New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-15
TO HELP BRITISH FARMERS
UNCERTAIN MEASURES FOR RELIEF
PROMISED BY THE GOVERNMENT
SCHEME FOR COLONIAL RECIPROCITY-FOR \
FUSION OF THE IRISH PARTY-ICARTfIY
MAY MAKE WAY FOR REDMOND-IN MEM
DRY OF THE PRINCE CONsoRT

MAY MAKE WAY FOR REDMOND-IN MEM
DRY OF THE PRINCE CoNsoRT
AND PRINCESS ALICE.
London Dec. 1.-THE Right Hon. \. Akers-
Douglas, First Commissioner Of Works, who rep
fosents the East Division OF Kent in the House Of
Commons, has assured his constituents that the
Government will introduce measures in the House
for the relief OF the prevailing agricultural dis
tress, and that these measures VIII be made the
first business Of the session, which Will begin
February II. 1886. AS the Ministers are still unde-
cded what form the relief measures VII take, Mr..
Akers- Douglas unable to give any definite in
formation concerning them. forecast of the
Governments proposals. based various official
utterances, includes. besides notifications in the
system of land taxation a bounty on the wheat
l products Of the United Kingdom. Prime Minister
Salsbury's declaration against protective tariff
is held in Conservative circles 10 be quite CONSISTENT
with the acceptance of the bounty system. In any
event, unless the Government produces measure
that an Influenza! section Of Us supporters WI
deem effective. no habits of obedience that have
long controlled the Conservatives Will prevent 4
disruption of the party. There are 2S2 members
procramme of the National Agricultural Union.
and they will not accept other than a substantial
instalment of Their demands ~ the Government
fail TO satisfy us somehow" said leading ayr
cu,uralist at conference Of the Ini0n iei ,U us
was received with thunders OF applause. Another
preferential trading between all parts OF the BIT
ssh Empire This programme obtains besides s.d the
growing support OF the Liberals
The circular Of the Right Hon. Joseph Chamber
LAIN Secretary of State for the Colonies. to the
l. Governors of the various British colonies, has
raised the question OF an imperial Zoveren into
the sphere Of immediate practical politics The
s,atlst argues that such Zollverein is Improbable
unless the colonies consent absolute free trade
with the mother country, but the tone o. the Con-
servative and some of the Liberal papers tends to
the acceptance OF the resolution adopted by the
late intercolonia conference at Ottawa; which de-
clared in favor OF granting to Great britain only
1t is expected that the International Conference
OF the Irish parties will be arranged to be held in
Dublin in April The Anti-Parnellites who are pro-
jec;ing the conference desire that all sections be
represented. including the Extremists 1t is recos-
nzed that If TIE Conference aims to do anything
practical all the delegates must promise 10 accept
| the decisions OF the majority Unless the projectors
find that the meeting s likely to result in some uni
| formty of policy. the Conference will not he
Justin Mccarthy the leader of the AntParnellites.
the Conference to select a new chief. John Dillon
VII start today from Rome. where he has been
to assist in the deliberations II the hopes Of ear
put an end to the factiona.isIn now prevailing and
no personal jeaious.es will be allowed to debar
said that many Anti-Parnellites would hesitate
to accept William Redmond the Parnelli,e leader,
ers and most capable politicians belonging to the
IRISH Parliamentary party. Thomas Sexton would
be preferred the ablest Parliamentary tactican
well the greatest Irish orator in the House of
Commons but unless the Conference should give
him an Glmos. unanimous vote he will be likely
TO accept.
The publisher Of The University Press" in an
interview. remarks that the public has made no
marked demand for the revised Apocrypha An
American committee did not take part IN the re-
vision. The orders from the United States were so
small that no precautions were taken 10 keen tie
text secret Stree the work was issued the
English orders have increased bat. compared with
tie million copies Of tie revised Testament which
were sold on the day of publication. the Ap0crypha
nowhere.
While the joy-bels ringing to-day for the
birth Of a to the Duke and Duchess of York. the
Queen, Princess Beatrice, the Prince OF Wales and
his family and all the other members Of the royal
family with the exception OF the Duke of York and
the Duke and Duchess Of Teck. parents Of the
Duchess of York attended the annual service At the
Frogmore Mausoeum in memory OF the Prince
Consort. who died thirty-fOur years ago to-day and
Princess Alice. second daughter of the Queen and
wife Of the Grand Duke OF Hesse. who died seven
teen years ago to-day.
The Queen Will 90 to Osborne House her residence
on the Isle Of Wight, on Tuesday. The present sea-
son has been the greatest guest period at Win1a)r
Castle for years There has been constant sue
cession OF entertainments at the Castle AT which
the Queen unfailingly appeared.