Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-26
THEY DESIRE DISSOLUTION
Liberals Sick at the Uncertainty
 of the Situation.
IN THE THIRD WEEK OF JULY
It Is Expected the Elections Will Take Place. Derby Entries Sorry lot-Nos-
 ruIIu Khan.

London. May 25.-The unionist leaders have decided to postpone a decisive trial of the strength of the government until after Whitsuntide. The ministry will accept the challenge half-heartedly The rank and file of the liberal party are sick at the uncertainty of the situation, and desire the dissolution of parlia- ment
 Sir William Vernon Harcourt, chan cellor of the exchequer, talks freely in the lobby of the house of his desire for dissolution and of his wish for general election to take place at the earliest pos sible time. It is an open secret that he is confident of the retirement of Prime Minister Rosebery when the present ses- sion is ended, and he wants to expedite the moment when he can seize the lead ership of the party. On the other hand, Lord Rosebery. as he gradually recovers his health, becomes more reluctant to be shelved. He tries to persuade his colleagues that the best interests of the party will be served by his holding on. Against this course most of the ministerialists are opposed, relying on the consensus of opinion of the political agents throughout the country that the longer the general election is delayed the better the prospects for an aggra- vated defeat of the liberals. The re- ports of the unionist agents show. it is said, that should parliament be dis solved now and again an election be held. the party might secure a weak working majority.
 Should dissolution be postponed for six months they would be likely to se- cure such a prominent position that they would be able to keep the liberals out of power for the next six years.
 Both sides are convinced that disso- lution is near and have begun their elec- tion campaigns Agents have been in- structed to get ready their canvass books,while many candidates are to ap- pear on the stump during the WhitSun- tide recess. The definite programme of the unionists as declared by Joseph Chamberlain at the demonstration at St. James hall comprises old age pensions for artisans house purchase scheme improved dwellings, for workingmen aid to the aged, a reduction of the burdens on land and the creation of peasant pro- prietors. This programme has obviously been constructed to allure the labor con- StituencieS, especially that part of it which promises agricultural and social legislation.
 You will have to decide" said Lord Salisbury, speaking at Bradford, "wheth- CT the social problems will be longer de- layed of solution; whether England will sanction any more the system of log rolling; whether a confederacy consist ing of Irish, Y ch and Scotch contin- gents, each fighting for themselves, shall keep in power the party which is now sustained entirely by the action of squab- bling mercenaries." The latest calcula- tion is that the election will take place in the third week of July
 The parliament committee consisting chiefly of unionists formed to defend the gold standard, includes Sir John Lub- beck, Edward Brodie Hoare, Richard Rudolph Martin, Henry lKimber and thirty others.
 Sir William Vernon Harcourt's state ment that the government would not send representatives to a conference un- less international bimetallism was eX- cluded from the discussion im- plies that the proposals for a conference are squelched Although re- tenn to be debated, the relations of In- dia with international currency arrange ments can be referred to the conference. The adderss of the city bankers and merchants presented to Sir William Yer non HarcOurt against a change of Eng lands monetary system is signed by ev- cry leading financial house, except the RothschildS. The Signers include the great firms of Brown, Shipley, Fruehing and Goschen, Hambro & Sons, Raphael cN SOIlS, 1ldll brOS., oClrOeuer 6 Co. and Hutch SS Co.
 Among the fifteen horses that are ex- pected to start in the derby there is not a single good one. The tipsters are all at sea concerning the favorite and ex- perts speak of the rest as wretched lot Bookmakers find their business of this event paralyzed, public interest in the race being very slight At present the betting stands to 1 against Laveno and Raconteur, to 1 against Solar 8 to l against Levara, Il to 1 against Kir Connell and 20 to 1 against Beck Hamp- ton and Lombard. The Sporting Life gives either Laveno or Solari as the wn- ner of the race for the Manchester cup. Banquet for second place at odds of II to 1. finds ready packers.
 The anti-gambling crusaders sent clerical contingent to the Birmingham races, where they sang hymns and pray ed. The crowd present paid them re- spectful inattention. delegation will also be present at the Derby, but it is thought that they will not be so kindly treated there, and policemen will be re- Quired to protect them.
 Sir dir Nasrulla Khan, the second son of the ameer of Afghanistan, who is now visiting England will remain at Dorchester house. whither he went inn mediately upon his arrival in London, for six weeks. His visit will cost the government f6600, exclusive of the dam- age that will result from the habits of the ninety natives in his suite. The ex- perience met with in the visit of his father to England debarred him from be- ing lodged in a royal palace, as it was found necessary to cleanse and disinfect the palace occupied by the ameer after he and his suite had left on their return to Afghanistan. The unique collection of works by the old masters in Dorches- ter house has been either removed or covered up to protect them from the distinguished visitors, and British off, cers are in charge of the temporary resi- dence of the prince of Afghanistan to keep it as far as possible from being