The morning news., 1892-02-06
ROYAL SPEECH BUILDERS
THE CABINET AT WORK ON THE
QUEENS ADDRESS.

AhQuireB Dy TTO2yt W nen the DlSSO-
luton Of Parliament May Be Ex-
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Copyright. 1892, bB the N. y. associated Psess)
LONDON. Feb. 5.-The cabinet sat for
nearly three hours yesterday shaping the
speech from the throne, with which parlia-
ment will be opened Tuesday. The unusual
length Of time spent over the document is
attributed to difference of opinion as to
whether any reference should be made 10
the coming session as to burying the pres
ent parliament toward the close of its
career. IL was finally determined that
nothing should be said on the subject,
The queen, in privy council. at Osborne
house to morrow, will formally consider
and approve a draft of the speech. To-day
Mr.. Balfour, first lord OF the treasury, had
interviews with Mr.. Hodge and Mr.. Mil-
vaine, members OF parliament, who will re-
spectively move and second all address to
the queen and communicate the speech to
them, according to custom, in order to ena-
ble them 10 prepare for the occasion.
WHAT THE SPEECH SAYS.
The speech opens with a reference to the
sympathy Of the nation for the royal
family over its recent bereavement; alludes
to the death Of the khedive as not altering
British relations with Egypt; refers to the
continued prosperity of the country, and
says there is no reason TO fear that England
Will be ultimately affected by foreign tariff
legislation, and congratulates the country
upon the prospect Of an early settlement of
OF the Bering sea dispute, and upon the
pacific aspect Of foreign affairs generally.
The speech mentions the Irish local
government and educational bills as adding
completeness to the series of measures for
In lfar af T-al
Other measures announced are a small
holdings bill. district councils bill. and
bills TO reform the India council and the
Scottish private legislation.
AFFIRMS LOCAL SELF-GovERNMENT.
This last measure has importance beyond
its application to Scotland, as affirming and
extending the principle Of local government.
1t proposes to remove the Scotch private
bills from the consideration of the House OF
Commons committees to the judicial COM
mittees sittng in certain districts in Scot
land.
The archbishop of Canterbury has a
clergy discipline bill which the government
Will support. This constitutes the business
of the session.
NO OPPOSITION FROM THE OPPOSITION.
The leaders of the opposition do not in
tend to move any amendment to the adj
House of Commons in the first week Of the
session. He has delegated TO Sir William
Vernon Harcourt the task Of questioning
the government as to its intentions in regard
to the dissolution OF parliemsnt. IL the re-
ply is indefinite, Mr. Gladstone will make
the question the subject of great party
fight.
CHAMBERLAIN AS THE LEADER
A meeting of dissidents will be held at
Devonshire house Monday. at which
Austin Chamberlain will be formally ac-
cepted as the leader in the House of Com
mons. In the evening the Duke Of Devon
shire will give dinner to a few adherents.
No political section in the whole country is
in more dismal condition than are the dis
sidents The prospect of their
tions is increasing. The local
conservatives of Worcestershire, which is
now represented by the dssidents. have de-
clared fer purely conservative candidates,
rejecting the claims of Austin Chamber
lain, who wanted to stand for ono of the
CONSTITUENCIES. The conservatives in other
constituencies are showing fight against the
dissidents nominated by the party man.
ayers.
ADVISERS TO MCCARTHY.
Messrs. Sexton, Dillon, O'Brien, T. M.
3 L.
2. O'Connor were to-day elected as a COM
mittee to advise Mccarthy. Yesterday
evening a report, which was accepted as
probable, gave to Sexton the right
of succession to the chairmanship
Of the Irish party. There is
not yet, however, anything like unanimty
as to who should follow Mr. Mccarthy. The
reputation Of Sexton as an able admins
TRAITOR was immensely enhanced during his
tenure Of the mayoralty Of Dublin, and the
sagacity, tact and evenness of temper he
has displayed in recent feuds mark him as
the coming leader
THE osBoRNEs.
Capt. Osborne was given the privilege to
remain with his wife in Holloway Jail until
after the prison doctor certified that she
was Rsick and fit 70 the innrmary.
Then ne was Obliged to leave her. S he was
terribly prostrated, requiring constant
medical attention. The officials of the
prison promised to inform her friends If a
state of danger arose during the
night. The strain of her posi-
tion has told most on her
since her arrest. She appears TO have borne
well the lise of fugitive tracked by detect
ives. Friends state that she was Swallowed
from Amiens to Rouen, thence to Evreux,
and thence to Gisors, whore she rested a
week under the name of Ogilvy.
The officers, supposing that she
was secreted in a convent, invaded
and searched the institution at midnight j.,
alarming the whole town. The fugitive
resumed her flight in the morning, going to
Bordeaux, where she awaited her husband
with the intention of starting for Buenos
Ayres
Capt. Osborne, who was also watched,
warned her to make her way to CadiZ On
crossing the frontier she became i'll at Irun,
and tiring of pursuit, decided TO surrender
No plea OF mental inhrmity put forth in her
defense is likely to lessen her sentence under
two years, in view Of her perjury and her
blackening the reputation OF intimate
friends.
THE QUEENS HEALTH.
The queen is suffering from q more acute
form OF rheumatism than usual, especially
In her knees. The court report adds that
she is subject TO long spells of depression,
varied by attacks of irriJability. Her ply
sicians deny that there is any cause for
alarm. DR.. Jenner's recent visits to the
Osborne house. which caused considerable
talk, were made in accordance with his GUS
tom Uf seeing the queen at fixed intervals.
THE Ex-EMPREss FREDERICK
will come to Windsor castle In the spring
with the Princess Margaret, when it is ex~
pected that the latter's marriage with
Prince George will be settled. Although
the public announcement OF the betrothal
is postponed, the Emperor William looks
with favor on the match. The Princess Mar
garet has the reputation at court OF being the
most Eaglish of the leX-empress' daughters.
She speaks the English language without
trace of the German accent, regularly at
tends the English church in Berlin and is