Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-14
IN GREAT BRITAIN.

| AFFAIRS IN GREAT BRITAIN.
 Scope of the Liberal Electoral Pro
 gram-Home Rule Still Holding | Front Rank-Parnell's Following
 in the Next Parlfament-Planks ol the Liberal Platform.
 | Copyrighted 1891 by the New York Associated | Press.l
 | LONDON, March 13-Mr Gladstone has been in consultation with MT. Morley, Sir | William Vernon Harcourt and Sir G. O. Trevelyan on the scope of the liberal electoral platform and is preparing to an nounce it at Hastings. Since the present l session of parliament began the liberal leader has made no important deliverance. He has been awaiting the development of the government program. Now that that is defined as pivoting on the labor questions, MT. Gladstone, under the ad- vice of his colleagues, has prepared dec laration for the inner Gladstonian circle. It is learned that home rule with definite exposition of the questions of Irish repre- sentation in the imperial parliament and police relations to the Irish government continue to hold front rank The liberal leaders have been fortified with determi- nation to pursue the Irish policy by re- port prepared at the electoral headquarters on the probable results of the Parnen fac tion fight. Mr.Schnadhorst, the ablest and clearest headed of electoral wire-pullers, would not deceive his chiefs by imagina- tive estimates based on 8 careful study of every possible factor of the Irish elections. His forecast, it is under stood, reduces MT. ParnelPs follow ing in the next parliament to only ten. Tim Healey's calculation, animated doubtless by party bias, gave Parnell eight supporters. The liberals, treating the matter impartially. can rely upon Parnell- ism being placed in an impotent minority. Mir. Gladstone thus assured of the support of an Irish phalanx of seventy three ad- herents, deems himself ready to resume and complete the legislation for Ireland. The next blanks of the liberal platform are Zone man, one vote," including general reform legislation, free elementary educa- ton; amendment of the labor laws, with the abolition of the law of conspiracy; equalization of taxation, with reference of the death duties; amendment of the fac tory acts as affecting children and meas urea to assist rural laborers to acquire holdings. These are the complete features of the liberal program
 THE QUEENS DRAWING ROOM.
 The queens second ''drawing room" held to-day was equally brilliant with the first, held last week, although there was smaller attendance to-day. It was of special interest owing to the large number of Americans present. The weather was brilliant, and enormous crowds were out watching the carriages of those attending the ceremonies. A wonder full display of roses was a marked feature of the day. The United States Minister and Mrs. Lincoln, Miss Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. Mccormick, and Lieutenant and Mrs. Emory were in the diplomatic body. Mrs. Lincoln being in mourning was dressed in black velvet Mrs. Me Cormick wore gown of poppy-red bro- cade trimmed with crepe and heavily em- broidered with gold and jewels. Miss Medill of Chicago, who was also presented in the diplomatic circle, wore dress of pink satin, with gold embroidered train of white satin, brocaded with carnationsr z and carried bouquet of carnations and lilies. Miss Lincoln wore white satin gown ornamented with silver embroidery. Other Americans presented were: Miss Wadsworth, Mrs. A. J. Kickoff and Miss Kickoff of New York; Lady McGregor, the daughter of well known American resi- dent of London; John G. Meiggs, recently married, and Miss Meiggs; Mrs Astor, who had made all arrangements to be pre- sented to the queen was prevented from attending by cablegram from Philadel- phia announcing the death of her mother. Mrs. Lincoln gave a drawing room tea after the court ceremony. Her guests were the Americans and several others who had been presented to the queen.
 TENNYsoN's "CYCLE OF soNGs.''
 Tennyson's Cycle of Songs" was sung at St. James hall tonight by the tenor, Bishpan, the contralto, Suratlowski, and the soprano, Carlotta Elliot. The Cycle includes four unpublished poems. The music, by Lady Tennyson, is original in character, but rather r-strained in effect. The elaborate dramatic accompa- niments had been revised and were finely played by Mile Janotha. The program was well received by a large audience, which included Princess Beatrice and the duke and duchess of Connaught. The songs include ''To Sleep" ''Airy Fairy Lillian, " "Break, Break" etc. The new songs are unpretentious in character. They include Q revision of Home They Brought Her Warrior Dead," which reads:
 Home they brought him slain with spears.
 They brought him at even fall.
 All alone she sits and hears
 Echoes in his empty hall
 Sounding on the morrow"
 The members of the Royal Amateur Orchestral society, in which the Duke of Edinburgh is the leading violin. played se- lections during the concert.