, 1888-12-15

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in Trinidad, is unable to undertake the
repair.
New York, December l3th.-During yes
terday's sitting of the Parnell Inquiry,
Sir Richard Webster proposed to examine
Landlords concerning Intimidation at WeX
ford, but Sir Charles r lSSeIl pr0feStel
against increasing the area OF the lnVeStl-
cation. The presiding Judge dec AIRED that
he could only view the future with alarm.
Although they had engaged many days Of
the Court, they had not Yet arrived at the
end Of ANY single branch Of The Inquiry.
Only two branches had been entered upon,
and there were several equally important
still untouched. He would therefore appeal
to the Counsel to compress the Inquiry,
70 avoid the wasting of the lives Of all
engaged in the case.
Dispatches from Suakim report that
sharp fighting has occurred there.
Mr.. Morley, in the course of a speech at
CIerkenwell. denounced the policy he Go.
vernmen were pursuing towards East
Africa, declaring that unless they were
careful they would drift into another abomi.
nable S~oudaneSe war. The policy, he said,
was cruel to the Arabs, useless to Egypt,
and diSgracefuJ to England. He charIc-
terized the Marquis Of 5 Ilisbury'S reference
to NaOroji as u gIaring indiscretiOn, and
eulOgizrd Mr.. John Bright although he diff
fered from the Liberals on the Irish question.
NJ. de LeSSepS has announced that the
subscription 10 the Canal is quite safe, and
that the help Of the FinHnciers will be IN.
needed. 1t is reported that 4IO.O 900 bonds
have been subscribed in Paris, and the same
number from The Provinces.
New York news sat ~ that the fleet or.
pprpd to Haiti has sailed.
NpwYork, Dee. 14rh.-PariS dtSpatrleS
state that the Panama loan has proved Il
failure. NJ. Charles Lc>Scps announced
yesterday that only 10000 bonds had
been subscribed, and the Company would
therefore have to return the deposits. Elk.
planning his fathers remarks Of the preyi-
ous day, he SAID, my father is younger in
spirit than his remat Ks, which were based
on II hopeful report; hnt the result is
bankruptcy or the winding up of the Com.
ptny'S affairs. Various schemes of relief
are occupying The attention Of the Govern
ment, but no discussion has taken place
up to the present.
The Chamber Of Deputies has rejected
the proposed commercial treaty bpt wppn
France and Greece. notwithstanding NJ.
Goblpt'S energetic support.
In the House OfComm0nS Lord Randolph
Churchill rnquirrd if any further cDmmu-
nicationS had been received from the
United States respecting the Sack lille
incident. The Under See etary 70 Foreign
Affairs said that a recent note from The
United States Minister in London, Mr..
Phelps, had been referred to Lord Sackville
for common before its publication.
Special dispatches report that Mr.. Phelps
note is exceedingly serious in tone, and
protests against the Marquis ofSlliSbury'A
intention of leaving the mission at w ash
ington untitled, and intimateS his own
probable recall.
The RI. Hon. w, II. Smith gave an eva.
SiVe answer to a question, whether Sir
Charles Warren would be sent to Suakim.
Lord Charles Beresford urged the neceS.
Sity for strengthening the Navy. and de-
precated the notion that England could
place her under a neutral flag,
or that she could depend upon her allies.
Lord George Hamilton, replying, admitted
the Justice Of many Of his remarks, but oh.
jccted to the COmpari Son of the French and
English Navips. France, he said, was
building so many at " time, that it took
years to complete them, and when c0mp!et.
ed, they were obsolete, and hard to be alter
ed.
1t is announced that NJ. B. Hammer, of
the Canton of S0leure, has been elected
President of Switzerland.
1t is stated that Prince Bismarck recent