The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-04
One Bill Relating to Rents in
Ireland to Be Passed Be-
fore Adjournment.
THE FUSION OF TWO SECTIONS.
Conservatives and Liberal-Union-
lists Soon to Join Issues Under
One Banner.
Especial Cable to The United Press.l

LONDON, ENG, Aug. 3.-Among the
first topics that will be brought up for dis
cussion when Parliament meets on the 18th
inst. will be the election of the dynamiter,
DAILY, to represent Limerick in the House.
On the 18th Mr.. Balfour will move the
production of proof of Days conviction
for participating in the dynamite outrages
and on the 18th will move the issue Of
a new election writ for Limerick. The
Parnellites intend to raise the question Of
amnesty, but Speaker Gully will probably
rule that it is irrelevant. DAILY is now in
Portland prison. This fact in itself rem
ders his election void.
1t is understood that the only bill that
will be passed before the adjournment of
the House Will be the one proposing the
fixing of judicial rents in Ireland until
1896, in view of the Government land-pur-
chase scheme that will then be introduced.
The summonses to the Government sup
porters in the House of Commons, even to
the Liberal nionists, have all been issued
by Mr.. Balfour as the Government leader
in the House. This fact taken in connec-
ton with the speech delivered last night
by Mr.. Chamberlain at a dinner given to
him by the Birmingham Conservative Club
indicates the eventual fusion of the two sec
tions of the Unionist party-the Conserva-
tives and Liberal Unionists.
The estimates are likely to be passed at
the beginning of September. After the
adjournment Parliament will not meet
again until February.
1t is credibly reported that Prime Min
lister Salisbury will shortly cause to be
created several peers, including Sir Alger-
non Borthwick, Baron de Worms and Mr..
James Lowther, all members of the House
of Commons, and Sir Edward Malet,
British ambassador to Berlin, whose in
tention to retire from the diplomatic serv-
ice has already been mentioned in the dis
patches of The United Press. Lord Sails
bury will also raise Lord Londonderry to a
dukedom and appoint him to aucceed Lord
Lansdowne, Secretary of State for War.
who will have rendered to him an offer to
succeed either Sir Edward Malet or Lord
Dufferin, British ambassador to France,
who will also shortly retire.
The Queen will entertain next week at
Osborne House, her residence on the Isle
of Wight, Lord Salisbury, Mr.. Balfour, the
LUKE VI OGhOUSu1IS anu MI. Oudul H.,
all of whom are members of the Cabinet.
They will meet Emperor William at dinner
there.
The Daily News, the morning Liberal
organ, yesterday published an article in
which it dealt in most generous manner
with Lord Salisbury's foreign policy. 1t
said that as Secretary of State of Foreign
Affairs he had always been cautious, pru-
dent and circumspect, and added that his
share in the partition of Africa in 1891 was
taken in closer concert with Germany than
with any other power. The Liberals, it
further said, certainly will not complain of
his cultivating the most friendly and cor
dial relations with Germany. Lord Sails
bury is the one English statesman who
strenuously and earnestly endeavored to
withdraw the British troops from Egypt.
England has this year the largest apple
crop that has been seen for many seasons.
In all the European countries the crop is
larger than usual, with the exception of
France, where the crop is only good.
American apples. if any are needed, must
be of the fanciest varieties and reach Lon
don in October.
The German potato crop will probably
be failure, owing to the continued rains.
Prospects of a blight are already setting
in. Owing to the immense size of the crop,
its failure would cause a large increase in
the imports of food from the United States
The drought that prevailed during May
and June caused loss to the scotch farm
ers of nearly 100000 pounds. Potatoes
will reach a moderate average. The con-
dition of turnips is bad. Barley will reach
the average production. In oats and wheat
there is deficiency of % per cent. There
is only half hay crop. Fodder will be
very deficient during the coming winter
On the other hand the prospects for the
grouse shooting are the brightest for
several years. the birds being numerous
and healthy. All the moors have been
taken for the shooting. There will be a
great exodus northward for the shooting,
which begins on August -. Mr.. Glad
stone will go with his friend, Mr. ARMS
tead, to the latter's shooting lodge in
Inverness, in September. He will make a
long visit there. John Morley, formerly
Chief Secretary for Ireland, will be the
guest Of Andrew Carnegie, near by. Her
bert Asquith, formerly Home Secretary,
has taken rooms at hotel at Carnoustie.
in Forfarshire.
The Attoney-General and the legal
advisers of the Government are exercised
over curious state of affairs discovered in
connection with the duration of Parlia-
ment in the event of the Queens death
By the act of 1893 it was provided that
Parliament should not last more than six
months after the demise of the crown. This
applied to Scotland and Ireland after they
entered the Parliament of the United
Kingdom, but the reform franchise act of
1867 enacted that the demise of the crown
should not affect the duration of Parlia-
ment. This act applied only to England
and Wales. A similar reform franchise
act was in 1868 passed for Scotland and
Ireland, but does not contain any clause
referring to the demise of the Crown
Hence, In the event of the Queens death,
Scotland and Ireland would have an cleo
ton within SIX months thereafter, unless
Parliament should extend the clause of the
English act of 1867 to them. In view of
the Queens age and the size of the present
Parliamentary majority, indicating that
the House will last for seven years, the
matter becomes of practical importance,
while the delicacy OF the subject makes it
difficult to Immediately adopt another act