Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-09
THE GOVERNMENTS CHANCE
Russia Drove Sharp Bargain With China in
 That Loan.
SHE TOOK A PAIRING OF ONE PER CENT
The Bejeweled Barbarian From Afghanistan Is Astonishing and Disgusting the h. sular Native-He Can Give
 Hog Points A Lecture.

London, June S.-With ministerial seats for Inverness and Cork vacant the government will meet parliament upon the reassembling of that body next week with a majority of only six. As it is probable that the Inverness seat will be captured by the liberal unionists, and also probable that OBren's seat from the northeast division of Cork will fail to the Parnellites, the immediate pros- pect is that the ministry will be obliged to rely upon a bare majority of two or three to carry the Welch church discs tablishment bill, the local veto measure, the Irish land bill and the one man one vote proposal in the six weeks of the ses- sions which remain available to them for actual work. Inasmuch as feat of this character can only be achieved by rushing business regardless of the nice ties of parliamentary rules, the cabinet have decided that the adoption of a pro- gramme involving summary application of closure is necessary and that will be the course pursued. It is understood, in fact it is sem-officially announced. that a fixed period will be allowed for debate on each of the important measures men tioned and that in pursuance of this plan to expedite business all amend me0IS WILL DC lBnOTeQ, DOWSNtI JuSt Ol important they may be. In the natural course of things, according to this pro gramme, not a, single bill upon which there is any party contention, leaving the house of commons after the treat ment indicated, will be permitted to pass the house of lords.
 In these circumstances, it is not to be marveled at that the liberals are fretting under the ignCmny of the position into which the party has been led or driven Fnt.. 0rt Nf l,inI f1nr n inri- ty are accused, is simply unavoidable, yet the ministerial members are working harder than ever. They are subjected nightly to strain which they cannot es- cape-in being in prompt and constant attendance. watching every movement of the opposition in order to avert de- feat. The conservativc-liberal unionist coalition. with the assistance of the Parnellite faction in the Irish party, are continually on the alert and in read iness to seize the first opportunity to de- feat the government, and, realizing this, the liberal whips are insisting that the members of the party shall be within hailing distance of the house from the beginning until the close of each sitting Indeed, they are so exacting that every member has been given to understand that no excuses for absence will be ac- cepted. AS this state of affairs has developed a feeling nearly approaching mutny, especially among the radicals who are none too well pleased with many phases of the Rosebery policy, the ex- pectations of all sides is that the union ists will not delay in taking advantage of the situation, but will promptly and boldly challenge the government to show its strength or lack of strength
 Lord Salisbury, MT. Balfour and Mr Chamberlain have been in consultation within the last day or two as to what form a motion of lack of confidence in the government shall take. It is under stood that Lord Salisbury is eager to assail Lord Rosebery's foreign policy, and that he is strongly in favor of be- ginning the fight by raising the question of the British intervention in Turkey In regard to Armenia, his action has had only the support of the sympathetic Gladstonians of the Maudlin type.
 Outside of conservative circles the opinion is rapidly growing that Lord Rosebery has been overmatched and out classed.
 Both MT. Balfour and MT. Chamber lain are of the opinion that the time is not yet ripe for the opposition to ask the house to decide against Lord Rosebery, and they, therefore, propose simply to watch events leading up to the moment that a question may arise from which they can snatch success. This being the situation, the next few weeks of parlia- ment will necessarily be replete with in- sterest.
 The more that becomes known of the manners and habits of the Afghan prince, Nasrulla Khan, the less he is liked He created very bad impression Thursday on the occasion of his recep- tion by the lord mayor at the Guild hall, the city dignitaries being thorough ly disgusted with him. When the ad- dress of the corporation was read to him the bejeweled barbarian paid not the slightest attention to it's delivery. nor did he make any reply to it. The speech which was given to the press, purporting to have come from him. was really made by Colonel Talbot in his ca- pacity as interpreter. Following this piece of discourtesy, the prince gave fine exhibition of Afghanese manners in his refusal to accept the extended hand of Lady Renals, the wife of the lord mayor. but his department at the I table was positively matchless as an ex- ample of swinish gluttony. Though the luncheon table was spread with the choicest of viands, he insisted upon eat ing food which had been prepared for him by his Moslem cook. When any of the mysterious dishes, served for him failed to please him he would reject mouthful after mouthful of the stuff without the slightest regard to it's des- tination. His favorite page-boy who has accompanied him throughout his tour, did not go with him to the guild hall but remained in a disconsulate attitude 4l ,f Sta.F hn,. eox