Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-08
TOPICS INTERESTING JOHN BULL.
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Imports in London.

Imports in London.
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DUBLIN, March while speaking from
the window of q railroad-carriage TO-DAY
to the crowd which had assemoled NJ VIZ
Drogheda station. while he was en ro,He "
Newry, Mr.. Parnell vohemently Threatened
to drive the seceders from his ranks out OK
Parliament and out of the country.
LONDON. March THE Board OF Irnuo
returns for February last as compared WIN
those for the corresponding month OF tho
preceding year show an lncreasein impor.ss
of c2,290,000 and decrease IN exports Vi
E590,000.
OUR COPYRIGHT ACT.
The outcries Of certain. printers and pa.
per-makers over the American copyrignt
act do not find any responses among s9n,o
of the greatest English publishers. MI.
Loncman. in an interview. said that he
YVES rejolced at the passage OF the act as q
recognition of the principle OF llteraty
prosperity. He thinks that most puD lis:h-
ers will be left in neutral position, whlle
those having American houses may posi-
lively be benefited by the act. HIS hIin'
having an establishment in Amerlca,
will when necessary have the BOOKS
set up in type there. He au-
mitted that English printers and paper "
makers would be injured, as an amount OIL
trade would certainly be diverted ron
them. The act would not bring the mil
lenium TO English authors. The manager
of the Spottiswoods. the great Govern;
meat printers, says thescopyrlght act WIN
not have q serious effect on the puoiisnee
ers. There will be tremendous waste OF
time, though, in sending proof-sheets 70
and fro between England and the united
States. The, paper-makers are m a',n
alarmed. A deputation of stationeTs pro-
pose to wait on Sir Michael Hicks-beaGn'
president of the Board of Trade, and de-
mand Government action to prevent b.
rious injury TO their trade.
AN INTERESTING LUNACY CASE.
In the House of Commons tonight MI.
Fitzgerald questioned Home-Secretary,
the certificates of lunacy in the case OF
Mrs. Cathcart, the wealthy lady OF star.
ford who was confined in an nsylum at
the instigation of her husband. MIR. Mat
thews replied that the lady had been con-
fined under the lunacy act of 1880, Two
doctors signing. Mrs. Cathcarts lawyer,
in q letter 10 the press. speaks Indignantly
of the seizure Of her property, asserts
that she is perfectly sane and that she con-
suited him recently, fearing seizure Dy IN
terested relatives. The case excltes gene
raj public attention. Apart from the CUES
ton of sanity the further question OF the
legality of the certificate arises. Ihere Is
a case pending in the Court OF Appeals IN
which it is contended that the lunacy. act
of 1890 invalidates the lunacy commission
ers appointed under the act of 1880; Mr.
Matthews has privately asked the crown
Council TO give an opinion, the question
involving host of cases.
THE LABOR COMMISSION.
The Cabinet finds the constitution OF the
Labor Commission difficult job. MI.
Goschen agrees to preside If permitted
free hand to prepare the scope OF the CUES
tions for consideration. A section OF the
Ministry wants 10 have Lord DERBY as
president, and to limit the inquiry
within the narrowest practical bounds.
The trades unions demand that one
half of the members be drawn from
the working classes has been gen.
erally censured. If the workmen get
three representatives they will be FORTH
nate. Every great interest In the country
is claiming representation. Shop-keepers,
manufacturers, railways, and cooperative
societies offer delegates. Prolonged con-
fusion, ending in fasco, Is the prooaole
fate OF the commission. Labor associa-
tions threaten to ignore the commission
unless the Government accedes to their
demands, including discussion OF all sub
jects formulated IN their programme.
MONTHLY BANK BALAYCE-sHEETs.
The ioint-stock banks finally agreed to-
day to Issue monthly balance-sheets OF as
sets and liabilities. They avoided defl-
mite decision on the question of cash re-
served. A general agreement was express
ed that if Mr. Goschen. by proper system
of note-issue, insured an increase of cash
reserves the banks would support his
scheme.
CENSUS OF THE EMPIRE.
The work of taking a census OF the Brit
ish, empire was begun on Thursday in In
dia. It is expected to show $50, 0OO, 900 in
habitants in India against 254, 100000 in
1881. The British isles will be taken a
month hence, and it is estimated that the
population will show an increase of Is per
cent.