The record-union., 1892-02-20

copyrighted, 1892, by n. Y. Associated Press
LONDON, Feb. 19.-It is freely stated
that the Irish local government bill, as
presented in the Commons last evening,
is the result of many stormy meetings of
the Cabinet, and that Balfour was more
than once overruled. Even the Standard
admits this by saying that 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
of the bill, there is no chance of an APP
peal to the country on the measure, but
everything indicates that the Govern
ment is riding for fall, and a dissolu-
ton of Parliament Will come when least
expected. Defeat on some side issue
would enable the Government to appeal
to the country without appearing to have
Unduly precipitated dissolution in order
20 neglect the pledges still unrealized and
at the same time the Government would
avoid alternating friends who object to
some of the projected measures.
The thin ice over which the Govern
ment is skating is indicated by vote in
the Commons tonight, when a resolution
expressing regret at the appointment of a
Welsh Justice, ignorant of the Welsh
language, was rejected by majority of
only %. The aspect of a chance for de-
feat does not conduce to the happiness of
the Government. Nearly sixty COnServa-
tive members are VIGOROUSLY unreliable,
while fifty others disapprOVe the Govern
ment's Irish policy, and will probably
absent themselves from critical divi-
sion.
The weather in Great Britain this week
was most severe, with storms on land and
sea throughout the week. In Yorkshire
the weather was the coolest in thirty
years. A blizzard was raging to-day
equal to that OF last year. SnOwstorms Of
unusual violence are raging in Ireland
tonight, and railway trains are greatly
delayed. Near Limerick there are drifts
fourfeet high. At Queenstown a heavy
gale prevails.
Montagu tragedy is increasing. The hus-
band of Mrs. Montagu is the grandson of
Ihe Duke Of Manchester and a former
officer in the navy. Mrs. Montagu was
Of Scotch extraction, and the daughter of
i wealthy London merchant. An Asso-
ciated Press representative called at the
residence to-day. MIR. MOntagu, when
asked how it was that such severe pun
ishment was administered to a three
year-old child. said: "My wife has strong
opinions on the training and correction OF
children Her theory, which think to a
great extent Is right, is that spirit of
disobedience must be conquered from
the earliest" MOntagu admitted that it
was too long to leave a child alone but
MS wife was out part of the time the child
was confined. The child. was buried in
great privacy.
The Prince of Wales has decided to
close his connection with the turf All
his entries are cancelled for three months.
lie had several remarkable horses in
training and handsome profit was ex-
pected for the first time in the history of
his stables.
A great sensation has been caused in
The agricultural world by the report of a
serious outbreak of pleuro-pneumonia in
Peace River, a district in Canada. If the
report is true the outbreak will greatly
affect the Scotch farmers, who largely inn
port Canadian store cattle in preference to
irish cattle, owing to their immunity
from disease