The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-10
T0ENGLAND NEXT WEEK
British Delegates to Brussels Do Not
Expect a Second Session.
SINGLE STANDARD EXPERTS
Talk on India's ProbIem-Committee
Favors Adoption OF Gold Coinage in In
dia-He visited the Prisons and was
Sot Impressed-Newsb by Cable.

Copyright. 1892, by the Associated Press)
LONDON, Dec. 10.-Letters from the
British delegates to the Brussels confer
ence announces their return to England
next week. They will not oppose what
ever request the American delegates may
make In regard to prolonged adjourn
ment. The representative of the Associa-
ted Press has authority from high source
to state that the official delegates, Sir G.
Rivers Wilson and Sir G. Fremantle, dep
uty master Of the British mint, do not ex-
pect the conference to be resumed after
adjournment and that Bertram Curris
will decline to return to Brussels.
In the meantime Baron Herschell's In
dia currency committee, which adjourned
without date, until the Brussels confer
ence should have ended, has resumed its
sittings and Is taking evidence OF ex-
perts. The committee has been working
in Baron HerschelIs room in the House OF
Lords, where several representatives In
dian financiers and Mr.. Clifford, we'll
known monometallist, have been heard
on successive days since Monday.
The members of the committee seem to
be strongly in favor OF the adoption OF
gold coinage in India and the concurrent
cessation OF the free coinage of silver.
What chiefly prevents an early determi-
nation Of this policy Is the uncertainty
prevailing among the members regarding
the action of the American government,
as the risk OF the paralysis OF the Anglo
Indian trade would be
Increased Ten-Fold
under the repeal or suspension of the sill
YER purchase act.
The committee has strong reason to
await developments in the United States.
Mr.. Carrie is among the minority which
seems ready to risk everything by a
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 bankers,
leading single standard experts have ad-
vised the committee against such radi-
cal change In the Indian currency. The
Indian government lalso would prefer
that the committee present such q report
to Parliament as would be tantamount to
recommendation that the existing sys-
tenn be left untouched.
Questioned by the India Currency Asso-
citation as to whether 1t would take meas
ures to protect the currency in the event
of the failure OF the Brussels conference,
the Indian government yesterday replied,
declining to give assurances on the SUBJ
ject. The reply further stated that the
government cannot recommend the secre-
tary of India TO stop the sale ~sf council
bills below the rates now current. Pend
ing a decision by the Herschell commit
thought to steady the position by getting
the Indian government to promise not to
sell council bills below a fixed rate. The
government, however, prefers to retain
complete freedom of action.
News Notes:
The annual Conservative caucus, known
tions, will open on Monday at Sheffield.
Over thousand delegates are expected to
be present. The perty managers, who re-
sisted the clamor OF the rank and file for a
protectionist platform, have been obliged
TO give way. One OF the resolutions that
will be submitted to the caucus declares
that free trade Is against the best inter-
ests of the working classes OF Great Brit
ain. Another pronounces it necessary to
regulate foreign imports by countervail-
ing duties.
An independent delegate has permission
to propose q resolution against protective
duties, but the general expectation is that
the census will support reciprocity prin-
ciples.
The rapidity with which protectionist
ideas have become rcsurgent Is the great
est political phenomenon OF the day..
Arthur j. Balfour will address the del
egates on Tuesday. He will probably
tone down the protection tendencies, but
will renew and accentuate the declara-
tion inlfavor of bi-metallism, which prom
ises to be among the leading tricks OF lthe
Conservative game.
An amended draft of the Home Rule
bill was sent to the cabinet ministers yes
terday but this latest form of the measure
cannot be pronounced finality. The
financial clauses of the bill still remain
undecided and the whole bill Is subject to
revision.
Home Secretary Asquith visited Port
land prison yesterday and made long in
spection Of the convicts and their quart
ers, making special inquiries in regard to
the condition Of the imprisoned Irish
Nationalists.