New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-08

hand is to obtain the remission of local burdens
now pressing land. to tighten the srip of the
Cattle Disease acts, to obtain q bill making ID
compulsory to label foreign and colonial meat. and
to bring the produce and consumer into direct
COMMUNICATION. Meetings largely and niluen-
TALLY attended have mustered to hear Lord Win
chelsea preach his new crusade, but it has not
excited enthusiasm. Practical men say that the
thing will not work, and as Lord Winchelsea has
been careful TO keep it clear of all political
flavor, it will probably die of inaniton.
Mr.. Spencer Bafour, still Member for Burnley,
since the stewardship of Chiltern Hundreds is not
yet granted, has fled the country, leaving lament
ing the haplcss shareholders and depOsitOrs in
the Iiberator Building Society. The financial
manager Of this bulky concern and Mr. Hobbs,
the mammoth builder, into whose botomless
pocket over million of the poor peoples money
was poured are in prison on criminal charges
No warrant is out for Mr. Balfours arrest, but
he thought that 1T was judicious not TO await
the DEVELOPMENT of events. 1t is reported that
another Member Of Parliament connected with
the Iiberator and cognatc concerns has also
dsappeared Meanwhile the misery created by
the smash is severe and widespread The class
of people affected consists Of email traders,
struggling professional persons, shopkeepers,
clerks clergymen, schoolmasters ard skilled
working1nen All their savings are gone. and
habits of national thrift have received a severe
check public subscription In relief has been
set on foot; ElO 1900 is urgently asked for TO
relieve immediate restitution, and cloo,OOO
will ultimately he needed. The response as vet
is not overwhelmingly generous, only 1l,ooo
being promised The suggestion Is made that
there should be simultaneous collection IN all
the churches.
The West Derby Division, Liverpool is after all
10 be fought The vacancy arises on the death
| Of the eldest son OF Lord Cross 1t is ioriorn
| hope, chiefly important as testifyinS 70 'he
| yiror of Liberal principles even in famous
| Tory stronghold Since the West Derby Divi-
| sion was created the Tory majority has never
| fallen below 900 In 1888, on the retirement OF
Lord Claud Hamilton. the position was regarded
| as SO hopeless that Mr. Cross was allowed 10
| walk over Now. at the last moment, Liberal
candidate is forthcoming. The election taxes
place on Tuesday, but is evidently u ioreeohe
conclusion.
| The Eyicted Tenants Commission practcally
| finished its inquiry with the examination Oh WI
| John Dillon. who related in detail the history Oh
the birth and struggles Of the plan Of cahpaien
Mr. Justice Mathew is now engaged upon inc
drafting of the report which Will be ready III Tune
for Parliament, which meets the last DAY Vi 'i'c
month The Commission has been severely. even
os,entatiously, boycotted by the party of law ana
order Mr. Justice Mathew may, however, DE
,rusted that as far as possible this childish pro
| cAdnre shall not operate to the undue disad-
VANTAGE of the landlords The course OF inquiry
would haye been easier had the landlords accepted
the invitation 20 come forward and give evidence.
Their abstention has only slightly hampcred the
Commission. and Will not have any deterrent
effect in carrying out the work OF when the up
nointuept of the Commission was an indispensa'
! bic preliminary.
On Monday the annual congress of the Miners
Fedoration of Great Britain opens at Birming-
ham There will be battle royal round the
question Of an eight-hours day The result Is
| looked forward TO with much interest Inc
question cropped up at the Trade Union Congress (;
Int there being much other business claiming az
tcntion, the result was not accepted as sa'lS-
| factory The miners are divided on the question:
the Durham GOLFERS, important section oil the
community. being opposed to the legal enactment
Of an cight-hours day. The fight will take place
round the resolution calling upon the Liberal
Government 10 proceed with the Eisht-hours
bill and declaring that miners will be satisfied
| ,vith not less than the compulsory elght-hours
day.
Mfr Arthur Bafour has gone 20 join the H.
Vulnerable caravan Of Members OF Parliament
who have fed TO the shores Of the Mediterranean
lie and they are well out of London az 'hc
present time We have frost, which IL pieasan'
enough in the sunlight, and occasional snow,
which may be borne. In addition there Is thf
for. which. like tire poor, have always with
us fogqy morning or afternoon. or even a
foggy day. it, visitation not unknown Ill o'hei
parts of the country: but we have right oil d
fopgy fortnight Rarely since Christmas Day
has the fog entirely lifted from the doomed cry
while for the greater part ot h'e Time IL Hes
thick and slab upon A., deiiling ana depressing
The money cost OF such a plague Is lncaicuiapie
II is not only that it stops traihc ana paraiS@e'
tbe shopkceDing business, bat the actual dahag'
sustained BY goods Of ali descriptions-proF,HiohS
furniture and clothcs-is serious ana permanent
This category leaves out Of count the pain and
suffering 70 the population, who grope ,"'''
wov forlorrly through the atrocious atmosphere
The British home trade, long suffering from
variouJ mslign Influences Is Just now grooming
under fresh and unexpected misfortune i"o
wear. at the instance Of some large U"uclS' ','
Michael Hicks-Beach, the president vi Wv
po.rd NJ Trade. brought in a bill revising Tie
cates and charges for railway trathc' '"'S'
statutes came into force on January /. DiS'''N
.,a eo,o.d over a wide area by the discovery
,,o. while the act FIXES the maximum rates icr d
hoa,v consignment Of goods it leaves traders uslna
.ho railways for goods under two tons IN "eis"'
o., Ga. rnorcies of the railway companies. iH''
have proved by means tender ihe '"'1'
have been put up from 10 10 ~ per oe"' '"
horticultural produce sent to London ana o."c'
LARGE markets, upon milk and similar con'le .r
n,.nts Market gardeners, snail farmers anu
o,hers accustomed to live by supplying nc's"'oi
inc towns declare themselves on Tie Vere' "
min Meetings are gathering in all parts Oh III,
country, and Parliament, as soon as II n'er,'' VIII
ha asked 10 reconsider the question A. W. -