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LONDON, November l6.-Balfour, Chic
Secretary for Ireland, made speech to-
night at Leeds. In criticising Glad
stones recent speech at Birmingham he
said the allegations set forth by the ex.
Premier we're characterized by unblush-
ing impudence. 1t was monstrous that
the very man who had appointed the
bulk of the resident magistracy in Ire.
land, although he we'll knew that such
invectives had led to murder and suicide,
| should in order to obtain cheer from a
Birmingham mob, hold them up to the
odium of their fellowmen. Never once
in the course of his long speech had
Gladstone deviated into accuracy. A
more scandalous performance had never
been given great statesman,
In the Commons yesterday Smith, the
Government leader, intinlated that in
order to shorten the winter session sew
eral measures would be abandoned.
These would include the Tithes bill.
Irish Drainage bill and the bill for the
creation H Minister of Agriculture. He
stated that the Government proposed to
ask the House to vote G5, 100000 for the
extension Of the Ashbourne act.
Gladstone gave notice that on Mon
day, when the motion would be made,
he would, if the proposal meant an
addition OF e5,000,000 to the G5,000,OOO
already spent, move an alternative. to
the effect that the House should pro-
road RI doo1 with tba -
and apply to Ireland the principle
already applied with such great advant-
age IN the case of the Scotch Crofters.
Liberal cheers.
The Acting Governor of Queensland
telegraphs the home Government, earn
estly protesting, in the name of the
Colony, against the appointment OF
Henry Arthur Blake as Governor. He
declares that the Colony ehould be con-
suited in such appointments.
Parliament will be questioned on Mon.
day with reference to the appointment of
the successor of Lord Sackville as British
Minister at Washington. On Thursday
the Fishery dispute will be brought up.
1t is stated that the Cabinet has ap.
proved the proposed expenditures for
new war vessels. The scheme is to
build eight first-class men of war, a score
OF swift cruisers and many torpedo ves-
sells.
The Marquis OF Lansdowne, Governor
General of India, has started for Cal
cutta.
Colonel Francis Duncan, Conservative
member of Parliament for the Halborn,
a division Of Finsbury, is dead. He was
So years old.
Rains have fallen in Western and
Eastern India. Crop prospects are i'm
proved.
The sudden formation OF ice has caus.
ed the delay of sixty vessels, loaded
with grain, in the sea Azov. They will
probably be laid up for the winter.
Violent gales have caused numerous
wrecks on the west coast of Scotland. At
Glasgow the wind blew a hurricane, and
did much damage. The dome ofthe Ex-
hibition building was demolished; the
Ladies' Industrial Department was
wrecked.
John Bright had a serious relapse at
Birmingham Thursday. His sons we're
summoned from London and his physi-
clan from Liverpool. A bulletin issued
Friday afternoon stated his condition
was better; he was suffering less from
congestion and his temperature was
normal.