Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-09
OUR LONDON LETTER. Defeat Casts a Chill Over the
 Liberals.
DISC0RD IN THE CABINET
Four Generations of Royalty at WindSor-The Armenian
 Outrages Discussed.

Lindsey dlvlslou of Llucol lnShlfe naS struck chill to the hearts of the liberals. The amour cement of the results on the Brigg fell like the pail of doom upon the crowd assem bled in the National Liberal club. These liberal defeats are held to prove that the crusade of the party against the house of lords and in favor of discs tablishment of the church of Wales, etc., are failing of effect against the re-, action towards the unionist policy, espe- cially in regard 10 the social reforms initi- ated by MT. Joseph Chamberlain. The conservative organizers attribute the sue- cessess of their party's candidates to the combined operations of numerous Ulster delegates, who are now paid to act as can. vaesers in every important English con stituency. The opinion prevails in liberal circles that the cabinet must reconsider it's position.
 movement was started today by the National Liberal club, which IS strongly supported by the party generally, demand Ing that the cabinet summon general meeting of the liberal members of the house of commons for tho purpose of as- certaining the exact condition of affairs. Nominally the government retains ma jority of fifteen In the house. but the seces- sion of Mr. Henry Labouchers and Sir Charles Dilke is threatened unless they are satisfied that the cabinets meas ure for the reforming of the house of lords has the adherence of at least twelve radi- calls. The Redmonites declare their inten- tion to vote with the unionists II tle anti lords resolution obtains the precedence of the home rule measure in the consideration of the house. The government obviously will fall unless the radicals be placated, and in any event will be ia continual peril of the formation of a coalition between the unionis and ParnelliteS,
 Within the cabinet discord undou btedly exists as to the treatment of the house of lords matter. Lord Rosebery, Lord Spen- cer and the Earl Of Kimberly, with MT. Gladstone in the background, are in favor of reforming the peers; while MT. Camp bell Zimmerman, MT. Asquith, MT. Morley and Sir William Vernon Harcourt advocate the abolition of the upper house. advanced that they claim 1t would be fool ish and mischievous to maintain second chamber, whether hereditary or elective, and that if any be allowed to exist it must not be vested with power to override the legislation adopted by the first. It is prob- able that the ministers will meet the party with proposals relative to she house of lords which will secure the adhesion of the radicals.
 Mr. Balfour will test the strength of the government at the coming session by mov- ing an amendment in the address in reply to the speech from the throne insisting upon the immediate necessity for the pro- duction of the anti-lords proposals. The opposition will have very strong case, as according to every precedent Of the house of co mmons when any great constitutional change is announced it should be dealt with without delay. If the government shall prove to have bare majority dissolu- tion will be imperative.
 The Prince of Wales has taken heartily to the diplomatic game. Instead of rest ing over night iu London on Thursday his royal highness hastened to Windsor. Count Corneill- Brusati de Nergano, the retirin Italian ambassador to Great Britain, who Is to succeed Baron de Marochetti as Italian am bassador at St. Petersburg, was being entertained. Lord Rosebery and the Earl of Kimberly were also at the Windsor. Before the retiring am bassador left the castle be had an inter- view with Lord Kimberly and subse- quently the queen granted an audience to the prince, the count and the two minis- ters. The inference generally drawn from their interview is that the Anglo Russian approach ment is not intended to affect in any way the relations between the govern ments of Great Britain and Italy.
 The simultaneous presence of four gen. erations, represented by the queen, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York and the latter's son at Windsor, is a fact unique in the history of the English mon- archy.
 The communications from the porte to the British foreign office indicate that the line of defense to be pursued re- garding the Armenian atrocities will be that the Armenians and Kurds were en- gagged in civil war and that ouSrages were committed by both sides. Turkish regu- lars were called upon to suppress the feud, and finding the Armenians entrenched, called upon them to surrender. The Ar menians refused io comply with the de- mand and were thereupon attacked by the troops, who were at first repulsed. It is admitted that number of Armenians, who surrendered upon being offered pardon for their share in the disturbance, were executed, but the stories that forty six villages were stormed' by the troops that they might murder the male inhabitants and outrage the women are denied. Seki Pasha, who was in command of the force that is said to have committed the outrage, caused the women who were taken pris- oners to be closely guarded. The sultan, it is said, is desirous that severe punish ment shall be meted out to those guilty of committing the outrages.
 The Speaker, speaking of the subject, says that if the porte shall do nothing in the matter, the only alternative will be an European occupation of Armenia. A pre- cedent for this step, the paper says, will be found in the French occupation of Syria subsequent to the massacre of the Maron- ties and Christians at Damascus in 1860.
 The Yachting World, In speaking of the yachts to be built for Lord Dunraven for the purpose of contestlng for the Amerlca's 8 cup, says it will probably combine the good points of the Vigilant and Britann nia. She will be keel, not a center board, and will have more beam and a hollower floor than the Britannia has.
 Lord Dunraven will shortly bring action against Mir. A. D. Clark, owner of the Sa- tanita, for damages in the sinking of his lordship's yacht Valkyrie last summer.
 MT. Gladstone will go to the Rivera in January.
 Donaldson Bros, the Glasgow ship owners, deny the recently circulated rumor that they are about to transfer the American terminus oi their line from Mon- lreal to Boston.
 JOHNNIE CORNERS GIL ALLENGE,
 NEW ORLEANS, Dec. S.-Eddie Myers, manager and packer of Johnnie Corners of