The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-12-29
FOREIGN.
The Enell7h Parliament to Meet In
February.
Lord Salisbury VIII Probably Renew
His offer to Lord Harrington.
Talk Of pIssoIving Parliament and
Appealing to the Country.

LONDON, Dec. 28.-After the violent gale
and unusally heavy snow storm a rapid thaw
set in throughout England today.
The storm did great damage to the grounds
around Buckingham Palace. In HIDE Park
trees were blown down, and all over the
country telephone and telegraph wires were
destroyed and railway traffic impeded.
II Is officially announced that there will be
ne meeting of the English Parliament until
February.
The American bark Lillian, Capt. Wiley,
from Bangor, November 3d. arrived at
SSreenock, December 9th. She experienced
heavy gales on December 10th, during
which the decks were swept and three men
were lost.
The Queen maintains constant communi-
cation with the Marquis of Salisbury. IL Is
declared that the Premier has no intention
Of resigning. The cabinet met at 1890 O'clock
this afternoon, and discussed the resigna-
ton of Lord Churchill. The other members
OF the cabinet agreed with Lord Salisbury
that Lord Harrington should be asked to
join coalition ministry.
Isabella Begg, niece Of Robert Burns, Is
dead.
The Bulgarian delegates have arrived in
this city.
The government has suspended Sir John
Hennessey, governor Of Iauritus.
az tAC CdDiutt iuCCltDk LUudJ 1oIu Odllb-
bury read the correspondence between him
sell and Lord Churchill relative to the lat
ter's resignation. He explained the nature
OF the negotiations with Lord Harrington,
who, he said, refused to take an Office In
the cabinet IN % and strongly favored Tory sue
the matter in Lord Salisbury's hands, who
VIII probably renew his offer to Lord Hart
ington.
Lord Salisbury informed the cabinet that
hl -
Churchill, and that II Lord Harrington re-
sused to accept Office or to guarantee the
government adequate support from the
Unionists he proposed to dissolve Parlia-
lnent and appeal to the country on the
former unionist platform. adding planks in
favor OF the adoption of new procedure
rules, the precedence Of an English local
government measure over an Irish measure
vigorous foreign policy. and moderate es-
Inmates. After the council prominent men,
bers u the ministerial circle spoke Of the
Churchill budget as mountebank scheme
which was meant 10 dazzle the ignorant
Democracy The ministers are confident
that Lord Harrington will rally his whole
powers In support of the government.
Mr.. Morley has made overtures to Mr.
TO unite the Liberals. AS the first condition
Mr.. Morley asks Mr.. Chamberlain to state
exactly his limits of his acceptance Of the
Gladst0nian home rule measure.
AOAu Auuicolctbu Will tOudy give an luIOT-
NAL reception to the Bulgarian delegation.
Mr.. Gladstone has declined all oyertures TO
receive populations on occasion Of his COM
ing birthday.
France suffered severely from Sundays
storm, an enormous amount Of property be-
ing destroyed.
The Times says strong representations
have been made by the Conservatives to
Lord Salisbury, disappearing a Harrington
Salisbury union.
BRUSSELS, Dec. 28.-The workmen's con-
gress has appointed a committee to decide
the question Of the expediency of strikes. A
proposal TO affiliate with the American
knights Of Labor was disfayored.
DUBLIN, Dec 28.--Father O'Keefe John
Hooker, William John Love and John w.
Deasy, the three last members of Parlia-
ment for Southeast Cork, East Cork and
west Meath respectively, attended large
Nationalist meeting at Minane Bridge last
night. They all supported the plan OF cam
paign and exhorted the people to refrain
from outrage.
The government has abandoned the prose-
cuti0n OF the Murro rioters.
PARIS, Dec. 2S.-An attempt was made
yesterday to destroy by explosives one Of
the churches Of Lyons. Policemen noticed
the burning fuse, extinguished 1t and cap
tured the bomb before the explosion took
place.
VIENNA, Dec. 2S There are some fears
that the Bulgarian delegation are endeavor-
ing TO have Prince Alexander return to Bull
garia. Austrian officials consider such a
movement would greatly aggravate the situa-
ti0n OF affairs and would render Russian oc-
cupatlon Of Bulgaria inevitable