The record-union., 1892-12-10
Copyright 1892 by Associated Press.

Copyright 1892 by Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 9.-Letters from the Brit
ish delegates to the Brussels conference
announce their return to England next
week. They will oppose whatever re-
quests the American delegates may make
in regard to prolonged adjournment. a
representative of the Associated Press has
authority from high source to state that
the official delegates, Sir Charles Rivers
Wilson and Sir G. Fremantle, Deputy
Master of the British Mint do not expect
the conference to be resumed after ad-
journment, and that Bertram Currie will
decline to return to Brussels.
In the meantime Baron HerschelPs IS
India Currency Committee. which ad-
journed without date until the Brussels
conference should have ended has re-
sumed its sittings, and is taking evidence
of experts. The members of the commit
tee seem strongly in favor of the adoption
OF gold coinage in India and a concur
rent cessation of the free coinage of silver.
What chiefly prevents an early determl-
nation of this policy is the uncertainty
prevailing among members regarding the
action of the American Government, as
the risk of a paralysis of Anglo-ln
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the repeal or suspension of the Silver
Purchase Act. The committee has strong
reason to await developments in the
United States. Currie is among the mi
nority, which seems ready to risk every
thing by prompt declaration in favor of
gold.
The representative of the Associated
Press has reason to state that, apart from
the protests Of the Anglo-Indian bank
ers, leading single standard experts have
advised the committee against such rad
ical change in the Indian currency. The
Indian Government also would prefer
I at the committee present such a report
to Parliament as would be tantamount TO
a recommendation that the existing sys-
TEN be left untouched.
Being questioned by the Indian Cur
rency Association as to whether it would
take measures to protect the currency in
the event of the failure of the Brussels
Conference, the Indian Government to-
day replied declining to give assurances
on the subject. The reply further stated
that the Government cannot recommend
the Secretary for India to stop the sale OF
council bills below the rates now current.
Pending decision by the Herschell Com
mittee, the India Currency Association
thought to steady its position by getting
the Indian Government to promise not to
sell council bills below fixed rate. The
Government, however, prefers to retain
complete freedom of action.
The annual Conservative caucus,
known as the Union of the Constitutional
Association, will open Monday at Shelf
field. Party managers who resisted
the clamor of the rank and file for a pro-
tectionionist platform have been obliged
to give way. Though at heart protection
lists, the leaders fear the adoption of pro-
lection as a definite party plank would
enable the Liberals to sweep the country
at the next general election. Even a dec
laration in favor of free trade was deemed
dangerous. Eventually, however, the
feeling displayed at the agricultural con-
ference, and now pervading the party,
compelled the Central Executive Com
mittee to accept the resolutions OF the
protectionists in spirit, though yelled in
form. One of the resolutions that will
be submitted to the caucus declares that
free trade is against the best interests of
the working classes of Great Britain.
The general expectation is that the eau
Gus viii support reciprocity principles.
The rapidity with which the protection
lists ideas have become resurgent is the
greatest political phenomenon of the day
Balfour will probably tone down the pro-
tectionist tendencies, but will renew and
accentuate the declarations in favor of BIZ
metalism, which promises to be among
the leading tricks of the Conservative
game.
The court at Windsor is Frightening up
under unwonted current dinners and re-
ceptiOns given to long line of successive
guests at the castle. The Queen shows
buoyancy of spirits unknown in her
for many years.
It is reported that the Queen has author
lied Lady Blandford, first wife of the
Duke of Marlborough, 10 assume the
title Of Duchess of Marlborough. This
action could not nullify the right of the
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but shows the Queens opinion of the
position of the first wife.