secretary, and the Mar
quiS Of Harrington, Secretary of War,
made in letters sent TO the Paris NoH-
cciic Rcru by Count Paul VaSali.
Advance sheets Of these letters have
been supplied to = number of Eng
lish papers, and the Counts letter gives
= number of scandals against the three
gentlemen named. Some Of these scan
dal> are old, but many of them are new.
RUSSIA AND ENGLAND.
re Izar Honors ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Msin-