, 1888-04-14

at a banquet given to Mr.. Chamberlain at
the DevOnshiIe Club.
The Marquis Of Salisbury, in the course
of a speech at CarnarvOn, said he believed
the Rulers of Europe were trying to arrest
the calamity OF race conflicts, and he had
reason to hope for the life OF the Kaiser,
which would be n pledge for the mainte-
nance of peace. Referring to the Fisheries
treaty, he declared that it was d monument
stamping peace on both nations.
A decree has been issued granting an
amnesty for all minor political Offences in
Alsace.
The private dispatches of General
Boulanger, which have just been publish
ed in the Matin, show that while Ill the
army he approved privately his candida
ture at the elections which publicly he
disav0wed.
London, April 11th.-Sugar in stock on
the 7th inst. was $3.50 tons. Last year
100000.
ST. Thomas, 11th.-Cahle between ST.
VincpDt aud Barbados broken. Duchess
leaves here at midnight to effect repairs.
London, April l2th.-Ir is announced
that Mr.. Washington Ewes has been elected
as West Indian Councillor at the Royal
Colonial Institute.
The race for The City and Suburban
Handicap, which was run at EPSON yes
terday, was won as follows: Fullerton,
first; Oliver Twist, second; Abu Klea,
third.
Mr.. Gladstone. speaking at a banquet at
the National Liberal CLUB, criticized Mr..
Smiths answer to Mr., Watkins, in which
he declared that the Government would
refuse the extension of local Government
to Ireland until the Irish should change
their political aspirations.
Mr.. Gladstone noted that the Irish did
not now possess such local Government as
existed in EogIand, yet they must remain
thus until they should abandon opinions
which were dearer thaA life.
Professor Tyndal, in a newspaper article,
attacks Mr.. Gladstone, intImating that he
deserves hanging.
The National Union Conservatives gave
q banquet yesterday to Mr.. BalfOur. The
chairman, the Earl of Dartmouth, proposing
the health Of the Queen, said that he had
authority to say that no Minister gave
Her Majesty greater satisfaction than Mr.
Balf0ur.
The race from Southampton to Madeira
was won 10y the Bridesmaid, which beat
the Atlantis by seven miles.
Paris deSp ltches state that General
Bo~uIanger'S c%audidature for the depart
lOenJ Oh Ulc NOIu - DlpCtCtluS uOlSIlJ
1t is stated that Prince Bismarck has
postponed tenderi"g his resignation.
New York, April 13Uh.-Immense sums
are said to have changed hands over the
City and Suburban Handicap. 1t is
rumoured that Merry Hampton, who, I'M
expectedly lost the race, had been drug
ged, but experts ~diSapprove OF the suspi
CiOn.
In the House of Commons Mr., Parnell
moved the adjournment on a motion cen
surfing the police and military for suppress
ing the meeting at Ennis.
MI. Gladstone and Mr.. Morley, while
not satisfied with the explanation of the
Government, urged the ACCESSIBILITY Of
dropping the matter as being Il waste Of
time. The motion was then rejected by
249 to 1T4. Mr.. Ritchie then moved the
second reading Of the County Government
Bill.
Prominent Belfast people have been
accused Of an attempt to defraud the
Equitable Life Insurance Company OF New
York, and further arrests are expected.
Paris dispatches state that President
Carnot has postponed his journey to the
South, as he anticipates Il discussion on the
reassembling of the Deputies.
Five Deputies have issued Il manifesto
protesting against the Government using
the police TO prevent the election of Gene