The sun., 1892-05-01
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PARLIAMENT PROBABLY WILL BE DIS
SOLVED IN TWO MONTHS.

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e,.d.tons Voted Asai.st the Woman SUI.
nnEe Bill snA Lady F1oreuee Dixie
Writes Hin - Caustic Lstte--London
Expects No May Day Troubies--Aucer.
trai Hones or Needy NobIemeu In the
Market-wedaings In High Lire-Every
Seat SOLD for the Next Wagner Festival
~ Dayreuth-The Striking Coal Aiiners
SUFFERING Every Ill or rPoverty-d Lang
try o. the stage In . New French Plsy.
CyrchL 1899. BY TIE sux Prindry omi Prtishins Amo
ISOLATION.
LONDON. April 30.-Sevcral members OF tho
Government who have been on the stump this
week have mado statements which. II taken
literally. would warrant tho belief that tho
general election will not take place until next
year. but the announcements as to the course
OF public business nado by Mr. Bnlfour in tho
House Of Commons show pretty conclusivcly
that Parliament will DO dissolved within u
couple OF months. 1t is known that ut tho last
Cabinet council a general agreement to dis
solve this year was arrived at. and tho actunt
deto will probably be decided upon at tho next
meeting OF the Ministers.
Meanwhile Mr.. BGlfour 10 pressin. forward
with ns much SIX i'll as he possesses nll neces-
tary business and comparatively non-copten-
tious bills. To judge from his methods OF pro-
cedurc lie has decided to drop tho Irish Ednca
tion bill as well as tho Iclsh Local Govern
mont bill together with half dozen more or
less important measures mentioned in tho
Queens speech Mt tho opening of tho session.
Mr. Balfour will not yct admit that tho Govern
ment has abandoned tho hope Of comforting
local government on Ireinnd. Indeed hc has
given noticU to move the second reading tho
middle OF May. not. however. in the belief that
the bill can bo passed. into Law, but with tho
intention 0! provoking Liberal obstruction. and
appealing to the country thereupon. Attempts
are nude almost daily to raise confusing side
issues. but the foregoing programme. which
THE Sun sot forth months ago. remains prac-
tically unaltered.
Contrary to general expectation. Mr.. Glud-
stonc camo to town on Wednesday in time to
vote against the Woman Suffrage bill. and
thereby to add further fuel to the burning
wrath Of tho advanced females Lady Florence
Dixie was unable. owing to alleged i'll health.
to attend the meeting in St James's Hall on
Tuesday evening. and in her absence the
chair was taken by an obscure male person.
The meeting. instead OF being. as the bills au-
bounced. a great demonstration In favor OF
woman suffrage" developed into O riotous
display Of hopeless differences OF opinion
among the woman suf1raeists themselves and
their masculine friends. and incidentally en-
phasised one OF Mr.. Gladstone's principal ar
guments against conferring Parliamentary
franchise upon women The promoters OF the
meeting wanted to accept Sir Albert Rollitt's
bill comforting the franchise on the minority
OF qualified women on the principle that half u
loaf 10 better than no bread. while the advo.
Gates OF the absolute equality OF the sexes
declared that they would have everything or
nothing. The latter. numerically the weaker.
proved to be physically the stronger section.
and its male members demonstrated their
vigor by smashing reporters hats and tables
and storming the platform. Several strong
minded females went into Mysteries and a
considerable number OF bonnets were spoiled.
but no serious injury to limb resulted. and it
is Just 10 say that no fair faces were scratched
or otherwise damaged.
Lady Florence Dixie comes Of an old Irish
fighting family and had she been In the chair
the proceedings might not have ended so
tAmely. She has had perforce to case her
feelings by writing letter to Mr.. Gladstone
the tone OF which may be understood by the
following ladylike and elegant extract:
Unwilling to lose the maid of all work like
services Of the Women's Liberal Association at
the approaching elections, you have sought to
still by your pamphlet the demand made by
the nobler spirits OF that band of women that
the Liberal platform. Willing to accept
women to do tho dirty work OF politics. you
dread to invite thcm to trespass on the
dclicacy. purity. refinement. &c.. by giving
them the vote. ALI sir. can you wonder that
many reader Of your pamphlet. friend and
fee alike. impeiied equally TO n conviction OF
such inconsistency. have exclaimed rs they
read your words. in tones of amusement and
Aerision, What n Grand Old Humbug'"
Mrs Gladstone Is known to be nm opponcnt
Of woman suffrage. 1t would be- interesting
4, obtain hor onin;on OF Lady Fiorcncn D,io
aoj other prominent nom bcrs @: 1.-The Sh-ic..-
ing sisterEood." Tho Grand Old Mon is in no
way disturbed Ivy her lndyship's vtuporation
Having said his say 4 nd recorded hi,votc no
dismissed the subject from his mind with tho
facility which ls enc Of lis c;,a-scteristics.
On Thursday he ds.lvcrod n woishty speech
In tho Commons in support Of tho Govcrpmcnt
bill comforting uDol the secular arm great
EoWcro for dealing With Dcrcn nt pnrsons or ne