, 1886-02-17

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ISOLATION of Chelsea, the constituency of
Sir Charles Dixie has discussed the adj
visibility Of permitting him to continue
as the parliamentary representative of
the district and has decided to leave him
undistnrbed in his position. The Pal
Nall Gazette summones Sir Charles to
resgin forthwith. Sir Charles is going to
the South Of France where il is said. he
will remain six months.
Nj. De Freycinet has informed the earl
of Roseberry, minister Of foreign affairs,
that he has instructed the French minis
ter at Cairo, to support the demands of
Moukhtar Pasha, the Turkish commits
sioner to Egypt; that the English must
evacuate Egypt and that the British
forces there will be replaced by the Turco-
Egyptian army. The French prime min
ister has made oyertures TO Lord Rose
berry. looking to an agreement between
England and France on the Egyptian
question. NJ. De Freycinet telegraphs
that when the English occupation ceases
France will not intervene, but will CO.
operate with England to prevent any
other power from Interfering in Egyptian
affairs.
Lord De Vesci in reply to Mr.. Glad
stones communication in relation to the
wants and wishes Of the Irish people,
says he considers that the late parliament
airy elections were fought on the land
plank rather than on the question of self
government. He expressed the opinion
that the idea Of self government will
vanish when the land question is settled.
The Loyalists, he says, share in the Liber-
al desire to assimilate the law systems of
Ireland and England.
The Mansion house relief fund for the
unemployed workmen row amounts TO
f23O,0OO
The Daily Neios says: Gladstone
will have an interview with the queen to-
morrow, in relation to the meeting of par
lament. We understand that upon the
arrival of the two men-of-war sent to re-
enforce the British Mediterranean feet,
forward operations will be taken with a
view Of disabling the>Greek fee.. In the
present temper of theEGreek nation, there
is little doubt the Greek admiral will for !
chilly resist the contemplated attack.
The Socialist leaders, Hyndman, Burns, |
Champion and Williams, will have a
special hearing in the Bow street police
court tomorrow Hyndman and Burns
will defend themselves; the other two
will have council.
A Russian fleet is proceeding for Suda
bay, Crete.
Iron declined sixpence per ton, and
sugar became so fat on the news that it
was unlikely the Morrison bill weuld be
passed by congress this year.
DUBLIN, Feb. I6.-Mr. John Dillon
presided at a meeting of the Dublin
branch of the National League meeting
held in this city to-day, and among other
things said. We are now on the eve of
achieving a national parliament for Ire
land. W. will only accept the complctest
form of home rule. When We have that, |
hen | and other Irish extremists will
join hands with Englishmen, Mr.. Far
rel, of Colorado, who was present,
promised the league a continuance of help
from America, provided Mr.. Parnelrs
programme was adhered TO.
BELGRADE, Feb. le.-Owing to the
renewal OF ornaments by the Bulgarians,
King Milan has ordered the second class
reserves to be mobilized. The Hungar-
ian legion is being organized and it has
already enrolled 400 men.
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 10 The
journal de ST, Petersburg, in commenting
on the Turko-B Bulgarian agreement says
that Prince Alexander has no right to
place the Bulgarian army in subordination
to Turkey. In proposing to do this
Prince Alexander infringes on the treaty
Of Berlin. Such action would be likely to
rouse the slumbering passions of the Last
and plunge the countries anew into ~iratrici-
dial struggles. Russia, the writer continues,
which delivered Bulgaria from the domi-
nation ofthe porto would not allow Prince
Alexander to take this course. This de-
termination of Russia may be forgotten
at Sofia, but it will not be ignored else
where.
BERLIN, Feb. lG.-Prince Bismarck
has sent a note to the Greek government
strongly insisting that Greece disarm.
The Emperor William has prohibited
the performance Of the drama Sedan.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. l6.-A portion of
the shipperies exhibition building, in pro-
cess of construction in this city, collapsed
to-day while several score of workmen
were engaged upon it. Most of them
have been recovered from the wreck;
eighteen of them with broken limbs.
These have been sent TO hospitals 1t is
known that several men were killed by
the accident whose bodies remain buried
in the debris.
A Prize Fight in Paris.
LONDON. Feb. ia dispatch from