The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-17


which viii be read at the opening of
parliament, was more consideration
devoted than to the question of re-
ferring TO the Irish taxation agitation
and to the form of reference should
it be decided to mention the matter.
On Jan. .. the committee of the cab
net counselled Earl Cadogan, Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland, and Mr. Gerald
Balfour, chief secretary for Ireland, on
the subject, and since then commune
cations have been constant between
the ministers. Leading unioniSt mem
bers of both houses have been sounded
as TO the best course for the govern
ment to take. The final draft Of the
speech VIII be decided upon on Thurs
day, and Will be signed by the queen
in counsel at Osborne House. Isle of
Wight, the day after. The ministers
who attend the council viii travel from
Victoria station by a special train, and
viii cross to the Isle of Wight on one
OF the royal yachts. The accepted
opinion in the ministerial circle is that
if the subject of irish financial reform
be mentioned at all, ii viii be an indi-
rect alluSiOn in connection with the
governments measure for the cOnsti-
tuition Of board of agriculture in Ire
land This bill, which was fully pre-
pared months ago has been before the
cabinet Tor revision, and is TO be re-
drafted-a significant fact, suggesting
some important change in its provi-
sions. TIE United Associated Presses
have obtained some authoritative in
formation on the government proposals
as recaSt under pressure Of the Irish
agitation. The bill besides creating the
new Irish department viii empower
the board to draw from the imperial
81, ~ al in a.
of Irish agriculture and cognatc indus
tries. such as fisheries. These pro-
posals must fall so lamentably far
short of what is demanded as to JUS
tify the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. coalition
in treating them in a mere inStallment.
The exact line of opposition to the
government TO be adopted by the coali-
ton viii not be fixed until after the
debate on the address in reply to the
queens speech has opened, when there
viii be conference between the ma
ticnalist leaders and the members rep
resenting the Irish landlord interests.
An interesting question, and an i'm
pcrtant one for the government is how
lar the coalition will work together
whether they will limit their combined
action Of Irish finance or go further.
Unionists like Colonel Sanderson, can
not be expected to abandon their hos
tility to old forms of home rule, but
already it is known that the Irish
uniOnists. who have hitherto opposed
all bills introduced by nationalists, are
ready to relax their opposition, and
on some Irish questions, to even take
united action against the government.
FOREMOST UNION SPEAKERS.
Among the foremost union speakers,
who support the coalition viii be Mr..
Horace Plunkett, Colonel Sanderson
lpf4 r.v-
lawyer politician holds a brief from
the Irish landlord interest which would
like to get the main portion of what
may accrue to Ireland when financial
redress is granted. Sir Edward Clarke
was offered the post OF SOlicitOT-general
in the Salisbury administration, but re-
fused it, aiming at higher Office. He
now rejoices in a free hand. assaults
the government on the Venezuelan dis
pute, and takes exasperating views on
Irish finance. One of the best debat-
ers in parliament, he VIII give the
ministerial side some trouble. His
friends say that disappointed ambition
has nothing to do with his present in
dependence Of party ties.
The conservative papers announce
that the Duke of Devonshire. who eX-
cited discomfort in tory quarters, by
giving a liberal unionist dinner on the
evening of the opening of the last SeS-
sion of parliament would not repeat
the experiment. The Duke, however.
viii give his party dinner again on
Monday evening. The liberal uniOnists
have no intention of allowing their
existence as separate section to be
ignored by the country or their present
allies.
The allies of Earl Spencer, who is
mentioned as the successor of Lord
Rosebery as liberal leader in the house
OF lords. viii give dinner TO the liberal
peers The earl viii preside at 2 meet
ing to be held on Jan. 10 to elect Lord
Rosebery's successor.
Lord Rosmead (whilOm Sir Hercules
Robinson when he left England TO re-
turn TO the cape, was suffering from
Brights disease The complaint has
been aggravated by his residence at
the cape, and he has asked TO be re-
leased from his post as early as posi-
bic. Sir William Hart Dyke or Sir
James Ferguson. both of whom have
good official records, are mentioned to
succeed Lord Rosmead as governor of
Cape Colony and British high COM
missioner in South Africa.
ST. SAVIOR'S WINDOWS.
The United Associated Presses learns
from the Rev. Dr.. Thompson, rector of
ST. Saviours. Southwark. that the
Harvard university authorities are
still considering the proposal to grant
4 sum for the painted window in St.
SaViOur's to the memory Of John Har-
ward. The church VIII be reoDened
as a procathedral for South London
on the 18th OF February. the lord may
or attending in state. The Prince of
Wales. with some others of the royal
family, viii also be present. over
&50, coo have been expended in repairs
and alterations, and the interior IS
now pronounced to be among the most
striking and magnificent of church edi-
fees in England. The new memorial
windows include those dedicated TO
Shakespeare. Philip Nassinger, Beau
mont and Fletcher. Dr.. Zatheverell,
and the actor Alleyn. A number of
Americans have contributed towards
Shakespeare window. John Haryard's
So yiour's in 1907. and whose parents
kept the old Queen Head" in South
vark there. has been allotted a fine
threelight window in the south tran
sept which Will cost about $500. The
endowment OF this memorial by bar
ward university viii undoubtedly be a
graceful act.
DRAWING-ROOMS.
American ladies DESTROYS OF present.
alton at the drawing rooms of the
coming season can rely upon five tax
Ing pIace-three at which the Princess !
Of Wales viii act for the queen and
two which will be held by the queen 7
herself in May and early June. The |
rule is to strictly enforced that no
more than 200 hundred presentations
are 10 be permitted at each drawing 4