The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-02-20
BRITISH BITS.
Dixie Resolves to Live Down
the Scandal.
THE PARLIAMENTARY DOINGs
Miscellany from Across the Big
Fonda Lunatic at Large
G. A. r. = Etc
BITS from Britain.


LONDON, February 19.-sir Charles
Dixie met the Chelsea Liberal Council
to day and declared he had no intention
to resign his seat il the House of Com
mons. He said he had resolved to live
down the public clamor against him.
/ He said he had no reason to retire be-
cause the Pail Nall Gazette editor
Stead and such like denounced him.
William Morris new poem Pilgrims
of Hope" is ready for publication II
deals with the socialist pro uganda and
is described as in perfect rapport
with nature and is admirable in
in its sketching of scenery and in its
pathos and simple diction.
Sir Percy and Lady Shelly have en-
trusted to Professor Dowden all the
private family papers relating to the
/ poet Shelly, including his diaries and
those OF Mary Goodwin. These papers
will throw food OF light on the life of
the poet. They will be issued in the
course of year.
Lord Tennyson has sent cable mes
sage tn Senator Hawley, thanking him
for the stand he has taken on the sub
| ject of information copyright.
| Miss Braddou'S next novel will be en-
titled, "One Thing NeesfUl"
LONDON. February 19-In the House
of Commons tonight, Mr.. James
Bryce, under foreign secretary. said
that The government authorized nobody
to represent England in an inquiry re
latiye to the Panama Canal.
Mr.. Sexton asked whether Mr.. John
Morley, Chief Secretary for Ireland, in
tended to appoint reporter to take
down Lord Randolph Churchill's
speeches in Ireland. (Laughter.) Dur.
ing discussion on the vote for
pressed the strongest desire to make
smooth Mr.. Morley's path, because, as
he said, he knew Mr.. Morley wished to
leave Ireland as soon as possible. Mr.
Morley replied IN an unconcerned man
ner. repudiating Mr. Dillon's mo-
| tive of sympathy. he said
that the question of how long
English ministers would rule Ireland
was rapidly approaching a solution one
way or the other. Loud Parnellite
cheers greeted Mr.. Morley's remarks.
Baron Henry de Worms gave notice
that he would ask Mr.. Morley, on Mon.
day, whether he adheres to the opinion
expressed in his speec hes, that it is de
sirable . exclude the Parnellites from
Parliament.
The Court of Chancery has sanction
ed the auction sale of the Blenheim
collection in June with the exception oil
the family portraits.
As the result of the statement that a
well-kRown baronet had assisted Hang.
man Berry in hanging the three Neterby
burglars, Sir Claude oe Crespigny, in an
interview to-day, admitted that he was
the one alluded to. He said
as be would probably be
sheriff, he desired to gain experience,
in order that he might be prepared, in
case he should be obliged TO act himself
in the absence of the hangman. he
slept i'll the prison during the night
and generally assisted Barry. The lat
ter considers Sir Claude plucky indi
vidual, who does his task well. Sir
Claude appears to take lively interest
in his chosen calling.
The liberals of Chelsea have voted
confidence in Sir Charles Dixie.
The unemployed seamen at meeting
at Bristol to day resolved to appeal to
the government to devise means fol
the exclusion of foreign seamen.
The Russian squadron has arrived il
Suda Bay, Crete.
A dispatch from Madrid to the Ne,c.
says: General Calliia has been sp
pointed Vleeroy of Cuba. He is in
structed to allow, in the April election
free extension of the franchise to Gre
oles and to prepare the Island for the
separation of the civil from the military
command and the appointment of {
civilian as Ficeroy. After the election
the government will endeavor to Obtain
special Cuban treaty with the United
States by the repeal of the export duties
and the reduction of the import dutie
of the colonial tariff.
A dispatch from Paris says that twt
of the largest distilleries in Lombsrdy
have been compelled to close theirworks
owing TO the increased duties on spirit
and the immense amount of smuggling
carried on. Previous to closing theil
works, The distillers had been losin.
more than 10000 francs month each