The sun., 1892-03-06
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TORIES WORKING HARD TO CAPTURE
TIE LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL.

TORIES WORKING HARD TO CAPTURE
TIE LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL.
All EsslsnA Intensely Interested In the Re.
sult-Growing Tory Diseontent with Bai-
fourss LesAership-soisgw whniisg In Ant.
arctic seas-Mrs. Bernsteia Will Go on
the stsee-The Late Lord Lytton's Ef-
forts 90 Guard the Good Name OF HIS
Father-Hunareds or Thousands OF Coal
Misers to OMIT Work This week-Prices
9oiae Up ana tho Poor Must suKer-
Royal Visitors to the South Of France.
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LONDON, March 5.-London Is to-day electing
its County Council or municipality and the
result Is awaited throughout the country with
the keenest interest. as tho contest has been
fought on purely political lines The Council
was established three years ago as part OF
the now local Government system for Eng
land. and the Tories were caught mapping in
the first election. 1t had been assumed that
the new electors would be as conservative us
under the old system. but tho Liberals. in the
course Of q short, sharp campaign. stirred
the ratepayers into taking AN unwonted
interest in public affairs with tho re-
suit that before the Tories could get
their electoral machinery into operation
. majority OF the Liberals had been returned
70 the now Council in spite OF all kinds OF op-
position within and without. and. notwith-
standing the efforts OF the Government and
House OF Commons to hamper its movements
and curtail its powers. tho Council. during the
three years OF its existence. did much honest
work for the metropolis. but in addition to the
initial evil OF being Liberal. the Council COM
mitted several sins objectionable in Tory
eyes. It refused to carry out certain great
street improvements, such US ths widening
OF the Strand. until it had obtained
statutory powers to compel tho prop
erty owners directly benefited by them
TO contribute something to their cost.
1t sought to obtain from Parliament powers to
buy out the tramways and gas and water COM
psnies: but, above ALL it demanded that the
immense income derived by the great London
landlords from ground rents should be direct
ly taxed.
All these proposals were flercely denounced
as sociaistic. and the Duke OF Westminster.
Duke OF Norfolk. and other noble millionaires.
whose vested interests were threatened. have
for three years past spent money lavishly In
organizing opposition to the Council. They
have secured complete control OF the Tory
party machinery. and they are fighting to-day
with the desperation OF gamblers who have
staked their fortunes on the result Of the
game Speaking at meeting on Thursday
night. in support Of the Dukes. Lord Randolph
0hurchill made a fervld. almost hysterical
appeal to the electors to save London. the
impregnabe fortress OF the Unionist cause.
from falling once more into the hands Of the
enemy" He put the issue definitely as be-
tween tho Tories and Liberals. and as such 1t
has been universally accepted.
Judging from its Parliamentary representa-
tion. London should have an overwhelmingly
Tory Municipal Council The Liberal success
three years ago was undeniably due to Tory
unprsparedness, 50 that II It should be re-
pestsd tt-day.it will indicate shifting OF the
political balance. which may have incalcula-
Bile effect upon the position OF parties in Par
lament. The result OF the elections will not
b. known until the small hours Of Sunday
morning.
In the Parliamentary elections held this
week the Liberals reduced the Tory majority
In Chertsey and increased their own majority
in Derbyshire. The former constituency Is a
Tory stronghold and the latter Liberal
fortress. so that there was room on neither
side for winning a seat: but the Liberals did
the next best thing to that.
Mr.. Balfour has not improved in his manner
Of conducting the business OF the House of
Commons. and the Times and other Govern
ment newspapers have had to publish edi-
torials setting forth his merits and warning
the Tory malcontents that although they may
not be aware Of the fact, he is really very
nne leader and will become better. Discon-
tent In the Tory ranks continues to grow.
however. and the Government majorities have
been dangerously small in nearly all tho di-
visions this week. It is expected that next
week Mr.. Gladstone will press for iniorma-
tion as to tho Governments intentions In re-
gard to the dissolution Of Parliament
The British East Africa Company was formed
about six years ago by William Mackinnon
George Mackenzie. and some other hard
headed Scotch men OF business. who believed
they could establish in Africa un empire ns
great as that which the famous East India
Company carved out Of Hindostan. and as
profitable to the founders. Other mon OF busi-
ness soon Joined. among them W. Burdett
Coutts. M. r.. the young mau who married the
old Baroness: Edward DAVIS. big shipowner
In the Indian and African trades: Sir John
Puleston. NJ. p. an exceptionally shrowd
Welshman. and J. +. Hutton. great Manches-
tor merchant. Then 1t was trumpeted forth to
the world that the company intended to smash
UP the slave trade. aud that bait tempted
several philanthropists to put money into the
business. Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton. for
instance. took 10000 worth OF stock and
Lord Kinnaire $4,000 worth. Finally list OF
thitty'nIne IounderS was made ana thoy
subscribed between them about half Of tho
capital. which at present amounts to f52614O
In shares OF E2O with f12 paid up. The other
half WAS subscribed by $50 OF tho
general public ON whose behalf no claim to
disinterosted philanthropy has ever been put
forward. The Mackinnon family. it should be
said. hold between them over $4,000 worth OF
founders shares, which. II tho company should
succeed as Q commercial speculation. would be
worth millions: and among the other leading
and influential stockholders are tho Marquis
OF Lorne. the Queens son-in-law; Lord Bras
soy. Sir Charles Tenant. Con. Sir Donald
Stewart. Major Gen. Sir Francis Do Winton. and
Sir John Kirk. formerly British Consul General
At Zanzibar
Tho company from tho first enjoyed Govern
ment favor thanks to which it obtained a
royal charter and negotiated II treaty with the
Sultan OF Zanzibar. OF course on tho ostensble
ground that 1t was necessary In order to fight
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