, 1896-02-22
TIE LIE G R A NJ 8.
ST. CROIX STATION.

JndE Ill L1o HOUSE OF COulLlOus Oh hOAUay
Mr.. Atheriey Jones, MP. for North West
Durham, offered an amendment to the
Quseu's speech deploIing the absence of any
insurance that the Venezuelan dispute would
bs referred to arbitration. Mr.. A. j.
Balfour, however, begged that the debate
be discontinued on the ground of his position
as Minister.
Sir William Harcourt thereupon advised
the withdrawal Of the amendment saying it
was perfectly certain that the House OF
Commons and the public opinion Of the ooun-
try fayouied arbitration which could be
easily effected through the Cabinets Of the
two countries. Ths amendment was thslt
withdrawn.
Tbs Daily News, in an editorial, comment
ing on the debate, announces that delicate
negotiations are now progressing between
England and the United States.
On Monday Mr.. Bayard, the American
Minister. spent half an hour ut the Foreign
Office, presumably with reference to the ven
ssuelan question.
The Shanghai correspondent Of a London
paper reports that the action OF Russia III
Corea indicates a Russian protectorate over
that country,
Mr.. Gladstone has written to the Paris
Figat o reaf1rIulng the opinion OF ms party
. year ago that a cordial union between
France and England would ASSUME he peace
of Europe.
A dss patch from st. Petersburg states that
cholera il increasing and it iS rumoursd
several cases and de ,ths have recently &C
CURED among the servants attached to the
Winter Palace.
A special despatch from ~PhiIippopolis re-
ports that the Sultan il disposed to recognise
The independence If Bulgaria for y lump
sum. In St. Petersburg there is a growing
conviction that Bulgaria must recognize tn"
supreme sway of Russia.
A telegram from Sofa states that the
Sobranie have voted that the sum Of twent y
thousand pounds sterling b" deposited IN
the National Bank as a present to Prince
Boris.
Later news from London reports that the
TIRnsvsal troubles are not likely 10 be set
tied by the exchange of diplomatic cores
pondeuce or the proposed visit OF PRESIDENT
Kruger. 1t has also beon learned from
official sources that the Government are posl-
lively making every preparation to send
twenty thousand men to South Africa.
The "Globe" says that soft words with tbs
Beers is a sh 4er waste of time and that Eng
land will only get what she wants by " GUS,
play OF force, not necessarily Tor any actual
collision, but as q dtmOnStratous aHO lA1oI
therefore she must increase her forces III
South Africa to such an extent as to con-
vince lie Government Of Pretoria, that nell
Their the Beers nor Germany will any longer
be allowed to prevent submission to Eng
lands just claim.
1t is announced that since the death OF
Prince Henry of Battenberg, The Queen has
invited The Dowager Empress Of Germany to
stay in England the most Of her time hereafter
and it is further stated tn at the Emperor has
given his consent to the arrangements.
London, Feby. l9th.-Sugar IN stock on
the 10Th lust. was $4,000 tons. Last year
Sc, 900 tons.
Dominica, Feby. l9th.-At a meeting. OF
the Legislative Assembly yesterday H.H. the
Administrator announced to the House that
he had received a telegram from the Secre-
tary Of State intimating that a vote had
passed Parliament for &l5, 600 in aid of the
finances Of this Island, e 5000 of which
would be applied towards liquidating the
present floating debt of the Island, and the
balance in the re-erection Of the Jetty, and
for other public works.
Plymouth, 10Th Feby.-The r. NJ. S.
Atrato from the West Indies arrived here
ut 4 a. N.
New York, Feb. 20th.-Ths Central News,
London, reports that the appointment OF q
Joint British and American Commission to
settle the Venezuelan dispute, az was suggest