New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-07
A LULL IN ENGLISH POLITICS..
ATTITUDE OF THE BISHOPS ON THE WELSH
DIsEsTABLISHMENT BILL.

UNSUCCESSFUL. EFFORTS TO RECONCILE THE
IRISH FACTIONs-COLIAPsE OF THE LONDON
DERRY GOLD MINE-PERsONAL NOTES.
London April 6.--The political situation is de-
cidedly tame. The Conservatives, who have been
expecting that the House of Lords will abso-
lutely reject the Welsh Church Disestablishment
bill. have been badly shaken up by we'll
founded report that Lord Salisbury is in com
munication with the bishops for the purpose OF
advising them that the better way to treat the
bill would be simply TO alter it in committee In
the House Of Lords, 50 az to secure generous
terms for the Church. Meanwhile however the
bishops refuse 10 be parties to a compromise but
It is likely that they will eventually be brought
around 10 Lord Salisbur-'s way of thinking.
The efforts Of Archbishops Walsh and Croke
to reunite the Irish parties have not been sue
cessful The Parnelites demanded the cession to
them of several seats. but the Anti-Parnelhtes
refused to accede to this demand. Subsequently
both factions declined to entertain the suggestion
of a conference on the subject. and the matter
may therefore be regarded as having fallen
through
Sir Henry James has introduced in the House
q Commons bill imposing penalty for the
utterance of any false statement regarding the
character or conduct OF any candidate for eec-
ton to Parliament which may be circulated our
ing a contest for seat. and providing that
seat shall be lost If the opposing candidate or
election agent shall be found 10 be responsible
for such statement.
A sensation was created on the Stock Exchange
to-day by the revelation that the Londonderry
gold mine in Australia has collapsed. The mine
was doomed by experts as containing an mex
haustible mass of surface gold and placed on the
market in England through Colonel North Lord
Fingal and other reputable men in fl shares
The shares were quoted week ago at IS shillings.
but yesterday they were not salabe at any price.
For several days prior TO yesterday the heaNy
sales Of these shares mystifed the more credulous
of the shareholders. but the reason for this acV-
itv on the part of sellers was not known until the
directors chose to make public telegram, da'ed
Coolgardie April /. announcing that nothing was
left Of the after the surface had been scraped
This disclosure has thrown cloud over the whole
Coolgardie gold field. The Londonderry mine Is
now described by other experts as series OF reets
of gold blown TO the surface, the substance uhuer-
meath being quartz absolutely barren of the pre-
cious metal. Many Of the investors In these
shares have been completely ruined ny the COL.
lapse. Colonel North will meet the suspicious OF
dishonest dealing his part by Offering to deposit
the cash and shares forming his portion OF the
purchase price OF the mine In the hands OF trus-
tees for the benefit Of the Shareholders The news
OF the collapse of the mine created panic in the
mining market yesterday, but to-day there was
partial recovery.
The Foreign Office has received dispatch from
Sir Philip Currie. British Ambassador at Con
stantinope. ntimating that certain Armenian
bishops are urging the creation of an Armenian
Council composed of cergymen and laymen. TO
administer the affairs of the provinces under
Christian Governor.
Court letters received from attendants of the
Queen say that she finds Cirniez greatly lacking
the privacy she desired. but that she Is enjoying
the scenery and other advantages Of the place.
Mr. Gladstone is writing a pamphlet on The
Extinct Forms OF Life in which ne will attempt
to reconcile the Bible with Darwin!sm
The Princess of Wales has decided not 10 go TO
Copenhagen, having received letters informing
her that her mother. Queen Louise of Denmark. Is
rapidly being restored 10 health.
The steamship Paris. which sailed from South
ampton for New-York to-day. has on board the
Vgilant's boats. extra spars and sails.
NORWAY AND SWEDEN NAY FIGHT.
AN OPEN RUPTURE ACCOMPANIED BY HosTIIITIEs
SAID IMMINENT.
Vienna, April Ga dispatch from Stockholm 70
the "Neue Freie Presse' says that there IL good
reason to fear that open rupture. with consc-