The evening times., 1896-07-25
FIGHT on irish LAND BILL
Measure Gees to Lords Loaded
Wita Amendments.
1PooR TORY LEADERSHIP,
Irish National Convention Promising
TO Become Great Historical Gath
ering-Delegates Coming From All
Parts OF the worid-D'Oyley Carte
to Retire to Private Life.

to Retire to Private Life.
London, July 25.-The Right Hon. Ed
ward II. Carson, the Irish Conservative
member of Parliament, who. during tile
all-nisht sitting OF the House Thursday y
night. attacked tile governments method
or procedure In the matter OF the Irish land
bill, proposes TO continue his struggle In be-
half Of those Irish landlords who are ir-
reconciliably opposed to the measure. He
will move the rejection or the bill when II
comes up ON its third reading.
His motion is certain 10 be defeated, but
the bill, when itreaches the House of Lords;
will be SO loaded with amendments by the
landlords as to necessitatea a recourse TO the
old procedure OF a consultation between the
two houses. The fate of the measure
depends upon the result OF this conference.
ARTHUR BALFOUR A FIGHTER.
The business of the House OF Commons
during the present week has developed
whatever fighting quality Mr.. Arthur Eai-
four, the government leader in the house,
has In his composition His utility as a
leader can be gauged by the fact that his
recent illness in no wise retarded the
business or Parlianent; indeed, there are
those who dotiiot hesitate TO say that his
absence rathefs Facilitated the transaction
of business.
As natter of fact, the government
itself seems sick and Indifferent as to
now their legislative program gets full
filled. Their big masoiity is dazed and
limp over the confusion OF affairs, aud
feeble assents to anything that will eraLle
the ministers to wind up the session. There
is no parallel in the history Of Parliament
10 such series of humiliations as has been
Inflicted by snail minority in opposition
on a ministry backed by strong numerical
majority
A week ago, and within month of the
date fixed for prorogauoD, there were
thirty government measures before the
house.
Some OF these were mere routine bills:
others were certain to involve prolonged
discussion, which Eo closure could prevent.
The difficulty is 20 lie met by the simple
process of dropping all contentious asmeas-
ures which have not passed, therefore the
government record for the whole session
will be limited 10 one important measure,
commonly known as the landlords plunder
act
HOPE HE WILL WITHDRAW.
Throughout the Conservative patty it is
hoped tiiu, Mr. baifours weak health will
justify his wnhura wal to the upper house.
MIR. Eaifour has not yet CONCEDED to Sir
William Vernon Harcourt, the leader OF
the opposition IN the house, night for u
discussion for the Venezuelan II matter. Tie
Liberals Can and win raise the discussion
when the appropriation bill comes before
the house, unless special night be ac-
corded for consideration or this question.
An incident. notable as one OF times vim
dications, has just occurred in the house in
the pairing OF Sir Howard Vincent and MIR.
Michael Davitt- The last time their uames
were associated was when Sir Howard,
then Mr.. II. Vincent. arrested Davitt near
-Loudon IN 1852 on u charge OF breach OF
the conditions of lis ticket of leave.
The irish National Convention, which
opensi in Dublin on September 1 is shaping
toward becoming a goat historical gath
ering. Throughout Ireland, and in the
populous ceuters of England and Scotland,
the Nationalist Societies are appointing
delegates aud discussing the probable plat
form OF the convention with the Reartiese
enthusiasm. Advices from South Africa
and Australia are like those from the United
States aud Canada
DELEGATES FROM EVERYWHERE.
a nucleus OF Irishmen can be found suf-
ficing to form an association delegates
are coming. The convention will not only
represent the mass OF the Irish race, but
will also have besides the representa-
tive powers OF numbers "a working lever
age OF money toward the organization
nr a great united party. That the con-
vention will heal existing schisms and
regenerate home rule seems assured. Mr..
Healy and his followers will be present
ut the convention as friends to it's aims
Outside the English press no one yet
credi is Mr.. Redmond and his section
with any desire or design to thwart this
great national movement
During the recent heat, the queen lived
most of her time in the open, or rather
under tent, near Frogmore. Here her sec
retaries worked, state documents were
signed and luncheon served. Intimate
guests who were allowed access TO this re-
treat say that il had a charming location,
caught what cool breezes were going, and
had pleasant outlook toward the Berk-
shire Hills.
The Khedive OF Egypt is expected in Eng
land a S guest of the queen about the end of
August.
The Anglo italian entente, which had
the full adhesion OF the Due d'Sermoneta,
will be maintained by the reconstructed
Italian ministry.
The second of a series of stainedwindows,
erected in st. Savior's, the cathedral
church OF London, is to be the Harvard
University's memorial of John Harvard,
who was baptized in the church. The first
window, recently unveiled, was in mem
ory OF Phillip Messenger.
D'Oyley Carte, the Gilbert-Sulliv im-
presarrio oandmanag gerof the Savoy Theater,
will shortly retire from active business
life, owing to bad health. He has accu-
mulated fortune.
Sir Matthew White Ridley, the home
secretary, has refused to remit the SEN
tepce imposed on Oscar Wilde, as reti-
ton recently presented to him requested
him to do SO, on the ground that Wilde's
health was bad. The prison physicians
report that the condition OF his health has
improved since his incarceration. !.
Sunday is the day when hundreds of the
tired clerks and business men OF the city
take advantage of the days holiday and 20
to beautiful River View to spend a few
hours a way from the heat and noise OF the