, 1886-02-26
Gossip-

LONDON, Feb. 25.-The Parnelltes are
~irritated at Capt. O'Shea's action in OPP
posing Mr.. Healy's position on the ques-
ton granting medals to Canadian volun-
teers.
Howard Vincent, member of parlia-
ment for Sheffield, has been offered the
Office of chief police commissioner of the
city of London. Mr.. Vincent once held
the office of director OF criminal in
vestigation.
Mr.. Childers, home secretary, will in
troduce in the house of commons to-
morrow a bill to compensate the sufferers
by the recent riots in London.
In the house of to-day Mr..
Hugh Childers, home secretary, said that
he was unable to consider Lord Churchills
speeches in Ireland.
Mr.. Sexton, Nationalist, gave notice
that he would move u resolution TO the
effect that the house condemn the action
of the privy counsellor in making speeches
in Ireland tending to incite rebellion,
Lord Churchill, against whom MIR.
Sections resolution was directed, stated
that he would ask that an early day be
set for the discussion of the resolution.
Mr.. Trevelyan's crofters bill passed its
first reading. 1t provides for the fixture
of the tenure of fair rents and compensa-
ton for improvements made by tenants.
Mr.. W. II. Forster, formerly chief Sec
Rotary Tor ireland, who has been i'll for
some time, is now confined to his bed in
his London residence in a very weak con
dition.
Three thousand strikers at Llanberis,
Wales, have resumed work on the en-
ployens' terms. They have been idle
nineteen weeks and are IN terrible dis
tress.
The queens proctor has decided to in
tervene in the Dixie case.
Mr.. Shaw Lefevre, ex-postmaster gen
eral, in an article in the Nineteenth Cen
tmry advocates a federal principle for Ire
land, with large powers of autonomy, re-
tanning representation in the imperial par
lament. lie indicates that it is Mrl
Gladstonc's scheme.
BERLIN, Feb. 25.-It is confirmed from
a Chinese source that China will not con-
sent to the cession of Bhamo and adioin-
ing districts to England. IL England
does not yield, China threatens to organ
ize a rebellion of tribes.
A volume of notes from the diary OF
Crown Prince Frederick William is about to
be published. 1t will contain an account OF
the chief events of the princes life, with
extracts from various letters. Napoleon
Ill. in a letter TO Queen Victoria, IN
1856, after Frederick Williams visit to
Paris, spoke of the prince in terms o.
high praise. and expressed himself al
confident that the prince would make his
wife happy.
VIENNA, Feb. 25.-This city is suffering
from a water famine and Is much agitatet
over the question Of water supply. A
monopoly of the supply is held by thu
municipal council and water is all brought
, from the celebrated Chochufelle and Kai
scrbrunu springs. The quality Of tn
fluid is excellent and the quantity wa
ample before the recent enormo growtl
of the city. Latterly, however, the spring
have frequently proved inadequate a u
much Inconvenience has resulted.
MADRID, Feb. ga sensation he
been caused here by the discovery Of
conspiracy to affect the stock market f
y speculative purposes. Bogus Telegram
were sent to the principal stock broker
of Barcelona reporting fictitious quot
tons in the Madrid and ordering larl
i, sales. The result was that the marke
/. were badly disturbed. The authors
the kilograms have not been found. III
government is investigating the matte
h 1t is feared that similar tricks have be-
played elsewhere in Spain.