The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-13

LONDON, Feb. 12-Untn Balfour in
troduces his Irish Local Government Bill on
Thursday the proceedings in Parliament
will be mere party skirmishing Though
the Ministers decline 10 satisfy the politi-
clans, who crave to know the gist of the Irish
proposals, the draft of the bill, which is
now in type, is known to contain host Of
clauses rIYaliug in c0mplexity Balfour's
Land Act A high official describes it as in
substance the application Of the English
County Council Act without adhering
strictly to the existing county areas. With
view to protect the minority-thatis is the
Conservative strength - in the districts
where the national vote is strong arbitrary
electoral boundaries are created. As in
England, three-fourths of the members
OF each council Will be elected by the
rate-payers, portion Of the rest LhEs council
lors and a certain number by the Irish Exc
cutive. The councils are 70 have control of
tie local police, excepting the appointment
Of the chief constables, the control Of licens-
ing. The administration Of the poor law,
ssylums, industrial schools and prisons, eX-
cepting stated Government PRISONS, and
roads and public works. The imperial
police VIII be maintained in q lessened
force
The conference Of Irish landlords recently
sent 10 BaifOur, through the Duke Of Aber
corn, a demand that cleTgymen be excluded
from county boards, the aim being TO de-
priye priests Of their influence. BalfOur
declined 10 cOmply with the wishes Of tile
landlords The Irish leaders Of both groups
declare their readiness to adopt what they
can Of Balf0uTs proposals, but concur that
tie bill Will be f0unO in the main impOs-
sble Of acceptance. The early result OF
tue combined attack on this bill VIII be the
reunion Of the Irish party.
THE NAVAL DEMONSTRATION.
There is something portentous in the
simultaneous assembling in the Levant of
the fleets of the great powers. Since it be-
came known that the French and Russian
sQuadrons in the Mediterranean are going
to Alexandria, orders have been sent to
Admiral Rothschild, now at Smyrna, TO sail
with his five waT-shps for the PjT8uS,
where his squadron Will be joined by two
Italian ironclads. Within a fortnight the
united squadrOuS Of the Dreibund viii be
within cooperating distance Of the English
q a z. I
impress the hhcdiy6 by naval demonstTa-
tiaD, England and her allies are ready 10
MAKE more Impressive demonstration.
THE COAL PORTERs' STRIKE.
The real cause OF tie strike Of the coal
porteTs is the fact that the mems leaders
have learned that the emp, yeTs are COM
biulug to Oust the union hands. OtheT
unions side with the coal pOTters. The
strikers and the masters had q meeting to-
dav, when the men offered to resume work
on he condition that all the strikers be re-
iuStated and the DOl-unIOn men dismissed.
Tie masters refused. On account OF the
deadlock small retailers have raised the
price Of coal 100 peT cent The strikers al
low coal for the hospitals and charitable
institutions 10 leave the coal dep0ts without
Interference.
TIE VICTORIA ACCIDENT.
In the Commons Lord George Hamilton
said the accident TO tie ronclad NiCt0Iia
had been made the subject of inquiry, but
refused to give the details. It was learned
however, that the accident was entirely due
20 carelessness A boats crew had been
sent out 20 mark witn buoy a shOal, the
existence Of which was perfectly well
ETsWn 20 the officers. The shOal Is very
narrow aud extends from the shore, The
crew were instructed 10 proceed along the
snOal from the shore until ten fathoms OF
water was reached, and then mark the spot
with the buoy. When within 100 yards Of
lAt titi t4lt DtaL EOL U4 llG SuUGls duQ do
tile next sounding showed over ten fathCms
Of water tile crew supposed i was all right
and placed the buoy there. The Victoria
then came along at good sDeed at right
angles 10 the shoal TO take a position for
torpedo practice, and passing we'll outside
the buoy suddenly struck the shoal. Hon.
Maurice Bourke, who, with the navigating
officer has been held responsible for the ac-
eidpnf, is a great chum If the Duke Of Ed
inbuTgh, having served with him in Malta
and with him haY ng visited Russia.
FOREIGN HOMES FOR ITALIANS.
The King and Queen Of Italy lave aban-
doned The idea OF visiting England, On ac-
count Of the death Of tie Duke Of Clarence.
The Prince Of Naples viii soon start on a
tour 10 Australia. de viii be accompanied
by an official charged to report on Australia
as n fed for Italian immigration, tie United
States having come into disfav0T and the
Argen lie ReUublic complaining that Italian
immigration has been oYerdOne there.