New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-23
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
AN EARLY DECISION OF The UGANDA
QUESTION EXPECTED.

OF NON-COMMlSSlONLD
WE'LL RFCE1vED-sHOET WORK
WITH CREAM. THE POisoNER
THE MARQUIS OF MLLs'
RI-RY AGAININ COURT
ny CABLE TO THE TRlBUXE.l
copyygnt 1882 By The Tribune A'oedno"'
London, Oct 22.-Thc Jingo party hhd III .;
R1sabery's reply to the deputation oil 'he ,i"-
cla,,arr Sociotv fresh hone that Uganda Will ne
,cclnied in the name of the Queen. Inc INES
which does not conceal its cXultaiOn, sees IN 'h's
snoocb fresh proof that Lord Rosebery Is per-
.or.lr in svmpatl,v with the aims of the ocpu'a-
,ion 7 have private reason 10 believe thaI ''lis
d.drction is correct Lord Rosebery certainly
docs NOT share the uncompromisng view enter
tanned bv his colleagues in the 'aplhet aSdl"S'
the occupation of Uganda. Ii was in delerehce
70 his view, that as a result OF the Caoihet Ioun-
Gil held earlier in the month, the compromise was
arrived at providing for an extension Oh 'Ic s''s
80 tho ao.rts of the British East Africa Company
~ . r.r;od of three months The Times" scizes
tho onDortunity to iucite the lingo party 70 bring
everv Influence TO bear upon the Government 10
induce them 10 take this leap into the darh Vi
Equatorial Africa. 1t Is not likely that the Oaoi-
1J.t-otherwse, | tclicvc, unanimouS-wlll ~
induced to depart from the attitude aSSuineu' anu
take charge of the white elephant Which fuhc"
this week apty represents the British Eas, AiIio'
COMPANY prollcring to dubious Johh BULL i"o
,mnressjon in some quarters is that the prolonga-
tiop of the term of occupation by the East Africa
Company will suffice to bring the matter within the
nnryiew of the House of Commons when II meets
next session That would. however, be too late
as 80 remote is the district, and 30 arduous 'Ie
route that fully three months would he re-
Io+n lao Of an order. whether Tor
withdrawal or occupation, and its accomplishment.
The final decision of the Cabinet will have to be
taken before the end of December and may posi-
bly he reached at one of the Cabinet councils to
be held within the next fortnight
Mr. Gladstone on his way to London to preside
over the Cabinet Councils, will drop in at Oxford,
where on Monday, he delivers his lecture on
medieval universities. There is considerable eN-
citement at the University in anticipation of the
event. The Sheldonan Theatre, where the lecture
will he delivered will hold 1000 people. AS it Is
n University lecture, graduates and undcrsradu-
ates have the first claim 10 accommodation Ar
ranpements have been made for admitting 200
persons-half graduates, the rest undergraduates.
AS there are 900 undergraduates In residence ar
Oxford and all desire to be present. the struggle OF
the successful $50 expected to be an interesting
epectacle How far they will he able to restrain
their natural exuberancc in the presence Of the
veteran statesman is another question that sravely
concerns the college authorities.
Mr. Asquith has grappled with the vexcd qucs-
tion of public meetings in Trafalgar Square in 4
manner that meets witlls general approval. lie
has arranged that, upon due notice, meetings
NAV he held in the Square Saturday afternoons,
SUNDAYS and Bank Holidays. Now that this ar
raugement is effected every one marvels il was
not done before. IL meets the difficulty by pro-
viding opportunities for public meeting at times
and In circums ances when tradcspeople in the vi
cinity need not suffer. There is shrewd sus-
picion that, now the long and angrily contested
loon has been secured, the Socia-Democrats and
others interested will suddenly suffer dininu
zion of desire There will certainly he a meet
ing in the Square at an early date TO celebrate
the victory, but thereafter the square is not
likely TO be habitually used for political gath
erings.
Tho dismissal of nine non-commss ssioncd of
GERS of the 1st Life Guards, in connection with
tho rccent outbnrst of nsIbordinaton, aggraVates
rho nuhlic feeling against the military authorl-
,;es II is felt that men do not mutiny In
crack regiment without sufficient reason. There
is a shrewd suspicion that there is something
wrong with the admin stration, and that the ieVei
of inouirv might usefully he raised above the
heads of sergeants and corporais. Inc h"ic'in
nissioned officers, in addition to belng the PICK
~ tbe army. are somewhat costly products. ana IL
is NOT pleasant 10 frd nine of them swept OH oS
stroke of the pen following upon secret h"iuifS
conducted by commissioned of'lcers'
Tho iurv at the Central Criminal Court ihaue
urusuallv short work of Thomas NELL 0fcat
There are few precedents for verdict oil euii'S
;nvolvnp a sentence of death belng afrN~' at
within a space of time that, taxing '''o iv'"'
ment and return of the jury, could h't nav
occupied more than five minutes from '"c "'''
.bo ;ssuc was certain, Cream having WIN s'rdh9c
doEhera,ion and pervcr-ity wound about himself
,ba chain that leads him TO the gallowS' lheie
still remains unsolved the mystery OF thc ino'Nc
tha, could induce him recklessN 10 uc"i 'u'
noison 10 unonending women III "o"iu dPPo"
from his subsequent conduct tha' piacNin"i' was
the object he had in view. Inc deiehce 'c' up
did not conform with the plea OF lhSahi'S' ""'
hear an effort to have the death sentence co"-
,,,,,,od unon that ground will forthwith be made
LITTLE has been heard of the MARQUIS OF Aies-
hurry since that most noble member OF the p'ef-
age oppeared in the Chancery Court DacAllG up
b;s effort TO turn into cash the Oh FAMILY piacc
., S.vernal,c But IIls Lordship has no. been idl',
aud once more turns up in the courts OF law
This time il is in the comparatively respec'ip'c
nosi,ion of a witness. From the story, related
nartly by the noble Marquis and supplemented ny
others. it appears that while staying at the oid
Shin Hotel in Brighton he met Scotch gentle
man named Maxwell, whom he invited to come up
20 his room and have "A drink. 1t is probable that
not every night did Maxwell have the oppor'u-
pity OF hobno5bing with IA Marquis. lie accord
jucly accepted the invitation. and in the course OF
dispensing hospitality HIS Lordship suggested a
game of cards Maxwell a>sented, with the result
that by 3 O'Clock in the morning re had lost
$4,000. For this he drew cheek whlch
he handed TO the Marquis WHO pasS.
1t on to NJ trainer. who paid 1t INTO the rahk'
whence it was returned marked "iHsuthcient a'-
..tsr The action is brought to recover the EJ, ,000