The morning call., 1892-02-20
ONLY A COMPROMISE.
The Irish Local Government
Bill in Parliament.
THE KIEISTRY'S DEFEAT IMMINENT.
In Appeal 10 The People PT0bable-Indig-
nation Over the Montague Child MuT-
der-WaleS TO Abandon Racing.
copyrighted. 1882, by the New York Associated
Press

Press
LoNDoy, Feb.H9-It is freely stated that
the IRISH local government bill, as pre-
seuted in the Commons last evening, IS
the result Of many stormy meetings OF the
Cabinet and that Balf0ur was more than
once overruled. Even the Standard admits
this by saving the bill is the result of a
compromise. and its reception, as in the
case Of all compromises. has not been as
satisfactory as its promoters could desire.
Whatever may be the fate CT the bill, there
is no chance Of appeal to the country on the
measure but everything intimates that the
Government is riding for a fall, and
dissolution Of Parliament viii come when
least expected. A defeat on some side
issue would enable the Government to ap-
peal 10 the country without appearing to
have uDdulv pTecpltated a dissolution in
order TO neglect the pledges still unrealiz5d,
and at the same time the Government
would avoid the alternating of It's friends
who object to some Of the projected meas
uTes.
The Governments Danger.
The thin Ice over which the Government
is skating is indicated by he vote in the
Commons tonight, when the resolution ex-
pressing regret at the appointment Of a
Welsh Justice ignorant Of the Welsh Ian
Guage was rejected by majority of only
% The prospect Of a chance defeat does
not cOnduce TO the happiness Of the Govern
ment Nearly sixty Conservative members
are not0Ti0usly unreliable, while fifty others
dlsapprOye Of tue Governments Irish pol
Icy, and Will probably absent themselves
from tile critical division.
The Montague Child Murder.
The excitement in Ulster over the Mon
tague tragedy is increasing. The husband
of Mrs Montague Is q grandson Of tie
Duke Of Manchester and a former officer in
the navy. Mrs Montague was Of Scotch
extraction and the daughter Of a weaIty
London merchant. The Associated Press
representative called at their residence to-
day. MT. Montague, when asked how it
was such severe punishment was admins
tered TO their thTee-year-old child, said 4:
My vile has strong opinions on the train
ing and correction Of children. Her theory,
which think TO a great extent right, is that
tile spirit Of disobedience must be con-
qgered from the earliest years" Montague
admitted that lt was too long & time TO leave
q child alone, but MS wife was out part Of
the time that tie child was confined, The
child was buried 10 great privacy.
VIII Abandon Racing.
The Prince Of Wales has decided TO close
MS connection with the turf. All OF MS
entries have been Cancelled for three months.
lie had several remarkable horses Ia train
ing and a handsome profit was expected for
the first time in the history Of his stables.
A great sensation has been caused in the
agricultural world by the reports of a seri-
ous outbreak Of pleur0-pneum1nia in
the Peace River District ia Canada. If the
report IS true the outbreak greatly affects
the Scotch farmers, who largely import
Canadian stock cattle in preference TO
irish cattle, owing TO their immunity from
disease