The record-union., 1896-06-21
Has to Live Only Ninety-Six Days to
Equal George III.
The Liberals in the House Endeavor-
ing to Defeat the Clauses in the
Educational Bill Providing for
Grants for Sectarian Schools
British Papers Comment Upon the
Platform Adopted by the St. Louis
Convention.
Convention.


entered upon the SiXtieLh year Oh ner
reign. If she lives to complete the year
her reign Will have been the longest Oh
any British sovereign. George Ill
reigned ffty-nine years and ninety-slX
DAYS. Beyond the usual ceremonies Oh
accession day there will be no celebra-
tions, these having been postponed until
the end of the year, when there VIII De
Jubilee fetes similar to those held in
1851, on the occasion of the hItleln
year of her majesty's reign.
The Cabinet in full council resumed
to-day the deliberations began at the
informal meeting held yesterday. The
discomfort of the UniOnistS over Bal
fours management of the business of
the House of Commons found expression
in the discussion. A majority OF the
Ministers approved proposal to aban-
don all of the educational bill except the
clauses providing for grants for sec
tartan schools. The Conservatives hope
that the bill thus Tipped will meet with
no obstruction. In this hope, however,
they are probably too sanguine. The
Liberals mean to resort to every device
to obstruct the passage of these very
clauses.
The UniOnistS are wroth to learn that
Balfour, the Government leader in the
House, despite the great majority at his
back, resorted to private communication
with Sir William Vernon Harcourt, the
leader of the opposition, anent the atti-
tude of the Liberals that the Govern
ment should discard part OF the bill Sir
William Declined to discuss a compro-
mise. He thinks that he has the Gov
eminent on the hip despite its majority
The leading weekly papers here crfti-
else the results of the Republican Con-
Vention at st. Louis, principally from the
point of view relating TO Anglo-Ameri-
can interna tional finance and commerce.
The Economist" says that the vic
tory of the McKinleyites does not inn
press people here that they can be
trusted to take resolute measures to
insure the maintenance of the gold stan
dard. The advent to power of party
that will unSettle the existing tariff
will unsettle trade.
The "Statist" says that despite the
decision of the convention in favor of
sound money, the election of Mckinley
will not assure the restoration of order
in currency so long as the Senate is
governed by .silverite majority. Pres
ident Cleveland, it adds, has met the OPP
position Of the Senate by continual bor-
rowing, and Mckinley will go on bor-
rowing. He is certain to disturb trade
by raising a custom duties. The United
States within seven years has made
three alterations in the tariff. Probably
there will be a revolt against a new Nc
Kinley bill, but the country is threat
ened with a fourth change. The out
look. therefore, does not improve, but
grows darker. Investors ought to leave
American securities alone.
The Spectator declares that it is
premature 70 assume that the Repub-
lcans viii win. The Democratic Con-
vention to be held at Chicago may by a
successful strategy secure the silver
vote.
Current advices from Cape Town are
to the effect that the whole of Mashona-
land is in insurrecticn. Troops have
been hurriedly shipped at Cape Town to
60 by way of Beira 10 relieve the British.
Throughout Rhodesia the British hold
the territory only within a mile of the
fCrts. Settlers everywhere have been
murdered by the Matabeles. Troops in
the country find great difficulty in con-
Quoting operations owing to the def
ciency of food and horses. long and
desultory guerrilla warfare is certain.
This viii involve the expenditure OF
funds from the imperial exchequer and
the consequent abolition of the charter
OF the British South Africa Company.
The struggle between British and
French or Russo-French syndicates
competing for railway and other pub
lie works contracts in China is waged
with varying success The French on
the whole seem to be getting the best
OF it. The Pekin Government, according
to advices received in London and Paris,
besides asserting to the construction of
a narrow gauge single line from Tung
Chow TO the Tonquin frontier, where it
will join the French line, have given the
Russo French syndicates contracts for
q projected trunk line between Hankow
and Canton Nominally, this big rail-
way enterprise will &c carried out by
native contractors. but with French
money and by French engineers.
Ten civil and railway engineers have
just left Paris for the East in connec-
tion with these contracts. on the Brit
ish side contracts have been secured for
railway extension from Tien-tsin to Pc
kin. German and American private en-
terprise in the development of China Is
not heard Of
The Clyde shipbuilder, Watson, has
been asked as to the truth OF the report
that the Prince OF Wales is in communi-
cation with him on the building of a
yacht TO eclipse the Meteor, Britannia
or any fast cutter the world has yet
heard Of. Mr.. Watson is absolutely reti-
cent. but though proud of the Meteor
has hinted that he has ideas which will
enable him to improve on her.
Prince Hatzfeldt retires from the
German Embassy here at the end of the
year, and probably also from public life.
He has long been in delicate health.
II. de Stael, the Russian Enbassador,
will soon retire from his post in London
and from diplomacy ia the autumn. Ee
has devoted ffty-two years service to
Czardon.
new edition of Tennyson's works to
ht published next NORTH will contain
emne family correspondence between the