Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-03
rmE WORLD OF LONDON.
What In Being Talked About In the
british Capital.


day by the Marquis of Ripon. Secretary
OF State for the Colonies. and Lord Car
rington, the Lord Chamberlain Of the
Queens Household for the purpose oil
obtaining the approval OF her Majesty
thereto. II Is now known that the Min
listers have decided that II the Ministry
must fall. It will fall fighting: conse-
quently the speech from the throne VIII
contain reference TO all the reforms
which the Ministerial party approves
without regard to whether they are hke-
~ 20 pass during the coming session
or not.
Even though the government should
survive the debate on the address In re-
ply TO the Queens speech, II IL absolute'
ly certain that they will not be able 10
pass anything more than the Weish'
Church bill and the Irish land measure
In the course OF one session. In these cir"
cumstances the supporters OF the local
veto measure and the questions OF pay
ment OF salaries to members OF Parlia'
ment. registration reform. and the unii-
cation of London. must content them
selves with the governments approval
Of their pet schemes, but with what
grace they viii do so II remains TO Dc
seen.
The main question now Is how the gov
eminent will fare during the debate on
the address in reply to the speech from
the throne
REDMONDITE POSITION.
II the Redmondite members adhere to
their resolve to oppose the government,
II Is quite likely that the Ministry VIII
be defeated.
The Liberal absentees include Florence
Co Monaghan
who is in Australia: Alfred Webb, mem
Der for West Waterford. who Is In India,
and William Randall Cremer, member
for the Haggerston Division OF Shore
ditch, who is in America. Besides these
there are two others who are confined TO
their beds by Illness, and II is not all
likely that any OF them can occupy his
seat at the opening of Parliament on
Tuesday.
Before the beginning OF the debate on
the address the Conservatives threaten
10 move 10 expunge the motion censurlng
the London Times for calling the irish
men bers mercenaries This action IS 10
be taken upon the ground that II Is
now stated that Justin Mccarthy, me
Irish leader. accepted check Tor t2VO
from Lord Tweedmouth. but the motion
will not likely be insisted upon, inasmuch
as even the Tories condemn the syste-
matte and ungenerous attacks OF the
Times upon the Irish members personally,
ANTI-I.ANDLORDS.
The real fight in the debate on the adj
dress will be over the governments anti
landlord resolution, and 1t is understood
that Mr. Balfour intends TO demand that
the government produce the resolution
at once, on the ground that the coun-
try is entitled to know exactly what
it is, since the government have already
stated that they have decided TO bring
II forward.
Now that Sir Charles Dixie and La
bouchere say that they Will support
motion to lay the resolution on the
table. there is a possibility OF an I'M
mediate dissolution as the result OF.
division thereon. The adverse votes OF
these gentlemen, together with those OF
tho Redmondites and the absence of the
five members mentioned, would defeat the
government, but the other amendments
to the address are not likely TO result in
critical divisions These amendments in
clude an amendment by Mr.. Kerr Hardie
(Socialls). in regard TO the providing OF
relief for unemployed workers; an amend
ment by Mr. +. $. Stevenson ULberaD,
calling attention to- the Armenian atroci-
ties. and demanding British action
thereon: an amendment by the Red
mondites demanding the release OF Irish
political prisoners. and one by the Nc
Carthyites describing the distress among
the people in the west OF Ireland.
Earl Rosebery and Earl Kimberley have
had frequent conferences OF late as 10
how pressure could be brought upon Tur-
key through the Armenian situation, but
the death of De Giers, the Russian For
eign Minister. has caused the postpone
ment of possible action for the present.
JUSTICE WILLIAMS.
An attempt has been made during the
past week by eminent politicians and
nnanciers to procure the removal OF Jus
tice Sir Roland Vaughan Williams from
the Queens Bench Division of the High
Court of Justice to another court. and
the movement has excited the greatest
Indignation. Judge Williams's court deals
with the winding-up OF companies, ana
adtudges whether their directors have
been culpabe in any way, and whether
there have been any fraudulent transac-
lions. 1t was Judge Williamss censur-
ing OF Anthony Mundella In his capacity
as a director OF the New Zealand Loan
Company that forced that gentleman TO
resign his position I'm the Cabinet as
president Of the Board Of Trade.
Judge Williams is popular. because he
is severe in his methods. He hunts out
swindles and dsnounces those who cause
them, no matter how eminent the culprits
may be.
In view of several impending cases.
presumably involving persons In nigh
places. 1t is attempted TO secure the
transfer OF Judge Williams from the
Court OF Queens Bench. The storm
of indignation which the attempt has
aroused has compelled the Lord Chancel-
lor to couple his proposal TO remove the
Judge with a promise to renstate him
after a while. This has only added fuel TO
the fire.
GRAVE SCANDAL.
The affair opens up a grave scandal.
1t APPEARS that Baron Herschell. the
Lord Chancellor wrote TO Justice Will
liams a short time ago, asking him TO
withdraw some OF the most severe OF
the comments which the Judge made upon
the conduct of Mr. Mundella In connec-
ton with the New Zealand Company.
This the Judge refused to do, and Lord
Hersche1 repeated his request, whereupon
Judge Williams threatened to publish
Baron Hsrscheirs letters If the matter
was pushed any further.
II is a matter Of notorlety that promi-
nent Board-of-Trade officials are seeking
to Dust Judge Williams, with a view TO
hushlng cases in which influential per-
sons are implicated
Meanwhile persons or TINS CHARACTER
have heaved signs OF relief upon learning
that the English detective who went TO
Argentine TO secure the extradition OF
Jabez Spencer Balfour, the absconding
promoter Of the IIberator Building So
clety has left Buenos Ayres in despair
of getting Jabsz into his clutches.
The trial Of Balfour would have IN
volved some well-known London men,
who hail with JOY the failure Of the au-
thorities 20 bring the absconder to JUS
tice.
SOUTH AFRICA.
Mr.. Cecil Rhodes, the Premier or Cape
Colony. was sworn in as member or the
Queens Privy Council at Osborne to-
day. Mr. Rhodes afterward took lunch
con with the Queen, and short time
later went on board the steamer Athenian
on his return to Cape Colony.
In the mean time the Delagoa bay
question becames acute. Germany re-
Gently notified England that the kaisers
government would not allow her to oc-
cup the bay and its surrounding terri
tory. Portugal has already refused 10
sell the bay 10 Rhodes or 10 Cape Colony
or TO the British Government. but Is Will.