The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-21
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
The Doings Of the People Over the
Sea.
a Strong Unionist Majority in the
Next Parliament Is Assured. Mrs.
MaYbrick' Case May Be Re-
opened. Mr.. Chamber.
laine's Position.
BY Southern Associated Press.


LONDON, July 30 Now that strong
Unlonist maj ajority in the next Parlia.
ment is assured, people are beginning
to ask what Lord Salisbury tho Prime
Minister, will do with il. Born robust,
will it survive the full natural term of
the parliamentary session. seven years?
Or course. the Unionists are confident
that ii Will, and their confidence in its
vigor ouse life for tho full term.
The Liberals comfort themselves by
reverting to the past experience of Par
liaments with great majorities, which
have always shown tendency to fal
to pieces. They also have special rea
son to anticipate thut the coming
Uuionist majority will not prove an
exception to this experience. Judging
from the rasdlts of the elections thus
far hold there ia strong probability
that the purely Conservative majority
Will attain such dimensions us will rem
der that party independent OF MIR,
Chamberlain and his sllioR.
1t is n notorious fact that the gen.
uine Conservatives fear and det.st Mr..
Chamberlain. Ihe old supporters Of
Lord Salisbury, whose claims to office
have been overlooked in the formation
of the new government in favor of
Llberal-UnionIsts, were certainly soon
to enter into n cabal 10 oust tue latter
If the party shall be able To act with
out tho support of the Liberal Union
lists. Much depends upon the main.
tenance OF ministerial harmony in the
future progress of the party, which
went into the campaign with no an
nounced programme except, 10 use the
words OF Lord Salisbury, the pro-
gress of iissoltioD
report has been circulated tha. has
caused the grentest kind of a SENSATION
III society. 1t Is To the effect that the
Duke and Duchess of York's baby.
Princs Edward, is deaf and dumb. 1t
is Impossible to ascertain what amount
OF truth there is i'll the report. The
baby is little over Il year old and IS
stout nnd well formed.
If Mr.. Chamberlain consents to
abandon every Liberal measure with
which his name Is still associated and
confines himself TO his recently formn-
lated social platform, he will be likely
to remain i'll the Cabinet, hut it will be
difficult for him aud his followers to
submit to regctionIst policy like that
embodied IN sectariau education, which
Lord Salisbury is credited with intend
ing TO promote. 1t will be still worse
IL the Cablnet should seek to CRAFTY
The Internal yearning common to the
whole Conservative party for some re.
turn to protection.
The May ybrIck Association, with
which many American ladies are aill
lated. Is about to present petition 10
the new Home Secretary. Sir Matthew
White Ridley, asking him 10 reopen
the Maybrlck case. Mrs. Florence
Maybrlck, 1t will he recalled. is an
American woman, native of Mobile,
Ala, who WAS some years ago convicted
OF having poisoned her husband,
wealthy merchant of Liverpool.
She was sentenced to be hanged, bnt
the sentence Was commuted to impris-
onment for life. She IL now confined
III the working prison. Many persons
believe that she is innocent Of the
charge on which she WAS convicted.
| he Judge before whom she was tried,
later became insane and was compeiled
to retire from the BEECH by his assuci
ates. He always entertnincd bitter
prejudice agninst Americans.
THE MURDERED EX.PREMIFR