The morning call., 1891-08-15
Discomfort Among the British
Political Leaders.
BalfcufS New Local Government Bill Pro-
Y0keS Strong Opposition.
Decline In EBglaRd'S Export Trade-Sad
Accident to an American Student Near
ROme-DrOWned While Bathing.
Copyrighted, 1891. by the New York Associated
Press

LONDON, Aug. 14-If Mr.. Balfour had
not obtained the assent of the leading mem
bers OF the Cabinet to his Irish Local Gov
ernment Bill before announcing it, a rup-
ture in the Government and q split in the
party would seem inevitable. The draft of
the bill has never been before a regularly
constituted Cabinet council. A committee
has been working on the bill for eighteen
months. and the ignoring of the Conserva-
tive chiefs closely in touch with the rank
and file of the party has added to the general
discontent No Unionist section thoroughly
indorses Bafour's outlined policy.
The Spectator, the leading Unionist organ,
in lis issue tomorrow will put the position
of the Liberal UnioniSts straight in de-
nouncing the bill as home rule measure in
disguise. The National Observer, leading
exponent of Tory opinion, attacks the
Ministry as becoming a Liberal Unionist
agency. Among the Ministerial groups, only
the GOschen-Chamberlain set can be said to
cordially support Mr. BaIfour Strong as
this group is, they are likely to be forced
eventually to bow before Tory prejudices
and either present an amended bill to suit
Conservative ideas, or withdraw it at the
risk of disaffection in the Cabinet on the
eve of the dissolution of Parliament.
The report Of the Labor Department of
the Board of Trade is now watched with
keen interest. In connection with the Nc
kinley law the report says: The labor
market is in a disturbed condition. The
demand has fallen off in the ship-building,
engineering and iron and steel trades In
nj r of SItv III of
steel, prices are steady. This is due to the
fact that raw materials are high when COM
pared with other periods of decreasing
trade. Coal continues to be maintained on
high level. This is partly due to the good
wages paid collirrs, whose power of COM
blning prevents the lowering of wages, re-
strlcts the output and thus maintains prices.
Advlces from Rome give a detailed ac-
count of the sad adventures of q party of
students from the American College there
While bathing at Porto d'Anzo The water
was very rough. Luclan Johnston OF Balti-
more, Victor BTooker of Indiana, James
Kelly of New York, Joseph Gallagher and
John Duffy of Philadelphia, John Bowen of
Chicago and Henry Duesing of st. Louis
were bathing together. Suddenly all were
swept of by the current. They all managed
10 gain the shore except Duesing. Johnston
swan out again, caught Duesing and held
lin up for five minutes. lie found that
Due5ins had lost his wits through fright
Huu hraiu MN lhuI IlHulllle Il prayer. JUlQS-
ton was forced to let 90, and sailor. who
had come to his assistance, then held up
Dueslng, relieving Johnston. As quickly
as possible the students launched boat
and went 10 the rescue, bat lust as they
were nearing the spot the sailor and Duesing
sank. The latter was drowned, but the
sailor was rescued. Two days afterward
the body of Dueshs was found.
Mr.. SpurgeOn is abr TO sit up for a brief
period daily. The best opinion at present is
that it will be many IL onths before he will
be able to preach.
Lord Coleridge, yeplying to a corre-
spondent asking ,hs opinion on the Bible
passage, Swear not at ALL" and Christ's
words, Let yOur words be yea or nay"
says he has no doubt of the lawf Aness of
oathS on special occasions. - James ex-
presSly says they are lawful God also
swears by himself. The precept of our
Lord is ike the giving of the cloak as well
as the coat, or of Offering both cheeks to be
snitten. 1t is to be taken as a statement of
principle, no. as an order to be obeyed liter
ally, irrespective of circumstances. The
Whole Jurisprudence of Christian nations
for 1900 years has been based on oaths"
Cardinal Manning, in letter just made
public, denourceS the employment Of lot
teTieS and rallies at baZaars for works of
charity or religion. "The Lords works."
he says, ought to be done in the Lords own
way; Christians must not encourage lower
motives"
In the Salisbury o. Brien case an agree
ment has been signed by which O'Brien
promises TO pay his debt, with the costs, into
court on SalShury's undertaking to faciIi-
tate an appeal to the House of Lords.