Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-19
THE MINE READY ID SPRING And Away Will Go the Liberals
 to the Country. THEIR MAJORITY ONLY TEN The Queens Health Shows No Sign of Fail E ure Yet.
WILDE WILL BE RETIRED TOMORROW
He Has Hope of Acquittal-The Chinese Loan Is Bringing on More Talk. Raconteur Is the Favorite
 for the Derby.

London, May 1S.-The imminence of dissolution of parliament increases. It is not alone that the government major itY is only ten, but that the government party organs are clamoring for an ap peal to the country and demanding that the ministry shall go immediately be- fore their constituencies as the wisest re- source in order to escape ultimate over whelming disaster. It is also known that there are grave dssensions in the cabi- net over the question whether to proceed ! with further business or to indicate that the time is up.
 The Westminster Gazette, in it's issue of today, publishes an article under the caption, Now or Never" in which it asks, Does the government mean to persevere in it's policy of filling up it's cup in proposing bill for the house of lords to reject and taking a line which only timid liberals can approve?" "Un- less the ministers take a decisive step, and quickly, too," the, Gazette adds,
 they cannot complain if the party gets out of hand. All things considered, the sooner they dissolve the better"
 The Westminster Gazette in these ut terances voices the unanimous feeling of the radicals as well as the liberals
 MT. Labouchere, in a speech to his constituents at Northampton last even ing, declared that a radical govern ment could not possibly, without gross breach of radical principle, continue to meet in parliament with a majority re- duced to 10 votes.
 conservative government might do this, he said, because the conservative party did not report progressive legis- ation, but a radical government must necessarily have working majority in order to carry out the democratic meas ures that the country desired
 In the meantime the liberal unionsts are contentedly watching this upheaval within the liberal party and make no ef- fort to accelerate the crisis. It is be- Heved. however by every body that the crisis is certain to come in the vote on the local veto bill, which Sir William Haroourt continues to press forward. The height of the London season is not 2 period that the unionists and conSery- atives would select for a general elec- ton, but the government once deciding to dissolve parliament can choose their own time and their opponents will have to abide by the decision. Commenting upon the situation, the Spectator makes this point and warns the unionists throughout the country that they ought to make preparations without delay and be ready when the mine is sprung
 The National Liberal club accepts the end of July as the most probable date for the elections.
 The queen goes to Balmoral on Tues day and will remain until the end Of June. The assumption of the drawing room functions by the Princess of Wales has been erroneously construed it hay ing been generally believed that it was because of her ajesty's failing health Quite the contrary. Those who saw the queen in the course of her journey from London to Windsor were surprised at iasr carriage to her landau, leaning upon her stick and stepping vigorously
 The report that China is applying to European fnaneierS for a G50, ,000, ,000 loan is ridiculed by the best informed city houses. The facts are that certain Par.s and Berlin banking firms approached the Pekin government, offering to raise d loan. but not stating the amount. The Credit LyonaiSe and the Banque de Par is. forming the French syndicate asked NJ Hanotaux, French minister of for eign affairs, to support their claim to finance whatever loan might be agreed upon, and the Bleichroders and. Mem delssohns took similar action with the Berlin government. The dominant cause of this extraordinary competition is the belief that the successful syndicate will secure orders from China and Japan for munitions of war new ships, etc, on the principle that the money ought to be spent where it was raised. The interest ed London firms calculated that the Chi nese loan will not exceed flo, ,OOO GOO, which sum. could be obtained without political influence.
 The Paris Temps foreshadows a bigger project than the mere sale of arms, ships, etc, associated with the loan in the ere ation of an administrative system in China to be controlled by the European powers in a similar manner in which the affairs of Egypt are controlled by Great Britain
 The Statist says: Unless China is blinded by her humiliation she will never agree that loan shall be supplied to her by France and administered by French officials. This would mean future trouble between China and Europe.''
 oscar Wilde will appear in court on Monday for his new trial very much im- proved in health. His wife joined him immediately after his release, and since that time both have been staying in se- clusion at Kensington, seeing only the few friends who still believe Wilde more eccentric than guilty. It is said that he is hopeful of acquittal.
 The Sporting Times says: "Simms rode Stonnel very we'll but in finishing he was seen to disadvantage in compar- ison with Cannon. The Americans in putting valuable horse into a selling race to be sold for a small sum and bet ting thousands on him have revived