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SESSION IS SLOW
DEBATES OBJ THE FIRST WEEK OF
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FRENCH PRETENDERs. QUARREL
Courts OF the Republic asked to
Say Who RtghtfulIy Bears the
Title of King.

ed Tuesday last with an unusually poor
attendance and lack Of ANNA ton. The
statement Of A. J. Balfour, first lord
Of the treasury and government leader
in the house of commons, regarding
Irish finances, has removed the most
important barrier to- a speedy adoption
of the address in reply to the speech
from the thrones Mr.. Balfour said that
the royal commission which had in
quired into he,afnancial condition of
Ireland. and which reported that coun-
try to be over-taxed to the amount Of
e, 10000, had been guilty of sins of
omission and had refused to discuss
large classes of facts which should
be investigated. Therefore, he added,
the government proposed to take steps
to complete the Investigation. Mr.. Bal
four now hopes that the address will
be voted early next week. r.
|. With the exception of the proceed
ings yesterday evening, when Sir Henry
H0Wofth, Conservative, representing the
South, division of Stafford, moved an
amendment censuring the government
for releasing Irish political prisoners,
which called forth a heated defense of
the action Of the home secretary, Sir
Matthew White Ridley, upon the part
Of Mr.. Balfo4r, who declared that Sir
Henry's attack was an imputation
upon the honor of the whole treasury
bench and meant that he himself and
his colleagues were unworthy to lead
the party, thedebates in the commons
had been tedious and only enlivened by
ane amusing Incident on Thursday.
when Sir Wilfred lawson, Radical. rep
resent1ng the Cockermouth division. of
Cumberland. depicted British Iegisla-
tors in the grotesque position of break
ing the laws of the country daily: ],
Sir Wflfredg questioned the attorney
general, Sir Richard Webster. @. a
regarding the saIestof LIQUOR Within the
precincts of the House. Sir Richard had
| to reply. amid "a continuous roar. Of
laughter. thatEaftezs profound ina,Iirv
into the matter he had come Ia tha
conclusion that The sale Of LIQUOR with
| IN the. precincts of the house was ~
legal, and that the only remedy was
TO pass short><act, exemptine the
mouse from; the licensing law. The fol-
lowers Of Sir Wilfred Lawson who. in
cldentaHy, s-isn president '0f the TTnifed
hlngdom ALLIANCE for the suppression
OF the nquOr traffic. are jubilant at the
attorney generals admission and If
IS hlnted that they intend to file, an
Information against the speaker, But
they are not likely to carry out the
threat.
AT meeting of the Irish parliament
tafy party today John Dillon. the chair
man, presiding, Michael Davitt present
ca a long resolution providing for the
e eh OF any one publicly opposing
the decisions reached by a majority of
the party In meeting or in the rarlia
mentary action ofethe chairman in be-
naif OF the party. or In supporting a
fGnd to maintain g. portion Of the ma r.tv
In rivalry to the Irish National FEEDER
alton Tr5
Z. M. Heafy moved, as an Amendment
tEat the resolutfonshe circulated among
the members Of the party and that the
discussion be adjourned for a weeI.
This was rejected by vote of 81 to ii.
A motion offered by Bernard Gallery
Anti-Parnelfte, that the meeting adj
1eUrn until Monday was adopted by a
vote of 81 to ID
From the general tone Of the con-
tinental press, 1t is evident that
EURoPEst,odRs AsKANCE
at the Angld-Am&#can arbitration
treaty and seems oto fear am Anglo
american ALLIANCE. The Marquis of
Sahsbury's dig at FRINGE Bismarck in
his speech I'M the house Of lords on
Tuesday last. appears to have touched
q sore point in Germany. The premier
said. referringitb the arbitration treaty.:
81 can only ooissef~ e. that you must r15t
think we are33f induIging In nillenial
I antfcfpations If we hope that something
will be done by the treaty OF. arbitration
tJ diminish the risk of war. I do not
| say it will restrain a Napoleon or a
Bismarck, but diplomacy is full OF an
| infinite number Of small differences
which are caught Up by the people, and
press of both countries And liz they
are written upon. exaggerated aud en-
larged. they tend to- diminish the friend
| ship hetWeenrt them 1aTlGl, give birth tor q,
| feeling OF alienation and resentment. .
The NUrth@ierrsan Gazptt1, corsifsaeaft
| ing upon the reference to Prince Bis