The daily critic., 1890-10-30

TIE MKINLEY BILL WILL NOT HARM
THE BRITISH,
But wm seriously Iniure This conn
try-A Movements 20 Pay Members
OF Parliament other Eor-
cIen News OF interest.

LoNnoN. oct. 80.-The President Of
HE Chamber Of Commerce at Bradford
delivered a stirring address yesterday on
The Mckinley bill, his speech being
based on grounds similar to those as
sumed by Mr. Gladstone in his speech
at Dundee. The Bradford speaker was
in iubilant frame Of mind over the
effects Of the bill, which, he assured
his hearers, would work only temporary
evil in England, but in America the evil
would be permanent
Mr. Charles Fenwick, the Glad.
stonian member Of Parliament for the
Wausbok division Of Northumberland
has prepared a bill which he will intro.
duce in the House Of Commons rs early
as possible after the reassembling of Par
lament, providing for the payment TO
members Of the House Of an annual
salary Of $500. A bill Of this Kind has
been often suggested but never hith
erto looked upon with any great degree
Of favor by Commouers. for various
reasons, chief among them being the
belief Of the sQuirearChy that the
honor Of membership is sufli.
cient compensation for the duties
performed and the knowledge of
the same gentry that attachment Of a
salary to a Parliamentary seat would be
a godsend TO most Of the Irish members
and therefore tantamount TO supplying
the enCmy with ammunition. The exac
tions of a Parliamentary career, how
ever, have told heavily upon the purses
of many Of the former opponents Of the
proposition, and Mr. FenwiCk is now
assured that a large number Of members
will support the bill, and IL Is not uu-
likely that the sum proposed rs annual
compensation may be Increased In spite
OF the qualification which Is payment
would afford the Home Rule members.
The grand struggle between the
dOCkers and the ship owners Is likely 10
begin In Liverpool, instead Of London.
The Liverpool Shippers Association
having refused to discharge non-union
hands at the dictation q the union.
AdviCcs from Melbourne represent the
situation as having undergone little
change The Employers Union there
has received aid to the amount OF eco.
GOO from London merchants interested
In the Australian trade, and the strikers
have received from the London unions
a sum aggregating a little more than
one third of that amount In New
Zealand the strike Is still In progress,
with little change In its aspect. A
number Of laborers have been prose.
CutCd and fined for breaking their con.
tracts In leaving their work without
giving proper notice.
The police are now IN possession Of
information showing almost couclu
sivtly that Mrs. piersev was assisted IN
the murder Of Mrs Hobbs by fem ale
aCComplice. The report that Hobbs
has made confession 10 the police can.
not yet be verified and by many persons
II Is not credited, but u Is certain that
be has impaired information the value
Of which has been tested by the good
results which have followed action
upon Il. The Identity Of the woman
who aided the Piersey woman in the
commission Of the crime Is known, but
her present place Of COncealment Is as
yet undiscovered.
Professor Koch Of Berlin has per
ftcied his plan for the cure Of cOnsump-
tlOn by inOculation, which he submitted
20 the recent Medical Congress, and in
yites expert examination OF It's modiflca-
tlons, The mode Of treatment Is said 10
have received the unqualified approval
Of many Of the leading German physi-
clans who until very recently secuted
the idea.
The proposition TO tax the titles Is re-
celying unexpected support in the
French Chamber OF Deputies, owing %
the Boulangist revelations and the gen
eral Indignation against the noblesse
implicated in the conspiracy.
Adyices from Lisbon are to the effect
that the Portuguese cabinet has pre-
sented evidence TO Lord Salisbury show.
ing the violation Of Portuguese territory
In South Africa by agents Of the British
South African Company, and that the
English Premier has consented 20 stay
pending further negotiations and en-
croachments on the dominions Of Portu-