New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-26
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6THAvE.. COR. 22D-sT.
LIBERALS FOR DISSOLUTION.
LORD ROsEBERY. HOWEVER. Is RELUC-
TANT TO GIVE UP OFFICE.
THE DECISIVE TRIAL or STRENGTH LIKELY To
BE POSTPONED UNTIL AFTER THE WHIT
sCNTfDE RECESs-THE uN1oNIST PRO
GRAMME-MONETARY CONFER
ENCE PROsPECTs-DERBY
CANDIDATES PER.

RAMME-MONETAEf toNfEK-
ENCE pRosPECTs-DERBY
CANDIDATES PER
soNAL NOTES.
London MAY 25-The Unionist leaders have de-
cided to postpone decisive trial OF the strength
Of the Government until after Wntsuntide. The
Ministry will accept the challenge haf-heartedy.
The rank and file of the Liberal party are sick Of
the uncertainty of the situation and desire the
dissolution of Parliament Sir William Harcourt.
Chancellor OF the Exchequer, talks freely in the
lobby Of the House Of his desire for dissolution
and Of his wish for a general election to take
place at the earliest possible time. II Is an open
secret that he is confident II retirement with
Lord Rosebcry when the present Parliament is
ended and that he wants TO expedite the moment
when he can seize the leadership Of tho party.
on the other hand. Lord Roseoerv. as he gradu-
ally RECEIVERS his health. becomes more reluctant
to be shelved He tries 10 persuade his colleagues
that the best interests OF the party will he served
by holding on To this course most Of the Minis
,erialsts are opposed. relying the consensus Of
opinion Of the political agents throughout the
country that the longer the general election is Do"
layed the better the prospects FOR an aggravated
defeat OF the Liberals The reports OF the Union
list agents show II is said. that. should Pariamcu;
he dissolved now ana general election be hell.
the party might secure weak working ma
j1rity. Should dissolution be postponed for SIX
months they would be likely % secure such a
strong position that they would be- able To- keep
the Liberals out OF power Z. the next seven
years. Both sides are convinced that d.sso-
luton Is near. and have begun thes ele., raj
campaign The agents have been instructed 60
get ready thcir canyas-books whi.e many caul-
dates Will take the stump during The Whtsuntiie
recess. Tho definite programme u the Union
lists. az declared By Joseph Chamberlain AT the
demonstration at 81. James, Hall, comprises
oldarc pensions for artisans. house purchase
scheme improved dwellings Tor workingmcn. al
to agriculture a reduction of tho burdens IN LAM
and the creation OF peasant PROJECTORS This
programme ma. o5y usy been constituted t. AZ
lufe tho labor constituencies especially that par;
Of +, which promises agricultural and s.cia! legi--
latior
"Ypu VIII have g. decide" said Lori salisbury.
speaking ~ Bradford. whether tn so .al pr..-
lens VIII b- longer delayed q so.utlon. whether
England VIII sancion any more The system ~
log-ro!llng whether confcderacy consisting %!
Irish. Welsh and Scotch contingenis. each fight
Ing for themselves. shall KEEP IN power the party
which IS sustained entirely by the action
II squabbling mcrcenaries." The latest caicuia-
ton is that the elections will take place in the
third week OF july.
The Parliamentary committee. consisting
chiefly Of Unionsis. formed t. defend the gold
standard includes Sir John Lubbock Edward
Broiie Hoare Richard Biddulph Martin. Henry
Kmber and thirty others Sir William iiar
courts statement that the Government would
not send representative t. conference unless
international bimctallism was excluded from the
discussion does not imply that the pr posals
for conference are squeichcd. Although re-
fusing to allow Englands monetary system TO be
debated the relations OF India with iniernauoDal
currency arrangements can be referred to the
conference. The address of city bankers and
merchants presented to Sir William HARBOUR,
against a change In Great Britain's monetary
system Is signed by every lea ling financial hous"
except the Rothschilds The sieners include III"
great hrms OF Brown. Shipley :" CO.. Pruning q
GOschen. Hambro q Sons Raphael d sons. Ram
Brothers Schroeder X co. and HUH c.
Among the fifteen horses expected 10 start In
the Derby there IS not single good one" tn"
tpstcrs are all at sea concerning the fav9riie,
and experts speak Of the list a wfeiched lot
paralyzed. public interest in the contest being
slight 1t present the betting stands 10
against Lavcno and Racont"ur. To- against
Solarc. to ] against Lcvar. II 10 against
Kirkconnon. AMI ~ 10 | against Bcckhampton
and Lombard. The Sporting Times gives
either Laveno or Soaro as the winner OF the
ond place odds # II t. 1. inds ready hackers.
Sirdlr Nasrul.a Khan. the second son % The
Amer Of Afshanistan who is now visiting Eng
land will remain At Dorchester House. whore Nc
wen: Immediately on nis arrival I'm London. for
six weeks His visit Will cost the Government
$500. exclusive of the damage resulting from
the habits Of the ninety natives In his suite. The
experience met with In the visit Of his father 10
England declared him from being lodged in
royal palace az 1t MAS found necessary to
cleanse and disinfcct the palace occupied by the
Ameer after ne and MS suite had started on
their return TO Afghanisan. The collection o'
works hy the old masters in Dorchester House
has been either removed or covered up 10 protect
the pictures from the Distinguished visitors and
British officers are I'm charge ~ the temporary
residence u tho Prince Of Afghanistan to keep it
far possible from being damaged. Mas
rulla Khan found it difficult to follow the pro-
gramme made for him after leaving Peshawur
He insisted upon a halt being made whenever
the within seized him. He broke the programme
at Rawal Pindi. Lahore and Bombay. Beyond
the last-named city no women were allowed in
his suite. The Prince 81 Wales visited Nasrulla
this morning. The officials Will be glad when the
sojourn in England Of the representative Of the
Ameer Is ended
Moncure y. Conway has written letter to
| THE Athenaeum" against the theory that Paine
was the author Of the Junus letters. He says,
! however. that he does not wonder that the emf
| nent radicals OF the period Of Paine associated
| his friend the ardent Republican Thomas Hollis
with Junus.
| Count Boniface de Castellane who married
| Miss Anna Gould has bought for fl2O 900 ground
| In the Avenue Bots de- BoulO2ne. In Paris. on
| which he will build a palace. He is buying race
| horses In England and France. and Is forming an
| unrivalled stable.
IL Is reported that King Ilumbert Of Italy will
| come to England to attend the marriage OF the
| Duke Of Aosta and Princess Helene OF Orleans.
The new Duke of Hamilton has for three years
| been subject to paralytc seizure. lie resides In
! secluslon in London
| Lord Rossyn. who Is well known An anna
| teur actor will soon make his debut pro-
| fessional having been engaged at a large salary
| by Charles Wyndham
FRENCH SUCCESSES IN MADAGASCAR
Paris May 2.-The Government Is informed that
| the French troops have occupied Mahatambosa and