, 1894-02-24

10
Charles Tenant.
In the House Of Commons yesterday the
Prime Minister stated, in reply 10 a question
from Sir E Ashmead Bartlett, thai the Bra
lillian insu, gents had not constituted such a
Government ne warranted England or any
other Government in recognizing them as
bslligerents.
With occasional unimportant exceptions,
the discussion on the Parish Councils BIZ
continues as reported il Bulletin OF lHh
instant.
Further political news states That in the
House Of Commons yesterday Mr.. Gladstone
moved to discharge the orders of the day,
that j. to abandon the Employers L1abl-
Pitv Bill altogether, he having been assur-.
ell by every w~olkingvan's organization
in the country that the contracting out
clause would entirely nullity the bill. His
speech was mild and Of short duration, and
contained no attack upon the House OF
Lords.
Replying to Mr.. Gladstone's speech Mr..
,Balfour accused the Government OF aban-
doning the bill despite It's merits in order
to make grounds for a dispute with the
House of Lords.
The Prime Ministers motion was Ultimate
" carried by 4 vote Of 225 to +.
The Daily News, in an editorial comment
ing on the debate, considers that a more DIS
oreditable example OF political oowardice has
seldom been seen than the refusal Of Mr.
Balfour's followers to vote with him. The
article also sttachts serious 81 %nihcance to
the uumietakeable no Grafton Of Dir GlAd-
stous's speech
The "Chfonlcle' considers MIR, Giadstone's
speech az conoiliatory and subservient
to tue Lords, but as very disheartenlng to the
Liberals
Paris dispatches state that two bombs have
been discovered in two obscure hotels Ia that
City. Ore was safely removed, but winls
attempting to remove the other it exploded,
wounding five persons. Il is said the expio-
sion took place while the door Of . room was
being forced on account Of the occupant
believed to be an Anarchist having failed to
return.
kilograms from KEEL report that the victims
of the recent explosion on board the warSh'p
"Brandenburg' have been buried with the
came honors as those killed IN battle.
London. Feb. ~2lst.-Sugar in stock on the
18th inst. was d 5000 tons. Last year 5000
tons.
New York, February 22nd-The financial
article Of the London Standard Of to-day
date reports That the Bank Of England allow
ed Mr.. Adrian Hope to overdraW his account
nv the sum of 942O, 900, and that the Bank
in settlement of the overdraw has accepted
.fl5O,0 600 to avoid a larger loss through the
insolvency Of Mr.. Hope.
The London Unionist journals ale exts
ultant over an explicit demand by the
Chronicle that Mr.. Gladstone SHOULD resign
il he feels himself unequal to the present
emergency.
The Globe asserts positively that the Cabi-
net is irreconoilably divided over the Budget
for the naval department.
In Yachting circles it IS stated that Lord
DunraUen together with Lord Wolverton
intend building a sevtgty foot yacht, winch
will race for the Queens Cup in 1895. It is
also stated that Lord Bunraven will not race
his Yacht "Valkyrie'' for the America Cup
this wear. because the 'Vigilant' cannot be
her opponent in that race.
Advices from Rome report that the Minis
ter of Fin ante announces a dehclt In the
Budget of l55, 900, 0O0'Lire.
A despatch from Madrid states that q pc
tition has been published there emanating
from the Agricultural Association of Porto
Rico requesting that Free trade withSpain be
established, at the same time demanding the
abrogation of the treaty with the United
States. which it states is ruinous to the colo
nv and causes an annual lose Of one hundred
Thousand dollars to the revenue of that Is
land